diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1357a9cca..6732aa392 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - `agent-relay fleet spawn` explains how to reuse a retained agent name with `fleet release <name> --delete-agent --wait` when registration fails with `agent_already_exists`.
+- The installer's Quick Start now prints `agent-relay node up --background` and `agent-relay node down`, which exist, instead of the removed `agent-relay up` form that failed with "unknown command 'up'". An install pinned with `AGENT_RELAY_VERSION` to a release older than 9.2.2 still prints the top-level `up`/`down` forms that release has.
 
 ## [13.3.0] - 2026-10-10
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3bb084480..7227cc559 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1279,17 +1279,27 @@ verify_installation() {
 
 # Print usage instructions
 print_usage() {
+    # The broker commands moved under `node` in 9.2.2. A pinned older install
+    # (AGENT_RELAY_VERSION) still has only the top-level `up`/`down` forms.
+    local node_group="node "
+    local major minor patch
+    if [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+        major=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}; minor=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}; patch=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
+        if (( major < 9 || (major == 9 && (minor < 2 || (minor == 2 && patch < 2))) )); then
+            node_group=""
+        fi
+    fi
     echo ""
     echo -e "${BOLD}Quick Start:${NC}"
     echo ""
     echo "  # Start the local broker (detached so this terminal stays free)"
-    echo "  agent-relay up --background"
+    echo "  agent-relay ${node_group}up --background"
     echo ""
     echo "  # Check status"
     echo "  agent-relay status"
     echo ""
     echo "  # Stop the broker"
-    echo "  agent-relay down"
+    echo "  agent-relay ${node_group}down"
     echo ""
     echo -e "${BOLD}Documentation:${NC} https://github.com/AgentWorkforce/relay"
     echo ""
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli/bootstrap.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli/bootstrap.test.ts
index 088c8d0a3..cabbc4bcf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli/bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli/bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
@@ -483,3 +484,44 @@ describe('telemetry context propagation', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('install.sh quick start', () => {
+  const installScript = fs.readFileSync(new URL('../../../../install.sh', import.meta.url), 'utf-8');
+  const usageFunction = installScript.match(/^print_usage\(\)\s*\{\n[\s\S]*?^\}/m)?.[0] ?? '';
+
+  function quickStartCommands(version: string): string[] {
+    // Run the real function so version-dependent command forms are what we check.
+    const output = execFileSync('bash', ['-c', `${usageFunction}\nprint_usage`], {
+      encoding: 'utf-8',
+      env: { ...process.env, VERSION: version, BOLD: '', NC: '' },
+    });
+    return [...output.matchAll(/^\s*agent-relay (.+)$/gm)].map((match) => match[1].trim());
+  }
+
+  it('prints only commands this CLI actually has', () => {
+    // The installer once printed `agent-relay up --background` after `up` moved
+    // under `node`, so a first run failed with "unknown command 'up'".
+    expect(usageFunction).not.toBe('');
+    const commands = quickStartCommands('latest');
+    expect(commands).toContain('node up --background');
+    const program = createProgram();
+    for (const command of commands) {
+      let current: Command = program;
+      // Flags, <placeholders>, and anything after a leaf command are arguments, not command words.
+      for (const word of command
+        .split(/\s+/)
+        .filter((part) => !part.startsWith('-') && !/^<[^>]+>$/.test(part))) {
+        if (current !== program && current.commands.length === 0) break;
+        const next = current.commands.find((sub) => sub.name() === word || sub.aliases().includes(word));
+        expect(next, `agent-relay ${command}: no "${word}" command`).toBeDefined();
+        current = next as Command;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the top-level up/down forms for pinned installs older than 9.2.2', () => {
+    expect(quickStartCommands('9.2.1')).toEqual(['up --background', 'status', 'down']);
+    expect(quickStartCommands('9.2.2')).toEqual(['node up --background', 'status', 'node down']);
+    expect(quickStartCommands('13.1.5')).toEqual(['node up --background', 'status', 'node down']);
+  });
+});