diff --git a/src/ucode/cli.py b/src/ucode/cli.py
index ffaf0ec9..f573abbe 100644
--- a/src/ucode/cli.py
+++ b/src/ucode/cli.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     ensure_ai_gateway_v2,
     ensure_databricks_auth,
     ensure_pat_bearer,
+    fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs,
     find_profile_name_for_host,
     get_databricks_profiles,
     get_databricks_token,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 )
 from ucode.managed_config import (
     get_model_recommendation,
+    is_feature_disabled,
     load_managed_state,
     managed_agent_config_enabled,
     refresh_managed_config,
@@ -1853,6 +1855,14 @@ def _launch_managed_default(
                 "dry-run. Run `ucode` without --dry-run to pull your workspace's config first."
             )
             return
+        token = get_databricks_token(current, state.get("profile"))
+        _, reason = fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs(current, token)
+        if reason is not None and is_feature_disabled(reason):
+            print_warning(
+                "Managed coding agent config is not enabled for your workspace. Please launch "
+                "ucode with a specific agent, ex. `ucode codex` or `ucode claude`."
+            )
+            return
         _print_no_managed_config_guidance(current, state.get("profile"))
         return
     # The budget tier can move the org to a cheaper agent, so it outranks the config's
diff --git a/src/ucode/managed_config.py b/src/ucode/managed_config.py
index 5e9bbcee..2ff28065 100644
--- a/src/ucode/managed_config.py
+++ b/src/ucode/managed_config.py
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ def get_model_recommendation(workspace: str, token: str) -> tuple[dict | None, s
     """
     payload, reason = fetch_model_recommendation(workspace, token)
     if reason is not None:
+        if is_feature_disabled(reason):
+            return None, None
         return None, reason
     agent = AGENT_ENUM_TO_TOOL.get(_str(payload.get("recommended_agent")) or "")
     model = _str(payload.get("recommended_model"))
@@ -310,8 +312,7 @@ def get_managed_config(workspace: str, token: str) -> tuple[dict | None, str | N
     """
     configs, reason = fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs(workspace, token)
     if reason is not None:
-        # A NOT_FOUND means the admin hasn't defined a config for this workspace — not a failure.
-        if _is_not_found(reason):
+        if _is_not_found(reason) or is_feature_disabled(reason):
             return None, None
         return None, reason
     if not configs:
@@ -328,6 +329,10 @@ def _is_not_found(reason: str) -> bool:
     return "http 404" in lowered or "not_found" in lowered
 
 
+def is_feature_disabled(reason: str) -> bool:
+    return "feature_disabled" in reason.lower()
+
+
 def _is_permission_denied(reason: str) -> bool:
     """True when the read was refused rather than answering whether a config exists.
 
diff --git a/src/ucode/managed_wizard.py b/src/ucode/managed_wizard.py
index f5da862b..ab7b2bf4 100644
--- a/src/ucode/managed_wizard.py
+++ b/src/ucode/managed_wizard.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     delete_coding_agent_config,
     discover_claude_models_unbucketed,
     ensure_databricks_auth,
+    fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs,
     get_databricks_token,
     has_cached_model_provider_services,
     is_model_provider_feature_unavailable,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 )
 from ucode.managed_config import (
     get_managed_config,
+    is_feature_disabled,
     load_managed_state,
     managed_state_workspace,
     save_managed_state,
@@ -860,6 +862,16 @@ def _render_summary(workspace: str, manifest: dict) -> None:
     print_panel("Configuration summary", lines)
 
 
+def _require_feature_enabled(workspace: str, token: str) -> None:
+    with spinner("Checking whether managed coding-agent config is enabled..."):
+        _, reason = fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs(workspace, token)
+    if reason is not None and is_feature_disabled(reason):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Managed coding-agent config is not enabled for {workspace}. Reach out to your "
+            "account admin to enable the Enhanced Unity AI Gateway Preview."
+        )
+
+
 def _require_admin(workspace: str, token: str) -> None:
     """Stop unless the caller is a workspace admin.
 
@@ -1032,6 +1044,7 @@ def setup_command(from_file: str | None = None) -> int:
     ensure_databricks_auth(workspace, profile, quiet=True)
     token = get_databricks_token(workspace, profile)
 
+    _require_feature_enabled(workspace, token)
     _require_admin(workspace, token)
     if not _handle_existing_config(workspace, token):
         return 0
diff --git a/tests/test_managed_config.py b/tests/test_managed_config.py
index 38c8a201..b45f7f7d 100644
--- a/tests/test_managed_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_managed_config.py
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@ def test_not_found_is_treated_as_no_config(self, monkeypatch, not_found_reason):
         assert cfg is None
         assert reason is None
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "disabled_reason",
+        [
+            'HTTP 400 Bad Request: {"error_code":"FEATURE_DISABLED","message":"..."}',
+            'HTTP 403 Forbidden: {"error_code":"FEATURE_DISABLED"}',
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_feature_disabled_is_treated_as_no_config(self, monkeypatch, disabled_reason):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            mc_mod,
+            "fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs",
+            lambda ws, tok: ([], disabled_reason),
+        )
+        cfg, reason = get_managed_config("https://ws", "tok")
+        assert cfg is None
+        assert reason is None
+
 
 class TestPersistence:
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -492,6 +509,12 @@ def test_failed_read_surfaces_the_reason(self, monkeypatch):
         self._stub(monkeypatch, {}, reason="HTTP 500")
         assert mc_mod.get_model_recommendation("https://w", "tok") == (None, "HTTP 500")
 
+    def test_feature_disabled_is_no_recommendation(self, monkeypatch):
+        self._stub(
+            monkeypatch, {}, reason='HTTP 400 Bad Request: {"error_code":"FEATURE_DISABLED"}'
+        )
+        assert mc_mod.get_model_recommendation("https://w", "tok") == (None, None)
+
     def test_unparseable_decimals_become_none(self, monkeypatch):
         self._stub(
             monkeypatch, {"recommended_agent": "CODING_AGENT_PI", "current_spend": "not-a-number"}
diff --git a/tests/test_managed_wizard.py b/tests/test_managed_wizard.py
index cc4b8e50..73eef967 100644
--- a/tests/test_managed_wizard.py
+++ b/tests/test_managed_wizard.py
@@ -213,6 +213,28 @@ def test_unverifiable_check_warns_and_continues(self):
         assert warn.called
 
 
+class TestFeatureGate:
+    def test_feature_disabled_is_rejected(self):
+        disabled = 'HTTP 400 Bad Request: {"error_code":"FEATURE_DISABLED"}'
+        with patch.object(
+            wizard, "fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs", return_value=([], disabled)
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Enhanced Unity AI Gateway Preview"):
+                wizard._require_feature_enabled(WORKSPACE, "token")
+
+    def test_feature_enabled_passes(self):
+        with patch.object(wizard, "fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs", return_value=([], None)):
+            wizard._require_feature_enabled(WORKSPACE, "token")  # must not raise
+
+    def test_transient_read_failure_is_allowed_through(self):
+        with patch.object(
+            wizard,
+            "fetch_managed_coding_agent_configs",
+            return_value=([], "HTTP 500 Server Error"),
+        ):
+            wizard._require_feature_enabled(WORKSPACE, "token")  # must not raise
+
+
 class TestExistingConfigHandling:
     RICH_CONFIG = {
         "name": "coding-agent-configs/abc",