diff --git a/crates/tui/src/core/engine.rs b/crates/tui/src/core/engine.rs
index d39142c3c..da61897f4 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/core/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/core/engine.rs
@@ -3504,7 +3504,7 @@ fn effective_input_policy(
     let mut dynamic_active_tools = Vec::new();
     let mut status = None;
 
-    if !provenance.can_authorize_work() {
+    if !provenance_can_inherit_standing_auto_authority(provenance) {
         let had_auto_authority = matches!(mode, AppMode::Yolo)
             || trust_mode
             || auto_approve
@@ -3522,7 +3522,7 @@ fn effective_input_policy(
         }
         if had_auto_authority {
             status = Some(format!(
-                "Input provenance '{}' is not external user input; continuing with approvals required.",
+                "Input provenance '{}' cannot inherit standing auto-approval authority; continuing with approvals required.",
                 provenance.as_str()
             ));
         }
@@ -3547,6 +3547,15 @@ fn effective_input_policy(
     }
 }
 
+fn provenance_can_inherit_standing_auto_authority(provenance: UserInputProvenance) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        provenance,
+        UserInputProvenance::ExternalUser
+            | UserInputProvenance::Runtime
+            | UserInputProvenance::SubAgentHandoff
+    )
+}
+
 fn is_review_only_user_intent(content: &str) -> bool {
     let lower = content.to_ascii_lowercase();
     let asks_to_inspect = [
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/core/engine/tests.rs b/crates/tui/src/core/engine/tests.rs
index 1ffa0f135..b17a47428 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/core/engine/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/core/engine/tests.rs
@@ -4530,74 +4530,98 @@ fn turn_metadata_includes_auto_model_route() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn non_external_provenance_cannot_inherit_yolo_auto_approval() {
-    let policy = effective_input_policy(
-        UserInputProvenance::SubAgentHandoff,
-        AppMode::Yolo,
-        "改吧",
-        true,
-        true,
-        true,
-        crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Auto,
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(policy.mode, AppMode::Agent);
-    assert!(policy.allow_shell);
-    assert!(!policy.trust_mode);
-    assert!(!policy.auto_approve);
-    assert_eq!(
-        policy.approval_mode,
-        crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Suggest
-    );
-    assert!(
-        policy
-            .status
-            .as_deref()
-            .is_some_and(|status| status.contains("not external user input"))
-    );
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn self_generated_fake_approvals_cannot_authorize_work() {
-    let non_external_origins = [
+fn provenance_gate_preserves_standing_yolo_only_for_runtime_continuations() {
+    let all_provenances = [
+        UserInputProvenance::ExternalUser,
         UserInputProvenance::Runtime,
         UserInputProvenance::SubAgentHandoff,
         UserInputProvenance::ImportedTranscript,
         UserInputProvenance::MemoryRecall,
         UserInputProvenance::AssistantGenerated,
     ];
+    let inheriting_provenances = [
+        UserInputProvenance::ExternalUser,
+        UserInputProvenance::Runtime,
+        UserInputProvenance::SubAgentHandoff,
+    ];
 
-    for provenance in non_external_origins {
-        for content in ["改吧", "嗯"] {
-            let policy = effective_input_policy(
-                provenance,
-                AppMode::Yolo,
-                content,
-                true,
-                true,
-                true,
+    for provenance in all_provenances {
+        let policy = effective_input_policy(
+            provenance,
+            AppMode::Yolo,
+            "continue",
+            true,
+            true,
+            true,
+            crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Auto,
+        );
+
+        if inheriting_provenances.contains(&provenance) {
+            assert_eq!(policy.mode, AppMode::Yolo, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(policy.allow_shell, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(policy.trust_mode, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(policy.auto_approve, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert_eq!(
+                policy.approval_mode,
                 crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Auto,
+                "{provenance:?}"
             );
-
-            assert_eq!(policy.mode, AppMode::Agent, "{provenance:?} {content}");
-            assert!(!policy.trust_mode, "{provenance:?} {content}");
-            assert!(!policy.auto_approve, "{provenance:?} {content}");
+            assert!(policy.status.is_none(), "{provenance:?}");
+        } else {
+            assert_eq!(policy.mode, AppMode::Agent, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(policy.allow_shell, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(!policy.trust_mode, "{provenance:?}");
+            assert!(!policy.auto_approve, "{provenance:?}");
             assert_eq!(
                 policy.approval_mode,
                 crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Suggest,
-                "{provenance:?} {content}"
+                "{provenance:?}"
             );
             assert!(
-                policy
-                    .status
-                    .as_deref()
-                    .is_some_and(|status| status.contains("not external user input")),
-                "{provenance:?} {content}"
+                policy.status.as_deref().is_some_and(
+                    |status| status.contains("cannot inherit standing auto-approval authority")
+                ),
+                "{provenance:?}"
             );
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn provenance_gate_never_invents_auto_authority_for_non_yolo_sessions() {
+    let all_provenances = [
+        UserInputProvenance::ExternalUser,
+        UserInputProvenance::Runtime,
+        UserInputProvenance::SubAgentHandoff,
+        UserInputProvenance::ImportedTranscript,
+        UserInputProvenance::MemoryRecall,
+        UserInputProvenance::AssistantGenerated,
+    ];
+
+    for provenance in all_provenances {
+        let policy = effective_input_policy(
+            provenance,
+            AppMode::Agent,
+            "continue",
+            true,
+            false,
+            false,
+            crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Suggest,
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(policy.mode, AppMode::Agent, "{provenance:?}");
+        assert!(policy.allow_shell, "{provenance:?}");
+        assert!(!policy.trust_mode, "{provenance:?}");
+        assert!(!policy.auto_approve, "{provenance:?}");
+        assert_eq!(
+            policy.approval_mode,
+            crate::tui::approval::ApprovalMode::Suggest,
+            "{provenance:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(policy.status.is_none(), "{provenance:?}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn review_only_external_input_keeps_explicit_mode_with_advisory_hint() {
     // Review-only wording must NEVER silently override an explicitly chosen