diff --git a/run_once_install_packages.sh.tmpl b/run_once_install_packages.sh.tmpl
index 7b5e8357..08ffbc70 100755
--- a/run_once_install_packages.sh.tmpl
+++ b/run_once_install_packages.sh.tmpl
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ install_rust
 
 show_section "📚 Installing Language-Specific Packages" "$YELLOW"
 
-# BUN packages
-BUN_PACKAGES=(
+# NPM packages (installed via mise-managed global node)
+NPM_PACKAGES=(
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent"
     "ccusage"
     "@ccusage/codex"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ BUN_PACKAGES=(
     "skills"
 )
 
-install_packages_from_list "BUN" "install_bun_package" "${BUN_PACKAGES[@]}"
+install_packages_from_list "NPM" "install_npm_package" "${NPM_PACKAGES[@]}"
 
 # Go packages
 GO_PACKAGES=(
diff --git a/scripts/utils_install b/scripts/utils_install
index 8e920c96..18ca41f0 100755
--- a/scripts/utils_install
+++ b/scripts/utils_install
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ install_bun_package() {
     execute "bun install -g $PACKAGENAME" "$PACKAGENAME"
 }
 
+install_npm_package() {
+    declare -r PACKAGENAME="$1"
+
+    execute "npm install -g $PACKAGENAME" "$PACKAGENAME"
+}
+
 install_rust_package() {
     declare -r PACKAGENAME="$1"