diff --git a/cli/engine/cli/main.mjs b/cli/engine/cli/main.mjs
index 84e7a826e..89a53579a 100644
--- a/cli/engine/cli/main.mjs
+++ b/cli/engine/cli/main.mjs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import {
 // Output formatting
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function formatFindingSummary(count) {
+  return `${count} anti-pattern${count === 1 ? '' : 's'} found.`;
+}
+
 function formatFindings(findings, jsonMode) {
   if (jsonMode) return JSON.stringify(findings, null, 2);
 
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ function formatFindings(findings, jsonMode) {
       out.push(`    → ${item.description}`);
     }
   }
-  out.push(`\n${findings.length} anti-pattern${findings.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} found.`);
+  out.push(`\n${formatFindingSummary(findings.length)}`);
   return out.join('\n');
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ Scan files or URLs for UI anti-patterns and design quality issues.
 
 Options:
   --json              Output results as JSON
+  --quiet             In text mode, only print the final findings count
   --gpt               Also report GPT-specific provider tells (off by default)
   --gemini            Also report Gemini-specific provider tells (off by default)
   --no-config         Do not apply project config, detector ignores, or DESIGN.md
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ async function detectCli() {
   });
   if (args[0] === 'detect') args = args.slice(1);
   const jsonMode = args.includes('--json');
+  const quietMode = args.includes('--quiet');
   const helpMode = args.includes('--help');
   // --fast (regex-only) is deprecated: since the jsdom removal, the static
   // HTML/CSS analysis is fast and covers every rule, so the regex-only path
@@ -169,8 +175,8 @@ async function detectCli() {
         catch { process.stderr.write(`Warning: cannot access ${target}\n`); continue; }
 
         if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-          // Check for framework dev server config (skip in JSON mode to avoid polluting output)
-          if (!jsonMode) {
+          // Check for framework dev server config (skip in JSON/quiet modes to avoid polluting output)
+          if (!jsonMode && !quietMode) {
             const fwConfig = detectFrameworkConfig(resolved);
             if (fwConfig) {
               const probe = await isPortListening(fwConfig.port, fwConfig.fingerprint);
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@ async function detectCli() {
           const htmlCount = files.filter(f => HTML_EXTENSIONS.has(path.extname(f).toLowerCase())).length;
 
           // Warn and confirm if scanning many files (static HTML/CSS processes each HTML file)
-          if (files.length > 50 && process.stdin.isTTY && !jsonMode) {
+          if (files.length > 50 && process.stdin.isTTY && !jsonMode && !quietMode) {
             process.stderr.write(
               `\nFound ${files.length} files (${htmlCount} HTML) in ${target}.\n` +
               `Scanning may take a while${htmlCount > 10 ? ' (static HTML/CSS processes each HTML file individually)' : ''}.\n` +
@@ -258,6 +264,7 @@ async function detectCli() {
 
   if (allFindings.length > 0) {
     if (jsonMode) process.stdout.write(formatFindings(allFindings, true) + '\n');
+    else if (quietMode) process.stderr.write(formatFindingSummary(allFindings.length) + '\n');
     else process.stderr.write(formatFindings(allFindings, false) + '\n');
     process.exit(2);
   }
diff --git a/tests/detect-antipatterns.test.js b/tests/detect-antipatterns.test.js
index 4eda7638a..838d7a6c3 100644
--- a/tests/detect-antipatterns.test.js
+++ b/tests/detect-antipatterns.test.js
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
     const { stdout, code } = run('--help');
     expect(code).toBe(0);
     expect(stdout).toContain('Usage:');
+    expect(stdout).toContain('--quiet');
   });
 
   test('detect subcommand is not treated as a scan target', () => {
@@ -906,6 +907,32 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
     expect(parsed.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  test('--quiet suppresses text details and keeps the summary exit signal', () => {
+    const { stdout, stderr, code } = run('--quiet', path.join(FIXTURES, 'should-flag.html'));
+    expect(code).toBe(2);
+    expect(stdout).toBe('');
+    expect(stderr.trim()).toMatch(/^[1-9]\d* anti-patterns? found\.$/);
+    expect(stderr).not.toContain('side-tab');
+    expect(stderr).not.toContain('line ');
+  });
+
+  test('--quiet stays silent on clean files', () => {
+    const { stdout, stderr, code } = run('--quiet', path.join(FIXTURES, 'should-pass.html'));
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+    expect(stdout).toBe('');
+    expect(stderr).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  test('--quiet does not affect JSON output', () => {
+    const { stdout, stderr, code } = run('--json', '--quiet', path.join(FIXTURES, 'should-flag.html'));
+    expect(code).toBe(2);
+    expect(stderr).toBe('');
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout.trim());
+    expect(parsed).toBeArray();
+    expect(parsed.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(parsed.some(f => f.antipattern === 'side-tab')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test('-json alias outputs valid JSON', () => {
     const { stdout, stderr, code } = run('-json', path.join(FIXTURES, 'should-flag.html'));
     expect(code).toBe(2);
@@ -1745,6 +1772,15 @@ describe('CLI -- dev server suggestion', () => {
     expect(stderr).toContain('3000');
   });
 
+  test('--quiet suppresses framework URL scan suggestions', () => {
+    const { stderr, code } = run('--quiet', path.join(FIXTURES, 'framework-next-tailwind'));
+    expect(code).toBe(2);
+    expect(stderr.trim()).toMatch(/^[1-9]\d* anti-patterns? found\.$/);
+    expect(stderr).not.toContain('Next.js');
+    expect(stderr).not.toContain('3000');
+    expect(stderr).not.toContain('Start the dev server');
+  });
+
   test('suggests URL scan when Vite config found', () => {
     const { stderr } = run(path.join(FIXTURES, 'framework-vite'));
     expect(stderr).toContain('Vite');