diff --git a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.i18n.yaml b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.i18n.yaml
index 6be63e17e7..95665f7e61 100644
--- a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.i18n.yaml
+++ b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.i18n.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # side as of the last confirmed-consistent state. Both languages carry equal authority;
 # after editing either side, bring the other along and re-record with:
 #   pnpm run verify-translation-pairing --write packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.md
-README.md: 441176259e71c2388887900974140a0adf513993
-README.zh.md: e89371cd09e403d8962d8a0d99e6f0ed116c70b3
+README.md: 3e9774a6010317be0766ecafbb2686671070af1a
+README.zh.md: 4b0ef14243298cf1bd17a6277652a4c6e573bbec
diff --git a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.md b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.md
index 441176259e..3e9774a601 100644
--- a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.md
+++ b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const installer = new PluginInstaller({
   loadProfile: () => loadProfile('dsh', 'web', installAnchor, undefined, { userLayer: false }),
   config: { pnpmCommand: 'pnpm', installTimeoutMs: 600_000, probeTimeoutMs: 20_000, installLogTailBytes: 16_384 },
   installLog: (chunk) => process.stdout.write(chunk.text),
+  color: process.stdout.isTTY,
 })
 const outcome = await installer.add('@acme/dsh-sql-tool')
 console.log(outcome.installed, outcome.removed)
diff --git a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.zh.md b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.zh.md
index e89371cd09..4b0ef14243 100644
--- a/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.zh.md
+++ b/packages/boot/plugin-manager/README.zh.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const installer = new PluginInstaller({
   loadProfile: () => loadProfile('dsh', 'web', installAnchor, undefined, { userLayer: false }),
   config: { pnpmCommand: 'pnpm', installTimeoutMs: 600_000, probeTimeoutMs: 20_000, installLogTailBytes: 16_384 },
   installLog: (chunk) => process.stdout.write(chunk.text),
+  color: process.stdout.isTTY,
 })
 const outcome = await installer.add('@acme/dsh-sql-tool')
 console.log(outcome.installed, outcome.removed)