diff --git a/src/agents/auth-profiles/order.test.ts b/src/agents/auth-profiles/order.test.ts
index a1b15192e16..d4bcd660162 100644
--- a/src/agents/auth-profiles/order.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/auth-profiles/order.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { AgentEntrySchema } from "../../config/zod-schema.agent-runtime.js";
 import { resolveAuthProfileOrder } from "./order.js";
 import type { AuthProfileStore } from "./types.js";
 
@@ -22,4 +23,130 @@ describe("resolveAuthProfileOrder", () => {
 
     expect(order).toEqual(["volcengine:default"]);
   });
+
+  it("places per-agent preferredProfile first in the order", () => {
+    const store: AuthProfileStore = {
+      version: 1,
+      profiles: {
+        "openai:account1": {
+          type: "api_key",
+          provider: "openai",
+          key: "sk-1",
+        },
+        "openai:account2": {
+          type: "api_key",
+          provider: "openai",
+          key: "sk-2",
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const order = resolveAuthProfileOrder({
+      store,
+      provider: "openai",
+      preferredProfile: "openai:account2",
+    });
+
+    // The preferred profile should be first in the ordering
+    expect(order[0]).toBe("openai:account2");
+    expect(order).toContain("openai:account1");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores preferredProfile that does not exist in store", () => {
+    const store: AuthProfileStore = {
+      version: 1,
+      profiles: {
+        "openai:account1": {
+          type: "api_key",
+          provider: "openai",
+          key: "sk-1",
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const order = resolveAuthProfileOrder({
+      store,
+      provider: "openai",
+      preferredProfile: "openai:nonexistent",
+    });
+
+    expect(order).toEqual(["openai:account1"]);
+  });
+
+  it("per-agent binding overrides session-level profile via effectivePreferredProfile", () => {
+    // Simulates the integration scenario where a per-agent binding (account2)
+    // should take priority over a session-level preferred profile (account1).
+    const store: AuthProfileStore = {
+      version: 1,
+      profiles: {
+        "openai:account1": {
+          type: "api_key",
+          provider: "openai",
+          key: "sk-1",
+        },
+        "openai:account2": {
+          type: "api_key",
+          provider: "openai",
+          key: "sk-2",
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    // Session requests account1, but per-agent config binds to account2.
+    const sessionPreferred = "openai:account1";
+    const agentAuthBinding = "openai:account2";
+    const effectivePreferred = agentAuthBinding || sessionPreferred;
+
+    const order = resolveAuthProfileOrder({
+      store,
+      provider: "openai",
+      preferredProfile: effectivePreferred,
+    });
+
+    // Per-agent binding (account2) must come first, not the session override (account1)
+    expect(order[0]).toBe("openai:account2");
+    expect(order).toContain("openai:account1");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("AgentEntrySchema auth field", () => {
+  it("accepts an agent entry with per-agent auth bindings", () => {
+    const result = AgentEntrySchema.safeParse({
+      id: "my-agent",
+      auth: {
+        openai: "openai:account2",
+        anthropic: "anthropic:team-key",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    if (result.success) {
+      expect(result.data.auth).toEqual({
+        openai: "openai:account2",
+        anthropic: "anthropic:team-key",
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("accepts an agent entry without auth field (backward compat)", () => {
+    const result = AgentEntrySchema.safeParse({
+      id: "my-agent",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    if (result.success) {
+      expect(result.data.auth).toBeUndefined();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("rejects auth field with non-string values", () => {
+    const result = AgentEntrySchema.safeParse({
+      id: "my-agent",
+      auth: {
+        openai: 123,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
index 0c66203992f..be611cce507 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
@@ -423,7 +423,19 @@ export async function runEmbeddedPiAgent(
 
       const authStore = ensureAuthProfileStore(agentDir, { allowKeychainPrompt: false });
       const preferredProfileId = params.authProfileId?.trim();
-      let lockedProfileId = params.authProfileIdSource === "user" ? preferredProfileId : undefined;
+
+      // Per-agent auth binding: if config specifies a dedicated profile for this
+      // agent+provider combination, use it as the preferred profile. This gives
+      // per-agent bindings priority over session-level overrides while
+      // maintaining full backward compatibility for agents without bindings.
+      const normalizedProvider = normalizeProviderId(provider);
+      const agentAuthBinding = params.config?.agents?.list?.find(
+        (a: { id: string }) => a.id === params.agentId,
+      )?.auth?.[normalizedProvider];
+      const effectivePreferredProfile = agentAuthBinding?.trim() || preferredProfileId;
+
+      let lockedProfileId =
+        params.authProfileIdSource === "user" ? effectivePreferredProfile : undefined;
       if (lockedProfileId) {
         const lockedProfile = authStore.profiles[lockedProfileId];
         if (
@@ -437,7 +449,7 @@ export async function runEmbeddedPiAgent(
         cfg: params.config,
         store: authStore,
         provider,
-        preferredProfile: preferredProfileId,
+        preferredProfile: effectivePreferredProfile,
       });
       if (lockedProfileId && !profileOrder.includes(lockedProfileId)) {
         throw new Error(`Auth profile "${lockedProfileId}" is not configured for ${provider}.`);
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-auth.ts b/src/commands/doctor-auth.ts
index 1f46ef28ba1..f9a62e714d4 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-auth.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-auth.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,27 @@ export async function noteAuthProfileHealth(params: {
   const store = ensureAuthProfileStore(undefined, {
     allowKeychainPrompt: params.allowKeychainPrompt,
   });
+
+  // Validate per-agent auth bindings reference existing profiles.
+  const agents = params.cfg.agents?.list ?? [];
+  const perAgentWarnings: string[] = [];
+  for (const agent of agents) {
+    if (agent.auth && typeof agent.auth === "object") {
+      for (const [provider, profileId] of Object.entries(agent.auth)) {
+        if (typeof profileId !== "string" || !profileId.trim()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (!store.profiles[profileId]) {
+          perAgentWarnings.push(
+            `- agent "${agent.id}": auth profile "${profileId}" (provider: ${provider}) not found in auth store`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (perAgentWarnings.length > 0) {
+    note(perAgentWarnings.join("\n"), "Per-agent auth binding warnings");
+  }
   const unusable = (() => {
     const now = Date.now();
     const out: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/config/schema.help.ts b/src/config/schema.help.ts
index 947726bd7e8..ee7c116aad3 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.help.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema.help.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ export const FIELD_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
     "Idle runtime TTL in minutes for ACP session workers before eligible cleanup.",
   "acp.runtime.installCommand":
     "Optional operator install/setup command shown by `/acp install` and `/acp doctor` when ACP backend wiring is missing.",
+  "agents.list[].auth":
+    'Per-agent auth profile bindings. Maps provider names to specific auth profile IDs (e.g. {"openai": "openai:account2"}) for rate limit isolation and per-agent billing.',
   "agents.list.*.skills":
     "Optional allowlist of skills for this agent (omit = all skills; empty = no skills).",
   "agents.list[].skills":
diff --git a/src/config/schema.labels.ts b/src/config/schema.labels.ts
index 53317e2fcd2..b87909d4c18 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.labels.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema.labels.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const FIELD_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   "diagnostics.cacheTrace.includeSystem": "Cache Trace Include System",
   "agents.list.*.identity.avatar": "Identity Avatar",
   "agents.list.*.skills": "Agent Skill Filter",
+  "agents.list[].auth": "Per-Agent Auth",
   "agents.list[].runtime": "Agent Runtime",
   "agents.list[].runtime.type": "Agent Runtime Type",
   "agents.list[].runtime.acp": "Agent ACP Runtime",
diff --git a/src/config/types.agents.ts b/src/config/types.agents.ts
index a979506a2ab..3b6e3cd7c84 100644
--- a/src/config/types.agents.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.agents.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export type AgentConfig = {
   name?: string;
   workspace?: string;
   agentDir?: string;
+  /** Per-agent auth profile bindings. Maps provider names to specific auth profile IDs. */
+  auth?: Record<string, string>;
   model?: AgentModelConfig;
   /** Optional allowlist of skills for this agent (omit = all skills; empty = none). */
   skills?: string[];
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.agent-runtime.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.agent-runtime.ts
index 10f0f8637e9..024a3bb52fe 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.agent-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.agent-runtime.ts
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ export const AgentEntrySchema = z
     name: z.string().optional(),
     workspace: z.string().optional(),
     agentDir: z.string().optional(),
+    auth: z.record(z.string(), z.string()).optional(),
     model: AgentModelSchema.optional(),
     skills: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     memorySearch: MemorySearchSchema,