diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.d.ts b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.d.ts
index 8a1a46c48a..f74e62fe8a 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.d.ts
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.d.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,15 @@ export function checkDockerPresent(options?: {
   resolveDockerPath?: () => string | null;
 }): DoctorCheck;
 
+export function checkClaudeCliPresent(options?: {
+  env?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  resolveClaudePath?: () => string | null;
+}): DoctorCheck;
+
+export function checkCodexCliPresent(options?: {
+  env?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  resolveCodexPath?: () => string | null;
+  resolveCodexAuthPath?: () => string;
+}): DoctorCheck;
+
 export function runInit(args?: string[], env?: Record<string, string | undefined>): number;
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.js b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.js
index 62ff273f53..6cd4c7c228 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.js
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.js
@@ -95,6 +95,55 @@ export function checkDockerPresent(options = {}) {
   };
 }
 
+// Codex stores credentials at `$CODEX_HOME/auth.json`, else `$HOME/.codex/auth.json` — mirrors
+// resolveCodexAuthPath in src/selfhost/ai.ts, kept local so the offline miner package never imports the
+// Worker AI module.
+function resolveCodexAuthPath(env = process.env) {
+  const base = env.CODEX_HOME ?? join(env.HOME ?? homedir(), ".codex");
+  return join(base, "auth.json");
+}
+
+/** Informational only — a coding-agent CLI is only needed once a driver provider is configured (#4289), so a
+ *  missing or unauthenticated CLI is advisory (`ok: true`), mirroring checkDockerPresent's optional tone. The
+ *  auth probe is read-only and never spawns the CLI: it surfaces, proactively, the SAME condition claude
+ *  checks at call time — `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` present (see createClaudeCodeAi, src/selfhost/ai.ts). */
+export function checkClaudeCliPresent(options = {}) {
+  const env = options.env ?? process.env;
+  const claudePath = (options.resolveClaudePath ?? (() => findExecutableOnPath("claude", env)))();
+  if (!claudePath) {
+    return { name: "claude-cli-present", ok: true, detail: "not installed (optional until a coding-agent driver is configured)" };
+  }
+  const authed = typeof env.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN === "string" && env.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN.length > 0;
+  return {
+    name: "claude-cli-present",
+    ok: true,
+    detail: authed ? `found at ${claudePath} (authenticated)` : `found at ${claudePath} (not authenticated: set CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN)`,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Informational only — mirrors {@link checkClaudeCliPresent} for the codex CLI. The auth probe checks the
+ *  same read-only condition assertCodexAuthConfigured uses at call time: codex's `auth.json` is readable. */
+export function checkCodexCliPresent(options = {}) {
+  const env = options.env ?? process.env;
+  const codexPath = (options.resolveCodexPath ?? (() => findExecutableOnPath("codex", env)))();
+  if (!codexPath) {
+    return { name: "codex-cli-present", ok: true, detail: "not installed (optional until a coding-agent driver is configured)" };
+  }
+  const authPath = (options.resolveCodexAuthPath ?? (() => resolveCodexAuthPath(env)))();
+  let authed = false;
+  try {
+    accessSync(authPath, constants.R_OK);
+    authed = true;
+  } catch {
+    // auth.json missing or unreadable — codex would fail for lack of credentials at call time.
+  }
+  return {
+    name: "codex-cli-present",
+    ok: true,
+    detail: authed ? `found at ${codexPath} (authenticated)` : `found at ${codexPath} (not authenticated: run \`codex auth\`)`,
+  };
+}
+
 export function runInit(args = [], env = process.env) {
   const result = initLaptopState(env);
   if (args.includes("--json")) {
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/status.js b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/status.js
index fbe1f286cc..5ca4755b15 100644
--- a/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/status.js
+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/lib/status.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { checkDockerPresent, checkLaptopStateSqlite } from "./laptop-init.js";
+import { checkClaudeCliPresent, checkCodexCliPresent, checkDockerPresent, checkLaptopStateSqlite } from "./laptop-init.js";
 import { resolveMinerVersion } from "./version.js";
 
 // Slim laptop-mode CLI commands (#2288): `status` (what's installed + where local state lives) and `doctor` (is
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ export function runDoctorChecks(env = process.env) {
     checkStateDirWritable(resolveMinerStateDir(env)),
     checkLaptopStateSqlite(env),
     checkDockerPresent(),
+    checkClaudeCliPresent({ env }),
+    checkCodexCliPresent({ env }),
   ];
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/miner-cli-doctor-checks.test.ts b/test/unit/miner-cli-doctor-checks.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74d7e2a487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/miner-cli-doctor-checks.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { checkClaudeCliPresent, checkCodexCliPresent } from "../../packages/gittensory-miner/lib/laptop-init.js";
+import { runDoctorChecks } from "../../packages/gittensory-miner/lib/status.js";
+
+const roots: string[] = [];
+function tempRoot() {
+  const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gittensory-miner-clicheck-"));
+  roots.push(root);
+  return root;
+}
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const root of roots.splice(0)) rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("gittensory-miner doctor — coding-agent CLI checks (#4304)", () => {
+  it("claude: present + authenticated when the OAuth token is set", () => {
+    const check = checkClaudeCliPresent({ env: { CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN: "present" }, resolveClaudePath: () => "/usr/bin/claude" });
+    expect(check).toMatchObject({ name: "claude-cli-present", ok: true });
+    expect(check.detail).toBe("found at /usr/bin/claude (authenticated)");
+  });
+
+  it("claude: present but not authenticated when the OAuth token is absent (still advisory)", () => {
+    const check = checkClaudeCliPresent({ env: {}, resolveClaudePath: () => "/usr/bin/claude" });
+    expect(check.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(check.detail).toMatch(/found at \/usr\/bin\/claude \(not authenticated: set CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN\)/);
+  });
+
+  it("claude: absent → advisory (ok true, optional)", () => {
+    const check = checkClaudeCliPresent({ env: {}, resolveClaudePath: () => null });
+    expect(check.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(check.detail).toMatch(/^not installed \(optional/);
+  });
+
+  it("codex: present + authenticated when auth.json is readable", () => {
+    const authFile = join(tempRoot(), "auth.json");
+    writeFileSync(authFile, "{}");
+    const check = checkCodexCliPresent({ env: {}, resolveCodexPath: () => "/usr/bin/codex", resolveCodexAuthPath: () => authFile });
+    expect(check.detail).toBe("found at /usr/bin/codex (authenticated)");
+  });
+
+  it("codex: present but not authenticated when auth.json is missing (still advisory)", () => {
+    const check = checkCodexCliPresent({ env: {}, resolveCodexPath: () => "/usr/bin/codex", resolveCodexAuthPath: () => join(tempRoot(), "does-not-exist.json") });
+    expect(check.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(check.detail).toMatch(/found at \/usr\/bin\/codex \(not authenticated: run `codex auth`\)/);
+  });
+
+  it("codex: absent → advisory (ok true, optional)", () => {
+    const check = checkCodexCliPresent({ env: {}, resolveCodexPath: () => null });
+    expect(check.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(check.detail).toMatch(/^not installed \(optional/);
+  });
+
+  it("runDoctorChecks includes both coding-agent CLI checks", () => {
+    const names = runDoctorChecks({ GITTENSORY_MINER_CONFIG_DIR: tempRoot() }).map((check) => check.name);
+    expect(names).toContain("claude-cli-present");
+    expect(names).toContain("codex-cli-present");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/miner-status.test.ts b/test/unit/miner-status.test.ts
index 4ce4bb0ca7..de811f1cce 100644
--- a/test/unit/miner-status.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/miner-status.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ describe("gittensory-miner status/doctor (#2288)", () => {
       "state-dir-writable",
       "laptop-state-sqlite",
       "docker-present",
+      "claude-cli-present",
+      "codex-cli-present",
     ]);
     expect(runDoctor([], env)).toBe(0);
     expect(log).toHaveBeenCalled();