diff --git a/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.test.ts b/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f22c7f69c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
+import type { OAuthTokens } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth.js';
+import type { TokenMethods } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
+import { MCPTokenStorage } from './tokens';
+
+jest.mock('@librechat/data-schemas', () => ({
+  logger: {
+    info: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+    debug: jest.fn(),
+  },
+  encryptV2: jest.fn(async (value: string) => `encrypted:${value}`),
+  decryptV2: jest.fn(async (value: string) => value.replace(/^encrypted:/, '')),
+}));
+
+// Avoid pulling in librechat-data-provider via ~/mcp/utils; storeTokens does not use it.
+jest.mock('~/mcp/utils', () => ({
+  isInvalidClientMessage: jest.fn(() => false),
+}));
+
+const DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
+
+/** Signs a JWT carrying the given `exp` (epoch seconds). Signature is irrelevant — storeTokens only decodes. */
+function makeJwt(expEpochSeconds: number): string {
+  return jwt.sign({ exp: expEpochSeconds, sub: 'test-user' }, 'test-secret');
+}
+
+/** Runs storeTokens with only createToken wired up and returns the stored access-token record. */
+async function storeAndCapture(tokens: OAuthTokens) {
+  const createToken = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+  await MCPTokenStorage.storeTokens({
+    userId: 'user-1',
+    serverName: 'salesforce',
+    tokens,
+    createToken: createToken as unknown as TokenMethods['createToken'],
+  });
+  const accessTokenCall = createToken.mock.calls.find((call) => call[0]?.type === 'mcp_oauth');
+  expect(accessTokenCall).toBeDefined();
+  return accessTokenCall![0] as { expiresIn: number };
+}
+
+describe('MCPTokenStorage.storeTokens expiry handling', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('uses the JWT `exp` claim when the provider omits expires_in/expires_at', async () => {
+    const expSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 1800; // 30 minutes
+    const stored = await storeAndCapture({
+      access_token: makeJwt(expSeconds),
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+    });
+
+    // ~1800s, not the 365-day default.
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1798);
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1800);
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBeLessThan(DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS);
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the default TTL for opaque (non-JWT) tokens with no expiry', async () => {
+    const stored = await storeAndCapture({
+      access_token: '00Dxx0000001gPF!AQ4AQP_opaque_salesforce_session_token',
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+    });
+
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBe(DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS);
+  });
+
+  it('still prefers an explicit expires_in over the JWT exp', async () => {
+    const expSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 1800;
+    const stored = await storeAndCapture({
+      access_token: makeJwt(expSeconds),
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+      expires_in: 900,
+    });
+
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBe(900);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a JWT exp that is already in the past and uses the default TTL', async () => {
+    const expSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 100; // already expired
+    const stored = await storeAndCapture({
+      access_token: makeJwt(expSeconds),
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+    });
+
+    expect(stored.expiresIn).toBe(DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.ts b/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.ts
index 5476cc302b..ae15268c8f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/mcp/oauth/tokens.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { logger, encryptV2, decryptV2 } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
 import type { OAuthTokens, OAuthClientInformation } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth.js';
 import type { TokenMethods, IToken } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
@@ -54,6 +55,33 @@ interface GetTokensParams {
   deleteTokens?: TokenMethods['deleteTokens'];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reads the `exp` claim (RFC 7519 §4.1.4 / RFC 9068) from a JWT-format access
+ * token, returned as epoch milliseconds. Returns null for opaque (non-JWT)
+ * tokens or when no usable `exp` is present. The signature is intentionally
+ * not verified — the protected resource server validates the token; here we
+ * only read its self-declared expiry to avoid a lossy default.
+ */
+function getJwtAccessTokenExpiry(accessToken?: string): number | null {
+  if (!accessToken) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const decoded = jwt.decode(accessToken);
+    if (
+      decoded != null &&
+      typeof decoded !== 'string' &&
+      typeof decoded.exp === 'number' &&
+      Number.isFinite(decoded.exp)
+    ) {
+      return decoded.exp * 1000;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    /* Not a JWT or malformed — fall through to other expiry sources. */
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 export class MCPTokenStorage {
   static getLogPrefix(userId: string, serverName: string): string {
     return isSystemUserId(userId)
@@ -105,9 +133,23 @@ export class MCPTokenStorage {
         expiresInSeconds = tokens.expires_in;
         accessTokenExpiry = new Date(Date.now() + tokens.expires_in * 1000);
       } else {
-        logger.debug(`${logPrefix} No expiry provided, using default`);
-        expiresInSeconds = defaultTTL;
-        accessTokenExpiry = new Date(Date.now() + defaultTTL * 1000);
+        /**
+         * RFC 6749 §5.1 makes `expires_in` only RECOMMENDED, so some providers
+         * (e.g. Salesforce) omit it. When the access token is a JWT (RFC 9068),
+         * its `exp` claim is the authoritative lifetime — prefer it over the
+         * 365-day default so the token is refreshed on time rather than being
+         * treated as valid for a year and never refreshed.
+         */
+        const jwtExpiryMs = getJwtAccessTokenExpiry(tokens.access_token);
+        if (jwtExpiryMs != null && jwtExpiryMs > Date.now()) {
+          logger.debug(`${logPrefix} Using JWT exp claim: ${new Date(jwtExpiryMs).toISOString()}`);
+          accessTokenExpiry = new Date(jwtExpiryMs);
+          expiresInSeconds = Math.floor((jwtExpiryMs - Date.now()) / 1000);
+        } else {
+          logger.debug(`${logPrefix} No expiry provided, using default`);
+          expiresInSeconds = defaultTTL;
+          accessTokenExpiry = new Date(Date.now() + defaultTTL * 1000);
+        }
       }
 
       logger.debug(`${logPrefix} Calculated expiry date: ${accessTokenExpiry.toISOString()}`);