diff --git a/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
index 59b216b43c..82e35a9b23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
@@ -62,24 +62,28 @@ jobs:
               - ".github/actions/**"
               - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/centos-stream-9/**"
             manylinux_2_28_x86_64_image:
               - ".github/actions/**"
               - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/manylinux_2_28/**"
             musllinux_1_2_x86_64_image:
               - ".github/actions/**"
               - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/musllinux_1_2/**"
             ubuntu_jammy_image:
               - ".github/actions/**"
               - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/ubuntu-jammy/**"
             clp:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
index a0c3522963..40ed1aca97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - "components/core/CMakeLists.txt"
       - "components/core/src/**"
       - "components/core/tests/**"
+      - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/macos/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/utils/build-and-run-unit-tests.py"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ on:
       - "components/core/CMakeLists.txt"
       - "components/core/src/**"
       - "components/core/tests/**"
+      - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/macos/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/utils/build-and-run-unit-tests.py"
diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/find-pipx-bin.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/find-pipx-bin.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cb37f09240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/find-pipx-bin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+if ! command -v pipx >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: pipx not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: jq not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ] || [ -z "${1:-}" ] || [ -z "${2:-}" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <package_name> <binary_name>" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+pkg="$1"
+app="$2"
+
+pipx list --json | jq --raw-output --arg pkg "$pkg" --arg app "$app" '
+	.venvs[$pkg].metadata.main_package.app_paths[]?.__Path__
+	| select((split("/") | last) == $app)
+' | head -n1
diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-all.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-all.sh
index 226425faff..a133f6a44f 100755
--- a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-all.sh
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-all.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+is_sudo_from_non_root=$(( EUID == 0 && ${SUDO_UID:-0} != 0 ))
+if (( is_sudo_from_non_root )); then
+    echo "Installing pipx packages to the user environment (sudo lifted)."
+    exec sudo --preserve-env --set-home --user="$SUDO_USER" \
+      /usr/bin/env bash "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" "$@"
+fi
+
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
 
 "${script_dir}/install-cmake.sh"
diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-cmake.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-cmake.sh
index 855a79b731..add0047491 100755
--- a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-cmake.sh
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-cmake.sh
@@ -15,18 +15,24 @@ readonly required_version_min="${required_version_major_min}.${required_version_
 readonly required_version_major_max=3
 readonly required_version_major_max_plus_1=$((required_version_major_max + 1))
 
-package_preinstalled=0
-if ! command -v cmake >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+cmake_bin="$(command -v cmake 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [ -n "${cmake_bin}" ]; then
+    package_preinstalled=0
+    echo "Preinstalled CMake found at: ${cmake_bin}"
+else
     package_preinstalled=1
     # ystdlib requires CMake v3.23; ANTLR and yaml-cpp do not yet support CMake v4+
     # (see https://github.com/y-scope/clp/issues/795).
     pipx install --force "cmake>=${required_version_min},<${required_version_major_max_plus_1}"
     pipx ensurepath
+    script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
+    cmake_bin=$("${script_dir}/find-pipx-bin.sh" cmake cmake)
+    echo "Pipx CMake installed at: ${cmake_bin}"
 fi
 
-installed_version=$(cmake -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.string")
-installed_version_major=$(cmake -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.major")
-installed_version_minor=$(cmake -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.minor")
+installed_version=$("${cmake_bin}" -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.string")
+installed_version_major=$("${cmake_bin}" -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.major")
+installed_version_minor=$("${cmake_bin}" -E capabilities | jq --raw-output ".version.minor")
 
 # ystdlib requires CMake v3.23; ANTLR and yaml-cpp do not yet support CMake v4+
 # (see https://github.com/y-scope/clp/issues/795).
@@ -47,3 +53,5 @@ if (("${installed_version_major}" < "${required_version_major_min}")) \
 
     exit 1
 fi
+
+echo "CMake version ${installed_version} installed at ${cmake_bin} satisfies version requirements."
diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-go-task.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-go-task.sh
index 1a6eb61640..9f05722069 100755
--- a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-go-task.sh
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-go-task.sh
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@ fi
 # We lock to version 3.44.0 to avoid https://github.com/y-scope/clp/issues/1352
 readonly required_version="3.44.0"
 
-package_preinstalled=0
-if ! command -v task >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
+
+go_task_bin="$(command -v task 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [ -n "${go_task_bin}" ]; then
+    package_preinstalled=0
+    echo "Preinstalled Task found at: ${go_task_bin}"
+else
     package_preinstalled=1
     pipx install --force "go-task-bin==${required_version}"
     pipx ensurepath
+    go_task_bin=$("${script_dir}/find-pipx-bin.sh" go-task-bin task)
+    echo "Pipx Task installed at: ${go_task_bin}"
 fi
 
-script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
-task_version=$(task --silent --taskfile "${script_dir}/print-go-task-version.yaml")
-if [[ "${task_version}" != "${required_version}" ]]; then
-    echo "Error: Task version ${task_version} is currently unsupported (must be" \
+installed_version=$(${go_task_bin} --silent --taskfile "${script_dir}/print-go-task-version.yaml")
+if [[ "${installed_version}" != "${required_version}" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Task version ${installed_version} is currently unsupported (must be" \
         "${required_version})."
 
     if ((0 == "${package_preinstalled}")); then
@@ -35,3 +41,5 @@ if [[ "${task_version}" != "${required_version}" ]]; then
 
     exit 1
 fi
+
+echo "Task version ${installed_version} installed at ${go_task_bin} satisfies version requirements."
diff --git a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-uv.sh b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-uv.sh
index a368dd7192..b45dcc2041 100755
--- a/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-uv.sh
+++ b/components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/install-uv.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ readonly required_version_major_min=0
 readonly required_version_minor_min=8
 readonly required_version_min="${required_version_major_min}.${required_version_minor_min}"
 
-package_preinstalled=0
-if ! command -v uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+uv_bin="$(command -v uv 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [ -n "${uv_bin}" ]; then
+    package_preinstalled=0
+    echo "Preinstalled uv found at: ${uv_bin}"
+else
     package_preinstalled=1
     pipx install --force "uv>=${required_version_min}"
     pipx ensurepath
+    script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
+    uv_bin=$("${script_dir}/find-pipx-bin.sh" uv uv)
+    echo "Pipx uv installed at: ${uv_bin}"
 fi
 
-installed_version=$(uv self version --output-format json | jq --raw-output ".version")
+installed_version=$(${uv_bin} self version --output-format json | jq --raw-output ".version")
 IFS=. read -r installd_version_major installed_version_minor _ <<<"${installed_version}"
 
 if (("${installd_version_major}" == "${required_version_major_min}" && \
@@ -38,3 +44,5 @@ if (("${installd_version_major}" == "${required_version_major_min}" && \
 
     exit 1
 fi
+
+echo "uv version ${installed_version} installed at ${uv_bin} satisfies version requirements."