diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index 6e81704752e1..eb67a2051f6f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -2712,6 +2712,10 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                 /*has_in_progress_turn*/ false,
             );
 
+            let sandbox = thread_response_sandbox_policy(
+                &config_snapshot.permission_profile,
+                config_snapshot.cwd.as_path(),
+            );
             let permission_profile =
                 thread_response_permission_profile(config_snapshot.permission_profile);
 
@@ -2724,7 +2728,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                 instruction_sources,
                 approval_policy: config_snapshot.approval_policy.into(),
                 approvals_reviewer: config_snapshot.approvals_reviewer.into(),
-                sandbox: config_snapshot.sandbox_policy.into(),
+                sandbox,
                 permission_profile,
                 reasoning_effort: config_snapshot.reasoning_effort,
             };
@@ -3284,7 +3288,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             builder.model_provider = Some(model_provider.clone());
             builder.cwd = config_snapshot.cwd.to_path_buf();
             builder.cli_version = Some(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
-            builder.sandbox_policy = config_snapshot.sandbox_policy.clone();
+            builder.sandbox_policy = config_snapshot.sandbox_policy();
             builder.approval_mode = config_snapshot.approval_policy;
             let metadata = builder.build(model_provider.as_str());
             if let Err(err) = state_db_ctx.insert_thread_if_absent(&metadata).await {
@@ -8099,7 +8103,6 @@ async fn handle_pending_thread_resume_request(
         service_tier,
         approval_policy,
         approvals_reviewer,
-        sandbox_policy: _,
         permission_profile,
         cwd,
         reasoning_effort,
@@ -8323,8 +8326,9 @@ fn collect_resume_override_mismatches(
         }
     }
     if let Some(requested_sandbox) = request.sandbox.as_ref() {
+        let active_sandbox = config_snapshot.sandbox_policy();
         let sandbox_matches = matches!(
-            (requested_sandbox, &config_snapshot.sandbox_policy),
+            (requested_sandbox, &active_sandbox),
             (
                 SandboxMode::ReadOnly,
                 codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly { .. }
@@ -8341,8 +8345,7 @@ fn collect_resume_override_mismatches(
         );
         if !sandbox_matches {
             mismatch_details.push(format!(
-                "sandbox requested={requested_sandbox:?} active={:?}",
-                config_snapshot.sandbox_policy
+                "sandbox requested={requested_sandbox:?} active={active_sandbox:?}"
             ));
         }
     }
@@ -10042,7 +10045,6 @@ mod tests {
             service_tier: Some(codex_protocol::config_types::ServiceTier::Flex),
             approval_policy: codex_protocol::protocol::AskForApproval::OnRequest,
             approvals_reviewer: codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer::User,
-            sandbox_policy: codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess,
             permission_profile: codex_protocol::models::PermissionProfile::Disabled,
             cwd,
             ephemeral: false,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
index 7454b9865131..fa4bd8067c0d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_thread.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ pub struct ThreadConfigSnapshot {
     pub service_tier: Option<ServiceTier>,
     pub approval_policy: AskForApproval,
     pub approvals_reviewer: ApprovalsReviewer,
-    pub sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy,
     pub permission_profile: PermissionProfile,
     pub cwd: AbsolutePathBuf,
     pub ephemeral: bool,
@@ -56,6 +55,18 @@ pub struct ThreadConfigSnapshot {
     pub session_source: SessionSource,
 }
 
+impl ThreadConfigSnapshot {
+    pub fn sandbox_policy(&self) -> SandboxPolicy {
+        let file_system_sandbox_policy = self.permission_profile.file_system_sandbox_policy();
+        codex_sandboxing::compatibility_sandbox_policy_for_permission_profile(
+            &self.permission_profile,
+            &file_system_sandbox_policy,
+            self.permission_profile.network_sandbox_policy(),
+            self.cwd.as_path(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /// Turn context overrides that app-server validates before starting a turn.
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct CodexThreadTurnContextOverrides {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
index c00c77b8e4df..cbf7222b1ade 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
@@ -883,11 +883,11 @@ mod phase2 {
             config_snapshot.cwd.as_path(),
             memory_root(&harness.config.codex_home).as_path()
         );
-        match &config_snapshot.sandbox_policy {
+        let sandbox_policy = config_snapshot.sandbox_policy();
+        match &sandbox_policy {
             SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite { network_access, .. } => {
                 assert!(!*network_access);
-                let effective_writable_roots: Vec<_> = config_snapshot
-                    .sandbox_policy
+                let effective_writable_roots: Vec<_> = sandbox_policy
                     .get_writable_roots_with_cwd(config_snapshot.cwd.as_path())
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|root| root.root)
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ mod phase2 {
         let file_system_sandbox_policy = turn_context.file_system_sandbox_policy();
         let legacy_file_system_sandbox_policy =
             FileSystemSandboxPolicy::from_legacy_sandbox_policy_for_cwd(
-                &config_snapshot.sandbox_policy,
+                &sandbox_policy,
                 config_snapshot.cwd.as_path(),
             );
         assert!(
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/session/session.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/session/session.rs
index 176865ee6cf1..1d37db1b8d8c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/session/session.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/session/session.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ impl SessionConfiguration {
             service_tier: self.service_tier,
             approval_policy: self.approval_policy.value(),
             approvals_reviewer: self.approvals_reviewer,
-            sandbox_policy: self.sandbox_policy(),
             permission_profile: self.permission_profile(),
             cwd: self.cwd.clone(),
             ephemeral: self.original_config_do_not_use.ephemeral,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/multi_agents_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/multi_agents_tests.rs
index 64cc9db032fb..fc861be61cd3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/multi_agents_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/multi_agents_tests.rs
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ async fn spawn_agent_reapplies_runtime_sandbox_after_role_config() {
         .expect("spawned agent thread should exist")
         .config_snapshot()
         .await;
-    assert_eq!(snapshot.sandbox_policy, expected_sandbox);
+    assert_eq!(snapshot.sandbox_policy(), expected_sandbox);
     assert_eq!(snapshot.approval_policy, AskForApproval::OnRequest);
     assert_eq!(snapshot.permission_profile, expected_permission_profile);
     let child_thread = manager