diff --git a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/linux.rs b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/linux.rs
index 1577ec7..1798753 100644
--- a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/linux.rs
+++ b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/linux.rs
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ fn unit_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
 }
 
 fn render_unit(paths: &AutostartPaths) -> String {
+    render_unit_with_path(paths, &super::service_path_env())
+}
+
+fn render_unit_with_path(paths: &AutostartPaths, path_env: &str) -> String {
     format!(
-        "[Unit]\nDescription=Lucarne daemon\n\n[Service]\nType=simple\nExecStart={}\nRestart=on-failure\nRestartSec=5\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=default.target\n",
-        systemd_quote(&paths.lucarned.display().to_string())
+        "[Unit]\nDescription=Lucarne daemon\n\n[Service]\nType=simple\nExecStart={}\nEnvironment=\"PATH={}\"\nRestart=on-failure\nRestartSec=5\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=default.target\n",
+        systemd_quote(&paths.lucarned.display().to_string()),
+        systemd_env_escape(path_env),
     )
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +77,13 @@ fn systemd_quote(input: &str) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+fn systemd_env_escape(input: &str) -> String {
+    input
+        .replace('\\', "\\\\")
+        .replace('"', "\\\"")
+        .replace('\n', "\\n")
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -85,8 +97,22 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let unit = render_unit(&paths);
         assert!(unit.contains("ExecStart=\"/home/me/My Apps/lucarned\""));
+        assert!(unit.contains("Environment=\"PATH="));
         assert!(unit.contains("Restart=on-failure"));
         assert!(unit.contains("RestartSec=5"));
         assert!(unit.contains("WantedBy=default.target"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unit_persists_current_process_path_only() {
+        let paths = AutostartPaths {
+            lucarned: PathBuf::from("/home/me/lucarned"),
+            config_dir: PathBuf::from("/home/me/.lucarned"),
+            log_dir: PathBuf::from("/home/me/.lucarned/logs"),
+        };
+        let unit = render_unit_with_path(&paths, "/custom/bin:/usr/bin");
+        assert!(unit.contains("Environment=\"PATH=/custom/bin:/usr/bin\""));
+        assert!(!unit.contains("HOMEBREW_PATH"));
+        assert!(!unit.contains("LUCARNE_TEST_ENV"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/macos.rs b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/macos.rs
index 2f0f51e..954d369 100644
--- a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/macos.rs
+++ b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/macos.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ fn uid() -> Result<String, String> {
 }
 
 fn render_plist(paths: &AutostartPaths) -> String {
+    render_plist_with_path(paths, &super::service_path_env())
+}
+
+fn render_plist_with_path(paths: &AutostartPaths, path_env: &str) -> String {
     format!(
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n\
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">\n\
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ fn render_plist(paths: &AutostartPaths) -> String {
 <dict>\n\
   <key>Label</key><string>{}</string>\n\
   <key>ProgramArguments</key><array><string>{}</string></array>\n\
+  <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>\n\
+  <dict>\n\
+    <key>PATH</key><string>{}</string>\n\
+  </dict>\n\
   <key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>\n\
   <key>KeepAlive</key><false/>\n\
   <key>StandardOutPath</key><string>{}</string>\n\
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ fn render_plist(paths: &AutostartPaths) -> String {
 </plist>\n",
         LABEL,
         xml_escape(&paths.lucarned.display().to_string()),
+        xml_escape(path_env),
         xml_escape(&paths.log_dir.join("launchd.out.log").display().to_string()),
         xml_escape(&paths.log_dir.join("launchd.err.log").display().to_string()),
     )
@@ -127,4 +136,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(plist.contains("/tmp/A&amp;B/lucarned"));
         assert!(plist.contains("com.tuchg.lucarned"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn plist_sets_cli_lookup_path() {
+        let paths = AutostartPaths {
+            lucarned: PathBuf::from("/tmp/lucarned"),
+            config_dir: PathBuf::from("/tmp/config"),
+            log_dir: PathBuf::from("/tmp/logs"),
+        };
+        let plist = render_plist(&paths);
+        assert!(plist.contains("<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>"));
+        assert!(plist.contains("<key>PATH</key>"));
+        assert!(plist.contains("/usr/bin"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn plist_persists_current_process_path_only() {
+        let paths = AutostartPaths {
+            lucarned: PathBuf::from("/tmp/lucarned"),
+            config_dir: PathBuf::from("/tmp/config"),
+            log_dir: PathBuf::from("/tmp/logs"),
+        };
+        let plist = render_plist_with_path(&paths, "/custom/bin:/usr/bin");
+        assert!(plist.contains("<key>PATH</key><string>/custom/bin:/usr/bin</string>"));
+        assert!(!plist.contains("HOMEBREW_PATH"));
+        assert!(!plist.contains("LUCARNE_TEST_ENV"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/mod.rs b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/mod.rs
index edb6f5c..e547501 100644
--- a/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lucarned-ctl/src/autostart/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{ffi::OsString, path::PathBuf};
 
 use super::process::{run, CommandResult, CommandSpec};
 
@@ -114,3 +114,67 @@ fn format_command_failure(spec: &CommandSpec, result: &CommandResult) -> String
         )
     }
 }
+
+const POSIX_SYSTEM_PATH_ENTRIES: &[&str] = &["/usr/bin", "/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/sbin"];
+
+fn service_path_env() -> String {
+    service_path_env_from(std::env::var_os("PATH"))
+}
+
+fn service_path_env_from(path: Option<OsString>) -> String {
+    path.filter(|path| !path.is_empty())
+        .map(|path| path.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+        .unwrap_or_else(default_path_env)
+}
+
+fn path_list_separator() -> &'static str {
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        ";"
+    } else {
+        ":"
+    }
+}
+
+fn default_path_env() -> String {
+    POSIX_SYSTEM_PATH_ENTRIES.join(path_list_separator())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::service_path_env_from;
+    use std::ffi::OsString;
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    fn service_path_env_preserves_current_process_path() {
+        let path = service_path_env_from(Some(OsString::from("/custom/bin:/usr/bin")));
+        assert_eq!(path, "/custom/bin:/usr/bin");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    fn service_path_env_uses_system_path_when_current_path_is_missing() {
+        let path = service_path_env_from(None);
+        assert_eq!(path, "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    fn service_path_env_uses_system_path_when_current_path_is_empty() {
+        let path = service_path_env_from(Some(OsString::new()));
+        assert_eq!(path, "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn service_path_env_reads_requested_current_process_path() {
+        if std::env::var("LUCARNE_AUTOSTART_EXPECT_PATH")
+            .ok()
+            .as_deref()
+            != Some("1")
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        let expected = std::env::var("PATH").expect("PATH should be set");
+        assert_eq!(super::service_path_env(), expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/decisions/2026-05-25-macos-launchagent-cli-path.md b/docs/decisions/2026-05-25-macos-launchagent-cli-path.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73dc78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/decisions/2026-05-25-macos-launchagent-cli-path.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Autostart CLI PATH
+
+Lucarne resumes quoted WeChat sessions inside `lucarned`. When
+`lucarned autostart` starts the daemon through a service manager, the daemon
+does not necessarily inherit the user's interactive shell PATH. Agent CLIs can
+therefore be visible to commands such as `where claude` in a terminal but
+unavailable when the daemon later resumes a quoted session.
+
+Decision: autostart files persist only the `PATH` visible to
+`lucarned autostart install`. If `PATH` is unavailable, Lucarne adds the minimal
+POSIX system PATH:
+
+`/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin`
+
+Lucarne makes the CLI lookup path explicit instead of relying on inheritance
+from a login shell. It does not synthesize tool directories of its own, does not
+derive `PATH` from other environment variables, and does not persist unrelated
+environment variables into the service file.
+
+This belongs to daemon startup ownership. Provider adapters still receive
+opaque binary names or configured paths and resolve them through the merged
+process environment at launch time.
+
+Rejected alternatives:
+
+- Teach the Claude adapter about one host's concrete `claude` path. That fixes
+  one provider while leaking host startup policy into provider-specific code.
+- Tell users to export `LUCARNE_CLAUDE_BIN` in a shell. LaunchAgent jobs do not
+  inherit those shell exports, and the same lookup failure can affect other
+  agent CLIs.