diff --git a/plugins/codex/commands/review.md b/plugins/codex/commands/review.md
index fb70a4876..bbd462240 100644
--- a/plugins/codex/commands/review.md
+++ b/plugins/codex/commands/review.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Argument handling:
 - Do not strip `--wait` or `--background` yourself.
 - Do not add extra review instructions or rewrite the user's intent.
 - The companion script parses `--wait` and `--background`, but Claude Code's `Bash(..., run_in_background: true)` is what actually detaches the run.
-- `/codex:review` is native-review only. It does not support staged-only review, unstaged-only review, or extra focus text.
+- `/codex:review` is native-review only. It does not support staged-only review or unstaged-only review. Positional focus text is ignored by the native reviewer (for interface parity with `/codex:adversarial-review`); it does not abort the review.
 - If the user needs custom review instructions or more adversarial framing, they should use `/codex:adversarial-review`.
 
 Foreground flow:
diff --git a/plugins/codex/scripts/codex-companion.mjs b/plugins/codex/scripts/codex-companion.mjs
index 83df468ad..e2418aa4b 100644
--- a/plugins/codex/scripts/codex-companion.mjs
+++ b/plugins/codex/scripts/codex-companion.mjs
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ function buildNativeReviewTarget(target) {
   return null;
 }
 
-function validateNativeReviewRequest(target, focusText) {
-  if (focusText.trim()) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `\`/codex:review\` now maps directly to the built-in reviewer and does not support custom focus text. Retry with \`/codex:adversarial-review ${focusText.trim()}\` for focused review instructions.`
-    );
-  }
-
+function validateNativeReviewRequest(target) {
+  // Parity with /codex:adversarial-review: positional focus text no longer
+  // aborts the native review. The native reviewer (review/start) does not
+  // consume focus text, so leftover positional words are silently ignored
+  // rather than rejecting the invocation. This keeps `/codex:review --model sol`
+  // usable when a host forwards residual positional text alongside flags,
+  // and removes an interface-parity gap with /codex:adversarial-review (#522).
   const nativeTarget = buildNativeReviewTarget(target);
   if (!nativeTarget) {
     throw new Error("This `/codex:review` target is not supported by the built-in reviewer. Retry with `/codex:adversarial-review` for custom targeting.");
@@ -363,10 +363,9 @@ async function executeReviewRun(request) {
     base: request.base,
     scope: request.scope
   });
-  const focusText = request.focusText?.trim() ?? "";
   const reviewName = request.reviewName ?? "Review";
   if (reviewName === "Review") {
-    const reviewTarget = validateNativeReviewRequest(target, focusText);
+    const reviewTarget = validateNativeReviewRequest(target);
     const result = await runAppServerReview(request.cwd, {
       target: reviewTarget,
       model: request.model,
@@ -407,6 +406,7 @@ async function executeReviewRun(request) {
   }
 
   const context = collectReviewContext(request.cwd, target);
+  const focusText = request.focusText?.trim() ?? "";
   const prompt = buildAdversarialReviewPrompt(context, focusText);
   const result = await runAppServerTurn(context.repoRoot, {
     prompt,
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ async function handleReviewCommand(argv, config) {
     scope: options.scope
   });
 
-  config.validateRequest?.(target, focusText);
+  config.validateRequest?.(target);
   const metadata = buildReviewJobMetadata(config.reviewName, target);
   const job = createCompanionJob({
     prefix: "review",
diff --git a/tests/commands.test.mjs b/tests/commands.test.mjs
index c34b06059..598e3bd47 100644
--- a/tests/commands.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/commands.test.mjs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ test("review command uses AskUserQuestion and background Bash while staying revi
   assert.match(source, /Claude Code's `Bash\(..., run_in_background: true\)` is what actually detaches the run/i);
   assert.match(source, /When in doubt, run the review/i);
   assert.match(source, /\(Recommended\)/);
-  assert.match(source, /does not support staged-only review, unstaged-only review, or extra focus text/i);
+  assert.match(source, /does not support staged-only review or unstaged-only review/i);
+  assert.match(source, /Positional focus text is ignored by the native reviewer/i);
 });
 
 test("adversarial review command uses AskUserQuestion and background Bash while staying review-only", () => {
diff --git a/tests/runtime.test.mjs b/tests/runtime.test.mjs
index 8f276835b..27dbc0ee7 100644
--- a/tests/runtime.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/runtime.test.mjs
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ test("task --background enqueues a detached worker and exposes per-job status",
   assert.match(resultPayload.storedJob.rendered, /Handled the requested task/);
 });
 
-test("review rejects focus text because it is native-review only", () => {
+test("review accepts (ignores) positional focus text for parity with adversarial-review", () => {
   const repo = makeTempDir();
   const binDir = makeTempDir();
   installFakeCodex(binDir);
@@ -984,9 +984,13 @@ test("review rejects focus text because it is native-review only", () => {
     env: buildEnv(binDir)
   });
 
-  assert.equal(result.status > 0, true);
-  assert.match(result.stderr, /does not support custom focus text/i);
-  assert.match(result.stderr, /\/codex:adversarial-review focus on auth/i);
+  // Parity with /codex:adversarial-review: positional args no longer abort the
+  // native review. The native reviewer (review/start) does not consume focus
+  // text, so leftover words are ignored rather than rejecting the invocation.
+  // This keeps `/codex:review --model sol` usable when a host (e.g. Claude)
+  // forwards residual positional text alongside flags.
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(result.stderr, /does not support custom focus text/i);
 });
 
 test("review rejects staged-only scope because it is native-review only", () => {