diff --git a/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/mod.rs b/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/mod.rs
index f741800f28e..d250dbdd2da 100644
--- a/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/mod.rs
@@ -460,8 +460,9 @@ impl ClaudeOAuthFetcher {
         // Check for required scope
         if !credentials.scopes.is_empty() && !credentials.has_scope("user:profile") {
             return Err(ProviderError::OAuth(format!(
-                "OAuth token missing 'user:profile' scope (has: {}). Run `claude setup-token` to regenerate.",
-                credentials.scopes.join(", ")
+                "OAuth token missing 'user:profile' scope (has: {}). {}",
+                credentials.scopes.join(", "),
+                Self::scope_recovery_message()
             )));
         }
 
@@ -510,9 +511,10 @@ impl ClaudeOAuthFetcher {
             }
 
             if status.as_u16() == 403 && body.contains("user:profile") {
-                return Err(ProviderError::OAuth(
-                    "OAuth token does not meet scope requirement 'user:profile'. Run `claude setup-token` to regenerate.".to_string(),
-                ));
+                return Err(ProviderError::OAuth(format!(
+                    "OAuth token does not meet scope requirement 'user:profile'. {}",
+                    Self::scope_recovery_message()
+                )));
             }
 
             if status.as_u16() == 429 {
@@ -626,6 +628,14 @@ impl ClaudeOAuthFetcher {
         ))
     }
 
+    /// Upstream `OAuthExecutor.scopeRecoveryMessage` (#3672): recommend a
+    /// Claude Code sign-in token, and explain removing an OAuth override
+    /// before switching sources. Never mentions `claude setup-token`, which
+    /// produces a model-request token, not a usage-scope recovery.
+    fn scope_recovery_message() -> &'static str {
+        "Use a Claude Code sign-in token that includes 'user:profile'. To use Web/CLI instead, remove any configured OAuth token override and switch Claude Source."
+    }
+
     fn refreshed_oauth_value(credentials: &ClaudeOAuthCredentials) -> serde_json::Value {
         serde_json::json!({
             "accessToken": credentials.access_token,
diff --git a/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/tests.rs b/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/tests.rs
index ee3b7285810..6d5cfbde94c 100644
--- a/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/tests.rs
+++ b/rust/src/providers/claude/oauth/tests.rs
@@ -576,3 +576,27 @@ fn backoff_kinds_have_distinct_user_messages() {
     assert!(cooldown.contains("retry shortly"), "{cooldown}");
     assert!(cooldown.contains("claude login"), "{cooldown}");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn missing_user_profile_scope_recommends_a_usable_credential_source() {
+    let recovery = super::ClaudeOAuthFetcher::scope_recovery_message();
+    assert!(recovery.contains("Claude Code sign-in"), "{recovery}");
+    assert!(recovery.contains("OAuth token override"), "{recovery}");
+    assert!(recovery.contains("switch Claude Source"), "{recovery}");
+    assert!(!recovery.contains("setup-token"), "{recovery}");
+
+    // Local-scope error: prefixed with the current scopes.
+    let credentials = test_credentials("token");
+    let local = format!(
+        "OAuth token missing 'user:profile' scope (has: {}). {recovery}",
+        credentials.scopes.join(", ")
+    );
+    assert!(local.contains("missing 'user:profile' scope"), "{local}");
+    assert!(!local.contains("setup-token"), "{local}");
+
+    // 403 response error.
+    let forbidden =
+        format!("OAuth token does not meet scope requirement 'user:profile'. {recovery}");
+    assert!(forbidden.contains("scope requirement"), "{forbidden}");
+    assert!(!forbidden.contains("setup-token"), "{forbidden}");
+}