diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/7263-settings-local-only.md b/changelog.d/fixes/7263-settings-local-only.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b32a211449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/7263-settings-local-only.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- fix(authz): classify /api/cli-tools/forge-settings and /api/cli-tools/jcode-settings as LOCAL_ONLY, closing an RCE-via-tunnel gap where getCliRuntimeStatus() spawns a child process without loopback enforcement (#7263)
diff --git a/scripts/check/check-route-guard-membership.ts b/scripts/check/check-route-guard-membership.ts
index c73d9e2667..cb5ca34c2d 100644
--- a/scripts/check/check-route-guard-membership.ts
+++ b/scripts/check/check-route-guard-membership.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export const SPAWN_CAPABLE_ROUTE_ROOTS: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
   "src/app/api/cli-tools/runtime",
   "src/app/api/local", // T-12: 1-click local service launchers (Redis today) — every child here spawns podman/docker (Hard Rules #15 + #17)
   "src/app/api/skills/collect", // Skill Collector CLI detection: GET .../detect spawns a child process per CLI_TOOL_IDS entry via getCliRuntimeStatus() (Hard Rules #15 + #17, PR #6294 review)
+  "src/app/api/cli-tools/forge-settings", // GET calls getCliRuntimeStatus() to detect the `forge` CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #7263)
+  "src/app/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings", // GET calls getCliRuntimeStatus() to detect the `jcode` CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #7263)
 ];
 
 // Frozen pre-existing exceptions: spawn-capable routes NOT yet classified
diff --git a/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts b/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
index dbb4dadf00..66ef33afa5 100644
--- a/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
+++ b/src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export const LOCAL_ONLY_API_PREFIXES: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
   "/api/cli-tools/omp-settings", // spawns `which omp` to detect the CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #6318)
   "/api/cli-tools/letta-settings", // spawns `which letta` to detect the CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #6318)
   "/api/cli-tools/grok-build-settings", // GET calls getCliRuntimeStatus("grok-build"), which spawns a child process to locate + healthcheck the `grok` binary — same transitive-spawn surface that classified /api/skills/collect/ (Hard Rules #15 + #17). Writing ~/.grok/config.toml is inherently a local-machine operation, so loopback-only costs no real capability.
+  "/api/cli-tools/forge-settings", // spawns via getCliRuntimeStatus() to detect the `forge` CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #7263)
+  "/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings", // spawns via getCliRuntimeStatus() to detect the `jcode` CLI install (Hard Rules #15 + #17, #7263)
   "/api/services/", // T-10: embedded service lifecycle (spawn child processes)
   "/dashboard/providers/services/", // T-07: reverse proxy to embedded service UIs
   "/api/copilot/", // unauthenticated LLM driver — CLI-only by default; admins can opt-in to remote access via manage-scope bypass
diff --git a/tests/unit/route-guard-forge-jcode-settings-local-only.test.ts b/tests/unit/route-guard-forge-jcode-settings-local-only.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aef5669d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/route-guard-forge-jcode-settings-local-only.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Security regression: /api/cli-tools/forge-settings and /api/cli-tools/jcode-settings
+ * must be classified as LOCAL_ONLY so loopback enforcement runs unconditionally before
+ * any auth check.
+ *
+ * GET calls getCliRuntimeStatus(TOOL_ID) (src/app/api/cli-tools/forge-settings/route.ts,
+ * src/app/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings/route.ts), which spawns a child process to locate
+ * and healthcheck the CLI binary (src/shared/services/cliRuntime.ts:332). That is the same
+ * transitive-spawn surface that got /api/cli-tools/grok-build-settings and
+ * /api/skills/collect/ classified.
+ *
+ * Classifying it LOCAL_ONLY closes the remote-RCE vector: a leaked JWT over a
+ * Cloudflared/Ngrok tunnel cannot trigger process spawning.
+ * Hard Rules #15 + #17. See docs/security/ROUTE_GUARD_TIERS.md. Issue #7263.
+ */
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { isLocalOnlyPath } from "../../src/server/authz/routeGuard.ts";
+
+test("/api/cli-tools/forge-settings is LOCAL_ONLY (spawns via getCliRuntimeStatus)", () => {
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/forge-settings"), true);
+});
+
+test("/api/cli-tools/forge-settings with trailing slash is LOCAL_ONLY", () => {
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/forge-settings/"), true);
+});
+
+test("/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings is LOCAL_ONLY (spawns via getCliRuntimeStatus)", () => {
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings"), true);
+});
+
+test("/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings with trailing slash is LOCAL_ONLY", () => {
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/jcode-settings/"), true);
+});
+
+test("sibling cli-tools spawn-capable settings routes stay LOCAL_ONLY", () => {
+  // Guards against a refactor dropping the established precedent this entry follows.
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/omp-settings"), true);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/letta-settings"), true);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/grok-build-settings"), true);
+});
+
+test("non-spawning cli-tools routes are NOT over-gated by this entry", () => {
+  // The new prefixes must not accidentally widen to the whole /api/cli-tools/ subtree,
+  // which remote dashboards legitimately use.
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/all-statuses"), false);
+  assert.equal(isLocalOnlyPath("/api/cli-tools/keys"), false);
+});