diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/config_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/config_tests.rs
index 044c6c828..500483f65 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/config_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/config_tests.rs
@@ -3628,8 +3628,7 @@ async fn set_feature_enabled_updates_profile() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn set_feature_enabled_persists_default_false_feature_disable_in_profile()
--> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn set_feature_enabled_persists_feature_disable_in_profile() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let codex_home = TempDir::new()?;
 
     ConfigEditsBuilder::new(codex_home.path())
@@ -6881,7 +6880,7 @@ smart_approvals = true
         .build()
         .await?;
 
-    assert!(!config.features.enabled(Feature::GuardianApproval));
+    assert!(config.features.enabled(Feature::GuardianApproval));
     assert_eq!(config.approvals_reviewer, ApprovalsReviewer::User);
 
     let serialized = tokio::fs::read_to_string(codex_home.path().join(CONFIG_TOML_FILE)).await?;
@@ -6910,7 +6909,7 @@ smart_approvals = true
         .build()
         .await?;
 
-    assert!(!config.features.enabled(Feature::GuardianApproval));
+    assert!(config.features.enabled(Feature::GuardianApproval));
     assert_eq!(config.approvals_reviewer, ApprovalsReviewer::User);
 
     let serialized = tokio::fs::read_to_string(codex_home.path().join(CONFIG_TOML_FILE)).await?;
diff --git a/codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs
index 18f3eef9e..9b9dddfc9 100644
--- a/codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs
@@ -917,12 +917,8 @@ pub const FEATURES: &[FeatureSpec] = &[
     FeatureSpec {
         id: Feature::GuardianApproval,
         key: "guardian_approval",
-        stage: Stage::Experimental {
-            name: "Auto-review",
-            menu_description: "When Codex needs approval for higher-risk actions (e.g. sandbox escapes or blocked network access), route eligible approval requests to a carefully-prompted security reviewer subagent rather than blocking the agent on your input. This can consume significantly more tokens because it runs a subagent on every approval request.",
-            announcement: "",
-        },
-        default_enabled: false,
+        stage: Stage::Stable,
+        default_enabled: true,
     },
     FeatureSpec {
         id: Feature::CollaborationModes,
diff --git a/codex-rs/features/src/tests.rs b/codex-rs/features/src/tests.rs
index 276e573ab..f5704dd71 100644
--- a/codex-rs/features/src/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/features/src/tests.rs
@@ -87,20 +87,11 @@ fn code_mode_only_requires_code_mode() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn guardian_approval_is_experimental_and_user_toggleable() {
+fn guardian_approval_is_stable_and_enabled_by_default() {
     let spec = Feature::GuardianApproval.info();
-    let stage = spec.stage;
 
-    assert!(matches!(stage, Stage::Experimental { .. }));
-    assert_eq!(stage.experimental_menu_name(), Some("Auto-review"));
-    assert_eq!(
-        stage.experimental_menu_description().map(str::to_owned),
-        Some(
-            "When Codex needs approval for higher-risk actions (e.g. sandbox escapes or blocked network access), route eligible approval requests to a carefully-prompted security reviewer subagent rather than blocking the agent on your input. This can consume significantly more tokens because it runs a subagent on every approval request.".to_string()
-        )
-    );
-    assert_eq!(stage.experimental_announcement(), None);
-    assert_eq!(Feature::GuardianApproval.default_enabled(), false);
+    assert_eq!(spec.stage, Stage::Stable);
+    assert_eq!(Feature::GuardianApproval.default_enabled(), true);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/permissions.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/permissions.rs
index 7ea604770..f9fcd3179 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/permissions.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/permissions.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ async fn permissions_selection_hides_auto_review_when_feature_disabled() {
 
     assert!(
         !popup.contains("Auto-review"),
-        "expected Auto-review to stay hidden until the experimental feature is enabled: {popup}"
+        "expected Auto-review to stay hidden until the feature is enabled: {popup}"
     );
 }
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ async fn permissions_selection_hides_auto_review_when_feature_disabled_even_if_a
 
     assert!(
         !popup.contains("Auto-review"),
-        "expected Auto-review to stay hidden when the experimental feature is disabled: {popup}"
+        "expected Auto-review to stay hidden when the feature is disabled: {popup}"
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/popups_and_settings.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/popups_and_settings.rs
index e891e4391..776741d05 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/popups_and_settings.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/popups_and_settings.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::AppInfo;
+use codex_features::Stage;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -1747,31 +1748,22 @@ async fn experimental_popup_shows_js_repl_node_requirement() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn experimental_popup_includes_guardian_approval() {
+async fn experimental_popup_omits_stable_guardian_approval() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
     let guardian_stage = FEATURES
         .iter()
         .find(|spec| spec.id == Feature::GuardianApproval)
         .map(|spec| spec.stage)
         .expect("expected guardian approval feature metadata");
-    let guardian_name = guardian_stage
-        .experimental_menu_name()
-        .expect("expected guardian approval experimental menu name");
-    let guardian_description = guardian_stage
-        .experimental_menu_description()
-        .expect("expected guardian approval experimental description");
+
+    assert_eq!(guardian_stage, Stage::Stable);
 
     chat.open_experimental_popup();
 
     let popup = render_bottom_popup(&chat, /*width*/ 120);
-    let normalized_popup = popup.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
     assert!(
-        popup.contains(guardian_name),
-        "expected auto-review entry in experimental popup, got:\n{popup}"
-    );
-    assert!(
-        normalized_popup.contains(guardian_description),
-        "expected auto-review description in experimental popup, got:\n{popup}"
+        !popup.contains("Auto-review"),
+        "expected stable auto-review feature to be omitted from experimental popup, got:\n{popup}"
     );
 }