diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
index 80b2fc649706ee90cab2c8464c82266fc9faa698..1f2feccb46e6684602affbd9716458f94de57f3c 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view.rs
@@ -2165,7 +2165,13 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
                         if let Some(workspace) = self.workspace.upgrade() {
                             let project = self.project.clone();
                             let authenticate = Self::spawn_external_agent_login(
-                                login, workspace, project, false, true, window, cx,
+                                login,
+                                workspace,
+                                project,
+                                method.clone(),
+                                false,
+                                window,
+                                cx,
                             );
                             cx.notify();
                             self.auth_task = Some(cx.spawn_in(window, {
@@ -2266,14 +2272,17 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
         self.thread_error.take();
         configuration_view.take();
         pending_auth_method.replace(method.clone());
-        let authenticate = if (method.0.as_ref() == "claude-login"
-            || method.0.as_ref() == "spawn-gemini-cli")
-            && let Some(login) = self.login.clone()
-        {
+        let authenticate = if let Some(login) = self.login.clone() {
             if let Some(workspace) = self.workspace.upgrade() {
                 let project = self.project.clone();
                 Self::spawn_external_agent_login(
-                    login, workspace, project, false, false, window, cx,
+                    login,
+                    workspace,
+                    project,
+                    method.clone(),
+                    false,
+                    window,
+                    cx,
                 )
             } else {
                 Task::ready(Ok(()))
@@ -2320,8 +2329,8 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
         login: task::SpawnInTerminal,
         workspace: Entity<Workspace>,
         project: Entity<Project>,
+        method: acp::AuthMethodId,
         previous_attempt: bool,
-        check_exit_code: bool,
         window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut App,
     ) -> Task<Result<()>> {
@@ -2371,25 +2380,29 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
                 })?
                 .await?;
 
-            if check_exit_code {
-                // For extension-based auth, wait for the process to exit and check exit code
+            let success_patterns = match method.0.as_ref() {
+                "claude-login" | "spawn-gemini-cli" => vec![
+                    "Login successful".to_string(),
+                    "Type your message".to_string(),
+                ],
+                _ => Vec::new(),
+            };
+            if success_patterns.is_empty() {
+                // No success patterns specified: wait for the process to exit and check exit code
                 let exit_status = terminal
                     .read_with(cx, |terminal, cx| terminal.wait_for_completed_task(cx))?
                     .await;
 
                 match exit_status {
-                    Some(status) if status.success() => {
-                        Ok(())
-                    }
-                    Some(status) => {
-                        Err(anyhow!("Login command failed with exit code: {:?}", status.code()))
-                    }
-                    None => {
-                        Err(anyhow!("Login command terminated without exit status"))
-                    }
+                    Some(status) if status.success() => Ok(()),
+                    Some(status) => Err(anyhow!(
+                        "Login command failed with exit code: {:?}",
+                        status.code()
+                    )),
+                    None => Err(anyhow!("Login command terminated without exit status")),
                 }
             } else {
-                // For hardcoded agents (claude-login, gemini-cli): look for specific output
+                // Look for specific output patterns to detect successful login
                 let mut exit_status = terminal
                     .read_with(cx, |terminal, cx| terminal.wait_for_completed_task(cx))?
                     .fuse();
@@ -2402,8 +2415,7 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
                                 cx.background_executor().timer(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                                 let content =
                                     terminal.update(cx, |terminal, _cx| terminal.get_content())?;
-                                if content.contains("Login successful")
-                                    || content.contains("Type your message")
+                                if success_patterns.iter().any(|pattern| content.contains(pattern))
                                 {
                                     return anyhow::Ok(());
                                 }
@@ -2421,7 +2433,7 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
                     }
                     _ = exit_status => {
                         if !previous_attempt && project.read_with(cx, |project, _| project.is_via_remote_server()) && login.label.contains("gemini") {
-                            return cx.update(|window, cx| Self::spawn_external_agent_login(login, workspace, project.clone(), true, false, window, cx))?.await
+                            return cx.update(|window, cx| Self::spawn_external_agent_login(login, workspace, project.clone(), method, true, window, cx))?.await
                         }
                         return Err(anyhow!("exited before logging in"));
                     }