diff --git a/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
index de4116228e..8ad397be9f 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ def record_written(written: Dict[str, List[str]]) -> None:
                         ext_manifest_path = ext_dir / "extension.yml"
                         if ext_manifest_path.exists():
                             try:
-                                from ..extensions import ExtensionManifest
+                                from ..extensions import ExtensionManifest, ValidationError
                                 ext_manifest = ExtensionManifest(ext_manifest_path)
                                 # Filter to only the command being reconciled
                                 matching_cmds = [
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ def record_written(written: Dict[str, List[str]]) -> None:
                                     )
                                     record_written(written)
                                     registered = True
-                            except Exception:
+                            except (TypeError, ValueError, KeyError, ValidationError):
                                 # Extension registration failed; fall back to
                                 # generic path-based registration below.
                                 pass
diff --git a/tests/test_presets.py b/tests/test_presets.py
index dbf6ac4ccb..2230d35041 100644
--- a/tests/test_presets.py
+++ b/tests/test_presets.py
@@ -1399,6 +1399,25 @@ def test_resolve_extension_command_via_manifest_skips_oserror_manifests(self, pr
 
         assert result is None, "OSError during manifest load must be silently skipped"
 
+    def test_resolve_extension_command_via_manifest_skips_validation_error(self, project_dir):
+        """resolve_extension_command_via_manifest skips extensions whose manifest raises ValidationError."""
+        import unittest.mock as mock
+
+        ext_dir = project_dir / ".specify" / "extensions" / "bad-ext"
+        cmd_dir = ext_dir / "commands"
+        cmd_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (cmd_dir / "mycmd.md").write_text("---\ndescription: d\n---\n\nbody\n")
+        # Write a manifest with missing required fields to trigger ValidationError
+        (ext_dir / "extension.yml").write_text(
+            "schema_version: '1.0'\n"
+            "extension:\n  id: bad-ext\n"
+        )
+
+        resolver = PresetResolver(project_dir)
+        result = resolver.resolve_extension_command_via_manifest("speckit.bad-ext.mycmd")
+
+        assert result is None, "ValidationError during manifest load must be silently skipped"
+
 
 class TestExtensionPriorityResolution:
     """Test extension priority resolution with registered and unregistered extensions."""