diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/hub-only-guard.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/hub-only-guard.test.ts
index caee6e5c..635f2a4e 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/hub-only-guard.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/hub-only-guard.test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,39 @@ describe('hubOnlyGuard', () => {
     expect(res.body?.code).not.toBe('HUB_ONLY_ENDPOINT');
   });
 
+  // Regression: HUB_ONLY_PREFIXES entries carry a trailing slash, and a bare
+  // startsWith() match would let the collection paths (no trailing slash) fall
+  // through to the remote proxy. The matcher must accept both forms.
+  it('rejects /api/scheduled-tasks (no trailing slash) with 403 when nodeId targets a remote node', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .get('/api/scheduled-tasks')
+      .set('Authorization', authHeader)
+      .set('x-node-id', String(remoteNodeId));
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.body?.code).toBe('HUB_ONLY_ENDPOINT');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects /api/audit-log (no trailing slash) with 403 when nodeId targets a remote node', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .get('/api/audit-log')
+      .set('Authorization', authHeader)
+      .set('x-node-id', String(remoteNodeId));
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.body?.code).toBe('HUB_ONLY_ENDPOINT');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects /api/notification-routes (no trailing slash) with 403 when nodeId targets a remote node', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .get('/api/notification-routes')
+      .set('Authorization', authHeader)
+      .set('x-node-id', String(remoteNodeId));
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.body?.code).toBe('HUB_ONLY_ENDPOINT');
+  });
+
   it('does not interfere with non-hub paths even when nodeId targets a remote node', async () => {
     // /api/stacks is not hub-only and should be forwarded by the proxy.
     // The exact upstream-error status is not the contract here; what
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/proxyExemptPaths.ts b/backend/src/helpers/proxyExemptPaths.ts
index 4e7db70c..0ff3057e 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/proxyExemptPaths.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/proxyExemptPaths.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export function isProxyExemptPath(path: string): boolean {
 // nodeId resolves to a remote node so a script/curl call cannot trick the
 // proxy into forwarding hub-only authority across a node boundary.
 //
+// Entries are stored with a trailing slash; the matcher accepts the exact
+// collection path (without the trailing slash) AND any sub-path under it,
+// so e.g. `/api/scheduled-tasks` and `/api/scheduled-tasks/42` both match.
+// A bare startsWith() would let the collection path silently fall through
+// and be forwarded by the remote proxy.
+//
 // Frontend nav surfaces are gated separately via `HUB_ONLY_VIEWS` in
 // useViewNavigationState.ts; this list is the backend defense-in-depth.
 //
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ export const HUB_ONLY_PREFIXES: readonly string[] = [
 export function isHubOnlyPath(path: string): boolean {
   for (const prefix of HUB_ONLY_PREFIXES) {
     if (path.startsWith(prefix)) return true;
+    if (path === prefix.slice(0, -1)) return true;
   }
   return false;
 }