diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 492b9b2..f67e670 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile for Kaizen Agentic development tasks
 
-.PHONY: help setup-complete setup-structure setup-python setup-tools setup-docs setup-tests setup-verify ensure-project-structure install-dev standards-check standards-fix standards-test test test-all build clean lint format venv-status agents-list agents-update agents-validate agents-status agents-install-cli release-check release-prepare release-test release-publish release-finalize release-rollback
+.PHONY: help setup-complete setup-structure setup-python setup-tools setup-docs setup-tests setup-verify ensure-project-structure install-dev install-local standards-check standards-fix standards-test test test-all build clean lint format venv-status agents-list agents-update agents-validate agents-status agents-install-cli release-check release-prepare release-test release-publish release-finalize release-rollback
 
 # Variables
 VENV = .venv
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  setup-tests     - Create testing infrastructure"
 	@echo "  setup-verify    - Verify complete setup functionality"
 	@echo "  install-dev     - Install package in development mode"
+	@echo "  install-local   - Install from locally built package (test PyPI installation)"
 	@echo "  venv-status     - Check if venv is active"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Standards Compliance:"
@@ -84,6 +85,49 @@ install-dev: $(VENV)/bin/activate
 	@$(VENV_PIP) install -e .
 	@echo "✅ Package installed in development mode"
 
+# Install from locally built package (test PyPI installation)
+install-local: $(VENV)/bin/activate
+	@echo "📦 Installing from locally built package..."
+	@if [ ! -d "dist" ] || [ -z "$$(ls dist/*.whl 2>/dev/null)" ]; then \
+		echo "❌ No wheel package found in dist/"; \
+		echo "   Run 'make build' or 'make release-prepare' first"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	WHEEL_FILE=$$(ls dist/*.whl | head -1); \
+	VERSION=$$(basename "$$WHEEL_FILE" | sed 's/kaizen_agentic-\(.*\)-py3.*/\1/'); \
+	echo "   Installing kaizen-agentic v$$VERSION from local wheel..."; \
+	$(VENV_PIP) install --upgrade pip; \
+	$(VENV_PIP) uninstall -y kaizen-agentic 2>/dev/null || true; \
+	$(VENV_PIP) install "$$WHEEL_FILE" --force-reinstall; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "✅ Local package installed successfully!"; \
+	echo "   Version: $$VERSION"; \
+	echo "   Package contents:"; \
+	$(VENV_PIP) show kaizen-agentic; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "🧪 Testing installation..."; \
+	if $(VENV_PYTHON) -c "import kaizen_agentic; print(f'✅ Import successful: kaizen_agentic v{kaizen_agentic.__version__}')" 2>/dev/null; then \
+		echo "   ✅ Package import test passed"; \
+	else \
+		echo "   ❌ Package import test failed"; \
+		$(VENV_PYTHON) -c "import kaizen_agentic" 2>&1 || true; \
+	fi; \
+	if $(VENV)/bin/kaizen-agentic --version 2>/dev/null; then \
+		echo "   ✅ CLI command test passed"; \
+	else \
+		echo "   ❌ CLI command test failed"; \
+		$(VENV)/bin/kaizen-agentic --version 2>&1 || true; \
+	fi; \
+	if $(VENV)/bin/kaizen-agentic list 2>/dev/null | head -5; then \
+		echo "   ✅ CLI functionality test passed"; \
+	else \
+		echo "   ❌ CLI functionality test failed"; \
+	fi; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "💡 Usage:"; \
+	echo "   source $(VENV)/bin/activate"; \
+	echo "   kaizen-agentic --help"
+
 # Ensure proper Python project structure exists
 ensure-project-structure:
 	@echo "🔍 Ensuring proper Python project structure..."