diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 0d65ef4e06..6bf37e39db 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -109,11 +109,22 @@ function Install-UnslothStudio {
     Write-Host "   Unsloth Studio installed!"
     Write-Host "========================================="
     Write-Host ""
-    Write-Host "  To launch, run:"
-    Write-Host ""
-    Write-Host "    .\${VenvName}\Scripts\activate"
-    Write-Host "    unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888"
-    Write-Host ""
+
+    # Launch studio automatically in interactive terminals;
+    # in non-interactive environments (CI, Docker) just print instructions.
+    $IsInteractive = [Environment]::UserInteractive -and (-not [Console]::IsInputRedirected)
+    if ($IsInteractive) {
+        Write-Host "==> Launching Unsloth Studio..."
+        Write-Host ""
+        $UnslothExe = Join-Path $VenvName "Scripts\unsloth.exe"
+        & $UnslothExe studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "  To launch, run:"
+        Write-Host ""
+        Write-Host "    .\${VenvName}\Scripts\activate"
+        Write-Host "    unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888"
+        Write-Host ""
+    }
 }
 
 Install-UnslothStudio
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 50303ab75a..7ec5e7b148 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -214,8 +214,17 @@ echo "========================================="
 echo "   Unsloth Studio installed!"
 echo "========================================="
 echo ""
-echo "  To launch, run:"
-echo ""
-echo "    source ${VENV_NAME}/bin/activate"
-echo "    unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888"
-echo ""
+
+# Launch studio automatically in interactive terminals;
+# in non-interactive environments (Docker, CI, cloud-init) just print instructions.
+if [ -t 0 ]; then
+    echo "==> Launching Unsloth Studio..."
+    echo ""
+    exec "$VENV_NAME/bin/unsloth" studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
+else
+    echo "  To launch, run:"
+    echo ""
+    echo "    source ${VENV_NAME}/bin/activate"
+    echo "    unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888"
+    echo ""
+fi