diff --git a/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts b/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts
index f6bb88a..a523d9d 100644
--- a/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts
+++ b/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ interface ServerLlm {
   apiKeyRef?: { name: string; key: string } | null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * SecretBackend row as returned by GET /api/v1/secretbackends, trimmed to the
+ * fields the status view needs. `tokenMeta.lastRotationError` is mcpd's record
+ * of the last credential-rotation failure (e.g. a dead OpenBao token).
+ */
+interface SecretBackendInfo {
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+  isDefault?: boolean;
+  tokenMeta?: {
+    lastRotationError?: string | null;
+    lastRotationAt?: string | null;
+    validUntil?: string | null;
+  } | null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Result of a live "say hi" probe against a server LLM. `ok` says we got a
  * 200 + non-empty content back; `say` is the trimmed first 16 chars of the
@@ -81,6 +97,8 @@ export interface StatusCommandDeps {
    * Always resolves (never throws) so one bad LLM doesn't sink the section.
    */
   probeServerLlm: (mcpdUrl: string, name: string, token: string | null) => Promise<ServerLlmHealth>;
+  /** Fetch SecretBackends from mcpd to surface backend health. Null on error. */
+  fetchSecretBackends: (mcpdUrl: string, token: string | null) => Promise<SecretBackendInfo[] | null>;
   isTTY: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -224,6 +242,39 @@ function defaultFetchServerLlms(mcpdUrl: string, token: string | null): Promise<
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fetch SecretBackends from mcpd to surface backend health (e.g. an OpenBao
+ * token that has gone dead). `tokenMeta.lastRotationError` is mcpd's own
+ * record of the last rotation failure. Returns null on any error so the
+ * section is simply omitted when mcpd is unreachable / unauthorized.
+ */
+function defaultFetchSecretBackends(mcpdUrl: string, token: string | null): Promise<SecretBackendInfo[] | null> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let req: http.ClientRequest;
+    const headers: Record<string, string> = { Accept: 'application/json' };
+    if (token !== null) headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`;
+    try {
+      req = httpDriverFor(mcpdUrl).get(`${mcpdUrl}/api/v1/secretbackends`, { timeout: 5000, headers }, (res) => {
+        if (res.statusCode !== 200) { resolve(null); res.resume(); return; }
+        const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+        res.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => chunks.push(chunk));
+        res.on('end', () => {
+          try {
+            resolve(JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8')) as SecretBackendInfo[]);
+          } catch {
+            resolve(null);
+          }
+        });
+      });
+    } catch {
+      resolve(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    req.on('error', () => resolve(null));
+    req.on('timeout', () => { req.destroy(); resolve(null); });
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * POST a tiny "say hi" prompt to /api/v1/llms/<name>/infer and decide if
  * the LLM actually serves inference. Returns ok=true when the response is
@@ -334,6 +385,7 @@ const defaultDeps: StatusCommandDeps = {
   fetchModels: defaultFetchModels,
   fetchProviders: defaultFetchProviders,
   fetchServerLlms: defaultFetchServerLlms,
+  fetchSecretBackends: defaultFetchSecretBackends,
   probeServerLlm: defaultProbeServerLlm,
   isTTY: process.stdout.isTTY ?? false,
 };
@@ -396,7 +448,7 @@ function formatProviderStatus(name: string, info: ProvidersInfo, ansi: boolean):
 }
 
 export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command {
-  const { configDeps, credentialsDeps, log, write, checkHealth, checkLlm, fetchModels, fetchProviders, fetchServerLlms, probeServerLlm, isTTY } = { ...defaultDeps, ...deps };
+  const { configDeps, credentialsDeps, log, write, checkHealth, checkLlm, fetchModels, fetchProviders, fetchServerLlms, probeServerLlm, fetchSecretBackends, isTTY } = { ...defaultDeps, ...deps };
 
   return new Command('status')
     .description('Show mcpctl status and connectivity')
@@ -411,12 +463,13 @@ export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command
       if (opts.output !== 'table') {
         // JSON/YAML: run everything in parallel, wait, output at once
         const token = creds?.token ?? null;
-        const [mcplocalReachable, mcpdReachable, llmStatus, providersInfo, serverLlms] = await Promise.all([
+        const [mcplocalReachable, mcpdReachable, llmStatus, providersInfo, serverLlms, secretBackends] = await Promise.all([
           checkHealth(config.mcplocalUrl),
           checkHealth(config.mcpdUrl),
           llmLabel ? checkLlm(config.mcplocalUrl) : Promise.resolve(null),
           multiProvider ? fetchProviders(config.mcplocalUrl) : Promise.resolve(null),
           fetchServerLlms(config.mcpdUrl, token),
+          fetchSecretBackends(config.mcpdUrl, token),
         ]);
 
         // Probe each server LLM in parallel — adds 0-2 sec to JSON mode but
@@ -446,6 +499,7 @@ export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command
           llmStatus,
           ...(providersInfo ? { providers: providersInfo } : {}),
           ...(serverLlmsWithHealth !== null ? { serverLlms: serverLlmsWithHealth } : {}),
+          ...(secretBackends !== null ? { secretBackends: secretBackends.map((b) => ({ name: b.name, type: b.type, healthy: !b.tokenMeta?.lastRotationError, error: b.tokenMeta?.lastRotationError ?? null })) } : {}),
         };
 
         log(opts.output === 'json' ? formatJson(status) : formatYaml(status));
@@ -472,9 +526,11 @@ export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command
       // a configured client-side provider.
       const token = creds?.token ?? null;
       const serverLlmsPromise = fetchServerLlms(config.mcpdUrl, token);
+      const secretBackendsPromise = fetchSecretBackends(config.mcpdUrl, token);
 
       if (!llmLabel) {
         log(`LLM:        not configured (run 'mcpctl config setup')`);
+        await renderSecretBackendsSection(secretBackendsPromise, isTTY);
         await renderServerLlmsSection(serverLlmsPromise, config.mcpdUrl, token, isTTY);
         return;
       }
@@ -539,9 +595,35 @@ export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command
         }
       }
 
+      await renderSecretBackendsSection(secretBackendsPromise, isTTY);
       await renderServerLlmsSection(serverLlmsPromise, config.mcpdUrl, token, isTTY);
     });
 
+  /**
+   * Print a "Secrets:" section listing each SecretBackend with health. A
+   * backend with a `tokenMeta.lastRotationError` (e.g. a dead OpenBao token)
+   * renders red with the error inline, so a recurrence is visible at a glance
+   * from `mcpctl status` instead of only in mcpd logs. Omitted when mcpd is
+   * unreachable/unauthorized (fetch returns null).
+   */
+  async function renderSecretBackendsSection(
+    backendsPromise: Promise<SecretBackendInfo[] | null>,
+    ansi: boolean,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const backends = await backendsPromise;
+    if (backends === null || backends.length === 0) return;
+    const parts = backends.map((b) => {
+      const err = b.tokenMeta?.lastRotationError;
+      const tag = b.isDefault ? `${b.name}*` : b.name;
+      if (err) {
+        const short = err.split('\n')[0]?.slice(0, 80) ?? 'error';
+        return ansi ? `${tag} ${RED}✗ ${short}${RESET}` : `${tag} ✗ ${short}`;
+      }
+      return ansi ? `${tag} ${GREEN}✓${RESET}` : `${tag} ✓`;
+    });
+    log(`Secrets:    ${parts.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Print a "Server LLMs:" section listing mcpd-managed Llm rows by tier
    * with a per-LLM "say hi" liveness probe. Distinct from the mcplocal-side
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts
index 4313a7e..d627b55 100644
--- a/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function baseDeps(overrides?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Partial<StatusCommand
     fetchProviders: async () => null,
     fetchServerLlms: async () => null,
     probeServerLlm: async () => ({ ok: true, ms: 12, say: 'hi' }),
+    fetchSecretBackends: async () => null,
     isTTY: false,
     ...overrides,
   };
@@ -45,6 +46,39 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe('status command', () => {
+  it('shows a healthy secret backend in the Secrets line', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand(baseDeps({
+      fetchSecretBackends: async () => [
+        { name: 'bao', type: 'openbao', isDefault: true, tokenMeta: { lastRotationError: null } },
+        { name: 'default', type: 'plaintext' },
+      ],
+    }));
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    const out = output.join('\n');
+    expect(out).toContain('Secrets:');
+    expect(out).toContain('bao* ✓');
+    expect(out).toContain('default ✓');
+  });
+
+  it('flags a dead secret-backend token in the Secrets line', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand(baseDeps({
+      fetchSecretBackends: async () => [
+        { name: 'bao', type: 'openbao', isDefault: true, tokenMeta: { lastRotationError: 'BACKEND_TOKEN_DEAD: rejected the stored token\nmore detail' } },
+      ],
+    }));
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    const out = output.join('\n');
+    expect(out).toContain('bao* ✗');
+    expect(out).toContain('BACKEND_TOKEN_DEAD');
+    expect(out).not.toContain('more detail'); // only first line, truncated
+  });
+
+  it('omits the Secrets line when mcpd returns no backends', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand(baseDeps({ fetchSecretBackends: async () => null }));
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output.join('\n')).not.toContain('Secrets:');
+  });
+
   it('shows status in table format', async () => {
     const cmd = createStatusCommand(baseDeps());
     await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });