diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/proxy-mount-order.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/proxy-mount-order.test.ts
index 804b5e87..bbbbed9d 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/proxy-mount-order.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/proxy-mount-order.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ describe('remote proxy mount order', () => {
     expect(res.status).not.toBe(502);
   });
 
+  it('short-circuits /api/stacks/statuses (the sidebar status poll) for remote nodes', async () => {
+    // The sidebar polls /api/stacks/statuses every few seconds; if a future
+    // refactor accidentally mounted a local fast-path before the proxy, every
+    // operator viewing a remote node would silently see the central instance's
+    // own statuses. Asserts the same 502 short-circuit as /api/stacks.
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .get('/api/stacks/statuses')
+      .set('Authorization', authHeader)
+      .set('x-node-id', String(remoteNodeId));
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(502);
+    expect(res.headers['x-sencho-proxy']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(res.body?.error).toMatch(/unreachable/i);
+  });
+
   it('handles proxy-exempt paths locally even when x-node-id targets a remote', async () => {
     // /api/nodes/:id is in PROXY_EXEMPT_PREFIXES. The proxy must never catch
     // gateway-level concerns; otherwise a user whose default node is remote
diff --git a/docs/features/sidebar.mdx b/docs/features/sidebar.mdx
index e0442f80..f42fc198 100644
--- a/docs/features/sidebar.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/sidebar.mdx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Right-click any stack (or open the kebab that appears on hover) for its context
 - **Destructive**: **Delete**.
 
 <Note>
-  **Auto-Heal** and **Schedule task** require a **Skipper** or **Admiral** license.
+  **Auto-Heal** requires a **Skipper** or **Admiral** license. **Schedule task** requires a **Skipper** or **Admiral** license and an **admin** role.
 </Note>
 
 <Frame>
@@ -143,4 +143,7 @@ The footer surfaces the most recent stack lifecycle event on the node. Each tick
   <Accordion title="The filter chips disappeared from the sidebar">
     Click the **+** icon to the right of the search box to bring them back. The chip row collapses to a thin **−** / **+** toggle, and the state is remembered in your browser, so an earlier collapse persists across reloads until you expand it again.
   </Accordion>
+  <Accordion title="Schedule task is missing from the right-click menu">
+    Scheduling requires a **Skipper** or **Admiral** license and an **admin** role. Ask an admin on this node to schedule the task for you, or sign in with an admin account.
+  </Accordion>
 </AccordionGroup>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
index 808925ae..6d885ba7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default function EditorLayout() {
     activeNode,
     isPaid,
     isAdmiral,
+    isAdmin,
     can,
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useSidebarContextMenu.ts b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useSidebarContextMenu.ts
index 5c2756fc..c69da470 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useSidebarContextMenu.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useSidebarContextMenu.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ interface UseSidebarContextMenuOptions {
   activeNode: Node | null | undefined;
   isPaid: boolean;
   isAdmiral: boolean;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   can: (action: PermissionAction, resourceType?: string, resourceId?: string) => boolean;
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useSidebarContextMenu({
   activeNode,
   isPaid,
   isAdmiral,
+  isAdmin,
   can,
 }: UseSidebarContextMenuOptions) {
   const buildMenuCtx = useCallback((file: string): StackMenuCtx => {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export function useSidebarContextMenu({
       isBusy: stackListState.isStackBusy(file),
       isPaid,
       isAdmiral,
+      isAdmin,
       canDelete: can('stack:delete', 'stack', sName),
       canEditLabels: can('stack:edit', 'stack', sName),
       // POST /api/labels (the inline "New label" entry) is guarded by the
@@ -121,9 +124,13 @@ export function useSidebarContextMenu({
         navState.setActiveView('scheduled-ops');
       },
     };
+    // Handlers from useStackActions, useOverlayState, useViewNavigationState are
+    // useCallback-stabilized at their owner hooks, so listing the menu surface
+    // values (status maps, role/tier flags, pin state) is sufficient. Exhaustive
+    // deps would force a rebuild on every parent render and defeat the memo.
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [
-    stackListState.stackStatuses, stackListState.stackPorts, isPaid, isAdmiral,
+    stackListState.stackStatuses, stackListState.stackPorts, isPaid, isAdmiral, isAdmin,
     stackListState.isPinned, stackListState.labels, stackListState.stackLabelMap,
     stackListState.pin, stackListState.unpin,
   ]);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
index 993ed6b4..6cf7f4ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/SidebarSearch.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { CommandInput } from '@/components/ui/command';
 
 interface SidebarSearchProps {
@@ -5,13 +6,44 @@ interface SidebarSearchProps {
   onValueChange: (v: string) => void;
 }
 
+// 120ms feels instant to a typist (still under the ~150ms human reaction
+// floor) while collapsing a burst of keystrokes into one filter rebuild.
+// `<Command shouldFilter={false}>` means useStackListState owns the actual
+// filter pass; debouncing here directly cuts its rebuild count.
+const DEBOUNCE_MS = 120;
+
 export function SidebarSearch({ value, onValueChange }: SidebarSearchProps) {
+  const [local, setLocal] = useState(value);
+  const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const lastEmittedRef = useRef(value);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Parent value can move for two reasons:
+    //   1. Echo of our own debounced emit (lastEmittedRef matches): skip.
+    //   2. External reset (e.g., clear-on-filter-change): adopt it.
+    if (value === lastEmittedRef.current) return;
+    setLocal(value);
+  }, [value]);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => {
+    if (timerRef.current) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleChange = (next: string) => {
+    setLocal(next);
+    if (timerRef.current) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+    timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      lastEmittedRef.current = next;
+      onValueChange(next);
+    }, DEBOUNCE_MS);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="px-4 py-2 flex-none">
       <CommandInput
         placeholder="Search stacks..."
-        value={value}
-        onValueChange={onValueChange}
+        value={local}
+        onValueChange={handleChange}
         className="h-9 border-none"
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/SidebarSearch.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/SidebarSearch.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ff19592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/__tests__/SidebarSearch.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, act, fireEvent, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { Command } from '@/components/ui/command';
+import { SidebarSearch } from '../SidebarSearch';
+
+function renderInsideCommand(props: { value: string; onValueChange: (v: string) => void }) {
+  return render(
+    <Command shouldFilter={false}>
+      <SidebarSearch {...props} />
+    </Command>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe('SidebarSearch', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it('reflects typing immediately in the input but does not emit until the debounce window closes', () => {
+    const onValueChange = vi.fn();
+    const { getByPlaceholderText } = renderInsideCommand({ value: '', onValueChange });
+    const input = getByPlaceholderText('Search stacks...') as HTMLInputElement;
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'n' } });
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'ng' } });
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'ngi' } });
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'ngin' } });
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'nginx' } });
+    });
+
+    expect(input.value).toBe('nginx');
+    expect(onValueChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(120);
+    });
+
+    expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('nginx');
+  });
+
+  it('does not clobber in-flight typing when the parent value echoes back the previous debounced emit', () => {
+    const onValueChange = vi.fn();
+    const { getByPlaceholderText, rerender } = renderInsideCommand({ value: '', onValueChange });
+    const input = getByPlaceholderText('Search stacks...') as HTMLInputElement;
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'web' } });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(120);
+    });
+    expect(onValueChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('web');
+
+    // Parent now propagates 'web' back as the controlled value.
+    rerender(
+      <Command shouldFilter={false}>
+        <SidebarSearch value="web" onValueChange={onValueChange} />
+      </Command>,
+    );
+
+    // User keeps typing before the parent's echo settles.
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'web-api' } });
+    });
+
+    // The echo of 'web' must not overwrite 'web-api' on the input.
+    expect(input.value).toBe('web-api');
+  });
+
+  it('adopts an external reset of the parent value (e.g., clear)', () => {
+    const onValueChange = vi.fn();
+    const { getByPlaceholderText, rerender } = renderInsideCommand({ value: 'old-query', onValueChange });
+    const input = getByPlaceholderText('Search stacks...') as HTMLInputElement;
+    expect(input.value).toBe('old-query');
+
+    rerender(
+      <Command shouldFilter={false}>
+        <SidebarSearch value="" onValueChange={onValueChange} />
+      </Command>,
+    );
+
+    expect(input.value).toBe('');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-types.ts b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-types.ts
index fcaa5961..d9d2c3db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface StackMenuCtx {
   isBusy: boolean;
   isPaid: boolean;
   isAdmiral: boolean;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   canDelete: boolean;
   canEditLabels: boolean;
   canCreateLabels: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/useStackMenuItems.test.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/useStackMenuItems.test.tsx
index f72c1edb..d89c0c85 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/useStackMenuItems.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/useStackMenuItems.test.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function makeCtx(overrides: Partial<StackMenuCtx> = {}): StackMenuCtx {
     isBusy: false,
     isPaid: true,
     isAdmiral: false,
+    isAdmin: true,
     canDelete: true,
     canEditLabels: true,
     canCreateLabels: true,
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ describe('useStackMenuItems', () => {
     expect(lifecycle.items.some(i => i.id === 'schedule')).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('hides Schedule task when paid but not admin', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useStackMenuItems('web.yml', makeCtx({ isPaid: true, isAdmin: false })));
+    const lifecycle = result.current.find(g => g.id === 'lifecycle');
+    expect(lifecycle?.items.some(i => i.id === 'schedule')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
   it('keeps label assignment available when !isPaid', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useStackMenuItems('web.yml', makeCtx({
       isPaid: false,
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useStackMenuItems.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/useStackMenuItems.tsx
index 7218ed94..96446f89 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useStackMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useStackMenuItems.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type { MenuGroup, MenuItem, StackMenuCtx } from '@/components/sidebar/sid
 
 export function useStackMenuItems(_file: string, ctx: StackMenuCtx): MenuGroup[] {
   const {
-    stackStatus, hasPort, isBusy, isPaid, canDelete, canEditLabels, isPinned, labels,
+    stackStatus, hasPort, isBusy, isPaid, isAdmin, canDelete, canEditLabels, isPinned, labels,
     openAlertSheet, openAutoHeal, checkUpdates, openStackApp,
     deploy, stop, restart, update, remove, pin, unpin, toggleLabel,
     menuVisibility, openScheduleTask,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function useStackMenuItems(_file: string, ctx: StackMenuCtx): MenuGroup[]
     if (showStop) lifecycle.push({ id: 'stop', label: 'Stop', icon: Square, shortcut: '⌘.', onSelect: stop, disabled: isBusy });
     if (showRestart) lifecycle.push({ id: 'restart', label: 'Restart', icon: RotateCw, shortcut: '⌘R', onSelect: restart, disabled: isBusy });
     if (showUpdate) lifecycle.push({ id: 'update', label: 'Update', icon: Download, shortcut: '⌘↑', onSelect: update, disabled: isBusy });
-    if (isPaid) lifecycle.push({ id: 'schedule', label: 'Schedule task', icon: CalendarClock, onSelect: openScheduleTask });
+    if (isPaid && isAdmin) lifecycle.push({ id: 'schedule', label: 'Schedule task', icon: CalendarClock, onSelect: openScheduleTask });
     if (lifecycle.length > 0) groups.push({ id: 'lifecycle', items: lifecycle });
 
     if (canDelete) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function useStackMenuItems(_file: string, ctx: StackMenuCtx): MenuGroup[]
 
     return groups;
   }, [
-    stackStatus, hasPort, isBusy, isPaid, canDelete, canEditLabels, isPinned, labels,
+    stackStatus, hasPort, isBusy, isPaid, isAdmin, canDelete, canEditLabels, isPinned, labels,
     showDeploy, showStop, showRestart, showUpdate,
     openAlertSheet, openAutoHeal, checkUpdates, openStackApp,
     deploy, stop, restart, update, remove, pin, unpin, toggleLabel, openScheduleTask,