diff --git a/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/index.ts b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/index.ts
index a5c9ab8..2539a11 100644
--- a/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/index.ts
+++ b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './template-scaffolder';
 export * from './types';
+export * from './scan-boilerplates';
diff --git a/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/scan-boilerplates.ts b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/scan-boilerplates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcffc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/scan-boilerplates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+import { BoilerplateConfig } from './types';
+
+/**
+ * Directories to skip during recursive scanning.
+ * These are common directories that should never contain boilerplates.
+ */
+const SKIP_DIRECTORIES = new Set([
+  '.git',
+  'node_modules',
+  '.pnpm',
+  'dist',
+  'build',
+  'coverage',
+  '.next',
+  '.nuxt',
+  '.cache',
+  '__pycache__',
+  '.venv',
+  'venv',
+]);
+
+/**
+ * Result of scanning for boilerplates.
+ */
+export interface ScannedBoilerplate {
+  /**
+   * The relative path from the scan root to the boilerplate directory.
+   * For example: "default/module", "default/workspace"
+   */
+  relativePath: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The absolute path to the boilerplate directory.
+   */
+  absolutePath: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The boilerplate configuration from .boilerplate.json
+   */
+  config: BoilerplateConfig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for scanning boilerplates.
+ */
+export interface ScanBoilerplatesOptions {
+  /**
+   * Maximum depth to recurse into directories.
+   * Default: 10 (should be enough for any reasonable structure)
+   */
+  maxDepth?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional directory names to skip during scanning.
+   */
+  skipDirectories?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read the .boilerplate.json configuration from a directory.
+ * 
+ * @param dirPath - The directory path to check
+ * @returns The boilerplate config or null if not found
+ */
+export function readBoilerplateConfig(dirPath: string): BoilerplateConfig | null {
+  const configPath = path.join(dirPath, '.boilerplate.json');
+  if (fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf-8');
+      return JSON.parse(content) as BoilerplateConfig;
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively scan a directory for boilerplate templates.
+ * 
+ * A boilerplate is any directory containing a `.boilerplate.json` file.
+ * This function recursively searches the entire directory tree (with sensible
+ * pruning of common non-template directories like node_modules, .git, etc.)
+ * and returns all discovered boilerplates with their relative paths.
+ * 
+ * This is useful when:
+ * - The user specifies `--dir .` to bypass `.boilerplates.json`
+ * - You want to discover all available boilerplates regardless of nesting
+ * - You need to match a `fromPath` against available boilerplates
+ * 
+ * @param baseDir - The root directory to start scanning from
+ * @param options - Scanning options
+ * @returns Array of discovered boilerplates with relative paths
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * // Given structure:
+ * // repo/
+ * //   default/
+ * //     module/.boilerplate.json
+ * //     workspace/.boilerplate.json
+ * //   scripts/  (no .boilerplate.json)
+ * 
+ * const boilerplates = scanBoilerplatesRecursive('/path/to/repo');
+ * // Returns:
+ * // [
+ * //   { relativePath: 'default/module', absolutePath: '...', config: {...} },
+ * //   { relativePath: 'default/workspace', absolutePath: '...', config: {...} }
+ * // ]
+ * // Note: 'scripts' is not included because it has no .boilerplate.json
+ * ```
+ */
+export function scanBoilerplatesRecursive(
+  baseDir: string,
+  options: ScanBoilerplatesOptions = {}
+): ScannedBoilerplate[] {
+  const { maxDepth = 10, skipDirectories = [] } = options;
+  const boilerplates: ScannedBoilerplate[] = [];
+  const skipSet = new Set([...SKIP_DIRECTORIES, ...skipDirectories]);
+
+  function scan(currentDir: string, relativePath: string, depth: number): void {
+    if (depth > maxDepth) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(currentDir)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let entries: fs.Dirent[];
+    try {
+      entries = fs.readdirSync(currentDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    } catch {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (skipSet.has(entry.name)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const entryPath = path.join(currentDir, entry.name);
+      const entryRelativePath = relativePath ? path.join(relativePath, entry.name) : entry.name;
+
+      const config = readBoilerplateConfig(entryPath);
+      if (config) {
+        boilerplates.push({
+          relativePath: entryRelativePath,
+          absolutePath: entryPath,
+          config,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Continue scanning subdirectories even if this directory is a boilerplate
+      // (in case there are nested boilerplates, though uncommon)
+      scan(entryPath, entryRelativePath, depth + 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  scan(baseDir, '', 0);
+
+  // Sort by relative path for consistent ordering
+  boilerplates.sort((a, b) => a.relativePath.localeCompare(b.relativePath));
+
+  return boilerplates;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find a boilerplate by matching against a fromPath.
+ * 
+ * This function attempts to match a user-provided `fromPath` against
+ * discovered boilerplates. It supports:
+ * 1. Exact match: `fromPath` matches a relative path exactly
+ * 2. Basename match: `fromPath` matches the last segment of a relative path
+ *    (only if unambiguous - i.e., exactly one match)
+ * 
+ * @param boilerplates - Array of scanned boilerplates
+ * @param fromPath - The path to match against
+ * @returns The matching boilerplate, or null if no match or ambiguous
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * const boilerplates = scanBoilerplatesRecursive('/path/to/repo');
+ * 
+ * // Exact match
+ * findBoilerplateByPath(boilerplates, 'default/module');
+ * // Returns the 'default/module' boilerplate
+ * 
+ * // Basename match (unambiguous)
+ * findBoilerplateByPath(boilerplates, 'module');
+ * // Returns the 'default/module' boilerplate if it's the only one ending in 'module'
+ * 
+ * // Ambiguous basename match
+ * // If both 'default/module' and 'supabase/module' exist:
+ * findBoilerplateByPath(boilerplates, 'module');
+ * // Returns null (ambiguous)
+ * ```
+ */
+export function findBoilerplateByPath(
+  boilerplates: ScannedBoilerplate[],
+  fromPath: string
+): ScannedBoilerplate | null {
+  // Normalize the fromPath (remove leading/trailing slashes)
+  const normalizedPath = fromPath.replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, '');
+
+  // Try exact match first
+  const exactMatch = boilerplates.find(
+    (bp) => bp.relativePath === normalizedPath
+  );
+  if (exactMatch) {
+    return exactMatch;
+  }
+
+  // Try basename match (last segment of path)
+  const basename = path.basename(normalizedPath);
+  const basenameMatches = boilerplates.filter(
+    (bp) => path.basename(bp.relativePath) === basename
+  );
+
+  // Only return if unambiguous (exactly one match)
+  if (basenameMatches.length === 1) {
+    return basenameMatches[0];
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find a boilerplate by type within a scanned list.
+ * 
+ * @param boilerplates - Array of scanned boilerplates
+ * @param type - The type to find (e.g., 'workspace', 'module')
+ * @returns The matching boilerplate or undefined
+ */
+export function findBoilerplateByType(
+  boilerplates: ScannedBoilerplate[],
+  type: string
+): ScannedBoilerplate | undefined {
+  return boilerplates.find((bp) => bp.config.type === type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all boilerplates of a specific type.
+ * 
+ * @param boilerplates - Array of scanned boilerplates
+ * @param type - The type to filter by
+ * @returns Array of matching boilerplates
+ */
+export function filterBoilerplatesByType(
+  boilerplates: ScannedBoilerplate[],
+  type: string
+): ScannedBoilerplate[] {
+  return boilerplates.filter((bp) => bp.config.type === type);
+}
diff --git a/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/template-scaffolder.ts b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/template-scaffolder.ts
index 5ae2a91..1c64fd3 100644
--- a/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/template-scaffolder.ts
+++ b/packages/genomic/src/scaffolder/template-scaffolder.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ import {
   InspectOptions,
   InspectResult,
 } from './types';
+import {
+  ScannedBoilerplate,
+  ScanBoilerplatesOptions,
+  scanBoilerplatesRecursive,
+  findBoilerplateByPath,
+} from './scan-boilerplates';
 
 /**
  * High-level orchestrator for template scaffolding operations.
@@ -166,6 +172,37 @@ export class TemplateScaffolder {
     return this.templatizer;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Scan a template directory recursively for all boilerplates.
+   * 
+   * A boilerplate is any directory containing a `.boilerplate.json` file.
+   * This method recursively searches the entire directory tree and returns
+   * all discovered boilerplates with their relative paths.
+   * 
+   * This is useful when:
+   * - The user specifies `--dir .` to bypass `.boilerplates.json`
+   * - You want to discover all available boilerplates regardless of nesting
+   * - You need to present a list of available boilerplates to the user
+   * 
+   * @param templateDir - The root directory to scan
+   * @param options - Scanning options (maxDepth, skipDirectories)
+   * @returns Array of discovered boilerplates with relative paths
+   * 
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * const scaffolder = new TemplateScaffolder({ toolName: 'my-cli' });
+   * const inspection = scaffolder.inspect({ template: 'org/repo' });
+   * const boilerplates = scaffolder.scanBoilerplates(inspection.templateDir);
+   * // Returns: [{ relativePath: 'default/module', ... }, { relativePath: 'default/workspace', ... }]
+   * ```
+   */
+  scanBoilerplates(
+    templateDir: string,
+    options?: ScanBoilerplatesOptions
+  ): ScannedBoilerplate[] {
+    return scanBoilerplatesRecursive(templateDir, options);
+  }
+
   private inspectLocal(
     templateDir: string,
     fromPath?: string,
@@ -327,12 +364,13 @@ export class TemplateScaffolder {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Resolve the fromPath using .boilerplates.json convention.
+   * Resolve the fromPath using .boilerplates.json convention and recursive scanning.
    *
    * Resolution order:
    * 1. If explicit fromPath is provided and exists, use it directly
    * 2. If useBoilerplatesConfig is true and .boilerplates.json exists with a dir field, prepend it to fromPath
-   * 3. Return the fromPath as-is
+   * 3. Recursively scan for boilerplates and try to match fromPath (exact match, then basename match if unambiguous)
+   * 4. Return the fromPath as-is (will likely fail later if path doesn't exist)
    *
    * @param templateDir - The template repository root directory
    * @param fromPath - The subdirectory path to resolve
@@ -375,6 +413,18 @@ export class TemplateScaffolder {
       }
     }
 
+    // Try recursive scan to find a matching boilerplate
+    // This handles cases like `--dir .` where the user wants to match against
+    // discovered boilerplates (e.g., "module" matching "default/module")
+    const boilerplates = scanBoilerplatesRecursive(templateDir);
+    const match = findBoilerplateByPath(boilerplates, fromPath);
+    if (match) {
+      return {
+        fromPath: match.relativePath,
+        resolvedTemplatePath: match.absolutePath,
+      };
+    }
+
     return {
       fromPath,
       resolvedTemplatePath: path.join(templateDir, fromPath),