diff --git a/server/providers/claude/status.js b/server/providers/claude/status.js
index c0d7d231f..b0805fd98 100644
--- a/server/providers/claude/status.js
+++ b/server/providers/claude/status.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async function loadSettingsEnv() {
  * Checks Claude authentication credentials.
  *
  * Priority 1: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
+ * Priority 1a: ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable
  * Priority 1b: ~/.claude/settings.json env values
  * Priority 2: ~/.claude/.credentials.json OAuth tokens
  */
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ async function checkCredentials() {
     return { authenticated: true, email: 'API Key Auth', method: 'api_key' };
   }
 
+  if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN && process.env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN.trim()) {
+    return { authenticated: true, email: 'Auth Token', method: 'api_key' };
+  }
+
   const settingsEnv = await loadSettingsEnv();
 
   if (typeof settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY === 'string' && settingsEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.trim()) {