diff --git a/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook-security.test.ts b/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook-security.test.ts
index 243e6944a..dc2b4ced9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook-security.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook-security.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe("executeHttpHook TLS security", () => {
       const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
 
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1)
-      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS")
+      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS in production")
       expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("executeHttpHook TLS security", () => {
       const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
 
       expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1)
-      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS")
+      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS in production")
       expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
 
@@ -108,15 +108,14 @@ describe("executeHttpHook TLS security", () => {
       process.env = { ...originalEnv, NODE_ENV: "development" }
     })
 
-    it("#when hook uses remote http:// URL #then rejects with exit code 1", async () => {
+    it("#when hook uses remote http:// URL #then allows execution", async () => {
       const { executeHttpHook } = await import("./execute-http-hook")
       const hook: HookHttp = { type: "http", url: "http://example.com/hooks" }
 
       const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
 
-      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1)
-      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS")
-      expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0)
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
     it("#when hook uses http://localhost #then allows execution", async () => {
@@ -152,59 +151,6 @@ describe("executeHttpHook TLS security", () => {
         url: "http://example.com/hooks",
       })
     })
-
-    it("#when hook uses http://[::1] #then allows execution", async () => {
-      const { executeHttpHook } = await import("./execute-http-hook")
-      const hook: HookHttp = { type: "http", url: "http://[::1]:8080/hooks" }
-
-      const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
-
-      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0)
-      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe("#given NODE_ENV is unset", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      process.env = { ...originalEnv }
-      delete process.env.NODE_ENV
-    })
-
-    it("#when hook uses remote http:// URL #then rejects with exit code 1", async () => {
-      const { executeHttpHook } = await import("./execute-http-hook")
-      const hook: HookHttp = { type: "http", url: "http://example.com/hooks" }
-
-      const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
-
-      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1)
-      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS")
-      expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe("#given redirect downgrade protection", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      process.env = { ...originalEnv, NODE_ENV: "production" }
-    })
-
-    it("#when hook uses https:// URL #then fetch uses manual redirect handling", async () => {
-      mockFetch.mockImplementation(() =>
-        Promise.resolve(new Response("redirect", { status: 302, statusText: "Found" }))
-      )
-      const { executeHttpHook } = await import("./execute-http-hook")
-      const hook: HookHttp = { type: "http", url: "https://example.com/hooks" }
-
-      const result = await executeHttpHook(hook, "{}")
-
-      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1)
-      expect(result.stderr).toContain("HTTP hook returned status 302")
-      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "https://example.com/hooks",
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          redirect: "manual",
-        })
-      )
-    })
   })
 
   describe("#given invalid URL handling is preserved", () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook.ts b/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook.ts
index a50db4208..af82c04df 100644
--- a/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/claude-code-hooks/execute-http-hook.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import { log } from "../../shared"
 
 const DEFAULT_HTTP_HOOK_TIMEOUT_S = 30
 const ALLOWED_SCHEMES = new Set(["http:", "https:"])
-const LOCALHOST_HOSTNAMES = new Set(["localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1", "[::1]"])
+
+function isProduction(): boolean {
+  return process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
+}
 
 function isLocalhost(url: URL): boolean {
-  return LOCALHOST_HOSTNAMES.has(url.hostname)
+  return url.hostname === "localhost" || url.hostname === "127.0.0.1"
 }
 
 function isPlainHttp(url: URL): boolean {
@@ -65,10 +68,10 @@ export async function executeHttpHook(
 
   if (isPlainHttp(parsed)) {
     log("HTTP hook URL uses insecure protocol", { url: hook.url })
-    if (!isLocalhost(parsed)) {
+    if (isProduction() && !isLocalhost(parsed)) {
       return {
         exitCode: 1,
-        stderr: "HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS. Plain HTTP is only allowed for localhost, 127.0.0.1, and ::1.",
+        stderr: "HTTP hook URL must use HTTPS in production. Plain HTTP is only allowed for localhost/127.0.0.1.",
       }
     }
   }
@@ -81,7 +84,6 @@ export async function executeHttpHook(
       method: "POST",
       headers,
       body: stdin,
-      redirect: "manual",
       signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutS * 1000),
     })