diff --git a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
index 0c73b75339..f6bd877a54 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   coalesceAutocompleteCandidatesByKey,
   getMentionableAgentPubkeys,
   getSharedChannelIds,
-  isAgentIdentityInManagedList,
   shouldHideAgentFromMentions,
 } from "@/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility";
 import {
@@ -246,9 +245,6 @@ export function useMentions(
       if (isArchivedDiscovery(pubkey)) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!isAgentIdentityInManagedList(candidate, managedAgentPubkeys)) {
-        return;
-      }
       if (
         shouldHideAgentFromMentions({
           isAgent: candidate.isAgent === true,
@@ -420,7 +416,6 @@ export function useMentions(
     managedAgentNamesByPubkey,
     managedAgentPersonaIds,
     managedAgentPersonaIdsByPubkey,
-    managedAgentPubkeys,
     managedAgentsQuery.data,
     memberPubkeys,
     members,
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/mentions.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/mentions.spec.ts
index 512eb3d800..6f50bad08d 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/mentions.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/mentions.spec.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,50 @@ test("@ trigger prioritizes channel members before runnable personas and other m
   expect(fizzIndex).toBeLessThan(charlieIndex);
 });
 
+test("@ includes channel-member agents that are not locally managed", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await installMockBridge(page);
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await page.getByTestId("channel-general").click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("chat-title")).toHaveText("general");
+
+  const input = page.getByTestId("message-input");
+  await input.fill("@mi");
+
+  const row = autocomplete(page).locator("button", { hasText: "mira" });
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(row.getByTestId("mention-agent-icon")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(row.getByText("not in channel")).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+test("@ hides channel-member agents when the viewer is outside their allowlist", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await installMockBridge(page, {
+    relayAgents: [
+      {
+        pubkey: PROFILE_ONLY_AGENT_PUBKEY,
+        name: "mira",
+        channelNames: ["general"],
+        respondTo: "allowlist",
+        respondToAllowlist: [TEST_IDENTITIES.alice.pubkey],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await page.getByTestId("channel-general").click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("chat-title")).toHaveText("general");
+
+  const input = page.getByTestId("message-input");
+  await input.fill("@mi");
+
+  await expect(autocomplete(page)).not.toBeVisible();
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId(`mention-suggestion-${PROFILE_ONLY_AGENT_PUBKEY}`),
+  ).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
 test("thread autocomplete keeps multiple long names readable in a narrow panel", async ({
   page,
 }) => {