diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index ecc980e131..0de3fb82e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -1711,6 +1711,7 @@
       "waiting": "Waiting for {{name}} to check in… this turns green the moment the command connects.",
       "verified": "{{name}} is listening — mentions will wake it.",
       "stillWaiting": "Still no check-in from {{name}}. Run the command above in Terminal on your computer, and this page will confirm it.",
+      "npmPermission": "If npm stops with EACCES (permission denied), don’t add sudo. Reinstall Node with a version manager such as nvm, then run the four lines again.",
       "ctaWarning": "{{name}} isn’t listening yet: it won’t answer mentions until the command above is running.",
       "needs": "Needs Node 20+ with npm and {{tool}} signed in. Run all four lines in one window: the exports last only there.",
       "osLabel": "Setting up on:",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
index ec401c9906..8de5961df7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@
       "waiting": "正在等待 {{name}} 接入…命令一接通，这里就会变绿。",
       "verified": "{{name}} 已在监听 —— @提及 会唤醒它。",
       "stillWaiting": "{{name}} 还没接入。请在你电脑的终端里运行上面的命令，这里会自动确认。",
+      "npmPermission": "如果 npm 报 EACCES（权限被拒绝），不要加 sudo。请用版本管理工具（如 nvm）重新安装 Node，然后重新运行这四行。",
       "ctaWarning": "{{name}} 尚未监听：上面的命令运行起来之前，它不会回复 @提及。",
       "needs": "需要 Node 20+（含 npm）和已登录的 {{tool}}。四行都要在同一个窗口里运行，换了窗口 export 就失效。",
       "osLabel": "你的系统：",
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2AgentBYOListenSnippet.test.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2AgentBYOListenSnippet.test.tsx
index dd3b1e5481..f3d4a89f00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2AgentBYOListenSnippet.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2AgentBYOListenSnippet.test.tsx
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ describe('BYO listener snippet', () => {
     expect(zhNeeds).toMatch(new RegExp(`需要 Node ${CLI_NODE_FLOOR}\\+`));
   });
 
+  test('an npm EACCES names the fix and says not to use sudo, right after the command', async () => {
+    await issueToken();
+    const hint = screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-npm-hint');
+    expect(hint).toHaveTextContent(/npm stops with EACCES/);
+    expect(hint).toHaveTextContent(/don’t add sudo/);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-bitwise
+    expect(listenCommand().compareDocumentPosition(hint) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   test('"I use Codex instead" gives a Codex command and says Codex is what it needs', async () => {
     await issueToken();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-adapter-switch'));
@@ -254,6 +263,7 @@ describe('BYO listener snippet', () => {
       expect(notice).toHaveTextContent(/Claude Code can’t answer @mentions from Windows yet/);
       expect(notice).toHaveTextContent(/with the command below, or choose “Run it here”/);
       expect(notice).not.toHaveTextContent(/WSL/);
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-listen-npm-hint')).toBeNull();
       expect(mcpBox().split('\n')).toEqual([
         'npm i -g @commonlyai/mcp',
         expect.stringMatching(/^claude mcp add commonly -e COMMONLY_API_URL=\S+ -e COMMONLY_AGENT_TOKEN=cm_agent_test_token -- cmd \/c commonly-mcp$/),
@@ -271,11 +281,13 @@ describe('BYO listener snippet', () => {
       expect(listener()).toBeUndefined();
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-listen-reach')).toBeNull();
       expect(screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-unavailable')).toHaveTextContent(/from Linux yet/);
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-listen-npm-hint')).toBeNull();
       expect(mcpBox()).toMatch(/-- npx -y @commonlyai\/mcp$/);
       expect(screen.getByTestId('byo-mcp-claude')).not.toHaveTextContent(/command above|Optional/);
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-adapter-switch'));
       expect(listener()).toBeUndefined();
       expect(screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-unavailable')).toHaveTextContent(/The Codex CLI can’t answer @mentions from Linux yet\. .*Linux is not tested yet\./);
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-listen-npm-hint')).toBeNull();
     });
 
     test('Codex on Windows says so, and offers hosted or another machine', async () => {
@@ -285,6 +297,7 @@ describe('BYO listener snippet', () => {
       expect(listener()).toBeUndefined();
       expect(screen.getByTestId('byo-listen-unavailable'))
         .toHaveTextContent(/The Codex CLI can’t answer @mentions from Windows yet\. Choose “Run it here”/);
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-listen-npm-hint')).toBeNull();
       expect(screen.queryByTestId('byo-mcp-claude')).toBeNull();
     });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2AgentBYO.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2AgentBYO.tsx
index d7571f97ab..072eeff44f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2AgentBYO.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2AgentBYO.tsx
@@ -1563,6 +1563,11 @@ const V2AgentBYO: React.FC = () => {
                 </button>
               </div>
             )}
+            {listenerAvailable && (
+              <p className="v2-byo__listen-note" data-testid="byo-listen-npm-hint">
+                {t('agentByo.listen.npmPermission')}
+              </p>
+            )}
             {!listenerAvailable ? null : listenState === 'listening' ? (
               <p className="v2-byo__live" data-testid="byo-listen-ok">
                 {t('agentByo.listen.verified', { name: issued.agentName })}