diff --git a/bootstrap/host/README.md b/bootstrap/host/README.md
index 7142d9e..5f3d5da 100644
--- a/bootstrap/host/README.md
+++ b/bootstrap/host/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The playbook:
 - configures apt repositories for Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenTofu, and Brave
 - installs the captured Debian package set, filtering packages unavailable on
   the current Debian release
+- installs user-level pipx CLI tools such as `yt-dlp`
 - installs Zoom from the upstream `.deb` when requested on amd64
 - adds `jv` to expected local groups
 - enables core services such as Docker, containerd, kubelet, ssh, cron, and
diff --git a/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml b/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
index 33ea59b..418aa92 100644
--- a/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
+++ b/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ debian_pc_enable_services:
   - kubelet
   - bluetooth
 
+debian_pc_pipx_packages:
+  - yt-dlp
+
 debian_pc_hold_packages:
   - containerd.io
   - kubeadm
diff --git a/bootstrap/host/playbook.yml b/bootstrap/host/playbook.yml
index 05fcf06..5056671 100644
--- a/bootstrap/host/playbook.yml
+++ b/bootstrap/host/playbook.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,25 @@
         - "'zoom' in debian_pc_apt_manual_packages"
         - ansible_facts.architecture == "x86_64"
 
+    - name: Ensure pipx binary path is configured for the homelab user
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: python3 -m pipx ensurepath
+      become: true
+      become_user: "{{ debian_pc_user }}"
+      environment:
+        PATH: "{{ debian_pc_user_home }}/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Install user pipx CLI tools
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: "python3 -m pipx install {{ item }}"
+        creates: "{{ debian_pc_user_home }}/.local/bin/{{ item }}"
+      become: true
+      become_user: "{{ debian_pc_user }}"
+      environment:
+        PATH: "{{ debian_pc_user_home }}/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+      loop: "{{ debian_pc_pipx_packages }}"
+
     - name: Hold Kubernetes and runtime packages
       ansible.builtin.dpkg_selections:
         name: "{{ item }}"