diff --git a/src/bmad_loop/data/skills/bmad-loop-setup/SKILL.md b/src/bmad_loop/data/skills/bmad-loop-setup/SKILL.md
index 1bc29476..8778a374 100644
--- a/src/bmad_loop/data/skills/bmad-loop-setup/SKILL.md
+++ b/src/bmad_loop/data/skills/bmad-loop-setup/SKILL.md
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ Write a temp JSON file with the collected answers structured as `{"core": {...},
 In the commands below, replace `{project-root}` in every path argument with the actual project root (e.g. `/home/me/myapp`) before running — these are filesystem paths, not config values.
 
 ```bash
-python3 ./scripts/merge-config.py --config-path "{project-root}/_bmad/config.yaml" --user-config-path "{project-root}/_bmad/config.user.yaml" --module-yaml ./assets/module.yaml --answers {temp-file} --legacy-dir "{project-root}/_bmad"
+uv run ./scripts/merge-config.py --config-path "{project-root}/_bmad/config.yaml" --user-config-path "{project-root}/_bmad/config.user.yaml" --module-yaml ./assets/module.yaml --answers {temp-file} --legacy-dir "{project-root}/_bmad"
 python3 ./scripts/merge-help-csv.py --target "{project-root}/_bmad/module-help.csv" --source ./assets/module-help.csv --legacy-dir "{project-root}/_bmad" --module-code bmad-loop
 ```
 
 Both scripts output JSON to stdout with results. If either exits non-zero, surface the error and stop. The scripts automatically read legacy config values as fallback defaults. Legacy config files are **preserved, never deleted** — on BMAD v6 the per-module and core `config.yaml` / `module-help.csv` are live, manifest-tracked files (so `legacy_configs_deleted` / `legacy_csvs_deleted` are always empty).
 
-Run `./scripts/merge-config.py --help` or `./scripts/merge-help-csv.py --help` for full usage.
+Run `uv run ./scripts/merge-config.py --help` or
+`python3 ./scripts/merge-help-csv.py --help` for full usage.
 
 ## Create Output Directories
 
diff --git a/tests/test_setup_cleanup_scripts.py b/tests/test_setup_cleanup_scripts.py
index 2fa2bae4..73653f96 100644
--- a/tests/test_setup_cleanup_scripts.py
+++ b/tests/test_setup_cleanup_scripts.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 SCRIPTS = REPO / "src" / "bmad_loop" / "data" / "skills" / "bmad-loop-setup" / "scripts"
 ASSETS = REPO / "src" / "bmad_loop" / "data" / "skills" / "bmad-loop-setup" / "assets"
+SETUP_SKILL = SCRIPTS.parent / "SKILL.md"
 
 
 def _run(script: str, *args: str) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
@@ -288,6 +289,14 @@ def test_cleanup_removes_payload_whose_skill_ships_marker_named_assets(tmp_path)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- merge-config
 
 
+def test_setup_skill_uses_uv_for_dependency_bearing_merge_config():
+    skill = SETUP_SKILL.read_text()
+
+    assert skill.count("uv run ./scripts/merge-config.py") == 2
+    assert "python3 ./scripts/merge-config.py" not in skill
+    assert skill.count("python3 ./scripts/merge-help-csv.py") == 2
+
+
 def test_merge_config_preserves_legacy_configs(tmp_path):
     bmad = _v6_bmad(tmp_path)
     answers = tmp_path / "answers.json"