diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 039d8242..dbcb0381 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -591,6 +591,11 @@ else
     SYSTEM_NPM="$(which npm)"
   fi
   
+  # Set npm prefix to system location so all users can access packages
+  echo "  Configuring npm global prefix to /usr/local..."
+  sudo "$SYSTEM_NPM" config set prefix /usr/local
+  ok "npm prefix set to /usr/local"
+  
   # Pi (coding agent)
   if has pi; then
     skip "pi (@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent)"