diff --git a/.changeset/fix-show-command-complexity.md b/.changeset/fix-show-command-complexity.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c73e131d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-show-command-complexity.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Fix: show command no longer requires complexity report file to exist
+
+The `tm show` command was incorrectly requiring the complexity report file to exist even when not needed. Now it only validates the complexity report path when a custom report file is explicitly provided via the -r/--report option.
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diff --git a/scripts/modules/commands.js b/scripts/modules/commands.js
index 4dabf8a7..f68d4706 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/commands.js
+++ b/scripts/modules/commands.js
@@ -2353,10 +2353,14 @@ ${result.result}
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (taskId, options) => {
 			// Initialize TaskMaster
-			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
-				tasksPath: options.file || true,
-				complexityReportPath: options.report || false
-			});
+			const initOptions = {
+				tasksPath: options.file || true
+			};
+			// Only pass complexityReportPath if user provided a custom path
+			if (options.report && options.report !== COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE) {
+				initOptions.complexityReportPath = options.report;
+			}
+			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster(initOptions);
 
 			const idArg = taskId || options.id;
 			const statusFilter = options.status;