diff --git a/cmd/update/update.go b/cmd/update/update.go
index 2d01a4d66..d42f87e9b 100644
--- a/cmd/update/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update/update.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func doAutoUpdate(opts *UpdateOptions, io *cmdutil.IOStreams, cur, latest string
 				"ok": false, "error": map[string]interface{}{
 					"type": "update_error", "message": fmt.Sprintf("%s install failed: %s", pm, npmResult.Err),
 					"detail": selfupdate.Truncate(combined, maxNpmOutput),
-					"hint":   permissionHint(combined),
+					"hint":   permissionHint(combined, pm),
 				},
 			})
 			return output.ErrBare(output.ExitAPI)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func doAutoUpdate(opts *UpdateOptions, io *cmdutil.IOStreams, cur, latest string
 			fmt.Fprint(io.ErrOut, npmResult.Stderr.String())
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintf(io.ErrOut, "\n%s Update failed: %s\n", symFail(), npmResult.Err)
-		if hint := permissionHint(combined); hint != "" {
+		if hint := permissionHint(combined, pm); hint != "" {
 			fmt.Fprintf(io.ErrOut, "  %s\n", hint)
 		}
 		return output.ErrBare(output.ExitAPI)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func doAutoUpdate(opts *UpdateOptions, io *cmdutil.IOStreams, cur, latest string
 	if err := updater.VerifyBinary(latest); err != nil {
 		restore()
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("new binary verification failed: %s", err)
-		hint := verificationFailureHint(updater, latest)
+		hint := verificationFailureHint(updater, latest, pm)
 		if opts.JSON {
 			output.PrintJson(io.Out, map[string]interface{}{
 				"ok":    false,
@@ -326,17 +326,23 @@ func doAutoUpdate(opts *UpdateOptions, io *cmdutil.IOStreams, cur, latest string
 	return nil
 }
 
-func permissionHint(npmOutput string) string {
-	if strings.Contains(npmOutput, "EACCES") && !isWindows() {
-		return "Permission denied. Try: sudo lark-cli update, or adjust your npm global prefix: https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors"
+func permissionHint(pmOutput, pm string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(pmOutput, "EACCES") || isWindows() {
+		return ""
 	}
-	return ""
+	if pm == "pnpm" {
+		return "Permission denied. Ensure your pnpm global directory is writable — re-run `pnpm setup`, or see https://pnpm.io/pnpm-cli"
+	}
+	return "Permission denied. Try: sudo lark-cli update, or adjust your npm global prefix: https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors"
 }
 
-func verificationFailureHint(updater *selfupdate.Updater, latest string) string {
+func verificationFailureHint(updater *selfupdate.Updater, latest, pm string) string {
 	if updater.CanRestorePreviousVersion() {
 		return "the previous version has been restored"
 	}
+	if pm == "pnpm" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("automatic rollback is unavailable on this platform; reinstall manually (skills will not be synced): pnpm add -g %s@%s && pnpm dlx skills add larksuite/cli -y -g, or download %s", selfupdate.NpmPackage, latest, releaseURL(latest))
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("automatic rollback is unavailable on this platform; reinstall manually (skills will not be synced): npm install -g %s@%s && npx skills add larksuite/cli -y -g, or download %s", selfupdate.NpmPackage, latest, releaseURL(latest))
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/update/update_test.go b/cmd/update/update_test.go
index 61e546671..177d4340f 100644
--- a/cmd/update/update_test.go
+++ b/cmd/update/update_test.go
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ func TestPermissionHint(t *testing.T) {
 	origOS := currentOS
 	defer func() { currentOS = origOS }()
 
-	// Linux: EACCES should produce a hint with npm prefix guidance.
+	// Linux + npm: EACCES should produce a hint with npm prefix guidance.
 	currentOS = "linux"
-	hint := permissionHint("EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib'")
+	hint := permissionHint("EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib'", "npm")
 	if !strings.Contains(hint, "npm global prefix") {
 		t.Errorf("expected npm prefix hint on linux, got: %s", hint)
 	}
@@ -877,16 +877,25 @@ func TestPermissionHint(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("should not suggest raw sudo npm install, got: %s", hint)
 	}
 
+	// Linux + pnpm: EACCES should point at pnpm setup, not npm prefix/sudo.
+	pnpmHint := permissionHint("EACCES: permission denied, access '/Users/x/Library/pnpm'", "pnpm")
+	if !strings.Contains(pnpmHint, "pnpm setup") {
+		t.Errorf("expected pnpm setup hint, got: %s", pnpmHint)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(pnpmHint, "npm global prefix") || strings.Contains(pnpmHint, "sudo") {
+		t.Errorf("pnpm hint must not reference npm prefix or sudo, got: %s", pnpmHint)
+	}
+
 	// Windows: EACCES hint is suppressed (no EACCES on Windows).
 	currentOS = "windows"
-	hint = permissionHint("EACCES: permission denied")
+	hint = permissionHint("EACCES: permission denied", "npm")
 	if hint != "" {
 		t.Errorf("expected empty hint on Windows, got: %s", hint)
 	}
 
 	// Non-EACCES error: always empty.
 	currentOS = "linux"
-	if got := permissionHint("some other error"); got != "" {
+	if got := permissionHint("some other error", "npm"); got != "" {
 		t.Errorf("expected empty hint for non-EACCES, got: %s", got)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/selfupdate/updater.go b/internal/selfupdate/updater.go
index 0bfed53dd..4b8f93a18 100644
--- a/internal/selfupdate/updater.go
+++ b/internal/selfupdate/updater.go
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ type Updater struct {
 	// running binary is successfully renamed to .old. Used by
 	// CanRestorePreviousVersion to report whether rollback is possible.
 	backupCreated bool
+
+	// detectCache memoizes the first real DetectInstallMethod result. How this
+	// binary was installed cannot change during a single process, so caching is
+	// the correct semantics — and it is required for correctness: the update
+	// flow mutates the install (pnpm add -g / npm install -g) before syncing
+	// skills, so a re-detection at skills time could resolve a now-stale
+	// os.Executable path and misclassify. Seeded pre-update by the first call
+	// (updateRun), it keeps the post-update skills launcher consistent with the
+	// launcher reported to the user. Not goroutine-safe; the update flow is
+	// sequential.
+	detectCache *DetectResult
 }
 
 // New creates an Updater with default (real) behavior.
@@ -124,6 +135,16 @@ func (u *Updater) DetectInstallMethod() DetectResult {
 	if u.DetectOverride != nil {
 		return u.DetectOverride()
 	}
+	if u.detectCache != nil {
+		return *u.detectCache
+	}
+	result := u.detectInstallMethod()
+	u.detectCache = &result
+	return result
+}
+
+// detectInstallMethod performs the real (uncached) detection.
+func (u *Updater) detectInstallMethod() DetectResult {
 	exe, err := vfs.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return DetectResult{Method: InstallManual}
diff --git a/internal/selfupdate/updater_test.go b/internal/selfupdate/updater_test.go
index 1ed51b7bc..93176265e 100644
--- a/internal/selfupdate/updater_test.go
+++ b/internal/selfupdate/updater_test.go
@@ -501,3 +501,17 @@ func TestSkillsInvocation(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestDetectInstallMethod_Caches locks the fix for the post-update re-detection
+// hazard: DetectInstallMethod must return the first (pre-update) detection on
+// subsequent calls, so the skills launcher chosen after the binary is replaced
+// stays consistent with what was detected — and reported — before the update.
+func TestDetectInstallMethod_Caches(t *testing.T) {
+	u := New()
+	cached := DetectResult{Method: InstallPnpm, PnpmAvailable: true, ResolvedPath: "/x/pnpm/store/v11/links/@larksuite/cli/1.0.0/node_modules/@larksuite/cli/bin/lark-cli"}
+	u.detectCache = &cached
+	got := u.DetectInstallMethod()
+	if got.Method != InstallPnpm || !got.PnpmAvailable {
+		t.Errorf("expected cached pnpm result to be returned, got %+v", got)
+	}
+}