diff --git a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/+page.svelte b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/+page.svelte
index cbfd75a..96b4dfe 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/+page.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/+page.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 	import { base } from '$app/paths';
 	import { api, ApiError, type App } from '$lib/api';
 	import { slugify, SLUG_MAX } from '$lib/slugify';
+	import { canCreateApp } from '$lib/capabilities';
+	import { currentUser } from '$lib/auth';
+
+	const me = $derived($currentUser);
+	const canCreate = $derived(canCreateApp(me));
 
 	let apps = $state<App[] | null>(null);
 	let listError = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -99,18 +104,20 @@
 <section>
 	<header class="page-header">
 		<h1>Apps</h1>
-		<button
-			type="button"
-			onclick={() => {
-				showCreate = !showCreate;
-				if (!showCreate) resetCreate();
-			}}
-		>
-			{showCreate ? 'Cancel' : 'New app'}
-		</button>
+		{#if canCreate}
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				onclick={() => {
+					showCreate = !showCreate;
+					if (!showCreate) resetCreate();
+				}}
+			>
+				{showCreate ? 'Cancel' : 'New app'}
+			</button>
+		{/if}
 	</header>
 
-	{#if showCreate}
+	{#if showCreate && canCreate}
 		<form class="create-form" onsubmit={(e) => submitCreate(e)}>
 			<div class="row">
 				<label>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 41fe007..d6f53b3 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/routes/apps/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	import ActionMenu from '$lib/ActionMenu.svelte';
 	import RoleChip from '$lib/RoleChip.svelte';
 	import { currentUser } from '$lib/auth';
+	import { canAdminApp, canWriteApp } from '$lib/capabilities';
 
 	const me = $derived($currentUser);
 
@@ -36,7 +37,12 @@
 	let domains = $state<AppDomain[]>([]);
 	let members = $state<AppMemberDto[]>([]);
 
-	const canAdminMembers = $derived(myRole === 'app_admin');
+	// Derive UI gates from the capabilities helper so the rules stay
+	// in lockstep with the backend's `can()`. canAdminApp also covers
+	// the Members + Settings + Domains-mutation tabs; canWriteApp
+	// covers New script.
+	const canWrite = $derived(canWriteApp(me, myRole));
+	const canAdmin = $derived(canAdminApp(me, myRole));
 
 	// Script create
 	let showCreateScript = $state(false);
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
 			editDescription = app.description ?? '';
 			editSlug = app.slug;
 			const loaders: Promise<unknown>[] = [loadScripts(app.id), loadDomains(app.id)];
-			if (canAdminMembers) {
+			if (canAdmin) {
 				loaders.push(loadMembers(app.id), loadEligibleUsers());
 			}
 			await Promise.all(loaders);
@@ -362,6 +368,16 @@
 	$effect(() => {
 		void loadApp();
 	});
+
+	// Defense-in-depth: a viewer / editor following a stale link to
+	// the Settings or Members tab gets bounced back to Scripts. The
+	// backend still 403s the underlying calls, but no point showing an
+	// empty tab.
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (!canAdmin && (activeTab === 'settings' || activeTab === 'members')) {
+			activeTab = 'scripts';
+		}
+	});
 </script>
 
 {#if loading && !app}
@@ -394,33 +410,35 @@
 			class:active={activeTab === 'domains'}
 			onclick={() => (activeTab = 'domains')}>Domains ({domains.length})</button
 		>
-		{#if canAdminMembers}
+		{#if canAdmin}
 			<button
 				type="button"
 				class:active={activeTab === 'members'}
 				onclick={() => (activeTab = 'members')}>Members ({members.length})</button
 			>
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				class:active={activeTab === 'settings'}
+				onclick={() => (activeTab = 'settings')}>Settings</button
+			>
 		{/if}
-		<button
-			type="button"
-			class:active={activeTab === 'settings'}
-			onclick={() => (activeTab = 'settings')}>Settings</button
-		>
 	</nav>
 
 	{#if activeTab === 'scripts'}
 		<section>
 			<div class="row">
 				<h2>Scripts</h2>
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					onclick={() => (showCreateScript = !showCreateScript)}
-				>
-					{showCreateScript ? 'Cancel' : 'New script'}
-				</button>
+				{#if canWrite}
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						onclick={() => (showCreateScript = !showCreateScript)}
+					>
+						{showCreateScript ? 'Cancel' : 'New script'}
+					</button>
+				{/if}
 			</div>
 
-			{#if showCreateScript}
+			{#if showCreateScript && canWrite}
 				<form class="create-form" onsubmit={submitCreateScript}>
 					<div class="row">
 						<label>
@@ -473,18 +491,20 @@
 				these. Use <code>app.example.com</code> for exact, <code>*.example.com</code> for
 				wildcard, or <code>{'{'}tenant{'}'}.example.com</code> to bind a capture.
 			</p>
-			<form class="create-form inline" onsubmit={submitCreateDomain}>
-				<input
-					bind:value={createDomainPattern}
-					required
-					placeholder="app.example.com"
-				/>
-				<button type="submit" disabled={creatingDomain}>
-					{creatingDomain ? 'Adding…' : 'Add domain'}
-				</button>
-			</form>
-			{#if createDomainError}
-				<div class="error">{createDomainError}</div>
+			{#if canAdmin}
+				<form class="create-form inline" onsubmit={submitCreateDomain}>
+					<input
+						bind:value={createDomainPattern}
+						required
+						placeholder="app.example.com"
+					/>
+					<button type="submit" disabled={creatingDomain}>
+						{creatingDomain ? 'Adding…' : 'Add domain'}
+					</button>
+				</form>
+				{#if createDomainError}
+					<div class="error">{createDomainError}</div>
+				{/if}
 			{/if}
 			{#if domains.length === 0}
 				<p class="muted">No domain claims yet.</p>
@@ -496,19 +516,21 @@
 								<code>{d.pattern}</code>
 								<span class="muted">— {d.shape}</span>
 							</div>
-							<button
-								type="button"
-								class="secondary danger"
-								onclick={() => askRemoveDomain(d)}
-							>
-								Delete
-							</button>
+							{#if canAdmin}
+								<button
+									type="button"
+									class="secondary danger"
+									onclick={() => askRemoveDomain(d)}
+								>
+									Delete
+								</button>
+							{/if}
 						</li>
 					{/each}
 				</ul>
 			{/if}
 		</section>
-	{:else if activeTab === 'members' && canAdminMembers}
+	{:else if activeTab === 'members' && canAdmin}
 		<section>
 			<h2>Members</h2>
 			<p class="muted">
@@ -623,7 +645,7 @@
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 		</section>
-	{:else if activeTab === 'settings'}
+	{:else if activeTab === 'settings' && canAdmin}
 		<section>
 			<h2>Settings</h2>
 			<form class="create-form" onsubmit={(e) => saveSettings(e)}>