diff --git a/frontend/commands.js b/frontend/commands.js
index c815df9..8b8bef3 100644
--- a/frontend/commands.js
+++ b/frontend/commands.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     const delay = options.delay === undefined ? 250 : options.delay;
     let timer = null;
     let generation = 0;
+    let activeController = null;
 
     return {
       setQuery(value) {
@@ -28,17 +29,26 @@
         generation += 1;
         const current = generation;
         if (timer !== null) clearTimeout(timer);
+        if (activeController !== null) activeController.abort();
+        activeController = null;
         if (query.length < 2) {
           onState({ status: 'idle', query, items: [] });
           return;
         }
         onState({ status: 'loading', query, items: [] });
         timer = setTimeout(async () => {
+          const requestController = new AbortController();
+          activeController = requestController;
           try {
-            const items = await search(query);
-            if (current === generation) onState({ status: 'ready', query, items });
+            const result = await search(query, requestController.signal);
+            const items = Array.isArray(result) ? result : result.items;
+            const partial = !Array.isArray(result) && result.partial === true;
+            if (current === generation) onState({ status: 'ready', query, items, partial });
           } catch (error) {
+            if (error && error.name === 'AbortError') return;
             if (current === generation) onState({ status: 'error', query, items: [], error });
+          } finally {
+            if (activeController === requestController) activeController = null;
           }
         }, delay);
       },
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index c2871f4..9d57284 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -1794,13 +1794,17 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   let commandSearchState = { status:'idle', query:'', items:[] };
   let commandItems = [];
   let commandSelection = -1;
-  async function searchGlobalWork(query) {
+  async function searchGlobalWork(query, signal) {
     const response = await fetch('api/v1/search?q=' + encodeURIComponent(query) + '&limit=10', {
       headers: { Accept:'application/json' },
+      signal,
     });
     const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || 'Search is temporarily unavailable.');
-    return Array.isArray(payload.items) ? payload.items : [];
+    return {
+      items: Array.isArray(payload.items) ? payload.items : [],
+      partial: payload.partial === true,
+    };
   }
   const commandSearch = filterCommands.createGlobalSearchController({
     search: searchGlobalWork,
@@ -1920,6 +1924,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     }).join('');
     if (commandSearchState.status === 'loading') html += '<div class="cmd-status">Searching accessible work…</div>';
     else if (commandSearchState.status === 'error') html += '<div class="cmd-status">Search unavailable. Keep typing or retry.</div>';
+    else if (commandSearchState.partial) html += '<div class="cmd-status">Some results are temporarily unavailable.</div>';
     else if (String(filter || '').trim().length >= 2 && !remote.length) html += '<div class="cmd-status">No matching issues or pull requests.</div>';
     el.innerHTML = html;
     el.querySelectorAll('.cmd-item').forEach((item) => {
diff --git a/src/gitea_proxy.py b/src/gitea_proxy.py
index c9b50c3..b59fe27 100644
--- a/src/gitea_proxy.py
+++ b/src/gitea_proxy.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def _normalize_global_search_item(item: Any, kind: str) -> dict | None:
     }
 
 
-async def global_search(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[dict]:
+async def global_search(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> dict:
     """Search accessible issues and pulls concurrently with a bounded result set."""
     async def load(item_type: str) -> Any:
         response = await _get_client().get(
@@ -222,11 +222,21 @@ async def global_search(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[dict]:
             raise ValueError("Gitea global search response was not a list")
         return payload
 
-    issues_payload, pulls_payload = await asyncio.gather(load("issues"), load("pulls"))
+    outcomes = await asyncio.gather(
+        load("issues"), load("pulls"), return_exceptions=True
+    )
+    for outcome in outcomes:
+        if isinstance(outcome, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            raise outcome
+    if all(isinstance(outcome, BaseException) for outcome in outcomes):
+        raise outcomes[0]
+
     results = []
     seen: set[tuple[str, str, int]] = set()
-    for payload, kind in ((issues_payload, "issue"), (pulls_payload, "pull")):
-        for item in payload:
+    for outcome, kind in zip(outcomes, ("issue", "pull"), strict=True):
+        if isinstance(outcome, BaseException):
+            continue
+        for item in outcome:
             normalized = _normalize_global_search_item(item, kind)
             if normalized is not None:
                 identity = (kind, normalized["repository"], normalized["number"])
@@ -234,7 +244,10 @@ async def global_search(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> list[dict]:
                     continue
                 seen.add(identity)
                 results.append(normalized)
-    return results
+    return {
+        "items": results[:limit],
+        "partial": any(isinstance(outcome, BaseException) for outcome in outcomes),
+    }
 
 
 async def work_preview(repository: str, kind: str, number: int) -> dict:
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 143c5de..2eaf9d9 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ async def global_search(
     if len(query) < 2:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Search query must contain at least 2 characters")
     try:
-        items = await asyncio.wait_for(
+        result = await asyncio.wait_for(
             gitea_proxy.global_search(query, limit),
             timeout=GLOBAL_SEARCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
         )
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ async def global_search(
             status_code=503,
             headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
         )
-    return JSONResponse({"query": query, "items": items})
+    return JSONResponse({"query": query, **result})
 
 
 @app.get("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/preview")
diff --git a/tests/test_command_palette.py b/tests/test_command_palette.py
index be40084..9b6c64e 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_palette.py
+++ b/tests/test_command_palette.py
@@ -82,6 +82,63 @@ if (ready[0].query !== 'release' || ready[0].items[0].title !== 'Current result'
     )
 
 
+def test_remote_command_search_aborts_superseded_and_cleared_queries():
+    script = f"""
+const filterCommands = require({json.dumps(str(COMMANDS))});
+(async () => {{
+const signals = [];
+const states = [];
+const controller = filterCommands.createGlobalSearchController({{
+  delay: 0,
+  search: (query, signal) => {{
+    signals.push(signal);
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {{
+      const error = new Error('aborted');
+      error.name = 'AbortError';
+      reject(error);
+    }}));
+  }},
+  onState: state => states.push(state),
+}});
+controller.setQuery('mobile');
+await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+controller.setQuery('release');
+if (!signals[0].aborted) throw new Error('superseded request was not aborted');
+await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+controller.setQuery('');
+if (!signals[1].aborted) throw new Error('cleared query request was not aborted');
+await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+if (states.some(state => state.status === 'error')) throw new Error('abort rendered an error');
+if (states.at(-1).status !== 'idle') throw new Error('clear did not restore idle state');
+}})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+
+    subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+
+def test_remote_command_search_preserves_partial_result_status():
+    script = f"""
+const filterCommands = require({json.dumps(str(COMMANDS))});
+(async () => {{
+const states = [];
+const controller = filterCommands.createGlobalSearchController({{
+  delay: 0,
+  search: () => Promise.resolve({{ items:[{{ title:'Useful result' }}], partial:true }}),
+  onState: state => states.push(state),
+}});
+controller.setQuery('mobile');
+await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+const ready = states.find(state => state.status === 'ready');
+if (!ready || ready.items.length !== 1 || ready.partial !== true) {{
+  throw new Error('partial result metadata was lost: ' + JSON.stringify(states));
+}}
+}})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+
+    subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+
 def test_command_selection_wraps_for_arrow_keys():
     script = f"""
 const commands = require({json.dumps(str(COMMANDS))});
@@ -101,6 +158,9 @@ def test_palette_exposes_accessible_global_work_search_under_dashboard_subpath()
     assert 'aria-controls="cmd-results"' in html
     assert 'role="listbox"' in html
     assert "fetch('api/v1/search?q='" in html
+    assert "async function searchGlobalWork(query, signal)" in html
+    assert "signal," in html
+    assert "Some results are temporarily unavailable." in html
     assert urljoin(
         "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/dashboard/",
         "api/v1/search?q=mobile",
diff --git a/tests/test_global_search.py b/tests/test_global_search.py
index e467615..a0a5c71 100644
--- a/tests/test_global_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_global_search.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
@@ -10,14 +12,17 @@ async def test_global_search_endpoint_returns_bounded_normalized_results(monkeyp
 
     async def search(query, limit):
         requested.append((query, limit))
-        return [{
-            "kind": "issue",
-            "repository": "stackchain/api",
-            "number": 42,
-            "title": "Repair mobile queue",
-            "state": "open",
-            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
-        }]
+        return {
+            "items": [{
+                "kind": "issue",
+                "repository": "stackchain/api",
+                "number": 42,
+                "title": "Repair mobile queue",
+                "state": "open",
+                "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
+            }],
+            "partial": False,
+        }
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "global_search", search, raising=False)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ async def test_global_search_endpoint_returns_bounded_normalized_results(monkeyp
         "title": "Repair mobile queue",
         "state": "open",
         "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
-    }]}
+    }], "partial": False}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
@@ -106,15 +111,88 @@ async def test_global_search_queries_issues_and_pulls_and_skips_unsafe_results()
 
     assert {request["type"] for request in requests} == {"issues", "pulls"}
     assert all(request["q"] == "mobile queue" and request["limit"] == "7" for request in requests)
-    assert results == [{
-        "kind": "issue", "repository": "stackchain/api", "number": 42,
-        "title": "Repair queue", "state": "open",
-        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
-    }, {
-        "kind": "pull", "repository": "stackchain/web", "number": 9,
-        "title": "Improve search", "state": "closed",
-        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/web/pulls/9",
-    }]
+    assert results == {
+        "items": [{
+            "kind": "issue", "repository": "stackchain/api", "number": 42,
+            "title": "Repair queue", "state": "open",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
+        }, {
+            "kind": "pull", "repository": "stackchain/web", "number": 9,
+            "title": "Improve search", "state": "closed",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/web/pulls/9",
+        }],
+        "partial": False,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_global_search_returns_healthy_stream_when_other_stream_fails():
+    async def handler(request):
+        if request.url.params["type"] == "issues":
+            return httpx.Response(503, json={"message": "upstream details must stay private"})
+        return httpx.Response(200, json=[{
+            "number": 9,
+            "title": "Improve search",
+            "state": "open",
+            "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/web"},
+            "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/web/pulls/9",
+        }])
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.global_search("search", 10)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert result == {
+        "items": [{
+            "kind": "pull",
+            "repository": "stackchain/web",
+            "number": 9,
+            "title": "Improve search",
+            "state": "open",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/web/pulls/9",
+        }],
+        "partial": True,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_global_search_caps_combined_results_to_requested_limit():
+    async def handler(request):
+        kind = request.url.params["type"]
+        items = [{
+            "number": number,
+            "title": f"{kind} {number}",
+            "state": "open",
+            "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/web"},
+            "html_url": f"https://forge.example/stackchain/web/{kind}/{number}",
+        } for number in (1, 2)]
+        return httpx.Response(200, json=items)
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        result = await gitea_proxy.global_search("search", 2)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert len(result["items"]) == 2
+    assert result["partial"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_global_search_propagates_cancellation_to_stop_obsolete_work():
+    async def handler(request):
+        if request.url.params["type"] == "issues":
+            raise asyncio.CancelledError()
+        return httpx.Response(200, json=[])
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await gitea_proxy.global_search("obsolete", 10)
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio