fix(privacy): show a clear message when the account has no Code Assist tier

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePrivacySettings.test.tsx

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('usePrivacySettings', () => {
     };
   };
 
-  it('should throw error when content generator is not a CodeAssistServer', async () => {
+  it('should report tier unavailable when OAuth is not being used', async () => {
     vi.mocked(getCodeAssistServer).mockReturnValue(undefined);
 
     const { result } = await act(async () => renderPrivacySettingsHook());
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ describe('usePrivacySettings', () => {
       expect(result.current.privacyState.isLoading).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBe('Oauth not being used');
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isTierUnavailable).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it('should handle paid tier users correctly', async () => {
@@ -79,9 +80,64 @@ describe('usePrivacySettings', () => {
     expect(result.current.privacyState.dataCollectionOptIn).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  it('should throw error when CodeAssistServer has no projectId', async () => {
+  it('should report tier unavailable when CodeAssistServer has no projectId', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getCodeAssistServer).mockReturnValue({
+      userTier: UserTierId.FREE,
+    } as unknown as CodeAssistServer);
+
+    const { result } = await act(async () => renderPrivacySettingsHook());
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.privacyState.isLoading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isTierUnavailable).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should report tier unavailable when the user has no tier', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getCodeAssistServer).mockReturnValue({
+      projectId: 'test-project-id',
+      userTier: undefined,
+    } as unknown as CodeAssistServer);
+
+    const { result } = await act(async () => renderPrivacySettingsHook());
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.privacyState.isLoading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isTierUnavailable).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isFreeTier).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should report tier unavailable when the backend reports no current tier', async () => {
     vi.mocked(getCodeAssistServer).mockReturnValue({
+      projectId: 'test-project-id',
+      userTier: UserTierId.FREE,
+      getCodeAssistGlobalUserSetting: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockRejectedValue(new Error('User does not have a current tier')),
+    } as unknown as CodeAssistServer);
+
+    const { result } = await act(async () => renderPrivacySettingsHook());
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.privacyState.isLoading).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isTierUnavailable).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should surface unexpected errors while loading opt-in settings', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getCodeAssistServer).mockReturnValue({
+      projectId: 'test-project-id',
       userTier: UserTierId.FREE,
+      getCodeAssistGlobalUserSetting: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockRejectedValue(new Error('network unavailable')),
     } as unknown as CodeAssistServer);
 
     const { result } = await act(async () => renderPrivacySettingsHook());
@@ -90,9 +146,8 @@ describe('usePrivacySettings', () => {
       expect(result.current.privacyState.isLoading).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBe(
-      'CodeAssist server is missing a project ID',
-    );
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.error).toBe('network unavailable');
+    expect(result.current.privacyState.isTierUnavailable).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it('should update data collection opt-in setting', async () => {

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePrivacySettings.ts

@@ -18,8 +18,22 @@ export interface PrivacyState {
   error?: string;
   isFreeTier?: boolean;
   dataCollectionOptIn?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * True when the signed-in account has no consumer Code Assist tier, so the
+   * data-collection opt-in isn't applicable (e.g. Workspace/enterprise accounts,
+   * or an OAuth login without a Google Cloud project). This is an expected state
+   * rendered as a friendly, actionable notice rather than a raw backend `error`.
+   */
+  isTierUnavailable?: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Signals that the current account can't be mapped to a consumer Code Assist
+ * tier, so the privacy opt-in can't be shown. Handled by rendering a friendly
+ * notice instead of surfacing a raw backend error.
+ */
+class TierUnavailableError extends Error {}
+
 export const usePrivacySettings = (config: Config) => {
   const [privacyState, setPrivacyState] = useState<PrivacyState>({
     isLoading: true,
@@ -34,7 +48,13 @@ export const usePrivacySettings = (config: Config) => {
         const server = getCodeAssistServerOrFail(config);
         const tier = server.userTier;
         if (tier === undefined) {
-          throw new Error('Could not determine user tier.');
+          // The account has no resolved Code Assist tier (e.g. Workspace or an
+          // incomplete OAuth). Show a friendly notice instead of a raw error.
+          setPrivacyState({
+            isLoading: false,
+            isTierUnavailable: true,
+          });
+          return;
         }
         if (tier !== UserTierId.FREE) {
           // We don't need to fetch opt-out info since non-free tier
@@ -53,6 +73,13 @@ export const usePrivacySettings = (config: Config) => {
           dataCollectionOptIn: optIn,
         });
       } catch (e) {
+        if (isTierUnavailableError(e)) {
+          setPrivacyState({
+            isLoading: false,
+            isTierUnavailable: true,
+          });
+          return;
+        }
         setPrivacyState({
           isLoading: false,
           error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
@@ -74,6 +101,13 @@ export const usePrivacySettings = (config: Config) => {
           dataCollectionOptIn: updatedOptIn,
         });
       } catch (e) {
+        if (isTierUnavailableError(e)) {
+          setPrivacyState({
+            isLoading: false,
+            isTierUnavailable: true,
+          });
+          return;
+        }
         setPrivacyState({
           isLoading: false,
           error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
@@ -92,13 +126,30 @@ export const usePrivacySettings = (config: Config) => {
 function getCodeAssistServerOrFail(config: Config): CodeAssistServer {
   const server = getCodeAssistServer(config);
   if (server === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('Oauth not being used');
+    throw new TierUnavailableError('Oauth not being used');
   } else if (server.projectId === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('CodeAssist server is missing a project ID');
+    throw new TierUnavailableError('CodeAssist server is missing a project ID');
   }
   return server;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether an error means the account simply has no consumer Code
+ * Assist tier, as opposed to an unexpected failure. Covers the local
+ * {@link TierUnavailableError} as well as the Code Assist backend error (e.g.
+ * "User does not have a current tier") returned for Workspace/enterprise
+ * accounts.
+ */
+function isTierUnavailableError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  if (error instanceof TierUnavailableError) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+  // Match the specific Code Assist backend message rather than a broad substring
+  // so an unrelated error that merely mentions "tier" isn't masked as a benign notice.
+  return /does not have a current tier/i.test(message);
+}
+
 async function getRemoteDataCollectionOptIn(
   server: CodeAssistServer,
 ): Promise<boolean> {

packages/cli/src/ui/privacy/CloudFreePrivacyNotice.test.tsx

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ describe('CloudFreePrivacyNotice', () => {
       mockState: { isFreeTier: false },
       expectedText: 'Gemini Code Assist Privacy Notice',
     },
+    {
+      stateName: 'tier unavailable state',
+      mockState: { isFreeTier: undefined, isTierUnavailable: true },
+      expectedText: 'GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT',
+    },
     {
       stateName: 'free tier state',
       mockState: { isFreeTier: true },
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ describe('CloudFreePrivacyNotice', () => {
       mockState: { isFreeTier: false },
       shouldExit: true,
     },
+    {
+      stateName: 'tier unavailable state',
+      mockState: { isFreeTier: undefined, isTierUnavailable: true },
+      shouldExit: true,
+    },
     {
       stateName: 'free tier state (no selection)',
       mockState: { isFreeTier: true },

packages/cli/src/ui/privacy/CloudFreePrivacyNotice.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export const CloudFreePrivacyNotice = ({
   useKeypress(
     (key) => {
       if (
-        (privacyState.error || privacyState.isFreeTier === false) &&
+        (privacyState.error ||
+          privacyState.isFreeTier === false ||
+          privacyState.isTierUnavailable) &&
         key.name === 'escape'
       ) {
         onExit();
@@ -53,6 +55,35 @@ export const CloudFreePrivacyNotice = ({
     );
   }
 
+  if (privacyState.isTierUnavailable) {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column" marginY={1}>
+        <Text bold color={theme.text.accent}>
+          Gemini Code Assist Privacy Notice
+        </Text>
+        <Newline />
+        <Text color={theme.text.primary}>
+          The data collection opt-in isn&apos;t available for this account
+          because it doesn&apos;t have a Gemini Code Assist for Individuals
+          (free) tier.
+        </Text>
+        <Newline />
+        <Text color={theme.text.primary}>
+          If you&apos;re on a Google Workspace or enterprise account, use the
+          Vertex AI / Google Cloud path instead by setting the
+          GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable to your Google Cloud
+          project.
+        </Text>
+        <Newline />
+        <Text color={theme.text.primary}>
+          Learn more: https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/authentication/
+        </Text>
+        <Newline />
+        <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>Press Esc to exit.</Text>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (privacyState.isFreeTier === false) {
     return (
       <Box flexDirection="column" marginY={1}>