diff --git a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest.go b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest.go
index 525b76b13c4..905382aaf8d 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type resolvedRepositoryPackage struct {
 	Name               string
 	Emoji              string
 	Description        string
+	License            string
 	DocsPath           string
 	InstallationSource []string
 	SkillFiles         []resolvedPackageSkillFile
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ func resolveRepositoryPackage(repoSpec *RepoSpec, host string) (*resolvedReposit
 		Name:               manifest.Name,
 		Emoji:              manifest.Emoji,
 		Description:        manifest.Description,
+		License:            manifest.License,
 		DocsPath:           docsPath,
 		InstallationSource: installationSources,
 		SkillFiles:         skillFiles,
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ type repositoryPackageManifest struct {
 	Name            string
 	Emoji           string
 	Description     string
+	License         string
 	Includes        []string
 	Files           []string
 	Skills          []string // skill directory paths (e.g. "skills/my-skill")
@@ -255,6 +258,10 @@ func parseRepositoryPackageManifest(manifestPath string, content []byte) (*repos
 		manifest.Emoji = emoji
 	}
 
+	if license, ok := stringValue(root["license"]); ok {
+		manifest.License = license
+	}
+
 	if includesValue, ok := root["includes"]; ok {
 		includes, includeWarnings := extractManifestIncludes(includesValue, manifestPath)
 		manifest.Includes = includes
diff --git a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
index 7b8bfd2eb31..322fa646ce2 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func TestResolveRepositoryPackage(t *testing.T) {
 				return []byte(`name: Repo Assist
 emoji: 🤖
 description: Friendly repository automation
+license: MIT
 files:
   - workflows/review.md
   - .github/workflows/nightly-review.md
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ files:
 		assert.Equal(t, "aw.yml", pkg.ManifestPath)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Repo Assist", pkg.Name)
 		assert.Equal(t, "🤖", pkg.Emoji)
+		assert.Equal(t, "MIT", pkg.License)
 		assert.Equal(t, "README.md", pkg.DocsPath)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"workflows/review.md", ".github/workflows/nightly-review.md"}, pkg.InstallationSource)
 		require.NotEmpty(t, pkg.Warnings)
@@ -421,6 +423,22 @@ emoji:
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), `emoji`)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("rejects non-string license field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		downloadPackageFileFromGitHubForHost = func(owner, repo, path, ref, host string) ([]byte, error) {
+			if path == "aw.yml" {
+				return []byte(`name: Repo Assist
+license:
+  id: MIT
+`), nil
+			}
+			return nil, createRepositoryPackageNotFoundError(path)
+		}
+
+		_, err := resolveRepositoryPackage(&RepoSpec{RepoSlug: "owner/repo"}, "")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), `license`)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("rejects incompatible min-version", func(t *testing.T) {
 		downloadPackageFileFromGitHubForHost = func(owner, repo, path, ref, host string) ([]byte, error) {
 			if path == "aw.yml" {
diff --git a/pkg/parser/schemas/aw_manifest_schema.json b/pkg/parser/schemas/aw_manifest_schema.json
index 17cf8b01883..c4b3dd35050 100644
--- a/pkg/parser/schemas/aw_manifest_schema.json
+++ b/pkg/parser/schemas/aw_manifest_schema.json
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
     "description": {
       "type": "string"
     },
+    "license": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
     "includes": {
       "type": "array",
       "description": "Installable package entries. Use folder naming conventions to infer type: workflows under workflows/, agentic-workflows/, or .github/workflows/; skill directories under skills/ or .github/skills/; agent files under agents/ or .github/agents/.",