diff --git a/crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs b/crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs
index 8462982..d8c429d 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ pub struct DaemonSection {
     /// back to peer daemons as a T2 dial target.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub private_addr: Option<String>,
+    /// `[daemon.policy]` — per-daemon attach policy (NAP-247).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "DaemonPolicySection::is_empty")]
+    pub policy: DaemonPolicySection,
 }
 
 impl DaemonSection {
@@ -153,6 +156,23 @@ impl DaemonSection {
             && self.worktree_root.is_none()
             && self.perimeter_id.is_none()
             && self.private_addr.is_none()
+            && self.policy.is_empty()
+    }
+}
+
+/// `[daemon.policy]` — application-layer access control complementing network
+/// ACLs. Default deny: an empty `allow_inbound` rejects every cross-daemon
+/// attach. Local attach (no JWT, same daemon) always bypasses.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DaemonPolicySection {
+    /// daemon-ids permitted to broker-attach into this daemon's sessions.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub allow_inbound: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl DaemonPolicySection {
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.allow_inbound.is_empty()
     }
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +331,9 @@ mod tests {
                 worktree_root: Some(PathBuf::from("/var/lib/maestrod/wt")),
                 perimeter_id: Some("wg-naps62".into()),
                 private_addr: Some("10.0.0.7:7070".into()),
+                policy: DaemonPolicySection {
+                    allow_inbound: vec!["konishi".into()],
+                },
             },
             registry: RegistrySection {
                 bind_addr: Some("0.0.0.0:8080".parse().unwrap()),
diff --git a/crates/maestro-daemon/src/config.rs b/crates/maestro-daemon/src/config.rs
index 88205d7..0e60d18 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-daemon/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-daemon/src/config.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ pub struct DaemonConfig {
     /// Daemon's reachable address on the declared perimeter. Only meaningful
     /// when `perimeter_id` is set.
     pub private_addr: Option<String>,
+    /// daemon-ids permitted to broker-attach to this daemon's sessions.
+    /// Default empty (deny all). Local attach bypasses. (NAP-247.)
+    pub allow_inbound: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl DaemonConfig {
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ pub fn load_config(path: &Path, env: EnvOverrides) -> Result<DaemonConfig, Confi
 
     let perimeter_id = env.perimeter_id.or(daemon.perimeter_id);
     let private_addr = env.private_addr.or(daemon.private_addr);
+    let allow_inbound = daemon.policy.allow_inbound;
 
     Ok(DaemonConfig {
         daemon_id,
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ pub fn load_config(path: &Path, env: EnvOverrides) -> Result<DaemonConfig, Confi
         worktree_root,
         perimeter_id,
         private_addr,
+        allow_inbound,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/maestro-daemon/src/configure.rs b/crates/maestro-daemon/src/configure.rs
index 72f0a57..5646e4c 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-daemon/src/configure.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-daemon/src/configure.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ pub fn run(
         // are operator-edited in config.toml directly. Leave None on bootstrap.
         perimeter_id: None,
         private_addr: None,
+        // Default deny: empty allow_inbound means no peer can attach until the
+        // operator opts in. Set in config.toml under [daemon.policy].
+        policy: Default::default(),
     };
     file.save(path).map_err(ConfigError::from)?;
     let _ = handle; // stdout handle only used during prompts; binary prints "wrote ..."