diff --git a/hermes_cli/banner.py b/hermes_cli/banner.py
index f25d03d2a..dec5aecdb 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/banner.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/banner.py
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ def build_welcome_banner(console: "Console", model: str, cwd: str,
                     f"[dim {dim}]{srv['name']}[/] [{text}]({srv['transport']})[/] "
                     f"[dim {dim}]—[/] [{text}]{srv['tools']} tool(s)[/]"
                 )
+            elif srv.get("disabled"):
+                right_lines.append(
+                    f"[dim {dim}]{srv['name']}[/] [dim]({srv['transport']})[/] "
+                    f"[dim {dim}]— disabled[/]"
+                )
             else:
                 right_lines.append(
                     f"[red]{srv['name']}[/] [dim]({srv['transport']})[/] "
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_banner.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_banner.py
index 9945c78c4..f2bcddeb1 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_banner.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_banner.py
@@ -133,3 +133,37 @@ def test_build_welcome_banner_title_falls_back_when_no_tag():
     raw = buf.getvalue()
     assert "Hermes Agent v" in raw, "Version label missing from title"
     assert "\x1b]8;" not in raw, "OSC-8 hyperlink should not be emitted without a tag"
+
+
+def test_build_welcome_banner_disabled_mcp_shows_disabled_not_failed():
+    """A disabled MCP server renders '— disabled' (dim), not '— failed' (red)."""
+    with (
+        patch.object(model_tools, "check_tool_availability", return_value=(["web"], [])),
+        patch.object(banner, "get_available_skills", return_value={}),
+        patch.object(banner, "get_update_result", return_value=None),
+        patch.object(
+            tools.mcp_tool,
+            "get_mcp_status",
+            return_value=[
+                {"name": "linear", "transport": "http", "tools": 0,
+                 "connected": False, "disabled": True},
+                {"name": "broken", "transport": "stdio", "tools": 0,
+                 "connected": False, "disabled": False},
+            ],
+        ),
+    ):
+        console = Console(record=True, force_terminal=False, color_system=None, width=160)
+        banner.build_welcome_banner(
+            console=console, model="anthropic/test-model", cwd="/tmp/project",
+            tools=[{"function": {"name": "read_file"}}],
+            get_toolset_for_tool=lambda n: "file",
+        )
+
+    output = console.export_text()
+    # Disabled server is labeled "disabled", not "failed"
+    assert "linear" in output
+    assert "disabled" in output
+    # A genuinely unreachable server still reads "failed"
+    assert "broken" in output
+    assert "failed" in output
+
diff --git a/tools/mcp_tool.py b/tools/mcp_tool.py
index b15fcdaec..ccfe69d55 100644
--- a/tools/mcp_tool.py
+++ b/tools/mcp_tool.py
@@ -3666,6 +3666,7 @@ def get_mcp_status() -> List[dict]:
 
     for name, cfg in configured.items():
         transport = cfg.get("transport", "http") if "url" in cfg else "stdio"
+        enabled = _parse_boolish(cfg.get("enabled", True), default=True)
         server = active_servers.get(name)
         if server and server.session is not None:
             entry = {
@@ -3673,16 +3674,21 @@ def get_mcp_status() -> List[dict]:
                 "transport": transport,
                 "tools": len(server._registered_tool_names) if hasattr(server, "_registered_tool_names") else len(server._tools),
                 "connected": True,
+                "disabled": False,
             }
             if server._sampling:
                 entry["sampling"] = dict(server._sampling.metrics)
             result.append(entry)
         else:
+            # A server with enabled: false is intentionally not connected — it is
+            # disabled, not failed. Surface that distinction so consumers (banner,
+            # TUI) can render "disabled" rather than an alarming "failed".
             result.append({
                 "name": name,
                 "transport": transport,
                 "tools": 0,
                 "connected": False,
+                "disabled": not enabled,
             })
 
     return result