diff --git a/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.test.ts b/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.test.ts
index 0a5684e..7464970 100644
--- a/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.test.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ let lastKernelOptions: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
 let lastMarketData: FakeMarketDataService | null = null;
 let lastAutomationContext: unknown = null;
 let forwardedEvents: unknown[] = [];
+// Providers the mocked ProviderRouter reports as registered (default: none).
+let routerProviderList: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
 const routerFetchers = { getQuote: async () => ({ symbol: 'AAPL.US' }) };
 
 class FakeMarketDataService {
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ class FakeAgentKernel {
 mock.module('electron', () => ({
   app: {
     getPath: () => '/tmp/finagent-test',
+    getVersion: () => '0.0.0-test',
+    isPackaged: false,
   },
   safeStorage: {
     isEncryptionAvailable: () => true,
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ mock.module('@finagent/shared', () => ({
     register = () => undefined;
     setRouting = () => undefined;
     get = () => undefined;
-    list = () => [];
+    list = () => routerProviderList;
     coverage = () => [];
   },
   ConnectionStore: class {
@@ -352,6 +356,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   lastMarketData = null;
   lastAutomationContext = null;
   forwardedEvents = [];
+  routerProviderList = [];
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -436,6 +441,36 @@ describe('AgentKernelHost', () => {
     host.dispose();
   });
 
+  it('reports the broker as disconnected when the broker has no signed-in account', async () => {
+    routerProviderList = [
+      {
+        id: 'longbridge-broker',
+        kind: 'broker-account',
+        accounts: async () => ({ ok: false, error: { code: 'AUTH_EXPIRED' } }),
+      },
+    ];
+    const host = new AgentKernelHost();
+
+    const bundle = await host.collectDiagnostics();
+    expect(bundle.providers.broker).toEqual({ connected: false, accountCount: 0 });
+    host.dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('reports the connected broker account count from the broker itself', async () => {
+    routerProviderList = [
+      {
+        id: 'longbridge-broker',
+        kind: 'broker-account',
+        accounts: async () => ({ ok: true, data: [{ id: 'acct-1', name: 'Default (acct-1)' }] }),
+      },
+    ];
+    const host = new AgentKernelHost();
+
+    const bundle = await host.collectDiagnostics();
+    expect(bundle.providers.broker).toEqual({ connected: true, accountCount: 1 });
+    host.dispose();
+  });
+
   it('forwards kernel agent events to the attached window', async () => {
     let subscriber: ((event: AgentEvent) => void) | null = null;
     fakeRuns.subscribe = (listener) => {
diff --git a/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.ts b/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.ts
index 63bea45..93c3f43 100644
--- a/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.ts
+++ b/apps/electron/src/main/kernelHost.ts
@@ -1579,6 +1579,12 @@ export class AgentKernelHost {
     } catch {
       // Provider wiring lands with the connector slice; empty until then.
     }
+    // `providerSummaries` lists every REGISTERED provider, and the broker is
+    // registered unconditionally in the constructor — so "is the broker in the
+    // list" is a constant, not a connection state. Ask the broker itself, the
+    // way `entryFor` does for the Connections surface.
+    const { connected: brokerConnected, accountCount: brokerAccountCount } =
+      await this.brokerAccountFacts();
     return collectDiagnostics({
       version: app.getVersion(),
       os: process.platform,
@@ -1589,8 +1595,8 @@ export class AgentKernelHost {
       llmProviderId: llmState?.model?.provider ?? null,
       llmModel: llmState?.model?.id ?? null,
       financialProviders: providerSummaries,
-      brokerConnected: providerSummaries.some((p) => p.id === 'longbridge-broker'),
-      brokerAccountCount: providerSummaries.some((p) => p.id === 'longbridge-broker') ? 1 : 0,
+      brokerConnected,
+      brokerAccountCount,
       skillsLoadedCount: this.skillHub.listSkills().length,
       capabilities: this.registry,
       resources: { dev: !app.isPackaged, root: getRuntimeRoot() },
@@ -2461,6 +2467,28 @@ export class AgentKernelHost {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Broker facts for the diagnostics bundle. Registration is not connection:
+   * the broker provider is registered unconditionally at construction, so its
+   * presence in the provider list says nothing about whether an account is
+   * actually signed in. Ask the broker for its accounts — the same call
+   * `entryFor` makes for the Connections surface.
+   */
+  private async brokerAccountFacts(): Promise<{ connected: boolean; accountCount: number }> {
+    const broker = this.providerRouter.list().find((provider) => provider.kind === 'broker-account');
+    if (!broker || broker.kind !== 'broker-account') {
+      return { connected: false, accountCount: 0 };
+    }
+    try {
+      const accounts = await broker.accounts();
+      if (!accounts.ok) return { connected: false, accountCount: 0 };
+      return { connected: accounts.data.length > 0, accountCount: accounts.data.length };
+    } catch {
+      // A broker that cannot answer is reported as not connected.
+      return { connected: false, accountCount: 0 };
+    }
+  }
+
   private listFinancialProviders(): FinancialProviderSummary[] {
     return this.providerRouter.list().map((provider) => {
       const coverage = this.providerRouter.coverage().find((c) => c.providerId === provider.id);