diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.test.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.test.ts
index d670ec97..c0fbe468 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.test.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.test.ts
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ describe('tokenRoutes', () => {
     expect(repoMock.hashToken).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('POST /tokens respects explicit environment overrides', async () => {
-    repoMock.hashToken.mockResolvedValue('hashed_token');
-    repoMock.create.mockResolvedValue(baseToken);
+  it('POST /tokens rejects unsupported user_api tokens', async () => {
     const app = await buildApp({
       sub: 'admin_1',
       productId: 'lysnrai',
@@ -139,6 +137,83 @@ describe('tokenRoutes', () => {
       email: 'admin@example.com',
     });
 
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/api/tokens',
+      payload: {
+        name: 'legacy-user-token',
+        tokenType: 'user_api',
+        scopes: ['read'],
+        expiresInDays: 30,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    expect(repoMock.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('POST /tokens rejects service_api creation for non-super-admins', async () => {
+    const app = await buildApp({
+      sub: 'admin_1',
+      productId: 'lysnrai',
+      role: 'admin',
+      email: 'admin@example.com',
+    });
+
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/api/tokens',
+      payload: {
+        name: 'service-token',
+        tokenType: 'service_api',
+        scopes: ['jobs:read'],
+        expiresInDays: 30,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+    expect(repoMock.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('POST /tokens allows service_api creation for super_admin', async () => {
+    repoMock.hashToken.mockResolvedValue('hashed_token');
+    repoMock.create.mockResolvedValue(baseToken);
+    const app = await buildApp({
+      sub: 'root_1',
+      productId: 'lysnrai',
+      role: 'super_admin',
+      email: 'root@example.com',
+    });
+
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/api/tokens',
+      payload: {
+        name: 'service-token',
+        tokenType: 'service_api',
+        scopes: ['jobs:read'],
+        expiresInDays: 30,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(201);
+    expect(repoMock.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        tokenType: 'service_api',
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('POST /tokens respects explicit environment overrides', async () => {
+    repoMock.hashToken.mockResolvedValue('hashed_token');
+    repoMock.create.mockResolvedValue(baseToken);
+    const app = await buildApp({
+      sub: 'root_1',
+      productId: 'lysnrai',
+      role: 'super_admin',
+      email: 'root@example.com',
+    });
+
     const res = await app.inject({
       method: 'POST',
       url: '/api/tokens',
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.ts
index 890566c5..e7cb5758 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/tokens/routes.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ export async function tokenRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     const { name, tokenType, environment, scopes, expiresInDays } = parsed.data;
     const resolvedEnvironment = environment ?? getRuntimeEnvironment();
 
+    if (tokenType === 'user_api') {
+      throw new BadRequestError('user_api tokens are not supported for machine credential routes');
+    }
+
+    if (tokenType === 'service_api' && payload.role !== 'super_admin') {
+      throw new ForbiddenError('Super admin access required for service_api tokens');
+    }
+
     const rawToken = `wai_${crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex')}`;
     const prefix = rawToken.slice(0, 12);
     const tokenHash = await repo.hashToken(rawToken);