diff --git a/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs b/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
index 2f1253c76..d50a300fa 100644
--- a/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   );
 });
 
+describe("Tauri Cargo target isolation", () => {
+  it("defaults to the current checkout's ignored Cargo target", () => {
+    const result = run("bash", ["scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh"], {
+      BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR: "",
+      XDG_CACHE_HOME: join(tmpdir(), "unrelated-xdg-cache"),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.trim()).toBe(join(repo, "src-tauri/target"));
+  });
+
+  it("preserves the explicit target directory override", async () => {
+    const override = join(await tempDir(), "cargo-target");
+    const result = run("bash", ["scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh"], {
+      BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR: override,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.trim()).toBe(override);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("managed Goose build profile", () => {
   it("defaults development to debug and makes release selection profile-aware", async () => {
     const script = await readFile(
diff --git a/scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh b/scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh
index ba9a14389..e799a1074 100644
--- a/scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh
+++ b/scripts/resolve-tauri-cargo-target-dir.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 if [[ -n "${BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-}" ]]; then
   printf '%s\n' "$BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
-elif [[ -n "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-}" ]]; then
-  printf '%s/berd-tauri/cargo-target\n' "$XDG_CACHE_HOME"
-elif [[ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]]; then
-  printf '%s/Library/Caches/berd-tauri/cargo-target\n' "$HOME"
 else
-  printf '%s/.cache/berd-tauri/cargo-target\n' "$HOME"
+  # Cargo coordinates writers inside one target directory. Keep the default
+  # checkout-local so concurrent worktrees can build without blocking.
+  script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+  printf '%s/src-tauri/target\n' "$(dirname "$script_dir")"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/windows/Test-WindowsDev.ps1 b/scripts/windows/Test-WindowsDev.ps1
index 5f6c0982b..e7ff3f54f 100644
--- a/scripts/windows/Test-WindowsDev.ps1
+++ b/scripts/windows/Test-WindowsDev.ps1
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ $oldGooseRepo = $env:GOOSE_DEV_REPO
 $oldGooseTarget = $env:GOOSE_DEV_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
 $oldGooseStamp = $env:GOOSE_DEV_STAMP_FILE
 $oldGooseBuildProfile = $env:GOOSE_BUILD_PROFILE
+$oldBerdTauriCargoTargetDir = $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
 $oldLocalAppData = $env:LOCALAPPDATA
 $oldUserProfile = $env:USERPROFILE
 $oldAppData = $env:APPDATA
@@ -680,6 +681,13 @@ try {
     $env:APPDATA = Join-Path $temp "Roaming"
     $env:FNM_DIR = ""
 
+    $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR = ""
+    Assert-Equal "Tauri cargo target defaults to this checkout" `
+        (Get-TauriCargoTargetDir) (Join-Path (Get-BerdRepoRoot) "src-tauri\target")
+    $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR = Join-Path $temp "explicit-tauri-target"
+    Assert-Equal "Tauri cargo target honors explicit override" `
+        (Get-TauriCargoTargetDir) $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
+
     # Cleanup honors the same env overrides setup/dev use.
     $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR = Join-Path $temp "override-target"
     $overriddenPaths = Resolve-WindowsCleanupPaths
@@ -690,7 +698,7 @@ try {
 
     $cleanupPaths = Resolve-WindowsCleanupPaths
     Assert-Equal "cleanup Berd dev root" $cleanupPaths.BerdDevRoot (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "berd-dev")
-    Assert-Equal "cleanup Tauri root" $cleanupPaths.BerdTauriRoot (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "berd-tauri")
+    Assert-Equal "cleanup Tauri root" $cleanupPaths.BerdTauriRoot (Join-Path (Get-BerdRepoRoot) "src-tauri\target")
     Assert-Equal "Block npm cert file" $cleanupPaths.BlockCertFile (Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ".block-certs\root-certs.pem")
     Assert-Equal "cleanup Corepack pnpm dir" $cleanupPaths.CorepackPnpmVersionDir (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "node\corepack\v1\pnpm\$(Get-RequiredPnpmVersion)")
     Assert-Equal "cleanup fnm Node dir" $cleanupPaths.FnmNodeVersionDir (Join-Path $env:APPDATA "fnm\node-versions\v$(Get-RequiredNodeVersion)")
@@ -719,6 +727,7 @@ try {
     $env:GOOSE_DEV_CARGO_TARGET_DIR = $oldGooseTarget
     $env:GOOSE_DEV_STAMP_FILE = $oldGooseStamp
     $env:GOOSE_BUILD_PROFILE = $oldGooseBuildProfile
+    $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR = $oldBerdTauriCargoTargetDir
     $env:LOCALAPPDATA = $oldLocalAppData
     $env:USERPROFILE = $oldUserProfile
     $env:APPDATA = $oldAppData
diff --git a/scripts/windows/WindowsDev.psm1 b/scripts/windows/WindowsDev.psm1
index aebb9a0a9..49c0f108a 100644
--- a/scripts/windows/WindowsDev.psm1
+++ b/scripts/windows/WindowsDev.psm1
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ function Resolve-WindowsCleanupPaths {
     # the state that setup/dev actually created. A BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
     # override points directly at a cargo target dir; only that dir is
     # Berd-owned, not its parent.
-    $berdTauriRoot = Join-Path $localAppData "berd-tauri"
+    $berdTauriRoot = Join-Path $repoRoot "src-tauri\target"
     if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR)) {
         $berdTauriRoot = $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
     }
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ function Get-TauriCargoTargetDir {
     if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR)) {
         return $env:BERD_TAURI_CARGO_TARGET_DIR
     }
-    return (Join-Path (Get-LocalAppDataRoot) "berd-tauri\cargo-target")
+    # Isolate Cargo's writer lock and incremental state to this checkout.
+    return (Join-Path (Get-BerdRepoRoot) "src-tauri\target")
 }
 
 function Read-JsonFile {