diff --git a/explain/claude_code_plugin/deps.py b/explain/claude_code_plugin/deps.py
index 6856f8f..2e09418 100644
--- a/explain/claude_code_plugin/deps.py
+++ b/explain/claude_code_plugin/deps.py
@@ -9,16 +9,13 @@
 from . import xdg_dirs
 
 
-# IMPORTANT: only import standard library modules or modules with a similar warning here as this
-# code must run before dependencies are installed.
-
-
 repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 
 
 def ensure_sys_paths() -> None:
-    # Use per-Python-version package directories so switching Python versions
-    # doesn't require reinstalling (each version keeps its own cached packages).
+    """
+    Add the dependencies directory and repo root to `sys.path`, installing dependencies if needed.
+    """
     py_version = f"{sys.version_info[0]}.{sys.version_info[1]}"
     deps_dir = xdg_dirs.get_plugin_data_dir() / f"packages-{py_version}"
     sys.path.insert(0, str(deps_dir))
@@ -28,12 +25,14 @@ def ensure_sys_paths() -> None:
 
 
 def _install_deps(deps_dir: Path) -> None:
-    # First get `explain`'s dependencies.
+    """
+    Install dependencies from `manifest.json` to the given directory using `uv`.
+    """
+    # First, find out `explain`'s dependencies.
     manifest = json.loads(
         (repo_root / "private/manifest.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
     )
-    deps = manifest["udb_addons"]["explain"]["python_package_deps"]
-    assert isinstance(deps, list)
+    deps: list[str] = manifest["udb_addons"]["explain"]["python_package_deps"]
 
     # Then add the ones for the Claude plugin itself.
     deps.extend(
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ def _install_deps(deps_dir: Path) -> None:
         ]
     )
 
+    # Skip installation if dependencies haven't changed.
     checksum_path = deps_dir / "checksum.txt"
     checksum_current = hashlib.sha224(json.dumps(deps).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
     try:
@@ -55,45 +55,36 @@ def _install_deps(deps_dir: Path) -> None:
 
     deps_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o700)
 
-    _run_install_command(
-        [
-            sys.executable,
-            "-m",
-            "ensurepip",
-        ]
-    )
+    try:
+        uv = os.environ["_UNDO_uv_path"]  # Set by `run.sh`.
+    except KeyError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "_UNDO_uv_path not set. This module must be invoked via run.sh."
+        ) from exc
 
     deps_cmd = [
-        sys.executable,
-        "-s",  # Don't use user site packages.
-        "-m",
+        uv,
         "pip",
-        "-q",
         "install",
-        "--ignore-installed",  # Ignore what may be installed in the system.
+        "--quiet",
         "--upgrade",
         "--target",
-        ".",
+        str(deps_dir),
     ] + deps
-    _run_install_command(deps_cmd, cwd=deps_dir)
-
-    checksum_path.write_text(checksum_current)
 
-
-def _run_install_command(cmd: list[str], *, cwd: Path | None = None) -> None:
     try:
         subprocess.check_output(
-            cmd,
+            deps_cmd,
             stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
             text=True,
-            cwd=cwd,
             env={
                 **os.environ,
-                "PIP_NO_WARN_SCRIPT_LOCATION": "1",
-                "PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK": "1",
+                "UV_NO_PROGRESS": "1",
             },
         )
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Failed to install dependencies with command {shlex.join(cmd)}:\n{exc.output}"
+            f"Failed to install dependencies with command {shlex.join(deps_cmd)}:\n{exc.output}"
         ) from exc
+
+    checksum_path.write_text(checksum_current)
diff --git a/explain/claude_code_plugin/run.sh b/explain/claude_code_plugin/run.sh
index 05f37f6..fa59d93 100755
--- a/explain/claude_code_plugin/run.sh
+++ b/explain/claude_code_plugin/run.sh
@@ -2,18 +2,48 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-readonly me=$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")
-readonly root=$(dirname "$me")/../..
-
-export PYTHONPATH
-PYTHONPATH="$root":${PYTHONPATH:-}
-readonly python=$(which python3 2> /dev/null)
-if [[ -z "$python" ]]; then
-    echo "python3 not found" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
+me=$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")
+readonly me
+root=$(dirname "$me")/../..
+readonly root
+
+readonly plugin_data_dir="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/undo/udb_claude_code_plugin"
+readonly uv_bin_dir="$plugin_data_dir/bin"
 
+export PYTHONPATH="$root":${PYTHONPATH:-}
 export UNDO_telemetry_ui=ai
 
-# -S prevents site packages from being loaded.
-exec "$python" -S -m explain.claude_code_plugin "$@"
+# Return the path to the uv binary, checking PATH first, then local installation.
+find_uv() {
+    if command -v uv &>/dev/null; then
+        command -v uv
+    elif [[ -x "$uv_bin_dir/uv" ]]; then
+        echo "$uv_bin_dir/uv"
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Download and install the uv binary to the plugin data directory.
+install_uv() {
+    echo "Downloading uv..." >&2
+    if command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
+        curl -fsSL https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh
+    elif command -v wget &>/dev/null; then
+        wget -qO- https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh
+    else
+        echo "Neither curl nor wget found. Please install one of them." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi | UV_INSTALL_DIR="$plugin_data_dir" sh >&2
+}
+
+if ! uv_path=$(find_uv); then
+    install_uv
+    if ! uv_path=$(find_uv); then
+        echo "Failed to install uv" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+export _UNDO_uv_path="$uv_path"  # Used bt `deps.py`.
+
+exec "$uv_path" run --no-project --python 3.10 -m explain.claude_code_plugin "$@"