diff --git a/src/agents/tool-restrictions.test.ts b/src/agents/tool-restrictions.test.ts
index f4e881b04..9f80c1617 100644
--- a/src/agents/tool-restrictions.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/tool-restrictions.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ describe("read-only agent tool restrictions", () => {
     }
   })
 
+  test("allows team tools for team member prompt restrictions", () => {
+    // given
+    const teamMemberAgentName = "sisyphus-junior"
+
+    // when
+    const restrictions = getAgentToolRestrictions(teamMemberAgentName, { includeTeamToolDenylist: false })
+
+    // then
+    for (const toolName of TEAM_TOOL_NAMES) {
+      expect(restrictions[toolName]).toBeUndefined()
+    }
+    expect(restrictions.task).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   describe("Oracle", () => {
     test("denies all file-writing tools", () => {
       // given
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
index 10dce905d..e717e806f 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
@@ -722,7 +722,9 @@ The fallback retry session is now created and can be inspected directly.
           task: false,
           call_omo_agent: true,
           question: false,
-          ...getAgentToolRestrictions(input.agent),
+          ...getAgentToolRestrictions(input.agent, {
+            includeTeamToolDenylist: input.teamRunId === undefined,
+          }),
         }
         setSessionTools(sessionID, tools)
         return tools
@@ -742,7 +744,9 @@ The fallback retry session is now created and can be inspected directly.
           taskId: task.id,
         })
         try {
-          const fallbackBody = buildFallbackBody(promptBody, FALLBACK_AGENT)
+          const fallbackBody = buildFallbackBody(promptBody, FALLBACK_AGENT, {
+            includeTeamToolDenylist: input.teamRunId === undefined,
+          })
           setSessionTools(sessionID, fallbackBody.tools as Record<string, boolean>)
           await promptWithModelSuggestionRetry(this.client, {
             path: { id: sessionID },
@@ -1103,7 +1107,9 @@ The fallback retry session is now created and can be inspected directly.
             task: false,
             call_omo_agent: true,
             question: false,
-            ...getAgentToolRestrictions(existingTask.agent),
+            ...getAgentToolRestrictions(existingTask.agent, {
+              includeTeamToolDenylist: existingTask.teamRunId === undefined,
+            }),
           }
           setSessionTools(existingTask.sessionId!, tools)
           return tools
@@ -1584,7 +1590,7 @@ The fallback retry session is now created and can be inspected directly.
     })
   }
 
-  private tryFallbackRetry(
+  private async tryFallbackRetry(
     task: BackgroundTask,
     errorInfo: { name?: string; message?: string },
     source: string,
@@ -1620,14 +1626,13 @@ The task was re-queued on a fallback model after a retryable failure.
         )
       },
     })
-    return result.then((retried) => {
-      if (retried && previousSessionID) {
-        this.clearSessionOutputObserved(previousSessionID)
-        this.clearSessionTodoObservation(previousSessionID)
-        subagentSessions.delete(previousSessionID)
-      }
-      return retried
-    })
+    const retried = await result
+    if (retried && previousSessionID) {
+      this.clearSessionOutputObserved(previousSessionID)
+      this.clearSessionTodoObservation(previousSessionID)
+      subagentSessions.delete(previousSessionID)
+    }
+    return retried
   }
 
   markForNotification(task: BackgroundTask): void {
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/spawner.test.ts b/src/features/background-agent/spawner.test.ts
index 8a228866e..dc0ed17d0 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/spawner.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/spawner.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
           return { data: {} }
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
 
     // Wait for the fire-and-forget prompt chain to settle
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
@@ -76,11 +76,23 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     expect(promptCalls[1].body.agent).toBe("general")
     // Original prompt content preserved in fallback
     expect(promptCalls[1].body.parts).toEqual(promptCalls[0].body.parts)
-    // Tool restrictions recomputed for fallback agent (general has no restrictions)
+    // Tool restrictions recomputed for fallback agent while preserving delegated-subagent team tool denial
     expect(promptCalls[1].body.tools).toEqual({
       task: false,
       call_omo_agent: true,
       question: false,
+      team_create: false,
+      team_delete: false,
+      team_shutdown_request: false,
+      team_approve_shutdown: false,
+      team_reject_shutdown: false,
+      team_send_message: false,
+      team_task_create: false,
+      team_task_list: false,
+      team_task_update: false,
+      team_task_get: false,
+      team_status: false,
+      team_list: false,
     })
     // Task agent identity updated to reflect fallback
     expect(task.agent).toBe("general")
@@ -101,7 +113,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
           throw new Error("Connection timeout")
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
 
     //#then
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
           throw new Error('Agent not found: "Sisyphus-Junior". Available agents: build, explore, general, plan')
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -186,7 +198,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
 
     //#then
@@ -213,7 +225,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
           return { data: {} }
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -248,7 +260,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
 
     //#then
@@ -276,7 +288,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
           return { data: {} }
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -311,7 +323,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner agent-not-found fallback", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
 
     //#then
@@ -338,11 +350,11 @@ describe("background-agent spawner fallback model promotion", () => {
           return { data: {} }
         }),
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const concurrencyManager = {
       release: mock(() => {}),
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onTaskError = mock(() => {})
 
@@ -455,7 +467,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner fallback model promotion", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
 
     //#then
     expect(promptCalls).toHaveLength(1)
@@ -569,7 +581,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner fallback model promotion", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
 
     //#then
@@ -623,7 +635,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner fallback model promotion", () => {
     }
 
     //#when
-    await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+    await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
 
     //#then
@@ -653,7 +665,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner tmux callback ordering", () => {
           return { data: {} }
         },
       },
-    } as any
+    } as never
 
     const onSubagentSessionCreated = mock(async () => {
       events.push("tmux.callback.start")
@@ -694,7 +706,7 @@ describe("background-agent spawner tmux callback ordering", () => {
 
     try {
       //#when
-      await startTask(item as any, ctx as any)
+      await startTask(item as never, ctx as never)
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20))
 
       //#then
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/spawner.ts b/src/features/background-agent/spawner.ts
index aefe15829..2e49537b7 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/spawner.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/spawner.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function isAgentNotFoundError(error: unknown): boolean {
 export function buildFallbackBody(
   originalBody: Record<string, unknown>,
   fallbackAgent: string,
+  options: { includeTeamToolDenylist?: boolean } = {},
 ): Record<string, unknown> {
   return {
     ...originalBody,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export function buildFallbackBody(
       task: false,
       call_omo_agent: true,
       question: false,
-      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(fallbackAgent),
+      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(fallbackAgent, options),
     },
   }
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export function createTask(input: LaunchInput): BackgroundTask {
     agent: input.agent,
     parentSessionId: input.parentSessionId,
     parentMessageId: input.parentMessageId,
+    teamRunId: input.teamRunId,
     parentModel: input.parentModel,
     parentAgent: input.parentAgent,
     model: input.model,
@@ -160,7 +162,9 @@ export async function startTask(
       task: false,
       call_omo_agent: true,
       question: false,
-      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(normalizedAgent),
+      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(normalizedAgent, {
+        includeTeamToolDenylist: input.teamRunId === undefined,
+      }),
     },
     parts: [createInternalAgentTextPart(input.prompt)],
   }
@@ -179,7 +183,9 @@ export async function startTask(
       try {
         await promptWithModelSuggestionRetry(client, {
           path: { id: sessionID },
-          body: buildFallbackBody(promptBody, FALLBACK_AGENT),
+          body: buildFallbackBody(promptBody, FALLBACK_AGENT, {
+            includeTeamToolDenylist: input.teamRunId === undefined,
+          }),
         })
         task.agent = FALLBACK_AGENT
         return
@@ -294,7 +300,9 @@ export async function resumeTask(
       task: false,
       call_omo_agent: true,
       question: false,
-      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(task.agent),
+      ...getAgentToolRestrictions(task.agent, {
+        includeTeamToolDenylist: task.teamRunId === undefined,
+      }),
     },
     parts: [createInternalAgentTextPart(input.prompt)],
   }
@@ -312,7 +320,9 @@ export async function resumeTask(
       try {
         await promptWithModelSuggestionRetry(client, {
           path: { id: task.sessionId! },
-          body: buildFallbackBody(resumeBody, FALLBACK_AGENT),
+          body: buildFallbackBody(resumeBody, FALLBACK_AGENT, {
+            includeTeamToolDenylist: task.teamRunId === undefined,
+          }),
         })
         task.agent = FALLBACK_AGENT
         return
diff --git a/src/shared/agent-tool-restrictions.ts b/src/shared/agent-tool-restrictions.ts
index d84a2dfbe..21e481c5c 100644
--- a/src/shared/agent-tool-restrictions.ts
+++ b/src/shared/agent-tool-restrictions.ts
@@ -59,14 +59,18 @@ const AGENT_RESTRICTIONS: Record<string, Record<string, boolean>> = {
   },
 }
 
-export function getAgentToolRestrictions(agentName: string): Record<string, boolean> {
+type AgentToolRestrictionsOptions = {
+  includeTeamToolDenylist?: boolean
+}
+
+export function getAgentToolRestrictions(agentName: string, options: AgentToolRestrictionsOptions = {}): Record<string, boolean> {
   const stripped = stripInvisibleAgentCharacters(agentName)
   const agentRestrictions = AGENT_RESTRICTIONS[stripped]
     ?? Object.entries(AGENT_RESTRICTIONS).find(([key]) => key.toLowerCase() === stripped.toLowerCase())?.[1]
     ?? {}
 
   return {
-    ...TEAM_TOOL_DENYLIST,
+    ...(options.includeTeamToolDenylist === false ? {} : TEAM_TOOL_DENYLIST),
     ...agentRestrictions,
   }
 }