diff --git a/hermes_cli/auth.py b/hermes_cli/auth.py
index 7bde989ff3797..ce1cb08e10844 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/auth.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/auth.py
@@ -1926,6 +1926,26 @@ def _read_qwen_cli_tokens() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return data
 
 
+def _save_qwen_oauth_provider_state(creds: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    """Set active_provider to qwen-oauth in auth.json.
+
+    Qwen OAuth tokens live in the Qwen CLI credential file managed by
+    _save_qwen_cli_tokens / resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials; this call only
+    records the provider-state singleton and sets active_provider so
+    get_active_provider() and _model_section_has_credentials() detect the
+    provider (setup wizard, status checks).
+    """
+    with _auth_store_lock():
+        auth_store = _load_auth_store()
+        state = _load_provider_state(auth_store, "qwen-oauth") or {}
+        if creds.get("base_url"):
+            state["base_url"] = creds["base_url"]
+        if creds.get("auth_file"):
+            state["auth_file"] = creds["auth_file"]
+        _save_provider_state(auth_store, "qwen-oauth", state)
+        _save_auth_store(auth_store)
+
+
 def _save_qwen_cli_tokens(tokens: Dict[str, Any]) -> Path:
     auth_path = _qwen_cli_auth_path()
     auth_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/hermes_cli/auth_commands.py b/hermes_cli/auth_commands.py
index 0ca5627627557..1c3ece13ddcc7 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/auth_commands.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/auth_commands.py
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
 
     if provider == "qwen-oauth":
         creds = auth_mod.resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials(refresh_if_expiring=False)
+        auth_mod._save_qwen_oauth_provider_state(creds)
         label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip() or label_from_token(
             creds["api_key"],
             _oauth_default_label(provider, len(pool.entries()) + 1),
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py
index f6fc408a083fb..a533aaeefb219 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py
@@ -97,6 +97,39 @@ class _Args:
     assert entry["expires_at_ms"] == 1711234567000
 
 
+def test_auth_add_qwen_oauth_sets_active_provider(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """hermes auth add qwen-oauth must set active_provider in auth.json."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path / "hermes"))
+    _write_auth_store(tmp_path, {"version": 1, "providers": {}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "hermes_cli.auth.resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials",
+        lambda **kwargs: {
+            "api_key": "qwen-test-token",
+            "base_url": "https://portal.qwen.ai/v1",
+            "source": "qwen-cli",
+            "auth_file": "/home/user/.qwen/oauth_creds.json",
+        },
+    )
+
+    from hermes_cli.auth_commands import auth_add_command
+
+    class _Args:
+        provider = "qwen-oauth"
+        auth_type = "oauth"
+        api_key = None
+        label = None
+
+    auth_add_command(_Args())
+
+    payload = json.loads((tmp_path / "hermes" / "auth.json").read_text())
+    assert payload["active_provider"] == "qwen-oauth"
+    assert payload["providers"]["qwen-oauth"]["base_url"] == "https://portal.qwen.ai/v1"
+    entries = payload["credential_pool"]["qwen-oauth"]
+    entry = next(item for item in entries if item["source"] == "manual:qwen_cli")
+    assert entry["source"] == "manual:qwen_cli"
+    assert entry["access_token"] == "qwen-test-token"
+
+
 def test_auth_add_nous_oauth_persists_pool_entry(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path / "hermes"))
     _write_auth_store(tmp_path, {"version": 1, "providers": {}})