diff --git a/src/servers/sidecar/sandbox.ts b/src/servers/sidecar/sandbox.ts
index b61535da..50cd2384 100644
--- a/src/servers/sidecar/sandbox.ts
+++ b/src/servers/sidecar/sandbox.ts
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ export function buildSandboxPrefix(email: string): string[] {
   // Bun runtime (e.g. /home/pastilhas/.bun)
   args.push('--ro-bind', BUN_DIR, BUN_DIR);
 
-  // npm global packages (~/.local/lib) — pi and its dependencies
-  const localLib = join(homeDir, '.local', 'lib');
-  if (existsSync(localLib)) {
-    args.push('--perms', '0755', '--dir', join(homeDir, '.local'));
-    args.push('--ro-bind', localLib, localLib);
+  // User-local installs (~/.local) — claude binary, pi npm packages, etc.
+  const localDir = join(homeDir, '.local');
+  if (existsSync(localDir)) {
+    args.push('--ro-bind', localDir, localDir);
   }
 
   // Project source (for MCP server)