diff --git a/src/cli/commands/add.test.ts b/src/cli/commands/add.test.ts
index 8481de9..d5eb993 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/add.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/add.test.ts
@@ -128,24 +128,39 @@ describe("runAdd", () => {
     ).rejects.toThrow(AddError);
   });
 
-  it("throws when one of multiple skills already exists (no partial writes)", async () => {
+  it("skips existing skills and adds the rest when adding multiple", async () => {
     await writeFile(
       join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"),
       `version = 1\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "pdf"\nsource = "git:${repoDir}"\n`,
     );
 
+    const scope = resolveScope("project", projectRoot);
+    const result = await runAdd({
+      scope,
+      specifier: `git:${repoDir}`,
+      names: ["review", "pdf"],
+    });
+
+    // Only "review" should be added; "pdf" was skipped
+    expect(result).toEqual(["review"]);
+    const toml = await readFile(join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"), "utf-8");
+    expect(toml).toContain('name = "review"');
+  });
+
+  it("throws when all specified skills already exist", async () => {
+    await writeFile(
+      join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"),
+      `version = 1\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "pdf"\nsource = "git:${repoDir}"\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "review"\nsource = "git:${repoDir}"\n`,
+    );
+
     const scope = resolveScope("project", projectRoot);
     await expect(
       runAdd({
         scope,
         specifier: `git:${repoDir}`,
-        names: ["review", "pdf"],
+        names: ["pdf", "review"],
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow(AddError);
-
-    // "review" should NOT have been partially added
-    const toml = await readFile(join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"), "utf-8");
-    expect(toml).not.toContain('name = "review"');
   });
 
   it("throws when --all is used with names", async () => {
@@ -299,24 +314,39 @@ describe("runAdd (local sources)", () => {
     expect(toml).not.toContain('name = "pdf"');
   });
 
-  it("throws when one of multiple local skills already exists (no partial writes)", async () => {
+  it("skips existing local skills and adds the rest when adding multiple", async () => {
     await writeFile(
       join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"),
       `version = 1\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "pdf"\nsource = "path:local-skills"\n`,
     );
 
+    const scope = resolveScope("project", projectRoot);
+    const result = await runAdd({
+      scope,
+      specifier: "path:local-skills",
+      names: ["review", "pdf"],
+    });
+
+    // Only "review" should be added; "pdf" was skipped
+    expect(result).toEqual(["review"]);
+    const toml = await readFile(join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"), "utf-8");
+    expect(toml).toContain('name = "review"');
+  });
+
+  it("throws when all specified local skills already exist", async () => {
+    await writeFile(
+      join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"),
+      `version = 1\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "pdf"\nsource = "path:local-skills"\n\n[[skills]]\nname = "review"\nsource = "path:local-skills"\n`,
+    );
+
     const scope = resolveScope("project", projectRoot);
     await expect(
       runAdd({
         scope,
         specifier: "path:local-skills",
-        names: ["review", "pdf"],
+        names: ["pdf", "review"],
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow(AddError);
-
-    // "review" should NOT have been partially added
-    const toml = await readFile(join(projectRoot, "agents.toml"), "utf-8");
-    expect(toml).not.toContain('name = "review"');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/add.ts b/src/cli/commands/add.ts
index 7897986..933ddcc 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/add.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/add.ts
@@ -117,22 +117,28 @@ export async function runAdd(opts: AddOptions): Promise<string | string[]> {
       if (namesOverride.length === 1) {
         skillName = namesOverride[0]!;
       } else {
-        // Multiple names — check all for duplicates before writing anything
+        // Multiple names — skip existing, add the rest
+        const toAdd: string[] = [];
         for (const name of namesOverride) {
           if (config.skills.some((s) => s.name === name)) {
-            throw new AddError(
-              `Skill "${name}" already exists in agents.toml. Remove it first or use 'dotagents update'.`,
-            );
+            console.warn(chalk.yellow(`Skipping "${name}": already exists in agents.toml`));
+          } else {
+            toAdd.push(name);
           }
         }
-        for (const name of namesOverride) {
+
+        if (toAdd.length === 0) {
+          throw new AddError("All specified skills already exist in agents.toml.");
+        }
+
+        for (const name of toAdd) {
           await addSkillToConfig(configPath, name, {
             source: sourceForStorage,
             ...refOpts,
           });
         }
         await runInstall({ scope });
-        return namesOverride;
+        return toAdd;
       }
     } else {
       // No names — load SKILL.md from root for the name
@@ -169,22 +175,28 @@ export async function runAdd(opts: AddOptions): Promise<string | string[]> {
       if (namesOverride.length === 1) {
         skillName = namesOverride[0]!;
       } else {
-        // Multiple names — check all for duplicates before writing anything
+        // Multiple names — skip existing, add the rest
+        const toAdd: string[] = [];
         for (const name of namesOverride) {
           if (config.skills.some((s) => s.name === name)) {
-            throw new AddError(
-              `Skill "${name}" already exists in agents.toml. Remove it first or use 'dotagents update'.`,
-            );
+            console.warn(chalk.yellow(`Skipping "${name}": already exists in agents.toml`));
+          } else {
+            toAdd.push(name);
           }
         }
-        for (const name of namesOverride) {
+
+        if (toAdd.length === 0) {
+          throw new AddError("All specified skills already exist in agents.toml.");
+        }
+
+        for (const name of toAdd) {
           await addSkillToConfig(configPath, name, {
             source: sourceForStorage,
             ...refOpts,
           });
         }
         await runInstall({ scope });
-        return namesOverride;
+        return toAdd;
       }
     } else {
       // Discover all skills and pick