diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-handler-channels.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-handler-channels.ts
index 8ac2808ad95..5c486c025d6 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-handler-channels.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-handler-channels.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const RUNTIME_ENVIRONMENT_HANDLER_CHANNELS = [
   'runtimeEnvironments:list',
   'runtimeEnvironments:addFromPairingCode',
   'runtimeEnvironments:verifyAndAddFromPairingCode',
+  'runtimeEnvironments:repairFromPairingCode',
   'runtimeEnvironments:resolve',
   'runtimeEnvironments:remove',
   'runtimeEnvironments:disconnect',
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-pairing-verification.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-pairing-verification.ts
index 1563c1eb633..f592d4c7d96 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-pairing-verification.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-pairing-verification.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 import { pairedRuntimeConnectionFromOffer } from '../../shared/paired-runtime-connection'
 import {
   addEnvironmentFromPairingCode,
-  RuntimeEnvironmentStoreError
+  resolveEnvironment,
+  RuntimeEnvironmentStoreError,
+  updateEnvironmentFromPairingCode
 } from '../../shared/runtime-environment-store'
-import { parseHostAccessLink } from '../../shared/remote-pairing-address'
+import { parseHostAccessLink, type ParsedHostAccessLink } from '../../shared/remote-pairing-address'
 import {
   verifyRemotePairingRuntimeStatus,
+  type RemotePairingFailure,
   type VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult
 } from '../../shared/remote-pairing-verification'
 import { RemoteRuntimeClientError } from '../../shared/remote-runtime-client-error'
 import { sendRemoteRuntimeRequest } from '../../shared/remote-runtime-client'
 import { ELECTRON_REMOTE_RUNTIME_CLIENT_CAPABILITIES } from '../../shared/electron-remote-runtime-client-capabilities'
-import { redactRuntimeEnvironment } from '../../shared/runtime-environments'
+import {
+  getPreferredPairingOffer,
+  isEphemeralVmRuntimeEnvironment,
+  redactRuntimeEnvironment
+} from '../../shared/runtime-environments'
 import type { RuntimeStatus } from '../../shared/runtime-types'
 
 type VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentArgs = {
@@ -20,23 +27,28 @@ type VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentArgs = {
   allowLoopback?: boolean
 }
 
-export async function verifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
-  userDataPath: string,
-  args: VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentArgs
-): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> {
-  const parsed = parseHostAccessLink(args.pairingCode)
+type VerifiedPairingCode = {
+  ok: true
+  link: ParsedHostAccessLink
+  runtimeStatus: RuntimeStatus
+}
+
+/** Proves a pairing link reaches a compatible host that accepts it, without saving anything. */
+async function verifyPairingCode(
+  pairingCode: string,
+  allowLoopback: boolean | undefined
+): Promise<VerifiedPairingCode | RemotePairingFailure> {
+  const parsed = parseHostAccessLink(pairingCode)
   if (!parsed.ok) {
     return { ok: false, kind: 'access-link-invalid', message: parsed.message }
   }
-  if (parsed.value.endpointKind === 'loopback' && !args.allowLoopback) {
+  if (parsed.value.endpointKind === 'loopback' && !allowLoopback) {
     return {
       ok: false,
       kind: 'host-unreachable',
       message: 'This access link points back to this device.'
     }
   }
-
-  let runtimeStatus: RuntimeStatus
   try {
     const response = await sendRemoteRuntimeRequest<RuntimeStatus>(
       pairedRuntimeConnectionFromOffer(parsed.value.pairing),
@@ -58,12 +70,26 @@ export async function verifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
     if (!statusVerification.ok) {
       return statusVerification
     }
-    runtimeStatus = statusVerification.runtimeStatus
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      link: parsed.value,
+      runtimeStatus: statusVerification.runtimeStatus
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     return classifyPairingVerificationError(error, parsed.value.displayEndpoint)
   }
+}
 
-  const usesSshTunnel = parsed.value.endpointKind === 'loopback' && args.allowLoopback === true
+export async function verifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
+  userDataPath: string,
+  args: VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentArgs
+): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> {
+  const verified = await verifyPairingCode(args.pairingCode, args.allowLoopback)
+  if (!verified.ok) {
+    return verified
+  }
+  const { link, runtimeStatus } = verified
+  const usesSshTunnel = link.endpointKind === 'loopback' && args.allowLoopback === true
   let environment: ReturnType<typeof addEnvironmentFromPairingCode>
   try {
     environment = addEnvironmentFromPairingCode(userDataPath, {
@@ -87,10 +113,64 @@ export async function verifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
   }
 }
 
-function classifyPairingVerificationError(
-  error: unknown,
-  endpoint: string
-): VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult {
+/**
+ * Replaces a saved server's revoked pairing with a fresh link to the same server. Nothing is
+ * written unless the link verifies and carries the saved server's key, so a bad or foreign link
+ * leaves the working record untouched.
+ */
+export async function verifyAndRepairRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
+  userDataPath: string,
+  args: { selector: string; pairingCode: string }
+): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> {
+  const existing = resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, args.selector)
+  if (isEphemeralVmRuntimeEnvironment(existing)) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      kind: 'environment-save-failed',
+      message: 'This server belongs to a cloud workspace, which pairs it again when it resumes.'
+    }
+  }
+  // Why: a tunnel-backed server is legitimately re-paired with a loopback link.
+  const verified = await verifyPairingCode(
+    args.pairingCode,
+    existing.connectionDependency === 'ssh-tunnel'
+  )
+  if (!verified.ok) {
+    return verified
+  }
+  // Why the key, not runtimeId: runtimeId is minted per server process, so a restart changes it.
+  if (verified.link.pairing.publicKeyB64 !== getPreferredPairingOffer(existing).publicKeyB64) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      kind: 'different-server',
+      message: 'This pairing link is for a different server.'
+    }
+  }
+  let environment: ReturnType<typeof updateEnvironmentFromPairingCode>
+  try {
+    environment = updateEnvironmentFromPairingCode(userDataPath, existing.id, {
+      pairingCode: args.pairingCode,
+      // Why: the key match proves the same server; a restarted one may report a new runtimeId.
+      runtimeId: verified.runtimeStatus.runtimeId
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      kind: 'environment-save-failed',
+      message:
+        error instanceof RuntimeEnvironmentStoreError && error.code === 'invalid_argument'
+          ? error.message
+          : 'Orca verified the server but could not save the new pairing. Check local settings storage and try again.'
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    environment: redactRuntimeEnvironment(environment),
+    runtimeStatus: verified.runtimeStatus
+  }
+}
+
+function classifyPairingVerificationError(error: unknown, endpoint: string): RemotePairingFailure {
   if (error instanceof RemoteRuntimeClientError) {
     if (error.code === 'invalid_argument') {
       return invalidAccessLinkResult()
@@ -128,7 +208,7 @@ function classifyPairingVerificationError(
   return unreachableHostResult(endpoint)
 }
 
-function invalidAccessLinkResult(): VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult {
+function invalidAccessLinkResult(): RemotePairingFailure {
   return {
     ok: false,
     kind: 'access-link-invalid',
@@ -136,7 +216,7 @@ function invalidAccessLinkResult(): VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult {
   }
 }
 
-function unreachableHostResult(endpoint: string): VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult {
+function unreachableHostResult(endpoint: string): RemotePairingFailure {
   return {
     ok: false,
     kind: 'host-unreachable',
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-repair-handler.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-repair-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8200839ea8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environment-repair-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
+import type { VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult } from '../../shared/remote-pairing-verification'
+import { verifyAndRepairRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode } from './runtime-environment-pairing-verification'
+import { getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwner } from './runtime-environment-request-connections'
+import { clearRuntimeEnvironmentManualDisconnect } from './runtime-environment-manual-disconnect'
+
+export function registerRuntimeEnvironmentRepairHandler({
+  getUserDataPath,
+  invalidateTransport
+}: {
+  getUserDataPath: () => string
+  invalidateTransport: (environmentId: string) => Promise<void> | void
+}): void {
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    'runtimeEnvironments:repairFromPairingCode',
+    async (
+      _event,
+      args: { selector: string; pairingCode: string }
+    ): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> => {
+      const result = await verifyAndRepairRuntimeEnvironmentFromPairingCode(getUserDataPath(), args)
+      if (!result.ok) {
+        return result
+      }
+      const environmentId = result.environment.id
+      // Why before invalidating: a manually disconnected server would not get a fresh owner.
+      clearRuntimeEnvironmentManualDisconnect(environmentId)
+      // Retires the owner blocked under the revoked pairing; its replacement keys on the new revision.
+      await invalidateTransport(environmentId)
+      getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwner(getUserDataPath(), environmentId).acceptVerified({
+        id: 'status.get',
+        ok: true,
+        result: result.runtimeStatus,
+        _meta: { runtimeId: result.runtimeStatus.runtimeId }
+      })
+      return result
+    }
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness.ts
index 5fa945a160f..3a810a71b40 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness.ts
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ export function withRuntimeStatusOwners<T extends Record<string, Mock>>(transpor
   }
 }
 
-export function pairingCode(endpoint = 'ws://127.0.0.1:6768'): string {
+export function pairingCode(
+  endpoint = 'ws://127.0.0.1:6768',
+  { deviceToken = 'device-token', keyByte = 1 }: { deviceToken?: string; keyByte?: number } = {}
+): string {
   return encodePairingOffer({
     v: 2,
     endpoint,
-    deviceToken: 'device-token',
-    publicKeyB64: Buffer.from(new Uint8Array(32).fill(1)).toString('base64')
+    deviceToken,
+    publicKeyB64: Buffer.from(new Uint8Array(32).fill(keyByte)).toString('base64')
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-repair.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-repair.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4767565401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments-repair.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import * as environmentStore from '../../shared/runtime-environment-store'
+import { RemoteRuntimeClientError } from '../../shared/remote-runtime-client-error'
+
+const { handleMock, getPathMock, sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  handleMock: vi.fn(),
+  getPathMock: vi.fn(),
+  sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('electron', () => ({
+  BrowserWindow: { getAllWindows: () => [] },
+  app: { getPath: getPathMock },
+  ipcMain: {
+    handle: handleMock,
+    on: vi.fn(),
+    removeHandler: vi.fn(),
+    removeAllListeners: vi.fn()
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../shared/remote-runtime-client', () => ({
+  sendRemoteRuntimeRequest: sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock,
+  subscribeRemoteRuntimeRequest: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./runtime-environment-request-connections', async () => {
+  const { withRuntimeStatusOwners } = await import('./runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness')
+  return withRuntimeStatusOwners({
+    sendRemoteRuntimeConnectionRequest: vi.fn(),
+    sendRemoteRuntimeSharedControlRequest: vi.fn(() => new Promise(() => {})),
+    subscribeRemoteRuntimeSharedControlRequest: vi.fn(),
+    getRemoteRuntimeSharedControlDiagnostics: vi.fn(() => null),
+    reconnectRemoteRuntimeSharedControlConnection: vi.fn(),
+    retryRemoteRuntimeSharedControlConnectionsNow: vi.fn(),
+    retryRemoteRuntimeSharedControlConnectionNow: vi.fn(),
+    ensureRemoteRuntimeSharedControlConnection: vi.fn(),
+    pauseRemoteRuntimeSharedControlRetry: vi.fn(),
+    closeRemoteRuntimeRequestConnection: vi.fn()
+  })
+})
+
+import { registerRuntimeEnvironmentHandlers } from './runtime-environments'
+import {
+  getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwner,
+  getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusSnapshots,
+  resetRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwners
+} from './runtime-environment-request-connections'
+import { channelHandlerLookup, pairingCode } from './runtime-environments-ipc-test-harness'
+
+const handler = channelHandlerLookup(handleMock)
+const ENDPOINT = 'ws://192.168.1.20:6768'
+
+function statusResponse() {
+  return {
+    id: 'status',
+    ok: true,
+    result: {
+      runtimeId: 'runtime-after-restart',
+      rendererGraphEpoch: 1,
+      graphStatus: 'ready',
+      authoritativeWindowId: 1,
+      liveTabCount: 0,
+      liveLeafCount: 0,
+      protocolVersion: 999_999
+    },
+    _meta: { runtimeId: 'runtime-after-restart' }
+  }
+}
+
+describe('runtimeEnvironments:repairFromPairingCode', () => {
+  let userDataPath: string
+  let repair: (event: unknown, args: { selector: string; pairingCode: string }) => unknown
+
+  function savedToken(): string | undefined {
+    return environmentStore.resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, 'desk').endpoints[0]?.deviceToken
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    userDataPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-runtime-env-repair-'))
+    getPathMock.mockReturnValue(userDataPath)
+    handleMock.mockReset()
+    sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock.mockReset()
+    const store = {
+      getSettings: () => ({ activeRuntimeEnvironmentId: null }),
+      updateSettings: vi.fn(),
+      removeWorkspaceSessionHost: vi.fn(),
+      setRemoteLayoutSnapshot: vi.fn()
+    }
+    // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/consistent-type-assertions -- SAFETY: The registrar only reads the fixture's settings and workspace-session methods.
+    registerRuntimeEnvironmentHandlers(store as never)
+    environmentStore.addEnvironmentFromPairingCode(userDataPath, {
+      name: 'desk',
+      pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT, { deviceToken: 'revoked-token' })
+    })
+    repair = handler('runtimeEnvironments:repairFromPairingCode')
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwners()
+    rmSync(userDataPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  })
+
+  it('replaces a revoked pairing in place and clears the blocked status', async () => {
+    const before = environmentStore.resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, 'desk')
+    getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwner(userDataPath, before.id).authenticationRejected()
+    expect(getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusSnapshots()).toMatchObject([
+      { verification: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'access-revoked' }
+    ])
+    sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock.mockResolvedValue(statusResponse())
+
+    const result = await repair(null, {
+      selector: 'desk',
+      pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT, { deviceToken: 'fresh-token' })
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      ok: true,
+      environment: { id: before.id, name: 'desk' },
+      runtimeStatus: { runtimeId: 'runtime-after-restart' }
+    })
+    expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toContain('fresh-token')
+    const after = environmentStore.resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, 'desk')
+    expect(savedToken()).toBe('fresh-token')
+    expect(after.pairingRevision).toBeGreaterThan(before.pairingRevision ?? before.createdAt)
+    const snapshot = getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusSnapshots().find(
+      (entry) => entry.environmentId === before.id
+    )
+    expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({
+      verification: 'verified',
+      pairingRevision: after.pairingRevision
+    })
+    expect(snapshot).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a verified link for a different server and keeps the saved pairing', async () => {
+    sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock.mockResolvedValue(statusResponse())
+
+    await expect(
+      repair(null, {
+        selector: 'desk',
+        pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT, {
+          deviceToken: 'other-token',
+          keyByte: 2
+        })
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      kind: 'different-server',
+      message: 'This pairing link is for a different server.'
+    })
+    expect(savedToken()).toBe('revoked-token')
+  })
+
+  it('leaves the record untouched for an invalid or rejected link', async () => {
+    const before = environmentStore.resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, 'desk')
+    await expect(
+      repair(null, { selector: 'desk', pairingCode: 'not a link' })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: false, kind: 'access-link-invalid' })
+    expect(sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock.mockRejectedValue(
+      new RemoteRuntimeClientError('unauthorized', 'rejected', {
+        pairingStage: 'access-grant'
+      })
+    )
+    await expect(
+      repair(null, {
+        selector: 'desk',
+        pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT, { deviceToken: 'also-revoked' })
+      })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: false, kind: 'access-link-invalid' })
+    expect(environmentStore.resolveEnvironment(userDataPath, 'desk')).toEqual(before)
+  })
+
+  it('declines a server another Orca service pairs', async () => {
+    environmentStore.addEnvironmentFromPairingCode(userDataPath, {
+      name: 'vm',
+      pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT, { deviceToken: 'vm-token' }),
+      source: 'ephemeral-vm'
+    })
+    await expect(
+      repair(null, { selector: 'vm', pairingCode: pairingCode(ENDPOINT) })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: false, kind: 'environment-save-failed' })
+    expect(sendRemoteRuntimeRequestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments.ts b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments.ts
index 6d0ed7821fb..dc3b19efb19 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/runtime-environments.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   getRuntimeEnvironmentStatusOwner
 } from './runtime-environment-request-connections'
 import { registerRuntimeEnvironmentRecoveryHandler } from './runtime-environment-recovery-handler'
+import { registerRuntimeEnvironmentRepairHandler } from './runtime-environment-repair-handler'
 import { advanceRuntimeEnvironmentTransportGeneration } from './runtime-environment-transport-generation'
 import { resetSharedControlSupport } from './runtime-environment-transport-routing'
 import { RUNTIME_ENVIRONMENT_HANDLER_CHANNELS } from './runtime-environment-handler-channels'
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@ export function registerRuntimeEnvironmentHandlers(store: Store): void {
     getSettings: () => store.getSettings()
   })
   registerRuntimeEnvironmentRecoveryHandler()
+  registerRuntimeEnvironmentRepairHandler({
+    getUserDataPath,
+    invalidateTransport: invalidateRuntimeEnvironmentTransport
+  })
   registerRuntimeEnvironmentPassiveHandlers(getUserDataPath)
   for (const environment of listEnvironments(getUserDataPath())) {
     if (
diff --git a/src/preload/api/runtime-api.ts b/src/preload/api/runtime-api.ts
index b50fd541c8e..2427a0e48ac 100644
--- a/src/preload/api/runtime-api.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api/runtime-api.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ export type RuntimeApi = {
       pairingCode: string
       allowLoopback?: boolean
     }) => Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult>
+    /** Replaces a revoked pairing in place; refuses a link for a different server. */
+    repairFromPairingCode: (args: {
+      selector: string
+      pairingCode: string
+    }) => Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult>
     resolve: (args: { selector: string }) => Promise<PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment>
     remove: (args: { selector: string }) => Promise<{ removed: PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment }>
     disconnect: (args: {
diff --git a/src/preload/api/runtime-environments-bridge.ts b/src/preload/api/runtime-environments-bridge.ts
index c3bfab9c985..66904e39971 100644
--- a/src/preload/api/runtime-environments-bridge.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api/runtime-environments-bridge.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export const runtimeEnvironmentsApi = {
     allowLoopback?: boolean
   }): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('runtimeEnvironments:verifyAndAddFromPairingCode', args),
+  repairFromPairingCode: (args: {
+    selector: string
+    pairingCode: string
+  }): Promise<VerifyAndAddRuntimeEnvironmentResult> =>
+    ipcRenderer.invoke('runtimeEnvironments:repairFromPairingCode', args),
   resolve: (args: { selector: string }): Promise<PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment> =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('runtimeEnvironments:resolve', args),
   remove: (args: { selector: string }): Promise<{ removed: PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment }> =>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72c6525b5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { RemotePairingFailureKind } from '../../../../shared/remote-pairing-verification'
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import { translateRemotePairingFailureDescription } from '@/lib/remote-pairing-copy'
+
+export type RuntimeHostAccessFailure = {
+  kind: RemotePairingFailureKind
+  message: string
+}
+
+function failureTitle(kind: RemotePairingFailureKind): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'host-identity-mismatch':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.identityMismatch',
+        'The reached Orca host does not match this access link'
+      )
+    case 'access-link-invalid':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.invalidLink',
+        'This access link is no longer valid'
+      )
+    case 'protocol-incompatible':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.incompatible',
+        'Orca versions are not compatible'
+      )
+    case 'connection-interrupted':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.interrupted',
+        'Connection interrupted'
+      )
+    case 'environment-save-failed':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.saveFailed',
+        'Could not save the host'
+      )
+    case 'different-server':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.differentServer',
+        'This link is for a different server'
+      )
+    case 'host-unreachable':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.unavailable',
+        'Host unavailable'
+      )
+  }
+}
+
+export function RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert({
+  id,
+  failure,
+  endpoint
+}: {
+  id: string
+  failure: RuntimeHostAccessFailure
+  endpoint: string | null
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <div id={id} role="alert" className="space-y-1 rounded-md border border-destructive/50 p-3">
+      <div className="text-sm font-medium text-destructive">{failureTitle(failure.kind)}</div>
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        {failure.kind === 'environment-save-failed'
+          ? failure.message
+          : translateRemotePairingFailureDescription(failure.kind, endpoint)}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessForm.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessForm.tsx
index 54e31767f8c..5d4c358c229 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessForm.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeHostAccessForm.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ChevronDown, Loader2, Plus } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { parseHostAccessLink } from '../../../../shared/remote-pairing-address'
-import type { RemotePairingFailureKind } from '../../../../shared/remote-pairing-verification'
 import { Badge } from '../ui/badge'
 import { Button } from '../ui/button'
 import { Checkbox } from '../ui/checkbox'
@@ -10,14 +9,12 @@ import { Label } from '../ui/label'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import {
   translateHostAccessLinkError,
-  translateRemotePairingEndpointKind,
-  translateRemotePairingFailureDescription
+  translateRemotePairingEndpointKind
 } from '@/lib/remote-pairing-copy'
-
-export type RuntimeHostAccessFailure = {
-  kind: RemotePairingFailureKind
-  message: string
-}
+import {
+  RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert,
+  type RuntimeHostAccessFailure
+} from './RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert'
 
 type RuntimeHostAccessFormProps = {
   name: string
@@ -238,51 +235,11 @@ export function RuntimeHostAccessForm({
       ) : null}
 
       {failure ? (
-        <div
+        <RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert
           id="runtime-server-verification-error"
-          role="alert"
-          className="space-y-1 rounded-md border border-destructive/50 p-3"
-        >
-          <div className="text-sm font-medium text-destructive">
-            {failure.kind === 'host-identity-mismatch'
-              ? translate(
-                  'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.identityMismatch',
-                  'The reached Orca host does not match this access link'
-                )
-              : failure.kind === 'access-link-invalid'
-                ? translate(
-                    'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.invalidLink',
-                    'This access link is no longer valid'
-                  )
-                : failure.kind === 'protocol-incompatible'
-                  ? translate(
-                      'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.incompatible',
-                      'Orca versions are not compatible'
-                    )
-                  : failure.kind === 'connection-interrupted'
-                    ? translate(
-                        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.interrupted',
-                        'Connection interrupted'
-                      )
-                    : failure.kind === 'environment-save-failed'
-                      ? translate(
-                          'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.saveFailed',
-                          'Could not save the host'
-                        )
-                      : translate(
-                          'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.unavailable',
-                          'Host unavailable'
-                        )}
-          </div>
-          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-            {failure.kind === 'environment-save-failed'
-              ? failure.message
-              : translateRemotePairingFailureDescription(
-                  failure.kind,
-                  parsed.ok ? parsed.value.displayEndpoint : null
-                )}
-          </p>
-        </div>
+          failure={failure}
+          endpoint={parsed.ok ? parsed.value.displayEndpoint : null}
+        />
       ) : null}
 
       <details className="group text-xs">
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeRepairDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeRepairDialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5faed2753bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RuntimeRepairDialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import { Loader2, Link2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+import { parseHostAccessLink } from '../../../../shared/remote-pairing-address'
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
+import { useMountedRef } from '@/hooks/useMountedRef'
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import { translateHostAccessLinkError } from '@/lib/remote-pairing-copy'
+import { refreshRuntimeEnvironmentCatalog } from '@/runtime/runtime-environment-pairing-refresh'
+import { clearRuntimeCompatibilityCache } from '@/runtime/runtime-rpc-client'
+import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
+import {
+  RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert,
+  type RuntimeHostAccessFailure
+} from './RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert'
+
+type RuntimeRepairDialogProps = {
+  open: boolean
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
+  environmentId: string
+  name: string
+}
+
+/** Pastes a fresh pairing link into a saved server whose pairing it revoked. */
+export function RuntimeRepairDialog({
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  environmentId,
+  name
+}: RuntimeRepairDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(next) => !busy && onOpenChange(next)}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+        {/* Why inside the content: it unmounts on close, so a reopen starts from an empty link. */}
+        <RuntimeRepairForm
+          environmentId={environmentId}
+          name={name}
+          busy={busy}
+          setBusy={setBusy}
+          onClose={() => onOpenChange(false)}
+        />
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  )
+}
+
+function RuntimeRepairForm({
+  environmentId,
+  name,
+  busy,
+  setBusy,
+  onClose
+}: {
+  environmentId: string
+  name: string
+  busy: boolean
+  setBusy: (busy: boolean) => void
+  onClose: () => void
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const [accessLink, setAccessLink] = useState('')
+  const [failure, setFailure] = useState<RuntimeHostAccessFailure | null>(null)
+  const mountedRef = useMountedRef()
+  const parsed = useMemo(() => parseHostAccessLink(accessLink), [accessLink])
+  const inputError = accessLink.trim() !== '' && !parsed.ok
+
+  const submit = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    if (!parsed.ok || busy) {
+      return
+    }
+    setBusy(true)
+    setFailure(null)
+    try {
+      const result = await window.api.runtimeEnvironments.repairFromPairingCode({
+        selector: environmentId,
+        pairingCode: accessLink.trim()
+      })
+      if (!result.ok) {
+        if (mountedRef.current) {
+          setFailure({ kind: result.kind, message: result.message })
+        }
+        return
+      }
+      clearRuntimeCompatibilityCache(environmentId)
+      await refreshRuntimeEnvironmentCatalog()
+      await useAppStore.getState().readRuntimeHostStatusSnapshots()
+      toast.success(
+        translate(
+          'auto.components.settings.RuntimeRepairDialog.success',
+          'Re-paired with {{name}}',
+          {
+            name
+          }
+        )
+      )
+      if (mountedRef.current) {
+        onClose()
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast.error(
+        error instanceof Error
+          ? error.message
+          : translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeRepairDialog.failed', 'Re-pair failed')
+      )
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form
+      className="space-y-4"
+      onSubmit={(event) => {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        void submit()
+      }}
+    >
+      <DialogHeader>
+        <DialogTitle>
+          {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeRepairDialog.title', 'Re-pair {{name}}', {
+            name
+          })}
+        </DialogTitle>
+        <DialogDescription>
+          {translate(
+            'auto.components.settings.RuntimeRepairDialog.description',
+            '{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.',
+            { name }
+          )}
+        </DialogDescription>
+      </DialogHeader>
+      <div className="space-y-2">
+        <Label htmlFor="runtime-repair-access-link">
+          {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.accessLink', 'Access link')}
+        </Label>
+        <Input
+          id="runtime-repair-access-link"
+          autoFocus
+          value={accessLink}
+          disabled={busy}
+          aria-invalid={inputError || failure !== null}
+          aria-describedby={
+            failure
+              ? 'runtime-repair-error'
+              : inputError
+                ? 'runtime-repair-access-link-error'
+                : undefined
+          }
+          onChange={(event) => {
+            setFailure(null)
+            setAccessLink(event.target.value)
+          }}
+          placeholder={translate(
+            'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.accessLinkPlaceholder',
+            'orca://pair?code=...'
+          )}
+          className="min-w-0 font-mono"
+        />
+        {inputError && !parsed.ok ? (
+          <p id="runtime-repair-access-link-error" className="text-xs text-destructive">
+            {translateHostAccessLinkError(parsed.kind)}
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+      {failure ? (
+        <RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert
+          id="runtime-repair-error"
+          failure={failure}
+          endpoint={parsed.ok ? parsed.value.displayEndpoint : null}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+      <DialogFooter>
+        <Button type="button" variant="outline" disabled={busy} onClick={onClose}>
+          {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.cancel', 'Cancel')}
+        </Button>
+        <Button type="submit" disabled={!parsed.ok || busy}>
+          {busy ? <Loader2 className="animate-spin" /> : <Link2 />}
+          {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeRepairDialog.submit', 'Re-pair')}
+        </Button>
+      </DialogFooter>
+    </form>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-server-row.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-server-row.tsx
index d1859861149..c975fed1b16 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-server-row.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-server-row.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { AlertTriangle, Loader2, Server, ServerOff, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react'
-import type { PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment } from '../../../../shared/runtime-environments'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { AlertTriangle, Link2, Loader2, Server, ServerOff, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import {
+  isUserManagedRuntimeEnvironment,
+  type PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment
+} from '../../../../shared/runtime-environments'
 import type { RemoteServerUpdateEntry } from '@/runtime/remote-server-update-coordinator'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   getRemoteServerManualUpdateHelp,
   RemoteServerUpdateStatus
 } from './RemoteServerUpdateStatus'
+import { RuntimeRepairDialog } from './RuntimeRepairDialog'
 
 type RuntimeServerRowProps = {
   environment: PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment
@@ -87,7 +92,21 @@ export function RuntimeServerRow({
           runtimeStatusEntry.remoteControl ?? runtimeStatusEntry.status?.remoteControl ?? null
       }
     : details
-  const detailsDescription = getHostDetailsDescription(effectiveDetails)
+  const [repairOpen, setRepairOpen] = useState(false)
+  const snapshot = runtimeStatusEntry?.snapshot
+  const accessRevoked =
+    snapshot?.verification === 'blocked' &&
+    !snapshot.retired &&
+    snapshot.blockedReason === 'access-revoked'
+  // Why: managed and cloud-workspace servers are paired by the service that owns them.
+  const repairable = !environment.orcadDeployment && isUserManagedRuntimeEnvironment(environment)
+  const detailsDescription = accessRevoked
+    ? translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeEnvironmentsPane.accessRevoked',
+        '{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.',
+        { value0: environment.name }
+      )
+    : getHostDetailsDescription(effectiveDetails)
   const connectionState =
     details?.status === 'loading' && !runtimeStatusEntry?.status
       ? 'checking'
@@ -119,7 +138,7 @@ export function RuntimeServerRow({
           <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
             {getRuntimeServerConnectionLabel(connectionState)}
           </span>
-          {effectiveDetails?.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked' ? (
+          {accessRevoked || effectiveDetails?.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked' ? (
             <AlertTriangle className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-destructive" />
           ) : effectiveDetails?.status === 'loading' ? (
             <Loader2 className="size-3.5 shrink-0 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
@@ -145,7 +164,7 @@ export function RuntimeServerRow({
           <p
             className={cn(
               'mt-0.5 truncate text-xs',
-              effectiveDetails?.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked'
+              accessRevoked || effectiveDetails?.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked'
                 ? 'text-destructive'
                 : 'text-muted-foreground'
             )}
@@ -191,6 +210,18 @@ export function RuntimeServerRow({
             {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeEnvironmentsPane.updateServer', 'Update')}
           </Button>
         ) : null}
+        {accessRevoked && repairable ? (
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="outline"
+            size="xs"
+            onClick={() => setRepairOpen(true)}
+            disabled={actionBusy}
+          >
+            <Link2 />
+            {translate('auto.components.settings.RuntimeEnvironmentsPane.repair', 'Re-pair…')}
+          </Button>
+        ) : null}
         {isReachable ? (
           <Button
             type="button"
@@ -240,6 +271,12 @@ export function RuntimeServerRow({
           {removing ? <Loader2 className="size-3 animate-spin" /> : <Trash2 className="size-3" />}
         </Button>
       </div>
+      <RuntimeRepairDialog
+        open={repairOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setRepairOpen}
+        environmentId={environment.id}
+        name={environment.name}
+      />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-servers-connect-section.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-servers-connect-section.tsx
index 90084aa0962..55a27b8390b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-servers-connect-section.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/runtime-servers-connect-section.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { getUpdateCheckClickOptions, getUpdateCheckHint } from '@/lib/update-check-click-options'
 import { Button } from '../ui/button'
 import type { RuntimeHostDetails } from './runtime-environment-host-details'
-import { RuntimeHostAccessForm, type RuntimeHostAccessFailure } from './RuntimeHostAccessForm'
+import { RuntimeHostAccessForm } from './RuntimeHostAccessForm'
+import type { RuntimeHostAccessFailure } from './RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert'
 import { RuntimeServerRow } from './runtime-server-row'
 
 type RuntimeServersConnectSectionProps = {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/use-runtime-environment-mutation-actions.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/use-runtime-environment-mutation-actions.ts
index 641e0ccbd71..58472bef426 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/use-runtime-environment-mutation-actions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/use-runtime-environment-mutation-actions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { GlobalSettings } from '../../../../shared/global-settings-types'
 import type { PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment } from '../../../../shared/runtime-environments'
 import type { RuntimeStatus } from '../../../../shared/runtime-types'
 import { isRuntimeEnvironmentRemovalBlocked } from './runtime-environment-host-details'
-import type { RuntimeHostAccessFailure } from './RuntimeHostAccessForm'
+import type { RuntimeHostAccessFailure } from './RuntimeHostAccessFailureAlert'
 
 type RuntimeEnvironmentMutationActionParams = {
   environments: PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment[]
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/AddRepoHostSelector.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/AddRepoHostSelector.tsx
index 918ec0bc083..d766ac4ab7b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/AddRepoHostSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/AddRepoHostSelector.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function getHostStatusDetail(host: SidebarHostOption): string {
   if (host.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked') {
     return describeRuntimeCompatBlock(host.compatibility)
   }
-  return `${getSidebarHostHealthLabel(host.health)}${host.detail ? ` - ${host.detail}` : ''}`
+  return `${getSidebarHostHealthLabel(host.health, host.blockedReason)}${host.detail ? ` - ${host.detail}` : ''}`
 }
 
 export function AddRepoHostSelector({
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function AddRepoHostSelector({
                 title={getHostStatusDetail(selectedHost)}
                 className="shrink-0 text-[11px] font-normal text-muted-foreground"
               >
-                {getSidebarHostHealthLabel(selectedHost.health)}
+                {getSidebarHostHealthLabel(selectedHost.health, selectedHost.blockedReason)}
               </span>
             ) : null}
             <ChevronsUpDown className="size-3.5 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/HostSectionHeaderMenu.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/HostSectionHeaderMenu.tsx
index 824a88abfa3..b66461b3697 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/HostSectionHeaderMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/HostSectionHeaderMenu.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 import {
   AlertTriangle,
   Ellipsis,
+  Link2,
   Loader2,
   Pencil,
   Plug,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import type { HostHeaderRow } from '../../../../shared/sidebar-list/host-section
 import { buildHostHeaderMenuModel } from './host-header-menu-items'
 import { HostRenameDialog } from './HostRenameDialog'
 import { HostRemoveDialog } from './HostRemoveDialog'
+import { RuntimeRepairDialog } from '../settings/RuntimeRepairDialog'
 import { resolveHostRemoval } from './host-rename-remove'
 
 function blockedTitle(reason: 'client-too-old' | 'server-too-old'): string {
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function HostSectionHeaderMenu({ row }: { row: HostHeaderRow }): React.JS
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
   const [renameOpen, setRenameOpen] = useState(false)
   const [removeOpen, setRemoveOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [repairOpen, setRepairOpen] = useState(false)
   const mountedRef = useMountedRef()
   const sshStatus = useAppStore((s) => {
     const parsed = parseExecutionHostId(row.hostId)
@@ -85,9 +88,12 @@ export function HostSectionHeaderMenu({ row }: { row: HostHeaderRow }): React.JS
     kind: row.kind,
     health: row.health,
     sshConnected: sshStatus === 'connected',
-    compatibility: row.compatibility
+    compatibility: row.compatibility,
+    blockedReason: row.blockedReason
   })
   const removalTarget = resolveHostRemoval(row.hostId)
+  const parsedHost = parseExecutionHostId(row.hostId)
+  const runtimeEnvironmentId = parsedHost?.kind === 'runtime' ? parsedHost.environmentId : null
 
   const handleManage = useCallback(() => {
     openManageHost(row)
@@ -204,6 +210,18 @@ export function HostSectionHeaderMenu({ row }: { row: HostHeaderRow }): React.JS
         </TooltipContent>
       </Tooltip>
       <DropdownMenuContent side="right" align="start" sideOffset={8} className="w-56">
+        {model.actions.includes('runtime-repair') && (
+          <>
+            <DropdownMenuItem
+              className="text-destructive focus:text-destructive"
+              onSelect={() => setRepairOpen(true)}
+            >
+              <Link2 className="size-3.5" />
+              {translate('auto.components.sidebar.HostSectionHeaderMenu.repair', 'Re-pair…')}
+            </DropdownMenuItem>
+            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+          </>
+        )}
         {model.blocked && (
           <>
             <Tooltip>
@@ -280,6 +298,14 @@ export function HostSectionHeaderMenu({ row }: { row: HostHeaderRow }): React.JS
         hostId={row.hostId}
         derivedLabel={row.label}
       />
+      {runtimeEnvironmentId && (
+        <RuntimeRepairDialog
+          open={repairOpen}
+          onOpenChange={setRepairOpen}
+          environmentId={runtimeEnvironmentId}
+          name={row.label}
+        />
+      )}
       {removalTarget && (
         <HostRemoveDialog
           open={removeOpen}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarHostScopeMenuSection.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarHostScopeMenuSection.tsx
index 37710e590a3..ced48951d55 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarHostScopeMenuSection.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarHostScopeMenuSection.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type SidebarHostScopeMenuSectionProps = {
 }
 
 function getHostMetadata(host: SidebarHostOption): string {
-  const healthLabel = getSidebarHostHealthLabel(host.health)
+  const healthLabel = getSidebarHostHealthLabel(host.health, host.blockedReason)
   if (host.kind === 'local') {
     return host.detail
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.test.ts
index b9c45800faa..67d2267ef9b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.test.ts
@@ -89,4 +89,44 @@ describe('buildHostHeaderMenuModel', () => {
     })
     expect(model.blocked).toBeNull()
   })
+
+  it('leads with Re-pair for a runtime host that revoked this client', () => {
+    const model = buildHostHeaderMenuModel({
+      kind: 'runtime',
+      health: 'blocked',
+      blockedReason: 'access-revoked'
+    })
+    expect(model.actions).toEqual([
+      'runtime-repair',
+      'rename',
+      'runtime-check-connection',
+      'manage',
+      'remove'
+    ])
+    expect(model.blocked).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('offers Re-pair only for an access-revoked runtime host', () => {
+    expect(
+      buildHostHeaderMenuModel({
+        kind: 'runtime',
+        health: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'incompatible'
+      }).actions
+    ).not.toContain('runtime-repair')
+    expect(
+      buildHostHeaderMenuModel({
+        kind: 'runtime',
+        health: 'available',
+        blockedReason: 'access-revoked'
+      }).actions
+    ).not.toContain('runtime-repair')
+    expect(
+      buildHostHeaderMenuModel({
+        kind: 'ssh',
+        health: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'access-revoked'
+      }).actions
+    ).not.toContain('runtime-repair')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.ts
index 2117d43fc24..309917a4c9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-header-menu-items.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ExecutionHostKind } from '../../../../shared/execution-host'
 import type { ExecutionHostHealth } from '../../../../shared/execution-host-registry'
 import type { RuntimeCompatVerdict } from '../../../../shared/protocol-compat'
+import type { RuntimeHostBlockedReason } from '../../../../shared/runtime-host-status'
 
 // Why: the host-header dropdown shows different lifecycle actions per host kind.
 // Keeping the availability rules in a pure function makes them unit-testable
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import type { RuntimeCompatVerdict } from '../../../../shared/protocol-compat'
 // control (the design doc forbids a separate focused-host toggle), and
 // decluttering is served by collapsing the section.
 export type HostHeaderMenuAction =
+  | 'runtime-repair'
   | 'rename'
   | 'manage'
   | 'ssh-reconnect'
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export type HostHeaderMenuInput = {
   /** SSH connection status drives Reconnect vs Disconnect. */
   sshConnected?: boolean
   compatibility?: RuntimeCompatVerdict
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
 }
 
 function sshActions(connected: boolean): HostHeaderMenuAction[] {
@@ -40,9 +43,18 @@ function sshActions(connected: boolean): HostHeaderMenuAction[] {
 }
 
 export function buildHostHeaderMenuModel(input: HostHeaderMenuInput): HostHeaderMenuModel {
+  const actions: HostHeaderMenuAction[] = []
+  // Why first: a revoked pairing is the one fix the user came to the menu for.
+  if (
+    input.kind === 'runtime' &&
+    input.health === 'blocked' &&
+    input.blockedReason === 'access-revoked'
+  ) {
+    actions.push('runtime-repair')
+  }
   // Why: Rename edits only the client-side display label, so it's offered for
   // every host kind including local.
-  const actions: HostHeaderMenuAction[] = ['rename']
+  actions.push('rename')
 
   switch (input.kind) {
     case 'ssh':
@@ -65,7 +77,9 @@ export function buildHostHeaderMenuModel(input: HostHeaderMenuInput): HostHeader
   }
 
   const blocked =
-    input.health === 'blocked' && input.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked'
+    input.health === 'blocked' &&
+    input.blockedReason !== 'access-revoked' &&
+    input.compatibility?.kind === 'blocked'
       ? { reason: input.compatibility.reason }
       : null
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-section-rows.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-section-rows.test.ts
index 5d810d4db4a..2fd32c714a7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-section-rows.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/host-section-rows.test.ts
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ describe('addHostSectionRows', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('passes host kind and blocked compatibility through to the header row', () => {
+  it('passes host kind, blocked compatibility and reason through to the header row', () => {
     const localOwned: Repo = { ...repo('local-project'), executionHostId: 'local' }
     const project = repo('runtime-project')
     const rows = [
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ describe('addHostSectionRows', () => {
             clientProtocolVersion: 5,
             serverProtocolVersion: 1,
             requiredServerProtocolVersion: 4
-          }
+          },
+          blockedReason: 'incompatible'
         }
       ],
       workspaceHostScope: 'all',
@@ -728,7 +729,8 @@ describe('addHostSectionRows', () => {
     ).toMatchObject({
       kind: 'runtime',
       health: 'blocked',
-      compatibility: { kind: 'blocked', reason: 'server-too-old' }
+      compatibility: { kind: 'blocked', reason: 'server-too-old' },
+      blockedReason: 'incompatible'
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.test.ts
index 7b180666a8d..945ef7c5254 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.test.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ describe('sidebar host options', () => {
     expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('available')).toBe('Connected')
     expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('connecting')).toBe('Connecting')
     expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('blocked')).toBe('Update needed')
+    expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('blocked', 'incompatible')).toBe('Update needed')
+    expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('blocked', 'access-revoked')).toBe('Re-pair needed')
     expect(getSidebarHostHealthLabel('error')).toBe('Needs attention')
   })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.ts
index 60910d0e7c9..b69d88c3353 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-host-options.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ import {
   isWslHostRuntimeEnvironment,
   type PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment
 } from '../../../../shared/runtime-environments'
-import type { RuntimeEnvironmentStatus } from '../../../../shared/runtime-host-status'
+import type {
+  RuntimeEnvironmentStatus,
+  RuntimeHostBlockedReason
+} from '../../../../shared/runtime-host-status'
 import type { WslHostStatus } from '../../../../shared/wsl-host-types'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import {
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ export type SidebarHostOption = {
   presence: 'local' | 'configured' | 'project' | 'active'
   // Why: surfaced to the sidebar host-header menu so it can warn on version skew.
   compatibility?: RuntimeCompatVerdict
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
   // Why: lets host headers spell out auth-needed SSH states, not just an icon.
   connectionStatus?: SshConnectionStatus
   aliasHostIds?: readonly ExecutionHostId[]
@@ -200,6 +204,9 @@ export function getSidebarHostVisibilityLabel(
   )
 }
 
-export function getSidebarHostHealthLabel(health: SidebarHostScopeOption['health']): string {
-  return health === 'mixed' ? 'Mixed' : getExecutionHostHealthLabel(health)
+export function getSidebarHostHealthLabel(
+  health: SidebarHostScopeOption['health'],
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
+): string {
+  return health === 'mixed' ? 'Mixed' : getExecutionHostHealthLabel(health, blockedReason)
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/HostSectionHeader.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/HostSectionHeader.tsx
index ad87f60c2d3..a88dd81ec28 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/HostSectionHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/HostSectionHeader.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import React from 'react'
 import { AlertTriangle, ChevronDown, Loader2, Server, ServerOff } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import type { HostHeaderRow } from '../../../../../../shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows'
 import { HostSectionHeaderMenu } from '../../HostSectionHeaderMenu'
+import { stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent } from './header-event-guards'
+import { getHostHeaderDetail } from './host-header-detail'
 
 function formatSectionActivityLabel(count: number, label: string): string {
   return `${count} ${label}${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
@@ -47,37 +48,6 @@ function HostHeaderHealthIcon({
   return null
 }
 
-function getHostHeaderDetail(row: HostHeaderRow): { text: string; isWarning: boolean } | null {
-  // Why: a blocked compatibility verdict earns a compact warning so the host stands out.
-  if (row.health === 'blocked') {
-    return {
-      text: translate('auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.7a8b9c0d1e', 'Update required'),
-      isWarning: true
-    }
-  }
-  // Why: auth-failed needs a worded status; the health icon alone doesn't tell the user to re-auth.
-  if (row.connectionStatus === 'auth-failed') {
-    return {
-      text: translate(
-        'auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.hostAuthNeeded',
-        'Authentication needed'
-      ),
-      isWarning: true
-    }
-  }
-  if (row.health === 'disconnected') {
-    return {
-      text: translate('auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.hostDisconnected', 'Disconnected'),
-      isWarning: false
-    }
-  }
-  // Why: show the transport detail only for remote hosts; it's noise under the local label.
-  if (row.kind !== 'local') {
-    return { text: row.detail, isWarning: false }
-  }
-  return null
-}
-
 export function HostSectionHeader({
   row,
   onToggle,
@@ -126,7 +96,7 @@ export function HostSectionHeader({
         )}
         <HostHeaderHealthIcon health={row.health} />
         {/* Why: badge hugs the label (like repo headers) instead of floating by the hover controls. */}
-        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-baseline gap-1.5">
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1.5">
           <span
             className={cn(
               'min-w-0 truncate text-[12px] font-semibold leading-none',
@@ -152,7 +122,17 @@ export function HostSectionHeader({
             className={cn('size-3.5 transition-transform', row.collapsed && '-rotate-90')}
           />
         </div>
-        <span data-host-header-action="">
+        {/* Why: menu and dialog portals still bubble React events here; keep them from toggling or dragging the row. */}
+        <span
+          data-host-header-action=""
+          className="flex shrink-0 items-center"
+          onPointerDown={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+          onMouseDown={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+          onPointerUp={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+          onMouseUp={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+          onClick={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+          onKeyDown={stopRepoHeaderMenuEvent}
+        >
           <HostSectionHeaderMenu row={row} />
         </span>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..491845244fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { getHostHeaderDetail } from './host-header-detail'
+
+const runtimeRow = { kind: 'runtime', detail: 'Orca server' } as const
+
+describe('getHostHeaderDetail', () => {
+  it('asks for a re-pair when the host revoked this client', () => {
+    expect(
+      getHostHeaderDetail({
+        ...runtimeRow,
+        health: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'access-revoked'
+      })
+    ).toEqual({ text: 'Re-pair required', isWarning: true })
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the update label for an incompatible or unlabeled block', () => {
+    expect(
+      getHostHeaderDetail({
+        ...runtimeRow,
+        health: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'incompatible'
+      })
+    ).toEqual({ text: 'Update required', isWarning: true })
+    expect(getHostHeaderDetail({ ...runtimeRow, health: 'blocked' })).toEqual({
+      text: 'Update required',
+      isWarning: true
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7386c76f9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list/rows/host-header-detail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import type { HostHeaderRow } from '../../../../../../shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows'
+
+export function getHostHeaderDetail(
+  row: Pick<HostHeaderRow, 'health' | 'blockedReason' | 'connectionStatus' | 'kind' | 'detail'>
+): { text: string; isWarning: boolean } | null {
+  // Why: a host that revoked this client's pairing needs a new link, not an update.
+  if (row.health === 'blocked' && row.blockedReason === 'access-revoked') {
+    return {
+      text: translate(
+        'auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.hostRepairRequired',
+        'Re-pair required'
+      ),
+      isWarning: true
+    }
+  }
+  // Why: a blocked compatibility verdict earns a compact warning so the host stands out.
+  if (row.health === 'blocked') {
+    return {
+      text: translate('auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.7a8b9c0d1e', 'Update required'),
+      isWarning: true
+    }
+  }
+  // Why: auth-failed needs a worded status; the health icon alone doesn't tell the user to re-auth.
+  if (row.connectionStatus === 'auth-failed') {
+    return {
+      text: translate(
+        'auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.hostAuthNeeded',
+        'Authentication needed'
+      ),
+      isWarning: true
+    }
+  }
+  if (row.health === 'disconnected') {
+    return {
+      text: translate('auto.components.sidebar.WorktreeList.hostDisconnected', 'Disconnected'),
+      isWarning: false
+    }
+  }
+  // Why: show the transport detail only for remote hosts; it's noise under the local label.
+  if (row.kind !== 'local') {
+    return { text: row.detail, isWarning: false }
+  }
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index f0286bea6cf..b099d344ca2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "This access link points back to this device.",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "Cannot reach Orca at {{endpoint}}.",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "This access link contains invalid connection details.",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca verified the host but could not save it. Check browser storage and try again."
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca verified the host but could not save it. Check browser storage and try again.",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -6139,7 +6140,8 @@
           "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca could not confirm the new name with the group's host. Recheck the group after reconnecting.",
           "failedNestWorkspace": "Failed to nest workspace",
           "sidebarRowMissing": "Target no longer exists",
-          "failedUnnestWorkspace": "Failed to unnest workspace"
+          "failedUnnestWorkspace": "Failed to unnest workspace",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "Cancel",
@@ -6466,7 +6468,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "Disconnect",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "Check connection",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "Manage host…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Remove host…"
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Remove host…",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "LinearAgentSkillSetupPrompt": {
           "modalTitle": "Enable Linear ticket access",
@@ -8675,7 +8678,9 @@
           "troubleshootStepRegenerate": "Generate a new access link and use only the newest link here.",
           "troubleshootTunnel": "Using an SSH local forward? Return to Connect to a host, paste the loopback link, then enable “I am using an SSH tunnel” under Advanced.",
           "cloudVmWorkflow": "Cloud VM",
-          "cloudVmWorkflowHelp": "Manage recipe-created cloud machines"
+          "cloudVmWorkflowHelp": "Manage recipe-created cloud machines",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "Copy {{value0}}"
@@ -12320,7 +12325,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "Network connection",
           "notAttempted": "Not attempted",
           "saveFailed": "Could not save the host",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "The host was verified, but Orca could not save it. Check the name and local settings storage, then try again."
+          "saveFailedHelp": "The host was verified, but Orca could not save it. Check the name and local settings storage, then try again.",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "Create a Cloud VM",
@@ -12908,6 +12915,13 @@
           "confirm": "Restart",
           "terminalsUnknown": "Orca couldn’t confirm whether terminals are running on this host, so it didn’t restart the managed server.",
           "terminalsRunning": "{{count}} terminals are still running on this host. Close them, then restart the managed server."
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index e6fd77516b2..c32268b3f3b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "Este enlace de acceso apunta de nuevo a este dispositivo.",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "No se puede acceder a Orca en {{endpoint}}.",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "Este enlace de acceso contiene datos de conexión no válidos.",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca verificó al anfitrión, pero no pudo guardarlo. Compruebe el almacenamiento del navegador e inténtelo de nuevo."
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca verificó al anfitrión, pero no pudo guardarlo. Compruebe el almacenamiento del navegador e inténtelo de nuevo.",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -5866,7 +5867,8 @@
           "sidebarRowMissing": "El destino ya no existe",
           "failedUnnestWorkspace": "Error al expandir el espacio de trabajo",
           "groupRenameFailed": "No se pudo cambiar el nombre del grupo",
-          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca no pudo confirmar el nuevo nombre con el anfitrión del grupo. Vuelva a verificar el grupo después de volver a conectarse."
+          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca no pudo confirmar el nuevo nombre con el anfitrión del grupo. Vuelva a verificar el grupo después de volver a conectarse.",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "Cancelar",
@@ -6290,7 +6292,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "Desconectar",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "Verificar conexión",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "Administrar host…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Quitar host…"
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Quitar host…",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "WorkspaceKanbanDrawer": {
           "1975a4e480": "Falló la sincronización del estado de la tarea",
@@ -8383,7 +8386,9 @@
           "serverWorkspaceWindowClosed": "Ventana del espacio de trabajo cerrada",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailable": "Orca no disponible",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailableDescription": "El transporte SSH está conectado, pero el tiempo de ejecución de Orca no respondió. Es posible que el host todavía esté ejecutándose.",
-          "serverReconnecting": "Reconectando"
+          "serverReconnecting": "Reconectando",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "Copiar {{value0}}"
@@ -12074,7 +12079,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "Conexión de red",
           "notAttempted": "No se intentó",
           "saveFailed": "No se pudo guardar el host",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "El anfitrión fue verificado, pero Orca no pudo salvarlo. Verifique el nombre y el almacenamiento de la configuración local y vuelva a intentarlo."
+          "saveFailedHelp": "El anfitrión fue verificado, pero Orca no pudo salvarlo. Verifique el nombre y el almacenamiento de la configuración local y vuelva a intentarlo.",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "Crear una VM en la nube",
@@ -12644,6 +12651,13 @@
           "remove": "Quitar",
           "turnOn": "Activar en Experimental",
           "forceUpdate": "Forzar actualización"
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 42fc8dd87f2..f2bee94ca6f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "Ce lien d'accès pointe vers cet appareil lui-même.",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "Impossible de joindre Orca à l'adresse {{endpoint}}.",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "Ce lien d'accès contient des détails de connexion invalides.",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca a vérifié l'hôte mais n'a pas pu l'enregistrer. Vérifiez le stockage du navigateur et réessayez."
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca a vérifié l'hôte mais n'a pas pu l'enregistrer. Vérifiez le stockage du navigateur et réessayez.",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -6006,7 +6007,8 @@
           "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca n'a pas pu confirmer le nouveau nom auprès de l'hôte du groupe. Revérifiez le groupe après reconnexion.",
           "failedNestWorkspace": "Échec de l'imbrication de l'espace de travail",
           "sidebarRowMissing": "La cible n'existe plus",
-          "failedUnnestWorkspace": "Échec de la désimbrication de l'espace de travail"
+          "failedUnnestWorkspace": "Échec de la désimbrication de l'espace de travail",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "Annuler",
@@ -6332,7 +6334,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "Déconnecter",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "Vérifier la connexion",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "Gérer l'hôte…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Retirer l'hôte…"
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "Retirer l'hôte…",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "LinearAgentSkillSetupPrompt": {
           "modalTitle": "Activer l'accès aux tickets Linear",
@@ -8534,7 +8537,9 @@
           "serverWorkspaceWindowClosed": "Fenêtre de l'espace de travail fermée",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailable": "Orque indisponible",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailableDescription": "Le transport SSH est connecté, mais le runtime Orca n'a pas répondu. L'hôte est peut-être toujours en cours d'exécution.",
-          "serverReconnecting": "Reconnexion"
+          "serverReconnecting": "Reconnexion",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "Copier {{value0}}"
@@ -12178,7 +12183,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "Connexion réseau",
           "notAttempted": "Non tenté",
           "saveFailed": "Impossible d'enregistrer l'hôte",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "L'hôte a été vérifié, mais Orca n'a pas pu l'enregistrer. Vérifiez le nom et le stockage local des paramètres, puis réessayez."
+          "saveFailedHelp": "L'hôte a été vérifié, mais Orca n'a pas pu l'enregistrer. Vérifiez le nom et le stockage local des paramètres, puis réessayez.",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "Créer une VM cloud",
@@ -12757,6 +12764,13 @@
           "remove": "Supprimer",
           "turnOn": "Activer dans Expérimental",
           "forceUpdate": "Forcer la mise à jour"
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 6a24ae44e5c..c41dd36c23e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "このアクセスリンクはこのデバイス自身を指しています。",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "{{endpoint}} の Orca に接続できません。",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "このアクセスリンクには無効な接続情報が含まれています。",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca はホストを確認しましたが、ホストを保存できませんでした。ブラウザのストレージを確認して、もう一度試してください。"
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca はホストを確認しましたが、ホストを保存できませんでした。ブラウザのストレージを確認して、もう一度試してください。",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -5852,7 +5853,8 @@
           "sidebarRowMissing": "対象はもう存在しません",
           "failedUnnestWorkspace": "ワークスペースの展開に失敗しました",
           "groupRenameFailed": "グループ名の変更に失敗しました",
-          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca はグループのホストに新規名前を確認できませんでした。再接続後、グループを再確認してください。"
+          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca はグループのホストに新規名前を確認できませんでした。再接続後、グループを再確認してください。",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "キャンセル",
@@ -6295,7 +6297,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "切断",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "接続を確認",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "ホストを管理…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "ホストを削除…"
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "ホストを削除…",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "WorkspaceKanbanDrawer": {
           "1975a4e480": "タスクステータスの同期に失敗しました",
@@ -8410,7 +8413,9 @@
           "serverWorkspaceWindowClosed": "ワークスペースウィンドウを閉じた",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailable": "Orca は利用できません",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailableDescription": "SSH トランスポートは接続されていますが、Orca ランタイムが応答しませんでした。ホストがまだ実行中の可能性があります。",
-          "serverReconnecting": "再接続中"
+          "serverReconnecting": "再接続中",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "{{value0}}をコピー"
@@ -12079,7 +12084,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "ネットワーク接続",
           "notAttempted": "未試行",
           "saveFailed": "ホストを保存できませんでした",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "ホストは確認されましたが、Orca はホストを保存できませんでした。名前とローカル設定ストレージを確認して、再試行してください。"
+          "saveFailedHelp": "ホストは確認されましたが、Orca はホストを保存できませんでした。名前とローカル設定ストレージを確認して、再試行してください。",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "クラウド VM を作成",
@@ -12649,6 +12656,13 @@
           "remove": "削除",
           "turnOn": "実験的機能でオンにする",
           "forceUpdate": "強制更新"
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index 0353b159bb0..a27fa178a67 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "이 액세스 링크는 이 기기 자체를 가리킵니다.",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "{{endpoint}}의 Orca에 연결할 수 없습니다.",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "이 액세스 링크에 잘못된 연결 정보가 포함되어 있습니다.",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca가 호스트를 확인했지만 저장할 수 없습니다. 브라우저 저장 공간을 확인하고 다시 시도하세요."
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca가 호스트를 확인했지만 저장할 수 없습니다. 브라우저 저장 공간을 확인하고 다시 시도하세요.",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -5852,7 +5853,8 @@
           "sidebarRowMissing": "대상이 더 이상 존재하지 않습니다",
           "failedUnnestWorkspace": "워크트리 펼치기 실패",
           "groupRenameFailed": "그룹 이름을 바꾸지 못했습니다.",
-          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca는 그룹 호스트에게 새 이름을 확인할 수 없습니다. 다시 연결한 후 그룹을 다시 확인하세요."
+          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca는 그룹 호스트에게 새 이름을 확인할 수 없습니다. 다시 연결한 후 그룹을 다시 확인하세요.",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "취소",
@@ -6295,7 +6297,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "연결 해제",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "연결 확인",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "호스트 관리…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "호스트 제거…"
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "호스트 제거…",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "WorkspaceKanbanDrawer": {
           "1975a4e480": "작업 상태 동기화 실패",
@@ -8373,7 +8376,9 @@
           "serverWorkspaceWindowClosed": "워크스페이스 창이 닫혔습니다.",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailable": "Orca를 사용할 수 없습니다.",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailableDescription": "SSH 전송이 연결되었지만 Orca 런타임이 응답하지 않았습니다. 호스트가 아직 실행 중일 수 있습니다.",
-          "serverReconnecting": "다시 연결하는 중"
+          "serverReconnecting": "다시 연결하는 중",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "{{value0}} 복사"
@@ -12079,7 +12084,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "네트워크 연결",
           "notAttempted": "시도하지 않음",
           "saveFailed": "호스트를 저장할 수 없습니다.",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "호스트가 확인되었지만 Orca가 호스트를 저장할 수 없습니다. 이름과 로컬 설정 저장소를 확인한 후 다시 시도하세요."
+          "saveFailedHelp": "호스트가 확인되었지만 Orca가 호스트를 저장할 수 없습니다. 이름과 로컬 설정 저장소를 확인한 후 다시 시도하세요.",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "클라우드 VM 만들기",
@@ -12649,6 +12656,13 @@
           "remove": "제거",
           "turnOn": "실험적에서 켜기",
           "forceUpdate": "강제 업데이트"
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index bffa9b41c59..42a4897b094 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
         "loopbackPairingBlocked": "此访问链接会指回此设备。",
         "remotePairingUnreachable": "无法连接 {{endpoint}} 上的 Orca。",
         "remotePairingInvalidDetails": "此访问链接包含无效的连接信息。",
-        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca 验证了主机但无法保存它。检查浏览器存储并重试。"
+        "remotePairingSaveFailed": "Orca 验证了主机但无法保存它。检查浏览器存储并重试。",
+        "remotePairingRepairUnavailable": "Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again."
       },
       "web": {
         "preload": {
@@ -5852,7 +5853,8 @@
           "sidebarRowMissing": "目标不再存在",
           "failedUnnestWorkspace": "展开工作区失败",
           "groupRenameFailed": "重命名组失败",
-          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca 无法与该群组的主持人确认新名称。重新连接后重新检查该组。"
+          "groupRenameFailedDesc": "Orca 无法与该群组的主持人确认新名称。重新连接后重新检查该组。",
+          "hostRepairRequired": "Re-pair required"
         },
         "WorktreeMetaDialog": {
           "3db0a2a593": "取消",
@@ -6295,7 +6297,8 @@
           "59b553e2aa": "断开连接",
           "2d3e4f5a6b": "检查连接",
           "3c4d5e6f7a": "管理主机…",
-          "6e7f8a9b0c": "删除主机..."
+          "6e7f8a9b0c": "删除主机...",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "WorkspaceKanbanDrawer": {
           "1975a4e480": "任务状态同步失败",
@@ -8373,7 +8376,9 @@
           "serverWorkspaceWindowClosed": "工作区窗口已关闭",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailable": "Orca 不可用",
           "serverRuntimeUnavailableDescription": "SSH 传输已连接，但 Orca 运行时未应答。主机可能仍在运行。",
-          "serverReconnecting": "重新连接"
+          "serverReconnecting": "重新连接",
+          "accessRevoked": "{{value0}} no longer accepts this computer. Re-pair it with a new access link.",
+          "repair": "Re-pair…"
         },
         "RuntimePairingGeneratedUrlRows": {
           "0495f68959": "复制 {{value0}}"
@@ -12079,7 +12084,9 @@
           "networkConnection": "网络连接",
           "notAttempted": "未尝试",
           "saveFailed": "无法保存主机",
-          "saveFailedHelp": "主机已验证，但 Orca 无法保存。检查名称和本地设置存储，然后重试。"
+          "saveFailedHelp": "主机已验证，但 Orca 无法保存。检查名称和本地设置存储，然后重试。",
+          "differentServer": "This link is for a different server",
+          "differentServerHelp": "This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing."
         },
         "CloudVmSetupGuide": {
           "title": "创建云虚拟机",
@@ -12649,6 +12656,13 @@
           "remove": "移除",
           "turnOn": "在实验性中开启",
           "forceUpdate": "强制更新"
+        },
+        "RuntimeRepairDialog": {
+          "title": "Re-pair {{name}}",
+          "description": "{{name}} no longer accepts this computer. On {{name}}, open Settings → Remote Orca Servers → Share this host, create a link for another Orca client, then paste it here.",
+          "submit": "Re-pair",
+          "success": "Re-paired with {{name}}",
+          "failed": "Re-pair failed"
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/remote-pairing-copy.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/remote-pairing-copy.ts
index 72d74ad494b..aaa6e8b2405 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/remote-pairing-copy.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/remote-pairing-copy.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ export function translateRemotePairingFailureDescription(
         'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.saveFailedHelp',
         'The host was verified, but Orca could not save it. Check the name and local settings storage, then try again.'
       )
+    case 'different-server':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.differentServerHelp',
+        'This pairing link is for a different server. Create the link on the server you are re-pairing.'
+      )
     case 'host-unreachable':
       return translate(
         'auto.components.settings.RuntimeHostAccessForm.unavailableHelp',
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/web/preload-api/web-runtime-environments-api.ts b/src/renderer/src/web/preload-api/web-runtime-environments-api.ts
index 6901574bfb2..01a77188a50 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/web/preload-api/web-runtime-environments-api.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/web/preload-api/web-runtime-environments-api.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ export function createRuntimeEnvironmentsApi(): NonNullable<
         runtimeStatus
       }
     },
+    // Why: the browser keeps a single paired server; pairing it again replaces that one.
+    repairFromPairingCode: async () => ({
+      ok: false,
+      kind: 'environment-save-failed',
+      message: translate(
+        'auto.web.webPreloadApi.remotePairingRepairUnavailable',
+        'Re-pairing is not available in the browser. Pair this browser with the server again.'
+      )
+    }),
     resolve: async ({ selector }) =>
       redactStoredWebRuntimeEnvironment(resolveEnvironment(selector)),
     remove: async ({ selector }) => {
diff --git a/src/shared/execution-host-health.ts b/src/shared/execution-host-health.ts
index 4d8b12eb255..d9e95637868 100644
--- a/src/shared/execution-host-health.ts
+++ b/src/shared/execution-host-health.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { SshConnectionStatus } from './ssh-types'
+import type { RuntimeHostBlockedReason } from './runtime-host-status'
 
 export type ExecutionHostHealth =
   | 'local'
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ export function getSshConnectionHealth(
   }
 }
 
-export function getExecutionHostHealthLabel(health: ExecutionHostHealth): string {
+export function getExecutionHostHealthLabel(
+  health: ExecutionHostHealth,
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
+): string {
   switch (health) {
     case 'local':
       return 'Local'
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ export function getExecutionHostHealthLabel(health: ExecutionHostHealth): string
     case 'connecting':
       return 'Connecting'
     case 'blocked':
-      return 'Update needed'
+      return blockedReason === 'access-revoked' ? 'Re-pair needed' : 'Update needed'
     case 'disconnected':
       return 'Disconnected'
     case 'error':
diff --git a/src/shared/execution-host-registry-shared-control-connect.test.ts b/src/shared/execution-host-registry-shared-control-connect.test.ts
index 9d0aed0e43a..34512bad7f3 100644
--- a/src/shared/execution-host-registry-shared-control-connect.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/execution-host-registry-shared-control-connect.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ function diagnostics(
 
 // Mirrors applyRuntimeHostStatusSnapshot: only a verified, unretired snapshot projects `status`.
 function healthFor(snapshot: RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot): string | undefined {
+  return hostFor(snapshot)?.health
+}
+
+function hostFor(snapshot: RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot) {
   const status =
     snapshot.verification === 'verified' && !snapshot.retired && snapshot.status
       ? { ...snapshot.status, remoteControl: snapshot.remoteControl ?? undefined }
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ function healthFor(snapshot: RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot): string | undefined {
         }
       ]
     ])
-  }).find((host) => host.id === 'runtime:env-1')?.health
+  }).find((host) => host.id === 'runtime:env-1')
 }
 
 function snapshot(patch: Partial<RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot>): RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot {
@@ -124,4 +128,26 @@ describe('runtime host health while shared control connects (#10704)', () => {
     expect(healthFor(latest())).toBe('connecting')
     owner.dispose()
   })
+
+  it('carries why a blocked host refused this client', () => {
+    expect(
+      hostFor(snapshot({ verification: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'access-revoked' }))
+    ).toMatchObject({ health: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'access-revoked' })
+    expect(
+      hostFor(snapshot({ verification: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'incompatible' }))
+    ).toMatchObject({ health: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'incompatible' })
+    expect(
+      hostFor(
+        snapshot({
+          status: { ...STATUS, runtimeProtocolVersion: 0, protocolVersion: 0 }
+        })
+      )
+    ).toMatchObject({ health: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'incompatible' })
+    expect(hostFor(snapshot({}))).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+    const retired = hostFor(
+      snapshot({ verification: 'blocked', retired: true, transport: 'disconnected' })
+    )
+    expect(retired).toMatchObject({ health: 'disconnected' })
+    expect(retired).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/shared/execution-host-registry.ts b/src/shared/execution-host-registry.ts
index dc2f98bc28a..bb0d6d92d8d 100644
--- a/src/shared/execution-host-registry.ts
+++ b/src/shared/execution-host-registry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { RuntimeEnvironmentStatus } from './runtime-host-status'
+import type { RuntimeEnvironmentStatus, RuntimeHostBlockedReason } from './runtime-host-status'
 import {
   LOCAL_EXECUTION_HOST_ID,
   getLocalExecutionHostLabel,
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export type ExecutionHostRegistryEntry = {
   health: ExecutionHostHealth
   connectionStatus?: SshConnectionStatus
   compatibility?: RuntimeCompatVerdict
+  /** Present only while health is blocked; local evidence, never published to peers. */
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
   capabilities?: readonly string[]
   appVersion?: string | null
   protocolVersion?: number | null
@@ -160,12 +162,18 @@ function addRuntimeHost(
             snapshot?.transport === 'connecting'
           ? 'connecting'
           : runtimeControlHealth(remoteControl)
+  const health = controlHealth ?? runtimeHealth(status, compatibility, remoteControl)
+  const blockedReason =
+    health === 'blocked'
+      ? (snapshot?.verification === 'blocked' && snapshot.blockedReason) || 'incompatible'
+      : undefined
   setHost(hosts, {
     id: hostId,
     kind: 'runtime',
     label,
     detail: 'Orca server',
-    health: controlHealth ?? runtimeHealth(status, compatibility, remoteControl),
+    health,
+    ...(blockedReason ? { blockedReason } : {}),
     compatibility: compatibility ?? undefined,
     capabilities: metadata?.capabilities,
     appVersion: runtimeStatus?.appVersion ?? metadata?.appVersion ?? null,
diff --git a/src/shared/remote-pairing-verification.ts b/src/shared/remote-pairing-verification.ts
index 47475144b0a..578db956739 100644
--- a/src/shared/remote-pairing-verification.ts
+++ b/src/shared/remote-pairing-verification.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export type RemotePairingFailureKind =
   | 'protocol-incompatible'
   | 'connection-interrupted'
   | 'environment-save-failed'
+  /** A re-pair link that reaches a server other than the saved one. */
+  | 'different-server'
 
 export type RemotePairingFailure = {
   ok: false
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-environment-store.ts b/src/shared/runtime-environment-store.ts
index 2315a969347..3f431be4f18 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-environment-store.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-environment-store.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function removeEnvironment(userDataPath: string, selector: string): Known
 export function updateEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
   userDataPath: string,
   selector: string,
-  args: { pairingCode: string; now?: number }
+  args: { pairingCode: string; now?: number; runtimeId?: string }
 ): KnownRuntimeEnvironment {
   const offer = parseRemotePairingCode(userDataPath, args.pairingCode)
   assertNoIndependentSshAccess(
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export function updateEnvironmentFromPairingCode(
     name: existing.name,
     now: existing.createdAt,
     offer,
-    runtimeId: existing.runtimeId,
+    runtimeId: args.runtimeId ?? existing.runtimeId,
     ...(existing.source ? { source: existing.source } : {}),
     ...getPairingConnectionDependency(existing.connectionDependency, offer)
   })
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.test.ts b/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.test.ts
index 32331991988..d9093b39762 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.test.ts
@@ -205,3 +205,38 @@ it.each(['unknown', 'ready'] as const)(
     })
   }
 )
+
+it.each([
+  ['unauthorized', 'access-revoked'],
+  ['forbidden', 'access-revoked'],
+  ['protocol_version_mismatch', 'incompatible'],
+  ['method_not_found', 'incompatible']
+] as const)('labels a %s refusal as %s until verification leaves blocked', async (code, reason) => {
+  const { owner, request } = createOwner()
+  request.mockResolvedValueOnce(runtimeHostStatusFailure(code, 'refused'))
+  await owner.refresh()
+  expect(owner.read()).toMatchObject({
+    verification: 'blocked',
+    blockedReason: reason
+  })
+  owner.connectionChanged('ready')
+  expect(owner.read().blockedReason).toBe(reason)
+  await owner.refresh({ reconnect: true })
+  expect(owner.read().verification).toBe('verified')
+  expect(owner.read()).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+})
+
+it('does not label a transient failure or a retired owner with a blocked reason', async () => {
+  const { owner, request } = createOwner()
+  request.mockResolvedValueOnce(runtimeHostStatusFailure('runtime_unavailable', 'offline'))
+  await owner.refresh()
+  expect(owner.read()).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+  owner.authenticationRejected()
+  expect(owner.read().blockedReason).toBe('access-revoked')
+  owner.dispose()
+  expect(owner.read()).toMatchObject({
+    verification: 'blocked',
+    retired: true
+  })
+  expect(owner.read()).not.toHaveProperty('blockedReason')
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.ts b/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.ts
index d9c52395c89..cfb68e24226 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-host-status-owner.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  isRuntimeHostStatusBlocked,
+  runtimeHostStatusBlockedReason,
   runtimeHostStatusError,
   runtimeHostStatusFailure,
   type RuntimeHostStatusResponse,
@@ -221,9 +221,11 @@ export class RuntimeHostStatusOwner {
       this.update({ status: response.result, checkedAt: Date.now(), verification: 'verified' })
       this.persistent = this.options.verified(response, this.active)
     } else {
+      const blockedReason = runtimeHostStatusBlockedReason(response)
       this.update({
         checkedAt: Date.now(),
-        verification: isRuntimeHostStatusBlocked(response) ? 'blocked' : 'unavailable'
+        verification: blockedReason ? 'blocked' : 'unavailable',
+        ...(blockedReason ? { blockedReason } : {})
       })
       this.scheduleRetry()
     }
@@ -268,7 +270,14 @@ export class RuntimeHostStatusOwner {
   }
 
   private update(patch: Partial<RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot>): void {
-    this.snapshot = { ...this.snapshot, ...patch, sequence: ++publicationSequence }
+    const { blockedReason, ...next } = { ...this.snapshot, ...patch }
+    // Why: a retired owner is a disconnect, not a refusal, so it never carries a reason.
+    const keepReason = blockedReason && next.verification === 'blocked' && !next.retired
+    this.snapshot = {
+      ...next,
+      ...(keepReason ? { blockedReason } : {}),
+      sequence: ++publicationSequence
+    }
     this.options.publish(this.snapshot)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-host-status.ts b/src/shared/runtime-host-status.ts
index d3df230e01b..db28469ff6b 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-host-status.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-host-status.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import type { RuntimeStatus } from './runtime-types'
 
 export const RUNTIME_HOST_STATUS_CHANNEL = 'runtimeEnvironments:statusChanged'
 
+/** Why a host refused this client: its pairing was revoked, or the versions cannot talk. */
+export type RuntimeHostBlockedReason = 'access-revoked' | 'incompatible'
+
 /** Local client state; never exchanged with the paired host. */
 export type RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot = {
   environmentId: string
@@ -12,6 +15,8 @@ export type RuntimeHostStatusSnapshot = {
   checkedAt: number
   status: RuntimeStatus | null
   verification: 'checking' | 'verified' | 'unavailable' | 'blocked'
+  /** Set only while a refused status probe holds `verification` at blocked. */
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
   transport: 'unknown' | 'connecting' | 'ready' | 'disconnected'
   remoteControl?: RemoteRuntimeSharedConnectionDiagnostics | null
   retired?: true
@@ -98,14 +103,22 @@ export function runtimeHostStatusError(error: unknown): RuntimeRpcFailure {
   return runtimeHostStatusFailure(code, error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error))
 }
 
-export function isRuntimeHostStatusBlocked(response: RuntimeRpcFailure): boolean {
+const ACCESS_REVOKED_CODES = ['unauthorized', 'forbidden']
+
+/** Null when the failure is transient and verification should keep retrying. */
+export function runtimeHostStatusBlockedReason(
+  response: RuntimeRpcFailure
+): RuntimeHostBlockedReason | null {
+  if (ACCESS_REVOKED_CODES.includes(response.error.code)) {
+    return 'access-revoked'
+  }
   return [
-    'unauthorized',
-    'forbidden',
     'invalid_argument',
     'invalid_runtime_response',
     'protocol_version_mismatch',
     'method_not_found',
     'unsupported_method'
   ].includes(response.error.code)
+    ? 'incompatible'
+    : null
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows.ts b/src/shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows.ts
index 3af238b806c..43b0b5cd1d5 100644
--- a/src/shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows.ts
+++ b/src/shared/sidebar-list/host-section-rows.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../execution-host'
 import type { ExecutionHostHealth } from '../execution-host-registry'
 import type { RuntimeCompatVerdict } from '../protocol-compat'
+import type { RuntimeHostBlockedReason } from '../runtime-host-status'
 import type { SshConnectionStatus } from '../ssh-types'
 import type { Repo } from '../repo-types'
 import type { Row } from './row-types'
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ export type HostHeaderRow = {
   // Why: blocked-host guidance in the header menu needs the verdict reason so
   // it can deep-link an "Update server/client required" row per skew direction.
   compatibility?: RuntimeCompatVerdict
+  // Why: a revoked pairing needs "Re-pair", not the update guidance a version block gets.
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
   connectionStatus?: SshConnectionStatus
   collapsed: boolean
   count: number
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ export type HostSectionOption = {
   detail: string
   health: ExecutionHostHealth
   compatibility?: RuntimeCompatVerdict
+  blockedReason?: RuntimeHostBlockedReason
   connectionStatus?: SshConnectionStatus
 }
 
@@ -295,6 +299,7 @@ export function addHostSectionRows(args: {
       detail: host.detail,
       health: host.health,
       compatibility: host.compatibility,
+      ...(host.blockedReason ? { blockedReason: host.blockedReason } : {}),
       connectionStatus: host.connectionStatus,
       collapsed,
       count: countWorkspaceRows(hostRows)