diff --git a/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/lib/driver-lib.mjs b/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/lib/driver-lib.mjs
index 2bb2a19..86dd95a 100644
--- a/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/lib/driver-lib.mjs
+++ b/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/lib/driver-lib.mjs
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ async function validateRepoPath(repoPath) {
   return { ok: true, bbPath };
 }
 
+function installerRemediation() {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    return 'Primary: npm i -g beadboard. Fallback: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\\install\\install.ps1';
+  }
+  return 'Primary: npm i -g beadboard. Fallback: bash ./install/install.sh';
+}
+
 async function discoverBbPath() {
   const configuredRoots = splitPathVariable(process.env.BB_SEARCH_ROOTS || '');
   const roots = configuredRoots.length > 0 ? configuredRoots : [process.cwd(), path.join(homeRoot(), 'codex'), homeRoot()];
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@ async function resolveBbPath() {
         source: 'env',
         resolved_path: null,
         reason: validated.reason,
-        remediation: 'Set BB_REPO to your BeadBoard repo root, e.g. `$env:BB_REPO="C:\\path\\to\\beadboard"`.',
+        remediation: `Set BB_REPO to your BeadBoard repo root, e.g. \`$env:BB_REPO="C:\\path\\to\\beadboard"\`. ${installerRemediation()}`,
       };
     }
 
@@ -177,8 +184,7 @@ async function resolveBbPath() {
     source: 'none',
     resolved_path: null,
     reason: 'Unable to find bb command or bb.ps1.',
-    remediation:
-      'Set BB_REPO to your BeadBoard repo root, or install a global bb command, then retry.',
+    remediation: `Set BB_REPO to your BeadBoard repo root, or install a global bb command, then retry. ${installerRemediation()}`,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/session-preflight.mjs b/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/session-preflight.mjs
index 2bb3e54..bb916a4 100644
--- a/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/session-preflight.mjs
+++ b/skills/beadboard-driver/scripts/session-preflight.mjs
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ async function main() {
             ok: false,
             error_code: 'BD_NOT_FOUND',
             reason: 'Could not find bd in PATH.',
-            remediation: 'Install beads CLI or add bd executable to PATH.',
+            remediation:
+              process.platform === 'win32'
+                ? 'Primary: npm i -g beadboard. Fallback: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\\install\\install.ps1. Then ensure bd is available in PATH.'
+                : 'Primary: npm i -g beadboard. Fallback: bash ./install/install.sh. Then ensure bd is available in PATH.',
             tools: {
               bd: { available: false, path: null },
             },
diff --git a/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/resolve-bb.test.ts b/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/resolve-bb.test.ts
index c480d6a..0451ef8 100644
--- a/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/resolve-bb.test.ts
+++ b/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/resolve-bb.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ test('resolve-bb fails with remediation when BB_REPO is invalid', async () => {
     assert.equal(result.source, 'env');
     assert.match(result.reason, /BB_REPO/i);
     assert.match(result.remediation, /Set BB_REPO/i);
+    assert.match(result.remediation, /npm i -g beadboard/i);
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      assert.match(result.remediation, /install\.ps1/i);
+    } else {
+      assert.match(result.remediation, /install\.sh/i);
+    }
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/session-preflight.test.ts b/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/session-preflight.test.ts
index 7f174a4..e41ecd6 100644
--- a/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/session-preflight.test.ts
+++ b/tests/skills/beadboard-driver/session-preflight.test.ts
@@ -32,18 +32,30 @@ test('session-preflight fails when bd is unavailable', async () => {
 
   assert.equal(result.ok, false);
   assert.equal(result.error_code, 'BD_NOT_FOUND');
+  assert.match(result.remediation, /npm i -g beadboard/i);
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    assert.match(result.remediation, /install\.ps1/i);
+  } else {
+    assert.match(result.remediation, /install\.sh/i);
+  }
 });
 
 test('session-preflight succeeds with fake bd and BB_REPO', async () => {
   await withTempDir(async (root) => {
     const repo = path.join(root, 'beadboard');
     const toolsDir = path.join(root, 'tools');
-    const bdCmd = path.join(toolsDir, 'bd.cmd');
+    const bdExecutable = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'bd.cmd' : 'bd';
+    const bdCmd = path.join(toolsDir, bdExecutable);
 
     await fs.mkdir(path.join(repo, 'tools'), { recursive: true });
     await fs.mkdir(toolsDir, { recursive: true });
     await fs.writeFile(path.join(repo, 'bb.ps1'), 'echo ok', 'utf8');
-    await fs.writeFile(bdCmd, '@echo off\r\necho beads\r\n', 'utf8');
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      await fs.writeFile(bdCmd, '@echo off\r\necho beads\r\n', 'utf8');
+    } else {
+      await fs.writeFile(bdCmd, '#!/usr/bin/env sh\necho beads\n', 'utf8');
+      await fs.chmod(bdCmd, 0o755);
+    }
 
     const result = await runPreflight({
       PATH: toolsDir,