diff --git a/scripts/audit_no_inline_tool_loops.py b/scripts/audit_no_inline_tool_loops.py
index d23538bd..879cc1d2 100644
--- a/scripts/audit_no_inline_tool_loops.py
+++ b/scripts/audit_no_inline_tool_loops.py
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 tool-call loop (i.e., a for loop with MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS in it).
 
 The follow-up track's invariant: all tool loops should go through
-run_with_tool_loop. Inline loops are forbidden EXCEPT for the 4
-vendored-call-path vendors (anthropic, gemini, gemini_native,
-deepseek) which use their own SDKs and are tracked as deferred
-work in state.toml's deferred_work section.
+run_with_tool_loop. Inline loops are forbidden EXCEPT for the 3
+vendored-call-path vendors (anthropic, gemini, deepseek) which use
+their own SDKs and are tracked as deferred work (Phase 5 t5_6/7/8
+in state.toml).
+
+Note: gemini_cli was migrated to run_with_tool_loop via send_func
+in commit 4748d134. The previous exclusion list incorrectly
+included 'gemini_native' (a non-existent function name); that was
+removed on 2026-06-11.
 
 Usage: uv run python scripts/audit_no_inline_tool_loops.py
 Exit code: 0 = pass; 1 = violations found.
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 TARGET = Path("src/ai_client.py")
-DEFERRED_VENDORS = frozenset(["anthropic", "gemini", "gemini_native", "deepseek"])
+DEFERRED_VENDORS = frozenset(["anthropic", "gemini", "deepseek"])
 
 def main() -> int:
  text = TARGET.read_text(encoding="utf-8")