diff --git a/src/app/__tests__/endorsements-received-rejected.test.tsx b/src/app/__tests__/endorsements-received-rejected.test.tsx
index 27ca994a..63ed8dc5 100644
--- a/src/app/__tests__/endorsements-received-rejected.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/__tests__/endorsements-received-rejected.test.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/auth/auth-context", () => ({
   useAuth: () => ({ did: DID, isAuthenticated: true }),
 }))
 
+// Personal (non-delegated) session — the page renders its owner inbox.
+vi.mock("@/lib/groups/org-context", () => ({
+  useOrg: () => ({ activeOrg: null }),
+}))
+
 vi.mock("@/lib/navbar-context", () => ({
   usePageTitle: () => undefined,
 }))
diff --git a/src/app/endorsements/page.tsx b/src/app/endorsements/page.tsx
index b097b112..62a9d7a8 100644
--- a/src/app/endorsements/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/endorsements/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Link from "next/link"
 import { usePathname, useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation"
 import { Plus } from "lucide-react"
 import { useAuth } from "@/lib/auth/auth-context"
+import { useOrg } from "@/lib/groups/org-context"
 import { usePageTitle } from "@/lib/navbar-context"
 import { useGivenEndorsements } from "@/hooks/use-endorsements"
 import { useReceivedEndorsements, type ReceivedEndorsement } from "@/hooks/use-received-endorsements"
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TAB: TabKey = "given"
 export default function EndorsementsPage() {
   usePageTitle("Endorsements")
   const { did } = useAuth()
+  const { activeOrg } = useOrg()
 
   // Tab state lives in `?tab=<key>` on the URL so refresh / shared
   // link lands on the same view. The default tab stays bare to keep
@@ -215,6 +217,15 @@ export default function EndorsementsPage() {
   const router = useRouter()
   const pathname = usePathname()
   const searchParams = useSearchParams()
+
+  // /endorsements manages your PERSONAL given/received endorsements. While
+  // delegated (acting as a group) it's hidden from nav; if reached by a
+  // direct URL, bounce to /home so you can't create/revoke/respond on your
+  // personal repo while "being" the org. The org's endorsements live on the
+  // org's own profile.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeOrg) router.replace("/home")
+  }, [activeOrg, router])
   const tabFromUrl = useMemo<TabKey>(() => {
     const v = searchParams?.get("tab")
     return v && TABS.some((t) => t.key === v) ? (v as TabKey) : DEFAULT_TAB
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notification-row.tsx b/src/components/notifications/notification-row.tsx
index 47086570..629a2e66 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notification-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notification-row.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { getInitials } from "@/lib/utils/initials"
 import Avatar from "@/components/ui/avatar"
 import ResponseButtons from "@/components/badges/response-buttons"
 import { useAuth } from "@/lib/auth/auth-context"
+import { useOrg } from "@/lib/groups/org-context"
 
 function reasonText(
   notification: Notification,
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ interface NotificationRowProps {
 
 export default function NotificationRow({ notification, wasUnreadOnMount }: NotificationRowProps) {
   const { did: ownerDid } = useAuth()
+  // Notifications are the personal account's. While delegated (acting as a
+  // group) the accept/reject control is hidden — responding to your personal
+  // endorsements while "being" the org is a confusing cross-identity action.
+  const { activeOrg } = useOrg()
   const { info } = useAuthorInfo(notification.latestAuthor)
   const hasHandle = Boolean(info?.handle)
   const displayName = info?.handle || truncateDid(notification.latestAuthor)
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ export default function NotificationRow({ notification, wasUnreadOnMount }: Noti
   return (
     <div className={className}>
       {content}
-      {isBadgeAward ? (
+      {isBadgeAward && !activeOrg ? (
         <ResponseButtons
           awardUri={notification.latestRecordUri}
           awardCid={notification.latestRecordCid}
diff --git a/src/components/profile/endorse-reason-modal.tsx b/src/components/profile/endorse-reason-modal.tsx
index 10f34dd5..b52e02e4 100644
--- a/src/components/profile/endorse-reason-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile/endorse-reason-modal.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export interface EndorseReasonActingAs {
   orgHandle: string
   /** Handle of the signed-in operator acting on the group's behalf. */
   operatorHandle: string
+  /** The operator's actual role in the group (owner / admin / member) —
+   *  never hard-coded, so the copy reflects the real relationship. */
+  operatorRole: string
 }
 
 interface EndorseReasonModalProps {
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ export default function EndorseReasonModal({
           {actingAs ? (
             <p className="endorse-reason-modal__acting-as" role="note">
               <b>{actingAs.orgName}</b> will endorse {subjectLabel}. You (@
-              {actingAs.operatorHandle}) are acting as an admin.
+              {actingAs.operatorHandle}) are acting as its {actingAs.operatorRole}.
             </p>
           ) : null}
 
diff --git a/src/components/profile/profile-endorsements.tsx b/src/components/profile/profile-endorsements.tsx
index 8ac1dc34..ed406bad 100644
--- a/src/components/profile/profile-endorsements.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile/profile-endorsements.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,14 @@ export default function ProfileEndorsements({ did }: ProfileEndorsementsProps) {
   // admin acting as this group) get the read-only view.
   const { activeOrg } = useOrg()
   const actingAsThisGroup = !!activeOrg && activeOrg.groupDid === did
-  const canManage = viewerIsOwner || actingAsThisGroup
+  // Owner-side affordances (give / revoke-given / accept-reject-received).
+  // CRITICAL: while delegated (activeOrg set) you must NOT manage your
+  // PERSONAL endorsements — that would write to your personal repo while
+  // the chrome says you're the org, which is exactly the confusing
+  // cross-identity action we forbid. So personal management requires
+  // `!activeOrg`; group management requires acting AS the very group whose
+  // profile this is. The two are mutually exclusive.
+  const canManage = (viewerIsOwner && !activeOrg) || actingAsThisGroup
   const manageTargetDid = actingAsThisGroup ? did : undefined
 
   const given = useGivenEndorsements(did)
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@ export default function ProfileEndorsements({ did }: ProfileEndorsementsProps) {
           viewers don't see the list curation UI. Hides the
           create / rename / member-add affordances + the list
           previews themselves when viewing someone else's profile. */}
-      {viewerIsOwner ? (
+      {viewerIsOwner && !activeOrg ? (
         <EndorsementLists did={did} viewerIsOwner={viewerIsOwner} />
       ) : null}
 
diff --git a/src/components/profile/profile-groups.tsx b/src/components/profile/profile-groups.tsx
index 16f4060a..e8658418 100644
--- a/src/components/profile/profile-groups.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile/profile-groups.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import Link from "next/link"
-import { ArrowUpDown, Building2, Check, Plus, Search } from "lucide-react"
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
+import { ArrowUpDown, Building2, Check, LogIn, Plus, Search } from "lucide-react"
 import Avatar from "@/components/ui/avatar"
 import Button from "@/components/ui/button"
 import EmptyState from "@/components/ui/empty-state"
 import LoadingSpinner from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner"
 import { useCgsMemberships, type UserGroup } from "@/hooks/use-cgs-memberships"
 import { useAuth } from "@/lib/auth/auth-context"
+import { useOrg } from "@/lib/groups/org-context"
+import type { OrgRole } from "@/lib/groups/types"
 import { formatRelativeTime } from "@/lib/atproto/activity"
 import { getInitials } from "@/lib/utils/initials"
 
@@ -194,11 +197,33 @@ interface GroupRowProps {
 }
 
 function GroupRow({ group }: GroupRowProps) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const { groups: orgGroups, activeOrg, switchOrg } = useOrg()
   const name = group.displayName || group.handle
   const initials = getInitials(name, group.groupDid)
   const joinedLabel = group.joinedAt
     ? `Joined ${formatRelativeTime(group.joinedAt)}`
     : null
+  const isOperating = activeOrg?.groupDid === group.groupDid
+
+  // "Operate as" = act FOR this group (delegation). Deliberately separate
+  // from the row link, which goes to the group's profile. Prefer the
+  // org-context's canonical Group so the active-org reconciliation keeps it;
+  // fall back to a Group built from the CGS membership if it isn't loaded yet.
+  const handleOperateAs = () => {
+    const org =
+      orgGroups.find((g) => g.groupDid === group.groupDid) ?? {
+        groupDid: group.groupDid,
+        handle: group.handle,
+        displayName: group.displayName,
+        role: (group.role as OrgRole) ?? "member",
+        accepted: true,
+        avatarUrl: group.avatarUrl,
+      }
+    switchOrg(org)
+    router.push("/home")
+  }
+
   return (
     <li className="profile-groups__item">
       <div className="profile-groups__row">
@@ -231,6 +256,22 @@ function GroupRow({ group }: GroupRowProps) {
           {group.role ? (
             <span className="profile-groups__role">{group.role}</span>
           ) : null}
+          {isOperating ? (
+            <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" disabled>
+              <Check size={14} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden />
+              Operating
+            </Button>
+          ) : (
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              size="sm"
+              onClick={handleOperateAs}
+              title={`Operate as ${name}`}
+            >
+              <LogIn size={14} strokeWidth={1.75} aria-hidden />
+              Operate as
+            </Button>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </li>
diff --git a/src/components/profile/profile-sidebar.tsx b/src/components/profile/profile-sidebar.tsx
index 409e64b0..3943fff5 100644
--- a/src/components/profile/profile-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile/profile-sidebar.tsx
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ function EndorseButton({
         orgName: activeOrg.displayName || activeOrg.handle,
         orgHandle: activeOrg.handle,
         operatorHandle: operatorHandle ?? "you",
+        operatorRole: activeOrg.role,
       }
     : undefined