diff --git a/src/specify_cli/integrations/base.py b/src/specify_cli/integrations/base.py
index d5ebce78e..37d3cdf96 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/integrations/base.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/integrations/base.py
@@ -1178,12 +1178,18 @@ class YamlIntegration(IntegrationBase):
             default_flow_style=False,
         ).strip()
 
-        # Indent the body for YAML block scalar
+        # Indent the body for YAML block scalar. Use an explicit indentation
+        # indicator ("|2") rather than a bare "|": YAML infers a plain block
+        # scalar's indentation from its first non-empty line, so a body whose
+        # first line is itself indented (e.g. a markdown code block or a nested
+        # list item) would make the parser expect that deeper indent for the
+        # whole block and reject the later, less-indented lines. Pinning the
+        # indent to 2 keeps the recipe parseable whatever the body looks like.
         indented = "\n".join(f"  {line}" for line in body.split("\n"))
 
         lines = [
             header_yaml,
-            "prompt: |",
+            "prompt: |2",
             indented,
             "",
             f"# Source: {source_id}",
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_integration_base_yaml.py b/tests/integrations/test_integration_base_yaml.py
index 74cdab2d7..56bed09eb 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/test_integration_base_yaml.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_integration_base_yaml.py
@@ -184,6 +184,23 @@ class YamlIntegrationTests:
         assert "scripts:" not in parsed["prompt"]
         assert "---" not in parsed["prompt"]
 
+    def test_yaml_prompt_with_indented_first_line_stays_valid(self):
+        """A body whose first line is indented must still parse.
+
+        A bare ``|`` block scalar infers its indentation from the first
+        non-empty line, so a body starting with an indented line (e.g. a
+        markdown code block or nested list item) made the parser expect that
+        deeper indent for the whole block and reject the later, shallower
+        lines. The explicit ``|2`` indicator pins the indent so it parses."""
+        body = "    indented first line\nback to normal\n    indented again"
+        rendered = YamlIntegration._render_yaml("Title", "Desc", body, "src")
+
+        yaml_lines = [
+            ln for ln in rendered.split("\n") if not ln.startswith("# Source:")
+        ]
+        parsed = yaml.safe_load("\n".join(yaml_lines))
+        assert parsed["prompt"].rstrip("\n") == body
+
     def test_plan_command_has_no_context_placeholder(self, tmp_path):
         """The generated plan command must not carry a context-file placeholder.