diff --git a/enterprise/app/views/api/v1/models/captain/_custom_tool.json.jbuilder b/enterprise/app/views/api/v1/models/captain/_custom_tool.json.jbuilder
index ba9d8e3eb..64cf7cc5b 100644
--- a/enterprise/app/views/api/v1/models/captain/_custom_tool.json.jbuilder
+++ b/enterprise/app/views/api/v1/models/captain/_custom_tool.json.jbuilder
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ json.http_method custom_tool.http_method
 json.request_template custom_tool.request_template
 json.response_template custom_tool.response_template
 json.auth_type custom_tool.auth_type
-json.auth_config custom_tool.auth_config if Current.user&.administrator?
+json.auth_config custom_tool.auth_config if Current.user&.administrator? && @access_token&.scope != 'read_only'
 json.param_schema custom_tool.param_schema
 json.enabled custom_tool.enabled
 json.account_id custom_tool.account_id