diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_routers/messaging.py b/hermes_cli/web_routers/messaging.py
index 6c38c5c9dc..ccdbd85c65 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_routers/messaging.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_routers/messaging.py
@@ -170,7 +170,18 @@ def _platform_enablement(
             plat_cfg = (load_config().get("platforms") or {}).get(platform_id)
             plat_cfg = plat_cfg if isinstance(plat_cfg, dict) else {}
             hc = plat_cfg.get("home_channel")
-            enabled, home_channel = bool(plat_cfg.get("enabled")), (hc if isinstance(hc, dict) else None)
+            # Credential fallback mirrors _enable_from_env (gateway/config_env.py): env
+            # credentials alone enable a platform — `hermes gateway setup` only writes
+            # .env and never a platforms: entry (#104614) — while an explicit
+            # enabled: false still wins, exactly like the real gateway config. Only the
+            # profile's own .env (env_on_disk) is consulted; os.environ would leak the
+            # root install's credentials into this profile's state.
+            raw_enabled = plat_cfg.get("enabled")
+            if raw_enabled is False:
+                enabled = False
+            else:
+                enabled = bool(raw_enabled) or all(env_on_disk.get(key) for key in required)
+            home_channel = hc if isinstance(hc, dict) else None
         except Exception:
             enabled, home_channel = False, None
         return enabled, all(env_on_disk.get(key) for key in required), home_channel
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py
index 46c89c37ad..34146a7fc2 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py
@@ -773,6 +773,48 @@ class TestWebServerEndpoints:
         assert seen["status_path"] == worker_home / "gateway_state.json"
         assert seen["expected_home"] == worker_home
 
+    def test_messaging_platforms_profile_scoped_env_credentials_enable(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Env credentials alone must enable a platform on the profile-scoped path.
+
+        ``hermes gateway setup`` writes the token to .env and never a ``platforms:``
+        entry, but the desktop always sends ``?profile=default``; the scoped branch
+        consulted only config.yaml's ``platforms:`` section, so the Messaging page
+        showed "Disabled" for a connected bot (#104614). An explicit
+        ``enabled: false`` must still win, mirroring ``_enable_from_env`` in
+        gateway/config_env.py.
+        """
+        import hermes_cli.web_server as web_server
+        from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod
+
+        worker_home = profiles_mod.get_profile_dir("worker")
+        worker_home.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (worker_home / ".env").write_text("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=tok\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_gw_status, "get_running_pid_cached", lambda pid_path=None, **kw: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_gw_status, "get_running_pid", lambda pid_path=None, **kw: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_gw_status, "read_runtime_status", lambda path=None: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(_gw_status, "get_runtime_status_running_pid", lambda runtime=None, **kw: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(web_server, "_GATEWAY_HEALTH_URL", None)
+
+        resp = self.client.get("/api/messaging/platforms?profile=worker")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        platforms = {p["id"]: p for p in resp.json()["platforms"]}
+        assert platforms["discord"]["enabled"] is True
+        assert platforms["discord"]["configured"] is True
+        assert platforms["discord"]["state"] != "disabled"
+
+        # Explicit platforms.discord.enabled: false wins over the .env credentials.
+        (worker_home / "config.yaml").write_text(
+            "platforms:\n  discord:\n    enabled: false\n", encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+        resp = self.client.get("/api/messaging/platforms?profile=worker")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        platforms = {p["id"]: p for p in resp.json()["platforms"]}
+        assert platforms["discord"]["enabled"] is False
+        assert platforms["discord"]["state"] == "disabled"
+