diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6b6248bb..109f58f0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .obsidian/
+OME/.local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb1b0abee..a6c77fa31 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ NC := \033[0m
 PATH := $(HOME)/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$(PATH)
 VERSION ?= 0.2.0
 
-NPM ?= mise exec -- npm
+NPM ?= mise exec -- env npm_config_prefix=$(HOME)/.local npm
 CLAUDE ?= mise exec -- claude
 SKILLS_NPX ?= mise exec -- npx
 SKILLS ?= $(SKILLS_NPX) skills
@@ -99,8 +99,14 @@ agents-cli:
 	@if command -v ccbox >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		echo "Install ccbox - already exists"; \
 	elif command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-		brew tap diskd-ai/ccbox && brew install ccbox; \
-		echo "Install ccbox - installed via brew"; \
+		if brew tap diskd-ai/ccbox && brew install ccbox; then \
+			echo "Install ccbox - installed via brew"; \
+		elif command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+			curl -fsSL -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -o - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diskd-ai/ccbox/main/scripts/install.sh | /bin/bash; \
+			echo "Install ccbox - installed via script (brew failed)"; \
+		else \
+			echo "⚠️  ccbox: brew install failed and curl is unavailable"; \
+		fi; \
 	elif command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		curl -fsSL -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -o - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diskd-ai/ccbox/main/scripts/install.sh | /bin/bash; \
 		echo "Install ccbox - installed via script"; \