diff --git a/internal/llm/agent/agent.go b/internal/llm/agent/agent.go
index 74b1cb74659238de917c823872698f1b2ed31332..44efba31835aa4d68a79538fd637f1eff43cbb3e 100644
--- a/internal/llm/agent/agent.go
+++ b/internal/llm/agent/agent.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func NewAgent(
 	cfg := config.Get()
 
 	var agentToolFn func() (tools.BaseTool, error)
-	if agentCfg.ID == "coder" {
+	if agentCfg.ID == "coder" && slices.Contains(agentCfg.AllowedTools, AgentToolName) {
 		agentToolFn = func() (tools.BaseTool, error) {
 			taskAgentCfg := config.Get().Agents["task"]
 			if taskAgentCfg.ID == "" {