diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b00ab16..255970c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Install the DocPull runtime, add the marketplace, and install the plugins you
 need:
 
 ```bash
-pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.1'
+pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'
 codex plugin marketplace add raintree-technology/plugins
 codex plugin add docpull@raintree
 codex plugin add hig-doctor@raintree
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ codex plugin add <plugin>@raintree
 codex plugin remove <plugin>@raintree
 ```
 
-DocPull 6.5.1 constrains its MCP runtime to the compatible major version. The
+DocPull 6.5.3 constrains its MCP runtime to the compatible major version and
+reports the exact setup command when its executable is missing. The
 immutable `v0.1.0` tag records the withdrawn 6.5.0 bundle, and `v0.1.1` records
 the rollback.
 
diff --git a/plugins.lock.json b/plugins.lock.json
index 748c216..38dea58 100644
--- a/plugins.lock.json
+++ b/plugins.lock.json
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
     {
       "name": "docpull",
       "repository": "https://github.com/raintree-technology/docpull.git",
-      "ref": "v6.5.1",
-      "commit": "ca55534347234990c361da83571472e00d6f33da",
+      "ref": "v6.5.3",
+      "commit": "cd9cc695974c64a6cb3be9c1436b0475db1c933e",
       "sourcePaths": ["plugin"],
-      "version": "6.5.1"
+      "version": "6.5.3"
     },
     {
       "name": "hig-doctor",
diff --git a/plugins/docpull/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/docpull/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 0ff39e3..cce8849 100644
--- a/plugins/docpull/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/docpull/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "docpull",
-  "version": "6.5.1",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "Pull public web sources into Claude Code. Indexes static and server-rendered sites as local Markdown with conditional-GET caching, then exposes them as MCP tools. Local, browser-free, no API keys.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Raintree Technology",
diff --git a/plugins/docpull/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/docpull/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 6afc67b..ee266bb 100644
--- a/plugins/docpull/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/docpull/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "docpull",
   "name": "docpull",
-  "version": "6.5.1",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "Pull public web sources into Codex as local, searchable Markdown through docpull's MCP server.",
   "skills": "./skills/",
   "mcpServers": "./.mcp.json",
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
     "brandColor": "#0F6B5D",
     "composerIcon": "./assets/logo.svg",
     "logo": "./assets/logo.svg",
-    "defaultPrompt": "Use docpull when I ask about a specific library, framework, SDK, API, website, or public source URL. Prefer cached sources first, fetch only the requested source, and cite source paths when answering."
+    "defaultPrompt": "Use DocPull for a named library, framework, SDK, API, website, or public URL. Prefer cached sources and cite source paths."
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/docpull/.mcp.json b/plugins/docpull/.mcp.json
index 68cf2b3..56586ae 100644
--- a/plugins/docpull/.mcp.json
+++ b/plugins/docpull/.mcp.json
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
   "mcpServers": {
     "docpull": {
-      "command": "docpull",
-      "args": ["mcp"]
+      "command": "node",
+      "args": ["./scripts/launch-docpull-mcp.mjs"],
+      "cwd": "."
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/docpull/README.md b/plugins/docpull/README.md
index 08ebe1d..e544590 100644
--- a/plugins/docpull/README.md
+++ b/plugins/docpull/README.md
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ for the boundary between the plugin's MCP tools and the broader CLI/SDK.
 The plugin wraps the `docpull` CLI. Install the MCP extra first:
 
 ```bash
-pip install 'docpull[mcp]'          # or: pipx install 'docpull[mcp]'
-docpull --version                   # should print 6.5.1 or newer
+pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'
+docpull --version                   # should print 6.5.3 or newer
 docpull mcp --help
 ```
 
-The plain `pip install docpull` does not include the MCP dependency.
+The plain `pip install docpull` does not include the MCP dependency. If the
+executable is missing, the plugin exits with the exact `pipx` setup command.
 
 In Claude Code:
 
diff --git a/plugins/docpull/scripts/launch-docpull-mcp.mjs b/plugins/docpull/scripts/launch-docpull-mcp.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27e4626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/docpull/scripts/launch-docpull-mcp.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+
+const child = spawn("docpull", ["mcp", ...process.argv.slice(2)], {
+  stdio: "inherit",
+});
+
+child.on("error", (error) => {
+  if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+    console.error(
+      "DocPull is not installed. Run: pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'",
+    );
+    process.exitCode = 127;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.error(`DocPull could not start: ${error.message}`);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+});
+
+child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+  if (signal) {
+    process.kill(process.pid, signal);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  process.exitCode = code ?? 1;
+});