diff --git a/server.mjs b/server.mjs
index 3d33471..73dae2a 100644
--- a/server.mjs
+++ b/server.mjs
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ attachPortalCoreAuthRoutes({
   resolveSkillRuntimeForClient,
   resolveAgentCodeRunForClient,
   resolveGoalRunForClient,
+  getSubscriptionService: () => subscriptionService,
   getPlazaSeo: () => plazaSeo,
   plazaClientIp,
   logger: console,
diff --git a/server/portal-core-auth-routes.mjs b/server/portal-core-auth-routes.mjs
index a28e786..5dc6a0f 100644
--- a/server/portal-core-auth-routes.mjs
+++ b/server/portal-core-auth-routes.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function attachPortalCoreAuthRoutes({
   resolveGoalRunForClient = async (userId) => ({
     enabled: isGoalRunEnabledForUser(userId, process.env),
   }),
+  getSubscriptionService = () => null,
   getPlazaSeo = () => null,
   plazaClientIp = (req) => req.ip,
   logger = console,
@@ -64,9 +65,16 @@ export function attachPortalCoreAuthRoutes({
         const agentCodeRun =
           await resolveAgentCodeRunForClient(me.id);
         const goalRun = await resolveGoalRunForClient(me.id);
+        const subscriptionService = getSubscriptionService();
+        const subscription = subscriptionService
+          ? await subscriptionService.getActiveSubscription(me.id)
+          : null;
         return res.json({
           authenticated: true,
-          user: me,
+          user: {
+            ...me,
+            subscription,
+          },
           mode: 'user',
           capabilities: capabilityState.capabilities,
           grantedSkills:
diff --git a/server/portal-core-auth-routes.test.mjs b/server/portal-core-auth-routes.test.mjs
index eebbdad..62d5e92 100644
--- a/server/portal-core-auth-routes.test.mjs
+++ b/server/portal-core-auth-routes.test.mjs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ test('returns multi-user status and preserves capability projection', async () =
   assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
   assert.deepEqual(res.body, {
     authenticated: true,
-    user: { id: 'user-1', username: 'john' },
+    user: { id: 'user-1', username: 'john', subscription: null },
     mode: 'user',
     capabilities: ['chat'],
     grantedSkills: ['web'],
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@ test('returns multi-user status and preserves capability projection', async () =
   });
 });
 
+test('includes active subscription in auth status user payload', async () => {
+  const setup = createSetup({
+    getSubscriptionService: () => ({
+      async getActiveSubscription(userId) {
+        assert.equal(userId, 'user-1');
+        return {
+          planType: 'pro',
+          periodTokensLimit: 100_000_000,
+          periodTokensUsed: 0,
+        };
+      },
+    }),
+  });
+  const res = await invoke(setup, 'get', '/auth/status');
+  assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
+  assert.equal(res.body.user.subscription?.planType, 'pro');
+});
+
 test('preserves unavailable, legacy, and disabled status modes', async () => {
   const unavailable = createSetup({
     isDatabaseConfiguredFn: () => true,
diff --git a/src/api/client.ts b/src/api/client.ts
index 9c0989d..01019b6 100644
--- a/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/src/api/client.ts
@@ -331,17 +331,24 @@ export async function checkAuth(): Promise<AuthStatus> {
     }
     if (status.authenticated) resetUnauthorizedGuard();
     applyAgentCodeRunClientPolicy(status.agentCodeRun ?? null);
-    if (status.authenticated && status.mode === 'user' && !status.capabilities) {
-      try {
-        const me = await getMe();
-        return {
-          ...status,
-          capabilities: me.capabilities,
-          grantedSkills: me.grantedSkills,
-          user: me.user,
-        };
-      } catch {
-        return status;
+    if (status.authenticated && status.mode === 'user') {
+      const needsMeHydration =
+        !status.capabilities
+        || !status.user
+        || !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(status.user, 'subscription');
+      if (needsMeHydration) {
+        try {
+          const me = await getMe();
+          return {
+            ...status,
+            capabilities: me.capabilities ?? status.capabilities,
+            grantedSkills: me.grantedSkills ?? status.grantedSkills,
+            unrestricted: me.unrestricted ?? status.unrestricted,
+            user: me.user,
+          };
+        } catch {
+          return status;
+        }
       }
     }
     return status;