diff --git a/hermes_cli/env_loader.py b/hermes_cli/env_loader.py
index 1fd0ea99a00e1..abeea95dfc00c 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/env_loader.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/env_loader.py
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ def _hydrate_profile_secret_sources(home: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
             if _is_global_env(name)
         }
         local_env.update(load_env_file(home / ".env"))
+        # Mirror load_hermes_dotenv()'s .op.env bootstrap: the 1Password
+        # service-account token lives in <home>/.op.env (gitignored), not
+        # .env. Without seeding it here a cold profile configured for the
+        # supported .op.env flow fails 1Password hydration (sweeper review
+        # on #74549). .env values win — never override an existing key.
+        op_env = home / ".op.env"
+        if op_env.exists():
+            for _name, _value in load_env_file(op_env).items():
+                local_env.setdefault(_name, _value)
         local_env["HERMES_HOME"] = str(home)
         report = apply_all(cfg, home, environ=local_env)
     except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — preserve fail-open startup behavior
diff --git a/tests/test_env_loader_secret_sources.py b/tests/test_env_loader_secret_sources.py
index c0918f2b78a5b..303ed92268c52 100644
--- a/tests/test_env_loader_secret_sources.py
+++ b/tests/test_env_loader_secret_sources.py
@@ -174,6 +174,78 @@ def test_cold_profile_bitwarden_uses_profile_bootstrap_without_global_env(
     assert os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY") is None
 
 
+def test_cold_profile_hydration_seeds_op_env_bootstrap(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """The .op.env bootstrap file must feed cold-profile hydration.
+
+    load_hermes_dotenv() reads <home>/.op.env for OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN
+    (the documented gitignored 1Password bootstrap); hydration must mirror
+    that or a cold profile using the supported .op.env flow fails 1Password
+    resolution (sweeper review on #74549). .env wins on conflict.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.delenv("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN", raising=False)
+    (tmp_path / ".env").write_text("UNRELATED=x\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (tmp_path / ".op.env").write_text(
+        "OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=ops_from-op-env\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    (tmp_path / "config.yaml").write_text(
+        "secrets:\n"
+        "  onepassword:\n"
+        "    enabled: true\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    from agent.secret_sources import registry as reg_module
+
+    seen_env = {}
+
+    def _capture_apply_all(_cfg, home_path, environ=None):
+        from agent.secret_sources.registry import ApplyReport
+        seen_env.update(environ or {})
+        return ApplyReport(sources=[], provenance={})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(reg_module, "apply_all", _capture_apply_all)
+    reg_module._reset_registry_for_tests()
+
+    env_loader.hydrate_profile_secret_sources(tmp_path)
+
+    assert seen_env.get("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN") == "ops_from-op-env"
+    # Never leaked into the process env.
+    assert os.environ.get("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN") is None
+
+
+def test_cold_profile_hydration_dotenv_wins_over_op_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """.env takes precedence over .op.env for the same key (setdefault)."""
+    monkeypatch.delenv("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN", raising=False)
+    (tmp_path / ".env").write_text(
+        "OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=ops_from-dotenv\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    (tmp_path / ".op.env").write_text(
+        "OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=ops_from-op-env\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    (tmp_path / "config.yaml").write_text(
+        "secrets:\n"
+        "  onepassword:\n"
+        "    enabled: true\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    from agent.secret_sources import registry as reg_module
+
+    seen_env = {}
+
+    def _capture_apply_all(_cfg, home_path, environ=None):
+        from agent.secret_sources.registry import ApplyReport
+        seen_env.update(environ or {})
+        return ApplyReport(sources=[], provenance={})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(reg_module, "apply_all", _capture_apply_all)
+    reg_module._reset_registry_for_tests()
+
+    env_loader.hydrate_profile_secret_sources(tmp_path)
+
+    assert seen_env.get("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN") == "ops_from-dotenv"
+
+
 def test_apply_external_secret_sources_noop_when_disabled(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Disabled Bitwarden config must not touch the source map."""