diff --git a/.ai/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md b/.ai/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
index f6ea2946..0694c480 100644
--- a/.ai/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
+++ b/.ai/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ python -m scripts.seed_trees                                        # seed (from
 
 **Never pass `--rev-id`** to alembic — let it generate the hex hash.
 
+**On hosts without native `python`/`node`/`npm`** (e.g. the code-server LXC), run commands inside the already-running containers instead:
+
+```bash
+docker exec resolutionflow_backend pytest --override-ini="addopts="
+docker exec resolutionflow_backend alembic upgrade head
+docker exec -w /app resolutionflow_frontend npm run build
+docker exec -w /app resolutionflow_frontend npx tsc -b
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## URLs & test users
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 29db82d4..19aa95fa 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Prefer correct architecture over minimal diff. Flag "simpler approach" tradeoffs
 ### Tooling you do NOT have
 
 - **No GitNexus tools.** Use `grep -r`, `rg`, `git grep`, or `find` for code search. For blast-radius reasoning, grep call sites manually and read the files.
-- **No gstack slash commands** (`/review`, `/ship`, `/qa`, `/browse`, `/investigate`, `/design-review`, `/plan-*`). Run the equivalent work directly: `pytest` for tests, `npm run build` for frontend validation, manual PR description for review flow.
+- **No gstack slash commands** (`/review`, `/ship`, `/qa`, `/browse`, `/investigate`, `/design-review`, `/plan-*`). Run the equivalent work directly: `pytest` for tests, `npm run build` for frontend validation, manual PR description for review flow. If `python`/`npm` aren't on PATH, the host runs services in Docker — use the `docker exec resolutionflow_{backend,frontend} …` form documented in `.ai/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md` rather than installing toolchains.
 - **No `/codex` second-opinion command.** You are Codex.
 
 ### Git trailer