diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
index 986b9e0873ba..ba38ce92250b 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ pub struct ExtensionOptions {
         value_delimiter = ','
     )]
     pub builtins: Vec<String>,
+
+    #[arg(
+        long = "no-profile",
+        help = "Don't load your default extensions, only use CLI-specified extensions"
+    )]
+    pub no_profile: bool,
 }
 
 /// Input source and recipe options for the run command
@@ -1156,6 +1162,7 @@ async fn handle_interactive_session(
         extensions: extension_opts.extensions,
         streamable_http_extensions: extension_opts.streamable_http_extensions,
         builtins: extension_opts.builtins,
+        no_profile: extension_opts.no_profile,
         recipe: None,
         additional_system_prompt: None,
         provider: None,
@@ -1360,6 +1367,7 @@ async fn handle_run_command(
         extensions: extension_opts.extensions,
         streamable_http_extensions: extension_opts.streamable_http_extensions,
         builtins: extension_opts.builtins,
+        no_profile: extension_opts.no_profile,
         recipe: recipe.clone(),
         additional_system_prompt: input_config.additional_system_prompt,
         provider: model_opts.provider,
@@ -1486,6 +1494,7 @@ async fn handle_default_session() -> Result<()> {
         extensions: Vec::new(),
         streamable_http_extensions: Vec::new(),
         builtins: Vec::new(),
+        no_profile: false,
         recipe: None,
         additional_system_prompt: None,
         provider: None,
diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/bench.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/bench.rs
index cf682c9307a6..e70636608110 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/bench.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/bench.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub async fn agent_generator(
         extensions: requirements.external,
         streamable_http_extensions,
         builtins: requirements.builtin,
+        no_profile: true,
         recipe: None,
         additional_system_prompt: None,
         provider: None,
diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs
index 18f94375e060..e31c0b0209be 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub struct SessionBuilderConfig {
     pub streamable_http_extensions: Vec<StreamableHttpOptions>,
     /// List of builtin extension commands to add
     pub builtins: Vec<String>,
+    pub no_profile: bool,
     /// Recipe for the session
     pub recipe: Option<Recipe>,
     /// Any additional system prompt to append to the default
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ impl Default for SessionBuilderConfig {
             extensions: Vec::new(),
             streamable_http_extensions: Vec::new(),
             builtins: Vec::new(),
+            no_profile: false,
             recipe: None,
             additional_system_prompt: None,
             provider: None,
@@ -529,6 +531,8 @@ pub async fn build_session(session_config: SessionBuilderConfig) -> CliSession {
             .and_then(|s| EnabledExtensionsState::from_extension_data(&s.extension_data))
             .map(|state| state.extensions)
             .unwrap_or_else(get_enabled_extensions)
+    } else if session_config.no_profile {
+        Vec::new()
     } else {
         resolve_extensions_for_new_session(recipe.and_then(|r| r.extensions.as_deref()), None)
     };
@@ -636,6 +640,7 @@ mod tests {
                 timeout: goose::config::DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT,
             }],
             builtins: vec!["developer".to_string()],
+            no_profile: false,
             recipe: None,
             additional_system_prompt: Some("Test prompt".to_string()),
             provider: None,
@@ -671,6 +676,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(config.extensions.is_empty());
         assert!(config.streamable_http_extensions.is_empty());
         assert!(config.builtins.is_empty());
+        assert!(!config.no_profile);
         assert!(config.recipe.is_none());
         assert!(config.additional_system_prompt.is_none());
         assert!(!config.debug);