diff --git a/Dockerfile.claude b/Dockerfile.claude
index 0528a2b..d5bec57 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.claude
+++ b/Dockerfile.claude
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FROM node:22-slim
 # tool (curl itself, plus anything that shells out to it) works
 # against pipelock's bumped TLS without the agent needing local DNS.
 RUN apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates openssh-client socat curl dnsutils \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates openssh-client socat curl dnsutils python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install claude-code globally. Pinned to the version verified in the v1
diff --git a/Dockerfile.codex b/Dockerfile.codex
index fd9313c..ae92f9e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.codex
+++ b/Dockerfile.codex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 FROM node:22-slim
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates openssh-client socat curl dnsutils \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git ca-certificates openssh-client socat curl dnsutils python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN npm install -g --no-fund --no-audit @openai/codex@0.134.0 \