diff --git a/src/skillspector/cli.py b/src/skillspector/cli.py
index f6b4f85..123c8c8 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/cli.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/cli.py
@@ -146,15 +146,20 @@ def _scan_state(
     return state
 
 
+def _result_body(result: dict) -> str:
+    report_body = result.get("report_body") or ""
+    if not report_body and result.get("sarif_report") is not None:
+        report_body = json.dumps(result["sarif_report"], indent=2)
+    return report_body
+
+
 def _write_result(
     result: dict[str, object],
     output: Path | None,
     format: FormatChoice,
 ) -> None:
     """Write report_body to file or stdout. Uses sarif_report if report_body missing."""
-    report_body = result.get("report_body") or ""
-    if not report_body and result.get("sarif_report") is not None:
-        report_body = json.dumps(result["sarif_report"], indent=2)
+    report_body = _result_body(result)
     if output:
         Path(output).write_text(report_body, encoding="utf-8")
         if format == FormatChoice.terminal:
@@ -432,9 +437,13 @@ def _scan_multi_skill(
         Path(output).write_text(json.dumps(combined, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
         console.print(f"[green]Combined report saved to:[/green] {output}")
     elif output:
-        for _skill, result in zip(skills, results, strict=True):
+        # concatenated non-JSON output: not merged SARIF
+        sections = []
+        for skill, result in zip(skills, results, strict=True):
             if "error" not in result:
-                _write_result(result, None, format)
+                sections.append(f"--- {skill.relative_path} ---\n\n{_result_body(result)}")
+        Path(output).write_text("\n\n".join(sections), encoding="utf-8")
+        console.print(f"[green]Combined report saved to:[/green] {output}")
 
     if max_score > 50:
         raise typer.Exit(code=1)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli.py b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
index b8c8823..2d9e1bf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli.py
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
-from skillspector.cli import app
+from skillspector.cli import FormatChoice, _scan_multi_skill, app
+from skillspector.multi_skill import MultiSkillDetectionResult, SkillDirectory
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
@@ -113,3 +116,76 @@ def test_cli_baseline_generate_then_scan_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     data = json.loads(scan.output)
     assert data["issues"] == []
     assert data["risk_assessment"]["score"] == 0
+
+
+def test_scan_multi_skill_markdown_output_to_file(
+    tmp_path: Path, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    """Non-JSON recursive scan writes concatenated report to file, not stdout."""
+    s1 = SkillDirectory(path=tmp_path / "skill1", name="skill1", relative_path="skill1")
+    s2 = SkillDirectory(path=tmp_path / "skill2", name="skill2", relative_path="skill2")
+    detection = MultiSkillDetectionResult(
+        is_multi_skill=True, skills=[s1, s2], has_root_skill=False
+    )
+
+    result1 = {
+        "report_body": "# Report ALPHA for skill1",
+        "risk_score": 10,
+        "risk_severity": "LOW",
+        "findings": [],
+    }
+    result2 = {
+        "report_body": "# Report BETA for skill2",
+        "risk_score": 10,
+        "risk_severity": "LOW",
+        "findings": [],
+    }
+    out = tmp_path / "report.md"
+
+    with patch("skillspector.cli.graph.invoke", side_effect=[result1, result2]):
+        _scan_multi_skill(
+            detection, FormatChoice.markdown, out, no_llm=True, yara_rules_dir=None, verbose=False
+        )
+
+    assert out.exists()
+    text = out.read_text()
+    assert "ALPHA" in text
+    assert "BETA" in text
+    assert "---" in text
+
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "ALPHA" not in captured.out
+    assert "BETA" not in captured.out
+
+
+def test_scan_multi_skill_json_output_unchanged(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """JSON recursive scan still produces a valid combined JSON file."""
+    s1 = SkillDirectory(path=tmp_path / "skill1", name="skill1", relative_path="skill1")
+    s2 = SkillDirectory(path=tmp_path / "skill2", name="skill2", relative_path="skill2")
+    detection = MultiSkillDetectionResult(
+        is_multi_skill=True, skills=[s1, s2], has_root_skill=False
+    )
+
+    result1 = {
+        "report_body": "# Report ALPHA for skill1",
+        "risk_score": 10,
+        "risk_severity": "LOW",
+        "findings": [],
+    }
+    result2 = {
+        "report_body": "# Report BETA for skill2",
+        "risk_score": 10,
+        "risk_severity": "LOW",
+        "findings": [],
+    }
+    out = tmp_path / "combined.json"
+
+    with patch("skillspector.cli.graph.invoke", side_effect=[result1, result2]):
+        _scan_multi_skill(
+            detection, FormatChoice.json, out, no_llm=True, yara_rules_dir=None, verbose=False
+        )
+
+    assert out.exists()
+    data = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    assert data["multi_skill"] is True
+    assert "skills" in data