diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useInflightToken.js b/frontend/src/composables/useInflightToken.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800cdf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useInflightToken.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Inflight-token guard for stores whose async loads can be re-triggered
+// by rapid filter/navigation changes. Without this, late responses
+// from a prior load overwrite the store with stale data
+// (last-writer-wins, not request-order-wins). gallery.js had a
+// hand-rolled `inflightId` of the same shape; this composable
+// extracts it so every store can use the same pattern.
+//
+// Audit 2026-06-02 (workflow wf_bbe3fdb1-e62) found this missing in
+// modal/suggestions/artist/downloads/directory/posts. The two most
+// operator-impacting consequences: (1) modal tag mutations could
+// land DELETE/POST on the wrong image when the user navigated mid-
+// flight; (2) suggestions accept could push a tag to the wrong
+// image AND add it to the allowlist.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   const inflight = useInflightToken()
+//
+//   async function load() {
+//     const t = inflight.claim()
+//     const body = await api.get(...)
+//     if (!t.isCurrent()) return        // stale — abort write
+//     items.value = body.items          // safe to commit
+//   }
+//
+//   function setFilter(f) {
+//     inflight.cancel()                 // any in-flight token is now stale
+//     filter.value = f
+//     load()                            // claims a fresh token
+//   }
+//
+// For multi-await flows (POST then GET, optimistic mutation then
+// reconcile), check isCurrent() after EACH await — any intervening
+// claim() or cancel() invalidates the prior token.
+export function useInflightToken() {
+  let _seq = 0
+  let _current = 0
+
+  function claim() {
+    _current = ++_seq
+    const id = _current
+    return {
+      id,
+      isCurrent: () => _current === id,
+    }
+  }
+
+  function cancel() {
+    _current = ++_seq
+  }
+
+  return { claim, cancel }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/artist.js b/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
index 18dee7e..8940009 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 import { usePostsStore } from './posts.js'
 
 const PAGE = 60
@@ -15,12 +16,17 @@ export const useArtistStore = defineStore('artist', () => {
   const error = ref(null)
   const notFound = ref(false)
   let started = false
+  // Rapid artist-to-artist navigation used to render the previous
+  // artist's overview/images briefly when the second load resolved
+  // after the third. Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   async function load (slug) {
     // Cross-artist reset: clear this store AND the posts store so the new
     // artist doesn't briefly render with the previous artist's content
     // when the user is on the Posts tab. (Gallery tab uses this artist
     // store's own images list — cleared above.)
+    inflight.cancel()
     overview.value = null
     images.value = []
     nextCursor.value = null
@@ -29,14 +35,18 @@ export const useArtistStore = defineStore('artist', () => {
     error.value = null
     loading.value = true
     usePostsStore().$reset?.()
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
-      overview.value = await api.get(`/api/artist/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`)
+      const body = await api.get(`/api/artist/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`)
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
+      overview.value = body
       await loadMoreImages(slug)
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       if (e.status === 404) notFound.value = true
       else error.value = e.message
     } finally {
-      loading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) loading.value = false
     }
   }
 
@@ -44,19 +54,22 @@ export const useArtistStore = defineStore('artist', () => {
     if (imagesLoading.value) return
     if (started && nextCursor.value === null) return
     imagesLoading.value = true
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
       const params = { limit: PAGE }
       if (nextCursor.value) params.cursor = nextCursor.value
       const body = await api.get(
         `/api/artist/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}/images`, { params }
       )
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       images.value.push(...body.images)
       nextCursor.value = body.next_cursor
       started = true
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       error.value = e.message
     } finally {
-      imagesLoading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) imagesLoading.value = false
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/artistDirectory.js b/frontend/src/stores/artistDirectory.js
index 111ff9f..baede1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/artistDirectory.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/artistDirectory.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 const PAGE = 60
 
@@ -13,16 +14,23 @@ export const useArtistDirectoryStore = defineStore('artistDirectory', () => {
   const q = ref('')
   const platform = ref(null)
   let started = false
+  // Typed "alice" then "alice bob" used to drop the second fetch
+  // entirely (loading flag still true from the first), so the UI
+  // showed alice results while the input said "alice bob". Inflight
+  // token + reset() cancelling in-flight requests fixes both: the
+  // first response is discarded, the second is fetched. Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   async function loadMore() {
-    if (loading.value) return
     if (started && nextCursor.value === null) return
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const params = { limit: PAGE }
       if (q.value) params.q = q.value
       if (platform.value) params.platform = platform.value
       if (nextCursor.value) params.cursor = nextCursor.value
       const body = await api.get('/api/artists/directory', { params })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       cards.value.push(...body.cards)
       nextCursor.value = body.next_cursor
       started = true
@@ -30,6 +38,7 @@ export const useArtistDirectoryStore = defineStore('artistDirectory', () => {
   }
 
   async function reset() {
+    inflight.cancel()
     cards.value = []
     nextCursor.value = null
     started = false
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js b/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
index 2a02b09..c78613f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
   const api = useApi()
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
   // the "active now" panel always reflects what's happening regardless of
   // how the operator has filtered the historical list below.
   const activeEvents = ref([])
+  // Filter changes (applyFilter) and rapid pagination can interleave
+  // responses; without an inflight guard the late response from a
+  // prior filter overwrites the current view. Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   function _params(extra = {}) {
     const out = { limit: 50, ...extra }
@@ -32,8 +37,10 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
   }
 
   async function loadFirst() {
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const body = await api.get('/api/downloads', { params: _params() })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       events.value = body
       cursor.value = body.length ? body[body.length - 1].id : null
       hasMore.value = body.length === 50
@@ -42,8 +49,10 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
 
   async function loadMore() {
     if (!hasMore.value || cursor.value == null) return
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const body = await api.get('/api/downloads', { params: _params({ before: cursor.value }) })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       events.value.push(...body)
       cursor.value = body.length ? body[body.length - 1].id : cursor.value
       hasMore.value = body.length === 50
@@ -71,6 +80,9 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
   }
 
   async function applyFilter(patch) {
+    // Drop any in-flight loadFirst/loadMore from the previous filter
+    // so its late response doesn't overwrite this filter's results.
+    inflight.cancel()
     filter.value = { ...filter.value, ...patch }
     await loadFirst()
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/gallery.js b/frontend/src/stores/gallery.js
index 1a8245a..a2c0c37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/gallery.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/gallery.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 // Operator-confirmed 2026-05-30: fetch PAGE-sized chunks instead of one
 // 50-item request so items render as each batch lands. Total initial
@@ -22,9 +23,12 @@ export const useGalleryStore = defineStore('gallery', () => {
   const timelineBuckets = ref([])
   const timelineLoading = ref(false)
 
-  let inflightId = 0
+  // Was a hand-rolled inflightId counter; the audit-2026-06-02 fan-out
+  // moved this pattern into useInflightToken so every store can share it.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   async function loadInitial() {
+    inflight.cancel()
     images.value = []
     dateGroups.value = []
     nextCursor.value = null
@@ -41,19 +45,19 @@ export const useGalleryStore = defineStore('gallery', () => {
     if (loading.value) return
     loading.value = true
     error.value = null
-    const myId = ++inflightId
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
       const params = { limit: PAGE, ...activeFilterParam() }
       if (nextCursor.value) params.cursor = nextCursor.value
       const body = await api.get('/api/gallery/scroll', { params })
-      if (myId !== inflightId) return  // stale response
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       images.value.push(...body.images)
       dateGroups.value = mergeGroups(dateGroups.value, body.date_groups)
       nextCursor.value = body.next_cursor
     } catch (e) {
       error.value = e.message
     } finally {
-      if (myId === inflightId) loading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) loading.value = false
     }
   }
 
@@ -68,8 +72,14 @@ export const useGalleryStore = defineStore('gallery', () => {
   }
 
   async function jumpTo(year, month) {
+    // Rapid timeline-jump clicks need the same race guard as
+    // loadMore — first jump's late body could clobber the second
+    // jump's already-applied state.
+    inflight.cancel()
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     const params = { year, month, ...activeFilterParam() }
     const body = await api.get('/api/gallery/jump', { params })
+    if (!t.isCurrent()) return
     if (body.cursor) {
       images.value = []
       dateGroups.value = []
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
index 83f60be..2b89d76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { toast } from '../utils/toast.js'
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   const api = useApi()
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   const currentImageId = ref(null)
   const current = ref(null)
   const { loading, error, run } = useAsyncAction({ errorAs: 'message' })
+  // Tag mutations interpolate the image id into the URL after an
+  // await; without an inflight token, a fast prev/next can route the
+  // DELETE/POST to the wrong image AND the response to the wrong
+  // chip rail. Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   // Post-scoped cycle. When set, prev/next cycles within this array
   // (used by PostCard's expanded-mosaic PostImageGrid clicks). When
@@ -19,6 +25,9 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   const postImageIndex = ref(0)
 
   async function open (id, opts = {}) {
+    // Cancel any in-flight tag mutation or reloadTags from the
+    // previous image so its late response can't apply to this one.
+    inflight.cancel()
     currentImageId.value = id
     current.value = null  // cleared upfront so it stays null on error
     // Update post-scoped state if caller passed it; otherwise clear so
@@ -31,12 +40,16 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
       postImageIds.value = null
       postImageIndex.value = 0
     }
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
-      current.value = await api.get(`/api/gallery/image/${id}`)
+      const body = await api.get(`/api/gallery/image/${id}`)
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
+      current.value = body
     })
   }
 
   async function close () {
+    inflight.cancel()
     currentImageId.value = null
     current.value = null
     error.value = null
@@ -75,37 +88,74 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   }
 
   async function reloadTags () {
-    if (!currentImageId.value) return
-    const tags = await api.get(`/api/images/${currentImageId.value}/tags`)
-    if (current.value) current.value.tags = tags
+    // Capture image id at call-time. After an await, currentImageId
+    // may have advanced via prev/next navigation; without capture, the
+    // GET would target the new image and write its tags onto a chip
+    // rail the user didn't open. Audit 2026-06-02.
+    const imageId = currentImageId.value
+    if (!imageId) return
+    const t = inflight.claim()
+    const tags = await api.get(`/api/images/${imageId}/tags`)
+    if (!t.isCurrent()) return
+    // Only commit if the modal is still showing this image — guards
+    // against close() / nav clearing current between the await and now.
+    if (current.value && currentImageId.value === imageId) {
+      current.value.tags = tags
+    }
   }
 
   async function removeTag (tagId) {
-    if (!currentImageId.value) return
+    const imageId = currentImageId.value
+    if (!imageId) return
     const prev = current.value.tags
+    // Optimistic UI: drop the chip immediately.
     current.value.tags = current.value.tags.filter(t => t.id !== tagId)
+    // Split the two POSTs so a dismiss failure (secondary side-effect)
+    // doesn't roll back the successful DELETE — previously the catch
+    // unconditionally restored the chip rail even when only the
+    // dismiss had failed, so the UI lied until refresh. Audit 2026-06-02.
     try {
-      await api.delete(`/api/images/${currentImageId.value}/tags/${tagId}`)
-      await api.post(`/api/images/${currentImageId.value}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
+      await api.delete(`/api/images/${imageId}/tags/${tagId}`)
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Real failure: roll back, surface, rethrow.
+      if (current.value && currentImageId.value === imageId) {
+        current.value.tags = prev
+      }
+      toast({ text: `Failed to remove tag: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
+      throw e
+    }
+    // DELETE landed. The dismiss is fire-and-best-effort — log on
+    // failure but DON'T roll back the chip rail; the tag is gone
+    // server-side regardless.
+    try {
+      await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
         body: { tag_id: tagId },
       })
     } catch (e) {
-      current.value.tags = prev
-      toast({ text: `Failed to remove tag: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
-      throw e
+      toast({
+        text: `Tag removed, but failed to dismiss suggestion: ${e.message}`,
+        type: 'warning',
+      })
     }
   }
 
   async function addExistingTag (tagId) {
-    if (!currentImageId.value) return
-    await api.post(`/api/images/${currentImageId.value}/tags`, {
+    const imageId = currentImageId.value
+    if (!imageId) return
+    await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/tags`, {
       body: { tag_id: tagId, source: 'manual' },
     })
     await reloadTags()
   }
 
   async function createAndAdd ({ name, kind, fandom_id = null }) {
+    // Capture imageId so the post-create reloadTags / addExistingTag
+    // flow stays bound to the image the user clicked on, even if
+    // they navigated during the /api/tags POST.
+    const imageId = currentImageId.value
+    if (!imageId) return
     const tag = await api.post('/api/tags', { body: { name, kind, fandom_id } })
+    if (currentImageId.value !== imageId) return  // navigated away
     await addExistingTag(tag.id)
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/posts.js b/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
index ac45a6e..ab3c766 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
   const api = useApi()
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
   const doneOlder = ref(false)
   const doneNewer = ref(false)
   const anchorId = ref(null)
+  // loadInitial, loadMore, loadAround, loadOlder, loadNewer all share
+  // one `loading` flag and previously had no inflight guard. A filter
+  // change (loadInitial) racing a still-in-flight loadMore would
+  // append the prior filter's items into the new filter's feed.
+  // Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   function _qs() {
     const q = {}
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
   }
 
   async function loadInitial(newFilters) {
+    inflight.cancel()
     filters.value = {
       artist_id: newFilters?.artist_id ?? null,
       platform: newFilters?.platform ?? null,
@@ -46,8 +54,10 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
 
   async function loadMore() {
     if (loading.value || done.value) return
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', { params: _qs() })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       items.value.push(...body.items)
       cursor.value = body.next_cursor
       if (body.next_cursor == null) done.value = true
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
   // posts feed; without this the older/newer scroll loaded unfiltered
   // global posts instead of staying in the artist's stream).
   async function loadAround(postId, newFilters) {
+    inflight.cancel()
     filters.value = {
       artist_id: newFilters?.artist_id ?? null,
       platform: newFilters?.platform ?? null,
@@ -86,10 +97,12 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
     loading.value = true
     error.value = null
     anchorId.value = null
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
         params: _aroundParams({ around: postId }),
       })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       items.value = body.items
       cursorOlder.value = body.cursor_older
       cursorNewer.value = body.cursor_newer
@@ -97,47 +110,54 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
       doneNewer.value = body.cursor_newer == null
       anchorId.value = body.anchor_id
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       error.value = e
     } finally {
-      loading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) loading.value = false
     }
   }
 
   async function loadOlder() {
     if (loading.value || doneOlder.value || cursorOlder.value == null) return
     loading.value = true
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
         params: _aroundParams({
           cursor: cursorOlder.value, direction: 'older',
         }),
       })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       items.value.push(...body.items)
       cursorOlder.value = body.next_cursor
       if (body.next_cursor == null) doneOlder.value = true
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       error.value = e
     } finally {
-      loading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) loading.value = false
     }
   }
 
   async function loadNewer() {
     if (loading.value || doneNewer.value || cursorNewer.value == null) return
     loading.value = true
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
         params: _aroundParams({
           cursor: cursorNewer.value, direction: 'newer',
         }),
       })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       items.value.unshift(...body.items)
       cursorNewer.value = body.next_cursor
       if (body.next_cursor == null) doneNewer.value = true
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       error.value = e
     } finally {
-      loading.value = false
+      if (t.isCurrent()) loading.value = false
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js b/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
index 574175c..6f7bb78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { toast } from '../utils/toast.js'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 // Category display order: people first, general last.
 // 'artist' (FC-2d-vii-c) and 'copyright' (2026-06-01) retired — only
@@ -18,12 +19,25 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   const byCategory = ref({})       // { category: [suggestion, ...] }
   const { loading, error, run } = useAsyncAction({ errorAs: 'message' })
   let currentImageId = null
+  // Audit 2026-06-02: this store had no inflight guard — a late
+  // /suggestions response from a prior image could overwrite
+  // byCategory while currentImageId pointed at a new one, and
+  // accept() dereferenced currentImageId AFTER an awaited POST so
+  // the subsequent /suggestions/accept could apply A's chosen tag
+  // to image B (and push it to the allowlist). Both fixed below
+  // by capturing imageId at call-time and gating writes on the token.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   async function load(imageId) {
+    // Cancel any in-flight load from the previous image so its late
+    // response can't overwrite this image's byCategory.
+    inflight.cancel()
     currentImageId = imageId
     byCategory.value = {}  // cleared upfront so it stays empty on error
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const body = await api.get(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions`)
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       byCategory.value = body.by_category || {}
     })
   }
@@ -35,6 +49,11 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   }
 
   async function accept(suggestion) {
+    // Capture imageId so a mid-flight prev/next can't reroute the
+    // accept POST to a different image AND push the tag to that
+    // image's allowlist.
+    const imageId = currentImageId
+    if (imageId == null) return
     // Raw tags (creates_new_tag) have no canonical_tag_id; the backend's
     // accept endpoint needs a tag_id, so for raw tags we create the tag
     // first via the existing /api/tags endpoint, then accept by id.
@@ -45,10 +64,14 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
       })
       tagId = created.id
     }
-    await api.post(`/api/images/${currentImageId}/suggestions/accept`, {
+    await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/accept`, {
       body: { tag_id: tagId }
     })
-    _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    // Only drop from THIS image's category list — if the user navigated,
+    // the new image has its own suggestions and this drop would corrupt them.
+    if (currentImageId === imageId) {
+      _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    }
     toast({
       text: `Tagged: ${suggestion.display_name}`,
       type: 'success'
@@ -56,14 +79,18 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   }
 
   async function aliasAccept(suggestion, canonicalTagId) {
-    await api.post(`/api/images/${currentImageId}/suggestions/alias`, {
+    const imageId = currentImageId
+    if (imageId == null) return
+    await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/alias`, {
       body: {
         alias_string: suggestion.display_name,
         alias_category: suggestion.category,
         canonical_tag_id: canonicalTagId
       }
     })
-    _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    if (currentImageId === imageId) {
+      _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    }
     toast({
       text: `Aliased & tagged: ${suggestion.display_name}`,
       type: 'success'
@@ -71,15 +98,19 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   }
 
   async function dismiss(suggestion) {
+    const imageId = currentImageId
+    if (imageId == null) return
     // Dismiss needs a tag_id; raw tags have none, so dismissing a raw
     // suggestion just hides it client-side (nothing to persist a rejection
     // against until the tag exists).
     if (suggestion.canonical_tag_id != null) {
-      await api.post(`/api/images/${currentImageId}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
+      await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
         body: { tag_id: suggestion.canonical_tag_id }
       })
     }
-    _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    if (currentImageId === imageId) {
+      _drop(suggestion.category, s => s === suggestion)
+    }
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/tagDirectory.js b/frontend/src/stores/tagDirectory.js
index fc1b838..4cd371a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/tagDirectory.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/tagDirectory.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
+import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 
 const PAGE = 60
 
@@ -13,16 +14,21 @@ export const useTagDirectoryStore = defineStore('tagDirectory', () => {
   const kind = ref(null)
   const q = ref('')
   let started = false
+  // Same shape as artistDirectory — rapid setQuery/setKind dropped
+  // the second fetch because loading was still true from the first.
+  // Audit 2026-06-02.
+  const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
   async function loadMore() {
-    if (loading.value) return
     if (started && nextCursor.value === null) return
+    const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
       const params = { limit: PAGE }
       if (kind.value) params.kind = kind.value
       if (q.value) params.q = q.value
       if (nextCursor.value) params.cursor = nextCursor.value
       const body = await api.get('/api/tags/directory', { params })
+      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       cards.value.push(...body.cards)
       nextCursor.value = body.next_cursor
       started = true
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ export const useTagDirectoryStore = defineStore('tagDirectory', () => {
   }
 
   async function reset() {
+    inflight.cancel()
     cards.value = []
     nextCursor.value = null
     started = false