diff --git a/bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs b/bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs
index da504019a3..43712f0644 100644
--- a/bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs
+++ b/bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs
@@ -1,22 +1,40 @@
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
 
-const SALT = "omniroute-cli-auth-v1";
+const BUILTIN_DEFAULT_SALT = "omniroute-cli-auth-v1";
 export const CLI_TOKEN_HEADER = "x-omniroute-cli-token";
 
 let _cached = null;
+let _cachedSalt = null;
+
+/** Mirrors getActiveSalt() in src/lib/machineToken.ts so a rotated
+ *  OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT reaches the CLI too (docs/security/CLI_TOKEN.md). */
+function getActiveSalt() {
+  return process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT || BUILTIN_DEFAULT_SALT;
+}
 
 export async function getCliToken() {
-  if (_cached !== null) return _cached;
+  const salt = getActiveSalt();
+  if (_cached !== null && _cachedSalt === salt) return _cached;
   try {
-    const { machineIdSync } = await import("node-machine-id");
+    // node-machine-id is CommonJS: under `await import()` its exports land on
+    // `.default`, so destructuring `machineIdSync` off the namespace yields
+    // undefined and calling it throws — which the catch below turned into an
+    // empty token, silently disabling CLI auth for every management request.
+    // Same resolution order as src/lib/machineToken.ts.
+    const mod = await import("node-machine-id");
+    const machineIdSync = mod.machineIdSync ?? mod.default?.machineIdSync;
     const mid = machineIdSync();
     _cached = crypto
       .createHash("sha256")
-      .update(mid + SALT)
+      .update(mid + salt)
       .digest("hex")
       .substring(0, 32);
-  } catch {
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Swallowing here changes control flow (every management call goes out
+    // unauthenticated and 401s), so leave a breadcrumb rather than failing mute.
+    console.debug("[CLI_TOKEN] machine-id resolution failed, CLI auth disabled:", e);
     _cached = "";
   }
+  _cachedSalt = salt;
   return _cached;
 }
diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/10612-cli-token-machine-id-interop.md b/changelog.d/fixes/10612-cli-token-machine-id-interop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ec5b8e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/10612-cli-token-machine-id-interop.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **fix(cli):** derive the machine-id token correctly under plain Node — `await import("node-machine-id")` puts the CJS exports on `.default`, so the destructured `machineIdSync` was `undefined` and the catch blanked the token, sending every management request unauthenticated; `OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT` rotation is now honored too ([#10612](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/10612))
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli-machine-token.test.ts b/tests/unit/cli-machine-token.test.ts
index 8b8d6f762a..da96cbba2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli-machine-token.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/cli-machine-token.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import test from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
 test("cliToken.mjs pode ser importado sem erro", async () => {
   const mod = await import("../../bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs");
@@ -9,12 +12,28 @@ test("cliToken.mjs pode ser importado sem erro", async () => {
   assert.equal(mod.CLI_TOKEN_HEADER, "x-omniroute-cli-token");
 });
 
-test("getCliToken retorna string de 32 chars ou string vazia", async () => {
-  const { getCliToken } = await import("../../bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs");
-  const token = await getCliToken();
-  assert.ok(typeof token === "string");
-  // Pode ser "" se node-machine-id falhar, ou 32 chars se funcionar.
-  assert.ok(token === "" || token.length === 32, `expected 0 or 32 chars, got ${token.length}`);
+test("getCliToken deriva token de 32 chars sob o node puro que a CLI usa", async () => {
+  const mod = await import("node-machine-id");
+  const machineIdSync = mod.machineIdSync ?? mod.default?.machineIdSync;
+  // Sem machine-id nesta plataforma não há token a derivar — nada a afirmar.
+  if (typeof machineIdSync !== "function") return;
+
+  // Precisa rodar em `node` puro, sem o loader tsx/esm: o tsx resolve os named
+  // exports de um CJS e mascara o bug de interop. `omniroute` roda sob node puro,
+  // onde `const { machineIdSync } = await import(...)` dava undefined, o catch
+  // zerava o token e TODA requisição de management saía sem autenticação.
+  const repoRoot = fileURLToPath(new URL("../..", import.meta.url));
+  const entry = pathToFileURL(join(repoRoot, "bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs")).href;
+  const out = execFileSync(
+    process.execPath,
+    [
+      "-e",
+      `import(${JSON.stringify(entry)}).then(m => m.getCliToken()).then(t => console.log(t.length))`,
+    ],
+    { cwd: repoRoot, encoding: "utf8" }
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(out.trim(), "32", `expected a derived 32-char token, got length ${out.trim()}`);
 });
 
 test("getCliToken retorna mesmo valor em chamadas repetidas (cache)", async () => {
@@ -24,6 +43,28 @@ test("getCliToken retorna mesmo valor em chamadas repetidas (cache)", async () =
   assert.equal(t1, t2);
 });
 
+test("getCliToken respeita rotação de OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT", async () => {
+  const mod = await import("node-machine-id");
+  const machineIdSync = mod.machineIdSync ?? mod.default?.machineIdSync;
+  if (typeof machineIdSync !== "function") return;
+
+  const { getCliToken } = await import("../../bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs");
+  const original = process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT;
+  try {
+    delete process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT;
+    const withDefaultSalt = await getCliToken();
+    process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT = "rotated-salt-for-test";
+    const withRotatedSalt = await getCliToken();
+    // docs/security/CLI_TOKEN.md promete que a rotação alcança os processos CLI;
+    // o SALT hardcoded ignorava a env var e devolvia sempre o mesmo token.
+    assert.notEqual(withRotatedSalt, withDefaultSalt);
+    assert.equal(withRotatedSalt.length, 32);
+  } finally {
+    if (original === undefined) delete process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT;
+    else process.env.OMNIROUTE_CLI_SALT = original;
+  }
+});
+
 test("getCliToken produz apenas hex lowercase se não-vazio", async () => {
   const { getCliToken } = await import("../../bin/cli/utils/cliToken.mjs");
   const token = await getCliToken();