diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index addba14..d7e1e36 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -3206,13 +3206,13 @@ function _buildDiagnosticHandler() {
   return (msg, _client, reply) => {
     let result;
     try { result = agent.handle(msg.op, msg.args); }
-    catch (e) { result = { ok: false, error: String((e && e.message) || e) }; }
+    catch { result = { ok: false, error: 'diagnostic response could not be safely returned' }; }
     reply(result);
   };
 }
 
-function _diagAllowlist(diag) {
-  return Array.isArray(diag && diag.allowlist) ? diag.allowlist.map((x) => String(x).trim()).filter(Boolean) : [];
+function _diagAllowlist() {
+  return [];
 }
 
 function _diagBindHost() {
@@ -3320,10 +3320,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('diagnostics:status', () => {
   return {
     running: !!diagnosticAgent,
     port: diagnosticAgent ? diagnosticAgent.getPort() : (diag.port || 9110),
-    bindMode: diag.bindMode === 'network' ? 'network' : 'local',
+    bindMode: 'local',
     bindAddress: _diagBindHost(diag),
     publicHost: _diagPublicHost(diag),
-    allowlistCount: _diagAllowlist(diag).length,
+    allowlistCount: 0,
     clientCount: diagnosticAgent ? diagnosticAgent.getClientCount() : 0,
     lastAccess: diagnosticAgent ? diagnosticAgent.getLastAccess() : null
   };
diff --git a/tests/diagnostics-agent.test.js b/tests/diagnostics-agent.test.js
index 71e3908..6dd7a4c 100644
--- a/tests/diagnostics-agent.test.js
+++ b/tests/diagnostics-agent.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const { test } = require('node:test');
 const assert = require('node:assert');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
 const { createAgent } = require('../lib/diagnostics-agent');
 const { valueScrub } = require('../lib/support-bundle');
 
@@ -97,3 +99,12 @@ test('agent fails closed when response redaction fails', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(result, { ok: false, error: 'diagnostic response could not be safely returned' });
   assert.ok(!JSON.stringify(result).includes('must-not-leak'));
 });
+
+test('main process keeps diagnostics local and fails closed at its final reply boundary', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'main.js'), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(source, /function _diagBindHost\(\)\s*{\s*return '127\.0\.0\.1'/);
+  assert.match(source, /function _diagPublicHost\(\)\s*{\s*return '127\.0\.0\.1'/);
+  assert.match(source, /function _diagAllowlist\(\)\s*{\s*return \[\]/);
+  assert.match(source, /bindMode: 'local'/);
+  assert.match(source, /catch\s*{\s*result = { ok: false, error: 'diagnostic response could not be safely returned' }/);
+});