diff --git a/server/claude-sdk.js b/server/claude-sdk.js
index 919d8632..1489962b 100644
--- a/server/claude-sdk.js
+++ b/server/claude-sdk.js
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ import {
 } from './services/notification-orchestrator.js';
 import { claudeAdapter } from './providers/claude/adapter.js';
 import { createNormalizedMessage } from './providers/types.js';
+import { getStatusChecker } from './providers/registry.js';
 
 const activeSessions = new Map();
 const pendingToolApprovals = new Map();
 
 const TOOL_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MS = parseInt(process.env.CLAUDE_TOOL_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MS, 10) || 55000;
 
-const TOOLS_REQUIRING_INTERACTION = new Set(['AskUserQuestion']);
+const TOOLS_REQUIRING_INTERACTION = new Set(['AskUserQuestion', 'ExitPlanMode']);
 
 function createRequestId() {
   if (typeof crypto.randomUUID === 'function') {
@@ -705,8 +706,14 @@ async function queryClaudeSDK(command, options = {}, ws) {
     // Clean up temporary image files on error
     await cleanupTempFiles(tempImagePaths, tempDir);
 
+    // Check if Claude CLI is installed for a clearer error message
+    const installed = getStatusChecker('claude')?.checkInstalled() ?? true;
+    const errorContent = !installed
+      ? 'Claude Code is not installed. Please install it first: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code'
+      : error.message;
+
     // Send error to WebSocket
-    ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: error.message, sessionId: capturedSessionId || sessionId || null, provider: 'claude' }));
+    ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: errorContent, sessionId: capturedSessionId || sessionId || null, provider: 'claude' }));
     notifyRunFailed({
       userId: ws?.userId || null,
       provider: 'claude',
@@ -714,8 +721,6 @@ async function queryClaudeSDK(command, options = {}, ws) {
       sessionName: sessionSummary,
       error
     });
-
-    throw error;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/cursor-cli.js b/server/cursor-cli.js
index aedd7e0b..f6193369 100644
--- a/server/cursor-cli.js
+++ b/server/cursor-cli.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import crossSpawn from 'cross-spawn';
 import { notifyRunFailed, notifyRunStopped } from './services/notification-orchestrator.js';
 import { cursorAdapter } from './providers/cursor/adapter.js';
 import { createNormalizedMessage } from './providers/types.js';
+import { getStatusChecker } from './providers/registry.js';
 
 // Use cross-spawn on Windows for better command execution
 const spawnFunction = process.platform === 'win32' ? crossSpawn : spawn;
@@ -294,7 +295,13 @@ async function spawnCursor(command, options = {}, ws) {
         const finalSessionId = capturedSessionId || sessionId || processKey;
         activeCursorProcesses.delete(finalSessionId);
 
-        ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: error.message, sessionId: capturedSessionId || sessionId || null, provider: 'cursor' }));
+        // Check if Cursor CLI is installed for a clearer error message
+        const installed = getStatusChecker('cursor')?.checkInstalled() ?? true;
+        const errorContent = !installed
+          ? 'Cursor CLI is not installed. Please install it from https://cursor.com'
+          : error.message;
+
+        ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: errorContent, sessionId: capturedSessionId || sessionId || null, provider: 'cursor' }));
         notifyTerminalState({ error });
 
         settleOnce(() => reject(error));
diff --git a/server/gemini-cli.js b/server/gemini-cli.js
index 86472707..62aa5307 100644
--- a/server/gemini-cli.js
+++ b/server/gemini-cli.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sessionManager from './sessionManager.js';
 import GeminiResponseHandler from './gemini-response-handler.js';
 import { notifyRunFailed, notifyRunStopped } from './services/notification-orchestrator.js';
 import { createNormalizedMessage } from './providers/types.js';
+import { getStatusChecker } from './providers/registry.js';
 
 let activeGeminiProcesses = new Map(); // Track active processes by session ID
 
@@ -380,6 +381,15 @@ async function spawnGemini(command, options = {}, ws) {
                 notifyTerminalState({ code });
                 resolve();
             } else {
+                // code 127 = shell "command not found" — check installation
+                if (code === 127) {
+                    const installed = getStatusChecker('gemini')?.checkInstalled() ?? true;
+                    if (!installed) {
+                        const socketSessionId = typeof ws.getSessionId === 'function' ? ws.getSessionId() : finalSessionId;
+                        ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: 'Gemini CLI is not installed. Please install it first: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli', sessionId: socketSessionId, provider: 'gemini' }));
+                    }
+                }
+
                 notifyTerminalState({
                     code,
                     error: code === null ? 'Gemini CLI process was terminated or timed out' : null
@@ -394,8 +404,14 @@ async function spawnGemini(command, options = {}, ws) {
             const finalSessionId = capturedSessionId || sessionId || processKey;
             activeGeminiProcesses.delete(finalSessionId);
 
+            // Check if Gemini CLI is installed for a clearer error message
+            const installed = getStatusChecker('gemini')?.checkInstalled() ?? true;
+            const errorContent = !installed
+                ? 'Gemini CLI is not installed. Please install it first: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli'
+                : error.message;
+
             const errorSessionId = typeof ws.getSessionId === 'function' ? ws.getSessionId() : finalSessionId;
-            ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: error.message, sessionId: errorSessionId, provider: 'gemini' }));
+            ws.send(createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: errorContent, sessionId: errorSessionId, provider: 'gemini' }));
             notifyTerminalState({ error });
 
             reject(error);
diff --git a/server/openai-codex.js b/server/openai-codex.js
index 0169a3b6..99a8e435 100644
--- a/server/openai-codex.js
+++ b/server/openai-codex.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Codex } from '@openai/codex-sdk';
 import { notifyRunFailed, notifyRunStopped } from './services/notification-orchestrator.js';
 import { codexAdapter } from './providers/codex/adapter.js';
 import { createNormalizedMessage } from './providers/types.js';
+import { getStatusChecker } from './providers/registry.js';
 
 // Track active sessions
 const activeCodexSessions = new Map();
@@ -308,7 +309,14 @@ export async function queryCodex(command, options = {}, ws) {
 
     if (!wasAborted) {
       console.error('[Codex] Error:', error);
-      sendMessage(ws, createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: error.message, sessionId: currentSessionId, provider: 'codex' }));
+
+      // Check if Codex SDK is available for a clearer error message
+      const installed = getStatusChecker('codex')?.checkInstalled() ?? true;
+      const errorContent = !installed
+        ? 'Codex CLI is not configured. Please set up authentication first.'
+        : error.message;
+
+      sendMessage(ws, createNormalizedMessage({ kind: 'error', content: errorContent, sessionId: currentSessionId, provider: 'codex' }));
       if (!terminalFailure) {
         notifyRunFailed({
           userId: ws?.userId || null,
diff --git a/server/providers/claude/status.js b/server/providers/claude/status.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b25ff8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/providers/claude/status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * Claude Provider Status
+ *
+ * Checks whether Claude Code CLI is installed and whether the user
+ * has valid authentication credentials.
+ *
+ * @module providers/claude/status
+ */
+
+import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
+
+/**
+ * Check if Claude Code CLI is installed and available.
+ * Uses CLAUDE_CLI_PATH env var if set, otherwise looks for 'claude' in PATH.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function checkInstalled() {
+  const cliPath = process.env.CLAUDE_CLI_PATH || 'claude';
+  try {
+    execFileSync(cliPath, ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore', timeout: 5000 });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full status check: installation + authentication.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types.js').ProviderStatus>}
+ */
+export async function checkStatus() {
+  const installed = checkInstalled();
+
+  if (!installed) {
+    return {
+      installed,
+      authenticated: false,
+      email: null,
+      method: null,
+      error: 'Claude Code CLI is not installed'
+    };
+  }
+
+  const credentialsResult = await checkCredentials();
+
+  if (credentialsResult.authenticated) {
+    return {
+      installed,
+      authenticated: true,
+      email: credentialsResult.email || 'Authenticated',
+      method: credentialsResult.method || null,
+      error: null
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    installed,
+    authenticated: false,
+    email: null,
+    method: null,
+    error: credentialsResult.error || 'Not authenticated'
+  };
+}
+
+// ─── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function loadSettingsEnv() {
+  try {
+    const settingsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'settings.json');
+    const content = await fs.readFile(settingsPath, 'utf8');
+    const settings = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    if (settings?.env && typeof settings.env === 'object') {
+      return settings.env;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore missing or malformed settings.
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks Claude authentication credentials.
+ *
+ * Priority 1: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
+ * Priority 1b: ~/.claude/settings.json env values
+ * Priority 2: ~/.claude/.credentials.json OAuth tokens
+ */
+async function checkCredentials() {
+  if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY && process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.trim()) {
+    return { authenticated: true, email: 'API Key Auth', method: 'api_key' };
+  }
+
+  const settingsEnv = await loadSettingsEnv();
+
+  if (typeof settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY === 'string' && settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.trim()) {
+    return { authenticated: true, email: 'API Key Auth', method: 'api_key' };
+  }
+
+  if (typeof settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN === 'string' && settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN.trim()) {
+    return { authenticated: true, email: 'Configured via settings.json', method: 'api_key' };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const credPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', '.credentials.json');
+    const content = await fs.readFile(credPath, 'utf8');
+    const creds = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    const oauth = creds.claudeAiOauth;
+    if (oauth && oauth.accessToken) {
+      const isExpired = oauth.expiresAt && Date.now() >= oauth.expiresAt;
+      if (!isExpired) {
+        return {
+          authenticated: true,
+          email: creds.email || creds.user || null,
+          method: 'credentials_file'
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, method: null };
+  } catch {
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, method: null };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/providers/codex/status.js b/server/providers/codex/status.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf1c273f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/providers/codex/status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * Codex Provider Status
+ *
+ * Checks whether the user has valid Codex authentication credentials.
+ * Codex uses an SDK that makes direct API calls (no external binary),
+ * so installation check always returns true if the server is running.
+ *
+ * @module providers/codex/status
+ */
+
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
+
+/**
+ * Check if Codex is installed.
+ * Codex SDK is bundled with this application — no external binary needed.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function checkInstalled() {
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full status check: installation + authentication.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types.js').ProviderStatus>}
+ */
+export async function checkStatus() {
+  const installed = checkInstalled();
+  const result = await checkCredentials();
+
+  return {
+    installed,
+    authenticated: result.authenticated,
+    email: result.email || null,
+    error: result.error || null
+  };
+}
+
+// ─── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function checkCredentials() {
+  try {
+    const authPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.codex', 'auth.json');
+    const content = await fs.readFile(authPath, 'utf8');
+    const auth = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    const tokens = auth.tokens || {};
+
+    if (tokens.id_token || tokens.access_token) {
+      let email = 'Authenticated';
+      if (tokens.id_token) {
+        try {
+          const parts = tokens.id_token.split('.');
+          if (parts.length >= 2) {
+            const payload = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(parts[1], 'base64url').toString('utf8'));
+            email = payload.email || payload.user || 'Authenticated';
+          }
+        } catch {
+          email = 'Authenticated';
+        }
+      }
+
+      return { authenticated: true, email };
+    }
+
+    if (auth.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
+      return { authenticated: true, email: 'API Key Auth' };
+    }
+
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, error: 'No valid tokens found' };
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return { authenticated: false, email: null, error: 'Codex not configured' };
+    }
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, error: error.message };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/providers/cursor/status.js b/server/providers/cursor/status.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..127e35b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/providers/cursor/status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * Cursor Provider Status
+ *
+ * Checks whether cursor-agent CLI is installed and whether the user
+ * is logged in.
+ *
+ * @module providers/cursor/status
+ */
+
+import { execFileSync, spawn } from 'child_process';
+
+/**
+ * Check if cursor-agent CLI is installed.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function checkInstalled() {
+  try {
+    execFileSync('cursor-agent', ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore', timeout: 5000 });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full status check: installation + authentication.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types.js').ProviderStatus>}
+ */
+export async function checkStatus() {
+  const installed = checkInstalled();
+
+  if (!installed) {
+    return {
+      installed,
+      authenticated: false,
+      email: null,
+      error: 'Cursor CLI is not installed'
+    };
+  }
+
+  const result = await checkCursorLogin();
+
+  return {
+    installed,
+    authenticated: result.authenticated,
+    email: result.email || null,
+    error: result.error || null
+  };
+}
+
+// ─── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function checkCursorLogin() {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let processCompleted = false;
+
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (!processCompleted) {
+        processCompleted = true;
+        if (childProcess) {
+          childProcess.kill();
+        }
+        resolve({
+          authenticated: false,
+          email: null,
+          error: 'Command timeout'
+        });
+      }
+    }, 5000);
+
+    let childProcess;
+    try {
+      childProcess = spawn('cursor-agent', ['status']);
+    } catch {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      processCompleted = true;
+      resolve({
+        authenticated: false,
+        email: null,
+        error: 'Cursor CLI not found or not installed'
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let stdout = '';
+    let stderr = '';
+
+    childProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+      stdout += data.toString();
+    });
+
+    childProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+      stderr += data.toString();
+    });
+
+    childProcess.on('close', (code) => {
+      if (processCompleted) return;
+      processCompleted = true;
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+      if (code === 0) {
+        const emailMatch = stdout.match(/Logged in as ([a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})/i);
+
+        if (emailMatch) {
+          resolve({ authenticated: true, email: emailMatch[1] });
+        } else if (stdout.includes('Logged in')) {
+          resolve({ authenticated: true, email: 'Logged in' });
+        } else {
+          resolve({ authenticated: false, email: null, error: 'Not logged in' });
+        }
+      } else {
+        resolve({ authenticated: false, email: null, error: stderr || 'Not logged in' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    childProcess.on('error', () => {
+      if (processCompleted) return;
+      processCompleted = true;
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+      resolve({
+        authenticated: false,
+        email: null,
+        error: 'Cursor CLI not found or not installed'
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/server/providers/gemini/status.js b/server/providers/gemini/status.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..385f889f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/providers/gemini/status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/**
+ * Gemini Provider Status
+ *
+ * Checks whether Gemini CLI is installed and whether the user
+ * has valid authentication credentials.
+ *
+ * @module providers/gemini/status
+ */
+
+import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
+
+/**
+ * Check if Gemini CLI is installed.
+ * Uses GEMINI_PATH env var if set, otherwise looks for 'gemini' in PATH.
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function checkInstalled() {
+  const cliPath = process.env.GEMINI_PATH || 'gemini';
+  try {
+    execFileSync(cliPath, ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore', timeout: 5000 });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full status check: installation + authentication.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types.js').ProviderStatus>}
+ */
+export async function checkStatus() {
+  const installed = checkInstalled();
+
+  if (!installed) {
+    return {
+      installed,
+      authenticated: false,
+      email: null,
+      error: 'Gemini CLI is not installed'
+    };
+  }
+
+  const result = await checkCredentials();
+
+  return {
+    installed,
+    authenticated: result.authenticated,
+    email: result.email || null,
+    error: result.error || null
+  };
+}
+
+// ─── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function checkCredentials() {
+  if (process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY && process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY.trim()) {
+    return { authenticated: true, email: 'API Key Auth' };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const credsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'oauth_creds.json');
+    const content = await fs.readFile(credsPath, 'utf8');
+    const creds = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    if (creds.access_token) {
+      let email = 'OAuth Session';
+
+      try {
+        const tokenRes = await fetch(`https://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokeninfo?access_token=${creds.access_token}`);
+        if (tokenRes.ok) {
+          const tokenInfo = await tokenRes.json();
+          if (tokenInfo.email) {
+            email = tokenInfo.email;
+          }
+        } else if (!creds.refresh_token) {
+          return {
+            authenticated: false,
+            email: null,
+            error: 'Access token invalid and no refresh token found'
+          };
+        } else {
+          // Token might be expired but we have a refresh token, so CLI will refresh it
+          email = await getActiveAccountEmail() || email;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Network error, fallback to checking local accounts file
+        email = await getActiveAccountEmail() || email;
+      }
+
+      return { authenticated: true, email };
+    }
+
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, error: 'No valid tokens found in oauth_creds' };
+  } catch {
+    return { authenticated: false, email: null, error: 'Gemini CLI not configured' };
+  }
+}
+
+async function getActiveAccountEmail() {
+  try {
+    const accPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'google_accounts.json');
+    const accContent = await fs.readFile(accPath, 'utf8');
+    const accounts = JSON.parse(accContent);
+    return accounts.active || null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/providers/registry.js b/server/providers/registry.js
index 236c909e..4f62b60b 100644
--- a/server/providers/registry.js
+++ b/server/providers/registry.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /**
  * Provider Registry
  *
- * Centralizes provider adapter lookup. All code that needs a provider adapter
- * should go through this registry instead of importing individual adapters directly.
+ * Centralizes provider adapter and status checker lookup. All code that needs
+ * a provider adapter or status checker should go through this registry instead
+ * of importing individual modules directly.
  *
  * @module providers/registry
  */
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ import { cursorAdapter } from './cursor/adapter.js';
 import { codexAdapter } from './codex/adapter.js';
 import { geminiAdapter } from './gemini/adapter.js';
 
+import * as claudeStatus from './claude/status.js';
+import * as cursorStatus from './cursor/status.js';
+import * as codexStatus from './codex/status.js';
+import * as geminiStatus from './gemini/status.js';
+
 /**
  * @typedef {import('./types.js').ProviderAdapter} ProviderAdapter
  * @typedef {import('./types.js').SessionProvider} SessionProvider
@@ -20,12 +26,20 @@ import { geminiAdapter } from './gemini/adapter.js';
 /** @type {Map<string, ProviderAdapter>} */
 const providers = new Map();
 
+/** @type {Map<string, { checkInstalled: () => boolean, checkStatus: () => Promise<import('./types.js').ProviderStatus> }>} */
+const statusCheckers = new Map();
+
 // Register built-in providers
 providers.set('claude', claudeAdapter);
 providers.set('cursor', cursorAdapter);
 providers.set('codex', codexAdapter);
 providers.set('gemini', geminiAdapter);
 
+statusCheckers.set('claude', claudeStatus);
+statusCheckers.set('cursor', cursorStatus);
+statusCheckers.set('codex', codexStatus);
+statusCheckers.set('gemini', geminiStatus);
+
 /**
  * Get a provider adapter by name.
  * @param {string} name - Provider name (e.g., 'claude', 'cursor', 'codex', 'gemini')
@@ -35,6 +49,15 @@ export function getProvider(name) {
   return providers.get(name);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get a provider status checker by name.
+ * @param {string} name - Provider name
+ * @returns {{ checkInstalled: () => boolean, checkStatus: () => Promise<import('./types.js').ProviderStatus> } | undefined}
+ */
+export function getStatusChecker(name) {
+  return statusCheckers.get(name);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get all registered provider names.
  * @returns {string[]}
diff --git a/server/providers/types.js b/server/providers/types.js
index 5541525b..9867b077 100644
--- a/server/providers/types.js
+++ b/server/providers/types.js
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@
  * @property {object} [tokenUsage] - Token usage data (provider-specific)
  */
 
+// ─── Provider Status ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Result of a provider status check (installation + authentication).
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} ProviderStatus
+ * @property {boolean} installed - Whether the provider's CLI/SDK is available
+ * @property {boolean} authenticated - Whether valid credentials exist
+ * @property {string|null} email - User email or auth method identifier
+ * @property {string|null} [method] - Auth method (e.g. 'api_key', 'credentials_file')
+ * @property {string|null} [error] - Error message if not installed or not authenticated
+ */
+
 // ─── Provider Adapter Interface ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/routes/cli-auth.js b/server/routes/cli-auth.js
index 78ffa30b..4183e83f 100644
--- a/server/routes/cli-auth.js
+++ b/server/routes/cli-auth.js
@@ -1,434 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * CLI Auth Routes
+ *
+ * Thin router that delegates to per-provider status checkers
+ * registered in the provider registry.
+ *
+ * @module routes/cli-auth
+ */
+
 import express from 'express';
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
-import fs from 'fs/promises';
-import path from 'path';
-import os from 'os';
+import { getAllProviders, getStatusChecker } from '../providers/registry.js';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-router.get('/claude/status', async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const credentialsResult = await checkClaudeCredentials();
-
-    if (credentialsResult.authenticated) {
-      return res.json({
-        authenticated: true,
-        email: credentialsResult.email || 'Authenticated',
-        method: credentialsResult.method  // 'api_key' or 'credentials_file'
-      });
-    }
-
-    return res.json({
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      method: null,
-      error: credentialsResult.error || 'Not authenticated'
-    });
-
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error checking Claude auth status:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      method: null,
-      error: error.message
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-router.get('/cursor/status', async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const result = await checkCursorStatus();
-
-    res.json({
-      authenticated: result.authenticated,
-      email: result.email,
-      error: result.error
-    });
-
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error checking Cursor auth status:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: error.message
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-router.get('/codex/status', async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const result = await checkCodexCredentials();
-
-    res.json({
-      authenticated: result.authenticated,
-      email: result.email,
-      error: result.error
-    });
-
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error checking Codex auth status:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: error.message
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-router.get('/gemini/status', async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const result = await checkGeminiCredentials();
-
-    res.json({
-      authenticated: result.authenticated,
-      email: result.email,
-      error: result.error
-    });
-
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error checking Gemini auth status:', error);
-    res.status(500).json({
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: error.message
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-async function loadClaudeSettingsEnv() {
-  try {
-    const settingsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'settings.json');
-    const content = await fs.readFile(settingsPath, 'utf8');
-    const settings = JSON.parse(content);
-
-    if (settings?.env && typeof settings.env === 'object') {
-      return settings.env;
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Ignore missing or malformed settings and fall back to other auth sources.
-  }
-
-  return {};
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks Claude authentication credentials using two methods with priority order:
- *
- * Priority 1: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
- * Priority 1b: ~/.claude/settings.json env values
- * Priority 2: ~/.claude/.credentials.json OAuth tokens
- *
- * The Claude Agent SDK prioritizes environment variables over authenticated subscriptions.
- * This matching behavior ensures consistency with how the SDK authenticates.
- *
- * References:
- * - https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12304248-managing-api-key-environment-variables-in-claude-code
- *   "Claude Code prioritizes environment variable API keys over authenticated subscriptions"
- * - https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview
- *   SDK authentication documentation
- *
- * @returns {Promise<Object>} Authentication status with { authenticated, email, method }
- *   - authenticated: boolean indicating if valid credentials exist
- *   - email: user email or auth method identifier
- *   - method: 'api_key' for env var, 'credentials_file' for OAuth tokens
- */
-async function checkClaudeCredentials() {
-  // Priority 1: Check for ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
-  // The SDK checks this first and uses it if present, even if OAuth tokens exist.
-  // When set, API calls are charged via pay-as-you-go rates instead of subscription.
-  if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY && process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.trim()) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: true,
-      email: 'API Key Auth',
-      method: 'api_key'
-    };
-  }
-
-  // Priority 1b: Check ~/.claude/settings.json env values.
-  // Claude Code can read proxy/auth values from settings.json even when the
-  // CloudCLI server process itself was not started with those env vars exported.
-  const settingsEnv = await loadClaudeSettingsEnv();
-
-  if (typeof settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY === 'string' && settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.trim()) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: true,
-      email: 'API Key Auth',
-      method: 'api_key'
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (typeof settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN === 'string' && settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN.trim()) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: true,
-      email: 'Configured via settings.json',
-      method: 'api_key'
-    };
-  }
-
-  // Priority 2: Check ~/.claude/.credentials.json for OAuth tokens
-  // This is the standard authentication method used by Claude CLI after running
-  // 'claude /login' or 'claude setup-token' commands.
-  try {
-    const credPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', '.credentials.json');
-    const content = await fs.readFile(credPath, 'utf8');
-    const creds = JSON.parse(content);
-
-    const oauth = creds.claudeAiOauth;
-    if (oauth && oauth.accessToken) {
-      const isExpired = oauth.expiresAt && Date.now() >= oauth.expiresAt;
-
-      if (!isExpired) {
-        return {
-          authenticated: true,
-          email: creds.email || creds.user || null,
-          method: 'credentials_file'
-        };
-      }
-    }
-
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      method: null
-    };
-  } catch (error) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      method: null
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-function checkCursorStatus() {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    let processCompleted = false;
-
-    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      if (!processCompleted) {
-        processCompleted = true;
-        if (childProcess) {
-          childProcess.kill();
-        }
-        resolve({
-          authenticated: false,
-          email: null,
-          error: 'Command timeout'
-        });
-      }
-    }, 5000);
-
-    let childProcess;
+for (const provider of getAllProviders()) {
+  router.get(`/${provider}/status`, async (req, res) => {
     try {
-      childProcess = spawn('cursor-agent', ['status']);
-    } catch (err) {
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-      processCompleted = true;
-      resolve({
-        authenticated: false,
-        email: null,
-        error: 'Cursor CLI not found or not installed'
-      });
-      return;
+      const checker = getStatusChecker(provider);
+      res.json(await checker.checkStatus());
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error checking ${provider} status:`, error);
+      res.status(500).json({ authenticated: false, error: error.message });
     }
-
-    let stdout = '';
-    let stderr = '';
-
-    childProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
-      stdout += data.toString();
-    });
-
-    childProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
-      stderr += data.toString();
-    });
-
-    childProcess.on('close', (code) => {
-      if (processCompleted) return;
-      processCompleted = true;
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-
-      if (code === 0) {
-        const emailMatch = stdout.match(/Logged in as ([a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})/i);
-
-        if (emailMatch) {
-          resolve({
-            authenticated: true,
-            email: emailMatch[1],
-            output: stdout
-          });
-        } else if (stdout.includes('Logged in')) {
-          resolve({
-            authenticated: true,
-            email: 'Logged in',
-            output: stdout
-          });
-        } else {
-          resolve({
-            authenticated: false,
-            email: null,
-            error: 'Not logged in'
-          });
-        }
-      } else {
-        resolve({
-          authenticated: false,
-          email: null,
-          error: stderr || 'Not logged in'
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
-    childProcess.on('error', (err) => {
-      if (processCompleted) return;
-      processCompleted = true;
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-
-      resolve({
-        authenticated: false,
-        email: null,
-        error: 'Cursor CLI not found or not installed'
-      });
-    });
   });
 }
 
-async function checkCodexCredentials() {
-  try {
-    const authPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.codex', 'auth.json');
-    const content = await fs.readFile(authPath, 'utf8');
-    const auth = JSON.parse(content);
-
-    // Tokens are nested under 'tokens' key
-    const tokens = auth.tokens || {};
-
-    // Check for valid tokens (id_token or access_token)
-    if (tokens.id_token || tokens.access_token) {
-      // Try to extract email from id_token JWT payload
-      let email = 'Authenticated';
-      if (tokens.id_token) {
-        try {
-          // JWT is base64url encoded: header.payload.signature
-          const parts = tokens.id_token.split('.');
-          if (parts.length >= 2) {
-            // Decode the payload (second part)
-            const payload = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(parts[1], 'base64url').toString('utf8'));
-            email = payload.email || payload.user || 'Authenticated';
-          }
-        } catch {
-          // If JWT decoding fails, use fallback
-          email = 'Authenticated';
-        }
-      }
-
-      return {
-        authenticated: true,
-        email
-      };
-    }
-
-    // Also check for OPENAI_API_KEY as fallback auth method
-    if (auth.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
-      return {
-        authenticated: true,
-        email: 'API Key Auth'
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: 'No valid tokens found'
-    };
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
-      return {
-        authenticated: false,
-        email: null,
-        error: 'Codex not configured'
-      };
-    }
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: error.message
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-async function checkGeminiCredentials() {
-  if (process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY && process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY.trim()) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: true,
-      email: 'API Key Auth'
-    };
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const credsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'oauth_creds.json');
-    const content = await fs.readFile(credsPath, 'utf8');
-    const creds = JSON.parse(content);
-
-    if (creds.access_token) {
-      let email = 'OAuth Session';
-
-      try {
-        // Validate token against Google API
-        const tokenRes = await fetch(`https://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokeninfo?access_token=${creds.access_token}`);
-        if (tokenRes.ok) {
-          const tokenInfo = await tokenRes.json();
-          if (tokenInfo.email) {
-            email = tokenInfo.email;
-          }
-        } else if (!creds.refresh_token) {
-          // Token invalid and no refresh token available
-          return {
-            authenticated: false,
-            email: null,
-            error: 'Access token invalid and no refresh token found'
-          };
-        } else {
-          // Token might be expired but we have a refresh token, so CLI will refresh it
-          try {
-            const accPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'google_accounts.json');
-            const accContent = await fs.readFile(accPath, 'utf8');
-            const accounts = JSON.parse(accContent);
-            if (accounts.active) {
-              email = accounts.active;
-            }
-          } catch (e) { }
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        // Network error, fallback to checking local accounts file
-        try {
-          const accPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.gemini', 'google_accounts.json');
-          const accContent = await fs.readFile(accPath, 'utf8');
-          const accounts = JSON.parse(accContent);
-          if (accounts.active) {
-            email = accounts.active;
-          }
-        } catch (err) { }
-      }
-
-      return {
-        authenticated: true,
-        email: email
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: 'No valid tokens found in oauth_creds'
-    };
-  } catch (error) {
-    return {
-      authenticated: false,
-      email: null,
-      error: 'Gemini CLI not configured'
-    };
-  }
-}
-
 export default router;
diff --git a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/ChatComposer.tsx b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/ChatComposer.tsx
index e6da236d..69e8fc3c 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/ChatComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/view/subcomponents/ChatComposer.tsx
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ export default function ChatComposer({
     (r) => r.toolName === 'AskUserQuestion'
   );
 
+  // Hide the thinking/status bar while any permission request is pending
+  const hasPendingPermissions = pendingPermissionRequests.length > 0;
+
   // On mobile, when input is focused, float the input box at the bottom
   const mobileFloatingClass = isInputFocused
     ? 'max-sm:fixed max-sm:bottom-0 max-sm:left-0 max-sm:right-0 max-sm:z-50 max-sm:bg-background max-sm:shadow-[0_-4px_20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.15)]'
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ export default function ChatComposer({
 
   return (
     <div className={`flex-shrink-0 p-2 pb-2 sm:p-4 sm:pb-4 md:p-4 md:pb-6 ${mobileFloatingClass}`}>
-      {!hasQuestionPanel && (
+      {!hasPendingPermissions && (
         <div className="flex-1">
           <ClaudeStatus
             status={claudeStatus}