diff --git a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
index e33e51f..26b386b 100644
--- a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
+++ b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (i *Interactive) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// want to dismiss it (e.g. to check /help or /exit first).
 	if i.agent == nil {
 		i.statusErr = "not logged in. pick a login method below or press esc to dismiss."
-		i.dialog.Open()
+		i.dialog.Open(i.cfg.ZotHome)
 	}
 
 	// Input goroutine.
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ func (i *Interactive) runSlash(ctx context.Context, cmd string) (done bool) {
 		i.scrollOffset = 0
 		i.mu.Unlock()
 	case "/login":
-		i.dialog.Open()
+		i.dialog.Open(i.cfg.ZotHome)
 	case "/logout":
 		if len(parts) >= 2 {
 			// Explicit target: /logout anthropic | openai | all
diff --git a/internal/agent/modes/login_dialog.go b/internal/agent/modes/login_dialog.go
index 571cb08..6872f14 100644
--- a/internal/agent/modes/login_dialog.go
+++ b/internal/agent/modes/login_dialog.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package modes
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/internal/tui"
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +32,14 @@ type loginDialog struct {
 	success  bool
 	url      string
 	cursor   int
+
+	// status is a snapshot of the current login state for each
+	// provider, captured when Open() runs. Rendered above the
+	// method picker so the user can see whether they're already
+	// logged in (and how) before starting a new flow. Keys:
+	// "anthropic", "openai". Value is "apikey", "oauth", or ""
+	// (not logged in).
+	status map[string]string
 }
 
 func newLoginDialog() *loginDialog {
@@ -39,8 +49,13 @@ func newLoginDialog() *loginDialog {
 // Active reports whether the dialog consumes input.
 func (d *loginDialog) Active() bool { return d != nil && d.step != loginStepClosed }
 
-// Open starts the dialog from scratch.
-func (d *loginDialog) Open() {
+// Open starts the dialog from scratch and captures the current
+// login status for each provider so the picker can show it.
+// zotHome is the zot state directory ($ZOT_HOME); auth.json
+// lives inside it. Passing the path in (instead of importing
+// the agent package to call AuthPath()) avoids a cyclic import
+// between agent and agent/modes.
+func (d *loginDialog) Open(zotHome string) {
 	d.step = loginStepMethod
 	d.method = ""
 	d.provider = ""
@@ -48,6 +63,16 @@ func (d *loginDialog) Open() {
 	d.success = false
 	d.url = ""
 	d.cursor = 0
+	d.status = map[string]string{"anthropic": "", "openai": ""}
+	// Best-effort: if the auth file can't be read, treat every
+	// provider as not-logged-in. The status line just won't show
+	// anything useful in that case, which is fine — the user
+	// was about to log in anyway.
+	path := filepath.Join(zotHome, "auth.json")
+	if creds, err := auth.NewStore(path).Load(); err == nil {
+		d.status["anthropic"] = creds.Method("anthropic")
+		d.status["openai"] = creds.Method("openai")
+	}
 }
 
 // Close hides the dialog.
@@ -69,6 +94,9 @@ func (d *loginDialog) Render(th tui.Theme, width int) []string {
 			"subscription (claude pro/max · chatgpt plus/pro)",
 		}
 		lines = append(lines, frameHeader(th, "login", width))
+		for _, l := range d.renderStatusLines(th) {
+			lines = append(lines, l)
+		}
 		lines = append(lines, th.FG256(th.Muted, "choose login method (↑/↓, enter, esc to cancel):"))
 		for i, o := range opts {
 			plain := "  " + o
@@ -82,9 +110,22 @@ func (d *loginDialog) Render(th tui.Theme, width int) []string {
 	case loginStepProvider:
 		opts := []string{"anthropic", "openai"}
 		lines = append(lines, frameHeader(th, "login · "+d.method, width))
+		for _, l := range d.renderStatusLines(th) {
+			lines = append(lines, l)
+		}
 		lines = append(lines, th.FG256(th.Muted, "choose provider:"))
 		for i, o := range opts {
-			plain := "  " + o
+			// Annotate each provider with its current login
+			// state so the user can see at a glance which will
+			// be replaced if they pick it.
+			tag := ""
+			switch d.status[o] {
+			case "apikey":
+				tag = "  (api key)"
+			case "oauth":
+				tag = "  (subscription)"
+			}
+			plain := "  " + o + tag
 			if i == d.cursor {
 				lines = append(lines, th.PadHighlight(plain, width))
 			} else {
@@ -114,6 +155,44 @@ func (d *loginDialog) Render(th tui.Theme, width int) []string {
 	return lines
 }
 
+// renderStatusLines returns an overview of the current login
+// state for each provider, one row per provider, suitable to
+// insert between the frame header and the picker body. Logged-
+// in providers get a green checkmark in front; providers with
+// no credentials render as a muted dash so the list layout
+// stays aligned across first-run and re-login cases.
+//
+// Returns nil when neither provider is logged in (first-run
+// case — a pair of "not logged in" rows is just noise when the
+// user is about to pick a method anyway).
+func (d *loginDialog) renderStatusLines(th tui.Theme) []string {
+	anth := d.status["anthropic"]
+	op := d.status["openai"]
+	if anth == "" && op == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	row := func(name, method string) string {
+		var mark, body string
+		switch method {
+		case "apikey":
+			mark = th.FG256(th.Tool, "✓")
+			body = th.FG256(th.Muted, name+": api key")
+		case "oauth":
+			mark = th.FG256(th.Tool, "✓")
+			body = th.FG256(th.Muted, name+": subscription")
+		default:
+			mark = th.FG256(th.Muted, "–")
+			body = th.FG256(th.Muted, name+": not logged in")
+		}
+		return "  " + mark + " " + body
+	}
+	return []string{
+		row("anthropic", anth),
+		row("openai", op),
+		"",
+	}
+}
+
 // Key is the result of handling a key press.
 type loginDialogAction struct {
 	StartAPIKey bool