diff --git a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-board.test.ts b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-board.test.ts
index 26ae42a93fca..f5c88782fe69 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-board.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-board.test.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,33 @@ describe("chat pane board shell", () => {
     expect(sessions.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("rechecks reset scope after board confirmation", async () => {
+    const reset = vi.fn(async () => "completed" as const);
+    const sessions = {
+      create: vi.fn(async () => "agent:main:new"),
+      reset,
+    } as unknown as SessionCapability;
+    const pane = createTestPane(sessions);
+    pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello = {
+      auth: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.admin"] },
+      features: { methods: ["sessions.reset"] },
+    } as ApplicationContext["gateway"]["snapshot"]["hello"];
+    pane.boardProvider = mockBoardProvider("agent:main:current");
+
+    const pending = pane.createSession();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello = {
+      auth: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.write"] },
+      features: { methods: ["sessions.reset"] },
+    } as ApplicationContext["gateway"]["snapshot"]["hello"];
+    pane.settleResetConfirmation(true);
+
+    await expect(pending).resolves.toBe(false);
+    expect(reset).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pane.state.lastError).toContain("operator.admin");
+    expect(pane.state.chatError).toBe(pane.state.lastError);
+  });
+
   it("does not reset when a run starts during confirmation", async () => {
     const reset = vi.fn(async () => "completed" as const);
     const sessions = {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-lifecycle.ts b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-lifecycle.ts
index 4f420cc0b68e..a7c67eb69e14 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-lifecycle.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ import {
 import { t } from "../../i18n/index.ts";
 import { resolveAsciiShortcutKey } from "../../lib/keyboard-shortcuts.ts";
 import { resolveChatPaneObserverRunId } from "../../lib/observer-digest.ts";
+import { readSessionMethodAccess } from "../../lib/session-method-access.ts";
 import { sessionPullRequestsForGateway } from "../../lib/session-pull-requests.ts";
 import { parseCatalogSessionKey } from "../../lib/sessions/catalog-key.ts";
+import { resolveSessionCreateParams } from "../../lib/sessions/create.ts";
 import { resolveSessionKey, scopedAgentParamsForSession } from "../../lib/sessions/index.ts";
 import {
   areUiSessionKeysEquivalent,
@@ -172,6 +174,27 @@ export abstract class ChatPaneLifecycle extends ChatPaneBoard {
     const client = state.client;
     const previousSessionKey = state.sessionKey;
     const preservesBoard = this.resolveBoardView().hasBoard;
+    const createParams = {
+      currentSessionKey: previousSessionKey,
+      agentId:
+        scopedAgentParamsForSession(state, previousSessionKey).agentId ??
+        resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(previousSessionKey),
+    };
+    const createRequestParams = {
+      ...resolveSessionCreateParams(createParams.currentSessionKey, createParams.agentId),
+    };
+    const readCreateAccess = () =>
+      readSessionMethodAccess(context.gateway.snapshot, {
+        method: preservesBoard ? "sessions.reset" : "sessions.create",
+        ...(preservesBoard
+          ? { requiredScope: "operator.admin" as const }
+          : { params: createRequestParams }),
+      });
+    const publishCreateAccessError = (reason: string) => {
+      state.lastError = reason;
+      state.chatError = reason;
+      state.requestUpdate?.();
+    };
     const connectionGeneration = this.connectionGeneration;
     const isCurrent = () =>
       this.isConnected &&
@@ -196,6 +219,11 @@ export abstract class ChatPaneLifecycle extends ChatPaneBoard {
       state.requestUpdate?.();
       return false;
     }
+    const initialAccess = readCreateAccess();
+    if (!initialAccess.allowed) {
+      publishCreateAccessError(initialAccess.reason);
+      return false;
+    }
     if (
       !(await this.confirmConversationReset()) ||
       !isCurrent() ||
@@ -209,6 +237,11 @@ export abstract class ChatPaneLifecycle extends ChatPaneBoard {
       state.requestUpdate?.();
       return false;
     }
+    const currentAccess = readCreateAccess();
+    if (!currentAccess.allowed) {
+      publishCreateAccessError(currentAccess.reason);
+      return false;
+    }
 
     state.lastError = null;
     state.chatError = null;
@@ -232,12 +265,7 @@ export abstract class ChatPaneLifecycle extends ChatPaneBoard {
       }
       return resetResult !== "failed";
     }
-    const nextSessionKey = await sessions.create({
-      currentSessionKey: previousSessionKey,
-      agentId:
-        scopedAgentParamsForSession(state, previousSessionKey).agentId ??
-        resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(previousSessionKey),
-    });
+    const nextSessionKey = await sessions.create(createParams);
     if (!isCurrent()) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-session-access.test.ts b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-session-access.test.ts
index 4e9b9fa16a21..4fca63aeb513 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-session-access.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane-session-access.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,43 @@ import { createBackgroundTasksProps } from "./components/chat-background-tasks.t
 import { createSessionWorkspaceProps } from "./components/chat-session-workspace.ts";
 
 describe("chat pane session access", () => {
+  it("refuses ordinary session creation without operator.write", async () => {
+    const sessions = {
+      create: vi.fn(async () => "agent:main:new"),
+    } as unknown as SessionCapability;
+    const client = {} as GatewayBrowserClient;
+    const { pane, state } = createTestChatPane({ client, sessions });
+    pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello = {
+      auth: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.read"] },
+      features: { methods: ["sessions.create"] },
+    } as ApplicationContext["gateway"]["snapshot"]["hello"];
+
+    await expect(pane.createSession()).resolves.toBe(false);
+
+    expect(sessions.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(state.lastError).toContain("operator.write");
+    expect(state.chatError).toBe(state.lastError);
+  });
+
+  it("requires operator.admin when session creation inherits an incognito parent", async () => {
+    const sessions = {
+      create: vi.fn(async () => "agent:main:new"),
+    } as unknown as SessionCapability;
+    const client = {} as GatewayBrowserClient;
+    const { pane, state } = createTestChatPane({ client, sessions });
+    state.sessionKey = "agent:main:dashboard:incognito-current";
+    pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello = {
+      auth: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.write"] },
+      features: { methods: ["sessions.create"] },
+    } as ApplicationContext["gateway"]["snapshot"]["hello"];
+
+    await expect(pane.createSession()).resolves.toBe(false);
+
+    expect(sessions.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(state.lastError).toContain("operator.admin");
+    expect(state.chatError).toBe(state.lastError);
+  });
+
   it("refuses header rename when sessions.patch is unavailable or lacks write scope", () => {
     for (const hello of [
       {
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane.test.ts b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane.test.ts
index c796e105c2c4..53a98a002689 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/chat/chat-pane.test.ts
@@ -536,6 +536,13 @@ describe("chat pane keyboard shortcuts", () => {
 });
 
 describe("chat pane session creation lifecycle", () => {
+  function advertiseSessionCreate(pane: TestChatPane) {
+    pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello = {
+      auth: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.write"] },
+      features: { methods: ["sessions.create"] },
+    } as typeof pane.context.gateway.snapshot.hello;
+  }
+
   it("drops a created session after a same-client reconnect", async () => {
     const created = createDeferred<string | null>();
     const sessions = {
@@ -545,8 +552,10 @@ describe("chat pane session creation lifecycle", () => {
     const { pane, state } = createTestChatPane({ client, sessions });
     const navigate = vi.fn();
     pane.onPaneSessionChange = navigate;
+    advertiseSessionCreate(pane);
 
     const pending = pane.createSession();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(sessions.create).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
     state.connected = false;
     pane.connectionGeneration += 1;
     state.connectionEpoch = pane.connectionGeneration;
@@ -567,8 +576,10 @@ describe("chat pane session creation lifecycle", () => {
     const client = {} as GatewayBrowserClient;
     const { pane, requestUpdate, state } = createTestChatPane({ client, sessions });
     const replacementSessions = {} as SessionCapability;
+    advertiseSessionCreate(pane);
 
     const pending = pane.createSession();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(sessions.create).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
     state.sessionsError = "stale sessions.create failure";
     pane.context = createSessionContext(client, replacementSessions);
     created.resolve(null);
@@ -586,8 +597,10 @@ describe("chat pane session creation lifecycle", () => {
     } as unknown as SessionCapability;
     const client = {} as GatewayBrowserClient;
     const { pane, requestUpdate, state } = createTestChatPane({ client, sessions });
+    advertiseSessionCreate(pane);
 
     const pending = pane.createSession();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(sessions.create).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
     state.sessionsError = "stale sessions.create failure";
     Object.defineProperty(pane, "isConnected", {
       configurable: true,