diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4642a10..c32da32 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -425,54 +425,6 @@
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-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@types/prop-types": "*",
-				"csstype": "^3.2.2"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@docsearch/js/node_modules/react": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-18.3.1.tgz",
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-			"extraneous": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=0.10.0"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@docsearch/js/node_modules/react-dom": {
-			"version": "18.3.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-18.3.1.tgz",
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-			"extraneous": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
-				"scheduler": "^0.23.2"
-			},
-			"peerDependencies": {
-				"react": "^18.3.1"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@docsearch/js/node_modules/scheduler": {
-			"version": "0.23.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.23.2.tgz",
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-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/@esbuild/aix-ppc64": {
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 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/aix-ppc64/-/aix-ppc64-0.21.5.tgz",
@@ -1783,13 +1735,6 @@
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 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
-		"node_modules/@types/prop-types": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.15.tgz",
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-			"extraneous": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
-		},
 		"node_modules/@types/react": {
 			"version": "19.2.14",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react/-/react-19.2.14.tgz",
@@ -7373,16 +7318,6 @@
 				"node": ">=12"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/vitepress/node_modules/@types/node": {
-			"version": "25.5.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-25.5.2.tgz",
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-			"extraneous": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"undici-types": "~7.18.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/vitepress/node_modules/@vitejs/plugin-vue": {
 			"version": "5.2.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vitejs/plugin-vue/-/plugin-vue-5.2.4.tgz",
@@ -7436,13 +7371,6 @@
 				"@esbuild/win32-x64": "0.21.5"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/vitepress/node_modules/undici-types": {
-			"version": "7.18.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.18.2.tgz",
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-			"extraneous": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
-		},
 		"node_modules/vitepress/node_modules/vite": {
 			"version": "5.4.21",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-5.4.21.tgz",
diff --git a/src/ui/SettingsTab.ts b/src/ui/SettingsTab.ts
index 75dac7d..496b42d 100644
--- a/src/ui/SettingsTab.ts
+++ b/src/ui/SettingsTab.ts
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ export class AgentClientSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 			this.plugin.settings.gemini.command = path;
 			await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 		});
+		this.addInstallHint(sectionEl, "@google/gemini-cli");
 
 		new Setting(sectionEl)
 			.setName("Arguments")
@@ -918,6 +919,10 @@ export class AgentClientSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 				await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 			},
 		);
+		this.addInstallHint(
+			sectionEl,
+			"@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp",
+		);
 
 		new Setting(sectionEl)
 			.setName("Arguments")
@@ -994,6 +999,7 @@ export class AgentClientSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 				await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 			},
 		);
+		this.addInstallHint(sectionEl, "@zed-industries/codex-acp");
 
 		new Setting(sectionEl)
 			.setName("Arguments")
@@ -1220,6 +1226,27 @@ export class AgentClientSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 		return candidate;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Renders a copyable npm install command hint below a Path setting.
+	 */
+	private addInstallHint(
+		containerEl: HTMLElement,
+		npmPackage: string,
+	): void {
+		const command = `npm install -g ${npmPackage}@latest`;
+		const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+		frag.append("Not installed? Run in terminal: ");
+		frag.appendChild(document.createElement("code")).textContent = command;
+		new Setting(containerEl).setDesc(frag).addButton((btn) => {
+			btn.setButtonText("Copy").onClick(() => {
+				navigator.clipboard.writeText(command).then(() => {
+					btn.setButtonText("Copied!");
+					setTimeout(() => btn.setButtonText("Copy"), 1500);
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Shared helper: adds an "Auto-detect" button to a Path setting.
 	 * Calls `resolveCommandPath(commandName)` and, on success, writes the
diff --git a/src/utils/paths.ts b/src/utils/paths.ts
index cb19778..a30beb0 100644
--- a/src/utils/paths.ts
+++ b/src/utils/paths.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function resolveCommandPath(command: string): Promise<string | null> {
 			const escaped = trimmed.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
 			execFile(
 				shell,
-				["-l", "-c", `which '${escaped}'`],
+				["-i", "-l", "-c", `which '${escaped}'`],
 				{ timeout: 5000 },
 				(err, stdout) => {
 					if (err) {
diff --git a/src/utils/platform.ts b/src/utils/platform.ts
index 876d377..1f25cc7 100644
--- a/src/utils/platform.ts
+++ b/src/utils/platform.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export function prepareShellCommand(
 
 		return {
 			command: shell,
-			args: ["-l", "-c", commandString],
+			args: ["-i", "-l", "-c", commandString],
 			needsShell: false,
 		};
 	}