diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/commands/global/install.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/commands/global/install.rs
index f750221a4d..0b09e52493 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/commands/global/install.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/commands/global/install.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ pub(crate) fn is_vp_shim_target(
 /// created for packages either, with one exception: `vp install -g corepack`
 /// may take BinConfig ownership of the corepack shim (see
 /// `create_package_shim`).
-pub(crate) fn is_protected_shim(bin_name: &str) -> bool {
+pub(crate) fn is_protected_shim(bin_name: &str, ignore_case: bool) -> bool {
+    let bin_name =
+        if cfg!(target_os = "linux") || !ignore_case { bin_name } else { &bin_name.to_lowercase() };
     CORE_SHIMS.contains(&bin_name) || crate::commands::env::setup::SHIM_TOOLS.contains(&bin_name)
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub(crate) fn is_protected_shim(bin_name: &str) -> bool {
 /// resolution order. The exemption is scoped to the package name; any other
 /// package declaring a `corepack` bin must not take BinConfig ownership.
 pub(crate) fn package_may_own_bin(package_name: &str, bin_name: &str) -> bool {
-    !is_protected_shim(bin_name) || (bin_name == "corepack" && package_name == "corepack")
+    !is_protected_shim(bin_name, true) || (bin_name == "corepack" && package_name == "corepack")
 }
 
 /// Options for [`install`].
@@ -902,7 +904,7 @@ pub async fn uninstall(package_name: &str, dry_run: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
         output::raw(&format!("Would uninstall {}:", package_name));
         for bin_name in &bins {
             // Protected shims survive the real uninstall; keep dry-run honest.
-            if is_protected_shim(bin_name) {
+            if is_protected_shim(bin_name, false) {
                 output::raw(&format!(
                     "  - shim: {} (kept: default shim)",
                     bin_dir.join(bin_name).as_path().display()
@@ -1093,7 +1095,7 @@ async fn remove_package_shim(
     // Don't remove protected shims (e.g., `vp remove -g corepack` must keep
     // the default corepack shim so it falls back to the Node-bundled or
     // auto-installed corepack).
-    if is_protected_shim(bin_name) {
+    if is_protected_shim(bin_name, false) {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -1228,6 +1230,13 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Regular bins are unrestricted
         assert!(package_may_own_bin("typescript", "tsc"));
+
+        #[cfg(any(windows, target_os = "macos"))]
+        assert!(!package_may_own_bin("some-package", "NPM"));
+        #[cfg(any(windows, target_os = "macos"))]
+        assert!(!package_may_own_bin("some-package", "Node"));
+        #[cfg(any(windows, target_os = "macos"))]
+        assert!(!package_may_own_bin("some-package", "VP"));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/dispatch.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/dispatch.rs
index 5c4fecfa89..47776f7a31 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/dispatch.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/dispatch.rs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fn check_npm_global_install_result(
             // Skip protected shims (core shims and default env shims). Tell
             // the user for the non-core names (e.g. `npm i -g corepack`):
             // npm installed the package, but the binary stays unlinked.
-            if is_protected_shim(&bin_name) {
+            if is_protected_shim(&bin_name, false) {
                 if !crate::commands::global::CORE_SHIMS.contains(&bin_name.as_str()) {
                     let hint = if bin_name == "corepack" {
                         " Use `vp install -g corepack` to manage its version."
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ fn remove_npm_global_uninstall_links(bin_entries: &[(String, String)], npm_prefi
         // Skip protected shims: a stale Npm BinConfig (e.g. a pre-default-shim
         // `npm install -g corepack`) must not let `npm uninstall -g` delete a
         // default shim that `vp env setup` now owns.
-        if is_protected_shim(bin_name) {
+        if is_protected_shim(bin_name, false) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/mod.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/mod.rs
index e602199107..d213901361 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/shim/mod.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ pub(crate) mod corepack;
 pub(crate) mod dispatch;
 pub(crate) mod exec;
 
+use std::fs;
+
 pub(crate) use cache::invalidate_cache;
 pub use dispatch::dispatch;
 pub(crate) use dispatch::find_system_tool;
 use vite_shared::env_vars;
 
+use crate::commands::env::config::get_bin_dir;
+
 /// Core shim tools (node, npm, npx).
 ///
 /// `corepack` is also a default shim (see `commands::env::setup::SHIM_TOOLS`)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ use vite_shared::env_vars;
 pub const CORE_SHIM_TOOLS: &[&str] = &["node", "npm", "npx"];
 
 /// Extract the tool name from argv[0].
+/// We hope all bins should be put under $VP_HOME/bin
 ///
 /// Handles various formats:
 /// - `node` (Unix)
@@ -36,11 +41,33 @@ pub const CORE_SHIM_TOOLS: &[&str] = &["node", "npm", "npx"];
 /// - `C:\path\node.exe` (Windows full path)
 pub fn extract_tool_name(argv0: &str) -> String {
     let path = std::path::Path::new(argv0);
-    let stem = path.file_stem().unwrap_or_default().to_string_lossy();
 
     // Handle Windows: strip .exe, .cmd extensions if present in stem
     // (file_stem already strips the extension)
-    stem.to_lowercase()
+    let stem = path.file_stem().unwrap_or_default().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+    if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+        stem
+    } else {
+        let bin_dir = get_bin_dir();
+        if let Ok(bin_dir) = bin_dir {
+            if let Ok(read_dir) = fs::read_dir(&bin_dir) {
+                for bin in read_dir.flatten() {
+                    if bin.path().file_stem().unwrap_or_default().to_string_lossy().to_lowercase()
+                        == stem.to_lowercase()
+                    {
+                        return bin
+                            .path()
+                            .file_stem()
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                            .to_string_lossy()
+                            .to_string();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stem
+    }
 }
 
 /// Check if the given tool name is a core shim tool (node/npm/npx).
@@ -140,10 +167,10 @@ pub fn detect_shim_tool(argv0: &str) -> Option<String> {
     // (so argv[0] would be "vp"), but the env var carries the real tool name.
     if let Some(tool) = env_tool {
         if !tool.is_empty() {
-            let tool_lower = tool.to_lowercase();
+            let tool = extract_tool_name(&tool);
             // Accept any tool from env var (could be core or package binary)
-            if tool_lower != "vp" {
-                return Some(tool_lower);
+            if tool != "vp" {
+                return Some(tool);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/cli.js b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/cli.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1414203c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log('mixed-case bin executed');
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/package.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d696975b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "env-install-mixed-case-bin",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "bin": {
+    "MixedCaseBin": "./cli.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/snap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eedf810cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/snap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+> vp install -g .
+info: Installing 1 global package with Node.js <semver>
+✓ Installed env-install-mixed-case-bin <semver>
+  Bins: MixedCaseBin
+
+> MixedCaseBin
+mixed-case bin executed
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/steps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6705dca3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/env-install-mixed-case-bin/steps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "commands": ["vp install -g .", "MixedCaseBin"],
+  "after": ["vp remove -g env-install-mixed-case-bin"]
+}