diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView.tsx
index 5af5c7235c..1c1bbbba8b 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import { DurationField } from "./components/DurationField/DurationField";
 import { SectionHeader } from "./components/SectionHeader";
 import { TextPreviewDialog } from "./components/TextPreviewDialog";
 import { UserCompactionThresholdSettings } from "./components/UserCompactionThresholdSettings";
-import { getKylesophyEnabled, setKylesophyEnabled } from "./utils/chime";
+import {
+	getKylesophyEnabled,
+	isKylesophyForced,
+	setKylesophyEnabled,
+} from "./utils/chime";
 
 const textareaMaxHeight = 240;
 const textareaBaseClassName =
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ export const AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView: FC<
 	const [isUserPromptOverflowing, setIsUserPromptOverflowing] = useState(false);
 	const [isSystemPromptOverflowing, setIsSystemPromptOverflowing] =
 		useState(false);
+	const kylesophyForced = isKylesophyForced();
 	const [kylesophyEnabled, setKylesophyLocal] = useState(getKylesophyEnabled);
 
 	// ── Derived state ──
@@ -521,6 +526,11 @@ export const AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView: FC<
 				<div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
 					<p className="!mt-0.5 m-0 flex-1 text-xs text-content-secondary">
 						Replace the standard completion chime. IYKYK.
+						{kylesophyForced && (
+							<span className="ml-1 font-semibold">
+								Kyleosophy is mandatory on <code>dev.coder.com</code>.
+							</span>
+						)}
 					</p>
 					<Switch
 						checked={kylesophyEnabled}
@@ -529,6 +539,7 @@ export const AgentSettingsBehaviorPageView: FC<
 							setKylesophyLocal(checked);
 						}}
 						aria-label="Enable Kyleosophy"
+						disabled={kylesophyForced}
 					/>
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.test.ts b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.test.ts
index 74a743fa25..e9a56d27f8 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.test.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
 	getChimeEnabled,
 	getKylesophyEnabled,
+	isKylesophyForced,
 	KYLEOSOPHY_SOUNDS,
 	LOCK_HOLD_MS,
 	maybePlayChime,
@@ -313,3 +314,38 @@ describe("maybePlayChime", () => {
 		expect(url).toBe("/chime.mp3");
 	});
 });
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// isKylesophyForced
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("isKylesophyForced", () => {
+	const originalLocation = globalThis.location;
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "location", {
+			value: originalLocation,
+			writable: true,
+			configurable: true,
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("returns true on dev.coder.com", () => {
+		Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "location", {
+			value: { hostname: "dev.coder.com" },
+			writable: true,
+			configurable: true,
+		});
+		expect(isKylesophyForced()).toBe(true);
+		expect(getKylesophyEnabled()).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("returns false on other hosts", () => {
+		Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "location", {
+			value: { hostname: "coder.example.com" },
+			writable: true,
+			configurable: true,
+		});
+		expect(isKylesophyForced()).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.ts b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.ts
index f0339055a0..35665ef92c 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/chime.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ export function setChimeEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether Kyleosophy mode is active. Force-enabled on
+ * dev.coder.com because the people deserve Kyle.
+ */
 export function getKylesophyEnabled(): boolean {
+	if (isKylesophyForced()) {
+		return true;
+	}
 	try {
 		const stored = localStorage.getItem(KYLEOSOPHY_PREFERENCE_KEY);
 		return stored === null ? false : stored === "true";
@@ -29,6 +36,18 @@ export function getKylesophyEnabled(): boolean {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether the current deployment force-enables Kyleosophy,
+ * bypassing the user preference.
+ */
+export function isKylesophyForced(): boolean {
+	try {
+		return globalThis.location?.hostname === "dev.coder.com";
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 export function setKylesophyEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
 	try {
 		localStorage.setItem(KYLEOSOPHY_PREFERENCE_KEY, String(enabled));