diff --git a/crates/tinyagents-harness/src/agent_loop/tools.rs b/crates/tinyagents-harness/src/agent_loop/tools.rs
index b9acaf12..e6ed26c7 100644
--- a/crates/tinyagents-harness/src/agent_loop/tools.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyagents-harness/src/agent_loop/tools.rs
@@ -218,11 +218,25 @@ impl<State: Send + Sync, Ctx: Send + Sync> AgentHarness<State, Ctx> {
         }
         match crate::tool::discover::unwrap_tool_call(&call.arguments) {
             Ok((name, arguments)) => {
-                let record = ctx.emit(AgentEvent::DeferredToolCall {
-                    call_id: CallId::new(call.id.clone()),
-                    tool_name: name.clone(),
-                });
-                status.set_last_event(record.id);
+                // `unwrap_tool_call` accepts any non-empty `name` — it only
+                // validates the wrapper's shape, not that `name` is actually
+                // in the deferred catalogue. A model can wrap a direct,
+                // hidden, or entirely fabricated name in a `tool_call`
+                // payload just as validly, and admission (via
+                // `model_dispatch`/the unknown-tool policy below) decides
+                // what happens to it next. Emitting `DeferredToolCall`
+                // unconditionally would misrepresent that outcome to an
+                // audit consumer — recording "a deferred call happened" for
+                // a call that admission is about to execute as a direct
+                // tool or reject as unknown/hidden. Only emit it when the
+                // target is actually in the catalogue this bridge searched.
+                if catalog.get(&name).is_some() {
+                    let record = ctx.emit(AgentEvent::DeferredToolCall {
+                        call_id: CallId::new(call.id.clone()),
+                        tool_name: name.clone(),
+                    });
+                    status.set_last_event(record.id);
+                }
                 call.name = name;
                 call.arguments = arguments;
                 Ok(None)
diff --git a/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/tool_deferral.rs b/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/tool_deferral.rs
index 2a700690..7005fa39 100644
--- a/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/tool_deferral.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/tool_deferral.rs
@@ -537,3 +537,62 @@ async fn tool_schemas_projection_applies_to_wire_and_catalog() {
         "bridge schema description was not projected through the run's SchemaPreparation"
     );
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tool_call_wrapping_a_non_deferred_name_emits_no_deferred_event() {
+    let listener = Arc::new(RecordingListener::new());
+    let deferred = ExposedTool::new("stock_quote", "Quote.", ToolExposure::Deferred);
+    let direct = ExposedTool::new("read_file", "Read.", ToolExposure::Direct);
+    let hidden = ExposedTool::new("internal_step", "Host-only.", ToolExposure::Hidden);
+    let model = RecordingModel::new(vec![
+        // A wrapped *direct* tool: runs, but is not a deferred call.
+        tool_call(
+            "c1",
+            TOOL_CALL_NAME,
+            json!({"name": "read_file", "arguments": {"symbol": "A"}}),
+        ),
+        // A wrapped *hidden* tool: rejected as unknown, not a deferred call.
+        tool_call(
+            "c2",
+            TOOL_CALL_NAME,
+            json!({"name": "internal_step", "arguments": {"symbol": "B"}}),
+        ),
+        // A wrapped deferred tool: the one case that is a deferred call.
+        tool_call(
+            "c3",
+            TOOL_CALL_NAME,
+            json!({"name": "stock_quote", "arguments": {"symbol": "C"}}),
+        ),
+        text("done"),
+    ]);
+
+    let mut harness: AgentHarness<()> = AgentHarness::new();
+    harness
+        .register_model("mock", model.clone())
+        .set_default_model("mock")
+        .register_tool(direct.clone())
+        .register_tool(deferred.clone())
+        .register_tool(hidden.clone())
+        .push_middleware(Arc::new(CaptureMiddleware {
+            listener: listener.clone(),
+        }));
+
+    harness
+        .invoke_default(&(), vec![Message::user("go")])
+        .await
+        .expect("run succeeds");
+
+    assert_eq!(direct.calls.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+    assert!(hidden.calls.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(deferred.calls.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+
+    let deferred_events: Vec<String> = listener
+        .events()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|record| match record.event {
+            AgentEvent::DeferredToolCall { tool_name, .. } => Some(tool_name),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(deferred_events, vec!["stock_quote"]);
+}