diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7268ed20..9551b29d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-bench"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-cli"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anstream",
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-mcp"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2838,7 +2838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-server"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-test"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ff90733f..ec3aa42b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 authors = ["Block <ai-oss-tools@block.xyz>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/block/goose"
diff --git a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/recipe_utils.rs b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/recipe_utils.rs
index 8fba2fea..f55b1931 100644
--- a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/recipe_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/recipe_utils.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn short_id_from_path(path: &str) -> String {
     format!("{:016x}", h)
 }
 
-fn load_recipes_from_path(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<RecipeManifestWithPath>> {
+fn load_recipes_from_path(path: &PathBuf, is_global: bool) -> Result<Vec<RecipeManifestWithPath>> {
     let mut recipe_manifests_with_path = Vec::new();
     if path.exists() {
         for entry in fs::read_dir(path)? {
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ fn load_recipes_from_path(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<RecipeManifestWithPath>>
                 let Ok(recipe) = Recipe::from_content(&recipe_file.content) else {
                     continue;
                 };
-                let Ok(recipe_metadata) = RecipeManifestMetadata::from_yaml_file(&path) else {
-                    continue;
-                };
                 let Ok(last_modified) = fs::metadata(path.clone()).map(|m| {
                     chrono::DateTime::<chrono::Utc>::from(m.modified().unwrap()).to_rfc3339()
                 }) else {
                     continue;
                 };
+                let recipe_metadata =
+                    RecipeManifestMetadata::from_yaml_file(&path).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                        RecipeManifestMetadata {
+                            name: recipe.title.clone(),
+                            is_global,
+                        }
+                    });
 
                 let manifest_with_path = RecipeManifestWithPath {
                     id: short_id_from_path(recipe_file.file_path.to_string_lossy().as_ref()),
@@ -78,8 +82,8 @@ pub fn get_all_recipes_manifests() -> Result<Vec<RecipeManifestWithPath>> {
 
     let mut recipe_manifests_with_path = Vec::new();
 
-    recipe_manifests_with_path.extend(load_recipes_from_path(&local_recipe_path)?);
-    recipe_manifests_with_path.extend(load_recipes_from_path(&global_recipe_path)?);
+    recipe_manifests_with_path.extend(load_recipes_from_path(&local_recipe_path, false)?);
+    recipe_manifests_with_path.extend(load_recipes_from_path(&global_recipe_path, true)?);
     recipe_manifests_with_path.sort_by(|a, b| b.last_modified.cmp(&a.last_modified));
 
     Ok(recipe_manifests_with_path)
diff --git a/ui/desktop/openapi.json b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
index d52509a9..fd2b4b83 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/openapi.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "license": {
       "name": "Apache-2.0"
     },
-    "version": "1.7.0"
+    "version": "1.8.0"
   },
   "paths": {
     "/agent/add_sub_recipes": {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package-lock.json b/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
index 7fcf091b..6d59e48c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "goose-app",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "goose-app",
-      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "version": "1.8.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ai-sdk/openai": "^2.0.14",
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package.json b/ui/desktop/package.json
index b0b5a4af..b95f7757 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "goose-app",
   "productName": "Goose",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Goose App",
   "engines": {
     "node": "^22.17.1"