diff --git a/docs/product/command-spec.md b/docs/product/command-spec.md
index 4150a18..7693dbd 100644
--- a/docs/product/command-spec.md
+++ b/docs/product/command-spec.md
@@ -1299,12 +1299,13 @@ Behavior:
 
   ```text
   ? Which Project should this directory use?
-    ❯ Acme Dashboard
+    ❯ + Create a new Project
+      Acme Dashboard
       Billing API
-      Create a new Project
       Cancel
   ```
 
+- "Create a new Project" is listed first, highlighted with a `+` glyph that does not rely on color, so it stays reachable without paging through a long project list; Cancel is last
 - when "Create a new Project" is selected, prompts for a Project name with the package/directory name as a suggestion
 - when no Project is resolved in `--json` / `--no-interactive` mode, fails with `PROJECT_SETUP_REQUIRED`
 - `PROJECT_SETUP_REQUIRED` preserves readable recovery commands in `nextSteps` and includes structured `nextActions` for choosing, linking, creating, or retrying with an explicit Project
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/project/interactive-setup.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/project/interactive-setup.ts
index 8c39df6..fc922cc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/project/interactive-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/project/interactive-setup.ts
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@ export async function promptForProjectSetupChoice(options: {
     input: options.context.runtime.stdin,
     output: options.context.runtime.stderr,
     message: "Which Project should this directory use?",
+    // "Create a new Project" stays first so it is reachable without paging
+    // through a long project list; Cancel stays last by convention. The "+"
+    // glyph highlights it without color, since the prompt library owns the
+    // active-row styling and the style guide forbids color-only meaning.
     choices: [
+      { label: "+ Create a new Project", value: { kind: "create" as const } },
       ...sortedProjects.map((project) => ({
         label: duplicateNames.has(project.name)
           ? `${project.name} (${project.id})`
           : project.name,
         value: { kind: "project" as const, project },
       })),
-      { label: "Create a new Project", value: { kind: "create" as const } },
       { label: "Cancel", value: { kind: "cancel" as const } },
     ],
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/app-controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/app-controller.test.ts
index 385b5b7..1eafbcb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/app-controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/app-controller.test.ts
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ describe("app controller", () => {
       cwd,
       stateDir,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\r",
+      stdinText: "\u001B[B\r",
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         PRISMA_CLI_TEST_REMEMBER_PROJECT_ID: "",
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ describe("app controller", () => {
       cwd,
       stateDir,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\r\r",
+      stdinText: "\u001B[B\r\r",
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         PRISMA_CLI_TEST_REMEMBER_PROJECT_ID: "",
@@ -3528,7 +3528,7 @@ describe("app controller", () => {
       cwd,
       stateDir,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\u001B[B\rinteractive-project\r",
+      stdinText: "\rinteractive-project\r",
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         PRISMA_CLI_TEST_REMEMBER_PROJECT_ID: "",
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/project-controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/project-controller.test.ts
index 2850a37..8f926cf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/project-controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/project-controller.test.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe("project controller", () => {
       cwd,
       stateDir,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\u001B[B\rInteractive Project\r",
+      stdinText: "\rInteractive Project\r",
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         PRISMA_CLI_TEST_REMEMBER_PROJECT_ID: "",
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/project.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/project.test.ts
index 3a347de..efda39a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/project.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/project.test.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe("project commands", () => {
       stateDir,
       fixturePath,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\r",
+      stdinText: "\u001B[B\r",
     });
     const stderr = stripAnsi(result.stderr);
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe("project commands", () => {
       stateDir,
       fixturePath: ambiguousFixturePath,
       isTTY: true,
-      stdinText: "\r",
+      stdinText: "\u001B[B\r",
     });
     const stderr = stripAnsi(result.stderr);