diff --git a/desktop/src/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.cjs b/desktop/src/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc68a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+const fs = require('node:fs')
+const os = require('node:os')
+const path = require('node:path')
+const JSON5 = require('json5')
+
+function readSettings(file) {
+  try {
+    const stat = fs.statSync(file)
+    if (!stat.isFile() || stat.size > 1024 * 1024) throw new Error('invalid settings')
+    const value = JSON5.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'))
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(value)) throw new Error('invalid settings')
+    return value
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') return {}
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+function geminiNativeAuth(options = {}) {
+  const env = options.env || process.env
+  const platform = options.platform || process.platform
+  const home = options.home || os.homedir()
+  const base = env.GEMINI_CLI_HOME || home
+  const system = env.GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH || (platform === 'darwin'
+    ? '/Library/Application Support/GeminiCli/settings.json' : platform === 'win32'
+      ? 'C:\\ProgramData\\gemini-cli\\settings.json' : '/etc/gemini-cli/settings.json')
+  const defaults = env.GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_DEFAULTS_PATH || path.join(path.dirname(system), 'system-defaults.json')
+  if (![base, system, defaults].every(value => typeof value === 'string' && path.isAbsolute(value))) return { uncertain: true }
+  const root = path.join(base, '.gemini')
+  try {
+    const layers = [readSettings(defaults), readSettings(path.join(root, 'settings.json'))]
+    const systemSettings = readSettings(system)
+    const validOverrides = ['oauth-personal', 'gemini-api-key', 'vertex-ai', 'compute-default-credentials']
+    const override = validOverrides.includes(env.GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE) ? env.GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE : ''
+    let authType = override || (layers[1].security?.auth?.selectedType ?? layers[0].security?.auth?.selectedType ?? '')
+    const workdir = typeof options.workdir === 'string' && path.isAbsolute(options.workdir) ? options.workdir : ''
+    if (workdir && path.resolve(workdir) !== path.resolve(base)) {
+      let trusted = env.GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE === 'true'
+      if (env.GEMINI_RESTRICTED_MODE === 'true' || env.GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE === 'false') trusted = false
+      else if (!trusted) {
+        const enabled = systemSettings.security?.folderTrust?.enabled
+          ?? layers[1].security?.folderTrust?.enabled ?? layers[0].security?.folderTrust?.enabled ?? true
+        if (enabled === false) trusted = true
+        else {
+          const trustFile = env.GEMINI_CLI_TRUSTED_FOLDERS_PATH || path.join(root, 'trustedFolders.json')
+          if (!path.isAbsolute(trustFile)) return { uncertain: true }
+          const rules = readSettings(trustFile)
+          const real = fs.realpathSync(workdir)
+          let longest = -1
+          for (const [folder, level] of Object.entries(rules)) {
+            if (!path.isAbsolute(folder) || !['TRUST_FOLDER', 'TRUST_PARENT', 'DO_NOT_TRUST'].includes(level)) continue
+            const candidate = level === 'TRUST_PARENT' ? path.dirname(folder) : folder
+            const rootPath = fs.existsSync(candidate) ? fs.realpathSync(candidate) : path.resolve(candidate)
+            const relative = path.relative(rootPath, real)
+            if ((relative === '' || (!relative.startsWith(`..${path.sep}`) && relative !== '..' && !path.isAbsolute(relative)))
+                && rootPath.length > longest) {
+              longest = rootPath.length
+              trusted = level !== 'DO_NOT_TRUST'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (trusted) authType = readSettings(path.join(workdir, '.gemini', 'settings.json')).security?.auth?.selectedType ?? authType
+    }
+    authType = systemSettings.security?.auth?.selectedType ?? authType
+    return { authType: typeof authType === 'string' ? authType : '', root }
+  } catch { return { uncertain: true } }
+}
+
+module.exports = { geminiNativeAuth }
diff --git a/desktop/src/agents/local-agent-readiness.cjs b/desktop/src/agents/local-agent-readiness.cjs
index e9de8d0..dd1c513 100644
--- a/desktop/src/agents/local-agent-readiness.cjs
+++ b/desktop/src/agents/local-agent-readiness.cjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const { OCR_PROVIDER_KEYS } = require('./cli/ocr-provider-environment.cjs')
 const { deepseekNativeConfig } = require('./cli/deepseek-native-config.cjs')
 const { hermesProviderFromConfig, hermesProviderEnvironment } = require('./hermes-config-summary.cjs')
 const { qwenCredentialSelection, qwenConfiguredAuth } = require('./cli/qwen-native-config.cjs')
+const { geminiNativeAuth } = require('./cli/gemini-native-config.cjs')
 const { prepareCommand, searchPath } = require('./cli/cli-discovery.cjs')
 const { isOpenClawSecretReference } = require('./cli/openclaw-runtime.cjs')
 const { NETWORK_ENV_KEYS, networkEnvironment } = require('./cli/cli-network-environment.cjs')
@@ -803,6 +804,21 @@ function nativeCredentialState(kind, options = {}) {
   const geminiHome = env.GEMINI_CLI_HOME
     ? (path.isAbsolute(env.GEMINI_CLI_HOME) ? path.join(env.GEMINI_CLI_HOME, '.gemini') : null)
     : path.join(home, '.gemini')
+  if (kind === 'gemini') {
+    const selection = geminiNativeAuth({ home, env, workdir: options.workdir, platform: options.platform })
+    if (selection.uncertain) return { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' }
+    if (selection.authType === 'oauth-personal') {
+      return jsonContainsCredential(path.join(selection.root, 'oauth_creds.json'))
+        ? { state: 'ready', source: 'native-credential' }
+        : { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' }
+    }
+    if (selection.authType === 'gemini-api-key') {
+      const found = ['GOOGLE_API_KEY', 'GEMINI_API_KEY'].some(key => typeof env[key] === 'string' && env[key].trim())
+      return found ? { state: 'ready', source: options.credentialSource === 'native-shell' ? 'native-shell' : 'native-credential' }
+        : { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' }
+    }
+    if (selection.authType) return { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' }
+  }
   const expandHome = value => String(value).replace(/^~(?=$|[\\/])/, home)
   const piHome = env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR ? expandHome(env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR) : path.join(home, '.pi', 'agent')
   const kimiHome = env.KIMI_CODE_HOME
diff --git a/desktop/test/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.test.cjs b/desktop/test/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b8e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/test/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const test = require('node:test')
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
+const fs = require('node:fs')
+const os = require('node:os')
+const path = require('node:path')
+const { geminiNativeAuth } = require('../../../src/agents/cli/gemini-native-config.cjs')
+const { nativeCredentialState } = require('../../../src/agents/local-agent-readiness.cjs')
+
+test('Gemini resolves auth through native settings and workspace trust', t => {
+  const home = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'meldwork-gemini-auth-'))
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(home, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+  const root = path.join(home, '.gemini')
+  const project = path.join(home, 'project')
+  fs.mkdirSync(root)
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(project, '.gemini'), { recursive: true })
+  const defaults = path.join(home, 'defaults.json')
+  const system = path.join(home, 'system.json')
+  const env = { GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH: system, GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_DEFAULTS_PATH: defaults }
+  const write = (file, auth) => fs.writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify({ security: { auth: { selectedType: auth } } }))
+  write(defaults, 'oauth-personal')
+  write(path.join(root, 'settings.json'), 'gemini-api-key')
+  write(path.join(project, '.gemini', 'settings.json'), 'vertex-ai')
+  assert.equal(geminiNativeAuth({ home, env, workdir: project }).authType, 'gemini-api-key')
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'trustedFolders.json'), JSON.stringify({ [project]: 'TRUST_FOLDER' }))
+  assert.equal(geminiNativeAuth({ home, env, workdir: project }).authType, 'vertex-ai')
+  assert.equal(geminiNativeAuth({ home, env: { ...env, GEMINI_RESTRICTED_MODE: 'true' }, workdir: project }).authType, 'gemini-api-key')
+  assert.equal(geminiNativeAuth({ home, env: { ...env, GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE: 'oauth-personal' } }).authType, 'oauth-personal')
+  write(system, 'vertex-ai')
+  assert.equal(geminiNativeAuth({ home, env: { ...env, GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE: 'oauth-personal' }, workdir: project }).authType, 'vertex-ai')
+})
+
+test('Gemini readiness checks credentials for its selected auth mode', t => {
+  const home = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'meldwork-gemini-ready-'))
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(home, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+  const root = path.join(home, '.gemini')
+  fs.mkdirSync(root)
+  const env = { GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH: path.join(home, 'system.json'), GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE: 'oauth-personal', GEMINI_API_KEY: 'unrelated' }
+  assert.deepEqual(nativeCredentialState('gemini', { home, env }), { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' })
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'oauth_creds.json'), JSON.stringify({ refresh_token: 'oauth-token' }))
+  assert.deepEqual(nativeCredentialState('gemini', { home, env }), { state: 'ready', source: 'native-credential' })
+  env.GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE = 'gemini-api-key'
+  assert.deepEqual(nativeCredentialState('gemini', { home, env }), { state: 'ready', source: 'native-credential' })
+  env.GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE = 'vertex-ai'
+  assert.deepEqual(nativeCredentialState('gemini', { home, env }), { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' })
+  env.GEMINI_CLI_AUTH_OVERRIDE = 'gemini-api-key'
+  delete env.GEMINI_API_KEY
+  assert.deepEqual(nativeCredentialState('gemini', { home, env }), { state: 'unknown', source: 'unverified' })
+})