diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 496fe21e6..639dfb6ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ Closing a REA session shuts down its bridge and removes its private socket direc
 Process capture is disabled by default. Enabling it requires
 `REA_PROCESS_CAPTURE_ENABLED=true`, approved executable and working roots in
 `REA_PROCESS_EXECUTABLE_ROOTS_JSON` and `REA_PROCESS_WORKING_ROOTS_JSON`, and an
-environment allowlist in `REA_PROCESS_ALLOWED_ENV_JSON`. Scenarios use the
-owned loopback replay by default; a scenario requesting host networking also
-requires `REA_PROCESS_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_NETWORK=true`.
+environment allowlist in `REA_PROCESS_ALLOWED_ENV_JSON`. Because the current PTY
+adapter uses host networking, it also requires
+`REA_PROCESS_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_NETWORK=true`.
 
 If the native PTY backend is unavailable, install Xcode command-line tools and
 run `npm run rebuild:native`. Linux source builds require Python, `make`, and a
diff --git a/src/domain/processCapture.ts b/src/domain/processCapture.ts
index d6ae99d8d..ed8554b86 100644
--- a/src/domain/processCapture.ts
+++ b/src/domain/processCapture.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const processScenarioSchema = z
     environment: z.record(environmentName, z.string()).default({}),
     inherit_environment: z.array(environmentName).max(64).default([]),
     secret_aliases: z.array(environmentName).max(64).default([]),
-    network_access: z.enum(["loopback", "host"]).default("loopback"),
+    network_access: z.literal("host").default("host"),
     filesystem_roots: z.array(z.string().startsWith("/")).max(16).default([]),
     events: z
       .array(
diff --git a/tests/processCapture.test.ts b/tests/processCapture.test.ts
index 2f3edbae9..b00106b38 100644
--- a/tests/processCapture.test.ts
+++ b/tests/processCapture.test.ts
@@ -72,12 +72,8 @@ describe("process capture domain", () => {
   });
 
   it("requires explicit operator approval for host network access", () => {
-    const scenario = parseProcessScenario({
-      ...base,
-      network_access: "host",
-    });
     expect(
-      authorizeProcessScenario(scenario, {
+      authorizeProcessScenario(parseProcessScenario(base), {
         enabled: true,
         executableRoots: ["/bin"],
         workingRoots: ["/tmp"],
@@ -90,20 +86,6 @@ describe("process capture domain", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("allows loopback replay without external network approval", () => {
-    const scenario = parseProcessScenario(base);
-    expect(scenario.network_access).toBe("loopback");
-    expect(
-      authorizeProcessScenario(scenario, {
-        enabled: true,
-        executableRoots: ["/bin"],
-        workingRoots: ["/tmp"],
-        allowedEnvironment: [],
-        allowExternalNetwork: false,
-      }),
-    ).toEqual({ allowed: true });
-  });
-
   it("refuses paths and environment outside operator policy", () => {
     const scenario = parseProcessScenario({
       ...base,