diff --git a/core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/SessionOrchestrator.kt b/core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/SessionOrchestrator.kt
index ed7cf871..9b1e6bd5 100644
--- a/core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/SessionOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/core/kernel/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/core/kernel/orchestration/SessionOrchestrator.kt
@@ -406,6 +406,42 @@ abstract class SessionOrchestrator(
                     request = request,
                 ),
             )
+            if (toolCall.function.name != STAGE_COMPLETE_TOOL &&
+                toolCall.function.name !in stageConfig.allowedTools
+            ) {
+                val denyReason = "tool '${toolCall.function.name}' is not permitted in stage '${stageId.value}'"
+                emit(
+                    sessionId,
+                    ToolExecutionRejectedEvent(
+                        invocationId = invocationId,
+                        sessionId = sessionId,
+                        toolName = toolCall.function.name,
+                        tier = tier,
+                        reason = denyReason,
+                    ),
+                )
+                val sourceId = toolCall.id ?: invocationId.value
+                return@flatMap listOf(
+                    ContextEntry(
+                        id = ContextEntryId(UUID.randomUUID().toString()),
+                        layer = ContextLayer.L2,
+                        sourceType = "assistantToolCall",
+                        sourceId = sourceId,
+                        content = Json.encodeToString(ToolCallRequest.serializer(), toolCall),
+                        tokenEstimate = estimateTokens(toolCall.function.arguments),
+                        role = EntryRole.ASSISTANT,
+                    ),
+                    ContextEntry(
+                        id = ContextEntryId(UUID.randomUUID().toString()),
+                        layer = ContextLayer.L2,
+                        sourceType = "toolResult",
+                        sourceId = sourceId,
+                        content = "ERROR: $denyReason",
+                        tokenEstimate = estimateTokens(denyReason),
+                        role = EntryRole.TOOL,
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
             val plane2Risk: RiskSummary? = runPlane2Assessment(
                 sessionId, stageId, invocationId, toolCall.function.name, request, tool, effectives,
             )?.let { assessment ->
diff --git a/testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/ToolCallGateTest.kt b/testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/ToolCallGateTest.kt
index 763d067a..b5b4f2c3 100644
--- a/testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/ToolCallGateTest.kt
+++ b/testing/integration/src/test/kotlin/ToolCallGateTest.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.correx.core.artifacts.DefaultArtifactReducer
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ApprovalRequestedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ToolCallAssessedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ToolExecutionRejectedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.ToolInvocationRequestedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ToolRequest
 import com.correx.core.events.execution.RetryPolicy
 import com.correx.core.events.risk.RiskAction
@@ -371,4 +372,57 @@ class ToolCallGateTest {
         val toolEntry = secondPack.layers.values.flatten().first { it.sourceType == "toolResult" }
         assertEquals("line1\nline2\nline3", toolEntry.content)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `tool not in allowedTools is not executed and emits ToolExecutionRejectedEvent`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val executor = RecordingExecutor()
+        // Stage only allows "allowed_tool"; the LLM returns a call to "file_write" (not in the set).
+        val (orchestrator, eventStore, _) = buildOrchestrator(executor, FakeFileWriteTool(), assessorRule = null)
+        val sessionId = SessionId("gate-stage-deny")
+        val config = OrchestrationConfig(retryPolicy = RetryPolicy(maxAttempts = 1, backoffMs = 0))
+        val graph = singleStageGraph(allowedTools = setOf("allowed_tool"))
+
+        orchestrator.run(sessionId, graph, config)
+
+        val events = eventStore.read(sessionId)
+        assertTrue(!executor.executeCalled.get(), "executor must NOT be called for a tool outside allowedTools")
+
+        // Denial is recorded in the event log (invariant #5).
+        val rejected = events.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it.payload as? ToolExecutionRejectedEvent }
+        assertNotNull(rejected, "ToolExecutionRejectedEvent must be emitted when tool is not in allowedTools")
+        assertEquals("file_write", rejected!!.toolName)
+        assertTrue(
+            rejected.reason.contains("not permitted"),
+            "rejection reason should mention 'not permitted', got: ${rejected.reason}",
+        )
+
+        // ToolInvocationRequestedEvent is still emitted so the request itself is in the log.
+        assertTrue(
+            events.any { (it.payload as? ToolInvocationRequestedEvent)?.toolName == "file_write" },
+            "ToolInvocationRequestedEvent must be emitted to record the denied request",
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `empty allowedTools denies all domain tools and emits ToolExecutionRejectedEvent`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val executor = RecordingExecutor()
+        // Stage has allowedTools = emptySet() — only stage_complete is permitted.
+        val (orchestrator, eventStore, _) = buildOrchestrator(executor, FakeFileWriteTool(), assessorRule = null)
+        val sessionId = SessionId("gate-empty-allowed")
+        val config = OrchestrationConfig(retryPolicy = RetryPolicy(maxAttempts = 1, backoffMs = 0))
+        val graph = singleStageGraph(allowedTools = emptySet())
+
+        orchestrator.run(sessionId, graph, config)
+
+        val events = eventStore.read(sessionId)
+        assertTrue(!executor.executeCalled.get(), "executor must NOT be called when allowedTools is empty")
+
+        val rejected = events.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it.payload as? ToolExecutionRejectedEvent }
+        assertNotNull(rejected, "ToolExecutionRejectedEvent must be emitted when allowedTools is empty")
+        assertEquals("file_write", rejected!!.toolName)
+        assertTrue(
+            rejected.reason.contains("not permitted"),
+            "rejection reason should mention 'not permitted', got: ${rejected.reason}",
+        )
+    }
 }