diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/fixPath.ts b/apps/desktop/src/fixPath.ts
index 8853248b2..54071ba26 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/fixPath.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/fixPath.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readPathFromLoginShell } from "@t3tools/shared/shell";
+import { ensureCommonMacPaths, readPathFromLoginShell } from "@t3tools/shared/shell";
 
 export function fixPath(): void {
   if (process.platform !== "darwin") return;
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ export function fixPath(): void {
   } catch {
     // Keep inherited PATH if shell lookup fails.
   }
+
+  // Ensure well-known macOS binary directories (e.g. Homebrew) are on PATH
+  // even when the login-shell probe fails or returns a partial result.
+  ensureCommonMacPaths();
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/os-jank.ts b/apps/server/src/os-jank.ts
index 586aca6f7..e3bbdc697 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/os-jank.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/os-jank.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as OS from "node:os";
 import { Effect, Path } from "effect";
-import { readPathFromLoginShell } from "@t3tools/shared/shell";
+import { ensureCommonMacPaths, readPathFromLoginShell } from "@t3tools/shared/shell";
 
 export function fixPath(): void {
   if (process.platform !== "darwin") return;
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export function fixPath(): void {
   } catch {
     // Silently ignore — keep default PATH
   }
+
+  // Ensure well-known macOS binary directories (e.g. Homebrew) are on PATH
+  // even when the login-shell probe fails or returns a partial result.
+  ensureCommonMacPaths();
 }
 
 export const expandHomePath = Effect.fn(function* (input: string) {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/shell.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/shell.test.ts
index 83006988b..eef3fbfda 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/shell.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/shell.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { extractPathFromShellOutput, readPathFromLoginShell } from "./shell";
+import { COMMON_MACOS_PATHS, ensureCommonMacPaths, extractPathFromShellOutput, readPathFromLoginShell } from "./shell";
 
 describe("extractPathFromShellOutput", () => {
   it("extracts the path between capture markers", () => {
@@ -53,3 +53,61 @@ describe("readPathFromLoginShell", () => {
     expect(options).toEqual({ encoding: "utf8", timeout: 5000 });
   });
 });
+
+describe("ensureCommonMacPaths", () => {
+  const originalPlatform = process.platform;
+  const originalPath = process.env.PATH;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: originalPlatform });
+    process.env.PATH = originalPath;
+  });
+
+  it("appends missing Homebrew paths on darwin", () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "darwin" });
+    process.env.PATH = "/usr/bin:/bin";
+
+    ensureCommonMacPaths();
+
+    const dirs = process.env.PATH!.split(":");
+    for (const p of COMMON_MACOS_PATHS) {
+      expect(dirs).toContain(p);
+    }
+    // Original paths are still present at the start
+    expect(dirs[0]).toBe("/usr/bin");
+    expect(dirs[1]).toBe("/bin");
+  });
+
+  it("does not duplicate paths already present", () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "darwin" });
+    process.env.PATH = `/usr/bin:/bin:${COMMON_MACOS_PATHS.join(":")}`;
+
+    ensureCommonMacPaths();
+
+    const dirs = process.env.PATH!.split(":");
+    for (const p of COMMON_MACOS_PATHS) {
+      expect(dirs.filter((d) => d === p)).toHaveLength(1);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("handles empty PATH", () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "darwin" });
+    process.env.PATH = "";
+
+    ensureCommonMacPaths();
+
+    const dirs = process.env.PATH!.split(":");
+    for (const p of COMMON_MACOS_PATHS) {
+      expect(dirs).toContain(p);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("is a no-op on non-darwin platforms", () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "linux" });
+    process.env.PATH = "/usr/bin:/bin";
+
+    ensureCommonMacPaths();
+
+    expect(process.env.PATH).toBe("/usr/bin:/bin");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/shell.ts b/packages/shared/src/shell.ts
index e6029c443..a153322a5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/shell.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/shell.ts
@@ -36,3 +36,31 @@ export function readPathFromLoginShell(
   });
   return extractPathFromShellOutput(output) ?? undefined;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Well-known macOS binary directories that should always be on PATH
+ * so that tools installed via Homebrew are discoverable even when the
+ * app is launched from the Dock / Finder (which inherits a minimal PATH).
+ */
+export const COMMON_MACOS_PATHS = [
+  "/opt/homebrew/bin", // Apple Silicon Homebrew
+  "/opt/homebrew/sbin",
+  "/usr/local/bin", // Intel Homebrew / user binaries
+  "/usr/local/sbin",
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Append any missing well-known macOS binary directories to
+ * `process.env.PATH`.  This is a no-op on non-darwin platforms.
+ */
+export function ensureCommonMacPaths(): void {
+  if (process.platform !== "darwin") return;
+
+  const currentPath = process.env.PATH ?? "";
+  const currentDirs = new Set(currentPath.split(":").filter(Boolean));
+  const missing = COMMON_MACOS_PATHS.filter((p) => !currentDirs.has(p));
+
+  if (missing.length > 0) {
+    process.env.PATH = [currentPath, ...missing].filter(Boolean).join(":");
+  }
+}