diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-client/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-client/src/lib.rs
index b7a958eff1..4eec8a2348 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ pub use crate::remote::RemoteAppServerEndpoint;
 /// module exists so clients can remove a direct `codex-core` dependency
 /// while legacy startup/config paths are migrated to RPCs.
 pub mod legacy_core {
-    pub use codex_core::check_execpolicy_for_warnings;
-    pub use codex_core::format_exec_policy_error_with_source;
-
     pub mod config {
         pub use codex_core::config::*;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
index 938d539a9f..d8a2bc2276 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/in_process.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ use codex_arg0::Arg0DispatchPaths;
 use codex_config::CloudConfigBundleLoader;
 use codex_config::LoaderOverrides;
 use codex_config::ThreadConfigLoader;
+use codex_core::check_execpolicy_for_warnings;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::resolve_installation_id;
 use codex_exec_server::EnvironmentManager;
@@ -349,7 +350,16 @@ impl InProcessClientHandle {
 /// This function sends `initialize` followed by `initialized` before returning
 /// the handle, so callers receive a ready-to-use runtime. If initialize fails,
 /// the runtime is shut down and an `InvalidData` error is returned.
-pub async fn start(args: InProcessStartArgs) -> IoResult<InProcessClientHandle> {
+pub async fn start(mut args: InProcessStartArgs) -> IoResult<InProcessClientHandle> {
+    if let Ok(Some(err)) = check_execpolicy_for_warnings(&args.config.config_layer_stack).await {
+        let (path, range) = crate::exec_policy_warning_location(&err);
+        args.config_warnings.push(ConfigWarningNotification {
+            summary: "Error parsing rules; custom rules not applied.".to_string(),
+            details: Some(err.to_string()),
+            path,
+            range,
+        });
+    }
     let initialize = args.initialize.clone();
     let client = start_uninitialized(args).await?;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
index 96f442a88c..dc8262f7db 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // alternate‑screen mode starts; that file opts‑out locally via `allow`.
 #![deny(clippy::print_stdout, clippy::print_stderr)]
 #![deny(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-use crate::legacy_core::check_execpolicy_for_warnings;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::Config;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::ConfigBuilder;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::ConfigOverrides;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_bootstrap_auth_keyring_backend_kind;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_bootstrap_auth_route_config;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_oss_provider;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_profile_v2_config_path;
-use crate::legacy_core::format_exec_policy_error_with_source;
 use crate::session_resume::ResolveCwdOutcome;
 use crate::session_resume::resolve_cwd_for_resume_or_fork;
 pub use crate::startup_error::LocalStateDbStartupError;
@@ -1141,18 +1139,6 @@ pub async fn run_main(
         .as_table()
         .is_some_and(|table| table.contains_key("log_dir"));
 
-    #[allow(clippy::print_stderr)]
-    match check_execpolicy_for_warnings(&config.config_layer_stack).await {
-        Ok(None) => {}
-        Ok(Some(err)) | Err(err) => {
-            eprintln!(
-                "Error loading rules:\n{}",
-                format_exec_policy_error_with_source(&err)
-            );
-            std::process::exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-
     set_default_client_residency_requirement(config.enforce_residency.value());
 
     if let Some(warning) = add_dir_warning_message(