diff --git a/cli/src/agents/resolver.ts b/cli/src/agents/resolver.ts
index 2290ee09..04ed5c63 100644
--- a/cli/src/agents/resolver.ts
+++ b/cli/src/agents/resolver.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ async function resolveScopedTargets(
   }
   candidates = dedupeByRoot(candidates)
 
+  if (scope === 'user' && agentList.length === 0 && options.interactive && !options.json) {
+    candidates = dedupeByRoot([
+      ...candidates,
+      {
+        agent: 'generic',
+        rootDir: `${scopedHome}/.agents/skills`,
+        scope: 'user',
+        source: 'fallback'
+      }
+    ])
+  }
+
   if (candidates.length === 0) {
     const fallbackRoot = scope === 'user'
       ? `${scopedHome}/.agents/skills`
diff --git a/cli/test/unit/agents/resolver-interactive.test.ts b/cli/test/unit/agents/resolver-interactive.test.ts
index 55bc99ac..8de156da 100644
--- a/cli/test/unit/agents/resolver-interactive.test.ts
+++ b/cli/test/unit/agents/resolver-interactive.test.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,25 @@ describe('resolveInstallTargets interactive prompt', () => {
 
     expect(targets).toEqual([highlighted])
   })
+
+  test('offers the generic user target alongside detected agent targets', async () => {
+    const targets = await resolveInstallTargets({
+      cwd: '/repo',
+      home: '/home/u',
+      agents: [],
+      scope: 'user',
+      json: false,
+      interactive: true,
+      detected: [
+        { agent: 'codex', rootDir: '/home/u/.codex/skills', scope: 'user', source: 'detected' }
+      ]
+    })
+
+    expect(targets).toEqual([{
+      agent: 'generic',
+      rootDir: '/home/u/.agents/skills',
+      scope: 'user',
+      source: 'fallback'
+    }])
+  })
 })