diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-acp-bind.live.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-acp-bind.live.test.ts
index a09aec5c9f4..af33b192430 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-acp-bind.live.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-acp-bind.live.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const DEFAULT_LIVE_CODEX_MODEL = "gpt-5.5";
 const DEFAULT_LIVE_PARENT_MODEL = "openai/gpt-5.4";
 type LiveAcpAgent = "claude" | "codex" | "droid" | "gemini" | "opencode";
 
+class AcpBindSkipError extends Error {
+  readonly name = "AcpBindSkipError";
+}
+
 function createSlackCurrentConversationBindingRegistry() {
   return createTestRegistry([
     {
@@ -262,6 +266,16 @@ function isRetryableAcpBindWarmupText(texts: string[]): boolean {
   );
 }
 
+function isSkippableAcpBindText(params: { liveAgent: LiveAcpAgent; texts: string[] }): boolean {
+  if (params.liveAgent !== "codex") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const combined = params.texts.join("\n\n").toLowerCase();
+  return (
+    combined.includes("acp_session_init_failed") && combined.includes("authentication required")
+  );
+}
+
 describe("isRetryableAcpBindWarmupText", () => {
   it.each([
     {
@@ -280,6 +294,23 @@ describe("isRetryableAcpBindWarmupText", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("isSkippableAcpBindText", () => {
+  it.each([
+    {
+      liveAgent: "codex" as const,
+      texts: ["ACP error (ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED): Authentication required"],
+      expected: true,
+    },
+    {
+      liveAgent: "gemini" as const,
+      texts: ["ACP error (ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED): Authentication required"],
+      expected: false,
+    },
+  ])("returns $expected for $liveAgent", ({ liveAgent, texts, expected }) => {
+    expect(isSkippableAcpBindText({ liveAgent, texts })).toBe(expected);
+  });
+});
+
 function formatAssistantTextPreview(texts: string[], maxChars = 600): string {
   const combined = texts.join("\n\n").trim();
   if (!combined) {
@@ -362,6 +393,13 @@ async function bindConversationAndWait(params: {
       return { mainAssistantTexts, spawnedSessionKey };
     }
     if (!isRetryableAcpBindWarmupText(mainAssistantTexts)) {
+      if (isSkippableAcpBindText({ liveAgent: params.liveAgent, texts: mainAssistantTexts })) {
+        throw new AcpBindSkipError(
+          `SKIP: ${params.liveAgent} ACP bind unavailable: ${formatAssistantTextPreview(
+            mainAssistantTexts,
+          )}`,
+        );
+      }
       throw new Error(
         `bind command did not produce an ACP session: ${formatAssistantTextPreview(mainAssistantTexts)}`,
       );
@@ -662,14 +700,24 @@ describeLive("gateway live (ACP bind)", () => {
       pinActivePluginChannelRegistry(channelRegistry);
 
       try {
-        const { mainAssistantTexts, spawnedSessionKey } = await bindConversationAndWait({
-          client,
-          sessionKey: originalSessionKey,
-          liveAgent,
-          originatingChannel: "slack",
-          originatingTo: conversationId,
-          originatingAccountId: accountId,
-        });
+        let bindResult: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof bindConversationAndWait>>;
+        try {
+          bindResult = await bindConversationAndWait({
+            client,
+            sessionKey: originalSessionKey,
+            liveAgent,
+            originatingChannel: "slack",
+            originatingTo: conversationId,
+            originatingAccountId: accountId,
+          });
+        } catch (error) {
+          if (error instanceof AcpBindSkipError) {
+            console.error(error.message);
+            return;
+          }
+          throw error;
+        }
+        const { mainAssistantTexts, spawnedSessionKey } = bindResult;
         logLiveStep("bind command completed");
         expect(mainAssistantTexts.join("\n\n")).toContain("Bound this conversation to");
         expect(spawnedSessionKey).toMatch(new RegExp(`^agent:${liveAgent}:acp:`));