diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dea16a14..79cf0298 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -77,22 +77,36 @@ type hookInput struct {
 	} `json:"tool_input"`
 }
 
-// manifestRE matches a known manifest name in a shell command. RE2 has no
-// lookahead, so the trailing boundary is a capturing alternative instead.
-var manifestRE = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|[/\\ '"=])(pom\.xml|requirements\.txt|pyproject\.toml|package\.json|go\.mod|Cargo\.toml|\.github/workflows/[^\s'"]+\.ya?ml)([/\\ '"]|$)`)
-
-// writeConstructRE matches shell constructs that mutate a file's content,
-// other than `>`/`>>` (handled by redirectRE).
-var writeConstructRE = regexp.MustCompile(`\btee\b|\bsed\s+-i|\bperl\s+-i|\bdd\s+of=|\bcp\s|\bmv\s`)
+const manifestNamesRE = `(?:pom\.xml|requirements\.txt|pyproject\.toml|package\.json|go\.mod|Cargo\.toml|\.github/workflows/[^\s'"]+\.ya?ml)`
+
+// clause bounds the gap between a write construct's keyword (e.g. `tee`)
+// and the manifest name that must be its own target argument, so e.g.
+// `tee notes.txt; cat package.json` doesn't match: the `;` before
+// package.json stops the gap, since tee's real target is notes.txt, not the
+// manifest.
+const clause = `[^;&|\n]`
+
+// writeConstructToManifestRE matches shell constructs that mutate a file's
+// content, other than `>`/`>>` (handled by redirectToManifestRE), where the
+// manifest name is the construct's own target argument.
+var writeConstructToManifestRE = regexp.MustCompile(
+	`\btee\b` + clause + `*` + manifestNamesRE +
+		`|\b(?:sed|perl)\s+-i\b` + clause + `*` + manifestNamesRE +
+		`|\bdd\b` + clause + `*?\bof=['"]?(?:[^\s'"]*/)?` + manifestNamesRE +
+		`|\b(?:cp|mv)\s+` + clause + `*` + manifestNamesRE,
+)
 
-// redirectRE matches a `>`/`>>` that writes file content, excluding fd
-// duplication like `2>&1`.
-var redirectRE = regexp.MustCompile(`>>?[^&]|>>?$`)
+// redirectToManifestRE matches a `>`/`>>` whose target is a known manifest
+// name, e.g. `cat > pom.xml <<EOF`, `echo "foo==1.0" >> requirements.txt`.
+// Excludes fd duplication like `2>&1` and unrelated redirects like `2>/dev/null`
+// by requiring the manifest name immediately after the operator, rather
+// than just matching any `>` present elsewhere in cmd.
+var redirectToManifestRE = regexp.MustCompile(`>>?\s*['"]?(?:[^\s'"]*/)?` + manifestNamesRE + `['"]?(\s|;|&|\||$)`)
 
 // looksLikeManifestWrite reports whether cmd looks like it rewrites a known
 // manifest's content directly, bypassing the Write/Edit path runHook checks.
 func looksLikeManifestWrite(cmd string) bool {
-	return manifestRE.MatchString(cmd) && (writeConstructRE.MatchString(cmd) || redirectRE.MatchString(cmd))
+	return writeConstructToManifestRE.MatchString(cmd) || redirectToManifestRE.MatchString(cmd)
 }
 
 // runHook is a PreToolUse hook for the Write, Edit, and Bash tools.
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 19349998..f366f7be 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ func TestLooksLikeManifestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		{"mv onto manifest", `mv /tmp/new.mod go.mod`, true},
 		{"github actions workflow redirect", `cat > .github/workflows/ci.yml << 'EOF'`, true},
 		{"quoted path redirect", `printf '%s' "$content" > "requirements.txt"`, true},
+		{"redirect target is the manifest despite trailing stderr redirect", `cat > pom.xml << 'EOF'
+<project/>
+EOF
+` + "true", true},
+		{"sed -i with trailing pipe to unrelated command", `sed -i 's/1.0/2.0/' package.json | cat`, true},
+		{"append redirect with terminator", `echo pinned >> Cargo.toml; echo done`, true},
+		{"heredoc write to manifest in a scratch dir", `cd /tmp/x && cat > go.mod <<'EOF'
+module tmp
+EOF`, true},
+		{"mv with multiple sources including the manifest", `mv a.txt pom.xml src .`, true},
+		{"redirect target with a relative directory prefix", `cat > node_modules/pkg-a/package.json <<'EOF'
+{}
+EOF`, true},
 
 		{"plain read", `cat requirements.txt`, false},
 		{"grep manifest", `grep react package.json`, false},
@@ -88,6 +101,16 @@ func TestLooksLikeManifestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unrelated file redirect", `echo hi > notes.txt`, false},
 		{"mkdir unrelated", `mkdir -p .github/workflows`, false},
 		{"ls workflows dir", `ls -la .github/workflows/`, false},
+		{"read with stderr to /dev/null", `cat Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null`, false},
+		{"read with stderr to /dev/null, compound", `ls -la && cat go.mod 2>/dev/null; go version`, false},
+		{"unrelated redirect elsewhere, manifest read in same clause", `npm init -y >/dev/null && cat package.json`, false},
+		{"manifest named in different clause than the write", `cat > .gitignore << 'EOF'
+ignored
+EOF
+git add pyproject.toml .gitignore`, false},
+		{"manifest mentioned in a URL, no local write", `curl -s "https://example.com/spring-boot/pom.xml" | grep version`, false},
+		{"manifest mentioned inside a string literal, unrelated redirect", `python3 -c "print('pyproject.toml')" > /tmp/out.log`, false},
+		{"find pattern for manifest name, not a write", `find . -iname "go.mod" 2>/dev/null`, false},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {