diff --git a/src/google/adk/auth/auth_handler.py b/src/google/adk/auth/auth_handler.py
index 1a00d41b..467fdb66 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/auth/auth_handler.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/auth/auth_handler.py
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ class AuthHandler:
     return exchange_result.credential
 
   async def parse_and_store_auth_response(self, state: State) -> None:
+    credential_key = self.auth_config.credential_key
+    if not credential_key:
+      raise ValueError("credential_key is empty.")
 
-    credential_key = "temp:" + self.auth_config.credential_key
+    temp_credential_key = "temp:" + credential_key
 
-    state[credential_key] = self.auth_config.exchanged_auth_credential
+    state[temp_credential_key] = self.auth_config.exchanged_auth_credential
     if not isinstance(
         self.auth_config.auth_scheme, SecurityBase
     ) or self.auth_config.auth_scheme.type_ not in (
@@ -78,15 +81,78 @@ class AuthHandler:
     ):
       return
 
-    state[credential_key] = await self.exchange_auth_token()
+    state[temp_credential_key] = await self.exchange_auth_token()
 
   def _validate(self) -> None:
     if not self.auth_config.auth_scheme:
       raise ValueError("auth_scheme is empty.")
 
-  def get_auth_response(self, state: State) -> AuthCredential:
-    credential_key = "temp:" + self.auth_config.credential_key
-    return state.get(credential_key, None)
+  def get_auth_response(self, state: State) -> AuthCredential | None:
+    # 1. Try reading the temp credential key (standard ADK flow)
+    credential_key = self.auth_config.credential_key
+    if not credential_key:
+      return None
+
+    temp_credential_key = "temp:" + credential_key
+    val = state.get(temp_credential_key, None)
+    if val is not None:
+      if isinstance(val, AuthCredential):
+        return val
+      if isinstance(val, dict):
+        return AuthCredential.model_validate(val)
+      if isinstance(val, str) and val:
+        return self._build_credential_from_string(val)
+
+    # 2. Try reading the credential key without the 'temp:' prefix
+    val = state.get(credential_key, None)
+    if val is not None:
+      if isinstance(val, AuthCredential):
+        return val
+      if isinstance(val, dict):
+        return AuthCredential.model_validate(val)
+      if isinstance(val, str) and val:
+        return self._build_credential_from_string(val)
+
+    return None
+
+  def _build_credential_from_string(self, val: str) -> AuthCredential:
+    from .auth_credential import AuthCredentialTypes
+    from .auth_credential import HttpAuth
+    from .auth_credential import HttpCredentials
+    from .auth_credential import OAuth2Auth
+
+    auth_scheme = self.auth_config.auth_scheme
+    if not auth_scheme:
+      return AuthCredential(
+          auth_type=AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2,
+          oauth2=OAuth2Auth(access_token=val),
+      )
+
+    scheme_type = auth_scheme.type_
+    if scheme_type == AuthSchemeType.apiKey:
+      return AuthCredential(
+          auth_type=AuthCredentialTypes.API_KEY,
+          api_key=val,
+      )
+    elif scheme_type == AuthSchemeType.http:
+      scheme = getattr(auth_scheme, "scheme", "bearer")
+      return AuthCredential(
+          auth_type=AuthCredentialTypes.HTTP,
+          http=HttpAuth(
+              scheme=scheme,
+              credentials=HttpCredentials(token=val),
+          ),
+      )
+    elif scheme_type in (AuthSchemeType.oauth2, AuthSchemeType.openIdConnect):
+      return AuthCredential(
+          auth_type=AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2,
+          oauth2=OAuth2Auth(access_token=val),
+      )
+    else:
+      return AuthCredential(
+          auth_type=AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2,
+          oauth2=OAuth2Auth(access_token=val),
+      )
 
   def generate_auth_request(self) -> AuthConfig:
     if not isinstance(
diff --git a/tests/unittests/auth/test_auth_handler.py b/tests/unittests/auth/test_auth_handler.py
index f63c6170..2217821f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/auth/test_auth_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/auth/test_auth_handler.py
@@ -607,6 +607,112 @@ class TestGetAuthResponse:
     result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
     assert result is None
 
+  def test_get_auth_response_temp_prefix_str_token(self, auth_config):
+    """Test retrieving a string token stored under temp prefix in state."""
+    handler = AuthHandler(auth_config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = auth_config.credential_key
+    state["temp:" + credential_key] = "ya29.mock_token"
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2
+    assert result.oauth2.access_token == "ya29.mock_token"
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_no_prefix_credential(
+      self, auth_config, oauth2_credentials_with_auth_uri
+  ):
+    """Test retrieving a credential stored under the key without prefix."""
+    handler = AuthHandler(auth_config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = auth_config.credential_key
+    state[credential_key] = oauth2_credentials_with_auth_uri
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result == oauth2_credentials_with_auth_uri
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_no_prefix_str_token(self, auth_config):
+    """Test retrieving a string token stored under the key without prefix."""
+    handler = AuthHandler(auth_config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = auth_config.credential_key
+    state[credential_key] = "ya29.mock_token_no_prefix"
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2
+    assert result.oauth2.access_token == "ya29.mock_token_no_prefix"
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_temp_prefix_dict(self, auth_config):
+    """Test retrieving a credential dictionary stored under temp prefix."""
+    handler = AuthHandler(auth_config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = auth_config.credential_key
+    # Store dict in state representing an AuthCredential
+    state["temp:" + credential_key] = {
+        "auth_type": "oauth2",
+        "oauth2": {"access_token": "ya29.mock_token_from_dict"},
+    }
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2
+    assert result.oauth2.access_token == "ya29.mock_token_from_dict"
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_no_prefix_dict(self, auth_config):
+    """Test retrieving a credential dictionary stored under the key without prefix."""
+    handler = AuthHandler(auth_config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = auth_config.credential_key
+    state[credential_key] = {
+        "auth_type": "oauth2",
+        "oauth2": {"access_token": "ya29.mock_token_from_dict_no_prefix"},
+    }
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.OAUTH2
+    assert result.oauth2.access_token == "ya29.mock_token_from_dict_no_prefix"
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_api_key_str(self):
+    """Test retrieving a string token under apiKey scheme wraps it as APIKey."""
+    auth_scheme = APIKey(**{"name": "X-API-Key", "in": APIKeyIn.header})
+    config = AuthConfig(auth_scheme=auth_scheme)
+    handler = AuthHandler(config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = config.credential_key
+    state["temp:" + credential_key] = "my_api_key_value"
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.API_KEY
+    assert result.api_key == "my_api_key_value"
+
+  def test_get_auth_response_http_str(self):
+    """Test retrieving a string token under http bearer scheme wraps it as HTTP Bearer."""
+    from fastapi.openapi.models import HTTPBearer
+
+    auth_scheme = HTTPBearer()
+    config = AuthConfig(auth_scheme=auth_scheme)
+    handler = AuthHandler(config)
+    state = MockState()
+    credential_key = config.credential_key
+    state["temp:" + credential_key] = "my_http_bearer_token"
+
+    result = handler.get_auth_response(state)
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.auth_type == AuthCredentialTypes.HTTP
+    assert result.http is not None
+    assert result.http.scheme == "bearer"
+    assert result.http.credentials.token == "my_http_bearer_token"
+
 
 class TestParseAndStoreAuthResponse:
   """Tests for the parse_and_store_auth_response method."""
@@ -650,6 +756,19 @@ class TestParseAndStoreAuthResponse:
     assert state["temp:" + credential_key] == mock_exchange_token.return_value
     assert mock_exchange_token.called
 
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_empty_credential_key_raises_error(self, oauth2_auth_scheme):
+    """Test that ValueError is raised when credential_key is empty."""
+    config = AuthConfig(
+        auth_scheme=oauth2_auth_scheme,
+    )
+    config.credential_key = ""  # Bypass init logic that sets it
+    handler = AuthHandler(config)
+    state = MockState()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="credential_key is empty."):
+      await handler.parse_and_store_auth_response(state)
+
 
 class TestExchangeAuthToken:
   """Tests for the exchange_auth_token method."""