diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 5e3f461..cf11c0c 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ pub struct McpServer {
 
 /// Returns true when `allowedTools` is present and provides meaningful restriction.
 ///
-/// A list that contains global wildcards like `*` / `all` / `any` is considered
-/// effectively unrestricted.
+/// A list that contains wildcard entries (global or namespace patterns) is
+/// considered effectively unrestricted.
 pub fn has_effective_allowed_tools(server: &McpServer) -> bool {
     match &server.allowed_tools {
         Some(tools) if !tools.is_empty() => {
-            let has_specific_tools = tools.iter().any(|tool| !is_global_tool_wildcard(tool));
-            let has_global_wildcard = tools.iter().any(|tool| is_global_tool_wildcard(tool));
-            has_specific_tools && !has_global_wildcard
+            let has_specific_tools = tools.iter().any(|tool| !is_tool_wildcard(tool));
+            let has_wildcard = tools.iter().any(|tool| is_tool_wildcard(tool));
+            has_specific_tools && !has_wildcard
         }
         _ => false,
     }
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ pub fn has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(server: &McpServer) -> bool {
         .is_some_and(|tools| tools.iter().any(|tool| is_global_tool_wildcard(tool)))
 }
 
+/// Returns true when `allowedTools` includes wildcard patterns (for example,
+/// `github:*` or `mcp__github__*`) that are broader than explicit tool names.
+pub fn has_pattern_wildcard_allowed_tools(server: &McpServer) -> bool {
+    server.allowed_tools.as_ref().is_some_and(|tools| {
+        tools.iter().any(|tool| {
+            let trimmed = tool.trim();
+            is_pattern_tool_wildcard(trimmed) && !is_global_tool_wildcard(trimmed)
+        })
+    })
+}
+
+fn is_tool_wildcard(value: &str) -> bool {
+    is_global_tool_wildcard(value) || is_pattern_tool_wildcard(value)
+}
+
 fn is_global_tool_wildcard(value: &str) -> bool {
     let lower = value.trim().to_lowercase();
     matches!(
@@ -65,6 +80,11 @@ fn is_global_tool_wildcard(value: &str) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+fn is_pattern_tool_wildcard(value: &str) -> bool {
+    let trimmed = value.trim();
+    !trimmed.is_empty() && (trimmed.contains('*') || trimmed.contains('?'))
+}
+
 /// A config file that has been loaded and parsed.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ParsedConfig {
@@ -280,6 +300,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(&server));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pattern_wildcard_allowlist_is_not_effective() {
+        let server = McpServer {
+            allowed_tools: Some(vec!["github:*".to_string()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(!has_effective_allowed_tools(&server));
+        assert!(!has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(&server));
+        assert!(has_pattern_wildcard_allowed_tools(&server));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mixed_allowlist_with_pattern_wildcard_is_not_effective() {
+        let server = McpServer {
+            allowed_tools: Some(vec!["read_file".to_string(), "mcp__github__*".to_string()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(!has_effective_allowed_tools(&server));
+        assert!(!has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(&server));
+        assert!(has_pattern_wildcard_allowed_tools(&server));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_basic_config() {
         let json = r#"{
diff --git a/src/rules/allowlist.rs b/src/rules/allowlist.rs
index e54dcb1..01a840d 100644
--- a/src/rules/allowlist.rs
+++ b/src/rules/allowlist.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::config::{has_effective_allowed_tools, has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools, McpServer};
+use crate::config::{
+    has_effective_allowed_tools, has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools,
+    has_pattern_wildcard_allowed_tools, McpServer,
+};
 use crate::rules::{Finding, Rule, Severity};
 
 /// AW-007: Flag configs with no tool filtering (allowedTools).
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ impl Rule for AllowlistRule {
         let mut findings = Vec::new();
 
         let has_allowlist = has_effective_allowed_tools(server);
-        let has_wildcard_allowlist = has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(server);
+        let has_global_wildcard_allowlist = has_global_wildcard_allowed_tools(server);
+        let has_pattern_wildcard_allowlist = has_pattern_wildcard_allowed_tools(server);
 
         if !has_allowlist {
             let high_risk = Self::is_high_risk(server_name, server);
@@ -65,23 +69,34 @@ impl Rule for AllowlistRule {
                 Severity::Medium
             };
 
-            let title = if has_wildcard_allowlist {
+            let title = if has_global_wildcard_allowlist {
                 if high_risk {
                     "Wildcard tool allowlist on high-risk server"
                 } else {
                     "Wildcard tool allowlist is effectively unrestricted"
                 }
+            } else if has_pattern_wildcard_allowlist {
+                if high_risk {
+                    "Wildcard-pattern tool allowlist on high-risk server"
+                } else {
+                    "Wildcard-pattern tool allowlist is too broad"
+                }
             } else if high_risk {
                 "No tool allowlist on high-risk server"
             } else {
                 "No tool allowlist configured"
             };
 
-            let message = if has_wildcard_allowlist {
+            let message = if has_global_wildcard_allowlist {
                 format!(
                     "Server '{}' uses a global wildcard in allowedTools, which effectively exposes all tools",
                     server_name
                 )
+            } else if has_pattern_wildcard_allowlist {
+                format!(
+                    "Server '{}' uses wildcard patterns in allowedTools, which can expose more tools than intended",
+                    server_name
+                )
             } else {
                 format!(
                     "Server '{}' exposes all available tools with no filtering",
@@ -89,9 +104,12 @@ impl Rule for AllowlistRule {
                 )
             };
 
-            let fix = if has_wildcard_allowlist {
+            let fix = if has_global_wildcard_allowlist {
                 "Replace wildcard entries in \"allowedTools\" with explicit least-privilege tool names"
                     .to_string()
+            } else if has_pattern_wildcard_allowlist {
+                "Replace wildcard patterns in \"allowedTools\" with explicit least-privilege tool names"
+                    .to_string()
             } else {
                 "Add \"allowedTools\" to restrict exposed tools to least privilege".to_string()
             };
@@ -202,4 +220,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(findings.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(findings[0].severity, Severity::High);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pattern_wildcard_allowlist_flagged() {
+        let rule = AllowlistRule;
+        let server = McpServer {
+            command: Some("npx".to_string()),
+            allowed_tools: Some(vec!["github:*".to_string()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let findings = rule.check("github", &server, "test.json");
+        assert_eq!(findings.len(), 1);
+        assert!(findings[0].title.contains("Wildcard-pattern"));
+        assert_eq!(findings[0].severity, Severity::Medium);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pattern_wildcard_allowlist_on_high_risk_server_is_high() {
+        let rule = AllowlistRule;
+        let server = McpServer {
+            command: Some("npx".to_string()),
+            args: Some(vec![
+                "-y".to_string(),
+                "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch".to_string(),
+            ]),
+            allowed_tools: Some(vec!["mcp__fetch__*".to_string()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let findings = rule.check("fetch", &server, "test.json");
+        assert_eq!(findings.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(findings[0].severity, Severity::High);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/testdata/allowlist-pattern-wildcard.json b/testdata/allowlist-pattern-wildcard.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bebcddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/allowlist-pattern-wildcard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "github": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"],
+      "allowedTools": ["mcp__github__*"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index d900f2e..efc18a7 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,33 @@ fn test_detects_missing_allowlist() {
     assert!(findings.iter().any(|f| f["rule_id"] == "AW-007"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_detects_pattern_wildcard_allowlist() {
+    let output = agentwise()
+        .args([
+            "scan",
+            "testdata/allowlist-pattern-wildcard.json",
+            "--format",
+            "json",
+        ])
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).unwrap();
+    let findings = parsed["findings"].as_array().unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        findings.iter().any(|f| {
+            f["rule_id"] == "AW-007"
+                && f["title"]
+                    .as_str()
+                    .is_some_and(|title| title.contains("Wildcard-pattern"))
+        }),
+        "Expected AW-007 wildcard-pattern finding, got: {}",
+        stdout
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_detects_network_access() {
     let output = agentwise()