diff --git a/hermes_cli/gateway.py b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
index dc988fa40f2..f85573634af 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/gateway.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ import shlex
 import shutil
 import signal
 import subprocess
+
+# Ensure /bin and /usr/bin are on PATH so launchctl/systemctl are discoverable
+# when running under UV's bundled Python which ships a minimal PATH.
+_sys_dirs = {"/bin", "/usr/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/sbin"}
+_path_dirs = set(os.environ.get("PATH", "").split(os.pathsep))
+_missing = _sys_dirs - _path_dirs
+if _missing:
+    os.environ["PATH"] = os.environ.get("PATH", "") + os.pathsep + os.pathsep.join(sorted(_missing))
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import time