diff --git a/.changeset/fix-chat-freeform-task-create.md b/.changeset/fix-chat-freeform-task-create.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3a15e8b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-chat-freeform-task-create.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Allow freeform chat task creation without mission lineage.
+category: fix
+dev: `fn_task_create` / `fn_delegate_task` only hard-require approved `mission_lineage` when registered with `requireMissionLineage` (idle heartbeat patrol). User-directed chat/create paths may omit lineage; gates no longer pre-block missing lineage so freeform intake remains policy-governed.
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-action-gate.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-action-gate.test.ts
index 2a5fdbbef7..ccaa4b38f6 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-action-gate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-action-gate.test.ts
@@ -536,10 +536,16 @@ describe("agent-action-gate", () => {
     "fn_task_import_gitlab_group_issues",
     "fn_task_import_gitlab_merge_requests",
   ] as const)("governs task creation/import tool %s as task_agent_mutation", (toolName) => {
-    const args = toolName === "fn_task_create" || toolName === "fn_delegate_task"
-      ? { mission_lineage: { mission_id: "M-1", slice_id: "SL-1", feature_id: "F-1" } }
-      : {};
-    for (const argsValue of [args, args]) {
+    /*
+    FNXC:EngineTests 2026-07-22-13:07:
+    Freeform creates omit mission_lineage and still follow policy disposition
+    (require-approval / block) rather than a hard mission-admission pre-block.
+    */
+    const argVariants =
+      toolName === "fn_task_create" || toolName === "fn_delegate_task"
+        ? [{}, { mission_lineage: { mission_id: "M-1", slice_id: "SL-1", feature_id: "F-1" } }]
+        : [{}];
+    for (const argsValue of argVariants) {
       expect(evaluateAgentActionGate({ agentId: "a1", toolName, args: argsValue, permissionPolicy: approvalPolicy })).toMatchObject({
         category: "task_agent_mutation",
         disposition: "require-approval",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-delegation.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-delegation.test.ts
index b5fc3f71a3..e9d5ce9a3c 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-delegation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-delegation.test.ts
@@ -492,6 +492,67 @@ describe("createDelegateTaskTool", () => {
     expect(taskStore.createTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  /*
+  FNXC:EngineTests 2026-07-22-13:07:
+  Chat/user-directed freeform intake omits mission_lineage. Schema marks it optional;
+  the tool factory must create the task without mission fields rather than hard-fail.
+  */
+  it("creates freeform chat-style tasks when mission_lineage is omitted", async () => {
+    const tool = createTaskCreateTool(taskStore, { sourceType: "api" }, { rootDir: "/project" });
+
+    const result = await tool.execute(
+      "call-1",
+      { description: "Create a red button", priority: "high" },
+      undefined as any,
+      undefined as any,
+      undefined as any,
+    );
+
+    expect(result).not.toMatchObject({ isError: true });
+    expect(taskStore.createTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        description: "Create a red button",
+        priority: "high",
+        source: expect.objectContaining({ sourceType: "api" }),
+      }),
+      expect.anything(),
+    );
+    const createInput = vi.mocked(taskStore.createTask).mock.calls[0]?.[0] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(createInput.missionId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(createInput.sliceId).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("delegates freeform tasks when mission_lineage is omitted", async () => {
+    const agent = createAgent({ id: "agent-001", name: "Bob" });
+    vi.mocked(agentStore.getAgent).mockResolvedValue(agent);
+    vi.mocked(taskStore.createTask).mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "FN-060",
+      description: "Create a red button",
+      dependencies: [],
+      column: "todo" as const,
+      assignedAgentId: "agent-001",
+      steps: [],
+      currentStep: 0,
+      log: [],
+      createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    } as Task);
+
+    const tool = createDelegateTaskTool(agentStore, taskStore);
+    const result = await tool.execute(
+      "call-1",
+      { agent_id: "agent-001", description: "Create a red button" },
+      undefined as any,
+      undefined as any,
+      undefined as any,
+    );
+
+    expect(result).not.toMatchObject({ isError: true });
+    const createInput = vi.mocked(taskStore.createTask).mock.calls[0]?.[0] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(createInput.missionId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(createInput.sliceId).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("serializes three concurrent paraphrased creates from one parent", async () => {
     const tasks: Task[] = [];
     vi.mocked(taskStore.findRecentTasksBySourceParentTaskId).mockImplementation(async () => tasks);
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
index f27ede5ed0..bd5e95148e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
@@ -244,25 +244,31 @@ describe("gating-classifications parity", () => {
       recognized: true,
     });
 
-    for (const [permissionPolicy, disposition] of policyMatrix) {
-      expect(resolvePermanentAgentToolDecision({
-        toolName: "fn_task_create",
-        args: { mission_lineage: { mission_id: "M-1", slice_id: "SL-1", feature_id: "F-1" } },
-        gating: { permissionPolicy },
-      })).toMatchObject({
-        category: "task_agent_mutation",
-        disposition,
-        recognized: true,
-      });
-      expect(evaluateAgentActionGate({
-        agentId: "a1",
-        toolName: "fn_task_create",
-        args: { mission_lineage: { mission_id: "M-1", slice_id: "SL-1", feature_id: "F-1" } },
-        permissionPolicy,
-      })).toMatchObject({
-        category: "task_agent_mutation",
-        disposition,
-      });
+    /*
+    FNXC:EngineTests 2026-07-22-13:07:
+    Cover freeform (no lineage) and mission-linked args: both follow policy disposition.
+    */
+    for (const args of [{}, { mission_lineage: { mission_id: "M-1", slice_id: "SL-1", feature_id: "F-1" } }]) {
+      for (const [permissionPolicy, disposition] of policyMatrix) {
+        expect(resolvePermanentAgentToolDecision({
+          toolName: "fn_task_create",
+          args,
+          gating: { permissionPolicy },
+        })).toMatchObject({
+          category: "task_agent_mutation",
+          disposition,
+          recognized: true,
+        });
+        expect(evaluateAgentActionGate({
+          agentId: "a1",
+          toolName: "fn_task_create",
+          args,
+          permissionPolicy,
+        })).toMatchObject({
+          category: "task_agent_mutation",
+          disposition,
+        });
+      }
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/pi-create-fn-agent.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/pi-create-fn-agent.test.ts
index 64334a04ac..3314787d4b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/pi-create-fn-agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/pi-create-fn-agent.test.ts
@@ -891,13 +891,17 @@ describe("wrapToolsWithPermanentAgentGating", () => {
 
     const result = await (wrapped[0] as any).execute("t1", { description: "create" });
     expect((result as any).isError).toBe(true);
-    // FNXC:EngineTests 2026-07-20-23:55: governed fn_task_create without mission_lineage is hard-blocked (FN-8307) rather than approval-gated.
+    /*
+    FNXC:EngineTests 2026-07-22-13:07:
+    Freeform chat creates omit mission_lineage and remain policy-governed (require-approval
+    here), not hard-blocked. Autonomous heartbeat still enforces lineage at the tool factory.
+    */
     expect((result as any).details).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
       category: "task_agent_mutation",
-      disposition: "block",
+      disposition: "require-approval",
       toolName: "fn_task_create",
     }));
-    expect(createApprovalRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(createApprovalRequest).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(tool.execute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-action-gate.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-action-gate.ts
index 05fba9cd88..40787a9a1d 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-action-gate.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-action-gate.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   COMMAND_EXECUTION_FN_TOOLS,
   COORDINATION_EXEMPT_TOOLS,
   FILE_SCOPE_FN_TOOLS,
-  MISSION_LINEAGE_ADMISSION_TOOLS,
   READONLY_BUILTIN_TOOLS,
   REVIEW_GATE_BYPASS_FN_TOOLS,
   classifyGitCommand,
@@ -97,16 +96,6 @@ const COMMAND_EXECUTION_TOOLS = COMMAND_EXECUTION_FN_TOOLS;
 const READONLY_DISCOVERY_TOOLS = READONLY_BUILTIN_TOOLS;
 const REVIEW_GATE_BYPASS_TOOLS = REVIEW_GATE_BYPASS_FN_TOOLS;
 const FILE_SCOPE_TOOLS = FILE_SCOPE_FN_TOOLS;
-const MISSION_ADMISSION_TOOLS = MISSION_LINEAGE_ADMISSION_TOOLS;
-
-function hasMissionLineageReference(args: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
-  const lineage = args.mission_lineage;
-  if (!lineage || typeof lineage !== "object") return false;
-  const reference = lineage as Record<string, unknown>;
-  return ["mission_id", "slice_id", "feature_id"].every((key) =>
-    typeof reference[key] === "string" && reference[key].trim().length > 0,
-  );
-}
 
 function normalizeArgs(args: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
   return args && typeof args === "object" ? (args as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
@@ -213,26 +202,21 @@ export function evaluateAgentActionGate(params: {
   }
 
   /*
-  FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-30-00:00:
-  FN-8307 blocks incomplete lineage before policy disposition. Approval cannot
-  authorize off-mission implementation work; agent-tools.ts is the authoritative
-  full-chain validator before any task row is written.
+  FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+  Freeform chat/user-directed creates omit mission_lineage and must remain policy-
+  governed (allow/require-approval/block), not hard-blocked at the gate. Autonomous
+  heartbeat patrol still enforces lineage via createTaskCreateTool/createDelegateTaskTool
+  requireMissionLineage + resolveApprovedMissionLineage before any task row is written.
+  Supplied lineage is validated at the tool factory; the gate does not re-encode that
+  admission rule so chat freeform intake and heartbeat requirements can diverge safely.
   */
-  const missionAdmissionBlocked = MISSION_ADMISSION_TOOLS.has(params.toolName) && !hasMissionLineageReference(args);
-  if (missionAdmissionBlocked) {
-    category = "task_agent_mutation";
-    resourceType = "task";
-    operation = "mission-lineage-required";
-  }
 
   /*
   FNXC:ToolPermissions 2026-07-01-00:00:
   Exact tool-name overrides must be resolved before category policy so operators can block a single governed tool such as `fn_task_create` without blocking every `task_agent_mutation` tool. Exempt coordination tools remain hard-bypassed to avoid heartbeat deadlocks.
   */
   const exactDisposition = category === "exempt" ? undefined : params.permissionPolicy.toolRules?.[params.toolName];
-  const disposition: AgentPermissionPolicyDisposition | "allow" = missionAdmissionBlocked
-    ? "block"
-    : category === "exempt"
+  const disposition: AgentPermissionPolicyDisposition | "allow" = category === "exempt"
     ? "allow"
     : exactDisposition ?? params.permissionPolicy.rules[category];
 
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
index e7216da54e..2d427cd49c 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
@@ -2528,7 +2528,17 @@ export class HeartbeatMonitor {
 
           // Agent delegation tools
           heartbeatTools.push(createListAgentsTool(this.store));
-          heartbeatTools.push(createDelegateTaskTool(this.store, taskStore, { rootDir: this.rootDir, sourceAgentId: agentId }));
+          /*
+          FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+          Idle-patrol delegation has no parent task to inherit lineage from.
+          Keep the same requireMissionLineage contract as fn_task_create so
+          freeform off-mission delegation cannot slip past FN-8307 via delegate.
+          */
+          heartbeatTools.push(createDelegateTaskTool(this.store, taskStore, {
+            rootDir: this.rootDir,
+            sourceAgentId: agentId,
+            requireMissionLineage: true,
+          }));
           heartbeatTools.push(createTaskAssignTool(this.store, taskStore));
           heartbeatTools.push(createGetAgentConfigTool(this.store, agentId));
           heartbeatTools.push(createUpdateAgentConfigTool(this.store, agentId));
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
index 2b35a468fe..14d9b9c4b8 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,25 @@ import { validateCodeNodeSources } from "./code-node-runner.js";
 
 const TASK_CREATE_PRIORITY_VALUES = ["low", "normal", "high", "urgent"] as const;
 
-const missionLineageParams = Type.Object({
-  mission_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved mission ID for this implementation task" }),
-  slice_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved slice ID under the mission" }),
-  feature_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved feature ID under the slice" }),
-});
+/*
+FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+Chat/user-directed freeform intake may omit mission_lineage (same as board Quick Entry).
+Autonomous heartbeat surfaces pass requireMissionLineage and hard-require an approved chain.
+When supplied, the full Feature → Slice → Milestone → Mission chain is always validated.
+*/
+const missionLineageParams = Type.Object(
+  {
+    mission_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved mission ID for this implementation task" }),
+    slice_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved slice ID under the mission" }),
+    feature_id: Type.String({ description: "Approved feature ID under the slice" }),
+  },
+  {
+    description:
+      "Optional approved Feature → Slice → Mission linkage. Omit for freeform intake (chat/board). " +
+      "Required only on autonomous heartbeat patrol creates. When omitted on a follow-up, may inherit " +
+      "from a mission-linked parent task. When supplied, the full active chain is validated.",
+  },
+);
 
 export const taskCreateParams = Type.Object({
   description: Type.String({ description: "What needs to be done" }),
@@ -395,6 +409,11 @@ export const delegateTaskParams = Type.Object({
         "Omit to inherit the project default workflow. Use fn_workflow_list to discover valid IDs.",
     }),
   ),
+  /*
+  FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+  Same freeform-vs-autonomous contract as fn_task_create: optional for user-directed
+  delegation; required when the tool factory is registered with requireMissionLineage.
+  */
   mission_lineage: Type.Optional(missionLineageParams),
   override: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ description: "Set true to bypass executor-role assignment policy" })),
 });
@@ -964,22 +983,29 @@ type MissionLineageReference = {
 
 /**
  * FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-30-00:00:
- * FN-8307 requires every autonomous implementation create/delegate operation to
+ * FN-8307 requires autonomous implementation create/delegate (heartbeat patrol) to
  * prove an active Feature → Slice → Milestone → Mission chain before persistence.
  * Decision A records that proof on the new task without calling linkFeatureToTask:
  * a feature's scalar taskId remains owned by its source task and cannot be stolen
  * by a follow-up task.
+ *
+ * FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+ * User-directed freeform intake (chat, board-equivalent agent creates) must remain
+ * allowed without mission_lineage. Only surfaces that pass `required: true` (idle
+ * heartbeat with requireMissionLineage) hard-fail on a missing lineage. When a
+ * lineage is supplied on any surface, the full approved chain is still validated.
+ * Missing lineage with inheritance disabled returns null so callers omit mission fields.
  */
 async function resolveApprovedMissionLineage(
   store: TaskStore,
   requested: { mission_id: string; slice_id: string; feature_id: string } | undefined,
   sourceTaskId: string | undefined,
-): Promise<MissionLineageReference | { error: string }> {
+  options?: { required?: boolean },
+): Promise<MissionLineageReference | null | { error: string }> {
   const missionStore = store.getMissionStore?.();
-  if (!missionStore) return { error: "Mission lineage is unavailable; no task was created." };
 
   let requestedLineage = requested;
-  if (!requestedLineage && sourceTaskId) {
+  if (!requestedLineage && sourceTaskId && missionStore) {
     const sourceFeature = await missionStore.getFeatureByTaskId(sourceTaskId);
     if (sourceFeature) {
       const sourceSlice = await missionStore.getSlice(sourceFeature.sliceId);
@@ -993,7 +1019,13 @@ async function resolveApprovedMissionLineage(
       }
     }
   }
-  if (!requestedLineage) return { error: "Approved mission_lineage is required; no task was created." };
+  if (!requestedLineage) {
+    if (options?.required) {
+      return { error: "Approved mission_lineage is required; no task was created." };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (!missionStore) return { error: "Mission lineage is unavailable; no task was created." };
 
   const [feature, slice, mission] = await Promise.all([
     missionStore.getFeature(requestedLineage.feature_id),
@@ -1224,7 +1256,8 @@ export function createTaskCreateTool(
     name: "fn_task_create",
     label: "Create Task",
     description:
-      "Create a new task for out-of-scope work discovered during execution. " +
+      "Create a new task for out-of-scope work discovered during execution, or freeform " +
+      "intake from chat. " +
       "The task enters the selected-or-default workflow's intake/planning column " +
       "where it will be specified by the AI (a custom workflow with a non-triage " +
       "intake column, e.g. Inbox, lands the card there instead and it stays inert " +
@@ -1234,7 +1267,9 @@ export function createTaskCreateTool(
       "Optionally set dependencies (e.g., the new task depends on the current one, " +
       "or the current task should wait for the new one). " +
       "Optionally pass workflow_id to select a workflow at creation time; use " +
-      "fn_workflow_list to discover valid IDs.",
+      "fn_workflow_list to discover valid IDs. " +
+      "mission_lineage is optional for freeform intake; pass it only when linking to an " +
+      "approved Feature → Slice → Mission (required on autonomous heartbeat patrol).",
     parameters: taskCreateParams,
     execute: async (_id: string, params: Static<typeof taskCreateParams>) => {
       try {
@@ -1266,12 +1301,19 @@ export function createTaskCreateTool(
           }
         }
         const workflowId = params.workflow_id?.trim() || undefined;
+        /*
+        FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+        Freeform chat/user-directed creates omit mission_lineage and must succeed.
+        Only requireMissionLineage (idle heartbeat patrol) hard-requires an approved chain.
+        Supplied lineage is always validated; parent inheritance still applies when not required.
+        */
         const lineage = await resolveApprovedMissionLineage(
           store,
           params.mission_lineage,
           options?.requireMissionLineage ? undefined : options?.sourceTaskId ?? provenance?.sourceParentTaskId,
+          { required: options?.requireMissionLineage === true },
         );
-        if ("error" in lineage) {
+        if (lineage && "error" in lineage) {
           return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `ERROR: ${lineage.error}` }], details: { rule: "mission-lineage-required" }, isError: true };
         }
         /*
@@ -1291,15 +1333,14 @@ export function createTaskCreateTool(
           dependencies: params.dependencies,
           priority: params.priority,
           ...(workflowId ? { workflowId } : {}),
-          missionId: lineage.missionId,
-          sliceId: lineage.sliceId,
+          ...(lineage ? { missionId: lineage.missionId, sliceId: lineage.sliceId } : {}),
           source: {
             sourceType: provenance?.sourceType ?? "api",
             sourceAgentId: provenance?.sourceAgentId,
             sourceRunId: provenance?.sourceRunId,
             sourceParentTaskId: provenance?.sourceParentTaskId ?? options?.sourceTaskId,
             // Decision A: lineage metadata is deliberately distinct from feature.taskId.
-            sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: lineage },
+            ...(lineage ? { sourceMetadata: { missionLineage: lineage } } : {}),
           },
         }, options);
         const deps = task.dependencies.length ? ` (depends on: ${task.dependencies.join(", ")})` : "";
@@ -4519,8 +4560,18 @@ export function createDelegateTaskTool(
 
       try {
         const workflowId = params.workflow_id?.trim() || undefined;
-        const lineage = await resolveApprovedMissionLineage(taskStore, params.mission_lineage, options?.sourceTaskId);
-        if ("error" in lineage) {
+        /*
+        FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+        Freeform chat/user-directed delegation may omit mission_lineage.
+        requireMissionLineage (idle heartbeat patrol) still hard-requires an approved chain.
+        */
+        const lineage = await resolveApprovedMissionLineage(
+          taskStore,
+          params.mission_lineage,
+          options?.requireMissionLineage ? undefined : options?.sourceTaskId,
+          { required: options?.requireMissionLineage === true },
+        );
+        if (lineage && "error" in lineage) {
           return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `ERROR: ${lineage.error}` }], details: { rule: "mission-lineage-required" }, isError: true };
         }
         // Create task assigned to the target agent
@@ -4530,14 +4581,13 @@ export function createDelegateTaskTool(
           column: "todo",
           assignedAgentId: params.agent_id,
           ...(workflowId ? { workflowId } : {}),
-          missionId: lineage.missionId,
-          sliceId: lineage.sliceId,
+          ...(lineage ? { missionId: lineage.missionId, sliceId: lineage.sliceId } : {}),
           source: {
             sourceType: "api",
             sourceParentTaskId: options?.sourceTaskId,
             sourceAgentId: options?.sourceAgentId,
             sourceMetadata: {
-              missionLineage: lineage,
+              ...(lineage ? { missionLineage: lineage } : {}),
               ...(override ? { executorRoleOverride: true } : {}),
             },
           },
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts b/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
index a69ee634d2..5b620ac419 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ export const COMMAND_EXECUTION_FN_TOOLS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
 /*
 FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-30-00:00:
 FN-8307 treats autonomous implementation creation and delegation as one admission
-class in both gate paths. They must never fall through as permanent-agent
-coordination, because agent-tools.ts validates the referenced active lineage
-before it can persist the task.
+class at the tool factory (requireMissionLineage + resolveApprovedMissionLineage).
+
+FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+Gates no longer hard-block missing lineage so freeform chat/user-directed creates
+remain policy-governed. Lineage enforcement for idle heartbeat patrol lives in
+agent-tools.ts (requireMissionLineage), not a gate pre-check.
 */
-export const MISSION_LINEAGE_ADMISSION_TOOLS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(["fn_task_create", "fn_delegate_task"]);
 const PERMANENT_AND_ACTION_TASK_AGENT_TOOLS = ["fn_task_create", "fn_delegate_task"] as const;
 const ACTION_GATE_TASK_AGENT_ONLY_TOOLS = [
   ...PERMANENT_AND_ACTION_TASK_AGENT_TOOLS,
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/permanent-agent-gating.ts b/packages/engine/src/permanent-agent-gating.ts
index 12aad218d3..d0ca980f51 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/permanent-agent-gating.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/permanent-agent-gating.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   FILE_SCOPE_FN_TOOLS,
   FILE_WRITE_BUILTIN_TOOLS,
   FILE_WRITE_DELETE_FN_TOOLS,
-  MISSION_LINEAGE_ADMISSION_TOOLS,
   NETWORK_API_TOOLS,
   PERMANENT_AGENT_TASK_MUTATION_TOOLS,
   READONLY_BUILTIN_TOOLS,
@@ -40,17 +39,6 @@ const COMMAND_EXECUTION_TOOLS = COMMAND_EXECUTION_FN_TOOLS;
 const REVIEW_GATE_BYPASS_TOOLS = REVIEW_GATE_BYPASS_FN_TOOLS;
 // FNXC:ToolGovernance 2026-07-09-08:30: FN-7737 — mirror agent-action-gate.ts's file_scope classification here so the permanent-agent gate resolves fn_task_file_scope_add identically (no two-path drift).
 const FILE_SCOPE_TOOLS = FILE_SCOPE_FN_TOOLS;
-const MISSION_ADMISSION_TOOLS = MISSION_LINEAGE_ADMISSION_TOOLS;
-
-function hasMissionLineageReference(args: unknown): boolean {
-  if (!args || typeof args !== "object") return false;
-  const lineage = (args as Record<string, unknown>).mission_lineage;
-  if (!lineage || typeof lineage !== "object") return false;
-  const reference = lineage as Record<string, unknown>;
-  return ["mission_id", "slice_id", "feature_id"].every((key) =>
-    typeof reference[key] === "string" && reference[key].trim().length > 0,
-  );
-}
 
 function normalizeArgs(args: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
   return args && typeof args === "object" ? (args as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
@@ -176,14 +164,12 @@ export function resolvePermanentAgentToolDecision(input: {
   const classification = classifyPermanentAgentToolCall(input.toolName, input.args);
 
   /*
-  FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-30-00:00:
-  Keep the permanent-agent result in lockstep with evaluateAgentActionGate:
-  incomplete lineage is a hard off-mission block, not a policy-approvable task
-  mutation. The tool factory performs the full persistence-time validation.
+  FNXC:MissionAdmission 2026-07-22-13:07:
+  Freeform chat creates omit mission_lineage and must honor policy disposition
+  (allow/require-approval/block), not a hard gate block. Autonomous heartbeat
+  patrol still enforces lineage at the tool factory via requireMissionLineage.
+  Keep permanent-agent results in lockstep with evaluateAgentActionGate.
   */
-  if (MISSION_ADMISSION_TOOLS.has(input.toolName) && !hasMissionLineageReference(input.args)) {
-    return { ...classification, toolName: input.toolName, disposition: "block" };
-  }
 
   if (!input.gating?.permissionPolicy) {
     return {