diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index 3754749..7d5dccc 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) Me(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	isSuperAdmin, _ := lib.IsSuperAdmin(h.DB, actorID)
 
+	testRole := TestRoleFromContext(r.Context())
 	JSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
 		"id":             user.UserID,
 		"name":           user.Name,
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) Me(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		"org_id":         user.OrgID,
 		"org_name":       user.OrgName,
 		"is_super_admin": isSuperAdmin,
+		"test_role":      testRole,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/data/dealspace.db-shm b/data/dealspace.db-shm
index b57d88f..cb3a346 100644
Binary files a/data/dealspace.db-shm and b/data/dealspace.db-shm differ
diff --git a/data/dealspace.db-wal b/data/dealspace.db-wal
index e0bb0a5..d997589 100644
Binary files a/data/dealspace.db-wal and b/data/dealspace.db-wal differ
diff --git a/dealspace b/dealspace
index c675f10..e4cb705 100755
Binary files a/dealspace and b/dealspace differ
diff --git a/portal/templates/app/request.html b/portal/templates/app/request.html
index c0cf4f4..c740fdc 100644
--- a/portal/templates/app/request.html
+++ b/portal/templates/app/request.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-[#94a3b8] uppercase tracking-wider">Request</h2>
           </div>
           <div class="flex items-start gap-3 mb-4">
-            <h1 id="reqTitle" class="text-xl font-bold text-white leading-tight flex-1">Loading...</h1>
+            <h1 id="reqTitle" class="text-base font-semibold text-white leading-snug flex-1">Loading...</h1>
             <button id="editReqBtn" onclick="startEditRequest()" class="shrink-0 p-1.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/[0.08] text-[#94a3b8] hover:text-white transition" title="Edit request">
               <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15.232 5.232l3.536 3.536m-2.036-5.036a2.5 2.5 0 113.536 3.536L6.5 21.036H3v-3.572L16.732 3.732z"/></svg>
             </button>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
           <p class="text-[#475569] text-sm">Select a channel above.</p>
         </div>
         <!-- Compose -->
-        <div class="border-t border-white/[0.08] p-4">
+        <div id="commentComposer" class="border-t border-white/[0.08] p-4">
           <div id="composeReadOnly" class="hidden py-1 text-xs text-[#475569] text-center">Read only in this channel.</div>
           <div id="composeForm" class="flex gap-3 items-end">
             <textarea id="commentText" rows="2" placeholder="Post an announcement..."
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@
       document.title = title + ' \u2014 Dealspace';
       document.getElementById('reqRef').textContent = d.item_number || title;
       document.getElementById('reqTitle').textContent = title;
-      document.getElementById('reqDesc').textContent = d.description || '';
+      // Don't repeat description if it's the same as the title
+      const desc = d.description || '';
+      document.getElementById('reqDesc').textContent = desc === title ? '' : desc;
+
+      // Apply role-based UI restrictions
+      applyRoleRestrictions();
 
       if (req.project_id) document.getElementById('backToProject').href = '/app/projects/' + req.project_id;