diff --git a/ci/install_ai_tools.sh b/ci/install_ai_tools.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c204b232c7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/install_ai_tools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# AI Coding Tools Installer
+# Installs claude-code (Anthropic) and codex-cli (OpenAI)
+
+set -e
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info()  { echo -e "${BLUE}[AI Tools] $1${NC}"; }
+log_ok()    { echo -e "${GREEN}[AI Tools] $1${NC}"; }
+log_warn()  { echo -e "${YELLOW}[AI Tools] $1${NC}"; }
+log_err()   { echo -e "${RED}[AI Tools] $1${NC}"; }
+
+# ── Node.js prerequisite check ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+check_node() {
+    if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_warn "Node.js not found. Attempting to install via NodeSource (LTS)..."
+        if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
+            apt-get install -y nodejs
+        elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            curl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
+            yum install -y nodejs
+        elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            curl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
+            dnf install -y nodejs
+        else
+            log_err "Unsupported package manager. Please install Node.js 18+ manually and re-run."
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    node_major=$(node --version | sed 's/v//' | cut -d. -f1)
+    if [ "$node_major" -lt 18 ]; then
+        log_err "Node.js 18+ is required (found $(node --version)). Please upgrade Node.js."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    log_ok "Node.js $(node --version) detected."
+}
+
+# ── Install claude-code ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+install_claude_code() {
+    log_info "Installing claude-code (Anthropic Claude Code CLI)..."
+    if command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_warn "claude-code is already installed ($(claude --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown version')). Skipping."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code 2>&1; then
+        log_ok "claude-code installed successfully."
+        log_info "Run 'claude' to get started. Authenticate with: claude config"
+    else
+        log_err "Failed to install claude-code via npm."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Install codex-cli ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+install_codex_cli() {
+    log_info "Installing codex-cli (OpenAI Codex CLI)..."
+    if command -v codex >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_warn "codex-cli is already installed ($(codex --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown version')). Skipping."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if npm install -g @openai/codex 2>&1; then
+        log_ok "codex-cli installed successfully."
+        log_info "Run 'codex' to get started. Set your API key: export OPENAI_API_KEY=<your-key>"
+    else
+        log_err "Failed to install codex-cli via npm."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+install_ai_tools() {
+    log_info "Starting AI coding tools installation..."
+    check_node || { log_err "Node.js prerequisite check failed. Aborting AI tools installation."; return 1; }
+    install_claude_code
+    install_codex_cli
+    log_ok "AI coding tools installation complete."
+    log_info "  • claude-code: run 'claude' — docs: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code"
+    log_info "  • codex-cli:   run 'codex'  — docs: https://github.com/openai/codex"
+}
+
+install_ai_tools
diff --git a/ci/script.sh b/ci/script.sh
index 556002a653e5..2239d5facd21 100755
--- a/ci/script.sh
+++ b/ci/script.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ if [ ! -f "GeoIP.mmdb" ]; then
 fi
 
 chmod 755 1pctl install.sh
+
+# Make the AI tools installer available
+if [ -f "$(dirname "$0")/install_ai_tools.sh" ]; then
+    chmod +x "$(dirname "$0")/install_ai_tools.sh"
+fi