diff --git a/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.test.ts b/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.test.ts
index e88f2b4e..08c58f6f 100644
--- a/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.test.ts
@@ -943,3 +943,108 @@ describe("config-handler plugin loading error boundary (#1559)", () => {
     expect(commands["test-cmd"]).toBeDefined()
   })
 })
+
+describe("per-agent todowrite/todoread deny when task_system enabled", () => {
+  const PRIMARY_AGENTS = ["sisyphus", "hephaestus", "atlas", "prometheus", "sisyphus-junior"]
+
+  test("denies todowrite and todoread for primary agents when task_system is enabled", async () => {
+    //#given
+    spyOn(agents, "createBuiltinAgents" as any).mockResolvedValue({
+      sisyphus: { name: "sisyphus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+      hephaestus: { name: "hephaestus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+      atlas: { name: "atlas", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+      prometheus: { name: "prometheus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+      "sisyphus-junior": { name: "sisyphus-junior", prompt: "test", mode: "subagent" },
+      oracle: { name: "oracle", prompt: "test", mode: "subagent" },
+    })
+
+    const pluginConfig: OhMyOpenCodeConfig = {
+      experimental: { task_system: true },
+    }
+    const config: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
+      agent: {},
+    }
+    const handler = createConfigHandler({
+      ctx: { directory: "/tmp" },
+      pluginConfig,
+      modelCacheState: {
+        anthropicContext1MEnabled: false,
+        modelContextLimitsCache: new Map(),
+      },
+    })
+
+    //#when
+    await handler(config)
+
+    //#then
+    const agentResult = config.agent as Record<string, { permission?: Record<string, unknown> }>
+    for (const agentName of PRIMARY_AGENTS) {
+      expect(agentResult[agentName]?.permission?.todowrite).toBe("deny")
+      expect(agentResult[agentName]?.permission?.todoread).toBe("deny")
+    }
+  })
+
+  test("does not deny todowrite/todoread when task_system is disabled", async () => {
+    //#given
+    spyOn(agents, "createBuiltinAgents" as any).mockResolvedValue({
+      sisyphus: { name: "sisyphus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+      hephaestus: { name: "hephaestus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+    })
+
+    const pluginConfig: OhMyOpenCodeConfig = {
+      experimental: { task_system: false },
+    }
+    const config: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
+      agent: {},
+    }
+    const handler = createConfigHandler({
+      ctx: { directory: "/tmp" },
+      pluginConfig,
+      modelCacheState: {
+        anthropicContext1MEnabled: false,
+        modelContextLimitsCache: new Map(),
+      },
+    })
+
+    //#when
+    await handler(config)
+
+    //#then
+    const agentResult = config.agent as Record<string, { permission?: Record<string, unknown> }>
+    expect(agentResult.sisyphus?.permission?.todowrite).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(agentResult.sisyphus?.permission?.todoread).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(agentResult.hephaestus?.permission?.todowrite).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(agentResult.hephaestus?.permission?.todoread).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("does not deny todowrite/todoread when task_system is undefined", async () => {
+    //#given
+    spyOn(agents, "createBuiltinAgents" as any).mockResolvedValue({
+      sisyphus: { name: "sisyphus", prompt: "test", mode: "primary" },
+    })
+
+    const pluginConfig: OhMyOpenCodeConfig = {}
+    const config: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
+      agent: {},
+    }
+    const handler = createConfigHandler({
+      ctx: { directory: "/tmp" },
+      pluginConfig,
+      modelCacheState: {
+        anthropicContext1MEnabled: false,
+        modelContextLimitsCache: new Map(),
+      },
+    })
+
+    //#when
+    await handler(config)
+
+    //#then
+    const agentResult = config.agent as Record<string, { permission?: Record<string, unknown> }>
+    expect(agentResult.sisyphus?.permission?.todowrite).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(agentResult.sisyphus?.permission?.todoread).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.ts b/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.ts
index ea7c2856..ed9bf0f7 100644
--- a/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-handlers/config-handler.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ export function createConfigHandler(deps: ConfigHandlerDeps) {
     // In CLI run mode, deny Question tool for all agents (no TUI to answer questions)
     const isCliRunMode = process.env.OPENCODE_CLI_RUN_MODE === "true";
     const questionPermission = isCliRunMode ? "deny" : "allow";
+
+    // When task system is enabled, deny todowrite/todoread per-agent so models never see them
+    const todoPermission = pluginConfig.experimental?.task_system
+      ? { todowrite: "deny" as const, todoread: "deny" as const }
+      : {};
     
     if (agentResult.librarian) {
       const agent = agentResult.librarian as AgentWithPermission;
@@ -447,23 +452,23 @@ export function createConfigHandler(deps: ConfigHandlerDeps) {
     }
     if (agentResult["atlas"]) {
       const agent = agentResult["atlas"] as AgentWithPermission;
-      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, task: "allow", call_omo_agent: "deny", "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
+      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, ...todoPermission, task: "allow", call_omo_agent: "deny", "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
     }
     if (agentResult.sisyphus) {
       const agent = agentResult.sisyphus as AgentWithPermission;
-      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission, "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
+      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, ...todoPermission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission, "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
     }
     if (agentResult.hephaestus) {
       const agent = agentResult.hephaestus as AgentWithPermission;
-      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission };
+      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, ...todoPermission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission };
     }
     if (agentResult["prometheus"]) {
       const agent = agentResult["prometheus"] as AgentWithPermission;
-      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission, "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
+      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, ...todoPermission, call_omo_agent: "deny", task: "allow", question: questionPermission, "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
     }
     if (agentResult["sisyphus-junior"]) {
       const agent = agentResult["sisyphus-junior"] as AgentWithPermission;
-      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, task: "allow", "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
+      agent.permission = { ...agent.permission, ...todoPermission, task: "allow", "task_*": "allow", teammate: "allow" };
     }
 
     config.permission = {