diff --git a/dev/npm.ts b/dev/npm.ts
index a9f21b29dced..9d9b1a469d99 100644
--- a/dev/npm.ts
+++ b/dev/npm.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const completionSpec: Fig.Spec = {
       description: "Install a package and its dependencies",
       args: {
         name: "package",
+        isOptional: true,
         generators: searchGenerator,
         debounce: true,
         variadic: true,