diff --git a/cmd/push.go b/cmd/push.go
index 41f64e69..e0ac7229 100644
--- a/cmd/push.go
+++ b/cmd/push.go
@@ -21,15 +21,13 @@ The daemon injects credentials — workers don't need tokens in their environmen
 
 Equivalent to "git push -u origin <branch>" but credential-safe for worker sessions.
 
-Pushes to main or master are blocked unconditionally — all changes must go through
-a feature branch and PR.
+Branch protection is enforced by the remote repository, not by ttal.
 
 With --force, performs a --force-with-lease push (raw --force is never used).
-Force-push is also blocked on main/master.
 
 Examples:
   ttal push
-  ttal push --force    # force-with-lease; blocked on main/master`,
+  ttal push --force    # force-with-lease`,
 	Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		ctx, err := pr.ResolveContextWithoutProvider()
@@ -86,6 +84,6 @@ func currentBranch(workDir string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	pushCmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, "Force push with --force-with-lease (blocked on main/master)")
+	pushCmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, "Force push with --force-with-lease")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(pushCmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/daemon/git_handler.go b/internal/daemon/git_handler.go
index a51148bf..84f3c2d2 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/git_handler.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/git_handler.go
@@ -18,25 +18,13 @@ import (
 
 var gitCommandContext = exec.CommandContext
 
-// isProtectedBranch returns true if the given branch name is protected by policy.
-// The list is intentionally small — extending it requires a code change.
-func isProtectedBranch(branch string) bool {
-	return branch == "main" || branch == "master"
-}
-
 // handleGitPush executes a git push using daemon-held credentials.
 // WorkDir may be a ttal worktree or any registered project directory.
 // Credentials are injected via GIT_CONFIG env vars — never via URL embedding or keychain.
 func handleGitPush(req GitPushRequest) GitPushResponse {
-	// Validation order: empty branch → protected-branch policy → credentials
 	if req.Branch == "" {
 		return GitPushResponse{Error: "branch must not be empty"}
 	}
-	if isProtectedBranch(req.Branch) {
-		return GitPushResponse{
-			Error: fmt.Sprintf("push to %s blocked — use a feature branch and PR", req.Branch),
-		}
-	}
 
 	// Detect remote URL to pick the right token.
 	remoteURL, err := gitutil.RemoteURL(req.WorkDir)
diff --git a/internal/daemon/git_handler_test.go b/internal/daemon/git_handler_test.go
index 3d8d5390..17207bb3 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/git_handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/git_handler_test.go
@@ -488,56 +488,24 @@ func runGitTestCmd(t *testing.T, workDir string, args ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHandleGitPush_ForceOnProtectedBranchBlocked(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHandleGitPush_AllowsMainAndMaster(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, branch := range []string{"main", "master"} {
 		t.Run(branch, func(t *testing.T) {
 			resp := handleGitPush(GitPushRequest{
-				WorkDir: "/tmp/whatever", // never reached
+				WorkDir: "/tmp/not-a-real-repo",
 				Branch:  branch,
-				Force:   true,
 			})
-			if resp.OK {
-				t.Fatalf("expected OK=false for force push to %s", branch)
+			oldPolicyErr := fmt.Sprintf("push to %s blocked — use a feature branch and PR", branch)
+			if resp.Error == oldPolicyErr {
+				t.Fatalf("expected push to %s to bypass local policy guard, got old policy error", branch)
 			}
-			wantErr := fmt.Sprintf("push to %s blocked — use a feature branch and PR", branch)
-			if resp.Error != wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want %q", resp.Error, wantErr)
+			if !strings.Contains(resp.Error, "get remote URL") {
+				t.Fatalf("expected push to %s to reach remote resolution, got error: %s", branch, resp.Error)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsProtectedBranch(t *testing.T) {
-	protected := []string{"main", "master"}
-	allowed := []string{"develop", "feature/x", "release/v1", ""}
-
-	for _, b := range protected {
-		if !isProtectedBranch(b) {
-			t.Errorf("isProtectedBranch(%q) = false, want true", b)
-		}
-	}
-	for _, b := range allowed {
-		if isProtectedBranch(b) {
-			t.Errorf("isProtectedBranch(%q) = true, want false", b)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestHandleGitPush_NormalPushToMainBlockedByPolicy(t *testing.T) {
-	resp := handleGitPush(GitPushRequest{
-		WorkDir: "/tmp/not-a-real-repo", // will fail at RemoteURL if policy guard is bypassed
-		Branch:  "main",
-		Force:   false,
-	})
-	if resp.OK {
-		t.Fatal("expected push to main to be blocked regardless of force flag")
-	}
-	policyErr := "push to main blocked — use a feature branch and PR"
-	if resp.Error != policyErr {
-		t.Errorf("expected policy error, got: %q", resp.Error)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestHandleGitPush_ForceWithEmptyBranchReturnsEmptyError(t *testing.T) {
 	resp := handleGitPush(GitPushRequest{
 		WorkDir: "/tmp/whatever",