diff --git a/scripts/run-qa-agent.sh b/scripts/run-qa-agent.sh
index a3f9c9e..23e21bd 100755
--- a/scripts/run-qa-agent.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-qa-agent.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+if [[ ! -f ./shellforge ]]; then
+  echo "[run-qa-agent] Building shellforge..."
+  go build -o shellforge ./cmd/shellforge
+fi
+
 exec ./shellforge qa "${1:-.}"
diff --git a/scripts/run-report-agent.sh b/scripts/run-report-agent.sh
index 6c7ef17..f66967f 100755
--- a/scripts/run-report-agent.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-report-agent.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+if [[ ! -f ./shellforge ]]; then
+  echo "[run-report-agent] Building shellforge..."
+  go build -o shellforge ./cmd/shellforge
+fi
+
 exec ./shellforge report "${1:-.}"