diff --git a/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts b/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
index ee69ce163..b95b5925c 100644
--- a/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
+++ b/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
@@ -337,10 +337,16 @@ export async function verifyResourceSession(
         // Only offer a browser redirect to clients that can actually follow one and log in
         // (an interactive browser). Non-browser clients (curl, scripts, bots, etc.) just get
         // an unauthorized response from Badger instead of a login redirect URL.
+        // Inference browsers go to the dashboard keys page (not back to the inference host)
+        // so a valid session cannot create a redirect loop.
         const redirectPath = clientIsBrowser
-            ? `/auth/resource/${encodeURIComponent(
-                  resource.resourceGuid
-              )}?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(originalRequestURL)}`
+            ? mode === "inference"
+                ? `/${resource.orgId}/resource/${encodeURIComponent(
+                      resource.resourceGuid
+                  )}/keys`
+                : `/auth/resource/${encodeURIComponent(
+                      resource.resourceGuid
+                  )}?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(originalRequestURL)}`
             : undefined;
 
         // Virtual API keys for public inference resources (provider-style auth headers).
diff --git a/server/routers/resource/getResourceAuthInfo.ts b/server/routers/resource/getResourceAuthInfo.ts
index f1328833d..667870959 100644
--- a/server/routers/resource/getResourceAuthInfo.ts
+++ b/server/routers/resource/getResourceAuthInfo.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export type GetResourceAuthInfoResponse = {
     skipToIdpId: number | null;
     orgId: string;
     postAuthPath: string | null;
+    mode: string;
 };
 
 export async function getResourceAuthInfo(
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ export async function getResourceAuthInfo(
                 whitelist: effectivePolicy?.emailWhitelistEnabled ?? false,
                 skipToIdpId: effectivePolicy?.idpId ?? resource.skipToIdpId,
                 orgId: resource.orgId,
-                postAuthPath: resource.postAuthPath ?? null
+                postAuthPath: resource.postAuthPath ?? null,
+                mode: resource.mode
             },
             success: true,
             error: false,
diff --git a/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx b/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
index 29e11eb92..98d4b6582 100644
--- a/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export default async function ResourceKeysPage(props: ResourceKeysPageProps) {
     const user = await getUser();
 
     if (!user) {
-        redirect("/");
+        redirect(
+            `/auth/login?redirect=/${orgId}/resource/${resourceGuid}/keys`
+        );
     }
 
     const cookieHeader = await authCookieHeader();
diff --git a/src/app/auth/resource/[resourceGuid]/page.tsx b/src/app/auth/resource/[resourceGuid]/page.tsx
index dafc13f8f..4376bebc2 100644
--- a/src/app/auth/resource/[resourceGuid]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/auth/resource/[resourceGuid]/page.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export default async function ResourceAuthPage(props: {
         );
     }
 
+    const isInference = authInfo.mode === "inference";
+    const keysPath = `/${authInfo.orgId}/resource/${authInfo.resourceGuid}/keys`;
+
     const hasLoginPageDomain = await isOrgSubscribed(
         authInfo.orgId,
         tierMatrix.loginPageDomain
@@ -159,10 +162,18 @@ export default async function ResourceAuthPage(props: {
 
     if (user && !user.emailVerified && env.flags.emailVerificationRequired) {
         redirect(
-            `/auth/verify-email?redirect=/auth/resource/${authInfo.resourceGuid}`
+            `/auth/verify-email?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(
+                isInference
+                    ? keysPath
+                    : `/auth/resource/${authInfo.resourceGuid}`
+            )}`
         );
     }
 
+    if (isInference && !user) {
+        redirect(`/auth/login?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(keysPath)}`);
+    }
+
     const cookie = await authCookieHeader();
 
     // Check org policy compliance before proceeding
@@ -181,7 +192,9 @@ export default async function ResourceAuthPage(props: {
 
     // If user is not compliant with org policies, show policy requirements
     if (orgPolicyCheck && !orgPolicyCheck.allowed && orgPolicyCheck.policies) {
-        const resourceAuthPageUrl = `/auth/resource/${authInfo.resourceGuid}${redirectUrl !== authInfo.url ? `?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(redirectUrl)}` : ""}`;
+        const resourceAuthPageUrl = isInference
+            ? keysPath
+            : `/auth/resource/${authInfo.resourceGuid}${redirectUrl !== authInfo.url ? `?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(redirectUrl)}` : ""}`;
         return (
             <div className="w-full max-w-md">
                 <OrgPolicyRequired
@@ -193,6 +206,12 @@ export default async function ResourceAuthPage(props: {
         );
     }
 
+    // Inference resources never establish a resource session on the inference
+    // host. Authenticated users retrieve their virtual API key on the dashboard.
+    if (isInference) {
+        redirect(keysPath);
+    }
+
     if (!hasAuth) {
         // no authentication so always go straight to the resource
         redirect(redirectUrl);