diff --git a/src/__tests__/starter-kit-alignment.test.ts b/src/__tests__/starter-kit-alignment.test.ts
index 0af4c5a..7c52336 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/starter-kit-alignment.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/starter-kit-alignment.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const STARTER_KIT_ENV_URL =
 
 const CLI_CANONICAL_KEYS = [
   'PORT',
+  'VERIFY_TOKEN',
   'WEBHOOK_HMAC_SECRET',
   'WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN',
   'WHATSAPP_API_URL',
diff --git a/src/__tests__/webhook.test.ts b/src/__tests__/webhook.test.ts
index d666c23..497642f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/webhook.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/webhook.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ vi.stubGlobal('fetch', mockFetch);
 
 describe('webhook commands', () => {
   let runChannelWebhookShow: typeof import('../commands/webhook.js').runChannelWebhookShow;
+  let runChannelWebhookHmacShow: typeof import('../commands/webhook.js').runChannelWebhookHmacShow;
   let runChannelWebhookSet: typeof import('../commands/webhook.js').runChannelWebhookSet;
   let runChannelWebhookClear: typeof import('../commands/webhook.js').runChannelWebhookClear;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ describe('webhook commands', () => {
 
     const mod = await import('../commands/webhook.js');
     runChannelWebhookShow = mod.runChannelWebhookShow;
+    runChannelWebhookHmacShow = mod.runChannelWebhookHmacShow;
     runChannelWebhookSet = mod.runChannelWebhookSet;
     runChannelWebhookClear = mod.runChannelWebhookClear;
   });
@@ -91,6 +93,18 @@ describe('webhook commands', () => {
     expect(mockedOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(config, expect.objectContaining({}));
   });
 
+  it('hmac show calls apiClient /webhook-config/:channelId/hmac — a surface separate from webhook show', async () => {
+    const secret = { channelId: 'ch_TEST0001', hmacSecret: 'hmac-secret-1' };
+    mockedApiClient
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(fakeChannels)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(secret);
+
+    await runChannelWebhookHmacShow('ch_TEST0001');
+
+    expect(mockedApiClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/webhook-config/ch_TEST0001/hmac');
+    expect(mockedOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(secret, expect.objectContaining({ kind: 'read' }));
+  });
+
   it('setWebhook calls apiClient to configure webhook for channel', async () => {
     // resolveChannel -> /meta/channels
     mockedApiClient
diff --git a/src/commands/channels.ts b/src/commands/channels.ts
index 0d6e69c..bcaef33 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { runChannelToken } from './token.js';
 import { runChannelHealth } from './health.js';
 import {
   runChannelWebhookShow,
+  runChannelWebhookHmacShow,
   runChannelWebhookSet,
   runChannelWebhookClear,
   type WebhookSetOptions,
@@ -616,6 +617,18 @@ export function registerChannelsCommand(program: Command): void {
       await runChannelWebhookClear(channelRef, { json: !!program.opts().json });
     });
 
+  const channelsWebhookHmac = channelsWebhook
+    .command('hmac')
+    .description('Manage the HMAC signing secret for delivered payloads (X-HookMyApp-Signature-256)');
+
+  const channelsWebhookHmacShow = channelsWebhookHmac
+    .command('show')
+    .description('Show the HMAC signing secret for a channel (distinct from the verify token)')
+    .argument('<channel>', 'Channel ID (ch_xxxxxxxx), phone number, or @<username>')
+    .action(async (channelRef: string) => {
+      await runChannelWebhookHmacShow(channelRef, { json: !!program.opts().json });
+    });
+
   addExamples(
     channels,
     `
@@ -738,6 +751,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
   $ hookmyapp channels webhook show ch_AAAAAAAA
   $ hookmyapp channels webhook set ch_AAAAAAAA --url https://example.com/hook
   $ hookmyapp channels webhook clear ch_AAAAAAAA
+  $ hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show ch_AAAAAAAA
 `,
   );
 
@@ -765,6 +779,24 @@ EXAMPLES:
 EXAMPLES:
   $ hookmyapp channels webhook clear ch_AAAAAAAA
   $ hookmyapp channels webhook clear ch_AAAAAAAA --json
+`,
+  );
+
+  addExamples(
+    channelsWebhookHmac,
+    `
+EXAMPLES:
+  $ hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show ch_AAAAAAAA
+  $ hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show ch_AAAAAAAA --json
+`,
+  );
+
+  addExamples(
+    channelsWebhookHmacShow,
+    `
+EXAMPLES:
+  $ hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show ch_AAAAAAAA
+  $ hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show ch_AAAAAAAA --json
 `,
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/webhook.ts b/src/commands/webhook.ts
index 138bc37..20ce51d 100644
--- a/src/commands/webhook.ts
+++ b/src/commands/webhook.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ export async function runChannelWebhookShow(
   output(data, { json: !!opts.json, kind: 'read' });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Canonical handler for `hookmyapp channels webhook hmac show <channel>`.
+ * The HMAC signing secret (X-HookMyApp-Signature-256) is a DISTINCT secret
+ * from the verify token, so it has its own surface — never bundled into
+ * `webhook show` (AIT-183).
+ */
+export async function runChannelWebhookHmacShow(
+  channelRef: string,
+  opts: { json?: boolean } = {},
+): Promise<void> {
+  const channel = await resolveChannel(channelRef);
+  const data = await apiClient(`/webhook-config/${channel.id}/hmac`);
+  output(data, { json: !!opts.json, kind: 'read' });
+}
+
 /**
  * Canonical handler for `hookmyapp channels webhook set <channel>`.
  */