diff --git a/cmd/gnoma/main.go b/cmd/gnoma/main.go
index f477652..fee70e1 100644
--- a/cmd/gnoma/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gnoma/main.go
@@ -354,7 +354,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Restore QualityTracker data from disk (best-effort). Per-profile
 	// path avoids bandit cross-contamination between work/private/etc.
-	{
+	// Skipped under --incognito to keep prior learned quality out of the
+	// session's selection biases. (TUI-runtime incognito can't fire this
+	// early — the firewall doesn't exist yet — so the CLI flag is the
+	// only source of truth at restore time.)
+	if !*incognito {
 		qualityPath := profile.QualityFile(gnomacfg.GlobalConfigDir())
 		if data, err := os.ReadFile(qualityPath); err == nil {
 			var snap router.QualitySnapshot
@@ -369,18 +373,27 @@ func main() {
 	// incognito). Lifted to a named closure so the /profile switch path
 	// can fire it explicitly before syscall.Exec, since defers don't run
 	// after a successful exec.
+	//
+	// Two gates: the CLI flag is the unconditional first check (covers
+	// the window between `defer saveQuality()` here and `fwRef.Set(fw)`
+	// downstream, where fwRef.Get() still returns nil). The firewall
+	// state is the second check so TUI-runtime Ctrl+X correctly
+	// suppresses the snapshot on exit.
 	saveQuality := func() {
 		if *incognito {
 			return
 		}
+		if fw := fwRef.Get(); fw != nil && !fw.Incognito().ShouldLearn() {
+			return
+		}
 		snap := rtr.QualityTracker().Snapshot()
 		data, err := json.Marshal(snap)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		qualityPath := profile.QualityFile(gnomacfg.GlobalConfigDir())
-		_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(qualityPath), 0o755)
-		_ = os.WriteFile(qualityPath, data, 0o644)
+		_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(qualityPath), 0o700)
+		_ = os.WriteFile(qualityPath, data, 0o600)
 	}
 	defer saveQuality()
 	var armID router.ArmID
@@ -536,9 +549,25 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Incognito mode
+	// Incognito mode. Both flags must move together — the firewall owns
+	// the intent flag, the router owns the local-only enforcement, and
+	// they go out of sync if either is set in isolation. We also reject
+	// the --incognito + --provider <cloud-arm> combination here rather
+	// than silently routing to a forced cloud arm under an "incognito"
+	// badge (audit finding W2-1).
 	if *incognito {
+		if forced := rtr.ForcedArm(); forced != "" {
+			if arm, ok := rtr.LookupArm(forced); ok && !arm.IsLocal {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,
+					"error: --incognito conflicts with --provider %s (non-local arm). "+
+						"Clear the provider pin or drop --incognito.\n",
+					forced,
+				)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}
 		fw.Incognito().Activate()
+		rtr.SetLocalOnly(true)
 		logger.Debug("incognito mode enabled")
 	}
 
@@ -572,7 +601,10 @@ func main() {
 		time.Now().Format("20060102-150405"),
 		mrand.Int63()&0xffffff,
 	)
-	store := persist.New(sessionID)
+	// Pass the firewall's incognito mode so Save no-ops while incognito
+	// is active. Mode is consulted on every Save (dynamic), so TUI
+	// runtime toggles take effect without reconstructing the store.
+	store := persist.New(sessionID, fw.Incognito())
 	logger.Debug("session store initialized", "dir", store.Dir())
 
 	// Create elf manager and register agent tools.
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-19-security-wave2-incognito.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-19-security-wave2-incognito.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db05c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-19-security-wave2-incognito.md
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+# Security Hardening Wave 2 — Incognito Coherence — 2026-05-19
+
+Follow-up to
+[`2026-05-19-security-wave1-safeprovider.md`](2026-05-19-security-wave1-safeprovider.md)
+(merged via PR #1). Addresses audit findings 5, 6, 7 — the cluster
+where gnoma's incognito promise leaks because state is duplicated
+across the CLI flag, the firewall's `IncognitoMode`, the router's
+`localOnly` flag, and the TUI's local `m.incognito` field, and these
+four go out of sync on the realistic paths.
+
+The audit's UI string is "🔒 incognito ON — no persistence, no
+learning, local-only routing." Today, depending on which path the
+user took, any of those three promises can be silently false. Wave 2
+makes the promise hold.
+
+---
+
+## Findings to close
+
+### 1. Forced cloud arm beats local-only
+
+`internal/router/router.go:67-73` short-circuits on `forcedArm` before
+the `localOnly` filter at line 81. Concretely: launch with
+`--provider anthropic`, then `Ctrl+X` to enter incognito. The TUI
+says "local-only routing"; the next turn streams to Anthropic.
+
+### 2. Tool-result store persists in incognito
+
+`cmd/gnoma/main.go:575` calls `persist.New(sessionID)` unconditionally.
+The engine's `Save` path at `internal/engine/loop.go:709-714` only
+checks `e.cfg.Store != nil`. With `--incognito` *or* with
+`Ctrl+X`-activated incognito, tool results ≥1 KiB still land in
+`/tmp/gnoma-<sessionID>/tool-results/`. Audit also flags 0o755 / 0o644
+perms.
+
+### 3. TUI `m.incognito` not initialized from firewall
+
+`internal/tui/app.go:133` declares `incognito bool` but `tui.New(...)`
+doesn't seed it from `fw.Incognito().Active()`. Launch with
+`--incognito`: the firewall is on, but `m.incognito = false`. First
+`Ctrl+X` calls `Toggle()`, flips the firewall off, and now incognito
+is silently disabled.
+
+### 4. `saveQuality` and `ReportOutcome` gate on the wrong source
+
+`cmd/gnoma/main.go:373` checks `*incognito` (the CLI flag). If the
+user entered incognito via TUI at runtime, the bandit snapshot still
+writes on exit. Likewise `internal/engine/loop.go:85` calls
+`Router.ReportOutcome` unconditionally — every successful turn during
+incognito updates the per-arm × per-task EMA quality.
+
+### 5. Session files are 0o644
+
+`internal/session/store.go:167` writes session JSON at world-readable
+0o644. Not a network leak, but inconsistent with the audit's "0600
+everywhere for sensitive local files" recommendation.
+
+### 6. `IncognitoMode.LocalOnly` is dead weight
+
+`internal/security/incognito.go:12` declares `LocalOnly bool` as a
+public field. Nothing reads it; the router uses its own `localOnly`
+state set via `SetLocalOnly`. Two state pointers for the same idea.
+
+---
+
+## Approach
+
+The pattern across all six findings is the same: there's no single
+source of truth for "is the session in incognito?" Wave 2 makes
+`security.IncognitoMode` that source.
+
+- All gates (persist, learn, route, log) read from
+  `fw.Incognito().Should*()` rather than the CLI flag or local state.
+- The router rejects forced non-local arms when `localOnly` is on
+  (rather than silently bypassing).
+- The TUI seeds its display flag from the firewall on startup; the
+  firewall stays canonical thereafter.
+- File modes harden to 0o600 / 0o700.
+- The unused `IncognitoMode.LocalOnly` field gets removed.
+
+### Why not move `localOnly` onto `IncognitoMode`?
+
+Tempting — it would centralise everything on one type. But the router
+already has the access pattern (mutex around arm selection) and the
+firewall has no business carrying routing state. Wave 2 keeps the
+existing split: firewall owns the *intent* flag (`Active()`); router
+owns the *enforcement* flag (`localOnly`). What changes is that they
+must agree, which is a TUI/CLI concern, not a router/firewall concern.
+
+---
+
+## Tasks
+
+### W2-1 — Router rejects forced non-local arms under local-only
+
+- [ ] `internal/router/router.go:Select` — when `r.forcedArm != ""`
+  and the forced arm `IsLocal == false` and `r.localOnly == true`,
+  return `RoutingDecision{Error: ...}` with an actionable message
+  ("incognito requires a local arm; current force is %s — clear the
+  --provider pin or disable incognito").
+- [ ] Test: forced cloud arm + `SetLocalOnly(true)` → `Select` error.
+- [ ] Test: forced local arm + `SetLocalOnly(true)` → `Select`
+  returns that arm.
+- [ ] `internal/tui/app.go` — incognito toggle path must check
+  `rtr.ForcedArm()` before flipping. If a non-local arm is pinned,
+  refuse with a message ("clear `--provider` to enter incognito").
+- [ ] CLI: when both `--incognito` and `--provider <cloud>` are set
+  at launch, fail fast in `main.go` with the same message rather than
+  starting a broken session.
+
+### W2-2 — Persist store consults IncognitoMode
+
+- [ ] `internal/tool/persist/store.go` — `New(sessionID, *security.IncognitoMode)`
+  signature. `Save` returns `("", false)` when
+  `mode != nil && !mode.ShouldPersist()`. Existing
+  `len(content) < minPersistSize` check stays.
+- [ ] Permission tightening: `MkdirAll(..., 0o700)`,
+  `WriteFile(..., 0o600)`. No reason these need group/world read.
+- [ ] `cmd/gnoma/main.go:575` passes `fw.Incognito()` to `persist.New`.
+- [ ] `internal/persist` tests cover (a) incognito-active store
+  returns false from `Save`, (b) directory mode is 0o700 when created,
+  (c) file mode is 0o600.
+- [ ] Audit note: persist mode is *dynamic* (consults
+  `ShouldPersist()` on every call), not frozen at construction. So
+  TUI-runtime toggles work without needing to swap the store.
+
+### W2-3 — TUI seeds incognito from firewall
+
+- [ ] `internal/tui/app.go:tui.New` (or wherever the model is
+  constructed) — `m.incognito = cfg.Firewall.Incognito().Active()`.
+- [ ] Render the status-bar badge from the firewall, not from local
+  state, on every render. `m.incognito` becomes a UI cache that's
+  re-read from the firewall on each `View()` (or kept in sync
+  explicitly).
+- [ ] Test: launch with `--incognito`, hit `Ctrl+X` once → firewall
+  is off, badge gone. Currently fails because first toggle ON->OFF
+  reads from wrong state.
+
+### W2-4 — Quality + outcome gates read firewall, not CLI flag
+
+- [ ] `cmd/gnoma/main.go:saveQuality` — replace `if *incognito` with
+  `if !fw.Incognito().ShouldLearn()`.
+- [ ] Quality *restore* path at `main.go:351-360` — when
+  `fw.Incognito().Active()` at startup, don't read the snapshot at
+  all. Avoids leaking learned quality into an incognito session.
+- [ ] `internal/engine/loop.go:reportOutcome` (the inner closure) —
+  gate on `e.cfg.Firewall != nil && e.cfg.Firewall.Incognito().ShouldLearn()`.
+- [ ] Elf result reporting (`internal/elf/manager.go:ReportResult`)
+  needs the same gate. Pass `fw` into the manager or thread the
+  predicate.
+- [ ] Tests: confirm `Router.ReportOutcome` is *not* called from the
+  engine path when incognito is active; quality snapshot not written
+  on exit; quality snapshot not loaded on startup under
+  `--incognito`.
+
+### W2-5 — Session file perms
+
+- [ ] `internal/session/store.go:167` — `os.WriteFile(tmp, data, 0o600)`.
+- [ ] Any `MkdirAll` in the session path → 0o700.
+- [ ] Test: session file written from a default-umask process has
+  mode `0o600`.
+
+### W2-6 — Remove dead `IncognitoMode.LocalOnly` field
+
+- [ ] `internal/security/incognito.go:12` — drop `LocalOnly bool`.
+  Audit grep confirms no readers.
+- [ ] If any tests reference it, remove those lines.
+
+---
+
+## Exit criteria
+
+- Launching with `--incognito` and `--provider anthropic` fails fast
+  with an actionable error (not a silent cloud routing under an
+  "incognito" badge).
+- During an incognito session — entered either via `--incognito` or
+  `Ctrl+X` — no files appear under `/tmp/gnoma-<sessionID>/`, no
+  bandit snapshot is written on exit, no `Router.ReportOutcome` calls
+  fire from the engine or elves.
+- `Ctrl+X` on a `--incognito` launch flips the firewall *off* on
+  first press (matches the badge state at launch).
+- All persisted files (sessions, tool-results) are mode 0o600,
+  directories 0o700.
+- `IncognitoMode` no longer has a `LocalOnly` field.
+- `make test`, `make lint`, `go test -race ./...` green.
+
+---
+
+## Out of scope (Wave 3 or beyond)
+
+- **Permission mode** under incognito (audit didn't flag; current
+  behaviour is intentional — incognito doesn't change *what tools can
+  run*, only what persists / where it routes).
+- **Provider request body logging** — slog output today may include
+  redacted-but-still-context-rich data. If we want
+  `ShouldLogContent` to actually gate something, that's its own
+  finding; current `ShouldLogContent` has zero readers and is part
+  of the same dead-weight pattern as `LocalOnly`. Decision: keep
+  `ShouldLogContent` because it's the natural extension point if we
+  later add structured request logging; remove only `LocalOnly`
+  (which is structurally wrong, not just unused).
+- **Re-exec carrying incognito state** — `argsWithProfileReplaced`
+  preserves `--incognito` through profile switches via `os.Args`.
+  Verified, no work needed.
+
+---
+
+## Effort estimate
+
+- W2-1 (router gate + UI refuse): ~80 LOC + ~50 LOC tests.
+- W2-2 (persist incognito): ~50 LOC + ~80 LOC tests.
+- W2-3 (TUI seed): ~30 LOC + ~40 LOC test.
+- W2-4 (gates on firewall state): ~60 LOC across 4 files + ~80 LOC tests.
+- W2-5 (file modes): ~10 LOC + ~30 LOC tests.
+- W2-6 (dead field): ~5 LOC.
+
+Total: ~400 LOC including tests. One PR.
+
+---
+
+## Suggested execution order
+
+1. **W2-6** first — tiny cleanup, surfaces any test that was
+   relying on the dead field.
+2. **W2-1** next — the router gate is independently useful and
+   doesn't depend on TUI work.
+3. **W2-2** — persist gate. Wave 2's biggest individual change.
+4. **W2-4** — outcome/quality gates. Touches engine + elf manager;
+   easier with a clean baseline from W2-2.
+5. **W2-3** — TUI seed. Last because TUI tests are slowest to write
+   and easiest to land once the underlying state is coherent.
+6. **W2-5** — file modes. Trivial, but adding a test that asserts
+   `Stat().Mode().Perm() == 0o600` should land together with the
+   change.
+
+---
+
+## Changelog
+
+- 2026-05-19: Initial.
diff --git a/internal/elf/elf_test.go b/internal/elf/elf_test.go
index f0ad84d..965201c 100644
--- a/internal/elf/elf_test.go
+++ b/internal/elf/elf_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/message"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/provider"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/router"
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/security"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/stream"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/tool"
 )
@@ -310,6 +311,43 @@ func TestManager_CleanupRemovesMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestManager_ReportResultSuppressedWhenIncognito(t *testing.T) {
+	// Incognito sessions must not leave bandit signal behind, even for
+	// background elf turns. ReportOutcome should be skipped; pool
+	// reservations must still commit so capacity accounting stays sane.
+	mp := &mockProvider{
+		name:    "test",
+		streams: []stream.Stream{newEventStream("result")},
+	}
+
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	armID := router.ArmID("test/mock")
+	rtr.RegisterArm(&router.Arm{
+		ID: armID, Provider: mp, ModelName: "mock",
+		Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true},
+	})
+
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	fw.Incognito().Activate()
+
+	mgr := NewManager(ManagerConfig{
+		Router:   rtr,
+		Tools:    tool.NewRegistry(),
+		Firewall: fw,
+	})
+
+	e, err := mgr.Spawn(context.Background(), router.TaskGeneration, "task", "", 30)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Spawn: %v", err)
+	}
+	result := e.Wait()
+	mgr.ReportResult(result)
+
+	if _, hasData := rtr.QualityTracker().Quality(armID, router.TaskGeneration); hasData {
+		t.Error("quality tracker received outcome despite incognito — gating not effective")
+	}
+}
+
 // slowEventStream blocks until context cancelled
 type slowEventStream struct {
 	done bool
diff --git a/internal/elf/manager.go b/internal/elf/manager.go
index 190b9ec..be15d50 100644
--- a/internal/elf/manager.go
+++ b/internal/elf/manager.go
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ func (m *Manager) ReportResult(result Result) {
 	// safe — it just moves reserved tokens to used at rate 0.
 	meta.decision.Commit(int(result.Usage.TotalTokens()))
 
+	// Suppress quality feedback while incognito is active — bandit
+	// learning would otherwise persist signal about the session.
+	if m.firewall != nil && !m.firewall.Incognito().ShouldLearn() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	m.router.ReportOutcome(router.Outcome{
 		ArmID:           meta.armID,
 		TaskType:        meta.taskType,
diff --git a/internal/engine/engine_test.go b/internal/engine/engine_test.go
index 3d0993c..7efab4f 100644
--- a/internal/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/internal/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/message"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/provider"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/router"
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/security"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/stream"
 	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/tool"
 )
@@ -714,3 +715,48 @@ func TestSubmit_ReportsOutcomeToRouter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("quality score = %f, want ≥0.9 for all successful turns", score)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSubmit_SuppressesOutcomeWhenIncognito(t *testing.T) {
+	// Incognito sessions must not leave bandit signal behind.
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	armID := router.NewArmID("test", "mock-model")
+
+	makeStream := func() stream.Stream {
+		return newEventStream(message.StopEndTurn, "mock-model",
+			stream.Event{Type: stream.EventTextDelta, Text: "hi"},
+			stream.Event{Type: stream.EventUsage, Usage: &message.Usage{InputTokens: 10, OutputTokens: 5}},
+		)
+	}
+	mp := &mockProvider{name: "test", streams: []stream.Stream{makeStream(), makeStream()}}
+	rtr.RegisterArm(&router.Arm{
+		ID:           armID,
+		Provider:     mp,
+		ModelName:    "mock-model",
+		Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true},
+	})
+	rtr.ForceArm(armID)
+
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	fw.Incognito().Activate()
+
+	e, err := New(Config{
+		Provider: mp,
+		Router:   rtr,
+		Tools:    tool.NewRegistry(),
+		Firewall: fw,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		if _, err := e.Submit(context.Background(), "hello", nil); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Submit %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	taskType := router.ClassifyTask("hello").Type
+	if _, hasData := rtr.QualityTracker().Quality(armID, taskType); hasData {
+		t.Error("quality tracker received outcomes despite incognito — gating not effective")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/engine/loop.go b/internal/engine/loop.go
index c520051..79205a1 100644
--- a/internal/engine/loop.go
+++ b/internal/engine/loop.go
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ func (e *Engine) runLoop(ctx context.Context, cb Callback) (*Turn, error) {
 		if e.cfg.Router == nil || lastArmID == "" {
 			return
 		}
+		// Suppress quality feedback while incognito is active — bandit
+		// learning would otherwise persist signal about the session.
+		if e.cfg.Firewall != nil && !e.cfg.Firewall.Incognito().ShouldLearn() {
+			return
+		}
 		e.cfg.Router.ReportOutcome(router.Outcome{
 			ArmID:            lastArmID,
 			TaskType:         lastTaskType,
diff --git a/internal/router/router.go b/internal/router/router.go
index edaf9e4..4ddb400 100644
--- a/internal/router/router.go
+++ b/internal/router/router.go
@@ -63,12 +63,23 @@ func (r *Router) Select(task Task) RoutingDecision {
 	r.mu.RLock()
 	defer r.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	// If an arm is forced, use it directly
+	// If an arm is forced, use it directly — except when local-only
+	// routing is on and the forced arm isn't local. The earlier
+	// short-circuit silently bypassed the local-only filter, which
+	// broke the incognito badge's "local-only routing" promise when
+	// a cloud arm was pinned via --provider. Reject explicitly so the
+	// TUI/CLI can surface an actionable error instead.
 	if r.forcedArm != "" {
 		arm, ok := r.arms[r.forcedArm]
 		if !ok {
 			return RoutingDecision{Error: fmt.Errorf("forced arm %q not found", r.forcedArm)}
 		}
+		if r.localOnly && !arm.IsLocal {
+			return RoutingDecision{Error: fmt.Errorf(
+				"forced arm %q is non-local but routing is local-only (incognito); clear the --provider pin or disable incognito",
+				r.forcedArm,
+			)}
+		}
 		return RoutingDecision{Strategy: StrategySingleArm, Arm: arm}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/router/router_test.go b/internal/router/router_test.go
index 9f82984..8bdee78 100644
--- a/internal/router/router_test.go
+++ b/internal/router/router_test.go
@@ -345,6 +345,40 @@ func TestRouter_SelectForcedNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRouter_SelectForcedNonLocalUnderLocalOnlyErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	// Audit finding: --provider anthropic pins a cloud arm, then Ctrl+X
+	// enables local-only. Select used to short-circuit on forcedArm and
+	// return the cloud arm anyway, breaking the "local-only routing"
+	// promise the UI badge makes. Must now error out.
+	r := New(Config{})
+	r.RegisterArm(&Arm{ID: "anthropic/sonnet", IsLocal: false, Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true}})
+	r.ForceArm("anthropic/sonnet")
+	r.SetLocalOnly(true)
+
+	decision := r.Select(Task{Type: TaskGeneration})
+	if decision.Error == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error: forced cloud arm under local-only must not select")
+	}
+	if decision.Arm != nil {
+		t.Errorf("decision.Arm = %v, want nil", decision.Arm)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRouter_SelectForcedLocalUnderLocalOnlyAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	r := New(Config{})
+	r.RegisterArm(&Arm{ID: "ollama/qwen", IsLocal: true, Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true}})
+	r.ForceArm("ollama/qwen")
+	r.SetLocalOnly(true)
+
+	decision := r.Select(Task{Type: TaskGeneration})
+	if decision.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("forced local arm under local-only should select: %v", decision.Error)
+	}
+	if decision.Arm == nil || decision.Arm.ID != "ollama/qwen" {
+		t.Errorf("decision.Arm = %v, want ollama/qwen", decision.Arm)
+	}
+}
+
 // --- Gap A: Pool Reservations ---
 
 func TestRoutingDecision_CommitReleasesReservation(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/security/incognito.go b/internal/security/incognito.go
index 6827af5..4656d50 100644
--- a/internal/security/incognito.go
+++ b/internal/security/incognito.go
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import "sync"
 
 // IncognitoMode controls privacy-sensitive behavior.
 // When active: no persistence, no learning, no content logging.
+//
+// Routing constraint (local-only) is enforced by the router, not here —
+// see router.SetLocalOnly. The two states must agree, but they live on
+// different types because the router owns enforcement (mutex around arm
+// selection) and the firewall owns intent. TUI/CLI bootstrap is
+// responsible for keeping them in sync.
 type IncognitoMode struct {
 	mu     sync.RWMutex
 	active bool
-
-	// Options
-	LocalOnly bool // only route to local arms when incognito
 }
 
 func NewIncognitoMode() *IncognitoMode {
diff --git a/internal/session/store.go b/internal/session/store.go
index d42792a..520da74 100644
--- a/internal/session/store.go
+++ b/internal/session/store.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *SessionStore) Save(snap Snapshot) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("session save: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o700); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("session %q: create dir: %w", snap.ID, err)
 	}
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func atomicWrite(path string, v any) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("marshal: %w", err)
 	}
 	tmp := path + ".tmp"
-	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, data, 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, data, 0o600); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write tmp: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := os.Rename(tmp, path); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/session/store_test.go b/internal/session/store_test.go
index c237ef1..074a329 100644
--- a/internal/session/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/session/store_test.go
@@ -125,6 +125,37 @@ func TestSessionStore_Save_RejectsPathTraversal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSessionStore_Save_FilesArePrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	// Session files contain conversation history including raw user
+	// input — keep them 0o600 / 0o700 so other local users on shared
+	// hosts can't read them.
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	store := session.NewSessionStore(root, 3, slog.Default())
+	snap := makeSnap("sess-perms", time.Now().UTC())
+	if err := store.Save(snap); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	dir := filepath.Join(root, ".gnoma", "sessions", "sess-perms")
+	dirInfo, err := os.Stat(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat session dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if dirInfo.Mode().Perm() != 0o700 {
+		t.Errorf("session dir mode = %o, want 0700", dirInfo.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range []string{"metadata.json", "messages.json"} {
+		info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, name))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("stat %s: %v", name, err)
+		}
+		if info.Mode().Perm() != 0o600 {
+			t.Errorf("%s mode = %o, want 0600", name, info.Mode().Perm())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSessionStore_Prune_RemovesOldest(t *testing.T) {
 	store := makeStore(t) // maxKeep = 3
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
diff --git a/internal/tool/agent/coordinator_test.go b/internal/tool/agent/coordinator_test.go
index 8b00e1c..67690b3 100644
--- a/internal/tool/agent/coordinator_test.go
+++ b/internal/tool/agent/coordinator_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func makeTestStore(t *testing.T) *persist.Store {
 	t.Helper()
-	s := persist.New("test-coord-" + t.Name())
+	s := persist.New("test-coord-"+t.Name(), nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/internal/tool/persist/store.go b/internal/tool/persist/store.go
index fa383d9..d242642 100644
--- a/internal/tool/persist/store.go
+++ b/internal/tool/persist/store.go
@@ -23,29 +23,50 @@ type ResultFile struct {
 	ModTime  time.Time
 }
 
-// Store persists tool results to /tmp for cross-tool session sharing.
-type Store struct {
-	dir string // /tmp/gnoma-<sessionID>/tool-results
+// IncognitoGate is the minimal contract Store needs from
+// security.IncognitoMode. Defined locally so the persist package keeps
+// a stdlib-only dependency surface; *security.IncognitoMode satisfies
+// this interface naturally.
+//
+// A nil IncognitoGate means "no gate" — Save runs unconditionally.
+// A non-nil gate is consulted on every Save call (dynamic), so TUI
+// runtime toggles take effect without reconstructing the Store.
+type IncognitoGate interface {
+	ShouldPersist() bool
 }
 
-// New creates a Store for the given session ID.
+// Store persists tool results to /tmp for cross-tool session sharing.
+type Store struct {
+	dir  string        // /tmp/gnoma-<sessionID>/tool-results
+	mode IncognitoGate // nil = always persist; non-nil = consult on Save
+}
+
+// New creates a Store for the given session ID. Pass mode=nil for the
+// pre-W2-2 behaviour (always persist when content is large enough).
+// Pass fw.Incognito() to block persistence whenever incognito is active.
 // The directory is created on first Save.
-func New(sessionID string) *Store {
+func New(sessionID string, mode IncognitoGate) *Store {
 	return &Store{
-		dir: filepath.Join("/tmp", "gnoma-"+sessionID, "tool-results"),
+		dir:  filepath.Join("/tmp", "gnoma-"+sessionID, "tool-results"),
+		mode: mode,
 	}
 }
 
 // Dir returns the absolute path to the tool-results directory.
 func (s *Store) Dir() string { return s.dir }
 
-// Save writes content to disk if len(content) >= minPersistSize.
-// Returns (filePath, true) on persistence, ("", false) if content is too small.
+// Save writes content to disk if len(content) >= minPersistSize and
+// the configured incognito gate (if any) permits persistence.
+// Returns (filePath, true) on persistence; ("", false) if content is too
+// small, if incognito is active, or if a filesystem error occurred.
 func (s *Store) Save(toolName, callID, content string) (string, bool) {
 	if len(content) < minPersistSize {
 		return "", false
 	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(s.dir, 0o755); err != nil {
+	if s.mode != nil && !s.mode.ShouldPersist() {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(s.dir, 0o700); err != nil {
 		slog.Warn("persist: failed to create session directory", "dir", s.dir, "error", err)
 		return "", false
 	}
@@ -54,7 +75,7 @@ func (s *Store) Save(toolName, callID, content string) (string, bool) {
 	safeCallID := strings.NewReplacer("/", "_", "..", "_").Replace(callID)
 	filename := safeName + "-" + safeCallID + ".txt"
 	path := filepath.Join(s.dir, filename)
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o600); err != nil {
 		slog.Warn("persist: failed to write tool result", "path", path, "error", err)
 		return "", false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tool/persist/store_incognito_test.go b/internal/tool/persist/store_incognito_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b97369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tool/persist/store_incognito_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package persist_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/tool/persist"
+)
+
+// stubMode implements the incognito-gate interface persist depends on.
+type stubMode struct {
+	persist bool
+}
+
+func (m *stubMode) ShouldPersist() bool { return m.persist }
+
+func TestStore_NilModeStillPersists(t *testing.T) {
+	// Existing callers that pass nil for the mode (tests, legacy paths)
+	// must behave exactly like the pre-W2-2 store. nil = no gate.
+	s := persist.New("test-nil-mode", nil)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
+
+	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
+	_, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", content)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Error("nil mode should not block persistence")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_IncognitoActiveSkipsSave(t *testing.T) {
+	mode := &stubMode{persist: false}
+	s := persist.New("test-incognito-active", mode)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
+
+	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
+	path, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", content)
+	if ok {
+		t.Errorf("incognito-active mode must block Save, got path %q", path)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.Dir()); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("directory should not exist when persistence is blocked: stat err=%v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_IncognitoInactiveStillSaves(t *testing.T) {
+	mode := &stubMode{persist: true}
+	s := persist.New("test-incognito-inactive", mode)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
+
+	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
+	_, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", content)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Error("inactive incognito mode must not block persistence")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_FilePermissionsAre0600(t *testing.T) {
+	s := persist.New("test-file-perms", nil)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
+
+	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
+	path, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", content)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected persistence to succeed")
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat persisted file: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Tool-result files contain post-redaction output but may still carry
+	// project context. 0o600 prevents other local users from reading
+	// session artefacts on multi-user hosts.
+	if info.Mode().Perm() != 0o600 {
+		t.Errorf("file perm = %o, want 0600", info.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStore_DirPermissionsAre0700(t *testing.T) {
+	s := persist.New("test-dir-perms", nil)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
+
+	// Trigger directory creation.
+	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
+	if _, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", content); !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected persistence to succeed")
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(s.Dir())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat session dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode().Perm() != 0o700 {
+		t.Errorf("dir perm = %o, want 0700", info.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tool/persist/store_test.go b/internal/tool/persist/store_test.go
index 87cf56f..1c4807b 100644
--- a/internal/tool/persist/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/tool/persist/store_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStore_SaveSkipsSmallContent(t *testing.T) {
-	s := persist.New("test-session-001")
+	s := persist.New("test-session-001", nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
 
 	path, ok := s.Save("bash", "call-001", "small output")
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestStore_SaveSkipsSmallContent(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_SavePersistsLargeContent(t *testing.T) {
-	s := persist.New("test-session-002")
+	s := persist.New("test-session-002", nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
 
 	content := strings.Repeat("x", 1024)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestStore_SavePersistsLargeContent(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_ListFilters(t *testing.T) {
-	s := persist.New("test-session-003")
+	s := persist.New("test-session-003", nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
 
 	bigContent := strings.Repeat("y", 1024)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestStore_ListFilters(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_ReadValidatesPath(t *testing.T) {
-	s := persist.New("test-session-004")
+	s := persist.New("test-session-004", nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(s.Dir()) })
 
 	// Path outside session dir must be rejected
diff --git a/internal/tui/app.go b/internal/tui/app.go
index 171bad2..9e3e8dc 100644
--- a/internal/tui/app.go
+++ b/internal/tui/app.go
@@ -198,10 +198,19 @@ func New(sess session.Session, cfg Config) Model {
 		glamour.WithWordWrap(74),
 	)
 
+	// Seed incognito state from the firewall so a launch with
+	// --incognito starts the TUI with the badge ON, and Ctrl+X first-
+	// press correctly toggles OFF (audit finding W2-3).
+	var initialIncognito bool
+	if cfg.Firewall != nil {
+		initialIncognito = cfg.Firewall.Incognito().Active()
+	}
+
 	return Model{
 		session:       sess,
 		config:        cfg,
 		input:         ti,
+		incognito:     initialIncognito,
 		completionSrc: completionSource(cfg.Skills),
 		mdRenderer:    mdRenderer,
 		elfStates:     make(map[string]*elf.Progress),
@@ -463,21 +472,17 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		switch msg.String() {
 		case "ctrl+x":
 			// Toggle incognito
-			if m.config.Firewall != nil {
-				m.incognito = m.config.Firewall.Incognito().Toggle()
-				if m.config.Router != nil {
-					m.config.Router.SetLocalOnly(m.incognito)
-				}
-				var msg string
-				if m.incognito {
-					msg = "🔒 incognito ON — no persistence, no learning, local-only routing"
-				} else {
-					msg = "🔓 incognito OFF"
-				}
-				m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: "system", content: msg})
-				m.injectSystemContext(msg)
-				m.scrollOffset = 0
+			newM, statusMsg, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+			m = newM
+			role := "system"
+			if refused {
+				role = "error"
 			}
+			m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: role, content: statusMsg})
+			if !refused {
+				m.injectSystemContext(statusMsg)
+			}
+			m.scrollOffset = 0
 			return m, nil
 		case "shift+tab":
 			// Cycle permission mode: bypass → default → plan → bypass
@@ -1027,22 +1032,13 @@ func (m Model) handleCommand(cmd string) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		return m, nil
 
 	case "/incognito":
-		if m.config.Firewall != nil {
-			m.incognito = m.config.Firewall.Incognito().Toggle()
-			if m.config.Router != nil {
-				m.config.Router.SetLocalOnly(m.incognito)
-			}
-			if m.incognito {
-				m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: "system",
-					content: "🔒 incognito mode ON — no persistence, no learning, local-only routing"})
-			} else {
-				m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: "system",
-					content: "🔓 incognito mode OFF"})
-			}
-		} else {
-			m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: "error",
-				content: "firewall not configured"})
+		newM, statusMsg, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+		m = newM
+		role := "system"
+		if refused {
+			role = "error"
 		}
+		m.messages = append(m.messages, chatMessage{role: role, content: statusMsg})
 		return m, nil
 
 	case "/model":
@@ -1602,6 +1598,42 @@ func (m Model) injectSystemContext(text string) {
 	m.config.Engine.InjectMessage(message.NewAssistantText("Understood."))
 }
 
+// attemptIncognitoToggle flips incognito state subject to the local-only
+// constraint: if a non-local arm is currently forced, turning incognito
+// ON is refused with an actionable message. Returns the new model, a
+// user-facing status string, and whether the toggle was refused.
+//
+// The firewall (intent) and the router's local-only flag (enforcement)
+// are toggled together — they must agree, otherwise the incognito badge
+// lies about routing. See plan W2-1.
+func (m Model) attemptIncognitoToggle() (Model, string, bool) {
+	if m.config.Firewall == nil {
+		return m, "firewall not configured", true
+	}
+	currentlyOn := m.config.Firewall.Incognito().Active()
+	if !currentlyOn && m.config.Router != nil {
+		if forced := m.config.Router.ForcedArm(); forced != "" {
+			if arm, ok := m.config.Router.LookupArm(forced); ok && !arm.IsLocal {
+				return m, fmt.Sprintf(
+					"⚠ cannot enable incognito: --provider %s is non-local; clear the pin first",
+					forced,
+				), true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	m.incognito = m.config.Firewall.Incognito().Toggle()
+	if m.config.Router != nil {
+		m.config.Router.SetLocalOnly(m.incognito)
+	}
+	var status string
+	if m.incognito {
+		status = "🔒 incognito ON — no persistence, no learning, local-only routing"
+	} else {
+		status = "🔓 incognito OFF"
+	}
+	return m, status, false
+}
+
 // updateInputHeight recalculates and sets the textarea viewport height based on
 // isKnownModel returns true if modelName matches a ModelName in the provided arms slice.
 func isKnownModel(arms []*router.Arm, modelName string) bool {
@@ -1783,13 +1815,9 @@ func (m Model) applyConfigSetting() Model {
 		}
 		m.config.Permissions.SetMode(next)
 
-	case 2: // Incognito — toggle
-		if m.config.Firewall != nil {
-			m.incognito = m.config.Firewall.Incognito().Toggle()
-			if m.config.Router != nil {
-				m.config.Router.SetLocalOnly(m.incognito)
-			}
-		}
+	case 2: // Incognito — toggle (silent; config panel has no status line)
+		newM, _, _ := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+		m = newM
 	}
 	return m
 }
diff --git a/internal/tui/incognito_test.go b/internal/tui/incognito_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4956010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/incognito_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/provider"
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/router"
+	"somegit.dev/Owlibou/gnoma/internal/security"
+)
+
+func newToggleTestModel(rtr *router.Router, fw *security.Firewall) Model {
+	return Model{
+		config: Config{
+			Firewall: fw,
+			Router:   rtr,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttemptIncognitoToggle_NilFirewallReturnsRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newToggleTestModel(nil, nil)
+	_, status, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+	if !refused {
+		t.Error("expected refused=true when firewall is nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(status, "firewall") {
+		t.Errorf("status = %q, want mention of firewall", status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttemptIncognitoToggle_NoForcedArmFlipsOn(t *testing.T) {
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	m := newToggleTestModel(rtr, fw)
+
+	newM, status, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+	if refused {
+		t.Fatalf("expected refused=false, got refused; status=%q", status)
+	}
+	if !newM.incognito {
+		t.Error("expected newM.incognito = true after toggle")
+	}
+	if !fw.Incognito().Active() {
+		t.Error("firewall incognito should be active after toggle")
+	}
+	if !rtr.LocalOnly() {
+		t.Error("router localOnly should be true after toggle")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(status, "incognito ON") {
+		t.Errorf("status = %q, want incognito ON marker", status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttemptIncognitoToggle_ForcedLocalArmAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	rtr.RegisterArm(&router.Arm{
+		ID:           router.NewArmID("ollama", "qwen"),
+		IsLocal:      true,
+		Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true},
+	})
+	rtr.ForceArm(router.NewArmID("ollama", "qwen"))
+
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	m := newToggleTestModel(rtr, fw)
+
+	_, _, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+	if refused {
+		t.Error("forced LOCAL arm + incognito should NOT be refused")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttemptIncognitoToggle_ForcedCloudArmRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	rtr.RegisterArm(&router.Arm{
+		ID:           router.NewArmID("anthropic", "sonnet"),
+		IsLocal:      false,
+		Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true},
+	})
+	rtr.ForceArm(router.NewArmID("anthropic", "sonnet"))
+
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	m := newToggleTestModel(rtr, fw)
+
+	_, status, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+	if !refused {
+		t.Fatalf("forced CLOUD arm + incognito should be refused; status=%q", status)
+	}
+	if fw.Incognito().Active() {
+		t.Error("firewall must NOT activate when toggle is refused")
+	}
+	if rtr.LocalOnly() {
+		t.Error("router localOnly must NOT flip when toggle is refused")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(status, "non-local") && !strings.Contains(status, "pin") {
+		t.Errorf("status should explain the refusal; got %q", status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNew_SeedsIncognitoFromActiveFirewall(t *testing.T) {
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	fw.Incognito().Activate()
+
+	m := New(nil, Config{Firewall: fw})
+	if !m.incognito {
+		t.Error("New() should seed m.incognito=true when firewall already active")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNew_SeedsIncognitoFalseWhenFirewallInactive(t *testing.T) {
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+
+	m := New(nil, Config{Firewall: fw})
+	if m.incognito {
+		t.Error("New() should seed m.incognito=false when firewall inactive")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNew_SeedsIncognitoFalseWhenNoFirewall(t *testing.T) {
+	m := New(nil, Config{})
+	if m.incognito {
+		t.Error("New() should seed m.incognito=false when no firewall")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAttemptIncognitoToggle_TurningOffNotBlockedByForcedCloud(t *testing.T) {
+	// Once incognito is ON, the user must always be able to turn it OFF
+	// regardless of the forced-arm state. Otherwise they're trapped.
+	rtr := router.New(router.Config{})
+	rtr.RegisterArm(&router.Arm{
+		ID:           router.NewArmID("anthropic", "sonnet"),
+		IsLocal:      false,
+		Capabilities: provider.Capabilities{ToolUse: true},
+	})
+	// Note: not forcing the arm yet — start incognito on a clean state,
+	// then pretend a forced cloud arm appears (which shouldn't happen in
+	// practice, but the toggle-off path must be robust).
+	fw := security.NewFirewall(security.FirewallConfig{ScanOutgoing: true})
+	fw.Incognito().Activate()
+	rtr.SetLocalOnly(true)
+	rtr.ForceArm(router.NewArmID("anthropic", "sonnet"))
+
+	m := newToggleTestModel(rtr, fw)
+	m.incognito = true
+
+	newM, _, refused := m.attemptIncognitoToggle()
+	if refused {
+		t.Fatal("turning incognito OFF must never be refused")
+	}
+	if newM.incognito {
+		t.Error("incognito should be false after toggle-off")
+	}
+	if fw.Incognito().Active() {
+		t.Error("firewall incognito should be off")
+	}
+	if rtr.LocalOnly() {
+		t.Error("router localOnly should be off")
+	}
+}