diff --git a/codex-rs/core/config.schema.json b/codex-rs/core/config.schema.json
index 16f5c1455..5eab764fc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/config.schema.json
+++ b/codex-rs/core/config.schema.json
@@ -625,6 +625,70 @@
       ],
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "NetworkModeSchema": {
+      "enum": [
+        "limited",
+        "full"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "NetworkToml": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "admin_url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "allow_local_binding": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "allow_unix_sockets": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "allow_upstream_proxy": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "allowed_domains": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "denied_domains": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "enable_socks5": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "enable_socks5_udp": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "enabled": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "mode": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/NetworkModeSchema"
+        },
+        "proxy_url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "socks_url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "Notice": {
       "description": "Settings for notices we display to users via the tui and app-server clients (primarily the Codex IDE extension). NOTE: these are different from notifications - notices are warnings, NUX screens, acknowledgements, etc.",
       "properties": {
@@ -866,6 +930,20 @@
       },
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "PermissionsToml": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "network": {
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/NetworkToml"
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "Network proxy settings from `[permissions.network]`. User config can enable the proxy; managed requirements may still constrain values."
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "Personality": {
       "enum": [
         "none",
@@ -1718,6 +1796,15 @@
       ],
       "description": "OTEL configuration."
     },
+    "permissions": {
+      "allOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/PermissionsToml"
+        }
+      ],
+      "default": null,
+      "description": "Nested permissions settings."
+    },
     "personality": {
       "allOf": [
         {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
index 3d3a714fa..a27508d1a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ use tempfile::tempdir;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 type MacOsSeatbeltProfileExtensions = ();
 
+use crate::config::permissions::network_proxy_config_from_permissions;
 use crate::config::profile::ConfigProfile;
 use toml::Value as TomlValue;
 use toml_edit::DocumentMut;
 
 pub mod edit;
 mod network_proxy_spec;
+mod permissions;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod service;
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ pub use codex_config::ConstraintResult;
 
 pub use network_proxy_spec::NetworkProxySpec;
 pub use network_proxy_spec::StartedNetworkProxy;
+pub use permissions::NetworkToml;
+pub use permissions::PermissionsToml;
 pub use service::ConfigService;
 pub use service::ConfigServiceError;
 
@@ -954,6 +958,10 @@ pub struct ConfigToml {
     /// Sandbox configuration to apply if `sandbox` is `WorkspaceWrite`.
     pub sandbox_workspace_write: Option<SandboxWorkspaceWrite>,
 
+    /// Nested permissions settings.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub permissions: Option<PermissionsToml>,
+
     /// Optional external command to spawn for end-user notifications.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub notify: Option<Vec<String>>,
@@ -1590,6 +1598,8 @@ impl Config {
                 .clone(),
             None => ConfigProfile::default(),
         };
+        let configured_network_proxy_config =
+            network_proxy_config_from_permissions(cfg.permissions.as_ref());
 
         let feature_overrides = FeatureOverrides {
             include_apply_patch_tool: include_apply_patch_tool_override,
@@ -1902,18 +1912,29 @@ impl Config {
         let mcp_servers = constrain_mcp_servers(cfg.mcp_servers.clone(), mcp_servers.as_ref())
             .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, format!("{e}")))?;
 
-        let network = match network_requirements {
-            Some(Sourced { value, source }) => {
-                let network = NetworkProxySpec::from_constraints(&config_layer_stack, value)
-                    .map_err(|err| {
-                        std::io::Error::new(
-                            err.kind(),
-                            format!("failed to build managed network proxy from {source}: {err}"),
-                        )
-                    })?;
-                Some(network)
+        let (network_requirements, network_requirements_source) = match network_requirements {
+            Some(Sourced { value, source }) => (Some(value), Some(source)),
+            None => (None, None),
+        };
+        let has_network_requirements = network_requirements.is_some();
+        let network = NetworkProxySpec::from_config_and_constraints(
+            configured_network_proxy_config,
+            network_requirements,
+        )
+        .map_err(|err| {
+            if let Some(source) = network_requirements_source.as_ref() {
+                std::io::Error::new(
+                    err.kind(),
+                    format!("failed to build managed network proxy from {source}: {err}"),
+                )
+            } else {
+                err
             }
-            None => None,
+        })?;
+        let network = if has_network_requirements {
+            Some(network)
+        } else {
+            network.enabled().then_some(network)
         };
 
         let config = Self {
@@ -2353,6 +2374,95 @@ phase_2_model = "gpt-5"
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn config_toml_deserializes_permissions_network() {
+        let toml = r#"
+[permissions.network]
+enabled = true
+proxy_url = "http://127.0.0.1:43128"
+enable_socks5 = false
+allow_upstream_proxy = false
+allowed_domains = ["openai.com"]
+"#;
+        let cfg: ConfigToml = toml::from_str(toml)
+            .expect("TOML deserialization should succeed for permissions.network");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.permissions
+                .and_then(|permissions| permissions.network)
+                .expect("permissions.network should deserialize"),
+            NetworkToml {
+                enabled: Some(true),
+                proxy_url: Some("http://127.0.0.1:43128".to_string()),
+                admin_url: None,
+                enable_socks5: Some(false),
+                socks_url: None,
+                enable_socks5_udp: None,
+                allow_upstream_proxy: Some(false),
+                dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy: None,
+                dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin: None,
+                mode: None,
+                allowed_domains: Some(vec!["openai.com".to_string()]),
+                denied_domains: None,
+                allow_unix_sockets: None,
+                allow_local_binding: None,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn permissions_network_enabled_populates_runtime_network_proxy_spec() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let codex_home = TempDir::new()?;
+        let cfg = ConfigToml {
+            permissions: Some(PermissionsToml {
+                network: Some(NetworkToml {
+                    enabled: Some(true),
+                    proxy_url: Some("http://127.0.0.1:43128".to_string()),
+                    enable_socks5: Some(false),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }),
+            }),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let config = Config::load_from_base_config_with_overrides(
+            cfg,
+            ConfigOverrides::default(),
+            codex_home.path().to_path_buf(),
+        )?;
+        let network = config
+            .permissions
+            .network
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("enabled permissions.network should produce a NetworkProxySpec");
+
+        assert_eq!(network.proxy_host_and_port(), "127.0.0.1:43128");
+        assert!(!network.socks_enabled());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn permissions_network_disabled_by_default_does_not_start_proxy() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let codex_home = TempDir::new()?;
+        let cfg = ConfigToml {
+            permissions: Some(PermissionsToml {
+                network: Some(NetworkToml {
+                    allowed_domains: Some(vec!["openai.com".to_string()]),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }),
+            }),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let config = Config::load_from_base_config_with_overrides(
+            cfg,
+            ConfigOverrides::default(),
+            codex_home.path().to_path_buf(),
+        )?;
+        assert!(config.permissions.network.is_none());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn tui_config_missing_notifications_field_defaults_to_enabled() {
         let cfg = r#"
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/network_proxy_spec.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/network_proxy_spec.rs
index 183eafcb1..1957455d6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/network_proxy_spec.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/network_proxy_spec.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::config;
 use crate::config_loader::NetworkConstraints;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use codex_network_proxy::BlockedRequestObserver;
@@ -68,6 +67,10 @@ impl ConfigReloader for StaticNetworkProxyReloader {
 }
 
 impl NetworkProxySpec {
+    pub(crate) fn enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config.network.enabled
+    }
+
     pub fn proxy_host_and_port(&self) -> String {
         host_and_port_from_network_addr(&self.config.network.proxy_url, 3128)
     }
@@ -76,14 +79,15 @@ impl NetworkProxySpec {
         self.config.network.enable_socks5
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn from_constraints(
-        _config_layer_stack: &config::ConfigLayerStack,
-        requirements: NetworkConstraints,
+    pub(crate) fn from_config_and_constraints(
+        config: NetworkProxyConfig,
+        requirements: Option<NetworkConstraints>,
     ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-        // TODO(mbolin): Use ConfigLayerStack once we are ready to start
-        // honoring network configuration in config.toml.
-        let config = NetworkProxyConfig::default();
-        let (config, constraints) = Self::apply_requirements(config, &requirements);
+        let (config, constraints) = if let Some(requirements) = requirements {
+            Self::apply_requirements(config, &requirements)
+        } else {
+            (config, NetworkProxyConstraints::default())
+        };
         validate_policy_against_constraints(&config, &constraints).map_err(|err| {
             std::io::Error::new(
                 std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/permissions.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/permissions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a03b5273d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/permissions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+use codex_network_proxy::NetworkMode;
+use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyConfig;
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema)]
+#[schemars(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct PermissionsToml {
+    /// Network proxy settings from `[permissions.network]`.
+    /// User config can enable the proxy; managed requirements may still constrain values.
+    pub network: Option<NetworkToml>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema)]
+#[schemars(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct NetworkToml {
+    pub enabled: Option<bool>,
+    pub proxy_url: Option<String>,
+    pub admin_url: Option<String>,
+    pub enable_socks5: Option<bool>,
+    pub socks_url: Option<String>,
+    pub enable_socks5_udp: Option<bool>,
+    pub allow_upstream_proxy: Option<bool>,
+    pub dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy: Option<bool>,
+    pub dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin: Option<bool>,
+    #[schemars(with = "Option<NetworkModeSchema>")]
+    pub mode: Option<NetworkMode>,
+    pub allowed_domains: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub denied_domains: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub allow_unix_sockets: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub allow_local_binding: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+enum NetworkModeSchema {
+    Limited,
+    Full,
+}
+
+impl NetworkToml {
+    pub(crate) fn apply_to_network_proxy_config(&self, config: &mut NetworkProxyConfig) {
+        if let Some(enabled) = self.enabled {
+            config.network.enabled = enabled;
+        }
+        if let Some(proxy_url) = self.proxy_url.as_ref() {
+            config.network.proxy_url = proxy_url.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(admin_url) = self.admin_url.as_ref() {
+            config.network.admin_url = admin_url.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(enable_socks5) = self.enable_socks5 {
+            config.network.enable_socks5 = enable_socks5;
+        }
+        if let Some(socks_url) = self.socks_url.as_ref() {
+            config.network.socks_url = socks_url.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(enable_socks5_udp) = self.enable_socks5_udp {
+            config.network.enable_socks5_udp = enable_socks5_udp;
+        }
+        if let Some(allow_upstream_proxy) = self.allow_upstream_proxy {
+            config.network.allow_upstream_proxy = allow_upstream_proxy;
+        }
+        if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy) =
+            self.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy
+        {
+            config.network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy =
+                dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy;
+        }
+        if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin) =
+            self.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin
+        {
+            config.network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin =
+                dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin;
+        }
+        if let Some(mode) = self.mode {
+            config.network.mode = mode;
+        }
+        if let Some(allowed_domains) = self.allowed_domains.as_ref() {
+            config.network.allowed_domains = allowed_domains.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(denied_domains) = self.denied_domains.as_ref() {
+            config.network.denied_domains = denied_domains.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(allow_unix_sockets) = self.allow_unix_sockets.as_ref() {
+            config.network.allow_unix_sockets = allow_unix_sockets.clone();
+        }
+        if let Some(allow_local_binding) = self.allow_local_binding {
+            config.network.allow_local_binding = allow_local_binding;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_network_proxy_config(&self) -> NetworkProxyConfig {
+        let mut config = NetworkProxyConfig::default();
+        self.apply_to_network_proxy_config(&mut config);
+        config
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn network_proxy_config_from_permissions(
+    permissions: Option<&PermissionsToml>,
+) -> NetworkProxyConfig {
+    permissions
+        .and_then(|permissions| permissions.network.as_ref())
+        .map_or_else(
+            NetworkProxyConfig::default,
+            NetworkToml::to_network_proxy_config,
+        )
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/network_proxy_loader.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/network_proxy_loader.rs
index 3e0645274..6fcf91f08 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/network_proxy_loader.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/network_proxy_loader.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use crate::config::CONFIG_TOML_FILE;
+use crate::config::NetworkToml;
+use crate::config::PermissionsToml;
 use crate::config::find_codex_home;
 use crate::config_loader::CloudRequirementsLoader;
 use crate::config_loader::ConfigLayerStack;
@@ -15,9 +17,9 @@ use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyConfig;
 use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyConstraintError;
 use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyConstraints;
 use codex_network_proxy::NetworkProxyState;
-use codex_network_proxy::PartialNetworkProxyConfig;
 use codex_network_proxy::build_config_state;
 use codex_network_proxy::validate_policy_against_constraints;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
@@ -47,10 +49,7 @@ async fn build_config_state_with_mtimes() -> Result<(ConfigState, Vec<LayerMtime
     .await
     .context("failed to load Codex config")?;
 
-    let merged_toml = config_layer_stack.effective_config();
-    let config: NetworkProxyConfig = merged_toml
-        .try_into()
-        .context("failed to deserialize network proxy config")?;
+    let config = config_from_layers(&config_layer_stack)?;
 
     let constraints = enforce_trusted_constraints(&config_layer_stack, &config)?;
     let layer_mtimes = collect_layer_mtimes(&config_layer_stack);
@@ -100,50 +99,88 @@ fn network_constraints_from_trusted_layers(
             continue;
         }
 
-        let partial: PartialNetworkProxyConfig = layer
-            .config
-            .clone()
-            .try_into()
-            .context("failed to deserialize trusted config layer")?;
-
-        if let Some(enabled) = partial.network.enabled {
-            constraints.enabled = Some(enabled);
+        let parsed = network_tables_from_toml(&layer.config)?;
+        if let Some(network) = parsed.network {
+            apply_network_constraints(network, &mut constraints);
         }
-        if let Some(mode) = partial.network.mode {
-            constraints.mode = Some(mode);
-        }
-        if let Some(allow_upstream_proxy) = partial.network.allow_upstream_proxy {
-            constraints.allow_upstream_proxy = Some(allow_upstream_proxy);
-        }
-        if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy) =
-            partial.network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy
+        if let Some(network) = parsed
+            .permissions
+            .and_then(|permissions| permissions.network)
         {
-            constraints.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy =
-                Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy);
-        }
-        if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin) =
-            partial.network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin
-        {
-            constraints.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin =
-                Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin);
-        }
-
-        if let Some(allowed_domains) = partial.network.allowed_domains {
-            constraints.allowed_domains = Some(allowed_domains);
-        }
-        if let Some(denied_domains) = partial.network.denied_domains {
-            constraints.denied_domains = Some(denied_domains);
-        }
-        if let Some(allow_unix_sockets) = partial.network.allow_unix_sockets {
-            constraints.allow_unix_sockets = Some(allow_unix_sockets);
-        }
-        if let Some(allow_local_binding) = partial.network.allow_local_binding {
-            constraints.allow_local_binding = Some(allow_local_binding);
+            apply_network_constraints(network, &mut constraints);
         }
     }
     Ok(constraints)
 }
 
+fn apply_network_constraints(network: NetworkToml, constraints: &mut NetworkProxyConstraints) {
+    if let Some(enabled) = network.enabled {
+        constraints.enabled = Some(enabled);
+    }
+    if let Some(mode) = network.mode {
+        constraints.mode = Some(mode);
+    }
+    if let Some(allow_upstream_proxy) = network.allow_upstream_proxy {
+        constraints.allow_upstream_proxy = Some(allow_upstream_proxy);
+    }
+    if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy) = network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy
+    {
+        constraints.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy =
+            Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_proxy);
+    }
+    if let Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin) = network.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin
+    {
+        constraints.dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin =
+            Some(dangerously_allow_non_loopback_admin);
+    }
+    if let Some(allowed_domains) = network.allowed_domains {
+        constraints.allowed_domains = Some(allowed_domains);
+    }
+    if let Some(denied_domains) = network.denied_domains {
+        constraints.denied_domains = Some(denied_domains);
+    }
+    if let Some(allow_unix_sockets) = network.allow_unix_sockets {
+        constraints.allow_unix_sockets = Some(allow_unix_sockets);
+    }
+    if let Some(allow_local_binding) = network.allow_local_binding {
+        constraints.allow_local_binding = Some(allow_local_binding);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
+struct NetworkTablesToml {
+    network: Option<NetworkToml>,
+    permissions: Option<PermissionsToml>,
+}
+
+fn network_tables_from_toml(value: &toml::Value) -> Result<NetworkTablesToml> {
+    value
+        .clone()
+        .try_into()
+        .context("failed to deserialize network tables from config")
+}
+
+fn apply_network_tables(config: &mut NetworkProxyConfig, parsed: NetworkTablesToml) {
+    if let Some(network) = parsed.network {
+        network.apply_to_network_proxy_config(config);
+    }
+    if let Some(network) = parsed
+        .permissions
+        .and_then(|permissions| permissions.network)
+    {
+        network.apply_to_network_proxy_config(config);
+    }
+}
+
+fn config_from_layers(layers: &ConfigLayerStack) -> Result<NetworkProxyConfig> {
+    let mut config = NetworkProxyConfig::default();
+    for layer in layers.get_layers(ConfigLayerStackOrdering::LowestPrecedenceFirst, false) {
+        let parsed = network_tables_from_toml(&layer.config)?;
+        apply_network_tables(&mut config, parsed);
+    }
+    Ok(config)
+}
+
 fn is_user_controlled_layer(layer: &ConfigLayerSource) -> bool {
     matches!(
         layer,
@@ -215,3 +252,40 @@ impl ConfigReloader for MtimeConfigReloader {
         Ok(state)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn higher_precedence_network_table_beats_lower_permissions_network_table() {
+        let lower_permissions: toml::Value = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+[permissions.network]
+allowed_domains = ["lower.example.com"]
+"#,
+        )
+        .expect("lower layer should parse");
+        let higher_network: toml::Value = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+[network]
+allowed_domains = ["higher.example.com"]
+"#,
+        )
+        .expect("higher layer should parse");
+
+        let mut config = NetworkProxyConfig::default();
+        apply_network_tables(
+            &mut config,
+            network_tables_from_toml(&lower_permissions).expect("lower layer should deserialize"),
+        );
+        apply_network_tables(
+            &mut config,
+            network_tables_from_toml(&higher_network).expect("higher layer should deserialize"),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(config.network.allowed_domains, vec!["higher.example.com"]);
+    }
+}