diff --git a/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/SKILL.md b/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/SKILL.md
index 2fc5b06ef5..f04217edec 100644
--- a/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/SKILL.md
+++ b/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/SKILL.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ the only reliable reset.
 
 In repo CLI mode, Gradle's `generateOpenApiSpec` task runs the local CLI source through
 `bun run --conditions=browser ./src/index.ts generate`. IDE-launched Gradle runs can have
-worktree-local hint:
+a stripped `PATH` where `bun` isn't resolvable. The `unpin`/`regen` commands write an ignored, worktree-local hint:
 
 ```text
 packages/kilo-jetbrains/.gradle/kilo-cli-pin.properties
diff --git a/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/script/cli-pin.ts b/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/script/cli-pin.ts
index a7223d3cba..a57676806d 100644
--- a/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/script/cli-pin.ts
+++ b/.kilo/skills/jetbrains-cli-pin/script/cli-pin.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@ async function setPinned(value: boolean) {
   await Bun.write(props, text.replace(/^kilo\.cli\.pinned=.*$/m, `kilo.cli.pinned=${value}`))
 }
 
-async function bunPath() {
-  const result = await $`command -v bun`.quiet().nothrow()
-  const bin = result.exitCode === 0 ? result.stdout.toString().trim() : ""
-  return bin || process.execPath
+function bunPath() {
+  return Bun.which("bun") ?? process.execPath
 }
 
 async function writeBunHint() {
-  const path = await bunPath()
+  const path = bunPath()
   await $`mkdir -p ${jb}/.gradle`
   await Bun.write(hint, `# Generated by jetbrains-cli-pin so IDE-launched Gradle can find Bun in repo CLI mode.\nbun.path=${path}\n`)
   console.log(`Wrote Bun path hint for repo CLI mode: ${path}`)