diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index bc0358b..2e3caf4 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@ Art-DAG L1 Server Application Factory.
 Creates and configures the FastAPI application with all routers and middleware.
 """
 
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.parse import quote
+
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
-from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, RedirectResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
 from artdag_common import create_jinja_env
+from artdag_common.middleware.auth import get_user_from_cookie
 
 from .config import settings
 
+# Paths that should never trigger a silent auth check
+_SKIP_PREFIXES = ("/auth/", "/static/", "/api/", "/ipfs/", "/download/")
+_SILENT_CHECK_COOLDOWN = 300  # 5 minutes
+
 
 def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     """
@@ -38,6 +46,37 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     async def shutdown():
         await close_db()
 
+    # Silent auth check — auto-login via prompt=none OAuth
+    @app.middleware("http")
+    async def silent_auth_check(request: Request, call_next):
+        path = request.url.path
+        if (
+            request.method != "GET"
+            or any(path.startswith(p) for p in _SKIP_PREFIXES)
+            or request.headers.get("hx-request")  # skip HTMX
+        ):
+            return await call_next(request)
+
+        # Already logged in
+        if get_user_from_cookie(request):
+            return await call_next(request)
+
+        # Check cooldown — don't re-check within 5 minutes
+        pnone_at = request.cookies.get("pnone_at")
+        if pnone_at:
+            try:
+                if (time.time() - float(pnone_at)) < _SILENT_CHECK_COOLDOWN:
+                    return await call_next(request)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                pass
+
+        # Redirect to silent OAuth check
+        current_url = str(request.url)
+        return RedirectResponse(
+            url=f"/auth/login?prompt=none&next={quote(current_url, safe='')}",
+            status_code=302,
+        )
+
     # Initialize Jinja2 templates
     template_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "templates"
     app.state.templates = create_jinja_env(template_dir)
diff --git a/app/routers/auth.py b/app/routers/auth.py
index 84a1258..4d78d47 100644
--- a/app/routers/auth.py
+++ b/app/routers/auth.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ GET  /auth/logout   — clear cookie, redirect through account SSO logout
 """
 
 import secrets
+import time
 
 import httpx
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
@@ -33,10 +34,11 @@ def _get_signer() -> URLSafeSerializer:
 async def login(request: Request):
     """Store state + next in signed cookie, redirect to account OAuth authorize."""
     next_url = request.query_params.get("next", "/")
+    prompt = request.query_params.get("prompt", "")
     state = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
 
     signer = _get_signer()
-    state_payload = signer.dumps({"state": state, "next": next_url})
+    state_payload = signer.dumps({"state": state, "next": next_url, "prompt": prompt})
 
     authorize_url = (
         f"{settings.oauth_authorize_url}"
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ async def login(request: Request):
         f"&redirect_uri={settings.oauth_redirect_uri}"
         f"&state={state}"
     )
+    if prompt:
+        authorize_url += f"&prompt={prompt}"
 
     response = RedirectResponse(url=authorize_url, status_code=302)
     response.set_cookie(
@@ -62,23 +66,41 @@ async def callback(request: Request):
     """Validate state, exchange code via token endpoint, set session cookie."""
     code = request.query_params.get("code", "")
     state = request.query_params.get("state", "")
+    error = request.query_params.get("error", "")
 
-    # Recover and validate state from signed cookie
+    # Recover state from signed cookie
     state_cookie = request.cookies.get("oauth_state", "")
-    if not state_cookie or not code or not state:
-        return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=302)
-
     signer = _get_signer()
     try:
-        payload = signer.loads(state_cookie)
+        payload = signer.loads(state_cookie) if state_cookie else {}
     except Exception:
+        payload = {}
+
+    next_url = payload.get("next", "/")
+    was_silent = payload.get("prompt") == "none"
+
+    # Handle prompt=none rejection (user not logged in on account)
+    if error == "login_required":
+        response = RedirectResponse(url=next_url, status_code=302)
+        response.delete_cookie("oauth_state")
+        # Set cooldown cookie — don't re-check for 5 minutes
+        response.set_cookie(
+            key="pnone_at",
+            value=str(time.time()),
+            max_age=300,
+            httponly=True,
+            samesite="lax",
+            secure=True,
+        )
+        return response
+
+    # Normal callback — validate state + code
+    if not state_cookie or not code or not state:
         return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=302)
 
     if payload.get("state") != state:
         return RedirectResponse(url="/", status_code=302)
 
-    next_url = payload.get("next", "/")
-
     # Exchange code for user info via account's token endpoint
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10) as client:
         try:
@@ -109,8 +131,8 @@ async def callback(request: Request):
 
     response = RedirectResponse(url=next_url, status_code=302)
     set_auth_cookie(response, user)
-    # Clear the temporary state cookie
     response.delete_cookie("oauth_state")
+    response.delete_cookie("pnone_at")
     return response
 
 
@@ -120,4 +142,5 @@ async def logout():
     response = RedirectResponse(url=settings.oauth_logout_url, status_code=302)
     clear_auth_cookie(response)
     response.delete_cookie("oauth_state")
+    response.delete_cookie("pnone_at")
     return response