diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0ff5124c..9a62317a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2006,8 +2006,25 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     playwright_cmd::run(&args[1..], cli.verbose)?;
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    // Generic passthrough with npm boilerplate filter
-                    npm_cmd::run(&args, cli.verbose, cli.skip_env)?;
+                    // Passthrough to npx (not npm) — unrecognized tools get
+                    // raw output since we can't predict their format.
+                    let timer = tracking::TimedExecution::start();
+                    let mut cmd = utils::resolved_command("npx");
+                    cmd.args(&args);
+                    if cli.skip_env {
+                        cmd.env("SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION", "1");
+                    }
+                    let args_str = args.join(" ");
+                    let status = cmd.status().with_context(|| {
+                        format!("Failed to run `npx {args_str}`. Is npx on PATH?")
+                    })?;
+                    timer.track_passthrough(
+                        &format!("npx {}", args_str),
+                        &format!("rtk npx {} (passthrough)", args_str),
+                    );
+                    if !status.success() {
+                        std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }