diff --git a/alma10-minimal-bigboy.ks b/alma10-minimal-bigboy.ks
index 3159616..70148dd 100644
--- a/alma10-minimal-bigboy.ks
+++ b/alma10-minimal-bigboy.ks
@@ -147,6 +147,29 @@ btrfs-progs
 smartmontools
 util-linux
 
+# Baseline utilities confirmed missing during Phase 5 (2026-07-19) — neither
+# tar nor which are part of coreutils, and this minimal install's original
+# package list didn't request either explicitly.
+tar
+which
+
+# Full utility-recon.sh scan run 2026-07-19 — these nine were the complete
+# remaining gap against a reasonable admin/dev baseline.
+bc
+bind-utils
+bzip2
+lsof
+nmap-ncat
+rsync
+strace
+traceroute
+tree
+
+# vim-enhanced was originally dropped due to a cross-repo vim-data mismatch
+# during the initial install — re-added since it installs cleanly once on
+# the live network.
+vim-enhanced
+
 -kde-l10n-*
 -kde-l10n-common
 -network-manager-applet