diff --git a/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server.rs b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server.rs
index 1bae60d92..8be31bc0b 100644
--- a/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server.rs
+++ b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ mod orchestration_board_requests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod orchestration_board_tests;
 mod orchestration_completion;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod orchestration_mobile_access_tests;
 mod orchestration_owned_spawn;
 mod orchestration_policy_requests;
 mod orchestration_profile_spawn;
diff --git a/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_mobile_access_tests.rs b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_mobile_access_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3789a9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_mobile_access_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver;
+
+use super::actor_test_harness::{local_client, mobile_client, test_actor};
+use super::ServerActor;
+use crate::terminal_host::client::{ClientFrame, ClientHandle};
+
+const LOCAL: u64 = 1;
+const PHONE: u64 = 2;
+const RELAY: u64 = 3;
+const ANONYMOUS: u64 = 4;
+
+struct Fixture {
+    _dir: tempfile::TempDir,
+    actor: ServerActor,
+    receivers: HashMap<u64, UnboundedReceiver<ClientFrame>>,
+}
+
+async fn fixture() -> Fixture {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut clients = HashMap::new();
+    let mut receivers = HashMap::new();
+    for id in [LOCAL, PHONE, RELAY, ANONYMOUS] {
+        let (handle, events) = ClientHandle::test_channels();
+        let client = match id {
+            LOCAL => local_client(handle),
+            RELAY => {
+                let mut client = mobile_client(handle, "relay");
+                client.relay_client_id = Some("relay-client".to_string());
+                client
+            }
+            ANONYMOUS => {
+                let mut client = mobile_client(handle, "anonymous");
+                client.authenticated = false;
+                client
+            }
+            _ => mobile_client(handle, "phone"),
+        };
+        clients.insert(id, client);
+        receivers.insert(id, events);
+    }
+    let actor = test_actor(&dir, clients, HashMap::new()).await;
+    Fixture {
+        _dir: dir,
+        actor,
+        receivers,
+    }
+}
+
+impl Fixture {
+    async fn request(&mut self, client: u64, request_type: &str, payload: Value) -> Value {
+        let line = json!({"id": 7, "type": request_type, "payload": payload}).to_string();
+        self.actor.handle_line(client, line).await;
+        let events = self.receivers.get_mut(&client).unwrap();
+        loop {
+            let frame = events.try_recv().expect("the request was answered");
+            let frame = frame.as_json().unwrap();
+            if frame.get("id") == Some(&json!(7)) {
+                return frame;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn orchestration_requests_follow_the_mobile_allowlist() {
+    let mut fixture = fixture().await;
+    let payload = json!({"terminal": "worker", "limit": 5});
+
+    let local = fixture
+        .request(LOCAL, "orchestration.inbox", payload.clone())
+        .await;
+    assert_eq!(local["ok"], true, "{local}");
+
+    for client in [PHONE, RELAY] {
+        let refused = fixture
+            .request(client, "orchestration.inbox", payload.clone())
+            .await;
+        assert_eq!(refused["ok"], false, "{refused}");
+        assert_eq!(
+            refused["error"],
+            "Mobile clients cannot call terminal host request: orchestration.inbox"
+        );
+    }
+
+    let anonymous = fixture
+        .request(ANONYMOUS, "orchestration.inbox", payload)
+        .await;
+    assert_eq!(anonymous["ok"], false, "{anonymous}");
+    assert_eq!(
+        anonymous["error"],
+        "Terminal host client is not authenticated."
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn mobile_clients_cannot_mutate_orchestration_state() {
+    let mut fixture = fixture().await;
+    fixture
+        .request(
+            LOCAL,
+            "orchestration.send",
+            json!({"from": "coordinator", "to": "worker", "subject": "Keep"}),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+    let reset = fixture
+        .request(PHONE, "orchestration.reset", json!({}))
+        .await;
+    assert_eq!(reset["ok"], false, "{reset}");
+
+    let inbox = fixture
+        .request(LOCAL, "orchestration.inbox", json!({"terminal": "worker"}))
+        .await;
+    assert_eq!(inbox["payload"]["items"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 1);
+}
diff --git a/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_requests.rs b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_requests.rs
index 6d36be980..0168ac004 100644
--- a/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_requests.rs
+++ b/rust/alera-cli/src/terminal_host/server/orchestration_requests.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ impl ServerActor {
         request_type: &str,
         payload: &Value,
     ) -> HostResult<Option<Value>> {
-        self.require_auth(client_id)?;
+        // This router runs before `handle_request`, so it must apply the
+        // mobile allowlist itself; no orchestration verb is on it.
+        self.require_authenticated_local_request(client_id, request_type)?;
         match request_type {
             "orchestration.agentSpawn" => self.orchestration_agent_spawn(payload).await.map(Some),
             "orchestration.agentSpawnTimeout" => self