diff --git a/Scripts/_burrow-secrets.sh b/Scripts/_burrow-secrets.sh
index e08bf2a..6f1bc28 100644
--- a/Scripts/_burrow-secrets.sh
+++ b/Scripts/_burrow-secrets.sh
@@ -107,18 +107,25 @@ burrow_encrypt_secret_from_file() {
   local secret_path="$2"
   local source_path="$3"
   local agenix_path
-  local identity_path
+  local backup_file=""
 
   if [[ ! -s "${source_path}" ]]; then
     echo "secret source missing or empty: ${source_path}" >&2
     return 1
   fi
   agenix_path="$(burrow_secret_repo_path "${repo_root}" "${secret_path}")"
-  identity_path="$(burrow_agenix_identity_path "${repo_root}")"
-
-  if [[ -n "${identity_path}" ]]; then
-    nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run "${repo_root}#agenix" -- -e "${agenix_path}" -i "${identity_path}" < "${source_path}"
-  else
-    nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run "${repo_root}#agenix" -- -e "${agenix_path}" < "${source_path}"
+  if [[ -f "${secret_path}" ]]; then
+    backup_file="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/burrow-secret-backup.XXXXXX")"
+    cp "${secret_path}" "${backup_file}"
   fi
+  rm -f "${secret_path}"
+
+  if ! nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run "${repo_root}#agenix" -- -e "${agenix_path}" < "${source_path}"; then
+    if [[ -n "${backup_file}" && -f "${backup_file}" ]]; then
+      mv "${backup_file}" "${secret_path}"
+    fi
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  [[ -n "${backup_file}" ]] && rm -f "${backup_file}"
 }
diff --git a/Scripts/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh b/Scripts/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh
index b8c9f12..537107e 100755
--- a/Scripts/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh
+++ b/Scripts/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh
@@ -146,25 +146,36 @@ dispatcher_secret="${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age"
 autoscaler_secret="${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age"
 
 if [[ "${REFRESH_TOKEN}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-  "${NSC_BIN}" auth check-login --duration 20m >/dev/null
-  raw_token_file="$(mktemp)"
-  trap 'rm -f "${raw_token_file}"; cleanup' EXIT
-  "${NSC_BIN}" auth generate-dev-token --output_to "${raw_token_file}" >/dev/null
-  RAW_NSC_TOKEN_FILE="${raw_token_file}" TOKEN_FILE="${token_file}" python3 - <<'PY'
+  ssh \
+    -i "${SSH_KEY}" \
+    -o IdentitiesOnly=yes \
+    -o UserKnownHostsFile="${KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}" \
+    -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new \
+    "${HOST}" \
+    'sudo -u forgejo-nsc python3 - <<'"'"'PY'"'"'
 import json
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-raw = Path(os.environ["RAW_NSC_TOKEN_FILE"]).read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
-if not raw:
-    raise SystemExit("generated Namespace token is empty")
+payload = {}
 
-Path(os.environ["TOKEN_FILE"]).write_text(
-    json.dumps({"bearer_token": raw}, indent=2) + "\n",
-    encoding="utf-8",
-)
-PY
-  rm -f "${raw_token_file}"
+token_json = Path("/var/lib/forgejo-nsc/.config/ns/token.json")
+if token_json.exists():
+    data = json.loads(token_json.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    session = str(data.get("session_token", "")).strip()
+    if session:
+        payload["session_token"] = session
+
+token_cache = Path("/var/lib/forgejo-nsc/.config/ns/token.cache")
+if token_cache.exists():
+    bearer = token_cache.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+    if bearer:
+        payload["bearer_token"] = bearer
+
+if not payload:
+    raise SystemExit("forgejo-nsc host does not have a usable Namespace session")
+
+print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+PY' > "${token_file}"
   chmod 600 "${token_file}"
 elif [[ -f "${token_secret}" ]]; then
   burrow_decrypt_age_secret_to_temp "${REPO_ROOT}" "${token_secret}" > "${token_file}"
@@ -186,8 +197,13 @@ try:
 except json.JSONDecodeError:
     parsed = None
 
-if isinstance(parsed, dict) and isinstance(parsed.get("bearer_token"), str) and parsed["bearer_token"].strip():
-    raise SystemExit(0)
+if isinstance(parsed, dict):
+    bearer = parsed.get("bearer_token")
+    session = parsed.get("session_token")
+    if isinstance(bearer, str) and bearer.strip():
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+    if isinstance(session, str) and session.strip():
+        raise SystemExit(0)
 
 path.write_text(json.dumps({"bearer_token": raw}, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
 PY
diff --git a/Scripts/sync-forgejo-nsc-config.sh b/Scripts/sync-forgejo-nsc-config.sh
index 431f832..d6ac48c 100755
--- a/Scripts/sync-forgejo-nsc-config.sh
+++ b/Scripts/sync-forgejo-nsc-config.sh
@@ -88,27 +88,9 @@ if [[ "${ROTATE_PAT}" -eq 1 ]]; then
   "${SCRIPT_DIR}/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh" --host "${HOST}" --ssh-key "${SSH_KEY}"
 fi
 
-token_file="$(
-  burrow_resolve_secret_file \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}" \
-    "" \
-    "" \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age"
-)"
-dispatcher_file="$(
-  burrow_resolve_secret_file \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}" \
-    "" \
-    "" \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age"
-)"
-autoscaler_file="$(
-  burrow_resolve_secret_file \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}" \
-    "" \
-    "" \
-    "${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age"
-)"
+token_file="${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age"
+dispatcher_file="${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age"
+autoscaler_file="${REPO_ROOT}/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age"
 
 for path in "${token_file}" "${dispatcher_file}" "${autoscaler_file}"; do
   if [[ ! -s "${path}" ]]; then
diff --git a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age
index 5d9aa28..460d194 100644
Binary files a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age and b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-autoscaler-config.age differ
diff --git a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age
index f3306ab..7c752b1 100644
Binary files a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age and b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-dispatcher-config.age differ
diff --git a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age
index fbabf0c..3ac1612 100644
Binary files a/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age and b/secrets/forgejo/nsc-token.age differ
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md b/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
index 3b819d4..cdbb2bf 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/README.md
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ instances:
 For Burrow, use `Scripts/provision-forgejo-nsc.sh` to mint the Forgejo PAT,
 generate a Namespace token from the logged-in Namespace account, and refresh
 `secrets/forgejo/{nsc-token,nsc-dispatcher-config,nsc-autoscaler-config}.age`.
-The token file is emitted as JSON with a `bearer_token` field so both the
-Compute API path and the `nsc` CLI fallback can consume the same secret
-material. The forge host consumes the encrypted secrets through agenix; avoid
-keeping local plaintext `intake/` copies around.
+The token file is emitted as JSON with a long-lived `session_token` plus the
+current `bearer_token`. The `nsc` CLI paths use the session-backed login flow,
+while the Compute API path can consume the bearer token directly. The forge
+host consumes the encrypted secrets through agenix; avoid keeping local
+plaintext `intake/` copies around.
 
 Long-lived runtime state is now sourced from age-encrypted files:
 
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
index 7fa6d62..a3291a4 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) LaunchRunner(ctx context.Context, req LaunchRequest) (strin
 	args = append(args, "--", "/bin/sh", "-c", script)
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, d.opts.BinaryPath, args...)
+	// The Linux `nsc run` path uses the CLI auth flow. Keep using the service
+	// account's refreshed Namespace login session instead of forcing the
+	// short-lived NSC_TOKEN_FILE bearer token into CLI requests.
+	cmd.Env = nscCLIEnv()
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &buf
 	cmd.Stderr = &buf