diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan.rs
index 79c86b94d1f0..76c1e4389c84 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan.rs
@@ -643,9 +643,12 @@ fn add_core_utility_tools(context: &CoreToolPlanContext<'_>, planned_tools: &mut
     planned_tools.add(PlanHandler);
 
     if turn_context.config.experimental_request_user_input_enabled {
-        planned_tools.add(RequestUserInputHandler {
-            available_modes: request_user_input_available_modes(features),
-        });
+        planned_tools.add_with_exposure(
+            RequestUserInputHandler {
+                available_modes: request_user_input_available_modes(features),
+            },
+            ToolExposure::DirectModelOnly,
+        );
     }
 
     if features.enabled(Feature::RequestPermissionsTool) {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan_tests.rs
index 2f7f23947b44..3f9832c857c5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_plan_tests.rs
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ async fn request_user_input_tool_respects_experimental_config_gate() {
     let enabled = probe(|_| {}).await;
     enabled.assert_visible_contains(&["request_user_input"]);
     enabled.assert_registered_contains(&["request_user_input"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+        enabled.exposure("request_user_input"),
+        ToolExposure::DirectModelOnly
+    );
 
     let disabled = probe(|turn| {
         update_config(turn, |config| {
@@ -442,6 +446,30 @@ async fn request_user_input_tool_respects_experimental_config_gate() {
     disabled.assert_registered_lacks(&["request_user_input"]);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn request_user_input_stays_direct_in_code_mode_only() {
+    let plan = probe(|turn| {
+        set_features(turn, &[Feature::CodeMode, Feature::CodeModeOnly]);
+    })
+    .await;
+
+    plan.assert_visible_contains(&[
+        "request_user_input",
+        codex_code_mode::PUBLIC_TOOL_NAME,
+        codex_code_mode::WAIT_TOOL_NAME,
+    ]);
+    plan.assert_registered_contains(&["request_user_input"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+        plan.exposure("request_user_input"),
+        ToolExposure::DirectModelOnly
+    );
+
+    let ToolSpec::Freeform(exec) = plan.visible_spec(codex_code_mode::PUBLIC_TOOL_NAME) else {
+        panic!("expected code mode exec tool");
+    };
+    assert!(!exec.description.contains("request_user_input"));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn shell_family_registers_visible_unified_exec_and_hidden_legacy_shell() {
     let plan = probe(|turn| {
@@ -1224,6 +1252,7 @@ async fn code_mode_only_can_expose_namespaced_multi_agent_v2_as_normal_tools() {
         vec![
             "exec",
             "wait",
+            "request_user_input",
             "agents",
             // Hosted Responses tools.
             "web_search",
@@ -1309,6 +1338,7 @@ async fn hosted_tools_follow_provider_auth_model_and_config_gates() {
             // Code-mode entrypoints.
             codex_code_mode::PUBLIC_TOOL_NAME,
             codex_code_mode::WAIT_TOOL_NAME,
+            "request_user_input",
             // Multi-agent v2 tools.
             "spawn_agent",
             "send_message",
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/code_mode.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/code_mode.rs
index 0f954bac7b06..a25b5bd4d712 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/code_mode.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/code_mode.rs
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ async fn code_mode_only_restricts_prompt_tools() -> Result<()> {
         vec![
             "exec".to_string(),
             "wait".to_string(),
+            "request_user_input".to_string(),
             "web_search".to_string()
         ]
     );
@@ -588,6 +589,7 @@ if (!tool) {
         vec![
             "exec".to_string(),
             "wait".to_string(),
+            "request_user_input".to_string(),
             "web_search".to_string(),
             "image_generation".to_string()
         ]
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/model_runtime_selectors.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/model_runtime_selectors.rs
index 38c95394ea69..3ee758372d22 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/model_runtime_selectors.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/model_runtime_selectors.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ async fn remote_tool_mode_selector_overrides_feature_flags() -> Result<()> {
             // Code-mode entrypoints.
             codex_code_mode::PUBLIC_TOOL_NAME.to_string(),
             codex_code_mode::WAIT_TOOL_NAME.to_string(),
+            "request_user_input".to_string(),
             // Hosted Responses tools.
             "web_search".to_string(),
             "image_generation".to_string(),