From 351c73be01686800bd2a71969eea35b462dee7d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:26:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: fix npm prefix guidance

---
 docs/install/index.md |  9 ++++++---
 docs/install/node.md  | 19 +++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/install/index.md b/docs/install/index.md
index 467ea6bf0..57b09c4cf 100644
--- a/docs/install/index.md
+++ b/docs/install/index.md
@@ -155,18 +155,21 @@ Quick diagnosis:
 ```bash
 node -v
 npm -v
-npm bin -g
+npm prefix -g
 echo "$PATH"
 ```
 
-If the output of `npm bin -g` is **not** present inside `echo "$PATH"`, your shell can’t find global npm binaries (including `clawdbot`).
+If `$(npm prefix -g)/bin` (macOS/Linux) or `$(npm prefix -g)` (Windows) is **not** present inside `echo "$PATH"`, your shell can’t find global npm binaries (including `clawdbot`).
 
 Fix: add it to your shell startup file (zsh: `~/.zshrc`, bash: `~/.bashrc`):
 
 ```bash
-export PATH="/path/from/npm/bin/-g:$PATH"
+# macOS / Linux
+export PATH="$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH"
 ```
 
+On Windows, add the output of `npm prefix -g` to your PATH.
+
 Then open a new terminal (or `rehash` in zsh / `hash -r` in bash).
 
 ## Update / uninstall
diff --git a/docs/install/node.md b/docs/install/node.md
index 8987a859b..6a622e198 100644
--- a/docs/install/node.md
+++ b/docs/install/node.md
@@ -19,33 +19,36 @@ Run:
 ```bash
 node -v
 npm -v
-npm bin -g
+npm prefix -g
 echo "$PATH"
 ```
 
-If the output of `npm bin -g` is **not** present inside `echo "$PATH"`, your shell can’t find global npm binaries (including `clawdbot`).
+If `$(npm prefix -g)/bin` (macOS/Linux) or `$(npm prefix -g)` (Windows) is **not** present inside `echo "$PATH"`, your shell can’t find global npm binaries (including `clawdbot`).
 
 ## Fix: put npm’s global bin dir on PATH
 
-1) Find your global bin directory:
+1) Find your global npm prefix:
 
 ```bash
-npm bin -g
+npm prefix -g
 ```
 
-2) Add it to your shell startup file:
+2) Add the global npm bin directory to your shell startup file:
 
 - zsh: `~/.zshrc`
 - bash: `~/.bashrc`
 
-Example (replace the path with your `npm bin -g` output):
+Example (replace the path with your `npm prefix -g` output):
 
 ```bash
-export PATH="/path/from/npm/bin/-g:$PATH"
+# macOS / Linux
+export PATH="/path/from/npm/prefix/bin:$PATH"
 ```
 
 Then open a **new terminal** (or run `rehash` in zsh / `hash -r` in bash).
 
+On Windows, add the output of `npm prefix -g` to your PATH.
+
 ## Fix: avoid `sudo npm install -g` / permission errors (Linux)
 
 If `npm install -g ...` fails with `EACCES`, switch npm’s global prefix to a user-writable directory:
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ Persist the `export PATH=...` line in your shell startup file.
 You’ll have the fewest surprises if Node/npm are installed in a way that:
 
 - keeps Node updated (22+)
-- makes `npm bin -g` stable and on PATH in new shells
+- makes the global npm bin dir stable and on PATH in new shells
 
 Common choices: