In TN3179 under "macOS considerations" there are a set of instances where local network privacy does not apply: macOS automatically allows local network access by: Any daemon started by launchd Any program running as root Command-line tools run from Terminal or over SSH, including any child processes they spawn I am running some tests in my app that use the local network, attempting to run them from both the terminal app and from a VScode terminal and I am getting permissions prompts. After allowing these pop ups, some of the tests still fail as if networking was blocked.