diff --git a/bin/rclaude b/bin/rclaude
index 6f16ea8..e140c1e 100755
--- a/bin/rclaude
+++ b/bin/rclaude
@@ -187,11 +187,17 @@ list_triage_on() {
     _helper="$_helper_dir/_claude-triage"
     [ -f "$_helper" ] || return 0
     if is_local "$_host"; then
+        # Probe PATH with Homebrew prefixes (mac) and the user's ~/.local/bin
+        # both included, in case the script is invoked from a leaner non-login
+        # context (ssh, cron, tmux without env inheritance).
+        _orig_path=$PATH
+        PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
         PY=""
         for _p in python3.13 python3.12 python3.11 python3; do
             _b=$(command -v "$_p" 2>/dev/null) || continue
             "$_b" -c "import claude_code_batch_sdk" 2>/dev/null && PY=$_b && break
         done
+        PATH=$_orig_path
         if [ -z "$PY" ]; then
             echo "rclaude: no python with claude_code_batch_sdk found locally" >&2
             return 1