diff --git a/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
index 52494fede7..5ec9f5f415 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/presets/__init__.py
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ def search(
                 continue
 
             if tag and tag.lower() not in [
-                t.lower() for t in pack_data.get("tags", [])
+                str(t).lower() for t in pack_data.get("tags", [])
             ]:
                 continue
 
@@ -2697,7 +2697,7 @@ def search(
                         pack_data.get("description", ""),
                         pack_id,
                     ]
-                    + pack_data.get("tags", [])
+                    + [str(t) for t in pack_data.get("tags", [])]
                 ).lower()
 
                 if query_lower not in searchable_text:
diff --git a/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py b/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
index ba2b85b351..af2444acc9 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/presets/_commands.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def preset_list():
         console.print(f"  [bold]{pack['name']}[/bold] ({pack['id']}) v{pack['version']} — {status} — priority {pri}")
         console.print(f"    {pack['description']}")
         if pack.get("tags"):
-            tags_str = ", ".join(pack["tags"])
+            tags_str = _escape_markup(", ".join(str(t) for t in pack["tags"]))
             console.print(f"    [dim]Tags: {tags_str}[/dim]")
         console.print(f"    [dim]Templates: {pack['template_count']}[/dim]")
         console.print()
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def preset_search(
         console.print(f"  [bold]{pack.get('name', pack['id'])}[/bold] ({pack['id']}) v{pack.get('version', '?')}")
         console.print(f"    {pack.get('description', '')}")
         if pack.get("tags"):
-            tags_str = ", ".join(pack["tags"])
+            tags_str = ", ".join(str(t) for t in pack["tags"])
             console.print(f"    [dim]Tags: {tags_str}[/dim]")
         console.print()
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def preset_info(
         if local_pack.author:
             console.print(f"  Author:      {local_pack.author}")
         if local_pack.tags:
-            console.print(f"  Tags:        {', '.join(local_pack.tags)}")
+            console.print(f"  Tags:        {', '.join(str(t) for t in local_pack.tags)}")
         console.print(f"  Templates:   {len(local_pack.templates)}")
         for tmpl in local_pack.templates:
             console.print(f"    - {tmpl['name']} ({tmpl['type']}): {tmpl.get('description', '')}")
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ def preset_info(
     if pack_info.get("author"):
         console.print(f"  Author:      {pack_info['author']}")
     if pack_info.get("tags"):
-        console.print(f"  Tags:        {', '.join(pack_info['tags'])}")
+        console.print(f"  Tags:        {', '.join(str(t) for t in pack_info['tags'])}")
     if pack_info.get("repository"):
         console.print(f"  Repository:  {pack_info['repository']}")
     if pack_info.get("license"):
diff --git a/tests/test_presets.py b/tests/test_presets.py
index 193d86b6ae..9f7784d929 100644
--- a/tests/test_presets.py
+++ b/tests/test_presets.py
@@ -7678,3 +7678,70 @@ def test_composes_wrap_strategy_when_ensuring(self, project_dir, temp_dir):
         assert "{CORE_TEMPLATE}" not in content
         assert "# Ensure Wrapper" in content
         assert "[PROJECT_NAME]" in content
+
+
+class TestPresetTagsNonString:
+    """Non-string catalog tags must not crash preset display commands.
+
+    Catalog payloads are user-editable YAML/JSON, so a `tags:` list can contain
+    numbers or other non-strings. The display path joins them; a raw
+    ``", ".join(...)`` blows up with ``TypeError: sequence item 0: expected str``.
+    Sibling command surfaces (extensions/integrations/workflows) already guard
+    this with ``str(t) for t in ...`` — presets must match.
+    """
+
+    def _seed_catalog(self, project_dir, tags):
+        catalog = PresetCatalog(project_dir)
+        catalog.cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        catalog_data = {
+            "schema_version": "1.0",
+            "presets": {
+                "numeric-tags": {
+                    "name": "Numeric Tags",
+                    "description": "Preset with non-string tags",
+                    "version": "1.0.0",
+                    "tags": tags,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+        catalog.cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(catalog_data))
+        catalog.cache_metadata_file.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "cached_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        }))
+        return catalog
+
+    def test_search_renders_non_string_tags(self, project_dir):
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from specify_cli import app
+
+        catalog = self._seed_catalog(project_dir, [1, 2])
+        default_only = [PresetCatalogEntry(
+            url=catalog.DEFAULT_CATALOG_URL, name="default", priority=1, install_allowed=True
+        )]
+
+        with patch.object(Path, "cwd", return_value=project_dir), \
+                patch.object(PresetCatalog, "get_active_catalogs", return_value=default_only):
+            result = CliRunner().invoke(app, ["preset", "search", "Numeric"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        plain = strip_ansi(result.output)
+        assert "Tags: 1, 2" in plain
+
+    def test_info_renders_non_string_tags(self, project_dir):
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from specify_cli import app
+
+        catalog = self._seed_catalog(project_dir, [1, 2])
+        default_only = [PresetCatalogEntry(
+            url=catalog.DEFAULT_CATALOG_URL, name="default", priority=1, install_allowed=True
+        )]
+
+        with patch.object(Path, "cwd", return_value=project_dir), \
+                patch.object(PresetCatalog, "get_active_catalogs", return_value=default_only):
+            result = CliRunner().invoke(app, ["preset", "info", "numeric-tags"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        plain = strip_ansi(result.output)
+        assert "Tags:        1, 2" in plain