diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 16416dd9ae..dd27a9c547 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ function Install-UnslothStudio {
         $savedUvIndex = $null
         if ($Command.ToString() -match '--default-index') {
             $savedUvIndex = @{}
-            foreach ($n in 'UV_DEFAULT_INDEX', 'UV_INDEX_URL', 'UV_INDEX', 'UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL', 'UV_TORCH_BACKEND') {
+            foreach ($n in 'UV_DEFAULT_INDEX', 'UV_INDEX_URL', 'UV_INDEX', 'UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL', 'UV_TORCH_BACKEND', 'UV_FIND_LINKS') {
                 $savedUvIndex[$n] = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($n)
                 Remove-Item "Env:$n" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             }
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bbc7e52077..67ae1e4eba 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ run_install_cmd() {
     # redirects torch resolution to its own per-backend index even against a
     # --default-index pin. Other installs keep the user's mirror and backend.
     case " $* " in
-        *" --default-index "*) set -- env -u UV_DEFAULT_INDEX -u UV_INDEX_URL -u UV_INDEX -u UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL -u UV_TORCH_BACKEND "$@" ;;
+        *" --default-index "*) set -- env -u UV_DEFAULT_INDEX -u UV_INDEX_URL -u UV_INDEX -u UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL -u UV_TORCH_BACKEND -u UV_FIND_LINKS "$@" ;;
     esac
     if _is_verbose; then
         "$@" && return 0
diff --git a/studio/install_python_stack.py b/studio/install_python_stack.py
index d88cdfab13..14bd465093 100644
--- a/studio/install_python_stack.py
+++ b/studio/install_python_stack.py
@@ -2594,7 +2594,9 @@ _UV_INDEX_ENV_VARS = (
     "UV_INDEX",
     "UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
     "UV_TORCH_BACKEND",
+    "UV_FIND_LINKS",
     "PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
+    "PIP_FIND_LINKS",
 )
 
 
diff --git a/studio/setup.ps1 b/studio/setup.ps1
index 40c1c47397..a725b83c8c 100644
--- a/studio/setup.ps1
+++ b/studio/setup.ps1
@@ -2938,23 +2938,30 @@ if (Get-Command uv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
 # Helper: install a package, preferring uv with pip fallback
 function Fast-Install {
     param([Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]$Args_)
-    if ($UseUv) {
-        $VenvPy = (Get-Command python).Source
-        # An explicit --index-url must win. Inherited uv index env vars otherwise
-        # override it and pull CPU torch over the CUDA/ROCm build (#6898), so drop
-        # them only for index-pinned installs; mirrors still apply elsewhere.
-        $saved = @{}
-        if (@($Args_) -contains '--index-url') {
-            foreach ($n in 'UV_DEFAULT_INDEX', 'UV_INDEX_URL', 'UV_INDEX', 'UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL', 'UV_TORCH_BACKEND') {
-                $saved[$n] = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($n)
-                Remove-Item "Env:$n" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-            }
+    # An explicit --index-url must win. Inherited uv index env vars otherwise
+    # override it and pull CPU torch over the CUDA/ROCm build (#6898), so drop
+    # them only for index-pinned installs; mirrors still apply elsewhere. The
+    # scrub must cover the WHOLE function, not just the uv attempt: the pip
+    # fallback honours PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL / PIP_FIND_LINKS in addition to the
+    # pinned --index-url, so restoring before the fallback reopens the hole.
+    # UV_TORCH_BACKEND / UV_FIND_LINKS likewise reroute a pinned uv resolve.
+    $saved = @{}
+    if (@($Args_) -contains '--index-url') {
+        foreach ($n in 'UV_DEFAULT_INDEX', 'UV_INDEX_URL', 'UV_INDEX', 'UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL',
+                       'UV_TORCH_BACKEND', 'UV_FIND_LINKS', 'PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL', 'PIP_FIND_LINKS') {
+            $saved[$n] = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($n)
+            Remove-Item "Env:$n" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         }
-        try { $result = & uv pip install --python $VenvPy @Args_ 2>&1 }
-        finally { foreach ($n in $saved.Keys) { if ($null -ne $saved[$n]) { Set-Item "Env:$n" $saved[$n] } } }
-        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { return }
     }
-    & python -m pip install @Args_ 2>&1
+    try {
+        if ($UseUv) {
+            $VenvPy = (Get-Command python).Source
+            $result = & uv pip install --python $VenvPy @Args_ 2>&1
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { return }
+        }
+        & python -m pip install @Args_ 2>&1
+    }
+    finally { foreach ($n in $saved.Keys) { if ($null -ne $saved[$n]) { Set-Item "Env:$n" $saved[$n] } } }
 }
 
 # ── Check if Python deps need updating ──
diff --git a/tests/python/test_cross_platform_parity.py b/tests/python/test_cross_platform_parity.py
index 291dca26c4..17bb39024e 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_cross_platform_parity.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_cross_platform_parity.py
@@ -567,6 +567,28 @@ class TestPinnedIndexClearsUvEnvParity:
             '"PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",' in stack
         ), "install_python_stack.py strip tuple must include PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL"
 
+    def test_all_installers_scrub_find_links(self):
+        """uv's --find-links (env UV_FIND_LINKS) adds candidate locations that can
+        satisfy torch off a pinned index; every pinned-install scrub must clear it."""
+        sh = INSTALL_SH.read_text(encoding = "utf-8")
+        assert "-u UV_FIND_LINKS" in sh
+        for path in (INSTALL_PS1, SETUP_PS1):
+            assert "'UV_FIND_LINKS'" in path.read_text(encoding = "utf-8"), path.name
+        stack = STACK_PY.read_text(encoding = "utf-8")
+        assert '"UV_FIND_LINKS",' in stack and '"PIP_FIND_LINKS",' in stack
+
+    def test_setup_ps1_scrub_covers_pip_fallback(self):
+        """setup.ps1's Fast-Install must keep the scrub active through the pip
+        fallback (pip honours PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL / PIP_FIND_LINKS in addition to
+        --index-url); restoring the vars before the fallback reopens the hole."""
+        text = SETUP_PS1.read_text(encoding = "utf-8")
+        fi = text[text.find("function Fast-Install") :][:2500]
+        assert "'PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL'" in fi and "'PIP_FIND_LINKS'" in fi
+        # the pip fallback must sit INSIDE the try whose finally restores the vars
+        assert fi.find("python -m pip install") < fi.find("finally"), (
+            "pip fallback must run before the scrub is restored"
+        )
+
     def test_setup_ps1_stale_check_requires_rocm_digit(self):
         """The marker stale check must use the same rocm+digit gate as the
         install selection, or a custom rocm-* leaf force-reinstalls on every