diff --git a/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts b/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
index 187851a1..6c56f77d 100644
--- a/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
+++ b/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { type DashboardRecentProject } from '@features/recent-projects/contracts
 import { api, isElectronMode } from '@renderer/api';
 import { useStore } from '@renderer/store';
 import { isTeamProvisioningActive } from '@renderer/store/slices/teamSlice';
+import {
+  captureContextScopedRequestEpoch,
+  isContextScopedRequestEpochCurrent,
+} from '@renderer/store/utils/contextScopedRequestEpoch';
 import { buildTaskCountsByProject } from '@renderer/utils/pathNormalize';
 import { useShallow } from 'zustand/react/shallow';
 
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
   const reload = useCallback(
     async (options?: { force?: boolean }): Promise<void> => {
       const requestContextId = activeContextId;
+      const requestContextEpoch = captureContextScopedRequestEpoch();
       const hasVisibleProjects =
         recentProjectsRef.current.length > 0 ||
         getRecentProjectsClientSnapshot(requestContextId) != null;
@@ -148,19 +153,28 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
           () => api.getDashboardRecentProjects(),
           options
         );
-        if (activeContextIdRef.current !== requestContextId) {
+        if (
+          activeContextIdRef.current !== requestContextId ||
+          !isContextScopedRequestEpochCurrent(requestContextEpoch)
+        ) {
           return;
         }
         setRecentProjects(payload.projects);
         setRecentProjectsDegraded(payload.degraded);
         setDegradedRefreshCount((current) => (payload.degraded ? current + 1 : 0));
       } catch (nextError) {
-        if (activeContextIdRef.current !== requestContextId) {
+        if (
+          activeContextIdRef.current !== requestContextId ||
+          !isContextScopedRequestEpochCurrent(requestContextEpoch)
+        ) {
           return;
         }
         setError(nextError instanceof Error ? nextError.message : 'Failed to load recent projects');
       } finally {
-        if (activeContextIdRef.current === requestContextId) {
+        if (
+          activeContextIdRef.current === requestContextId &&
+          isContextScopedRequestEpochCurrent(requestContextEpoch)
+        ) {
           setLoading(false);
         }
       }
@@ -220,11 +234,17 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
+    const requestContextId = activeContextId;
+    const requestContextEpoch = captureContextScopedRequestEpoch();
 
     void api.teams
       .aliveList()
       .then((teamNames) => {
-        if (!cancelled) {
+        if (
+          !cancelled &&
+          activeContextIdRef.current === requestContextId &&
+          isContextScopedRequestEpochCurrent(requestContextEpoch)
+        ) {
           setAliveTeams(teamNames);
         }
       })
@@ -233,7 +253,7 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [provisioningTeamNamesKey, teams]);
+  }, [activeContextId, provisioningTeamNamesKey, teams]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!searchQuery.trim()) {
diff --git a/test/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.test.tsx b/test/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f07d9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import React, { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+
+import { useRecentProjectsSection } from '@features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection';
+import {
+  __resetRecentProjectsClientCacheForTests,
+  loadRecentProjectsWithClientCache,
+} from '@features/recent-projects/renderer/utils/recentProjectsClientCache';
+import {
+  invalidateContextScopedRequestEpoch,
+  resetContextScopedRequestEpochForTests,
+} from '@renderer/store/utils/contextScopedRequestEpoch';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import type {
+  DashboardRecentProject,
+  DashboardRecentProjectsPayload,
+} from '@features/recent-projects/contracts';
+import type { TeamSummary } from '@shared/types';
+
+(globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT =
+  true;
+
+const apiMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getDashboardRecentProjects: vi.fn(),
+  teams: {
+    aliveList: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  config: {
+    addCustomProjectPath: vi.fn(),
+    selectFolders: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  openPath: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const storeState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  globalTasks: [],
+  globalTasksInitialized: false,
+  globalTasksLoading: false,
+  fetchAllTasks: vi.fn(),
+  teams: [] as TeamSummary[],
+  activeContextId: 'local',
+  provisioningRuns: {},
+  currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam: {},
+  provisioningSnapshotByTeam: {},
+  repositoryGroups: [],
+  fetchRepositoryGroups: vi.fn(),
+  openTeamsTab: vi.fn(),
+  fetchSessionsInitial: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@renderer/api', () => ({
+  api: apiMock,
+  isElectronMode: () => true,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@renderer/store', () => {
+  const useStore = Object.assign(
+    (selector: (state: typeof storeState) => unknown) => selector(storeState),
+    {
+      getState: () => storeState,
+      setState: vi.fn((patch: Partial<typeof storeState>) => {
+        Object.assign(storeState, patch);
+      }),
+    }
+  );
+  return { useStore };
+});
+
+vi.mock('zustand/react/shallow', () => ({
+  useShallow: <T,>(selector: T) => selector,
+}));
+
+function deferred<T>(): {
+  promise: Promise<T>;
+  resolve: (value: T) => void;
+} {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((promiseResolve) => {
+    resolve = promiseResolve;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+function project(id: string, projectPath = `/tmp/${id}`): DashboardRecentProject {
+  return {
+    id,
+    name: id,
+    primaryPath: projectPath,
+    associatedPaths: [projectPath],
+    mostRecentActivity: Date.parse('2026-04-14T12:00:00.000Z'),
+    providerIds: ['anthropic'],
+    source: 'claude',
+    openTarget: {
+      type: 'synthetic-path',
+      path: projectPath,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function payload(id: string, projectPath?: string): DashboardRecentProjectsPayload {
+  return {
+    projects: [project(id, projectPath)],
+    degraded: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function team(teamName: string, projectPath: string): TeamSummary {
+  return {
+    teamName,
+    displayName: teamName,
+    description: '',
+    memberCount: 1,
+    taskCount: 0,
+    lastActivity: null,
+    projectPath,
+  };
+}
+
+async function flushPromises(): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  await Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+describe('useRecentProjectsSection', () => {
+  let host: HTMLDivElement;
+  let root: Root;
+  let latest: ReturnType<typeof useRecentProjectsSection> | null;
+
+  function Harness(): React.JSX.Element | null {
+    latest = useRecentProjectsSection('', 20);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async function renderHarness(): Promise<void> {
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(React.createElement(Harness));
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    __resetRecentProjectsClientCacheForTests();
+    resetContextScopedRequestEpochForTests();
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    latest = null;
+    storeState.globalTasks = [];
+    storeState.globalTasksInitialized = false;
+    storeState.globalTasksLoading = false;
+    storeState.teams = [];
+    storeState.activeContextId = 'local';
+    storeState.provisioningRuns = {};
+    storeState.currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam = {};
+    storeState.provisioningSnapshotByTeam = {};
+    storeState.repositoryGroups = [];
+    apiMock.teams.aliveList.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+    host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    root = createRoot(host);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+    host.remove();
+    __resetRecentProjectsClientCacheForTests();
+    resetContextScopedRequestEpochForTests();
+  });
+
+  it('ignores stale recent-project loads after the context epoch changes back to the same id', async () => {
+    const oldLocalRequest = deferred<DashboardRecentProjectsPayload>();
+    const sshRequest = deferred<DashboardRecentProjectsPayload>();
+    const freshLocalRequest = deferred<DashboardRecentProjectsPayload>();
+
+    apiMock.getDashboardRecentProjects
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(oldLocalRequest.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(sshRequest.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(freshLocalRequest.promise);
+
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.getDashboardRecentProjects).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    invalidateContextScopedRequestEpoch();
+    storeState.activeContextId = 'ssh-dev';
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.getDashboardRecentProjects).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    invalidateContextScopedRequestEpoch();
+    storeState.activeContextId = 'local';
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.getDashboardRecentProjects).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      oldLocalRequest.resolve(payload('old-local'));
+      await oldLocalRequest.promise;
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.cards.map((card) => card.name)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(latest?.loading).toBe(true);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      freshLocalRequest.resolve(payload('fresh-local'));
+      await freshLocalRequest.promise;
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.cards.map((card) => card.name)).toEqual(['fresh-local']);
+    expect(latest?.loading).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('cancels stale alive-list responses when only the active context changes', async () => {
+    const oldAliveRequest = deferred<string[]>();
+    const sshAliveRequest = deferred<string[]>();
+    const freshAliveRequest = deferred<string[]>();
+
+    await loadRecentProjectsWithClientCache('local', () => Promise.resolve(payload('alpha')), {
+      force: true,
+    });
+
+    apiMock.getDashboardRecentProjects.mockResolvedValue(payload('alpha'));
+    apiMock.teams.aliveList
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(oldAliveRequest.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(sshAliveRequest.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(freshAliveRequest.promise);
+    storeState.teams = [team('old-team', '/tmp/alpha'), team('fresh-team', '/tmp/alpha')];
+
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.teams.aliveList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    invalidateContextScopedRequestEpoch();
+    storeState.activeContextId = 'ssh-dev';
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.teams.aliveList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    invalidateContextScopedRequestEpoch();
+    storeState.activeContextId = 'local';
+    await renderHarness();
+    expect(apiMock.teams.aliveList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      freshAliveRequest.resolve(['fresh-team']);
+      await freshAliveRequest.promise;
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.cards[0]?.activeTeams?.map((activeTeam) => activeTeam.teamName)).toEqual([
+      'fresh-team',
+    ]);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      oldAliveRequest.resolve(['old-team']);
+      await oldAliveRequest.promise;
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.cards[0]?.activeTeams?.map((activeTeam) => activeTeam.teamName)).toEqual([
+      'fresh-team',
+    ]);
+  });
+});