diff --git a/apps/cli-docs/src/content/docs/library-usage.md b/apps/cli-docs/src/content/docs/library-usage.md
index 18e685796..a866e4dd5 100644
--- a/apps/cli-docs/src/content/docs/library-usage.md
+++ b/apps/cli-docs/src/content/docs/library-usage.md
@@ -119,12 +119,14 @@ const help = await sdk.run("help", "issue");
 ## Authentication
 
 The `token` option provides an auth token for the current invocation. When
-omitted, it falls back to environment variables and stored credentials:
+omitted, it falls back to stored credentials and environment variables:
 
 1. `token` option (highest priority)
-2. `SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable
-3. `SENTRY_TOKEN` environment variable
-4. Stored OAuth token from `sentry auth login`
+2. Stored OAuth token from `sentry auth login` (if not expired)
+3. `SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable
+4. `SENTRY_TOKEN` environment variable
+
+Set `SENTRY_FORCE_ENV_TOKEN=1` to make environment variable tokens take priority over stored OAuth.
 
 ```typescript
 // Explicit token
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/sdk-invoke.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/sdk-invoke.ts
index 3991f22aa..a4755276b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/sdk-invoke.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/sdk-invoke.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ function buildIsolatedEnv(
   const env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = { ...process.env };
   if (options?.token) {
     env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN = options.token;
+    env.SENTRY_FORCE_ENV_TOKEN = "1";
   }
   if (options?.url) {
     env.SENTRY_HOST = options.url;
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/lib/index.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/lib/index.test.ts
index 312e09400..62dd8ceeb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/lib/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/lib/index.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import createSentrySDK, { SentryError } from "../../src/index.js";
-import { mockFetch } from "../helpers.js";
+import { setAuthToken } from "../../src/lib/db/auth.js";
+import { mockFetch, useTestConfigDir } from "../helpers.js";
+
+useTestConfigDir("sdk-library-");
 
 describe("createSentrySDK() library API", () => {
   // Silence unmocked fetch calls from resolution cascade.
@@ -8,13 +11,17 @@ describe("createSentrySDK() library API", () => {
   // the org/project resolution cascade which hits real API endpoints.
   // A silent 404 prevents preload warnings while preserving error behavior.
   let originalFetch: typeof globalThis.fetch;
+  let authorizationHeaders: string[];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    authorizationHeaders = [];
     // Return empty successes rather than 404s so the resolution cascade
     // terminates cleanly without triggering follow-up requests that could
     // outlive the test and spill into later test files.
-    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch(async (input) => {
+    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch(async (input, init) => {
+      const request = new Request(input, init);
+      authorizationHeaders.push(request.headers.get("Authorization") ?? "");
       let url: string;
       if (typeof input === "string") {
         url = input;
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ describe("createSentrySDK() library API", () => {
       if (url.includes("/regions/")) {
         return new Response(JSON.stringify({ regions: [] }), { status: 200 });
       }
-      if (url.includes("/organizations/")) {
+      if (url.includes("/organizations")) {
         return new Response(JSON.stringify([]), { status: 200 });
       }
       // Return empty 200 for all other endpoints (projects, issues, etc.)
@@ -133,6 +140,16 @@ describe("createSentrySDK() library API", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  test("explicit token overrides stored OAuth credentials", async () => {
+    setAuthToken("stored-oauth-token", 3600);
+    const sdk = createSentrySDK({ token: "explicit-sdk-token" });
+
+    await sdk.auth.status();
+
+    expect(authorizationHeaders).toContain("Bearer explicit-sdk-token");
+    expect(authorizationHeaders).not.toContain("Bearer stored-oauth-token");
+  });
+
   test("sdk.run returns AsyncIterable for streaming flag --follow", () => {
     const sdk = createSentrySDK();
     const result = sdk.run("log", "list", "--follow");