diff -r 8a166e02c975 -r 6c9f23477328 src/commands/install.reef
--- a/src/commands/install.reef	Sun Jul 05 17:04:35 2026 -0500
+++ b/src/commands/install.reef	Sun Jul 05 17:04:52 2026 -0500
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@
     end if
 
     let install_root = get_root(cfg)
+    // Phase 1: chroot disabled (chroot_scripts=false), so ctx.do_chroot is always false;
+    // this exports $CORAL_ROOT to scripts. Phase 2 replaces the args with cfg + is_root().
+    let script_ctx = package.resolve_script_ctx(install_root, false, true)
 
     if is_upgrade
         // Upgrade flow: pre-upgrade → remove old files → install new files → post-upgrade
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@
         let old_scripts = database.get_scripts_dir(info.name)
         if database.has_stored_scripts(info.name)
             color.print_info("Running pre-upgrade script...")
-            if not package.run_stored_pre_upgrade(old_scripts, old_version, info.version)
+            if not package.run_stored_pre_upgrade(script_ctx, old_scripts, old_version, info.version)
                 color.print_error("Pre-upgrade script failed, aborting")
                 cleanup_extract_dir(extract_dir)
                 return false
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@
         // Run post-upgrade from new package's scripts
         if package.has_scripts(extract_dir)
             color.print_info("Running post-upgrade script...")
-            if not package.run_post_upgrade(extract_dir, old_version, info.version)
+            if not package.run_post_upgrade(script_ctx, extract_dir, old_version, info.version)
                 color.print_warning("Post-upgrade script failed")
             end if
         end if
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@
         // Run pre-install script (abort on failure)
         if package.has_scripts(extract_dir)
             color.print_info("Running pre-install script...")
-            if not package.run_pre_install(extract_dir, info.version)
+            if not package.run_pre_install(script_ctx, extract_dir, info.version)
                 color.print_error("Pre-install script failed")
                 cleanup_extract_dir(extract_dir)
                 return false
@@ -458,7 +461,7 @@
         // Run post-install script (warn on failure, don't abort)
         if package.has_scripts(extract_dir)
             color.print_info("Running post-install script...")
-            if not package.run_post_install(extract_dir, info.version)
+            if not package.run_post_install(script_ctx, extract_dir, info.version)
                 color.print_warning("Post-install script failed")
             end if
         end if
diff -r 8a166e02c975 -r 6c9f23477328 src/commands/remove.reef
--- a/src/commands/remove.reef	Sun Jul 05 17:04:35 2026 -0500
+++ b/src/commands/remove.reef	Sun Jul 05 17:04:52 2026 -0500
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@
 
     color.print_action("Removing " + pkg_name + "...")
 
+    // Phase 1: chroot disabled (chroot_scripts=false), so ctx.do_chroot is always false;
+    // this exports $CORAL_ROOT to scripts. Phase 2 replaces the args with cfg + is_root().
+    let install_root = get_actual_root(root_path)
+    let script_ctx = package.resolve_script_ctx(install_root, false, true)
+
     // Get package info (use rooted version if root is set)
     let pkg = get_installed_pkg(pkg_name, root_path)
     color.print_info("Package: " + pkg.info.name + " " + pkg.info.version)
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@
     let scripts_dir = database.get_scripts_dir(pkg_name)
     if database.has_stored_scripts(pkg_name)
         color.print_info("Running pre-remove script...")
-        if not package.run_stored_pre_remove(scripts_dir, pkg.info.version)
+        if not package.run_stored_pre_remove(script_ctx, scripts_dir, pkg.info.version)
             color.print_error("Pre-remove script failed, aborting removal of " + pkg_name)
             return false
         end if
@@ -237,7 +242,7 @@
     // Run post-remove script if present (warn on failure, don't abort)
     if database.has_stored_scripts(pkg_name)
         color.print_info("Running post-remove script...")
-        if not package.run_stored_post_remove(scripts_dir, pkg.info.version)
+        if not package.run_stored_post_remove(script_ctx, scripts_dir, pkg.info.version)
             color.print_warning("Post-remove script failed")
         end if
     end if