diff --git a/app/src/components/composio/toolkitMeta.tsx b/app/src/components/composio/toolkitMeta.tsx
index 93d824b84..13cda81a1 100644
--- a/app/src/components/composio/toolkitMeta.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/composio/toolkitMeta.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import { type ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug } from '../../lib/composio/toolkitSlug';
+import type { ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry } from '../../lib/composio/types';
 import type { SkillCategory } from '../skills/skillCategories';
 
 export interface ComposioToolkitMeta {
@@ -251,9 +252,18 @@ function GenericIntegrationIcon() {
   );
 }
 
-function ComposioLogoBadge({ slug, name }: { slug: string; name: string }) {
+function ComposioLogoBadge({
+  slug,
+  name,
+  logoUrl: logoOverride,
+}: {
+  slug: string;
+  name: string;
+  /** Prefer the dynamic-catalog logo when present; fall back to the CDN URL. */
+  logoUrl?: string;
+}) {
   const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
-  const logoUrl = composioLogoUrl(slug);
+  const logoUrl = logoOverride || composioLogoUrl(slug);
 
   if (failed) {
     return <GenericIntegrationIcon />;
@@ -285,6 +295,42 @@ function guessCategory(slug: string, name: string): SkillCategory {
   return 'Tools & Automation';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Map Composio's catalog category strings onto our fixed `SkillCategory`
+ * buckets. Composio category names are free-form (e.g. `"productivity"`,
+ * `"crm"`, `"developer-tools"`), so we match on substrings and return the
+ * first hit. Returns `undefined` when nothing matches so the caller can
+ * fall back to the slug/name keyword heuristic.
+ */
+function mapComposioCategory(categories?: string[]): SkillCategory | undefined {
+  if (!categories || categories.length === 0) return undefined;
+  const haystack = categories.join(' ').toLowerCase();
+  const has = (...needles: string[]) => needles.some(n => haystack.includes(n));
+
+  if (has('chat', 'messaging', 'communication')) return 'Chat';
+  if (has('social', 'marketing')) return 'Social';
+  if (
+    has(
+      'productivity',
+      'document',
+      'calendar',
+      'scheduling',
+      'project management',
+      'project-management',
+      'note',
+      'task',
+      'storage',
+      'email'
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Productivity';
+  }
+  if (has('crm', 'developer', 'devtool', 'analytics', 'payment', 'finance', 'database', 'cloud')) {
+    return 'Platform';
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function defaultDescription(name: string, category: SkillCategory): string {
   switch (category) {
     case 'Chat':
@@ -342,17 +388,32 @@ function descriptionForToolkit(key: string, name: string, category: SkillCategor
   return defaultDescription(name, category);
 }
 
-export function composioToolkitMeta(slug: string): ComposioToolkitMeta {
+/**
+ * Build the render model for a toolkit card/modal.
+ *
+ * When a live-catalog `entry` is supplied (backend dynamic catalog — see
+ * `COMPOSIO_DYNAMIC_CATALOG_PLAN.md`) its name/description/category/logo
+ * win, so the UI reflects what Composio actually offers. Every field
+ * degrades gracefully to the local hardcoded derivation when the entry is
+ * absent (older core/backend) or a given field is empty.
+ */
+export function composioToolkitMeta(
+  slug: string,
+  entry?: ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry
+): ComposioToolkitMeta {
   const key = canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug(slug);
-  const name = MANAGED_TOOLKIT_NAME_BY_SLUG.get(key) ?? prettifyUnknownSlug(key);
-  const category = guessCategory(key, name);
+  const name =
+    entry?.name?.trim() || MANAGED_TOOLKIT_NAME_BY_SLUG.get(key) || prettifyUnknownSlug(key);
+  const category = mapComposioCategory(entry?.categories) ?? guessCategory(key, name);
+  const description = entry?.description?.trim() || descriptionForToolkit(key, name, category);
+  const logoUrl = entry?.logo?.trim() || composioLogoUrl(key);
   return {
     slug: key,
     name,
-    description: descriptionForToolkit(key, name, category),
+    description,
     category,
-    icon: <ComposioLogoBadge slug={key} name={name} />,
-    logoUrl: composioLogoUrl(key),
+    icon: <ComposioLogoBadge slug={key} name={name} logoUrl={logoUrl} />,
+    logoUrl,
     permissionLabel: permissionLabelFor(category),
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.test.ts b/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1e1e0c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { getToolkitCatalog, invalidateToolkitCatalogCache } from './catalogCache';
+
+const mockListToolkits = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('./composioApi', () => ({ listToolkits: () => mockListToolkits() }));
+
+describe('catalogCache', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    window.localStorage.clear();
+    invalidateToolkitCatalogCache();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('fetches once then serves the cache within the TTL', async () => {
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValue({ toolkits: ['gmail'], catalog: [] });
+
+    const first = await getToolkitCatalog();
+    const second = await getToolkitCatalog();
+
+    expect(first.toolkits).toEqual(['gmail']);
+    expect(second.toolkits).toEqual(['gmail']);
+    expect(mockListToolkits).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('dedupes concurrent callers into a single fetch', async () => {
+    let resolve: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    mockListToolkits.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise(r => {
+        resolve = r;
+      })
+    );
+
+    const a = getToolkitCatalog();
+    const b = getToolkitCatalog();
+    resolve({ toolkits: ['github'], catalog: [] });
+
+    await Promise.all([a, b]);
+    expect(mockListToolkits).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('re-fetches after the cache is invalidated', async () => {
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValue({ toolkits: ['gmail'], catalog: [] });
+
+    await getToolkitCatalog();
+    invalidateToolkitCatalogCache();
+    await getToolkitCatalog();
+
+    expect(mockListToolkits).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('serves a stale cache when a refresh fails', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'));
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValue({ toolkits: ['gmail'], catalog: [] });
+    await getToolkitCatalog();
+
+    // Advance past the 24h TTL and make the refresh fail.
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-01-03T00:00:00Z'));
+    mockListToolkits.mockRejectedValue(new Error('backend down'));
+
+    const result = await getToolkitCatalog();
+    expect(result.toolkits).toEqual(['gmail']); // stale, but better than erroring
+  });
+
+  it('propagates the error on a cold-cache failure', async () => {
+    mockListToolkits.mockRejectedValue(new Error('backend down'));
+    await expect(getToolkitCatalog()).rejects.toThrow('backend down');
+  });
+
+  it('does not cache a response whose fetch was invalidated mid-flight', async () => {
+    // First fetch is in flight when the Composio client identity switches
+    // (mode toggle / BYO key → composio:config-changed → invalidate).
+    let resolveFirst: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    mockListToolkits.mockReturnValueOnce(
+      new Promise(r => {
+        resolveFirst = r;
+      })
+    );
+
+    const inflightCall = getToolkitCatalog();
+    invalidateToolkitCatalogCache(); // mid-flight: previous tenant's response is now stale
+    resolveFirst({ toolkits: ['old_tenant'], catalog: [] });
+    await inflightCall; // the original caller still receives its response
+
+    // The stale response must NOT have been written as a fresh 24h cache, so
+    // the next read issues a fresh RPC and serves the new tenant's catalog.
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValueOnce({ toolkits: ['new_tenant'], catalog: [] });
+    const next = await getToolkitCatalog();
+
+    expect(next.toolkits).toEqual(['new_tenant']);
+    expect(mockListToolkits).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.ts b/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3232ebe52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/lib/composio/catalogCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/**
+ * Client-side cache for the Composio toolkit catalog.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the backend's 24h cache (see the workspace
+ * `COMPOSIO_DYNAMIC_CATALOG_PLAN.md`). The catalog only changes when
+ * Composio adds/removes toolkits, so re-fetching it on every Skills-page
+ * mount is wasteful. We layer two guards in front of `listToolkits()`:
+ *
+ *   1. **In-flight dedupe** — N components mounting at once share a single
+ *      RPC instead of firing one each. Race-free because the JS event loop
+ *      never interleaves the synchronous check-then-assign below.
+ *   2. **localStorage TTL (24h)** — survives reloads and serves instantly
+ *      on a warm cache; falls back to a live fetch when stale/absent.
+ *
+ * `invalidateToolkitCatalogCache()` clears both tiers — call it when the
+ * Composio client identity changes (backend ↔ direct mode, BYO API key),
+ * exactly like the existing `composio:config-changed` refresh path.
+ */
+import { listToolkits } from './composioApi';
+import type { ComposioToolkitsResponse } from './types';
+
+const CACHE_KEY = 'composio:catalog:v1';
+const TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+interface CachedCatalog {
+  fetchedAt: number;
+  response: ComposioToolkitsResponse;
+}
+
+/** Module-level in-flight promise so concurrent callers join one fetch. */
+let inflight: Promise<ComposioToolkitsResponse> | null = null;
+/** In-memory mirror so we avoid a JSON.parse on the hot path. */
+let memory: CachedCatalog | null = null;
+/**
+ * Bumped on every invalidation. A fetch captures the generation at start and
+ * refuses to write its result if the generation has since changed — so a
+ * response that was already in flight when the Composio client identity
+ * switched (mode toggle / BYO key → `composio:config-changed`) can't poison
+ * the cache with the *previous* tenant's catalog and have it served as fresh
+ * for 24h.
+ */
+let generation = 0;
+
+function readPersisted(): CachedCatalog | null {
+  if (memory) return memory;
+  try {
+    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as CachedCatalog;
+    if (
+      !parsed ||
+      typeof parsed.fetchedAt !== 'number' ||
+      !parsed.response ||
+      !Array.isArray(parsed.response.toolkits)
+    ) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    memory = parsed;
+    return parsed;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function writePersisted(response: ComposioToolkitsResponse): void {
+  const entry: CachedCatalog = { fetchedAt: Date.now(), response };
+  memory = entry;
+  try {
+    window.localStorage.setItem(CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify(entry));
+  } catch {
+    // Private-mode / quota errors are non-fatal — the in-memory mirror
+    // still serves this session.
+  }
+}
+
+function isFresh(entry: CachedCatalog | null): boolean {
+  return entry !== null && Date.now() - entry.fetchedAt < TTL_MS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the toolkit catalog, preferring a fresh client cache.
+ *
+ * - Fresh cache (< 24h)            → returned immediately, no RPC.
+ * - Stale-but-present + fetch ok   → fresh value, cache refreshed.
+ * - Stale-but-present + fetch fail → stale value served (graceful degrade).
+ * - Cold + fetch fail              → error propagates to the caller.
+ */
+export async function getToolkitCatalog(): Promise<ComposioToolkitsResponse> {
+  const cached = readPersisted();
+  if (cached && isFresh(cached)) return cached.response;
+
+  if (inflight) return inflight;
+  // Snapshot the generation so a mid-flight invalidation makes this fetch's
+  // result non-authoritative (see `generation`).
+  const startGeneration = generation;
+  const fetchPromise = listToolkits()
+    .then(response => {
+      // Only cache the response if no invalidation happened while it was in
+      // flight; otherwise it belongs to a stale tenant. Still return it to
+      // this caller — just don't poison the shared cache for future reads.
+      if (generation === startGeneration) {
+        writePersisted(response);
+      } else {
+        console.debug('[composio-cache] discarding catalog response invalidated mid-flight');
+      }
+      return response;
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      // On failure, fall back to a stale cache if we have one rather than
+      // forcing the UI into an error state for a list that rarely changes.
+      // Skip the fallback if we were invalidated mid-flight — the cached
+      // value belongs to the previous tenant.
+      if (cached && generation === startGeneration) {
+        console.warn(
+          '[composio-cache] catalog fetch failed; serving stale cache:',
+          err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+        );
+        return cached.response;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      // Only clear the slot if it's still ours — an invalidation may have
+      // reset `inflight` to null and a newer fetch taken its place.
+      if (inflight === fetchPromise) {
+        inflight = null;
+      }
+    });
+  inflight = fetchPromise;
+  return fetchPromise;
+}
+
+/** Drop both cache tiers so the next read re-fetches. */
+export function invalidateToolkitCatalogCache(): void {
+  generation += 1;
+  memory = null;
+  inflight = null;
+  try {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem(CACHE_KEY);
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.test.ts b/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.test.ts
index 139131234..c35fdb71b 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ describe('useComposioIntegrations', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.resetModules();
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    // The toolkit catalog is now cached in localStorage (24h TTL); clear it
+    // so each test exercises the mocked fetch instead of a prior test's cache.
+    window.localStorage.clear();
     sessionToken = 'jwt-abc';
     mockOpenhumanComposioGetMode.mockResolvedValue({
       result: { mode: 'backend', api_key_set: true },
@@ -54,6 +57,46 @@ describe('useComposioIntegrations', () => {
     expect(result.current.error).toBe('backend connection listing failed');
   });
 
+  it('exposes the dynamic catalog keyed by canonical slug', async () => {
+    const { useComposioIntegrations } = await import('./hooks');
+
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValue({
+      toolkits: ['gmail', 'googlecalendar'],
+      catalog: [
+        { slug: 'gmail', name: 'Gmail', logo: 'https://x/gmail.png', enabled: true },
+        // Alias slug must be canonicalized to googlecalendar.
+        { slug: 'google_calendar', name: 'Google Calendar', enabled: true },
+      ],
+    });
+    mockListConnections.mockResolvedValue({ connections: [] });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useComposioIntegrations(0));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.catalogByToolkit.get('gmail')?.name).toBe('Gmail');
+    expect(result.current.catalogByToolkit.get('gmail')?.logo).toBe('https://x/gmail.png');
+    expect(result.current.catalogByToolkit.get('googlecalendar')?.name).toBe('Google Calendar');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves the catalog empty when the core omits it (back-compat)', async () => {
+    const { useComposioIntegrations } = await import('./hooks');
+
+    mockListToolkits.mockResolvedValue({ toolkits: ['gmail'] });
+    mockListConnections.mockResolvedValue({ connections: [] });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useComposioIntegrations(0));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.toolkits).toEqual(['gmail']);
+    expect(result.current.catalogByToolkit.size).toBe(0);
+  });
+
   it('groups connections by toolkit, sorts by status then createdAt', async () => {
     const { useComposioIntegrations } = await import('./hooks');
 
diff --git a/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.ts b/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.ts
index 7967dbecd..87d1f10f6 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/composio/hooks.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { isLocalSessionToken } from '../../utils/localSession';
 import { openhumanComposioGetMode } from '../../utils/tauriCommands';
 import { getCoreStateSnapshot } from '../coreState/store';
-import { listAgentReadyToolkits, listConnections, listToolkits } from './composioApi';
+import { getToolkitCatalog, invalidateToolkitCatalogCache } from './catalogCache';
+import { listAgentReadyToolkits, listConnections } from './composioApi';
 import { canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug } from './toolkitSlug';
-import type { ComposioConnection } from './types';
+import type { ComposioConnection, ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry } from './types';
 
 // ── useComposioIntegrations ───────────────────────────────────────
 
 export interface UseComposioIntegrationsResult {
   /** Toolkit slugs enabled on the backend allowlist. */
   toolkits: string[];
+  /**
+   * Live Composio catalog entries (dynamic name/logo/description/
+   * categories) keyed by canonical lowercased slug. Empty when the
+   * core/backend predates the dynamic catalog — consumers then fall
+   * back to the local `toolkitMeta` derivation.
+   */
+  catalogByToolkit: Map<string, ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry>;
   /** Best (highest-status) connection keyed by lowercased toolkit slug. */
   connectionByToolkit: Map<string, ComposioConnection>;
   /** All connections keyed by lowercased toolkit slug, sorted by status (ACTIVE first, then by createdAt). */
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ export interface UseComposioIntegrationsResult {
 export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioIntegrationsResult {
   const isLocalSession = isLocalSessionToken(getCoreStateSnapshot().snapshot.sessionToken);
   const [toolkits, setToolkits] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [catalog, setCatalog] = useState<ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry[]>([]);
   const [connections, setConnections] = useState<ComposioConnection[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
     if (!enabled) {
       if (mountedRef.current) {
         setToolkits([]);
+        setCatalog([]);
         setConnections([]);
         setError(null);
         setLoading(false);
@@ -90,13 +100,14 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
     let nextError: string | null = null;
     try {
       const [toolkitsResult, connectionsResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
-        listToolkits(),
+        getToolkitCatalog(),
         listConnections(),
       ]);
       if (!mountedRef.current) return;
 
       if (toolkitsResult.status === 'fulfilled') {
         setToolkits(toolkitsResult.value.toolkits ?? []);
+        setCatalog(toolkitsResult.value.catalog ?? []);
       } else {
         const message =
           toolkitsResult.reason instanceof Error
@@ -155,6 +166,10 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
   useEffect(() => {
     const onConfigChanged = () => {
       console.debug('[composio-cache] window:composio:config-changed → refresh()');
+      // The Composio client identity changed (backend ↔ direct / BYO key),
+      // so the cached catalog belongs to the previous tenant. Drop it before
+      // refetching, mirroring the core-side ComposioConfigChanged eviction.
+      invalidateToolkitCatalogCache();
       if (isLocalSession) {
         void resolveFetchEnabled().then(enabled => {
           if (enabled) {
@@ -163,6 +178,7 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
           }
           if (mountedRef.current) {
             setToolkits([]);
+            setCatalog([]);
             setConnections([]);
             setError(null);
             setLoading(false);
@@ -184,6 +200,14 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
     return 0;
   };
 
+  const catalogByToolkit = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry>();
+    for (const entry of catalog) {
+      map.set(canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug(entry.slug), entry);
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [catalog]);
+
   const connectionByToolkit = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, ComposioConnection>();
     for (const conn of connections) {
@@ -215,7 +239,15 @@ export function useComposioIntegrations(pollIntervalMs = 5_000): UseComposioInte
     return map;
   }, [connections]);
 
-  return { toolkits, connectionByToolkit, connectionsByToolkit, loading, error, refresh };
+  return {
+    toolkits,
+    catalogByToolkit,
+    connectionByToolkit,
+    connectionsByToolkit,
+    loading,
+    error,
+    refresh,
+  };
 }
 
 // ── useAgentReadyComposioToolkits ─────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/app/src/lib/composio/types.ts b/app/src/lib/composio/types.ts
index 0f09b6467..bb0323a23 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/composio/types.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/composio/types.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,43 @@
  * backend emits camelCase, snake_case where the Rust RPC layer does).
  */
 
+/**
+ * One toolkit as described by the live Composio catalog. The backend
+ * fetches this from `composio.toolkits.get({})` (see the workspace
+ * `COMPOSIO_DYNAMIC_CATALOG_PLAN.md`), caches it, and forwards it through
+ * the core so the desktop UI no longer has to hardcode display metadata.
+ *
+ * Everything except `slug` is best-effort: older cores/backends that
+ * predate the dynamic catalog omit `catalog` entirely, so consumers must
+ * fall back to the local `toolkitMeta` derivation.
+ */
+export interface ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry {
+  /** Toolkit slug as Composio emits it, e.g. `"googlecalendar"`. */
+  slug: string;
+  /** Human-readable name, e.g. `"Google Calendar"`. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Composio-hosted logo URL (`meta.logo`). */
+  logo?: string;
+  /** Short description (`meta.description`). */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Composio category names (`meta.categories[].name`/slug). */
+  categories?: string[];
+  /**
+   * Whether the user can actually connect/use this toolkit right now —
+   * i.e. it passed the backend curation/allowlist gate. Uncurated
+   * toolkits still appear in the catalog but render as preview.
+   */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface ComposioToolkitsResponse {
+  /** Back-compat: slugs the user is allowed to connect (enabled only). */
   toolkits: string[];
+  /**
+   * Rich render model from the dynamic Composio catalog. Optional —
+   * cores that predate the dynamic catalog send only `toolkits`.
+   */
+  catalog?: ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry[];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Skills.tsx b/app/src/pages/Skills.tsx
index 22098915b..1b4ada909 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Skills.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/Skills.tsx
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ export default function Skills() {
 
   const {
     toolkits: composioToolkits,
+    // Default to an empty map so the component is resilient when a test
+    // mock (or an older hook build) omits the dynamic-catalog field.
+    catalogByToolkit: composioCatalogByToolkit = new Map(),
     connectionByToolkit: composioConnectionByToolkit,
     connectionsByToolkit: composioConnectionsByToolkit,
     error: composioError,
@@ -538,21 +541,34 @@ export default function Skills() {
 
   const composioCatalogToolkits = useMemo(() => {
     const normalizedToolkits = composioToolkits.map(slug => canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug(slug));
-    const missingKnownToolkits = KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS.filter(
-      slug => !normalizedToolkits.includes(slug)
-    );
-    if (IS_DEV && missingKnownToolkits.length > 0) {
-      console.debug('[skills][composio] filling gaps from KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS', {
+    // Prefer the live Composio catalog when the backend supplies it. The
+    // hardcoded KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS list only fills gaps for older
+    // cores that predate the dynamic catalog (see
+    // COMPOSIO_DYNAMIC_CATALOG_PLAN.md) so the grid is never empty.
+    const dynamicSlugs = Array.from(composioCatalogByToolkit.keys());
+    const hasDynamicCatalog = dynamicSlugs.length > 0;
+    const baseSlugs = hasDynamicCatalog ? dynamicSlugs : KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS;
+
+    if (IS_DEV) {
+      const missingKnownToolkits = KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS.filter(
+        slug => !normalizedToolkits.includes(slug)
+      );
+      console.debug('[skills][composio] building catalog', {
+        source: hasDynamicCatalog ? 'dynamic-backend' : 'hardcoded-fallback',
+        dynamicCount: dynamicSlugs.length,
         toolkitCount: composioToolkits.length,
         connectionCount: composioConnectionByToolkit.size,
         hasError: Boolean(composioError),
-        missingKnownToolkits,
+        missingKnownToolkits: hasDynamicCatalog ? [] : missingKnownToolkits,
       });
     }
-    return Array.from(new Set([...KNOWN_COMPOSIO_TOOLKITS, ...normalizedToolkits])).sort((a, b) =>
+
+    // Union base slugs with enabled slugs and any connected toolkit so a
+    // connection always renders even if it's missing from the catalog.
+    return Array.from(new Set([...baseSlugs, ...normalizedToolkits])).sort((a, b) =>
       a.localeCompare(b)
     );
-  }, [composioToolkits, composioConnectionByToolkit, composioError]);
+  }, [composioToolkits, composioCatalogByToolkit, composioConnectionByToolkit, composioError]);
 
   // Unified item list
   const allItems: SkillItem[] = useMemo(() => {
@@ -600,12 +616,14 @@ export default function Skills() {
       connection: ComposioConnection | undefined;
     }> = [];
     for (const slug of composioCatalogToolkits) {
-      const meta = composioToolkitMeta(slug);
+      const canonical = canonicalizeComposioToolkitSlug(slug);
+      const entry = composioCatalogByToolkit.get(canonical);
+      const meta = composioToolkitMeta(slug, entry);
       const connection = composioConnectionByToolkit.get(meta.slug);
       entries.push({ meta, connection });
     }
     return entries;
-  }, [composioCatalogToolkits, composioConnectionByToolkit]);
+  }, [composioCatalogToolkits, composioCatalogByToolkit, composioConnectionByToolkit]);
 
   const composioFilteredEntries = useMemo(() => {
     const q = searchQuery.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/app/src/pages/__tests__/Skills.composio-catalog.test.tsx b/app/src/pages/__tests__/Skills.composio-catalog.test.tsx
index c47e0fbd7..c13a3040c 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/__tests__/Skills.composio-catalog.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/__tests__/Skills.composio-catalog.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Skills from '../Skills';
 let composioRefresh = vi.fn();
 let composioError: string | null = null;
 let composioToolkits: string[] = [];
+let composioCatalogByToolkit = new Map();
 let composioConnectionByToolkit = new Map();
 let composioConnectionsByToolkitOverride: Map<string, unknown[]> | null = null;
 let sessionToken = 'jwt-abc';
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ vi.mock('../../lib/skills/hooks', () => ({
 vi.mock('../../lib/composio/hooks', () => ({
   useComposioIntegrations: () => ({
     toolkits: composioToolkits,
+    catalogByToolkit: composioCatalogByToolkit,
     connectionByToolkit: composioConnectionByToolkit,
     connectionsByToolkit:
       composioConnectionsByToolkitOverride ??
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ describe('Skills page — Composio catalog fallback', () => {
     composioRefresh = vi.fn();
     composioError = null;
     composioToolkits = [];
+    composioCatalogByToolkit = new Map();
     composioConnectionByToolkit = new Map();
     composioConnectionsByToolkitOverride = null;
     sessionToken = 'jwt-abc';
@@ -107,6 +110,38 @@ describe('Skills page — Composio catalog fallback', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('heading', { name: 'Other' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('renders integrations from the live dynamic catalog when the backend provides one', () => {
+    // When the backend ships the dynamic catalog, the grid is sourced from
+    // it (names/categories from the entry), not the hardcoded fallback list.
+    composioCatalogByToolkit = new Map([
+      [
+        'acme_crm',
+        { slug: 'acme_crm', name: 'Acme CRM Dynamic', categories: ['crm'], enabled: true },
+      ],
+      [
+        'gmail',
+        { slug: 'gmail', name: 'Gmail Dynamic', categories: ['productivity'], enabled: true },
+      ],
+    ]);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Skills />, { initialEntries: ['/connections'] });
+    openAppsTab();
+
+    const integrationsSection = screen.getByTestId('composio-integrations-card');
+    // Names come from the dynamic catalog entry, overriding local metadata.
+    expect(
+      within(integrationsSection as HTMLElement).getByText('Acme CRM Dynamic')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      within(integrationsSection as HTMLElement).getByText('Gmail Dynamic')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // A hardcoded-only toolkit absent from the dynamic catalog must NOT
+    // appear — proving the grid is driven by the backend, not KNOWN_*.
+    expect(
+      within(integrationsSection as HTMLElement).queryByText('Discord')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('shows a stale/error state instead of disconnected toolkits when composio loading fails', () => {
     composioError = 'Backend unavailable';
 
diff --git a/src/openhuman/composio/connected_integrations.rs b/src/openhuman/composio/connected_integrations.rs
index d18902f8f..695fd4fc7 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/composio/connected_integrations.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/composio/connected_integrations.rs
@@ -415,11 +415,70 @@ pub async fn fetch_connected_integrations_status(
 ///
 /// Returns `None` when we couldn't even build a client (no auth),
 /// signalling the caller should NOT cache this result.
+/// The connectable toolkit slugs to surface in the agent prompt, aligned
+/// with the backend's execution gate.
+///
+/// Prefers the dynamic catalog's **enabled** entries (openhuman PR #3933 /
+/// backend #1012). The backend gate (`isToolkitConnectable` →
+/// `getProjectList().filter(p => p.enabled)`) and `catalog[].enabled` are
+/// driven by the same project auth-config status, so sourcing membership from
+/// `catalog.filter(enabled)` pins the prompt's advertised set to exactly what
+/// connect/authorize/execute will actually allow — it can't drift even if the
+/// backend later changes how the flat `toolkits` array is projected.
+///
+/// Falls back to the back-compat `toolkits` array when the catalog is absent
+/// (backends predating the dynamic catalog send only `toolkits`); without the
+/// fallback, membership against an old core would collapse to empty and the
+/// agent would lose every integration. Disabled catalog entries are dropped
+/// because the gate would reject them — advertising them would only invite
+/// failed delegations. Slugs are trimmed + lowercased to match downstream
+/// canonicalisation.
+fn connectable_toolkit_slugs(
+    toolkits: &[String],
+    catalog: &[super::types::ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry],
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    let normalize = |s: &str| s.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if catalog.is_empty() {
+        toolkits
+            .iter()
+            .map(|t| normalize(t))
+            .filter(|t| !t.is_empty())
+            .collect()
+    } else {
+        catalog
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|entry| entry.enabled.unwrap_or(false))
+            .map(|entry| normalize(&entry.slug))
+            .filter(|slug| !slug.is_empty())
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Choose the one-line description rendered for a toolkit in the agent
+/// prompt's `## Connected Integrations` block.
+///
+/// Prefers the backend's **dynamic catalog** description (openhuman PR #3933
+/// / backend #1012 — `GET /agent-integrations/composio/toolkits` now returns
+/// a `catalog[]` with per-toolkit metadata) so the orchestrator advertises
+/// what Composio actually offers. Falls back to the hardcoded
+/// `toolkit_description` table when the catalog omits the toolkit or ships an
+/// empty description — i.e. older backends that predate the dynamic catalog,
+/// or project toolkits whose Composio metadata join produced no blurb. Keyed
+/// by lowercased slug to match the canonicalised allowlist.
+fn resolve_toolkit_description(
+    catalog_descriptions: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+    slug: &str,
+) -> String {
+    catalog_descriptions
+        .get(slug)
+        .cloned()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| super::providers::toolkit_description(slug).to_string())
+}
+
 async fn fetch_connected_integrations_uncached(
     config: &Config,
 ) -> Option<Vec<ConnectedIntegration>> {
     use super::client::{create_composio_client, direct_list_connections, ComposioClientKind};
-    use super::providers::toolkit_description;
 
     // Route via the mode-aware factory so the chat-agent's
     // "connected_integrations" view reflects the live tenant — backend
@@ -456,19 +515,52 @@ async fn fetch_connected_integrations_uncached(
     // integration from the orchestrator until the process restarts or
     // the cache is explicitly invalidated — a single 5xx during
     // startup would silently break delegation for the whole session.
-    let (allowlisted_toolkits, connections, tools_by_toolkit): (
+    let (allowlisted_toolkits, connections, tools_by_toolkit, catalog_descriptions): (
         Vec<String>,
         Vec<super::types::ComposioConnection>,
         Vec<super::types::ComposioToolSchema>,
+        std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
     ) = match &kind {
         ComposioClientKind::Backend(client) => {
-            let allowlist: Vec<String> = match client.list_toolkits().await {
-                Ok(resp) => resp
-                    .toolkits
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|toolkit| toolkit.trim().to_ascii_lowercase())
-                    .filter(|toolkit| !toolkit.is_empty())
-                    .collect(),
+            let (allowlist, catalog_descriptions): (
+                Vec<String>,
+                std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+            ) = match client.list_toolkits().await {
+                Ok(resp) => {
+                    // Index the dynamic catalog's descriptions by lowercased
+                    // slug so the prompt builder can prefer them over the
+                    // hardcoded table (see `resolve_toolkit_description`).
+                    // Empty descriptions are skipped so the fallback applies.
+                    let catalog_descriptions: std::collections::HashMap<String, String> = resp
+                        .catalog
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter_map(|entry| {
+                            let slug = entry.slug.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+                            if slug.is_empty() {
+                                return None;
+                            }
+                            let desc = entry
+                                .description
+                                .as_deref()
+                                .map(str::trim)
+                                .filter(|d| !d.is_empty())?;
+                            Some((slug, desc.to_string()))
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+                    // Source the connectable set from the catalog's enabled
+                    // entries (the gate's own predicate), falling back to the
+                    // flat `toolkits` array for pre-catalog backends. See
+                    // `connectable_toolkit_slugs`.
+                    let allowlist = connectable_toolkit_slugs(&resp.toolkits, &resp.catalog);
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        catalog_entries = resp.catalog.len(),
+                        catalog_descriptions = catalog_descriptions.len(),
+                        connectable = allowlist.len(),
+                        catalog_sourced = !resp.catalog.is_empty(),
+                        "[composio] fetch_connected_integrations: resolved connectable set from catalog"
+                    );
+                    (allowlist, catalog_descriptions)
+                }
                 Err(e) => {
                     tracing::warn!(
                         "[composio] fetch_connected_integrations: list_toolkits (backend) failed: {e}"
@@ -524,7 +616,7 @@ async fn fetch_connected_integrations_uncached(
                 }
             };
 
-            (allowlist, connections, tools)
+            (allowlist, connections, tools, catalog_descriptions)
         }
         ComposioClientKind::Direct(direct) => {
             // Direct mode: walk the user's personal Composio tenant
@@ -605,7 +697,14 @@ async fn fetch_connected_integrations_uncached(
                     Vec::new()
                 }
             };
-            (allowlist, connections, tools)
+            // Direct mode has no central catalog endpoint, so prompt
+            // descriptions come from the hardcoded fallback table.
+            (
+                allowlist,
+                connections,
+                tools,
+                std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+            )
         }
     };
 
@@ -821,7 +920,7 @@ async fn fetch_connected_integrations_uncached(
 
         integrations.push(ConnectedIntegration {
             toolkit: slug.clone(),
-            description: toolkit_description(slug).to_string(),
+            description: resolve_toolkit_description(&catalog_descriptions, slug),
             tools,
             gated_tools,
             connected,
@@ -918,3 +1017,98 @@ pub async fn fetch_toolkit_actions(
     );
     Ok(actions)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod connectable_slug_tests {
+    use super::connectable_toolkit_slugs;
+    use crate::openhuman::composio::types::ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry;
+
+    fn entry(slug: &str, enabled: bool) -> ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry {
+        ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry {
+            slug: slug.to_string(),
+            enabled: Some(enabled),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prefers_catalog_enabled_entries_and_drops_disabled() {
+        // Disabled entries are excluded (the gate would reject them); the
+        // flat `toolkits` array is ignored when a catalog is present.
+        let catalog = vec![
+            entry("gmail", true),
+            entry("notion", false),
+            entry("GitHub", true), // uppercase slug normalised
+        ];
+        let toolkits = vec!["ignored_when_catalog_present".to_string()];
+        assert_eq!(
+            connectable_toolkit_slugs(&toolkits, &catalog),
+            vec!["gmail".to_string(), "github".to_string()]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn falls_back_to_toolkits_when_catalog_empty() {
+        // Older backends send only `toolkits`; membership must still resolve.
+        let toolkits = vec!["Gmail".to_string(), "   ".to_string()];
+        assert_eq!(
+            connectable_toolkit_slugs(&toolkits, &[]),
+            vec!["gmail".to_string()]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn enabled_none_is_treated_as_not_connectable() {
+        // Defensive: an entry without an explicit `enabled` is excluded,
+        // matching the gate's strict `enabled === true` check.
+        let catalog = vec![ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry {
+            slug: "mystery".to_string(),
+            enabled: None,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }];
+        assert!(connectable_toolkit_slugs(&[], &catalog).is_empty());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod catalog_description_tests {
+    use super::resolve_toolkit_description;
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prefers_dynamic_catalog_description_when_present() {
+        let mut catalog = HashMap::new();
+        catalog.insert(
+            "gmail".to_string(),
+            "Live Gmail blurb from the Composio catalog".to_string(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_toolkit_description(&catalog, "gmail"),
+            "Live Gmail blurb from the Composio catalog"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn falls_back_to_hardcoded_table_when_catalog_omits_toolkit() {
+        // Empty catalog (older backend / no metadata) → hardcoded fallback.
+        let catalog = HashMap::new();
+        let got = resolve_toolkit_description(&catalog, "gmail");
+        assert_eq!(
+            got,
+            crate::openhuman::composio::providers::toolkit_description("gmail")
+        );
+        assert!(!got.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn falls_back_when_a_different_toolkit_is_catalogued() {
+        // Catalog has an entry, but not for the slug we're rendering — the
+        // fallback must still apply per-slug, not globally.
+        let mut catalog = HashMap::new();
+        catalog.insert("notion".to_string(), "Notion from catalog".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_toolkit_description(&catalog, "gmail"),
+            crate::openhuman::composio::providers::toolkit_description("gmail")
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/openhuman/composio/types.rs b/src/openhuman/composio/types.rs
index 3da35db38..21249f217 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/composio/types.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/composio/types.rs
@@ -63,12 +63,45 @@ fn de_opt_string_or_object<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<Option<Str
 
 // ── Toolkits ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/// One toolkit from the live Composio catalog, forwarded verbatim from the
+/// backend (`GET /agent-integrations/composio/toolkits`).
+///
+/// The core does not interpret these fields — it passes them straight through
+/// to the desktop UI so the app no longer hardcodes toolkit display metadata
+/// (see the workspace `COMPOSIO_DYNAMIC_CATALOG_PLAN.md`). Everything except
+/// `slug` is best-effort; backends predating the dynamic catalog omit the
+/// whole `catalog` array, in which case the UI falls back to local metadata.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry {
+    /// Toolkit slug as Composio emits it, e.g. `"googlecalendar"`.
+    pub slug: String,
+    /// Human-readable name, e.g. `"Google Calendar"`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Composio-hosted logo URL (`meta.logo`).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub logo: Option<String>,
+    /// Short description (`meta.description`).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    /// Composio category names (`meta.categories`).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub categories: Vec<String>,
+    /// Whether the user can connect/use this toolkit (passed the backend gate).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub enabled: Option<bool>,
+}
+
 /// Response body of `GET /agent-integrations/composio/toolkits`.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ComposioToolkitsResponse {
     /// Server-enforced toolkit allowlist, e.g. `["gmail", "notion"]`.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub toolkits: Vec<String>,
+    /// Rich render model from the live Composio catalog. Optional — empty when
+    /// the backend predates the dynamic catalog. Forwarded as-is to the UI.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub catalog: Vec<ComposioToolkitCatalogEntry>,
 }
 
 /// One row in OpenHuman's local Composio capability matrix.
@@ -490,11 +523,45 @@ mod tests {
     fn toolkits_response_roundtrips() {
         let resp = ComposioToolkitsResponse {
             toolkits: vec!["gmail".into(), "notion".into()],
+            ..Default::default()
         };
         let value = serde_json::to_value(&resp).unwrap();
+        // Empty catalog is skipped on the wire — back-compat with old cores.
         assert_eq!(value, json!({ "toolkits": ["gmail", "notion"] }));
         let back: ComposioToolkitsResponse = serde_json::from_value(value).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(back.toolkits, vec!["gmail", "notion"]);
+        assert!(back.catalog.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn toolkits_response_forwards_catalog() {
+        // A backend that sends the dynamic catalog must deserialize and
+        // re-serialize verbatim so the field reaches the desktop UI.
+        let raw = json!({
+            "toolkits": ["gmail"],
+            "catalog": [
+                {
+                    "slug": "gmail",
+                    "name": "Gmail",
+                    "logo": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/gmail",
+                    "description": "Send and read email",
+                    "categories": ["productivity"],
+                    "enabled": true
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+        let resp: ComposioToolkitsResponse = serde_json::from_value(raw).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.catalog.len(), 1);
+        let entry = &resp.catalog[0];
+        assert_eq!(entry.slug, "gmail");
+        assert_eq!(entry.name, "Gmail");
+        assert_eq!(entry.enabled, Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(entry.categories, vec!["productivity".to_string()]);
+
+        // Round-trips back out with the catalog intact.
+        let value = serde_json::to_value(&resp).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(value["catalog"][0]["slug"], "gmail");
+        assert_eq!(value["catalog"][0]["enabled"], true);
     }
 
     #[test]