diff --git a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_slides.py b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_slides.py
index a97c55c06..0a70bb0a8 100644
--- a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_slides.py
+++ b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_slides.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def filter_pdf_pages(pdf_path: Path, pages: list[int], output_path: Path) -> Pat
         import fitz  # noqa: PLC0415 — PyMuPDF
     except ImportError:
         logger.error(
-            "PyMuPDF is required for slide filtering. Install via: pip install pymupdf"
+            "PyMuPDF is required for slide filtering. Install via: uv pip install pymupdf"
         )
         sys.exit(EXIT_FAILURE)
 
diff --git a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_svg.py b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_svg.py
index 1e0533563..672243024 100644
--- a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_svg.py
+++ b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/export_svg.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def export_pdf_to_svg(
         import fitz  # noqa: F401, PLC0415 — PyMuPDF availability check
     except ImportError as e:
         raise PyMuPDFError(
-            "PyMuPDF is required for SVG export. Install via: pip install pymupdf"
+            "PyMuPDF is required for SVG export. Install via: uv pip install pymupdf"
         ) from e
 
     try:
diff --git a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/render_pdf_images.py b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/render_pdf_images.py
index d1ebef071..6b3167dfa 100644
--- a/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/render_pdf_images.py
+++ b/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint/scripts/render_pdf_images.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def render_pages(
     try:
         import fitz  # noqa: F401, PLC0415 — PyMuPDF availability check
     except ImportError:
-        logger.error("PyMuPDF is required. Install via: pip install pymupdf")
+        logger.error("PyMuPDF is required. Install via: uv pip install pymupdf")
         sys.exit(EXIT_FAILURE)
 
     output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beval.yml b/.github/workflows/beval.yml
index 01e0a2e6a..d712490f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beval.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ jobs:
           npm ci --prefix evals/beval
           echo "${{ github.workspace }}/evals/beval/node_modules/.bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9
+
       - name: Install beval
         # beval is hosted under a personal account (vyta) while an org-owned
         # home is evaluated. The install is pinned to a specific commit SHA to
         # mitigate supply-chain risk in the interim.
-        run: pip install --no-cache-dir "beval[all] @ git+https://github.com/vyta/beval.git@d9f46c24f03b0b806d928a8a8ce2fc66d8e470fb#subdirectory=python"
+        run: uv pip install --system --no-cache-dir "beval[all] @ git+https://github.com/vyta/beval.git@d9f46c24f03b0b806d928a8a8ce2fc66d8e470fb#subdirectory=python"
 
       - name: Start agent (TCP)
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-install-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-install-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66e9d2185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-install-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Pip Install Lint
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  check-bare-pip-install:
+    name: Check for bare pip install
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Run bare pip install lint check
+        run: python scripts/lint_pip_install.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
index 398209132..9af250c18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ jobs:
     with:
       soft-fail: false
 
+  pip-install-lint:
+    name: Pip Install Lint
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pip-install-lint.yml
+
   markdown-lint:
     name: Markdown Lint
     uses: ./.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
diff --git a/scripts/lint_pip_install.py b/scripts/lint_pip_install.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6003caebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lint_pip_install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+"""
+Lint script to detect bare 'pip install' calls.
+The repository follows a 'uv-first' Python convention.
+"""
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+EXCLUDE_DIRS = {".git", "evals", ".venv", "venv", "env", "node_modules", "__pycache__"}
+EXCLUDE_FILES = {"THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES", "lint_pip_install.py"}
+TARGET_DIRS = [".github/workflows", "scripts"]
+
+bare_pip_pattern = re.compile(r'\bpip3?\s+install\b')
+uv_pip_pattern = re.compile(r'\buv\s+pip3?\s+install\b')
+
+violations = []
+scanned_files = set()
+
+def should_exclude(filepath):
+    norm_path = filepath.replace("\\", "/")
+    
+    parts = set(norm_path.split("/"))
+    if parts & EXCLUDE_DIRS:
+        return True
+        
+    for ex_file in EXCLUDE_FILES:
+        if ex_file in norm_path:
+            return True
+            
+    return False
+
+def scan_file(filepath):
+    if filepath in scanned_files:
+        return
+    scanned_files.add(filepath)
+    
+    if should_exclude(filepath):
+        return
+        
+    try:
+        with open(filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+            for i, line in enumerate(f, 1):
+                stripped_line = line.strip()
+                
+                if not stripped_line or stripped_line.startswith("#"):
+                    continue
+                
+                if stripped_line.startswith("name:") or stripped_line.startswith("- name:"):
+                    continue
+                
+                if bare_pip_pattern.search(line) and not uv_pip_pattern.search(line):
+                    violations.append(f"{filepath}:{i}: {stripped_line}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: Could not read {filepath}: {e}")
+
+def main():
+    for target_dir in TARGET_DIRS:
+        if os.path.isdir(target_dir):
+            for root, _, files in os.walk(target_dir):
+                for file in files:
+                    scan_file(os.path.join(root, file))
+
+    for root, _, files in os.walk("."):
+        for file in files:
+            if file.endswith(".py"):
+                scan_file(os.path.join(root, file))
+
+    if violations:
+        print("ERROR: Found bare 'pip install' calls. Use 'uv pip install' instead.")
+        print("The repo follows a uv-first Python convention.\n")
+        for v in sorted(set(violations)):
+            print(f"  - {v}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("Success: No bare 'pip install' calls found.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()