diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
index 7aea5978f..5bb3e9d1b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/review_session.rs
@@ -732,6 +732,13 @@ pub(crate) fn build_guardian_review_session_config(
     guardian_config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_only(AskForApproval::Never);
     guardian_config.permissions.sandbox_policy =
         Constrained::allow_only(SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy());
+    guardian_config.include_apps_instructions = false;
+    guardian_config
+        .mcp_servers
+        .set(HashMap::new())
+        .map_err(|err| {
+            anyhow::anyhow!("guardian review session could not clear MCP servers: {err}")
+        })?;
     if let Some(live_network_config) = live_network_config
         && guardian_config.permissions.network.is_some()
     {
@@ -751,6 +758,8 @@ pub(crate) fn build_guardian_review_session_config(
         Feature::SpawnCsv,
         Feature::Collab,
         Feature::CodexHooks,
+        Feature::Apps,
+        Feature::Plugins,
         Feature::WebSearchRequest,
         Feature::WebSearchCached,
     ] {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
index 19007e9d3..098e0f047 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ use crate::session::session::Session;
 use crate::session::turn_context::TurnContext;
 use crate::test_support;
 use codex_config::config_toml::ConfigToml;
+use codex_config::types::McpServerConfig;
 use codex_exec_server::LOCAL_FS;
+use codex_features::Feature;
 use codex_model_provider::create_model_provider;
 use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyConfig;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ use insta::Settings;
 use insta::assert_snapshot;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
@@ -1684,6 +1687,39 @@ async fn guardian_review_session_config_uses_live_network_proxy_state() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn guardian_review_session_config_disables_mcp_apps_and_plugins() {
+    let mut parent_config = test_config().await;
+    let server: McpServerConfig =
+        toml::from_str("command = \"docs-server\"").expect("deserialize MCP server");
+    parent_config
+        .mcp_servers
+        .set(HashMap::from([("docs".to_string(), server)]))
+        .expect("parent MCP servers are configurable");
+    parent_config
+        .features
+        .enable(Feature::Apps)
+        .expect("apps feature is configurable");
+    parent_config
+        .features
+        .enable(Feature::Plugins)
+        .expect("plugins feature is configurable");
+    parent_config.include_apps_instructions = true;
+
+    let guardian_config = build_guardian_review_session_config_for_test(
+        &parent_config,
+        /*live_network_config*/ None,
+        "active-model",
+        /*reasoning_effort*/ None,
+    )
+    .expect("guardian config");
+
+    assert!(guardian_config.mcp_servers.get().is_empty());
+    assert!(!guardian_config.features.enabled(Feature::Apps));
+    assert!(!guardian_config.features.enabled(Feature::Plugins));
+    assert!(!guardian_config.include_apps_instructions);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn guardian_review_session_config_rejects_pinned_collab_feature() {
     let mut parent_config = test_config().await;