diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/components/configuration/UserPermissions.vue b/src/Frontend/src/components/configuration/UserPermissions.vue
index 4f1eaccbe..9e9a561b8 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/components/configuration/UserPermissions.vue
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/components/configuration/UserPermissions.vue
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ import FAIcon from "@/components/FAIcon.vue";
 import ConditionalRender from "@/components/ConditionalRender.vue";
 import { useAllowedRoutes } from "@/composables/useAllowedRoutes";
 
-const { canCall, supported } = useAllowedRoutes();
+const { canCall, supported, roles } = useAllowedRoutes();
 
 const rows = computed(() =>
   groups.map((g) => ({
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ const rows = computed(() =>
     <div class="box">
       <h3>Your permissions</h3>
 
+      <div v-if="roles.length" class="user-roles">
+        <span class="roles-label">Roles:</span>
+        <span v-for="role in roles" :key="role" class="role-badge">{{ role }}</span>
+      </div>
+
       <ConditionalRender :supported="supported">
         <template #unsupported>
           <div class="container not-supported">
@@ -153,6 +158,28 @@ const rows = computed(() =>
 <style scoped>
 @import "@/components/notsupported.css";
 
+.user-roles {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+.roles-label {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #6c757d;
+}
+
+.role-badge {
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: #2a2a2a;
+  background-color: #e9ecef;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+}
+
 .permissions-table {
   border-collapse: collapse;
   table-layout: fixed;
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.spec.ts b/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.spec.ts
index 8843a47c4..9e842f624 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.spec.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { useAllowedRoutesStore } from "@/stores/AllowedRoutesStore";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/AuthStore";
 import { useAllowedRoutes } from "@/composables/useAllowedRoutes";
 import { ApiRoutes } from "@/composables/apiRoutes";
+import serviceControlClient from "@/components/serviceControlClient";
 
 vi.mock("@/components/serviceControlClient", () => ({
-  default: { fetchFromServiceControl: vi.fn(), fetchTypedFromServiceControl: vi.fn() },
+  default: { fetchFromServiceControl: vi.fn(), fetchTypedFromServiceControl: vi.fn(), fetchFromUrl: vi.fn() },
 }));
 vi.mock("@/components/monitoring/monitoringClient", () => ({
   default: { isMonitoringEnabled: false, fetchAllowedRoutes: vi.fn() },
@@ -58,4 +59,29 @@ describe("useAllowedRoutes", () => {
     store.loadAttempted = true;
     expect(useAllowedRoutes().ready.value).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("ensureManifestLoaded awaits the real load, closing the race where canCall fails open before the manifest arrives", async () => {
+    const auth = useAuthStore();
+    auth.authEnabled = true;
+    auth.isAuthenticated = true;
+
+    vi.mocked(serviceControlClient.fetchTypedFromServiceControl).mockResolvedValue([{} as Response, { my_routes_url: "http://sc/my-routes" }]);
+    vi.mocked(serviceControlClient.fetchFromUrl).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: () => Promise.resolve({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "POST", url_template: "/api/errors/retry" }] }),
+    } as Response);
+
+    const { ensureManifestLoaded, canCall, ready } = useAllowedRoutes();
+
+    // Before the manifest resolves, gating hasn't kicked in yet: this is the fail-open window a
+    // caller must not act on.
+    expect(ready.value).toBe(false);
+    expect(canCall(ApiRoutes.retryMessage)).toBe(true);
+
+    await ensureManifestLoaded();
+
+    expect(ready.value).toBe(true);
+    expect(canCall(ApiRoutes.retryMessage)).toBe(true);
+    expect(canCall(ApiRoutes.viewFailedMessages)).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.ts b/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.ts
index 56508966a..bff9166cb 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/composables/useAllowedRoutes.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@ export function useAllowedRoutes() {
   // Whether ServiceControl advertised my_routes_url, i.e. whether this version supports
   // reporting the allowed-route manifest at all (independent of whether it loaded successfully).
   const supported = computed(() => store.supported);
+  // The current user's role claims, as reported by the my/routes manifest.
+  const roles = computed(() => store.roles);
 
   function fetchManifest(): Promise<void> {
     return store.refresh();
   }
 
+  // Callers that gate a network call (rather than just a template) on canCall must await this
+  // first: otherwise a call made before the manifest finishes loading races fetchManifest() and
+  // fails open (shouldGate is false until store.loaded flips), letting the request through
+  // regardless of permission. No-ops once the manifest load has been attempted (or doesn't apply).
+  async function ensureManifestLoaded(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!ready.value) {
+      await fetchManifest();
+    }
+  }
+
   // resource: reserved for future resource-level scope (ignored today). See design Future-proofing.
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   function canCall(entry: RouteRef, _resource?: object): boolean {
@@ -32,5 +44,5 @@ export function useAllowedRoutes() {
     return entries.some((e) => canCall(e));
   }
 
-  return { fetchManifest, canCall, canAnyCall, shouldGate, ready, supported };
+  return { fetchManifest, ensureManifestLoaded, canCall, canAnyCall, shouldGate, ready, supported, roles };
 }
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.spec.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.spec.ts
index aea3e735e..facc6220b 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.spec.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
   });
 
   it("merges Primary and Monitoring manifests into normalized keys", async () => {
-    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "POST", url_template: "/api/errors/{id}/retry" }]));
-    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "DELETE", url_template: "/api/monitored-instance/{n}/{i}" }]));
+    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "POST", url_template: "/api/errors/{id}/retry" }] }));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "DELETE", url_template: "/api/monitored-instance/{n}/{i}" }] }));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
     expect(scFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MY_ROUTES_URL);
@@ -47,8 +47,16 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
     expect(store.loaded).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("merges and deduplicates roles from Primary and Monitoring", async () => {
+    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: ["admin", "support"], routes: [] }));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: ["support"], routes: [] }));
+    const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
+    await store.refresh();
+    expect(store.roles.sort()).toEqual(["admin", "support"]);
+  });
+
   it("fails open per instance: a 404 from one instance contributes nothing but does not throw", async () => {
-    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "GET", url_template: "/api/errors" }]));
+    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "GET", url_template: "/api/errors" }] }));
     monFetch.mockResolvedValue({ ok: false, status: 404, json: () => Promise.resolve({}) });
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
     expect(store.loadAttempted).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("treats a non-array 200 response body as a failed instance: loaded stays false when both return non-array", async () => {
+  it("treats a body without a routes array as a failed instance: loaded stays false when both return malformed bodies", async () => {
     scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({}));
     monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok(null));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
@@ -79,8 +87,8 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
     // This test pins the cross-repo path contract: the manifest entry the Monitoring
     // instance returns must round-trip through normalizeRouteKey to produce the same
     // key as the registry uses for viewMonitoredEndpoints.
-    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([]));
-    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }]));
+    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [] }));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }] }));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
     const expectedKey = normalizeRouteKey(ApiRoutes.viewMonitoredEndpoints.method, ApiRoutes.viewMonitoredEndpoints.path);
@@ -91,8 +99,8 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
   it("skips a malformed entry instead of aborting the load and failing gates open", async () => {
     // Regression: an entry without a template once threw inside the merge, leaving the store
     // unloaded so every gate failed OPEN. A bad entry must be skipped and the rest still load.
-    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "GET", url_template: "/api/errors" }, { method: "POST" }]));
-    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([]));
+    scFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "GET", url_template: "/api/errors" }, { method: "POST" }] }));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [] }));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
     expect(store.loaded).toBe(true);
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
 
   it("skips the primary fetch entirely when the root document omits my_routes_url", async () => {
     rootFetch.mockResolvedValue(rootDoc());
-    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }]));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }] }));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
     expect(scFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ describe("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
 
   it("skips the primary fetch and fails open when the root document request itself rejects", async () => {
     rootFetch.mockRejectedValue(new Error("network error"));
-    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok([{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }]));
+    monFetch.mockResolvedValue(ok({ roles: [], routes: [{ method: "GET", url_template: "/monitored-endpoints" }] }));
     const store = useAllowedRoutesStore();
     await store.refresh();
     expect(scFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.ts
index 1b6515585..6a4f8cab0 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/AllowedRoutesStore.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,21 @@ export interface ManifestEntry {
   [k: string]: unknown;
 }
 
+// The my/routes payload: the caller's role claims alongside the routes they may invoke
+// (ServiceControl's MyRoutesResponse — roles reported once at the top level, not per entry).
+interface ManifestResponse {
+  roles: string[];
+  routes: ManifestEntry[];
+}
+
 // Holds the allowed-route manifest the current token may call, merged from the instances
 // ServicePulse calls directly (Primary + Monitoring). A Map (not a Set) preserves each entry so a
 // future per-route `scope` field survives (resource-level checks). Keys are normalizeRouteKey().
 export const useAllowedRoutesStore = defineStore("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
   const routes = ref<Map<string, ManifestEntry>>(new Map());
+  // Role claims reported by the instances, deduplicated (Primary and Monitoring authenticate the
+  // same token, so their role sets are expected to overlap or match).
+  const roles = ref<string[]>([]);
   const loaded = ref(false);
   const loadAttempted = ref(false);
   // Whether the primary ServiceControl instance's root document advertised my_routes_url,
@@ -30,13 +40,16 @@ export const useAllowedRoutesStore = defineStore("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
   // stale request can never resolve into a different store instance.
   let inFlight: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
-  async function fetchInstance(get: () => Promise<Response | undefined>): Promise<ManifestEntry[] | null> {
+  async function fetchInstance(get: () => Promise<Response | undefined>): Promise<ManifestResponse | null> {
     try {
       const response = await get();
       if (!response || !response.ok) return null; // per-instance fail-open
       const json = await response.json();
-      if (!Array.isArray(json)) return null; // guard against non-array bodies (error envelopes, etc.)
-      return json as ManifestEntry[];
+      // Guard against malformed bodies (error envelopes, etc.): routes must be an array; roles
+      // defaults to empty rather than failing the whole instance, since it is supplementary.
+      if (!json || !Array.isArray(json.routes)) return null;
+      const entryRoles = Array.isArray(json.roles) ? json.roles.filter((r: unknown): r is string => typeof r === "string") : [];
+      return { roles: entryRoles, routes: json.routes as ManifestEntry[] };
     } catch (error) {
       logger.warn("Failed to fetch allowed routes", error);
       return null;
@@ -64,8 +77,9 @@ export const useAllowedRoutesStore = defineStore("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
         fetchInstance(() => (monitoringClient.isMonitoringEnabled ? monitoringClient.fetchAllowedRoutes() : Promise.resolve(undefined))),
       ]);
       const merged = new Map<string, ManifestEntry>();
-      for (const list of [primary, monitoring]) {
-        for (const entry of list ?? []) {
+      const mergedRoles = new Set<string>();
+      for (const result of [primary, monitoring]) {
+        for (const entry of result?.routes ?? []) {
           // Skip any entry missing a method or template rather than throwing: a single malformed
           // entry must never abort the load, which would leave the store unloaded and silently
           // fail every permission gate OPEN (showing actions the user cannot perform).
@@ -75,8 +89,12 @@ export const useAllowedRoutesStore = defineStore("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
           }
           merged.set(normalizeRouteKey(entry.method, entry.url_template), entry);
         }
+        for (const role of result?.roles ?? []) {
+          mergedRoles.add(role);
+        }
       }
       routes.value = merged;
+      roles.value = [...mergedRoles];
       loaded.value = primary !== null || monitoring !== null;
     } finally {
       loadAttempted.value = true;
@@ -90,12 +108,13 @@ export const useAllowedRoutesStore = defineStore("AllowedRoutesStore", () => {
 
   function clear() {
     routes.value = new Map();
+    roles.value = [];
     loaded.value = false;
     loadAttempted.value = false;
     supported.value = false;
   }
 
-  return { routes, loaded, loadAttempted, supported, refresh, clear };
+  return { routes, roles, loaded, loadAttempted, supported, refresh, clear };
 });
 
 if (import.meta.hot) {
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/LicenseStore.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/LicenseStore.ts
index 0a784e706..71fbbe0dc 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/LicenseStore.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/LicenseStore.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import serviceControlClient from "@/components/serviceControlClient";
 import { type default as LicenseInfo, LicenseStatus } from "@/resources/LicenseInfo";
 import { LicenseWarningLevel } from "@/composables/LicenseStatus";
 import { useGetDayDiffFromToday } from "@/composables/formatter";
+import { useAllowedRoutes } from "@/composables/useAllowedRoutes";
+import { ApiRoutes } from "@/composables/apiRoutes";
 
 export const useLicenseStore = defineStore("LicenseStore", () => {
   const license = reactive<LicenseInfo>({
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ export const useLicenseStore = defineStore("LicenseStore", () => {
   });
 
   const loading = ref(false);
+  const { canCall, ensureManifestLoaded } = useAllowedRoutes();
 
   // Computed properties for license formatting
   const licenseEdition = computed(() => {
@@ -59,6 +62,11 @@ export const useLicenseStore = defineStore("LicenseStore", () => {
   });
 
   async function refresh() {
+    await ensureManifestLoaded();
+    if (!canCall(ApiRoutes.viewLicense)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     loading.value = true;
     try {
       const lic = await getLicense();
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/RedirectsStore.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/RedirectsStore.ts
index 1cc7dcc5f..63dbc2cde 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/RedirectsStore.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/RedirectsStore.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const useRedirectsStore = defineStore("RedirectsStore", () => {
   const { store: environmentStore } = useEnvironmentAndVersionsAutoRefresh();
   const hasResponseStatusInHeader = environmentStore.serviceControlIsGreaterThan("5.2.0");
 
-  const { canCall } = useAllowedRoutes();
+  const { canCall, ensureManifestLoaded } = useAllowedRoutes();
   const canManageRedirects = computed(() => canCall(ApiRoutes.manageRedirects));
 
   async function getKnownQueues() {
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export const useRedirectsStore = defineStore("RedirectsStore", () => {
   }
 
   async function refresh() {
+    await ensureManifestLoaded();
+    if (!canCall(ApiRoutes.viewRedirects)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     await Promise.all([getRedirects(), getKnownQueues()]);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.spec.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.spec.ts
index 0a97893fa..1fa4dbb39 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.spec.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ import { setActivePinia, storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import type { Driver } from "../../test/driver";
 import { disableMonitoring } from "../../test/drivers/vitest/setup";
 import { useEnvironmentAndVersionsStore } from "./EnvironmentAndVersionsStore";
+import type { ManifestEntry } from "@/stores/AllowedRoutesStore";
+
+function makeRoutes(keys: string[]): Map<string, ManifestEntry> {
+  return new Map(keys.map((k) => [k, { method: "", url_template: "" }]));
+}
 
 describe("ThroughputStore tests", () => {
-  async function setup(preSetup: (driver: Driver) => Promise<void>) {
+  async function setup(preSetup: (driver: Driver) => Promise<void>, initialState?: Record<string, unknown>) {
     const driver = makeDriverForTests();
-    setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false }));
+    setActivePinia(createTestingPinia({ stubActions: false, initialState }));
 
     await preSetup(driver);
     await driver.setUp(serviceControlWithThroughput);
@@ -37,6 +42,26 @@ describe("ThroughputStore tests", () => {
     expect(hasErrors.value).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test("does not call the licensing connection test when lacking permission to view the license", async () => {
+    let called = false;
+    const { testResults } = await setup(
+      async (driver) => {
+        await driver.setUp(precondition.hasLicensingSettingTest({ transport: Transport.AmazonSQS }));
+        driver.mockEndpointDynamic(`${window.defaultConfig.service_control_url}licensing/settings/test`, "get", () => {
+          called = true;
+          return Promise.resolve({ body: {} });
+        });
+      },
+      {
+        auth: { authEnabled: true, isAuthenticated: true },
+        AllowedRoutesStore: { routes: makeRoutes([]), loaded: true, loadAttempted: true },
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(called).toBe(false);
+    expect(testResults.value).toBe(null);
+  });
+
   describe("when transport is a broker", () => {
     const transport = Transport.AmazonSQS;
 
diff --git a/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.ts b/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.ts
index 60e702a07..70d759c44 100644
--- a/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.ts
+++ b/src/Frontend/src/stores/ThroughputStore.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@ import { Transport } from "@/views/throughputreport/transport";
 import useIsThroughputSupported from "@/views/throughputreport/isThroughputSupported";
 import monitoringClient from "@/components/monitoring/monitoringClient";
 import logger from "@/logger";
+import { useAllowedRoutes } from "@/composables/useAllowedRoutes";
+import { ApiRoutes } from "@/composables/apiRoutes";
 
 export const useThroughputStore = defineStore("ThroughputStore", () => {
   const isMonitoringEnabled = monitoringClient.isMonitoringEnabled;
   const testResults = ref<ConnectionTestResults | null>(null);
   const isThroughputSupported = useIsThroughputSupported();
   const throughputClient = createThroughputClient();
+  const { canCall, ensureManifestLoaded } = useAllowedRoutes();
 
   const refresh = async () => {
     if (!isThroughputSupported.value) {
       return;
     }
+    await ensureManifestLoaded();
+    if (!canCall(ApiRoutes.viewLicense)) {
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       testResults.value = await throughputClient.test();
     } catch (error) {