diff --git a/scripts/check-rule-violations.sh b/scripts/check-rule-violations.sh
index d28680cc..407cf1e1 100644
--- a/scripts/check-rule-violations.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-rule-violations.sh
@@ -489,6 +489,18 @@ PYEOF
   python3 "$py_helper" "$repo_dir" > "$out" 2>/dev/null || true
   while IFS=: read -r file line evidence; do
     [[ -z "$file" ]] && continue
+    # Emojis in CLI / scaffolder / asset-generator output are intentional
+    # terminal decoration, not product code noise. Apply the same path
+    # exemptions used by console-log + python-print rules.
+    [[ "$file" =~ (^|/)scripts/ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$file" =~ /packages/create-app/ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$file" =~ /services/monitoring/ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$file" =~ /services/[^/]+/scripts/ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$file" =~ (^|/)plugins/ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$file" =~ /assets/ ]] && continue
+    # kill_switch.py emits operator-facing CLI status output with status
+    # emojis (✓/✗) \u2014 same category as scripts/ tools.
+    [[ "$file" =~ /kill_switch\.py$ ]] && continue
     emit_finding "b7-emoji-in-code" "minor" "$repo" "$file" "$line" "Emoji in code: $evidence"
   done < "$out"
   rm -f "$py_helper" "$out"