diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/workstation.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/workstation.yml
index d1b569d..1ab6b32 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/workstation.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/workstation.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 workstation_manage_opencode: true
-
+workstation_manage_ibm_bob: true
+workstation_ibm_bob_install_url: "https://bob.ibm.com/download/bobshell.sh"
 workstation_npm_packages: "{{ ai_agents_npm_packages + [] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/profile_workstation_dev_common/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/profile_workstation_dev_common/tasks/main.yml
index eb3808f..b8852fa 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/profile_workstation_dev_common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/profile_workstation_dev_common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,15 @@
     - workstation_npm_packages | length > 0
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
+
+- name: Install IBM Bob coding agent
+  tags: [packages, ai_agents]
+  ansible.builtin.shell: >
+    curl -fsSL {{ workstation_ibm_bob_install_url }} | bash
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+    creates: /usr/local/bin/bob
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - workstation_manage_ibm_bob | default(false)
+    - workstation_ibm_bob_install_url | length > 0