diff --git a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
index c358f2d2c..a0b499f19 100644
--- a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
+++ b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
@@ -819,11 +819,14 @@ const unreadablePlist = (
   reason: string,
 ): AnalysisError => {
   const sentence = reason.endsWith(".") ? reason : `${reason}.`;
+  // Name the default that is missing and the selection that still works.
+  const missingDefault = `The target has no readable Contents/Info.plist at ${path}: ${sentence} Pass path to inspect another plist.`;
   return requested === undefined
     ? new AnalysisCapabilityUnavailableError(
         IDENTITY.id,
         "inspect_plist",
-        `The target has no readable Contents/Info.plist at ${path}: ${sentence} Pass path to inspect another plist.`,
+        missingDefault,
+        { userMessage: missingDefault },
       )
     : new AnalysisInputError("inspect_plist", undefined, [
         {
diff --git a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
index df3733d51..642f1011e 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform !== "darwin")(
         expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
         expect(result.json).toMatchObject({
           code: "capability_unavailable",
+          message: expect.stringContaining(
+            "Pass path to inspect another plist",
+          ),
+          remediation: {
+            action: expect.stringContaining(
+              "Pass path to inspect another plist",
+            ),
+          },
           details: {
             operation: "inspect_plist",
             reason: expect.stringContaining(