diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/db.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/db.py
index 5c9b7c5588a..4aaf899d6ae 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/db.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/db.py
@@ -1208,6 +1208,12 @@ def _decode_user_env_vars(stored: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         return_original_value=False,
     )
     if decrypted is None:
+        if stored:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
+                "MCP per-user env vars failed to decrypt (LITELLM_SALT_KEY "
+                "changed?); treating as unset so the user is prompted to "
+                "re-enter them rather than silently forwarding ciphertext"
+            )
         return {}
     try:
         parsed = json.loads(decrypted)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
index c06fd1ff128..9c40dd6045e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
@@ -2214,10 +2214,14 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
         each value ``is_set`` and never echoes the decrypted secret back, so a
         leaked token can't be used to exfiltrate the raw upstream credential.
         """
-        _, user_specs = parse_admin_env_vars(getattr(server, "env_vars", None))
+        global_values, user_specs = parse_admin_env_vars(
+            getattr(server, "env_vars", None)
+        )
 
-        # Limit "required" to vars that are actually referenced by static_headers.
-        # If an admin defined a per-user var but never used it, it's not blocking.
+        # A var only blocks when it's referenced by static_headers and has no
+        # admin global fallback, mirroring _resolve_static_headers_with_env_vars
+        # (globals win the merge) so the status endpoint never asks the user for
+        # credentials a tool call wouldn't actually require.
         static_headers = getattr(server, "static_headers", None) or {}
         if isinstance(static_headers, str):
             try:
@@ -2226,7 +2230,9 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
                 static_headers = {}
         referenced = collect_env_var_references(strings=static_headers.values())
         user_var_names = {spec["name"] for spec in user_specs}
-        blocking = referenced & user_var_names
+        blocking = {
+            name for name in (referenced & user_var_names) if name not in global_values
+        }
 
         required: List[MCPUserEnvVarSpec] = []
         missing_count = 0
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_env_vars.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_env_vars.py
index 9bd726d7962..f09bf7497ba 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_env_vars.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_env_vars.py
@@ -945,6 +945,34 @@ async def test_get_user_env_vars_returns_empty_for_missing_row():
     assert await get_user_env_vars(prisma, "alice", "srv-1") == {}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_decode_user_env_vars_warns_when_undecryptable(
+    env_vars_salt_key, monkeypatch
+):
+    """A stored blob encrypted under a previous salt key must surface a warning
+    (not just a debug line) and decode to ``{}`` so a rotated ``LITELLM_SALT_KEY``
+    is diagnosable instead of silently sending the user a misleading "set up your
+    credentials" 412 for values they already stored."""
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+    import litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.db as mcp_db
+    from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.db import (
+        _decode_user_env_vars,
+        store_user_env_vars,
+    )
+
+    prisma = _mock_env_vars_prisma()
+    await store_user_env_vars(prisma, "alice", "srv-1", {"CORP_PASSWORD": "s3cret"})
+    blob = _captured_values_blob(prisma)
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_SALT_KEY", "a-totally-different-salt-key-0000")
+    logger = MagicMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_db, "verbose_proxy_logger", logger)
+
+    assert _decode_user_env_vars(blob) == {}
+    logger.warning.assert_called_once()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_user_env_vars_bulk_distributes_results(env_vars_salt_key):
     from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_management_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_management_endpoints.py
index 7c3e2393ee9..daa3033b231 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_management_endpoints.py
@@ -3838,6 +3838,26 @@ class TestComputeUserEnvVarStatus:
         assert status.required == []
         assert status.setup_url is None
 
+    def test_dual_scope_var_with_global_fallback_is_not_required(self):
+        # SHARED_TOKEN is declared both global and user. The global value covers
+        # the reference (globals win in _resolve_static_headers_with_env_vars),
+        # so the tool-call path never raises a 412 for it. The status endpoint
+        # must agree and not report it as required/missing, otherwise it asks the
+        # user for a credential the request would never actually need.
+        server = _make_env_var_server(
+            env_vars=[
+                {"name": "SHARED_TOKEN", "value": "global-secret", "scope": "global"},
+                {"name": "SHARED_TOKEN", "value": "", "scope": "user"},
+            ],
+            static_headers={"Authorization": "Bearer ${SHARED_TOKEN}"},
+        )
+        status = mgmt_endpoints._compute_user_env_var_status(
+            server=server, stored_values={}
+        )
+        assert status.required == []
+        assert status.missing_count == 0
+        assert status.setup_url is None
+
 
 class TestGetMCPUserEnvVars:
     @pytest.mark.asyncio