diff --git a/tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth.py b/tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth.py
index 319620e412..2dfebd80b9 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_mcp_oauth.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import json
 import os
+import stat
+import sys
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock, AsyncMock
@@ -50,6 +52,37 @@ class TestHermesTokenStorage:
         data = json.loads(token_path.read_text())
         assert data["access_token"] == "abc123"
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith("win"), reason="POSIX mode bits not enforced on Windows")
+    def test_token_file_created_with_0o600(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """Tokens must land on disk at 0o600 with no umask-default exposure window.
+
+        Regression for the TOCTOU race where ``write_text`` + post-write
+        ``chmod`` briefly left credentials at the process umask (commonly
+        0o644 = world-readable) before tightening to owner-only. Mirrors
+        the fix shipped for ``agent/google_oauth.py`` in #19673.
+        """
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
+        storage = HermesTokenStorage("perm-test-server")
+
+        import asyncio
+        mock_token = MagicMock()
+        mock_token.model_dump.return_value = {
+            "access_token": "secret-abc",
+            "token_type": "Bearer",
+            "refresh_token": "secret-ref",
+        }
+        asyncio.run(storage.set_tokens(mock_token))
+
+        token_path = tmp_path / "mcp-tokens" / "perm-test-server.json"
+        assert token_path.exists()
+        mode = stat.S_IMODE(token_path.stat().st_mode)
+        assert mode == 0o600, f"token file mode {oct(mode)} != 0o600 — TOCTOU race regressed"
+
+        parent_mode = stat.S_IMODE(token_path.parent.stat().st_mode)
+        assert parent_mode == 0o700, (
+            f"token parent dir mode {oct(parent_mode)} != 0o700 — siblings can traverse"
+        )
+
     def test_roundtrip_client_info(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
         storage = HermesTokenStorage("test-server")
diff --git a/tools/mcp_oauth.py b/tools/mcp_oauth.py
index 80dacdc420..f40f98f32a 100644
--- a/tools/mcp_oauth.py
+++ b/tools/mcp_oauth.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import secrets
 import socket
+import stat
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
@@ -160,15 +162,41 @@ def _read_json(path: Path) -> dict | None:
 
 
 def _write_json(path: Path, data: dict) -> None:
-    """Write a dict as JSON with restricted permissions (0o600)."""
+    """Write a dict as JSON with restricted permissions (0o600).
+
+    Uses ``os.open`` with ``O_EXCL`` and an explicit mode so the file is
+    created atomically at 0o600. The previous ``write_text`` + post-write
+    ``chmod`` opened a TOCTOU window where the temp file briefly inherited
+    the process umask (commonly 0o644 = world-readable), exposing OAuth
+    tokens to other local users between create and chmod. Mirrors the fix
+    in ``agent/google_oauth.py`` (#19673).
+    """
     path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    tmp = path.with_suffix(".tmp")
+    # Tighten parent dir to 0o700 so siblings can't traverse to the creds.
+    # No-op on Windows (POSIX mode bits aren't enforced); ignore failures.
     try:
-        tmp.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2, default=str), encoding="utf-8")
-        os.chmod(tmp, 0o600)
-        tmp.rename(path)
+        os.chmod(path.parent, 0o700)
     except OSError:
-        tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        pass
+    # Per-process random suffix avoids collisions between concurrent
+    # writers and stale leftovers from a prior crashed write.
+    tmp = path.with_suffix(f".tmp.{os.getpid()}.{secrets.token_hex(4)}")
+    try:
+        fd = os.open(
+            str(tmp),
+            os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL,
+            stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR,
+        )
+        with os.fdopen(fd, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            json.dump(data, fh, indent=2, default=str)
+            fh.flush()
+            os.fsync(fh.fileno())
+        os.replace(tmp, path)
+    except OSError:
+        try:
+            tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
         raise