diff --git a/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/output.txt b/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/output.txt
index 5cc1a8c5bd..744e53b0d3 100644
--- a/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/output.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 >>> [CLI] experimental aitools install --skills-only --global
 Command "install" is deprecated, use "databricks aitools install" instead.
 Flag --global has been deprecated, use --scope=global
-Installing Databricks skills for Claude Code...
+Installing Databricks skills for Cursor...
 Using skills version test-ref
 Fetching skills manifest...
 Downloading alpha...
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Installed 2 skills.
 === update against a release where beta is gone: alpha updates, beta is pruned
 >>> DATABRICKS_SKILLS_REF=v2-ref [CLI] experimental aitools update --scope global
 Command "update" is deprecated, use "databricks aitools update" instead.
-Installing databricks plugin for Claude Code...
-Skipped Claude Code: claude-code: install-failed: ✘ Failed to install plugin "databricks@claude-plugins-official": Plugin "databricks" not found in marketplace "claude-plugins-official". Your local copy may be out of date — try `claude plugin marketplace update claude-plugins-official`.
 Downloading alpha...
 Exposing alpha to 1 agent...
   updated alpha v1.0.0 -> v2.0.0
diff --git a/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/script b/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/script
index 3529672c53..bf24ea62fa 100644
--- a/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/script
+++ b/acceptance/experimental/aitools/skills/update-prune/script
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Isolate HOME: this test reconciles the whole install state, so it must not
 # share ~/.databricks with the sibling aitools acceptance tests.
 sethome home
-# Agent detection needs ~/.claude; prefer USERPROFILE on Windows.
-mkdir -p "${USERPROFILE:-$HOME}/.claude"
+# Detect Cursor, a skills-only agent (no databricks plugin), so update exercises
+# the raw-skill prune path without shelling out to a plugin-capable agent's CLI.
+# A plugin agent (e.g. Claude Code) would run `claude plugin install` during
+# update, making the output depend on whether `claude` is on the host PATH.
+# sethome sets HOME on Windows too, so $HOME is enough here.
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.cursor"
 
 title "install two skills"
 trace $CLI experimental aitools install --skills-only --global