amplify command fails silently on brand new Mac after fresh install

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How did you install the Amplify CLI?

npm

If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

node--24.3.0

Amplify CLI Version

I cant get Terminal to reply to the version installed just now

What operating system are you using?

mac

Did you make any manual changes to the cloud resources managed by Amplify? Please describe the changes made.

No manual changes. Brand new Mac. the amplify command is not working on a brand new Mac. After a fresh install of Node.js and the Amplify CLI, running any amplify command (like amplify --version) produces no output and no error. This happened on two different brand new computers."

Describe the bug

This has now happened on TWO separate, brand new Mac computers, including one straight from the Apple Store.

My setup process on the clean machine was:

Unbox the new Mac and create a user account.

Install Xcode Command Line Tools using xcode-select --install.

Install Homebrew from the official website.

Install Node.js using brew install node.

I can verify that node --version and npm --version both work correctly.

Install the Amplify CLI using sudo npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli. The installation command completes successfully.

When I then run amplify, amplify configure, or amplify --version, the command does nothing and returns a new prompt instantly.

Expected behavior

I thought on a brand new computer with a perfect Terminal install of all the xcode, homebrew, and node installing fine, Amplify install would be the last step before downloading Visual Studio Code

Reproduction steps

buy a new computer Install X code tools from terminal Install homebrew from terminal Install Node.js from terminal Intall amplify from terminal Then no amplify commands do anything

Project Identifier

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