diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 6a0a5477..265f5c35 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ## Skills
 
-- Use `xworkmate-acceptance` before claiming build, packaging, installation, or release readiness for this repo.
 - For any change that touches gateway auth, `.env`, secure storage, tokens, passwords, TLS, file upload, native entitlements, packaging, or release-sensitive settings, follow the security rules in this file and [docs/security/secure-development-rules.md](docs/security/secure-development-rules.md).
 - For non-trivial implementation work, default to the worktree-first execution flow in this file without asking the user to restate that preference each time.
 
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ Soft triggers (recommended execution):
 
 `Phase 5 - SECURITY/ACCEPTANCE`
 - If change scope touches auth/secrets/network/entitlements/release-sensitive settings, apply security baseline checks.
-- Before any build/package/install/release readiness claim, run `xworkmate-acceptance`.
 
 Baseline commands:
 - `flutter analyze`
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfedcfbc..09b3befd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ test-api-scenario-contract: ## Run the scenario-oriented API script against exte
 check-api-external: test-api-contract test-api-scenario-contract ## Run both external API validation scripts
 
 test-patrol: ## Run Patrol end-to-end tests
-	dart pub global activate patrol_cli
-	patrol test
+	bash scripts/ci/run_patrol_suite.sh
 
 test-go: ## Run xworkmate-bridge Go unit tests
 	cd ../xworkmate-bridge && go test ./...
diff --git a/docs/README_TESTING.md b/docs/README_TESTING.md
index 28961e7c..3c041706 100644
--- a/docs/README_TESTING.md
+++ b/docs/README_TESTING.md
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ flutter test integration_test
 
 ## Patrol
 
-Run Patrol tests:
+Run Patrol tests when `patrol_test/` exists and contains `*_test.dart` files:
 
 ```bash
-patrol test
+make test-patrol
 ```
 
 ## Go
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ go test ./...
 - Widget, integration, and Patrol suites are owned by their dedicated commands and release validation flows, not by the lightweight `verify` gate.
 - Pushes to `main`, version tags, and manual workflow runs publish build artifacts and update the GitHub Release entry for that release mode.
 - `xworkmate-bridge` Go tests run in the companion repository.
-- `release/*` branches run Patrol tests in addition to the PR chain.
+- `release/*` branches run Patrol tests in addition to the PR chain when Patrol tests are present.
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index cf2be8d2..9d9f0d3f 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 PODS:
-  - CocoaAsyncSocket (7.6.5)
   - device_info_plus (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - file_selector_ios (0.0.1):
@@ -14,10 +13,6 @@ PODS:
     - Flutter
   - package_info_plus (0.4.5):
     - Flutter
-  - patrol (0.0.1):
-    - CocoaAsyncSocket (~> 7.6)
-    - Flutter
-    - FlutterMacOS
   - shared_preferences_foundation (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
     - FlutterMacOS
@@ -33,13 +28,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - integration_test (from `.symlinks/plugins/integration_test/ios`)
   - irondash_engine_context (from `.symlinks/plugins/irondash_engine_context/ios`)
   - package_info_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/package_info_plus/ios`)
-  - patrol (from `.symlinks/plugins/patrol/darwin`)
   - shared_preferences_foundation (from `.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_foundation/darwin`)
   - super_native_extensions (from `.symlinks/plugins/super_native_extensions/ios`)
 
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
-    - CocoaAsyncSocket
     - WebRTC-SDK
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
@@ -57,15 +50,12 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/irondash_engine_context/ios"
   package_info_plus:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/package_info_plus/ios"
-  patrol:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/patrol/darwin"
   shared_preferences_foundation:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_foundation/darwin"
   super_native_extensions:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/super_native_extensions/ios"
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
-  CocoaAsyncSocket: 065fd1e645c7abab64f7a6a2007a48038fdc6a99
   device_info_plus: 21fcca2080fbcd348be798aa36c3e5ed849eefbe
   file_selector_ios: ec57ec07954363dd730b642e765e58f199bb621a
   Flutter: cabc95a1d2626b1b06e7179b784ebcf0c0cde467
@@ -73,7 +63,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   integration_test: 4a889634ef21a45d28d50d622cf412dc6d9f586e
   irondash_engine_context: 8e58ca8e0212ee9d1c7dc6a42121849986c88486
   package_info_plus: af8e2ca6888548050f16fa2f1938db7b5a5df499
-  patrol: cea8074f183a2a4232d0ebd10569ae05149ada42
   shared_preferences_foundation: 7036424c3d8ec98dfe75ff1667cb0cd531ec82bb
   super_native_extensions: b763c02dc3a8fd078389f410bf15149179020cb4
   WebRTC-SDK: 79942c006ea64f6fb48d7da8a4786dfc820bc1db
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 4e32b0e3..7052f39a 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import file_selector_macos
 import flutter_webrtc
 import irondash_engine_context
 import package_info_plus
-import patrol
 import shared_preferences_foundation
 import super_native_extensions
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   FlutterWebRTCPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FlutterWebRTCPlugin"))
   IrondashEngineContextPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "IrondashEngineContextPlugin"))
   FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin"))
-  PatrolPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PatrolPlugin"))
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
   SuperNativeExtensionsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SuperNativeExtensionsPlugin"))
 }
diff --git a/macos/Podfile b/macos/Podfile
index beb9aa8e..09129ab9 100644
--- a/macos/Podfile
+++ b/macos/Podfile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ post_install do |installer|
     target.build_configurations.each do |config|
       config.build_settings['MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '11.5'
 
-      next unless ['patrol', 'CocoaAsyncSocket', 'Pods-Runner', 'Pods-RunnerTests', 'WebRTC-SDK', 'flutter_webrtc'].include?(target.name)
+      next unless ['Pods-Runner', 'Pods-RunnerTests', 'WebRTC-SDK', 'flutter_webrtc'].include?(target.name)
 
       append_ignored_attributes_suppression.call(config.build_settings)
       append_deprecation_suppression.call(config.build_settings)
diff --git a/macos/Podfile.lock b/macos/Podfile.lock
index 14228be0..3720858f 100644
--- a/macos/Podfile.lock
+++ b/macos/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 PODS:
-  - CocoaAsyncSocket (7.6.5)
   - device_info_plus (0.0.1):
     - FlutterMacOS
   - file_selector_macos (0.0.1):
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@ PODS:
     - FlutterMacOS
   - package_info_plus (0.0.1):
     - FlutterMacOS
-  - patrol (0.0.1):
-    - CocoaAsyncSocket (~> 7.6)
-    - Flutter
-    - FlutterMacOS
   - shared_preferences_foundation (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
     - FlutterMacOS
@@ -30,13 +25,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - FlutterMacOS (from `Flutter/ephemeral`)
   - irondash_engine_context (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/irondash_engine_context/macos`)
   - package_info_plus (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/package_info_plus/macos`)
-  - patrol (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/patrol/darwin`)
   - shared_preferences_foundation (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_foundation/darwin`)
   - super_native_extensions (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/super_native_extensions/macos`)
 
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
-    - CocoaAsyncSocket
     - WebRTC-SDK
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
@@ -52,26 +45,22 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/irondash_engine_context/macos
   package_info_plus:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/package_info_plus/macos
-  patrol:
-    :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/patrol/darwin
   shared_preferences_foundation:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_foundation/darwin
   super_native_extensions:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/super_native_extensions/macos
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
-  CocoaAsyncSocket: 065fd1e645c7abab64f7a6a2007a48038fdc6a99
   device_info_plus: 4fb280989f669696856f8b129e4a5e3cd6c48f76
   file_selector_macos: 9e9e068e90ebee155097d00e89ae91edb2374db7
   flutter_webrtc: 377dbcebdde6fed0fc40de87bcaaa2bffcec9a88
   FlutterMacOS: d0db08ddef1a9af05a5ec4b724367152bb0500b1
   irondash_engine_context: 893c7d96d20ce361d7e996f39d360c4c2f9869ba
   package_info_plus: f0052d280d17aa382b932f399edf32507174e870
-  patrol: cea8074f183a2a4232d0ebd10569ae05149ada42
   shared_preferences_foundation: 7036424c3d8ec98dfe75ff1667cb0cd531ec82bb
   super_native_extensions: c2795d6d9aedf4a79fae25cb6160b71b50549189
   WebRTC-SDK: 79942c006ea64f6fb48d7da8a4786dfc820bc1db
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: d6c0f271ccdc2e48bb44003eee71c5d884660a71
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 0ff086e365498790bfa0f77c18fab96518c27b1e
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index cdc2431d..07740240 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -121,22 +121,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "7.0.3"
-  dispose_scope:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: dispose_scope
-      sha256: "48ec38ca2631c53c4f8fa96b294c801e55c335db5e3fb9f82cede150cfe5a2af"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.0"
-  equatable:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: equatable
-      sha256: "3e0141505477fd8ad55d6eb4e7776d3fe8430be8e497ccb1521370c3f21a3e2b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.8"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -372,14 +356,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.2"
-  json_annotation:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: json_annotation
-      sha256: cb09e7dac6210041fad964ed7fbee004f14258b4eca4040f72d1234062ace4c8
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.11.0"
   leak_tracker:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -547,30 +523,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.3.0"
-  patrol:
-    dependency: "direct dev"
-    description:
-      name: patrol
-      sha256: "7825a6e96a8f0755f68eec600a91a08b19bd0975488a70885b3696f6b65ffc0f"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.5.0"
-  patrol_finders:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: patrol_finders
-      sha256: "9970eac0669a90b20ec7e1bcaabd0475655655998068ca656f4df9f6ec84f336"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.2.0"
-  patrol_log:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: patrol_log
-      sha256: a2360db165c34692665c0de146e5157887d6b584fdccca8f141f947a5acf1b2e
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.8.0"
   pixel_snap:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -667,14 +619,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.4.1"
-  shelf:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: shelf
-      sha256: e7dd780a7ffb623c57850b33f43309312fc863fb6aa3d276a754bb299839ef12
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.4.2"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6db159f7..4db29340 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ dev_dependencies:
     sdk: flutter
   integration_test:
     sdk: flutter
-  patrol: ^4.3.0
   flutter_lints: ^6.0.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/run_patrol_suite.sh b/scripts/ci/run_patrol_suite.sh
index f88dbb70..dc6a5ed7 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/run_patrol_suite.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run_patrol_suite.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+has_patrol_tests() {
+  [[ -d patrol_test ]] && find patrol_test -name '*_test.dart' -print -quit | grep -q .
+}
+
+if ! has_patrol_tests; then
+  echo "[skip] no Patrol tests found under patrol_test"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 flutter pub get
 dart pub global activate patrol_cli
-patrol test
+patrol test patrol_test
diff --git a/scripts/validate-macos-app-bundle.sh b/scripts/validate-macos-app-bundle.sh
index 345d6665..46902bfd 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-macos-app-bundle.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate-macos-app-bundle.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ is_macho_file() {
   otool -L "$path" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+validate_no_test_only_frameworks() {
+  local app_path="$1"
+  local frameworks_dir="$app_path/Contents/Frameworks"
+  [[ -d "$frameworks_dir" ]] || return 0
+
+  local forbidden_framework
+  for forbidden_framework in patrol.framework; do
+    if [[ -e "$frameworks_dir/$forbidden_framework" ]]; then
+      echo "Test-only framework must not be bundled in packaged app: $frameworks_dir/$forbidden_framework" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
 resolve_dependency() {
   local dependency="$1"
   local binary_path="$2"
@@ -178,6 +192,8 @@ validate_binary() {
 
 echo "Validating macOS app bundle dynamic dependencies: $APP_PATH"
 
+validate_no_test_only_frameworks "$APP_PATH"
+
 EXECUTABLE_DIR="$(cd "$APP_PATH/Contents/MacOS" && pwd)"
 declare -a macho_files=("$MAIN_EXECUTABLE")