diff --git a/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.test.ts b/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.test.ts
index 4e32ce189..428aefdac 100644
--- a/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.test.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe("executeCouncil", () => {
     for (const launch of launches) {
       expect(launch.prompt).toBe(expectedPrompt)
       expect(launch.agent).toBe("athena")
-      expect(launch.permission).toEqual({ write: "deny", edit: "deny", task: "deny" })
+      expect(launch.permission).toEqual({ write: "deny", edit: "deny", task: "deny", athena_council: "deny" })
     }
 
     expect(launches[0]?.model).toEqual({ providerID: "openai", modelID: "gpt-5.3-codex" })
diff --git a/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.ts b/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.ts
index 31f81fa0f..915dd10f9 100644
--- a/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/src/agents/athena/council-orchestrator.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function launchMember(
     throw new Error(`Invalid model string: "${member.model}"`)
   }
 
-  const restrictions = createAgentToolRestrictions(["write", "edit", "task"])
+  const restrictions = createAgentToolRestrictions(["write", "edit", "task", "athena_council"])
   const memberName = member.name ?? member.model
   return launcher.launch({
     description: `Council member: ${memberName}`,