diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
index 770960dc43..57dcdb6bb9 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-runtime.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import type { ProcessSession, SessionStdin } from "./bash-process-registry.js";
 import type { ExecToolDetails } from "./bash-tools.exec.js";
 import type { BashSandboxConfig } from "./bash-tools.shared.js";
 import { requestHeartbeatNow } from "../infra/heartbeat-wake.js";
+import { mergePathPrepend } from "../infra/path-prepend.js";
 import { enqueueSystemEvent } from "../infra/system-events.js";
+export { applyPathPrepend, normalizePathPrepend } from "../infra/path-prepend.js";
 import { logWarn } from "../logger.js";
 import { formatSpawnError, spawnWithFallback } from "../process/spawn-utils.js";
 import {
@@ -227,63 +229,6 @@ function compactNotifyOutput(value: string, maxChars = DEFAULT_NOTIFY_SNIPPET_CH
   return `${normalized.slice(0, safe)}…`;
 }
 
-export function normalizePathPrepend(entries?: string[]) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(entries)) {
-    return [];
-  }
-  const seen = new Set<string>();
-  const normalized: string[] = [];
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    if (typeof entry !== "string") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const trimmed = entry.trim();
-    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    seen.add(trimmed);
-    normalized.push(trimmed);
-  }
-  return normalized;
-}
-
-function mergePathPrepend(existing: string | undefined, prepend: string[]) {
-  if (prepend.length === 0) {
-    return existing;
-  }
-  const partsExisting = (existing ?? "")
-    .split(path.delimiter)
-    .map((part) => part.trim())
-    .filter(Boolean);
-  const merged: string[] = [];
-  const seen = new Set<string>();
-  for (const part of [...prepend, ...partsExisting]) {
-    if (seen.has(part)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    seen.add(part);
-    merged.push(part);
-  }
-  return merged.join(path.delimiter);
-}
-
-export function applyPathPrepend(
-  env: Record<string, string>,
-  prepend: string[],
-  options?: { requireExisting?: boolean },
-) {
-  if (prepend.length === 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  if (options?.requireExisting && !env.PATH) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const merged = mergePathPrepend(env.PATH, prepend);
-  if (merged) {
-    env.PATH = merged;
-  }
-}
-
 export function applyShellPath(env: Record<string, string>, shellPath?: string | null) {
   if (!shellPath) {
     return;
diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
index 45cfaed4ad..6cf004be89 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Command } from "commander";
-import path from "node:path";
 import type { NodesRpcOpts } from "./types.js";
 import { resolveAgentConfig, resolveDefaultAgentId } from "../../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   resolveExecApprovalsFromFile,
 } from "../../infra/exec-approvals.js";
 import { buildNodeShellCommand } from "../../infra/node-shell.js";
+import { applyPathPrepend } from "../../infra/path-prepend.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { parseEnvPairs, parseTimeoutMs } from "../nodes-run.js";
 import { getNodesTheme, runNodesCommand } from "./cli-utils.js";
@@ -58,43 +58,6 @@ function normalizeExecAsk(value?: string | null): ExecAsk | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-function mergePathPrepend(existing: string | undefined, prepend: string[]) {
-  if (prepend.length === 0) {
-    return existing;
-  }
-  const partsExisting = (existing ?? "")
-    .split(path.delimiter)
-    .map((part) => part.trim())
-    .filter(Boolean);
-  const merged: string[] = [];
-  const seen = new Set<string>();
-  for (const part of [...prepend, ...partsExisting]) {
-    if (seen.has(part)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    seen.add(part);
-    merged.push(part);
-  }
-  return merged.join(path.delimiter);
-}
-
-function applyPathPrepend(
-  env: Record<string, string>,
-  prepend: string[] | undefined,
-  options?: { requireExisting?: boolean },
-) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(prepend) || prepend.length === 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  if (options?.requireExisting && !env.PATH) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const merged = mergePathPrepend(env.PATH, prepend);
-  if (merged) {
-    env.PATH = merged;
-  }
-}
-
 function resolveExecDefaults(
   cfg: ReturnType<typeof loadConfig>,
   agentId: string | undefined,
diff --git a/src/infra/path-prepend.ts b/src/infra/path-prepend.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df3e2a5951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/path-prepend.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+
+export function normalizePathPrepend(entries?: string[]) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(entries)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const normalized: string[] = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (typeof entry !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = entry.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    normalized.push(trimmed);
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+export function mergePathPrepend(existing: string | undefined, prepend: string[]) {
+  if (prepend.length === 0) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+  const partsExisting = (existing ?? "")
+    .split(path.delimiter)
+    .map((part) => part.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  const merged: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  for (const part of [...prepend, ...partsExisting]) {
+    if (seen.has(part)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(part);
+    merged.push(part);
+  }
+  return merged.join(path.delimiter);
+}
+
+export function applyPathPrepend(
+  env: Record<string, string>,
+  prepend: string[] | undefined,
+  options?: { requireExisting?: boolean },
+) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(prepend) || prepend.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (options?.requireExisting && !env.PATH) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const merged = mergePathPrepend(env.PATH, prepend);
+  if (merged) {
+    env.PATH = merged;
+  }
+}