diff --git a/src/agents/auth-profiles/external-cli-sync.ts b/src/agents/auth-profiles/external-cli-sync.ts
index d1fa31f23..082aae6cd 100644
--- a/src/agents/auth-profiles/external-cli-sync.ts
+++ b/src/agents/auth-profiles/external-cli-sync.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { readQwenCliCredentialsCached } from "../cli-credentials.js";
 import {
+  readClaudeCliCredentialsCached,
+  readCodexCliCredentialsCached,
+  readQwenCliCredentialsCached,
+} from "../cli-credentials.js";
+import {
+  CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
+  CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
   EXTERNAL_CLI_NEAR_EXPIRY_MS,
   EXTERNAL_CLI_SYNC_TTL_MS,
   QWEN_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
@@ -22,16 +28,132 @@ function shallowEqualOAuthCredentials(a: OAuthCredential | undefined, b: OAuthCr
   );
 }
 
-function isExternalProfileFresh(cred: AuthProfileCredential | undefined, now: number): boolean {
+function isExternalProfileFresh(
+  cred: AuthProfileCredential | undefined,
+  now: number,
+  provider?: string,
+): boolean {
   if (!cred) return false;
   if (cred.type !== "oauth" && cred.type !== "token") return false;
-  if (cred.provider !== "qwen-portal") {
+  if (provider && cred.provider !== provider) {
     return false;
   }
   if (typeof cred.expires !== "number") return true;
   return cred.expires > now + EXTERNAL_CLI_NEAR_EXPIRY_MS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sync Claude Code CLI credentials into the store.
+ * Called on refresh failure to attempt recovery.
+ *
+ * Returns the synced credential if successful, null otherwise.
+ */
+export function trySyncClaudeCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure(
+  store: AuthProfileStore,
+): OAuthCredential | null {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const creds = readClaudeCliCredentialsCached({ ttlMs: 0 }); // Force fresh read
+
+  if (!creds) {
+    log.debug("no claude cli credentials found for recovery sync");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Only sync if CLI credentials are fresh (not expired)
+  if (creds.expires <= now) {
+    log.debug("claude cli credentials are expired, skipping recovery sync", {
+      expires: new Date(creds.expires).toISOString(),
+    });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const existing = store.profiles[CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID];
+  const existingOAuth = existing?.type === "oauth" ? existing : undefined;
+
+  // Check if CLI credentials are newer than what we have
+  if (existingOAuth && existingOAuth.expires >= creds.expires) {
+    log.debug("stored credentials are not older than claude cli, skipping recovery sync");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Convert Claude CLI credential to OAuthCredential format
+  if (creds.type === "oauth") {
+    const oauthCred: OAuthCredential = {
+      type: "oauth",
+      provider: "anthropic",
+      access: creds.access,
+      refresh: creds.refresh,
+      expires: creds.expires,
+    };
+
+    if (!shallowEqualOAuthCredentials(existingOAuth, oauthCred)) {
+      store.profiles[CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID] = oauthCred;
+      log.info("synced anthropic credentials from claude cli after refresh failure", {
+        profileId: CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
+        expires: new Date(creds.expires).toISOString(),
+      });
+      return oauthCred;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sync Codex CLI credentials into the store.
+ * Called on refresh failure to attempt recovery.
+ *
+ * Returns the synced credential if successful, null otherwise.
+ */
+export function trySyncCodexCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure(
+  store: AuthProfileStore,
+): OAuthCredential | null {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const creds = readCodexCliCredentialsCached({ ttlMs: 0 }); // Force fresh read
+
+  if (!creds) {
+    log.debug("no codex cli credentials found for recovery sync");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Only sync if CLI credentials are fresh (not expired)
+  if (creds.expires <= now) {
+    log.debug("codex cli credentials are expired, skipping recovery sync", {
+      expires: new Date(creds.expires).toISOString(),
+    });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const existing = store.profiles[CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID];
+  const existingOAuth = existing?.type === "oauth" ? existing : undefined;
+
+  // Check if CLI credentials are newer than what we have
+  if (existingOAuth && existingOAuth.expires >= creds.expires) {
+    log.debug("stored credentials are not older than codex cli, skipping recovery sync");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const oauthCred: OAuthCredential = {
+    type: "oauth",
+    provider: creds.provider,
+    access: creds.access,
+    refresh: creds.refresh,
+    expires: creds.expires,
+    accountId: creds.accountId,
+  };
+
+  if (!shallowEqualOAuthCredentials(existingOAuth, oauthCred)) {
+    store.profiles[CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID] = oauthCred;
+    log.info("synced openai-codex credentials from codex cli after refresh failure", {
+      profileId: CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
+      expires: new Date(creds.expires).toISOString(),
+    });
+    return oauthCred;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Sync OAuth credentials from external CLI tools (Qwen Code CLI) into the store.
  *
diff --git a/src/agents/auth-profiles/oauth.ts b/src/agents/auth-profiles/oauth.ts
index 59e8a77e8..681679f3b 100644
--- a/src/agents/auth-profiles/oauth.ts
+++ b/src/agents/auth-profiles/oauth.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ import lockfile from "proper-lockfile";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { refreshChutesTokens } from "../chutes-oauth.js";
 import { refreshQwenPortalCredentials } from "../../providers/qwen-portal-oauth.js";
-import { AUTH_STORE_LOCK_OPTIONS, log } from "./constants.js";
+import { AUTH_STORE_LOCK_OPTIONS, CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID, CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID, log } from "./constants.js";
 import { formatAuthDoctorHint } from "./doctor.js";
+import {
+  trySyncClaudeCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure,
+  trySyncCodexCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure,
+} from "./external-cli-sync.js";
 import { ensureAuthStoreFile, resolveAuthStorePath } from "./paths.js";
 import { suggestOAuthProfileIdForLegacyDefault } from "./repair.js";
 import { ensureAuthProfileStore, saveAuthProfileStore } from "./store.js";
@@ -197,6 +201,52 @@ export async function resolveApiKeyForProfile(params: {
       }
     }
 
+    // Fallback: try syncing from external CLI tools (Claude Code CLI, Codex CLI)
+    // This handles the case where another tool refreshed the token and we have stale credentials
+    if (cred.provider === "anthropic" && profileId === CLAUDE_CLI_PROFILE_ID) {
+      try {
+        const synced = trySyncClaudeCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure(refreshedStore);
+        if (synced && Date.now() < synced.expires) {
+          saveAuthProfileStore(refreshedStore, params.agentDir);
+          log.info("recovered from refresh failure by syncing Claude Code CLI credentials", {
+            profileId,
+            expires: new Date(synced.expires).toISOString(),
+          });
+          return {
+            apiKey: buildOAuthApiKey(synced.provider, synced),
+            provider: synced.provider,
+            email: synced.email,
+          };
+        }
+      } catch (syncError) {
+        log.debug("failed to sync claude cli credentials after refresh failure", {
+          error: syncError instanceof Error ? syncError.message : String(syncError),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (cred.provider === "openai-codex" && profileId === CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID) {
+      try {
+        const synced = trySyncCodexCliCredentialsOnRefreshFailure(refreshedStore);
+        if (synced && Date.now() < synced.expires) {
+          saveAuthProfileStore(refreshedStore, params.agentDir);
+          log.info("recovered from refresh failure by syncing Codex CLI credentials", {
+            profileId,
+            expires: new Date(synced.expires).toISOString(),
+          });
+          return {
+            apiKey: buildOAuthApiKey(synced.provider, synced),
+            provider: synced.provider,
+            email: synced.email,
+          };
+        }
+      } catch (syncError) {
+        log.debug("failed to sync codex cli credentials after refresh failure", {
+          error: syncError instanceof Error ? syncError.message : String(syncError),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     // Fallback: if this is a secondary agent, try using the main agent's credentials
     if (params.agentDir) {
       try {