diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/api.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/api.js
index e36a2f31..1bec08ab 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/api.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/api.js
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import { mergeConsecutiveChatMessages } from "/mod/_core/framework/js/chat-messa
 import * as proxyUrl from "/mod/_core/framework/js/proxy-url.js";
 import { getHuggingFaceManager } from "/mod/_core/huggingface/manager.js";
 
-function createHeaders(apiKey) {
+function createHeaders(apiKey, bearerToken) {
   const headers = {
     "Content-Type": "application/json"
   };
 
-  if (apiKey) {
+  if (bearerToken) {
+    headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${bearerToken}`;
+  } else if (apiKey) {
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${apiKey}`;
   }
 
@@ -442,7 +444,10 @@ export const prepareAdminAgentApiRequest = globalThis.space.extend(
 
     return {
       apiEndpoint,
-      headers: createHeaders(String(effectiveSettings?.apiKey || "").trim()),
+      headers: createHeaders(
+        String(effectiveSettings?.apiKey || "").trim(),
+        String(effectiveSettings?.bearerToken || "").trim()
+      ),
       messages: Array.isArray(messages) ? messages : [],
       method: "POST",
       promptContext: normalizedPromptContext,
@@ -461,8 +466,8 @@ async function streamAdminAgentApiCompletion({ promptContext, settings, systemPr
     throw new Error("Set an API endpoint before sending a message.");
   }
 
-  if (!settings.apiKey.trim()) {
-    throw new Error("Set an API key before sending a message.");
+  if (!settings.apiKey.trim() && !(settings.bearerToken || "").trim()) {
+    throw new Error("Set an API key or authorization bearer token before sending a message.");
   }
 
   if (!settings.model.trim()) {
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/config.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/config.js
index 2a00ef4a..35d4c655 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/config.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ADMIN_CHAT_LOCAL_PROVIDER = {
 export const DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS = {
   apiEndpoint: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
   apiKey: "",
+  bearerToken: "",
   huggingfaceDtype: "q4",
   huggingfaceModel: "",
   localProvider: ADMIN_CHAT_LOCAL_PROVIDER.HUGGINGFACE,
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/panel.html b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/panel.html
index bf67faaa..e5cb464f 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/panel.html
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/panel.html
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ <h2>Provider and model configuration</h2>
                       <span>API Key</span>
                       <input type="password" x-model="$store.adminAgent.settingsDraft.apiKey" />
                     </label>
+                    <label class="field">
+                      <span>Authorization Bearer Token</span>
+                      <input type="password" x-model="$store.adminAgent.settingsDraft.bearerToken" />
+                      <p class="field-note">
+                        Optional. When set, sent as <code>Authorization: Bearer</code> header instead of the API key.
+                      </p>
+                    </label>
                   </div>
                   <div x-show="$store.adminAgent.isSettingsDraftUsingLocalProvider" x-cloak class="admin-agent-local-settings">
                     <div class="admin-agent-local-provider-panel">
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/storage.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/storage.js
index 2dbeb99d..ebab0493 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/storage.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/storage.js
@@ -138,11 +138,16 @@ async function normalizeStoredConfig(runtime, parsedConfig) {
     runtime,
     storedConfig.api_key || storedConfig.apiKey || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.apiKey || ""
   );
+  const storedBearerToken = await decodeStoredApiKey(
+    runtime,
+    storedConfig.bearer_token || storedConfig.bearerToken || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.bearerToken || ""
+  );
 
   return {
     settings: {
       apiEndpoint: String(storedConfig.api_endpoint || storedConfig.apiEndpoint || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
       apiKey: storedApiKey.value,
+      bearerToken: storedBearerToken.value,
       huggingfaceDtype: String(
         storedConfig.huggingface_dtype || storedConfig.huggingfaceDtype || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.huggingfaceDtype || ""
       ).trim(),
@@ -156,7 +161,9 @@ async function normalizeStoredConfig(runtime, parsedConfig) {
       promptBudgetRatios: normalizeStoredPromptBudgetRatios(storedConfig),
       provider,
       storedApiKeyLocked: storedApiKey.locked,
-      storedApiKeyValue: storedApiKey.storedValue
+      storedApiKeyValue: storedApiKey.storedValue,
+      storedBearerTokenLocked: storedBearerToken.locked,
+      storedBearerTokenValue: storedBearerToken.storedValue
     },
     systemPrompt: String(
       storedConfig.custom_system_prompt ||
@@ -173,6 +180,11 @@ async function buildStoredConfigPayload(runtime, { settings, systemPrompt }) {
   const payload = {
     api_endpoint: String(settings?.apiEndpoint || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
     api_key: await encodeStoredApiKey(runtime, settings),
+    bearer_token: await encodeStoredApiKey(runtime, {
+      apiKey: settings?.bearerToken,
+      storedApiKeyValue: settings?.storedBearerTokenValue,
+      storedApiKeyLocked: settings?.storedBearerTokenLocked
+    }),
     huggingface_dtype: String(settings?.huggingfaceDtype || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.huggingfaceDtype || "").trim(),
     huggingface_model: String(settings?.huggingfaceModel || config.DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHAT_SETTINGS.huggingfaceModel || "").trim(),
     local_provider: config.normalizeAdminChatLocalProvider(settings?.localProvider),
@@ -220,6 +232,8 @@ export async function saveAdminChatConfig(nextConfig) {
     if (nextConfig?.settings && typeof nextConfig.settings === "object") {
       nextConfig.settings.storedApiKeyLocked = false;
       nextConfig.settings.storedApiKeyValue = String(payload.api_key || "").trim();
+      nextConfig.settings.storedBearerTokenLocked = false;
+      nextConfig.settings.storedBearerTokenValue = String(payload.bearer_token || "").trim();
     }
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(`Unable to save admin chat config: ${error.message}`);
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/store.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/store.js
index 4aacf7b4..1cefa25e 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/store.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/admin/views/agent/store.js
@@ -1877,6 +1877,7 @@ const model = {
     this.settings = {
       apiEndpoint: (this.settingsDraft.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
       apiKey: (this.settingsDraft.apiKey || "").trim(),
+      bearerToken: (this.settingsDraft.bearerToken || "").trim(),
       huggingfaceDtype: (this.settingsDraft.huggingfaceDtype || "").trim(),
       huggingfaceModel: normalizeHuggingFaceModelInput(this.settingsDraft.huggingfaceModel || ""),
       localProvider,
@@ -1886,7 +1887,9 @@ const model = {
       promptBudgetRatios: clonePromptBudgetRatios(this.settingsDraft.promptBudgetRatios),
       provider,
       storedApiKeyLocked: this.settings.storedApiKeyLocked === true,
-      storedApiKeyValue: String(this.settings.storedApiKeyValue || "")
+      storedApiKeyValue: String(this.settings.storedApiKeyValue || ""),
+      storedBearerTokenLocked: this.settings.storedBearerTokenLocked === true,
+      storedBearerTokenValue: String(this.settings.storedBearerTokenValue || "")
     };
 
     try {
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/api.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/api.js
index 510d23a6..e9367cf0 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/api.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/api.js
@@ -211,12 +211,14 @@ function normalizeCompletionMessagesForLocal(messages) {
     .filter(Boolean);
 }
 
-function createApiRequestHeaders(apiKey) {
+function createApiRequestHeaders(apiKey, bearerToken) {
   const headers = {
     "Content-Type": "application/json"
   };
 
-  if (apiKey) {
+  if (bearerToken) {
+    headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${bearerToken}`;
+  } else if (apiKey) {
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${apiKey}`;
   }
 
@@ -303,8 +305,8 @@ export class OnscreenAgentApiLlmClient extends OnscreenAgentLlmClient {
       throw new Error("Set an API endpoint before sending a message.");
     }
 
-    if (!settings.apiKey.trim()) {
-      throw new Error("Set an API key before sending a message.");
+    if (!settings.apiKey.trim() && !(settings.bearerToken || "").trim()) {
+      throw new Error("Set an API key or authorization bearer token before sending a message.");
     }
 
     if (!settings.model.trim()) {
@@ -421,7 +423,10 @@ export const prepareOnscreenAgentApiRequest = globalThis.space.extend(
 
     return {
       apiEndpoint,
-      headers: createApiRequestHeaders(String(effectiveSettings?.apiKey || "").trim()),
+      headers: createApiRequestHeaders(
+        String(effectiveSettings?.apiKey || "").trim(),
+        String(effectiveSettings?.bearerToken || "").trim()
+      ),
       messages: Array.isArray(effectivePreparedRequest?.messages) ? effectivePreparedRequest.messages : [],
       method: "POST",
       preparedRequest: effectivePreparedRequest,
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/config.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/config.js
index bcca393a..9d5e92e8 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/config.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/config.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const ONSCREEN_AGENT_HIDDEN_EDGE = Object.freeze({
 export const DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS = {
   apiEndpoint: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
   apiKey: "",
+  bearerToken: "",
   huggingfaceDtype: "q4",
   huggingfaceModel: "",
   localProvider: ONSCREEN_AGENT_LOCAL_PROVIDER.HUGGINGFACE,
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/panel.html b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/panel.html
index a4510bdc..81f7cbe5 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/panel.html
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/panel.html
@@ -360,6 +360,13 @@ <h2>Model, credentials, params, and instructions</h2>
                         <span>API Key</span>
                         <input type="password" x-model="$store.onscreenAgent.settingsDraft.apiKey" />
                       </label>
+                      <label class="field">
+                        <span>Authorization Bearer Token</span>
+                        <input type="password" x-model="$store.onscreenAgent.settingsDraft.bearerToken" />
+                        <p class="field-note">
+                          Optional. When set, sent as <code>Authorization: Bearer</code> header instead of the API key.
+                        </p>
+                      </label>
                     </div>
                     <div x-show="$store.onscreenAgent.isSettingsDraftUsingLocalProvider" x-cloak class="onscreen-agent-local-settings">
                       <div class="onscreen-agent-local-provider-panel">
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/storage.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/storage.js
index 6a9b22f2..185431b5 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/storage.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/storage.js
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ async function normalizeStoredConfig(runtime, parsedConfig) {
     runtime,
     storedConfig.api_key || storedConfig.apiKey || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.apiKey || ""
   );
+  const storedBearerToken = await decodeStoredApiKey(
+    runtime,
+    storedConfig.bearer_token || storedConfig.bearerToken || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.bearerToken || ""
+  );
   const legacyDisplayMode =
     storedConfig.collapsed === true
       ? DISPLAY_MODE_COMPACT
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ async function normalizeStoredConfig(runtime, parsedConfig) {
     settings: {
       apiEndpoint: String(storedConfig.api_endpoint || storedConfig.apiEndpoint || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
       apiKey: storedApiKey.value,
+      bearerToken: storedBearerToken.value,
       huggingfaceDtype: String(
         storedConfig.huggingface_dtype ||
           storedConfig.huggingfaceDtype ||
@@ -232,7 +237,9 @@ async function normalizeStoredConfig(runtime, parsedConfig) {
       promptBudgetRatios: normalizeStoredPromptBudgetRatios(storedConfig),
       provider,
       storedApiKeyLocked: storedApiKey.locked,
-      storedApiKeyValue: storedApiKey.storedValue
+      storedApiKeyValue: storedApiKey.storedValue,
+      storedBearerTokenLocked: storedBearerToken.locked,
+      storedBearerTokenValue: storedBearerToken.storedValue
     },
     systemPrompt: String(
       storedConfig.custom_system_prompt ||
@@ -278,6 +285,11 @@ async function buildStoredConfigPayload(runtime, { settings, systemPrompt }) {
   const payload = {
     api_endpoint: String(settings?.apiEndpoint || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
     api_key: await encodeStoredApiKey(runtime, settings),
+    bearer_token: await encodeStoredApiKey(runtime, {
+      apiKey: settings?.bearerToken,
+      storedApiKeyValue: settings?.storedBearerTokenValue,
+      storedApiKeyLocked: settings?.storedBearerTokenLocked
+    }),
     huggingface_dtype: String(settings?.huggingfaceDtype || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.huggingfaceDtype || "").trim(),
     huggingface_model: String(settings?.huggingfaceModel || config.DEFAULT_ONSCREEN_AGENT_SETTINGS.huggingfaceModel || "").trim(),
     local_provider: config.normalizeOnscreenAgentLocalProvider(settings?.localProvider),
@@ -446,6 +458,8 @@ export async function saveOnscreenAgentConfig(nextConfig) {
     if (nextConfig?.settings && typeof nextConfig.settings === "object") {
       nextConfig.settings.storedApiKeyLocked = false;
       nextConfig.settings.storedApiKeyValue = String(payload.api_key || "").trim();
+      nextConfig.settings.storedBearerTokenLocked = false;
+      nextConfig.settings.storedBearerTokenValue = String(payload.bearer_token || "").trim();
     }
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(`Unable to save onscreen agent config: ${error.message}`);
diff --git a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/store.js b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/store.js
index ae4fba33..ac4bf281 100644
--- a/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/store.js
+++ b/app/L0/_all/mod/_core/onscreen_agent/store.js
@@ -4604,6 +4604,7 @@ const model = {
     this.settings = {
       apiEndpoint: (this.settingsDraft.apiEndpoint || "").trim(),
       apiKey: (this.settingsDraft.apiKey || "").trim(),
+      bearerToken: (this.settingsDraft.bearerToken || "").trim(),
       huggingfaceDtype: (this.settingsDraft.huggingfaceDtype || "").trim(),
       huggingfaceModel: normalizeHuggingFaceModelInput(this.settingsDraft.huggingfaceModel || ""),
       localProvider,
@@ -4613,7 +4614,9 @@ const model = {
       promptBudgetRatios: clonePromptBudgetRatios(this.settingsDraft.promptBudgetRatios),
       provider,
       storedApiKeyLocked: this.settings.storedApiKeyLocked === true,
-      storedApiKeyValue: String(this.settings.storedApiKeyValue || "")
+      storedApiKeyValue: String(this.settings.storedApiKeyValue || ""),
+      storedBearerTokenLocked: this.settings.storedBearerTokenLocked === true,
+      storedBearerTokenValue: String(this.settings.storedBearerTokenValue || "")
     };
     this.systemPrompt = draftPrompt;
     this.systemPromptDraft = draftPrompt;