diff --git a/sdk/python/adrian/__init__.py b/sdk/python/adrian/__init__.py
index 6f6c024..69da468 100644
--- a/sdk/python/adrian/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/python/adrian/__init__.py
@@ -339,9 +339,11 @@ def init(
         if loop is not None:
             _ws_client.schedule_connect(loop)
         else:
-            logger.debug(
-                "No running event loop at init(); WebSocket will connect on "
-                "first send from within an async context."
+            logger.warning(
+                "Adrian initialised without a running event loop. WebSocket "
+                "transport and BLOCK/HITL verdict handling may not be active "
+                "yet; sync ToolNode.invoke will fail closed until an event "
+                "loop connects the WebSocket and receives a policy LoginAck."
             )
 
     if auto_instrument:
@@ -857,15 +859,12 @@ def _should_halt(verdict: pb.Verdict) -> bool:
         "M4": verdict.policy.policy_m4,
     }.get(mad_prefix, False)
 
-
 def _patch_tool_node() -> None:
-    """Patch ToolNode for callback injection + async verdict gate.
+    """Patch ``ToolNode.invoke`` / ``ainvoke``.
 
-    ToolNode dispatches tools via tool.invoke (sync) even within async
-    Pregel. BaseTool.invoke can't await a verdict from the event loop
-    thread, so we add the verdict gate here on ToolNode.ainvoke - the
-    entry point Pregel calls before tool dispatch begins. This is a
-    complementary gate to BaseTool (which covers direct callers).
+    ToolNode stays responsible for callback injection. The verdict gate lives
+    on ``BaseTool`` so async ToolNode dispatch does not consume verdict futures
+    before individual tools run.
     """
     try:
         from langgraph.prebuilt import ToolNode
@@ -885,7 +884,9 @@ def patched_invoke(
         config: Any = None,
         **kwargs: Any,  # noqa: A002, ANN401
     ) -> Any:  # noqa: ANN401
+        """Inject Adrian callbacks into sync ToolNode invocation."""
         config = _inject_callbacks(config)
+
         return original_invoke(self, input, config=config, **kwargs)
 
     async def patched_ainvoke(
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/test_block_mode.py b/sdk/python/tests/test_block_mode.py
index 742249b..deda212 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/test_block_mode.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/test_block_mode.py
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ def _tool_pair() -> PairedEvent:
     )
 
 
+def _resolved_verdict_future(verdict: pb.Verdict) -> asyncio.Future[pb.Verdict]:
+    """Build a completed future for sync ToolNode.invoke tests."""
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    try:
+        fut: asyncio.Future[pb.Verdict] = loop.create_future()
+        fut.set_result(verdict)
+        return fut
+    finally:
+        loop.close()
+
+
 class TestRunIdCorrelation:
     async def test_llm_pair_populates_run_id_map(self) -> None:
         mock_ws = AsyncMock()
@@ -192,6 +203,120 @@ async def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
         assert len(msgs) == 1
         assert "BLOCKED" in msgs[0].content
 
+    def test_sync_in_scope_block_verdict_halts_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Sync MODE_BLOCK mirrors async: in-scope blocking verdict halts."""
+
+        def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
+            """Real tool stub for sync block-mode tests."""
+            _real_tool.called = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+            return x
+
+        _real_tool.called = False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+        adrian.init(
+            api_key="k",
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "events.jsonl"),
+            auto_instrument=True,
+            ws_url="ws://x",
+            block_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+
+        ws = adrian._ws_client
+        assert ws is not None
+        policy = _apply_mode(ws, pb.MODE_BLOCK, policy_m4=True)
+        ws._connected.set()
+        ws._tool_call_id_to_event_id["tc-1"] = "llm-evt"
+        ws._pending_verdicts["llm-evt"] = _resolved_verdict_future(
+            pb.Verdict(event_id="llm-evt", mad_code="M4_a", policy=policy),
+        )
+
+        tool_node = ToolNode([_real_tool])
+        ai = AIMessage(
+            content="",
+            tool_calls=[{"id": "tc-1", "name": "_real_tool", "args": {"x": "hi"}}],
+        )
+        state: dict[str, Any] = {"messages": [ai]}
+
+        result = tool_node.invoke(state, config=_runtime_config())  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+
+        assert _real_tool.called is False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        msgs = result["messages"]
+        assert len(msgs) == 1
+        assert "BLOCKED" in msgs[0].content
+
+    def test_sync_missing_login_ack_halts_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Sync ToolNode.invoke fails closed until server policy is known."""
+
+        def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
+            """Real tool stub for sync block-mode tests."""
+            _real_tool.called = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+            return x
+
+        _real_tool.called = False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+        adrian.init(
+            api_key="k",
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "events.jsonl"),
+            auto_instrument=True,
+            ws_url="ws://x",
+            block_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+
+        tool_node = ToolNode([_real_tool])
+        ai = AIMessage(
+            content="",
+            tool_calls=[{"id": "tc-1", "name": "_real_tool", "args": {"x": "hi"}}],
+        )
+        state: dict[str, Any] = {"messages": [ai]}
+
+        result = tool_node.invoke(state, config=_runtime_config())  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+
+        assert _real_tool.called is False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        msgs = result["messages"]
+        assert len(msgs) == 1
+        assert "BLOCKED" in msgs[0].content
+
+    def test_sync_unresolved_active_policy_halts_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Sync ToolNode.invoke fails closed when it cannot wait for verdicts."""
+
+        def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
+            """Real tool stub for sync block-mode tests."""
+            _real_tool.called = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+            return x
+
+        _real_tool.called = False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+        adrian.init(
+            api_key="k",
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "events.jsonl"),
+            auto_instrument=True,
+            ws_url="ws://x",
+            block_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+
+        ws = adrian._ws_client
+        assert ws is not None
+        _apply_mode(ws, pb.MODE_BLOCK, policy_m4=True)
+        ws._connected.set()
+        ws._tool_call_id_to_event_id["tc-1"] = "llm-evt"
+
+        tool_node = ToolNode([_real_tool])
+        ai = AIMessage(
+            content="",
+            tool_calls=[{"id": "tc-1", "name": "_real_tool", "args": {"x": "hi"}}],
+        )
+        state: dict[str, Any] = {"messages": [ai]}
+
+        result = tool_node.invoke(state, config=_runtime_config())  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+
+        assert _real_tool.called is False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        msgs = result["messages"]
+        assert len(msgs) == 1
+        assert "BLOCKED" in msgs[0].content
+
     async def test_out_of_scope_verdict_runs_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         """MODE_BLOCK with policy_m2=false + mad_code='M2' → continue (out-of-scope)."""
 
@@ -233,6 +358,44 @@ async def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
 
         assert captured == ["hi"]
 
+    def test_sync_out_of_scope_verdict_runs_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Sync MODE_BLOCK continues when the verdict family is out of scope."""
+        captured: list[str] = []
+
+        def _real_tool(x: str) -> str:
+            """Real tool stub for sync block-mode tests."""
+            captured.append(x)
+
+            return x
+
+        adrian.init(
+            api_key="k",
+            log_file=str(tmp_path / "events.jsonl"),
+            auto_instrument=True,
+            ws_url="ws://x",
+            block_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+
+        ws = adrian._ws_client
+        assert ws is not None
+        policy = _apply_mode(ws, pb.MODE_BLOCK, policy_m4=True)  # m2 stays False
+        ws._connected.set()
+        ws._tool_call_id_to_event_id["tc-1"] = "llm-evt"
+        ws._pending_verdicts["llm-evt"] = _resolved_verdict_future(
+            pb.Verdict(event_id="llm-evt", mad_code="M2", policy=policy),
+        )
+
+        tool_node = ToolNode([_real_tool])
+        ai = AIMessage(
+            content="",
+            tool_calls=[{"id": "tc-1", "name": "_real_tool", "args": {"x": "hi"}}],
+        )
+        state: dict[str, Any] = {"messages": [ai]}
+
+        tool_node.invoke(state, config=_runtime_config())  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+
+        assert captured == ["hi"]
+
     async def test_timeout_fail_closed_blocks_tool(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         """Verdict timeout in MODE_BLOCK → fail-closed (tool does NOT run)."""
         captured: list[str] = []
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/test_init.py b/sdk/python/tests/test_init.py
index 17dc6e6..9f5f197 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/test_init.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import logging
 import os
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -70,6 +71,24 @@ def test_creates_jsonl_file(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
         assert log.exists()
 
+    def test_warns_when_ws_init_has_no_running_loop(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    ) -> None:
+        """init() should warn when WS enforcement starts without a loop."""
+        caplog.set_level(logging.WARNING, logger="adrian")
+        log = tmp_path / "events.jsonl"
+
+        adrian.init(
+            api_key="k",
+            log_file=str(log),
+            auto_instrument=False,
+            ws_url="ws://x",
+        )
+
+        assert "without a running event loop" in caplog.text
+
     def test_sync_init_first_async_send_starts_connect_task(self) -> None:
         """First async send should start connect when init() ran without a loop."""
         adrian.init(