diff --git a/apps/staged/src-tauri/src/doctor.rs b/apps/staged/src-tauri/src/doctor.rs
index db78435a5..af9a96ef9 100644
--- a/apps/staged/src-tauri/src/doctor.rs
+++ b/apps/staged/src-tauri/src/doctor.rs
@@ -85,9 +85,30 @@ async fn run_doctor_report(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle, check_freshness: bool)
     if let Some(check) = node_runtime {
         report.checks.push(check);
     }
+    mark_bundled_bridges(&mut report, bundled_dir.as_deref());
     report
 }
 
+/// Stamp `bundled` on bridge readouts whose resolved path lives inside the
+/// app's bundled ACP tools dir. The doctor crate resolves those bridges via
+/// the PATH prefix `apply_bundled_tools_env` injects, so a prefix match
+/// against the same dir identifies them; the UI then presents them as
+/// bundled instead of showing an app-internal resource path.
+fn mark_bundled_bridges(report: &mut DoctorReport, bundled_dir: Option<&Path>) {
+    let Some(dir) = bundled_dir else { return };
+    for check in &mut report.checks {
+        let in_bundled_dir = check
+            .bridge_path
+            .as_deref()
+            .is_some_and(|p| Path::new(p).starts_with(dir));
+        if in_bundled_dir {
+            if let Some(bridge) = check.bridge.as_mut() {
+                bridge.bundled = Some(true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Run a fix for a doctor check, identified by check ID and fix type.
 ///
 /// The actual shell command is looked up from the static check definitions —
@@ -632,4 +653,52 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(parse_node_major("not-a-version"), None);
         assert_eq!(parse_node_major(""), None);
     }
+
+    fn agent_check_with_bridge(id: &str, bridge_path: &str) -> DoctorCheck {
+        let mut check =
+            node_runtime_doctor_check(CheckStatus::Pass, "Installed".to_string(), None, None);
+        check.id = id.to_string();
+        check.bridge_path = Some(bridge_path.to_string());
+        check.bridge = Some(AgentVersionInfo::default());
+        check
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mark_bundled_bridges_stamps_only_bridges_inside_bundled_dir() {
+        let mut report = DoctorReport {
+            checks: vec![
+                agent_check_with_bridge(
+                    "ai-agent-claude",
+                    "/bundle/resources/acp/bin/claude-agent-acp",
+                ),
+                agent_check_with_bridge("ai-agent-pi", "/Users/me/.npm-global/bin/pi-acp"),
+            ],
+        };
+
+        mark_bundled_bridges(&mut report, Some(Path::new("/bundle/resources/acp/bin")));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            report.checks[0].bridge.as_ref().unwrap().bundled,
+            Some(true),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            report.checks[1].bridge.as_ref().unwrap().bundled,
+            None,
+            "a user-installed bridge outside the bundled dir must not be stamped",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mark_bundled_bridges_without_bundled_dir_is_a_no_op() {
+        let mut report = DoctorReport {
+            checks: vec![agent_check_with_bridge(
+                "ai-agent-claude",
+                "/bundle/resources/acp/bin/claude-agent-acp",
+            )],
+        };
+
+        mark_bundled_bridges(&mut report, None);
+
+        assert_eq!(report.checks[0].bridge.as_ref().unwrap().bundled, None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/staged/src/lib/commands.ts b/apps/staged/src/lib/commands.ts
index 27b35a8a4..1d40f8ddd 100644
--- a/apps/staged/src/lib/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/staged/src/lib/commands.ts
@@ -1315,6 +1315,9 @@ export interface AgentVersionInfo {
   updateCommand: string | null;
   /** 'updateMain' or 'updateBridge', matching this readout's slot. */
   updateFixType: 'updateMain' | 'updateBridge' | null;
+  /** True when this binary ships bundled with Staged (resolved from the app's
+   *  bundled ACP tools dir rather than a user install). */
+  bundled: boolean | null;
 }
 
 export interface DoctorCheck {
diff --git a/apps/staged/src/lib/features/doctor/DoctorCheckRow.svelte b/apps/staged/src/lib/features/doctor/DoctorCheckRow.svelte
index 91ee102a2..ac0924fd5 100644
--- a/apps/staged/src/lib/features/doctor/DoctorCheckRow.svelte
+++ b/apps/staged/src/lib/features/doctor/DoctorCheckRow.svelte
@@ -49,19 +49,11 @@
       check.status !== 'pass'
   );
 
-  /** Readouts (main + bridge) that have any version info worth surfacing. */
-  interface ReadoutEntry {
-    slot: 'main' | 'bridge';
-    info: AgentVersionInfo;
+  /** Whether a readout surfaces an update badge (under its own path line). */
+  function showsUpdateBadge(info: AgentVersionInfo | null): boolean {
+    return info?.updateAvailable === true;
   }
-  const readouts = $derived(
-    (
-      [
-        { slot: 'main', info: check.main },
-        { slot: 'bridge', info: check.bridge },
-      ] as { slot: 'main' | 'bridge'; info: AgentVersionInfo | null }[]
-    ).filter((r): r is ReadoutEntry => r.info?.updateAvailable === true)
-  );
+  const anyUpdateBadge = $derived(showsUpdateBadge(check.main) || showsUpdateBadge(check.bridge));
 
   /** Update commands that will run when the user confirms (actionable only). */
   const updateCommands = $derived(
@@ -81,7 +73,7 @@
   // is noise — and skip rows that already surface a result (Update button or
   // badge) so the spinner and the result never display together.
   const showFreshnessSpinner = $derived(
-    doctorState.freshnessLoading && check.status !== 'fail' && !canUpdate && readouts.length === 0
+    doctorState.freshnessLoading && check.status !== 'fail' && !canUpdate && !anyUpdateBadge
   );
 
   let showUpdateDialog = $state(false);
@@ -141,6 +133,16 @@
   }
 </script>
 
+{#snippet updateBadge(slot: 'main' | 'bridge', info: AgentVersionInfo | null)}
+  {#if info?.updateAvailable === true}
+    <span class="update-badge" class:info-only={!info.updateCommand}>
+      <ArrowUpCircle size={11} />
+      {slot === 'bridge' ? 'Bridge update' : 'Update'} available:
+      {info.installedVersion ?? '?'} → {info.latestVersion ?? '?'}
+    </span>
+  {/if}
+{/snippet}
+
 <div
   class="check-row"
   class:pass={check.status === 'pass'}
@@ -167,17 +169,16 @@
     <span class="check-message">{check.message}</span>
     {#if check.path}
       <span class="check-path">{check.path}</span>
+      {@render updateBadge('main', check.main)}
     {/if}
     {#if check.bridgePath}
-      <span class="check-path">{check.bridgePath}</span>
+      {#if check.bridge?.bundled}
+        <span class="check-path">ACP bundled with Staged</span>
+      {:else}
+        <span class="check-path">{check.bridgePath}</span>
+      {/if}
+      {@render updateBadge('bridge', check.bridge)}
     {/if}
-    {#each readouts as readout (readout.slot)}
-      <span class="update-badge" class:info-only={!readout.info.updateCommand}>
-        <ArrowUpCircle size={11} />
-        {readout.slot === 'bridge' ? 'Bridge update' : 'Update'} available:
-        {readout.info.installedVersion ?? '?'} → {readout.info.latestVersion ?? '?'}
-      </span>
-    {/each}
   </div>
 
   {#if showFreshnessSpinner}
diff --git a/crates/doctor/src/types.rs b/crates/doctor/src/types.rs
index e5f947ab9..7c39aaec8 100644
--- a/crates/doctor/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/doctor/src/types.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ pub struct AgentVersionInfo {
     /// `FixType::UpdateMain` or `FixType::UpdateBridge` matching this readout's
     /// slot. Always paired with `update_command`: both `Some` or both `None`.
     pub update_fix_type: Option<FixType>,
+    /// Whether this binary ships bundled with the embedding app (resolved from
+    /// the app's bundled tools dir rather than a user install). The crate never
+    /// populates this — it has no notion of an app bundle; the embedding app
+    /// stamps it after checks run so the UI can present the binary as bundled.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub bundled: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 /// A single health-check result shown in the UI.