diff --git a/containers/agent/entrypoint.sh b/containers/agent/entrypoint.sh
index a1ba3d4f..6734ebd3 100644
--- a/containers/agent/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/containers/agent/entrypoint.sh
@@ -768,13 +768,17 @@ if [ -n "${GITHUB_PATH}" ] && [ -f "${GITHUB_PATH}" ]; then
   done < "${GITHUB_PATH}"
   [ -n "${_github_path_prefix}" ] && export PATH="${_github_path_prefix}${PATH}"
 fi
-# Dynamically scan /opt/hostedtoolcache for all installed tool bin directories
-# This covers tools installed by any setup-* action (setup-ruby, setup-dart,
-# setup-python, setup-node, setup-go, setup-java, etc.)
+# Dynamically scan toolcache roots for all installed tool bin directories.
+# This covers tools installed by setup-* actions on both hosted runners
+# (/opt/hostedtoolcache) and self-hosted runners ($HOME/work/_tool).
 # Append (not prepend) so that $GITHUB_PATH entries and standard paths above
 # retain priority; discovered toolcache dirs serve as fallbacks only.
-if [ -d "/opt/hostedtoolcache" ]; then
-  for tool_dir in /opt/hostedtoolcache/*/; do
+append_toolcache_bins() {
+  local toolcache_root="$1"
+  if [ ! -d "${toolcache_root}" ]; then
+    return
+  fi
+  for tool_dir in "${toolcache_root}"/*/; do
     for version_dir in "$tool_dir"*/; do
       for arch_dir in "$version_dir"*/; do
         if [ -d "${arch_dir}bin" ]; then
@@ -786,7 +790,9 @@ if [ -d "/opt/hostedtoolcache" ]; then
       done
     done
   done
-fi
+}
+append_toolcache_bins "/opt/hostedtoolcache"
+append_toolcache_bins "${HOME}/work/_tool"
 # Add user's local bin if it exists
 [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] && export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 # Add Cargo bin for Rust (common in development)
@@ -813,7 +819,7 @@ if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "[entrypoint][ERROR] Copilot CLI requires Node.js, but 'node' is not available inside AWF chroot." >&2
   echo "[entrypoint][ERROR] Ensure Node.js is installed on the runner and reachable from PATH inside the chroot." >&2
   echo "[entrypoint][ERROR] If using setup-node or nvm, verify the install path is present and bind-mounted into /host." >&2
-  echo "[entrypoint][ERROR] Example locations include /opt/hostedtoolcache/... and $HOME/.nvm/..." >&2
+  echo "[entrypoint][ERROR] Example locations include /opt/hostedtoolcache/..., $HOME/work/_tool/..., and $HOME/.nvm/..." >&2
   exit 127
 fi
 AWFEOF
diff --git a/src/services/agent-volumes.test.ts b/src/services/agent-volumes.test.ts
index 36d89944..d9de9b1a 100644
--- a/src/services/agent-volumes.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/agent-volumes.test.ts
@@ -347,6 +347,70 @@ describe('agent service', () => {
       expect(volumes).toContain(`${homeDir}/.gemini:/host${homeDir}/.gemini:rw`);
     });
 
+    it('should mount self-hosted runner toolcache when present under HOME/work/_tool', () => {
+      const fakeHome = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'awf-home-'));
+      const originalHome = process.env.HOME;
+      const originalSudoUser = process.env.SUDO_USER;
+      delete process.env.SUDO_USER;
+      process.env.HOME = fakeHome;
+
+      try {
+        const toolcacheDir = path.join(fakeHome, 'work', '_tool');
+        fs.mkdirSync(toolcacheDir, { recursive: true });
+
+        const result = generateDockerCompose(mockConfig, mockNetworkConfig);
+        const volumes = result.services.agent.volumes as string[];
+
+        expect(volumes).toContain(`${toolcacheDir}:/host${toolcacheDir}:ro`);
+      } finally {
+        if (originalHome !== undefined) {
+          process.env.HOME = originalHome;
+        } else {
+          delete process.env.HOME;
+        }
+        if (originalSudoUser !== undefined) {
+          process.env.SUDO_USER = originalSudoUser;
+        } else {
+          delete process.env.SUDO_USER;
+        }
+        fs.rmSync(fakeHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should not mount HOME/work/_tool when it is a symlink', () => {
+      const fakeHome = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'awf-home-'));
+      const symlinkTarget = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'awf-tool-target-'));
+      const originalHome = process.env.HOME;
+      const originalSudoUser = process.env.SUDO_USER;
+      delete process.env.SUDO_USER;
+      process.env.HOME = fakeHome;
+
+      try {
+        const workDir = path.join(fakeHome, 'work');
+        fs.mkdirSync(workDir, { recursive: true });
+        const toolcacheDir = path.join(workDir, '_tool');
+        fs.symlinkSync(symlinkTarget, toolcacheDir);
+
+        const result = generateDockerCompose(mockConfig, mockNetworkConfig);
+        const volumes = result.services.agent.volumes as string[];
+
+        expect(volumes).not.toContain(`${toolcacheDir}:/host${toolcacheDir}:ro`);
+      } finally {
+        if (originalHome !== undefined) {
+          process.env.HOME = originalHome;
+        } else {
+          delete process.env.HOME;
+        }
+        if (originalSudoUser !== undefined) {
+          process.env.SUDO_USER = originalSudoUser;
+        } else {
+          delete process.env.SUDO_USER;
+        }
+        fs.rmSync(fakeHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+        fs.rmSync(symlinkTarget, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
     it('should skip .copilot bind mount when directory does not exist at non-standard HOME path', () => {
       const fakeHome = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'awf-home-'));
       const originalHome = process.env.HOME;
@@ -365,6 +429,8 @@ describe('agent service', () => {
         expect(fs.existsSync(copilotDir)).toBe(false);
         // The blanket .copilot mount should be absent
         expect(volumes).not.toContain(`${fakeHome}/.copilot:/host${fakeHome}/.copilot:rw`);
+        // Optional self-hosted runner toolcache mount should also be absent
+        expect(volumes).not.toContain(`${fakeHome}/work/_tool:/host${fakeHome}/work/_tool:ro`);
         // But session-state and logs overlays are always present
         expect(volumes).toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining(`${fakeHome}/.copilot/session-state:rw`));
         expect(volumes).toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining(`${fakeHome}/.copilot/logs:rw`));
diff --git a/src/services/agent-volumes.ts b/src/services/agent-volumes.ts
index bcce18ab..97d81cb9 100644
--- a/src/services/agent-volumes.ts
+++ b/src/services/agent-volumes.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,19 @@ export function buildAgentVolumes(params: AgentVolumesParams): string[] {
   // Mount ~/.nvm for Node.js installations managed by nvm on self-hosted runners
   agentVolumes.push(`${effectiveHome}/.nvm:/host${effectiveHome}/.nvm:rw`);
 
+  // Mount self-hosted runner toolcache when present (e.g. ARC/DinD under $HOME/work/_tool)
+  // Use lstatSync (not existsSync/statSync) so a symlink at _tool does not pass the
+  // isDirectory() check — prevents an attacker from redirecting the bind-mount via symlink.
+  const runnerToolCacheDir = path.join(effectiveHome, 'work', '_tool');
+  try {
+    const stat = fs.lstatSync(runnerToolCacheDir);
+    if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+      agentVolumes.push(`${runnerToolCacheDir}:/host${runnerToolCacheDir}:ro`);
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Directory does not exist or is not accessible — skip the optional mount
+  }
+
   // Minimal /etc - only what's needed for runtime
   // Note: /etc/shadow is NOT mounted (contains password hashes)
   agentVolumes.push(
diff --git a/tests/chroot-path-ordering.test.sh b/tests/chroot-path-ordering.test.sh
index 901a835b..2cf20278 100755
--- a/tests/chroot-path-ordering.test.sh
+++ b/tests/chroot-path-ordering.test.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ printf '#!/bin/sh\necho "ruby 3.3.0"\n' > "${TOOLCACHE}/Ruby/3.3.0/x64/bin/ruby"
 chmod +x "${TOOLCACHE}/Ruby/3.1.0/x64/bin/ruby"
 chmod +x "${TOOLCACHE}/Ruby/3.3.0/x64/bin/ruby"
 
+# Build a fake self-hosted runner toolcache with a Node.js version
+RUNNER_TOOLCACHE="${TMPDIR_TEST}/home/runner/work/_tool"
+mkdir -p "${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}/node/20.19.0/x64/bin"
+printf '#!/bin/sh\necho "node 20.19.0"\n' > "${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}/node/20.19.0/x64/bin/node"
+chmod +x "${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}/node/20.19.0/x64/bin/node"
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helper: run the extracted PATH logic in a clean environment, then evaluate
 # the resulting PATH with a provided test expression.
@@ -54,13 +60,15 @@ run_path_test() {
   local check_expr="$3"          # bash expression to evaluate after PATH is set
 
   # Build the inline script from the relevant heredoc section of entrypoint.sh.
-  # We replace /opt/hostedtoolcache with our fake TOOLCACHE so the test is
+  # We replace the toolcache roots with fake test fixtures so the test is
   # self-contained and doesn't depend on the host runner layout.
   local script
   script="$(
     sed -n '/^# Prepend entries from \$GITHUB_PATH/,/^AWFEOF$/{ /^AWFEOF$/d; p; }' \
       "${ENTRYPOINT}" |
-    sed "s|/opt/hostedtoolcache|${TOOLCACHE}|g"
+    sed \
+      -e "s|/opt/hostedtoolcache|${TOOLCACHE}|g" \
+      -e "s|\${HOME}/work/_tool|${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}|g"
   )"
 
   # Run the script in a sub-shell with a clean environment
@@ -152,6 +160,29 @@ else
   fail "toolcache scan duplicated a directory already in PATH from GITHUB_PATH"
 fi
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 5: Self-hosted runner toolcache is scanned for fallback binaries
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FALLBACK_BASE_PATH="/tmp/awf-empty-path"
+
+if run_path_test "" "${FALLBACK_BASE_PATH}" "
+  case \"\${PATH}\" in
+    *\"${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}/node/20.19.0/x64/bin\"*) exit 0;;
+    *) exit 1;;
+  esac
+"; then
+  pass "self-hosted runner toolcache bins are appended to PATH"
+else
+  fail "self-hosted runner toolcache bins were not added to PATH"
+fi
+
+if run_path_test "" "${FALLBACK_BASE_PATH}" \
+  '[ "$(command -v node 2>/dev/null)" = "${RUNNER_TOOLCACHE}/node/20.19.0/x64/bin/node" ]'; then
+  pass "node resolves from self-hosted runner toolcache fallback"
+else
+  fail "node does not resolve from self-hosted runner toolcache fallback"
+fi
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Summary
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------