diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 058543c..e177b4d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ npm-debug.log
 # Docker secrets directory (generated by `just init-secrets`)
 /secrets/
 notes.md
+
+# Do NOT commit these — they are local to the dev machine
+.pipeline/
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index d2c51e5..db53903 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 set dotenv-load := true
 set export := true
 
+# PATH includes asdf shims so that mix / elixir / iex resolve without per-shell
+# `source ~/.asdf/asdf.sh`. Recipes inherit this via `set export := true`.
+PATH := "/root/.asdf/shims:/root/.asdf:/root/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+
 MIX_QUIET := "1"
 
 run: install-dependencies start-database migrate-database seed-database
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ test-all *args: install-dependencies
 format:
     mix format
 
+# Catch-all wrapper for arbitrary mix commands not exposed as their own recipe.
+mix *args:
+    mix {{args}}
+
 build-docker-container:
     docker build --tag mitgliederverwaltung .