diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.test.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.test.ts
index 908a2cd0..c166fdc0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.test.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ describe("init command", () => {
   function setup(overrides: { email?: string | null } = {}) {
     const email = overrides.email ?? null;
 
+    const gatherContextSpy = spyOn(context, "gatherContext").mockResolvedValue(null);
+
     spies = [
       spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {}),
       spyOn(mode, "isAgent").mockReturnValue(false),
       spyOn(config, "resolveProfile").mockResolvedValue(undefined),
       spyOn(frameworkMod, "lookupFramework").mockReturnValue(null),
-      spyOn(context, "gatherContext").mockResolvedValue(null),
+      gatherContextSpy,
       spyOn(scaffoldMod, "scaffold").mockResolvedValue({ actions: [], postInstructions: [] }),
       spyOn(scaffoldMod, "enrichProjectContext").mockResolvedValue(undefined),
       spyOn(previewMod, "previewPlan").mockReturnValue(undefined),
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ describe("init command", () => {
       spyOn(linkMod, "link").mockResolvedValue(undefined),
       spyOn(pullMod, "pull").mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     ];
+
+    return { gatherContextSpy };
   }
 
   test("defaults to keyless mode when not authenticated", async () => {
@@ -71,4 +75,28 @@ describe("init command", () => {
     expect(pullMod.pull).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(heuristics.printKeylessInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  test("short-circuits env pull and skills install when already set up", async () => {
+    const { gatherContextSpy } = setup({ email: "test@test.com" });
+
+    // Override the default null gatherContext with a minimal supported-framework
+    // context so detectAndInstall reaches the alreadySetUp path.
+    gatherContextSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      cwd: "/tmp/fake",
+      framework: { name: "Next.js", dep: "next", sdk: "@clerk/nextjs", publishableKeyEnv: "x" },
+      deps: { next: "15.0.0" },
+      packageManager: "bun",
+      typescript: true,
+      srcDir: false,
+      existingClerk: true,
+    } as never);
+
+    await init({ yes: true });
+
+    // Link still runs (it's before detectAndInstall); env pull and skills are skipped.
+    expect(linkMod.link).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ skipIfLinked: true });
+    expect(pullMod.pull).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(heuristics.printKeylessInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(skillsMod.installSkills).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts
index 7bdfc5ba..e268c942 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,15 @@ export async function init(options: InitOptions = {}) {
     await link({ skipIfLinked: true });
   }
 
-  await detectAndInstall(cwd, ctx, options);
+  // Short-circuit on a fully-clean re-run so env pull / skills prompt don't
+  // execute when there's nothing to do.
+  const { alreadySetUp } = await detectAndInstall(cwd, ctx, options);
+
+  if (alreadySetUp) {
+    console.log(green("\nClerk is already set up in this project."));
+    outro("Done");
+    return;
+  }
 
   bar();
   if (authenticated) {
@@ -91,16 +99,25 @@ async function resolveAuth(cwd: string): Promise<boolean> {
   return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Run framework detection, SDK install, and scaffolding.
+ *
+ * Returns `alreadySetUp: true` only when the project has a supported
+ * framework, the SDK is installed, all scaffold actions are skips, and there
+ * are no postInstructions — i.e. a fully-clean re-run. The "no framework"
+ * and "framework detected but unsupported" branches return `false` so the
+ * caller still pulls env keys and offers the skills install.
+ */
 async function detectAndInstall(
   cwd: string,
   ctx: ProjectContext | null,
   options: InitOptions,
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<{ alreadySetUp: boolean }> {
   if (!ctx) {
     console.log(
       `Could not detect a framework. Install the appropriate Clerk SDK manually: ${dim("https://clerk.com/docs")}`,
     );
-    return;
+    return { alreadySetUp: false };
   }
 
   const variantLabel = ctx.variant ? ` (${ctx.variant})` : "";
@@ -115,20 +132,20 @@ async function detectAndInstall(
     await installSdk(ctx);
   }
 
-  await scaffoldAndWrite(cwd, ctx, options);
+  return await scaffoldAndWrite(cwd, ctx, options);
 }
 
 async function scaffoldAndWrite(
   cwd: string,
   ctx: ProjectContext,
   options: InitOptions,
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<{ alreadySetUp: boolean }> {
   const plan = await scaffold(ctx);
   const hasChanges = plan.actions.some((a) => a.type !== "skip");
 
+  // Fully-clean re-run: signal to init() to skip env pull / skills install.
   if (!hasChanges && plan.postInstructions.length === 0) {
-    console.log(green("\nClerk is already set up in this project."));
-    return;
+    return { alreadySetUp: true };
   }
 
   if (!hasChanges) {
@@ -136,7 +153,7 @@ async function scaffoldAndWrite(
     for (const instr of plan.postInstructions) {
       console.log(dim(`  • ${instr}`));
     }
-    return;
+    return { alreadySetUp: false };
   }
 
   if (await checkGitDirty(cwd)) {
@@ -159,4 +176,6 @@ async function scaffoldAndWrite(
     scanForIssues(cwd, ctx.framework.dep),
   );
   printOutro(plan, findings);
+
+  return { alreadySetUp: false };
 }