diff --git a/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md b/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
index f07ab8ff7..d30e4038e 100644
--- a/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
+++ b/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ Done when:
   can persist.
 - [x] A prompt excludes candidates that existing session or persistent grants
   already cover, while it preserves exact directory-scoped occurrences.
+- [x] Reviewed-safe phrases grant no implicit authority to a headless, reminder,
+  or webhook run. Unattended candidates need explicit one-time or stored-grant
+  authority; approval-exempt shell side effects retain their bounded exception.
 - [x] A one-time retry is bound to the exact prompted candidate set, including
   each effective directory, across live, sub-agent, and redrive paths.
 - [x] External paths, mismatched grants, dynamic syntax, and hard-deny rules
diff --git a/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/specs/tool-approval-gates/spec.md b/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/specs/tool-approval-gates/spec.md
index 914ff56cf..d55b94514 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/specs/tool-approval-gates/spec.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/specs/tool-approval-gates/spec.md
@@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ own or inspect one-time approval state. The coordinator SHALL import actor
 coverage, apply safe policy to still-uncovered candidates, validate the
 invocation-owned one-time set exactly, and SHALL NOT rescan grants.
 
+Reviewed-safe phrase coverage SHALL cover a candidate only when the run has
+interactive approval capability. A run without that capability SHALL require
+explicit one-time, session, or persistent authority for every candidate that
+is not an approval-exempt side effect.
+
 The actor result SHALL include typed persistent-store status. An absent store
 file SHALL be ready with an empty snapshot. Expected corruption or migration
 failure SHALL be unavailable. Completion SHALL allow a call fully covered by
-one-time, session, or reviewed-safe authority without persistent state. If any
-candidate remains uncovered and persistent state was unavailable, completion
-SHALL return terminal `ApprovalStoreUnavailable` instead of a prompt.
+one-time, session, approval-exempt side effects, or, for an interactive run,
+reviewed-safe phrase coverage without persistent state. If any candidate
+remains uncovered and persistent state was unavailable, completion SHALL
+return terminal `ApprovalStoreUnavailable` instead of a prompt.
 
 `ToolApprovalAttempt` SHALL remain owner of one-time invocation state.
 `ToolApprovalActor` SHALL remain owner of session and persistent grants. The
@@ -49,11 +55,28 @@ a fact that no current type represents.
 #### Scenario: Independent coverage survives unavailable persistence
 
 - **GIVEN** the persistent store is unavailable
+- **AND** interactive approval capability is available
 - **AND** session and reviewed-safe coverage jointly cover every candidate
 - **WHEN** completion evaluates the actor result
 - **THEN** the call is allowed
 - **AND** no persisted grant is assumed
 
+#### Scenario: Reviewed-safe policy does not grant headless authority
+
+- **GIVEN** interactive approval capability is unavailable
+- **AND** a complete candidate is in the reviewed-safe catalog
+- **WHEN** no one-time, session, or persistent grant covers that candidate
+- **THEN** the candidate remains uncovered
+- **AND** the caller follows the current unsupported-channel denial path
+
+#### Scenario: Explicit grant covers a headless candidate
+
+- **GIVEN** interactive approval capability is unavailable
+- **AND** a session or persistent grant covers a complete candidate
+- **WHEN** completion evaluates the call
+- **THEN** the explicit grant covers that candidate
+- **AND** reviewed-safe policy adds no authority
+
 #### Scenario: Uncovered candidate fails closed when persistence is unavailable
 
 - **GIVEN** the persistent store is unavailable
diff --git a/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/tasks.md
index 965afdd3f..c1ca3edf9 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/structure-shell-approval-policy/tasks.md
@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@
   covered and call-level invariants pass.
 - [x] 3.3 Make internal exceptions, invalid enums, duplicate candidate IDs,
   mismatched actor results, and impossible transitions terminal deny.
-- [x] 3.4 Allow fully one-time/session/safe-covered calls when persistent state
-  is unavailable; deny with `ApprovalStoreUnavailable` instead of prompting
-  when any candidate still depends on that state.
+- [x] 3.4 Allow calls covered by one-time or session authority and
+  approval-exempt side effects when persistent state is unavailable. Also allow
+  reviewed-safe phrase coverage for an interactive run. Deny with
+  `ApprovalStoreUnavailable` rather than open a prompt when any candidate still
+  depends on persistent state.
 - [ ] 3.5 Let expected unresolved shell input offer only one-time approval and
   deny; never create a reusable candidate.
 - [ ] 3.6 Keep legacy token scans deny-only and prove they cannot authorize,
   create persistence choices, or widen scope.
+- [x] 3.7 Apply reviewed-safe phrase coverage only when interactive approval is
+  available. Prove that unattended calls need explicit one-time or stored-grant
+  authority while approval-exempt side effects keep their current behavior.
 
 ## 4. Typed grant phrases and persistence
 
diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Tools/ShellApprovalDispositionMatrixTests.cs b/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Tools/ShellApprovalDispositionMatrixTests.cs
index 6ad335642..947846d42 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Tools/ShellApprovalDispositionMatrixTests.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Tools/ShellApprovalDispositionMatrixTests.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ public Task Power_shell_approval_contract(string caseId)
 
     private async Task AssertApprovalContract(string caseId)
     {
-        var testCase = ShellApprovalCases.Get(caseId);
+        await AssertApprovalContract(ShellApprovalCases.Get(caseId));
+    }
+
+    private async Task AssertApprovalContract(ShellApprovalCase testCase)
+    {
         await using var harness = await ShellApprovalHarness.CreateAsync(
             testCase,
             fixture.ActorSystem,
@@ -43,6 +47,43 @@ private async Task AssertApprovalContract(string caseId)
         Assert.Equal(testCase.Expected.ApprovalMatches, observed.ApprovalMatches);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public Task Interactive_reviewed_safe_candidate_uses_reviewed_policy()
+        => AssertApprovalContract(new ShellApprovalCase(
+            "interactive-reviewed-safe-allows",
+            new ShellApprovalInvocation("git status"),
+            Approvals.None,
+            ExpectedApproval.Allow(ToolAllowReason.SafeVerbInTrustedScope)));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task Noninteractive_reviewed_safe_candidate_stays_uncovered()
+        => AssertApprovalContract(new ShellApprovalCase(
+            "noninteractive-reviewed-safe-requires-approval",
+            new ShellApprovalInvocation("git status", Interactive: false),
+            Approvals.None,
+            ExpectedApproval.Require(["git status"])));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task Noninteractive_candidate_can_use_an_explicit_persistent_grant()
+        => AssertApprovalContract(new ShellApprovalCase(
+            "noninteractive-reviewed-safe-with-grant-allows",
+            new ShellApprovalInvocation("git status", Interactive: false),
+            Approvals.PersistentAnywhere("git status"),
+            ExpectedApproval.Allow(
+                ToolAllowReason.StoredApproval,
+                1,
+                "persistent:git status")));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public Task Noninteractive_safe_candidate_does_not_fill_a_partial_grant_gap()
+        => AssertApprovalContract(new ShellApprovalCase(
+            "noninteractive-partial-grant-keeps-safe-candidate-uncovered",
+            new ShellApprovalInvocation("git push && git status", Interactive: false),
+            Approvals.PersistentAnywhere("git push"),
+            ExpectedApproval.Require(
+                ["git status"],
+                approvalMatches: ["persistent:git push"])));
+
     [SlopwatchSuppress("SW001", "This regression requires POSIX symlink and Bash authorization behavior.")]
     [Fact(SkipUnless = nameof(IsPosix), Skip = "The symlink retry regression defines Bash authorization behavior.")]
     public async Task One_time_retry_rechecks_candidates_that_become_unsafe()
diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Actors/Tools/ShellPolicyCoordinator.cs b/src/Netclaw.Actors/Tools/ShellPolicyCoordinator.cs
index 345477fce..f32cf4c11 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Actors/Tools/ShellPolicyCoordinator.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Actors/Tools/ShellPolicyCoordinator.cs
@@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ approvalService is not null
                 ShellScopeRelation.None);
         }
 
+        var canUseReviewedSafePolicy =
+            projection.RunScope.InteractiveApproval is InteractiveApprovalCapability.Available;
         foreach (var candidate in grantCandidates.Where(candidate =>
-                     coverage.UncoveredIds.Contains(candidate.Id)))
+                     canUseReviewedSafePolicy
+                     && coverage.UncoveredIds.Contains(candidate.Id)))
         {
             if (policy.IsReviewedSafeCandidate(
                     candidate.Candidate,