diff --git a/canvas/src/components/settings/SecretRow.tsx b/canvas/src/components/settings/SecretRow.tsx
index 92bb633ea..10339e869 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/settings/SecretRow.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/settings/SecretRow.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,24 @@ import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import type { Secret, SecretGroup } from '@/types/secrets';
 import { useSecretsStore } from '@/stores/secrets-store';
 import { StatusBadge } from '@/components/ui/StatusBadge';
-import { RevealToggle } from '@/components/ui/RevealToggle';
 import { KeyValueField } from '@/components/ui/KeyValueField';
 import { ValidationHint } from '@/components/ui/ValidationHint';
 import { TestConnectionButton } from '@/components/ui/TestConnectionButton';
 import { validateSecretValue } from '@/lib/validation/secret-formats';
 import { SERVICES } from '@/lib/services';
 
-const AUTO_HIDE_MS = 30_000;
 const VALIDATION_DEBOUNCE_MS = 400;
 
+// Secret values are write-only from the browser: the server List endpoint
+// "Never exposes values", there is no per-secret decrypt route, and the
+// only decrypted path (GET /secrets/values) is bulk + token-gated for
+// remote agents. The old eye/RevealToggle was a dead affordance — it
+// flipped its own icon but could never reveal anything, which read as
+// "this doesn't work" (esp. once clicked → eye-with-slash). We show an
+// honest static indicator instead; rotation is via Edit.
+const WRITE_ONLY_TITLE =
+  'Value is write-only and cannot be revealed — use Edit to replace/rotate it';
+
 interface SecretRowProps {
   secret: Secret;
   workspaceId: string;
@@ -31,28 +39,12 @@ export function SecretRow({ secret, workspaceId }: SecretRowProps) {
   const setSecretStatus = useSecretsStore((s) => s.setSecretStatus);
 
   const isEditing = editingKey === secret.name;
-  const [revealed, setRevealed] = useState(false);
   const [editValue, setEditValue] = useState('');
   const [validationError, setValidationError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
   const [saveError, setSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const debounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined);
   const editBtnRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
-  const revealTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined);
-
-  // Auto-hide revealed value after 30s
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (revealed) {
-      clearTimeout(revealTimerRef.current);
-      revealTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setRevealed(false), AUTO_HIDE_MS);
-      return () => clearTimeout(revealTimerRef.current);
-    }
-  }, [revealed]);
-
-  // Reset revealed state when panel closes (session-only)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => setRevealed(false);
-  }, []);
 
   // Debounced validation
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -133,11 +125,15 @@ export function SecretRow({ secret, workspaceId }: SecretRowProps) {
           {secret.masked_value}
         </span>
         <div className="secret-row__actions">
-          <RevealToggle
-            revealed={revealed}
-            onToggle={() => setRevealed((r) => !r)}
-            label={`Toggle reveal ${secret.name}`}
-          />
+          <span
+            data-testid="write-only-indicator"
+            className="secret-row__write-only"
+            role="img"
+            aria-label={`${secret.name} value is write-only and cannot be revealed; use Edit to replace it`}
+            title={WRITE_ONLY_TITLE}
+          >
+            🔒
+          </span>
           <StatusBadge status={secret.status} />
           <button
             type="button"
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/settings/__tests__/SecretRow.test.tsx b/canvas/src/components/settings/__tests__/SecretRow.test.tsx
index 1db10a82b..6763355be 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/settings/__tests__/SecretRow.test.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/settings/__tests__/SecretRow.test.tsx
@@ -138,14 +138,54 @@ describe("SecretRow — display mode", () => {
     expect(document.querySelector('[role="row"]')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it("has Reveal, Copy, Edit, Delete buttons", () => {
+  it("has Copy, Edit, Delete buttons", () => {
     render(<SecretRow secret={GITHUB_SECRET} workspaceId="ws-1" />);
-    expect(screen.getByTestId("reveal-toggle")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /copy/i })).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /edit/i })).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /delete/i })).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  // Regression: the reveal/eye control was a dead affordance. Clicking it
+  // flipped its own icon (eye → eye-with-slash) but never revealed the value,
+  // because secret values are write-only from the browser (server List
+  // "Never exposes values"; there is no per-secret decrypt endpoint and the
+  // client has no plaintext-fetch function). The honest fix removes the
+  // toggle and shows a static "write-only / cannot be revealed" indicator.
+  // See internal tracking issue + internal#210/#211.
+  it("does NOT render a reveal/eye toggle (values are write-only)", () => {
+    render(<SecretRow secret={GITHUB_SECRET} workspaceId="ws-1" />);
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("reveal-toggle")).toBeNull();
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /toggle reveal/i }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows a write-only indicator explaining the value cannot be revealed", () => {
+    render(<SecretRow secret={ANTHROPIC_SECRET} workspaceId="ws-1" />);
+    const indicator = screen.getByTestId("write-only-indicator");
+    expect(indicator).toBeTruthy();
+    // Affordance must be honest: explain it cannot be revealed and that
+    // Edit is the rotate path. It must not be a clickable button.
+    const title = indicator.getAttribute("title") ?? "";
+    expect(title.toLowerCase()).toMatch(/write-only|cannot be revealed/);
+    expect(indicator.tagName).not.toBe("BUTTON");
+  });
+
+  it("write-only indicator is present for the Anthropic/OAuth-token row too", () => {
+    // The reported bug singled out CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN (anthropic group);
+    // the fix is group-agnostic — every row gets the same honest affordance.
+    const OAUTH_SECRET = {
+      name: "CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN",
+      masked_value: "••••••••••••••••9d2a",
+      group: "anthropic" as const,
+      status: "unverified" as const,
+      updated_at: "2024-01-04",
+    };
+    render(<SecretRow secret={OAUTH_SECRET} workspaceId="ws-1" />);
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("reveal-toggle")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("write-only-indicator")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it("shows invalid status correctly", () => {
     render(<SecretRow secret={CUSTOM_SECRET} workspaceId="ws-1" />);
     expect(screen.getByTestId("status-badge").getAttribute("data-status")).toBe("invalid");