diff --git a/setup b/setup
index 275236cd3..be89d3b6d 100755
--- a/setup
+++ b/setup
@@ -577,6 +577,18 @@ link_claude_skill_dirs() {
         if [ -e "$target/sections" ] || [ -L "$target/sections" ]; then rm -rf "$target/sections"; fi
         _link_or_copy "$gstack_dir/$dir_name/sections" "$target/sections"
       fi
+      # Also link bin/ when the source skill ships one. PreToolUse hook
+      # frontmatter references $CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR/bin/<script>; without
+      # this link those paths resolve to a non-existent target and the
+      # hook silently no-ops (issue #1459). Same fix applies to every
+      # skill that publishes scripts -- freeze, careful, browse, etc.
+      # Routes through _link_or_copy so Windows installs without
+      # Developer Mode get a directory copy instead of a frozen symlink.
+      if [ -d "$gstack_dir/$dir_name/bin" ]; then
+        if [ -L "$target/bin" ]; then rm "$target/bin"; fi
+        if [ -e "$target/bin" ] && [ ! -L "$target/bin" ]; then rm -rf "$target/bin"; fi
+        _link_or_copy "$gstack_dir/$dir_name/bin" "$target/bin"
+      fi
       linked+=("$link_name")
     fi
   done