From f35f620e08a7087ecc2bb32f4b229d7a57d76a1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Madison <bmadcode@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:45:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] manifest generate will no longer fail when module has no
 agents and its first

---
 tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js
index 5fa1229e1..cb5368843 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js
@@ -267,9 +267,11 @@ class Manifest {
    * @param {Object} options - Optional version info
    */
   async addModule(bmadDir, moduleName, options = {}) {
-    const manifest = await this._readRaw(bmadDir);
+    let manifest = await this._readRaw(bmadDir);
     if (!manifest) {
-      throw new Error('No manifest found');
+      // Bootstrap a minimal manifest if it doesn't exist yet
+      // (e.g., skill-only modules with no agents to compile)
+      manifest = { modules: [] };
     }
 
     if (!manifest.modules) {