diff --git a/ENVIRONMENT.md b/ENVIRONMENT.md
index 5ea0373d0d8..cd6268d1ee4 100644
--- a/ENVIRONMENT.md
+++ b/ENVIRONMENT.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ ordinary local startup does not require this credential.
 - `CALLBACK_TOKEN_SECRET` - Secret for signing callback tokens. Required for local development. `[SECRET]`
 - `INTERNAL_SECRET` - Alias/fallback for `INTERNAL_API_SECRET`; used in KiloClaw E2E scripts (`services/kiloclaw/e2e/`). `[SECRET]`
 - Native (mobile) sign-in rate limits are Vercel Firewall rules configured in the project's firewall configuration, not environment variables. `native-token-address` counts token exchanges per caller address before the admission gate; `native-token-user` counts them per account after it. Both belong in that configuration, and `apps/web/src/lib/auth/native-token-rate-limit.ts` reports a rule that is not configured at most once a minute. The address rule must answer: when it is absent, the exchange is refused before any provider call.
-- Sign-in code email rate limits are Vercel Firewall rules configured in the project's firewall configuration, not environment variables. `magic-link-email` counts sends per normalized address; `sign-in-code-email-ip` counts sends per caller address. `apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts` reports a rule that is not configured to Sentry at most once a minute, so both rules belong in that configuration.
+- Sign-in code email rate limits are Vercel Firewall rules configured in the project's firewall configuration, not environment variables. `magic-link-email` counts sends per normalized address; `sign-in-code-email-ip` counts sends per caller address. `apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts` sends a magic link or sign-in code only when both rules answer that the caller may proceed; an unconfigured or unevaluable rule refuses the send and is reported to Sentry at most once a minute, so both rules are required configuration.
 - Native admission rate limiting is a Vercel Firewall rule configured in the project's firewall configuration, not an environment variable. `native-admission-challenge` counts challenge issuance per caller address at `POST /api/auth/native/admission-challenge`; it belongs in that configuration, because `apps/web/src/lib/auth/native-admission.ts` reports an unconfigured rule to Sentry at most once a minute and refuses the request.
 
 ### Social OAuth Clients
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.test.ts
index 2ac780966a5..d76d0795aae 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   isNewAccountEligibleForMagicLink,
   checkEmailSignInEligibility,
 } from './email-signin-eligibility';
+import { __test__ as rateLimitTest } from './firewall-rate-limit';
 
 const mockCheckRateLimit = jest.mocked(checkRateLimit);
 const mockCaptureMessage = jest.mocked(captureMessage);
@@ -116,8 +117,16 @@ describe('isNewAccountEligibleForMagicLink', () => {
 });
 
 describe('checkEmailSignInEligibility send budgets', () => {
+  const refusedSend = {
+    ok: false,
+    status: 429,
+    errorCode: 'SIGNUP-RATE-LIMITED',
+    body: { success: false, error: 'Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.' },
+  } as const;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    rateLimitTest.resetReportThrottle();
     mockCheckRateLimit.mockResolvedValue({ rateLimited: false });
     mockIsEmailBlacklistedByDomainAsync.mockResolvedValue(false);
     mockIsBlockedTLD.mockResolvedValue(false);
@@ -177,41 +186,62 @@ describe('checkEmailSignInEligibility send budgets', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('reports a rule that is not configured once per interval and continues', async () => {
+  it('refuses the send when the per-caller rule is not configured', async () => {
     mockCheckRateLimit.mockImplementation(async id => {
       if (id === 'sign-in-code-email-ip') return { rateLimited: false, error: 'not-found' };
       return { rateLimited: false };
     });
 
-    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual({
-      ok: true,
-    });
-    await checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request());
+    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual(
+      refusedSend
+    );
+    expect(mockCheckRateLimit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('reports an unconfigured rule once per interval while refusing every send', async () => {
+    mockCheckRateLimit.mockResolvedValue({ rateLimited: false, error: 'not-found' });
+
+    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual(
+      refusedSend
+    );
+    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual(
+      refusedSend
+    );
 
     expect(mockCaptureMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(mockCaptureMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "Firewall rate limit 'sign-in-code-email-ip' is not configured",
-      expect.objectContaining({ level: 'error' })
+      "Firewall rate limit 'magic-link-email' is not configured",
+      { level: 'error', tags: { source: 'email_signin_eligibility' } }
     );
   });
 
-  it('continues when the per-address rule is not configured and still applies the caller rule', async () => {
-    mockCheckRateLimit.mockImplementation(async id => {
-      if (id === 'magic-link-email') return { rateLimited: false, error: 'not-found' };
-      return { rateLimited: false };
-    });
+  it('stops at the refused per-address rule without spending the caller allowance', async () => {
+    mockCheckRateLimit.mockResolvedValue({ rateLimited: false, error: 'not-found' });
 
-    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual({
-      ok: true,
-    });
+    await checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request());
 
-    expect(mockCheckRateLimit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockCheckRateLimit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockCheckRateLimit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('magic-link-email', expect.any(Object));
+  });
+
+  it('refuses the send when the limiter cannot evaluate a rule', async () => {
+    mockCheckRateLimit.mockResolvedValue({ rateLimited: false, error: 'blocked' });
+
+    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual(
+      refusedSend
+    );
     expect(mockCaptureMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "Firewall rate limit 'magic-link-email' is not configured",
-      expect.objectContaining({ level: 'error' })
+      "Firewall rate limit 'magic-link-email' could not be evaluated",
+      { level: 'error', tags: { source: 'email_signin_eligibility' } }
     );
   });
 
+  it('allows the send when both rules answer', async () => {
+    await expect(checkEmailSignInEligibility('user@example.com', request())).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+    });
+  });
+
   it('checks caller budgets before the domain rules', async () => {
     mockIsEmailBlacklistedByDomainAsync.mockResolvedValue(true);
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts
index 2f814912023..81e53ddaf5c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/auth/email-signin-eligibility.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
-import { checkRateLimit } from '@vercel/firewall';
-import { captureMessage } from '@sentry/nextjs';
 import { createHmac } from 'node:crypto';
+import { checkFirewallRateLimit } from '@/lib/auth/firewall-rate-limit';
 import { findUserByNormalizedEmail, getWorkOSOrganization } from '@/lib/user';
 import { validateMagicLinkSignupEmail } from '@/lib/schemas/email';
 import { isEmailSignupDisabled } from '@/lib/auth/email-signup-switch';
@@ -19,9 +18,10 @@ const SIGN_IN_CODE_EMAIL_IP_RATE_LIMIT_ID = 'sign-in-code-email-ip';
 
 /**
  * Vercel Firewall rate limits that apply to sign-in code email volume. Each
- * rule lives in the project's firewall configuration; a rule that is not
- * configured is skipped and the gap is reported to Sentry at most once a
- * minute.
+ * rule lives in the project's firewall configuration; a send runs only when
+ * every rule answers, so a rule that is not configured refuses the send and
+ * the gap is reported to Sentry at most once a minute through the shared
+ * firewall reporter.
  *
  * - `magic-link-email` counts sends per normalized address.
  * - `sign-in-code-email-ip` counts sends per caller address.
@@ -49,31 +49,15 @@ function clientIpAddress(request: NextRequest): string {
   return request.headers.get('x-real-ip') || 'unknown';
 }
 
-const missingRuleReportedAt: Record<string, number> = {};
-const MISSING_RULE_REPORT_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000;
-
-/**
- * One report a minute is enough to raise the alarm for a rule that is missing
- * from the project's firewall configuration; reporting per request would flood
- * Sentry.
- */
-function reportMissingRule(ruleId: string): void {
-  const now = Date.now();
-  if (now - (missingRuleReportedAt[ruleId] ?? 0) >= MISSING_RULE_REPORT_INTERVAL_MS) {
-    missingRuleReportedAt[ruleId] = now;
-    captureMessage(`Firewall rate limit '${ruleId}' is not configured`, {
-      level: 'error',
-      tags: { source: 'email_signin_eligibility' },
-    });
-  }
-}
-
 /**
- * Applies the per-address and per-caller firewall rules and reports whether a
- * count is exhausted. A rule that is not configured is skipped.
+ * Applies the per-address and per-caller firewall rules and reports whether the
+ * send is refused. Every rule must answer `allowed`: an exhausted budget, a
+ * rule that is not configured, and a limiter that cannot answer all refuse, so
+ * an email leaves only when the budget was confirmed. The first refusal stops
+ * the checks, leaving the remaining allowances unspent.
  * Runs before the eligibility rules: these refusals cost nothing downstream.
  */
-async function isSendBudgetExhausted(email: string, request: NextRequest): Promise<boolean> {
+async function isSendBudgetRefused(email: string, request: NextRequest): Promise<boolean> {
   const checks = [
     {
       id: MAGIC_LINK_EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT_ID,
@@ -86,15 +70,12 @@ async function isSendBudgetExhausted(email: string, request: NextRequest): Promi
   ] as const;
 
   for (const check of checks) {
-    const { rateLimited, error } = await checkRateLimit(check.id, {
+    const result = await checkFirewallRateLimit(check.id, {
+      source: 'email_signin_eligibility',
       request,
       rateLimitKey: check.key,
     });
-    if (error === 'not-found') {
-      reportMissingRule(check.id);
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (rateLimited) {
+    if (result !== 'allowed') {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -207,7 +188,7 @@ export async function checkEmailSignInEligibility(
   email: string,
   request: NextRequest
 ): Promise<EmailSignInEligibility> {
-  if (await isSendBudgetExhausted(email, request)) {
+  if (await isSendBudgetRefused(email, request)) {
     return {
       ok: false,
       status: 429,