diff --git a/.oxlintrc.jsonc b/.oxlintrc.jsonc
index 9024842..1889d48 100644
--- a/.oxlintrc.jsonc
+++ b/.oxlintrc.jsonc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		"automation/no-silent-error-swallow": "error",
 		"automation/no-manual-tag-comparison": "error",
 		"automation/no-manual-tagged-construction": "error",
+		"automation/no-service-option": "error",
 		"automation/prefer-effect-match": "error",
 		"automation/prefer-tagged-error-handling": "error",
 		"automation/no-ambient-nondeterminism": "error",
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 				"automation/no-silent-error-swallow": "off",
 				"automation/no-manual-tag-comparison": "off",
 				"automation/no-manual-tagged-construction": "off",
+				"automation/no-service-option": "off",
 				"automation/prefer-effect-match": "off",
 				"automation/prefer-tagged-error-handling": "off",
 				"automation/no-ambient-nondeterminism": "off",
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@
 				"automation/no-manual-tagged-construction": "off",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			// Tests may inspect whether optional provider override services are present in context. This verifies
+			// request-scoping behavior; it does not model an optional production dependency.
+			"files": ["packages/*/test/**"],
+			"rules": {
+				"automation/no-service-option": "off",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			// no-ambient-nondeterminism targets production seams. Tests deliberately use fixed or real
 			// time and node crypto, driven through explicit layers, so the rule is off for test files.
diff --git a/tools/oxlint/automation/index.ts b/tools/oxlint/automation/index.ts
index 032763e..f953c35 100644
--- a/tools/oxlint/automation/index.ts
+++ b/tools/oxlint/automation/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import noAmbientNondeterminism from './rules/no-ambient-nondeterminism.ts'
 import noDisableValidation from './rules/no-disable-validation.ts'
 import noManualTagComparison from './rules/no-manual-tag-comparison.ts'
 import noManualTaggedConstruction from './rules/no-manual-tagged-construction.ts'
+import noServiceOption from './rules/no-service-option.ts'
 import noShadowedStandardArrayStatic from './rules/no-shadowed-standard-array-static.ts'
 import noSilentErrorSwallow from './rules/no-silent-error-swallow.ts'
 import preferEffectMatch from './rules/prefer-effect-match.ts'
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export default eslintCompatPlugin({
 		'no-disable-validation': noDisableValidation,
 		'no-manual-tag-comparison': noManualTagComparison,
 		'no-manual-tagged-construction': noManualTaggedConstruction,
+		'no-service-option': noServiceOption,
 		'no-shadowed-standard-array-static': noShadowedStandardArrayStatic,
 		'no-silent-error-swallow': noSilentErrorSwallow,
 		'prefer-effect-match': preferEffectMatch,
diff --git a/tools/oxlint/automation/rules/no-service-option.ts b/tools/oxlint/automation/rules/no-service-option.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34373fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/oxlint/automation/rules/no-service-option.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { defineRule } from '@oxlint/plugins'
+
+// Vendored and adapted from typeonce-dev/ai-automation (rules/oxlint/src/rules/no-service-option.ts).
+// This rule protects production dependency boundaries. Tests that explicitly inspect whether a service is
+// present are excluded through `.oxlintrc.jsonc` rather than weakening the production rule.
+
+export default defineRule({
+	meta: {
+		type: 'problem',
+		docs: {
+			description: 'Require Effect services directly and provide them at the owning layer or composition root.',
+		},
+		messages: {
+			optionalService:
+				'Do not use Effect.serviceOption for production dependencies. Require the service directly and provide it in the layer.',
+		},
+	},
+	createOnce(context) {
+		return {
+			MemberExpression(node) {
+				if (
+					node.object.type === 'Identifier' &&
+					node.object.name === 'Effect' &&
+					node.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
+					node.property.name === 'serviceOption'
+				) {
+					context.report({ node, messageId: 'optionalService' })
+				}
+			},
+		}
+	},
+})