diff --git a/src-rust/crates/tools/tests/web_fetch_authority.rs b/src-rust/crates/tools/tests/web_fetch_authority.rs
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+use claurst_core::config::{Config, PermissionMode, Settings};
+use claurst_core::permissions::{
+    AutoPermissionHandler, ManagedAutoPermissionHandler, PermissionAction, PermissionDecision,
+    PermissionHandler, PermissionManager, PermissionRequest, PermissionRule, PermissionScope,
+};
+use claurst_tools::{PermissionLevel, Tool, ToolContext, WebFetchTool};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+fn context(handler: Arc<dyn PermissionHandler>, mode: PermissionMode) -> ToolContext {
+    ToolContext {
+        working_dir: PathBuf::from("."),
+        permission_mode: mode,
+        permission_handler: handler,
+        cost_tracker: claurst_core::cost::CostTracker::new(),
+        session_id: "webfetch-authority-regression".to_string(),
+        goal_turn: Default::default(),
+        file_history: Arc::new(parking_lot::Mutex::new(
+            claurst_core::file_history::FileHistory::new(),
+        )),
+        current_turn: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+        non_interactive: true,
+        mcp_manager: None,
+        config: Config::default(),
+        managed_agent_config: None,
+        completion_notifier: None,
+        pending_permissions: None,
+        permission_manager: None,
+        user_question_tx: None,
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct RecordingDenyHandler {
+    requests: Mutex<Vec<PermissionRequest>>,
+}
+
+impl PermissionHandler for RecordingDenyHandler {
+    fn check_permission(&self, request: &PermissionRequest) -> PermissionDecision {
+        self.requests.lock().unwrap().push(request.clone());
+        PermissionDecision::Deny
+    }
+
+    fn request_permission(&self, request: &PermissionRequest) -> PermissionDecision {
+        self.check_permission(request)
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn webfetch_is_not_advertised_as_an_unrestricted_read() {
+    assert!(
+        !matches!(
+            WebFetchTool.permission_level(),
+            PermissionLevel::None | PermissionLevel::ReadOnly
+        ),
+        "network access must not enter filesystem-read-only tool sets"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webfetch_requests_network_authority_before_io() {
+    let handler = Arc::new(RecordingDenyHandler::default());
+    let ctx = context(handler.clone(), PermissionMode::Default);
+    let result = WebFetchTool
+        .execute(json!({"url": "https://example.com/"}), &ctx)
+        .await;
+    assert!(result.is_error);
+    assert!(result.content.contains("Permission denied"));
+    let requests = handler.requests.lock().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(requests.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(requests[0].tool_name, "WebFetch");
+    assert!(
+        !requests[0].is_read_only,
+        "legacy permission handlers trust this field"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn legacy_handlers_do_not_silently_authorize_webfetch() {
+    for mode in [
+        PermissionMode::Default,
+        PermissionMode::Plan,
+        PermissionMode::AcceptEdits,
+    ] {
+        let handler = Arc::new(AutoPermissionHandler { mode: mode.clone() });
+        let ctx = context(handler, mode);
+        // A rejected permission must win before even an unsupported URL is used.
+        // This fixture performs no external network IO on the unpatched backend.
+        let result = WebFetchTool
+            .execute(json!({"url": "file:///webfetch-permission-fixture"}), &ctx)
+            .await;
+        assert!(result.is_error);
+        assert!(
+            result.content.contains("Permission denied"),
+            "mode {:?} reached the HTTP client: {}",
+            ctx.permission_mode,
+            result.content
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn manager_backed_default_rejects_unapproved_network_access() {
+    let manager = Arc::new(Mutex::new(PermissionManager::new(
+        PermissionMode::Default,
+        &Settings::default(),
+    )));
+    let handler = Arc::new(ManagedAutoPermissionHandler::new(manager));
+    let ctx = context(handler, PermissionMode::Default);
+    let result = WebFetchTool
+        .execute(json!({"url": "https://example.com/"}), &ctx)
+        .await;
+    assert!(result.is_error);
+    assert!(result.content.contains("Permission denied"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn canonical_network_policy_keeps_allow_and_deny_rules() {
+    let mut manager = PermissionManager::new(PermissionMode::Default, &Settings::default());
+    assert!(matches!(
+        manager.evaluate("WebFetch", "fetch fixture", None, None, &[]),
+        PermissionDecision::Ask { .. }
+    ));
+    manager.add_session_allow("WebFetch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        manager.evaluate("WebFetch", "fetch fixture", None, None, &[]),
+        PermissionDecision::Allow
+    );
+    manager.add_rule(PermissionRule {
+        tool_name: Some("WebFetch".to_string()),
+        path_pattern: None,
+        action: PermissionAction::Deny,
+        scope: PermissionScope::Session,
+    });
+    assert_eq!(
+        manager.evaluate("WebFetch", "fetch fixture", None, None, &[]),
+        PermissionDecision::Deny
+    );
+}