diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f268f7e..08f3583 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -386,8 +386,12 @@ newest 20 comments. Requested-review records also retain the head SHA, CI state,
 newest 20 prior reviews, and at most 50 sanitized file previews with 400 diff lines
 per file. A previously opened unread update is retained by notification
 identity with allowlisted subject context and its newest 20 conversation messages.
-This account-bound cache is limited to ten records across all detail kinds; credentials,
-repository catalogs, events, raw patches, and complete API responses are excluded.
+The snapshot and each account-bound detail are committed as separate IndexedDB records,
+so large review previews do not consume the small synchronous localStorage quota or require
+rewriting the whole cache. Only the opt-in preference remains in localStorage. Existing v1
+localStorage payloads migrate after a successful IndexedDB commit. The detail cache remains
+limited to ten records across all detail kinds; credentials, repository catalogs, events, raw
+patches, and complete API responses are excluded.
 A cold offline launch labels the saved time. Cached Today details open in the existing
 phone sheet, where comments can enter the account-bound durable outbox. For issue and
 non-review pull details, planning, assignment, review, merge, and close controls remain disabled
@@ -401,8 +405,8 @@ queued operation and its matching SHA-scoped draft and progress.
 Cached unread updates use the same phone conversation sheet and replies enter the
 account-bound durable outbox, while mark read, ownership, deferral, and older-message loading remain disabled until reconnection.
 Cards without a saved detail explain that reconnection is required. **Clear offline
-work data** deletes both stores, and opting out or seven-day expiry deletes them
-automatically.
+work data**, opt-out, sign-out, remote revocation, and absolute session expiry delete the
+IndexedDB records; seven-day expiry removes stale records automatically.
 
 API responses and mutations are never cached by the service worker. New issue captures,
 issue comments, pull-request comments, and unread-update replies use bounded local
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index 5ee1886..5786cbe 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(function(){
+(async function(){
   const qs = (s, el=document) => el.querySelector(s);
   const fmt = (d) => new Date(d).toLocaleString();
   const cardPlanning = createCardPlanning(document);
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@
   const pullController = createPullSheet({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
   const draftInbox = createDraftInbox({ storage: localStorage, getCurrentLogin: () => activeFlushLogin });
   outboxCoordinator.subscribe(() => refreshMyWorkView());
-  const offlineWorkStore = createOfflineWorkStore({ storage: localStorage });
+  const offlineWorkStore = createOfflineWorkStore({ storage: localStorage, indexedDB:window.indexedDB });
+  await offlineWorkStore.ready();
   function renderOfflineTodayStatus(status) {
     const container = qs('#offline-today-readiness');
     const label = qs('#offline-today-status');
@@ -656,7 +657,7 @@
       setOfflineUpdateControls(false);
       qs('#keep-update-unread').focus();
     },
-    onDetail: detail => {
+    onDetail: async detail => {
       qs('#update-sheet-title').textContent = detail.title || 'Unread update';
       qs('#update-subject-type').textContent = detail.subject_type || 'Update';
       qs('#update-subject-state').textContent = detail.state || '';
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@
       } else {
         updateOwnership.open(detail, selectedUpdate);
         if (offlineWorkStore.enabled() && confirmedOwnerLogin && selectedUpdate) {
-          offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, selectedUpdate, detail);
+          await offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, selectedUpdate, detail);
         }
       }
       qs('#retry-update-load').hidden = true;
@@ -1549,11 +1550,11 @@
     setClock();
   }
 
-  function handleContextError(e) {
+  async function handleContextError(e) {
     console.error('context failed', e);
     liveMode = false;
     activeFlushLogin = '';
-    if (!hasContextSnapshot && hydrateOfflineWork('outage')) return;
+    if (!hasContextSnapshot && await hydrateOfflineWork('outage')) return;
     const timeoutStatus = e.name === 'TimeoutError' ?
       'Update delayed · showing last snapshot' : 'Update failed · showing last snapshot';
     setStatus(hasContextSnapshot ? timeoutStatus : 'Unavailable');
@@ -2268,7 +2269,7 @@
         qs('#issue-sheet-status').textContent = 'Offline copy · saved ' + fmt(detail.saved_at) +
           ' · comments queue for sync';
       } else if (offlineWorkStore.enabled() && confirmedOwnerLogin && todayWork.contains(item)) {
-        offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, item, detail);
+        await offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, item, detail);
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (selectedIssue !== item) return;
@@ -2445,7 +2446,7 @@
         qs('#pull-sheet-status').textContent = 'Offline copy · saved ' + fmt(detail.saved_at) +
           ' · comments queue for sync';
       } else if (offlineWorkStore.enabled() && confirmedOwnerLogin && todayWork.contains(item)) {
-        offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, item, detail);
+        await offlineWorkStore.saveDetail(confirmedOwnerLogin, item, detail);
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (selectedPull !== item) return;
@@ -3117,7 +3118,7 @@
     qs('#gitea-events-status').textContent = message;
   }
 
-  function renderLiveSnapshot(snapshot, changedSections = ['context', 'events', 'notifications']) {
+  async function renderLiveSnapshot(snapshot, changedSections = ['context', 'events', 'notifications']) {
     setOfflineWorkMode(false);
     offlineStatus.hidden = true;
     const contextFreshness = snapshot.freshness?.sections?.context;
@@ -3171,12 +3172,13 @@
       if (contextFreshness?.stale) markMyWorkStale();
       else if (!notificationsFresh) markNotificationsStale();
       if (!contextFreshness?.stale && notificationsFresh) {
-        offlineWorkStore.save({
+        const admitted = await offlineWorkStore.save({
           ...snapshot.context,
           notifications: snapshot.notifications,
           notification_pagination: snapshot.notification_pagination,
         });
-        updateOfflineWorkControls();
+        await updateOfflineWorkControls(admitted === false ?
+          'Offline saving unavailable · retry after reconnect.' : undefined);
         warmTodayOffline();
       }
       flushIssueOutbox();
@@ -4690,8 +4692,8 @@
   const contextPoller = createContextPoller({
     fetchContext: fetchLiveSnapshot,
     onSnapshot: renderLiveSnapshot,
-    onError: error => {
-      handleContextError(error);
+    onError: async error => {
+      await handleContextError(error);
       setEventStreamStatus('Update failed · showing last activity');
     },
     isHidden: () => document.hidden,
@@ -4704,9 +4706,9 @@
   const offlineWorkStatus = qs('#offline-work-status');
   const deliveryReceipts = qs('#delivery-receipts');
   const deliveryReceiptStatus = qs('#delivery-receipt-status');
-  function updateOfflineWorkControls(message) {
+  async function updateOfflineWorkControls(message) {
     keepWorkOffline.checked = offlineWorkStore.enabled();
-    const saved = offlineWorkStore.load();
+    const saved = await offlineWorkStore.load();
     offlineWorkStatus.textContent = message || (saved ? 'Saved ' + fmt(saved.saved_at) + ' · expires after 7 days.' :
       (keepWorkOffline.checked ? 'Waiting for a healthy live refresh.' : 'Off · no work data is stored.'));
   }
@@ -4738,8 +4740,8 @@
         .forEach(button => { button.disabled = true; });
     }
   }
-  function hydrateOfflineWork(mode = 'offline') {
-    const saved = offlineWorkStore.load();
+  async function hydrateOfflineWork(mode = 'offline') {
+    const saved = await offlineWorkStore.load();
     if (!saved) return false;
     const outage = mode === 'outage';
     confirmedOwnerLogin = String(saved.user?.login || '').trim();
@@ -4768,11 +4770,11 @@
     offlineStatus.hidden = false;
     return true;
   }
-  function showOfflineStatus() {
+  async function showOfflineStatus() {
     activeFlushLogin = '';
     offlineStatus.hidden = false;
     setStatus('Offline');
-    if (!hasContextSnapshot) hydrateOfflineWork();
+    if (!hasContextSnapshot) await hydrateOfflineWork();
   }
   function reconnectLiveData() {
     offlineStatus.hidden = true;
@@ -4782,13 +4784,18 @@
       if (selectedReview && offlineReview) openReviewSheet(selectedReview, reviewTrigger);
     });
   }
-  keepWorkOffline.addEventListener('change', () => {
+  keepWorkOffline.addEventListener('change', async () => {
     offlineWorkStore.setEnabled(keepWorkOffline.checked);
     if (keepWorkOffline.checked && liveMode && lastContextSnapshot) {
-      offlineWorkStore.save({ ...lastContextSnapshot, notifications:lastNotifications,
+      const admitted = await offlineWorkStore.save({ ...lastContextSnapshot, notifications:lastNotifications,
         notification_pagination:notificationPagination });
+      if (admitted === false) {
+        await updateOfflineWorkControls('Offline saving unavailable · retry after reconnect.');
+        return;
+      }
     }
-    updateOfflineWorkControls(keepWorkOffline.checked ? 'Offline saving enabled.' : 'Offline work data cleared.');
+    if (!keepWorkOffline.checked) await offlineWorkStore.clear();
+    await updateOfflineWorkControls(keepWorkOffline.checked ? 'Offline saving enabled.' : 'Offline work data cleared.');
     if (keepWorkOffline.checked) warmTodayOffline();
     else offlineToday.cancel();
   });
@@ -4804,18 +4811,18 @@
     await updateDeliveryReceiptControls(enabled ? 'Background delivery receipts enabled.' :
       (Notification.permission === 'denied' ? 'Notifications are blocked in browser settings.' : 'Background delivery receipts disabled.'));
   });
-  qs('#clear-offline-work').addEventListener('click', () => {
-    offlineWorkStore.clear();
+  qs('#clear-offline-work').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    await offlineWorkStore.clear();
     offlineToday.cancel();
     renderOfflineTodayStatus({ total:0, ready:0, failed:0, pending:0 });
-    updateOfflineWorkControls('Offline work data cleared.');
+    await updateOfflineWorkControls('Offline work data cleared.');
   });
   qs('#retry-offline-today').addEventListener('click', () =>
     offlineToday.retry(confirmedOwnerLogin, todayMyWork)
   );
-  updateOfflineWorkControls();
+  await updateOfflineWorkControls();
   updateDeliveryReceiptControls();
-  if (!navigator.onLine) showOfflineStatus();
+  if (!navigator.onLine) await showOfflineStatus();
   window.addEventListener('offline', showOfflineStatus);
   window.addEventListener('online', reconnectLiveData);
 
diff --git a/frontend/offline-today.js b/frontend/offline-today.js
index 56204fe..f5c0721 100644
--- a/frontend/offline-today.js
+++ b/frontend/offline-today.js
@@ -31,14 +31,18 @@
       }
 
       const previousFailed = failed;
-      const readyKeys = new Set(items.filter(item => loadSavedDetail(login, item)).map(itemKey));
+      const savedDetails = new Map();
+      await Promise.all(items.map(async item => {
+        savedDetails.set(itemKey(item), await loadSavedDetail(login, item));
+      }));
+      const readyKeys = new Set(items.filter(item => savedDetails.get(itemKey(item))).map(itemKey));
       const snapshot = pending => ({
         total: items.length, ready: readyKeys.size, failed: failed.size, pending,
       });
       const candidates = items.filter(item => {
         const key = itemKey(item);
         if (onlyFailed && !previousFailed.has(key)) return false;
-        const saved = loadSavedDetail(login, item);
+        const saved = savedDetails.get(key);
         return onlyFailed || !saved || saved.source_updated_at !== item.updated_at;
       });
       failed = new Set();
@@ -51,8 +55,9 @@
           try {
             const detail = await loadDetail(item);
             if (runGeneration !== generation) return;
-            const saved = saveDetail(login, item, { ...detail, source_updated_at: item.updated_at });
-            if (saved !== false) readyKeys.add(itemKey(item));
+            const saved = await saveDetail(login, item, { ...detail, source_updated_at: item.updated_at });
+            if (saved === false) throw new Error('Offline detail was not durably admitted.');
+            readyKeys.add(itemKey(item));
           } catch (_error) {
             if (runGeneration === generation) failed.add(itemKey(item));
           }
diff --git a/frontend/offline-work.js b/frontend/offline-work.js
index 58a345e..7a69574 100644
--- a/frontend/offline-work.js
+++ b/frontend/offline-work.js
@@ -27,6 +27,54 @@
   ];
   const REVIEW_FIELDS = ['id', 'state', 'body', 'submitted_at'];
 
+  function createIndexedDbTransaction(indexedDB, dbName = 'stackchain-offline-work-v2') {
+    if (!indexedDB) return null;
+    let databasePromise;
+    function database() {
+      if (!databasePromise) databasePromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const request = indexedDB.open(dbName, 1);
+        request.onupgradeneeded = () => {
+          if (!request.result.objectStoreNames.contains('work')) {
+            request.result.createObjectStore('work', { keyPath: 'id' });
+          }
+        };
+        request.onsuccess = () => {
+          const db = request.result;
+          db.onversionchange = () => { db.close(); databasePromise = undefined; };
+          resolve(db);
+        };
+        request.onerror = () => reject(request.error || new Error('Offline work database failed to open.'));
+      });
+      return databasePromise;
+    }
+    const requested = request => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      request.onsuccess = () => resolve(request.result);
+      request.onerror = () => reject(request.error);
+    });
+    return async work => {
+      const db = await database();
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const transaction = db.transaction('work', 'readwrite');
+        const store = transaction.objectStore('work');
+        let result;
+        let workError;
+        transaction.oncomplete = () => workError ? undefined : resolve(result);
+        transaction.onerror = () => reject(transaction.error);
+        transaction.onabort = () => reject(workError || transaction.error || new Error('Offline work transaction aborted.'));
+        Promise.resolve(work({
+          get: key => requested(store.get(key)),
+          getAll: () => requested(store.getAll()),
+          put: value => requested(store.put(value)),
+          delete: key => requested(store.delete(key)),
+          clear: () => requested(store.clear()),
+        })).then(value => { result = value; }).catch(error => {
+          workError = error;
+          try { transaction.abort(); } catch (_) { reject(error); }
+        });
+      });
+    };
+  }
+
   function pick(source, fields) {
     const output = {};
     fields.forEach(field => {
@@ -36,14 +84,94 @@
   }
 
   function createOfflineWorkStore({
-    storage, now = () => new Date(), maxAgeMs = DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_MS, maxDetails = 10,
+    storage, indexedDB, transaction, now = () => new Date(), maxAgeMs = DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_MS,
+    maxDetails = 10,
   }) {
+    const transact = transaction || createIndexedDbTransaction(indexedDB);
+    let migrationPromise;
+    let recordCache = null;
+    function migrateLegacy() {
+      if (!transact) return Promise.resolve(true);
+      if (!migrationPromise) migrationPromise = (async () => {
+        let snapshot = null;
+        let details = [];
+        try {
+          snapshot = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY) || 'null');
+          const parsedDetails = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(DETAILS_KEY) || '[]');
+          details = Array.isArray(parsedDetails) ? parsedDetails : [];
+        } catch (_) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        if (!snapshot && !details.length) return true;
+        await transact(async records => {
+          if (snapshot && !(await records.get('snapshot'))) {
+            await records.put({ ...snapshot, id:'snapshot' });
+          }
+          for (const record of details.slice(-Math.max(1, maxDetails))) {
+            if (!record?.key || !record?.user_login || !record?.data) continue;
+            const id = 'detail:' + record.user_login + ':' + record.key;
+            if (!(await records.get(id))) await records.put({ ...record, id });
+          }
+        });
+        storage.removeItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY);
+        storage.removeItem(DETAILS_KEY);
+        return true;
+      })().catch(() => false);
+      return migrationPromise;
+    }
+    function ready() {
+      if (!transact) return Promise.resolve(true);
+      if (recordCache) return Promise.resolve(true);
+      return migrateLegacy().then(migrated => {
+        if (!migrated) {
+          recordCache = new Map();
+          try {
+            const snapshot = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY) || 'null');
+            if (snapshot) recordCache.set('snapshot', { ...snapshot, id:'snapshot' });
+            const details = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(DETAILS_KEY) || '[]');
+            if (Array.isArray(details)) details.forEach(record => {
+              if (!record?.key || !record?.user_login || !record?.data) return;
+              const id = 'detail:' + record.user_login + ':' + record.key;
+              recordCache.set(id, { ...record, id });
+            });
+          } catch (_) { recordCache.clear(); }
+          return false;
+        }
+        return transact(async records => {
+          const currentTime = now().getTime();
+          const valid = [];
+          for (const record of await records.getAll()) {
+            const savedAt = Date.parse(record?.saved_at || '');
+            const validShape = record?.id === 'snapshot' ?
+              record.version === VERSION && record.user_login && record.data :
+              record?.id?.startsWith('detail:') && record.user_login && record.key && record.data;
+            if (!validShape || !Number.isFinite(savedAt) || currentTime - savedAt > maxAgeMs) {
+              if (record?.id) await records.delete(record.id);
+            } else valid.push(record);
+          }
+          recordCache = new Map(valid.map(record => [record.id, record]));
+          return true;
+        });
+      }).catch(() => false);
+    }
     function enabled() {
       try { return storage.getItem(ENABLED_KEY) === 'true'; }
       catch (_) { return false; }
     }
 
     function clear() {
+      if (transact) {
+        try {
+          storage.removeItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY);
+          storage.removeItem(DETAILS_KEY);
+        } catch (_) { /* IndexedDB remains the source of truth. */ }
+        migrationPromise = Promise.resolve(true);
+        return transact(async records => {
+          await records.clear();
+          recordCache = new Map();
+          return true;
+        }).catch(() => false);
+      }
       try {
         storage.removeItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY);
         storage.removeItem(DETAILS_KEY);
@@ -104,6 +232,22 @@
         saved_at: now().toISOString(),
         data,
       };
+      if (transact) {
+        record.id = 'detail:' + login + ':' + key;
+        return ready().then(() => transact(async records => {
+          const existing = (await records.getAll()).filter(candidate =>
+            candidate?.id?.startsWith('detail:') && candidate.id !== record.id
+          );
+          await records.put(record);
+          const overflow = existing.concat(record).sort((a, b) =>
+            String(a.saved_at).localeCompare(String(b.saved_at))
+          ).slice(0, -Math.max(1, maxDetails));
+          for (const candidate of overflow) await records.delete(candidate.id);
+          overflow.forEach(candidate => recordCache.delete(candidate.id));
+          recordCache.set(record.id, record);
+          return true;
+        })).catch(() => false);
+      }
       const records = readDetails().filter(candidate =>
         !(candidate?.key === key && candidate?.user_login === login)
       );
@@ -117,6 +261,19 @@
       const key = detailKey(item);
       login = String(login || '').trim();
       if (!login || !key) return null;
+      if (transact) {
+        const id = 'detail:' + login + ':' + key;
+        if (!recordCache) return ready().then(() => loadDetail(login, item));
+        const record = recordCache.get(id);
+        if (!record) return null;
+        const savedAt = Date.parse(record.saved_at || '');
+        if (!record.data || !Number.isFinite(savedAt) || now().getTime() - savedAt > maxAgeMs) {
+          recordCache.delete(id);
+          transact(async records => { await records.delete(id); }).catch(() => {});
+          return null;
+        }
+        return { ...record.data, saved_at: record.saved_at };
+      }
       const records = readDetails();
       const currentTime = now().getTime();
       const valid = records.filter(record => {
@@ -142,6 +299,7 @@
     function save(snapshot) {
       if (!enabled() || !snapshot?.user?.login) return false;
       const record = {
+        id: 'snapshot',
         version: VERSION,
         user_login: String(snapshot.user.login),
         saved_at: now().toISOString(),
@@ -154,12 +312,36 @@
           notification_pagination: snapshot.notification_pagination || {},
         },
       };
+      if (transact) {
+        return ready().then(() => transact(async records => {
+          await records.put(record);
+          recordCache.set(record.id, record);
+          return true;
+        })).catch(() => false);
+      }
       try { storage.setItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY, JSON.stringify(record)); }
       catch (_) { return false; }
       return true;
     }
 
     function load(expectedLogin) {
+      if (transact) {
+        if (!recordCache) return ready().then(() => load(expectedLogin));
+        const record = recordCache.get('snapshot');
+        const savedAt = Date.parse(record?.saved_at || '');
+        const invalid = record?.version !== VERSION || !record?.user_login || !record?.data ||
+          !Number.isFinite(savedAt);
+        const expired = Number.isFinite(savedAt) && now().getTime() - savedAt > maxAgeMs;
+        if (invalid || expired) {
+          if (record) {
+            recordCache.delete('snapshot');
+            transact(async records => { await records.delete('snapshot'); }).catch(() => {});
+          }
+          return null;
+        }
+        if (expectedLogin && record.user_login !== expectedLogin) return null;
+        return { ...record.data, saved_at: record.saved_at };
+      }
       let record;
       try { record = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(SNAPSHOT_KEY) || 'null'); }
       catch (_) { clear(); return null; }
@@ -175,7 +357,7 @@
       return { ...record.data, saved_at: record.saved_at };
     }
 
-    return { enabled, setEnabled, save, load, saveDetail, loadDetail, clear };
+    return { enabled, setEnabled, ready, save, load, saveDetail, loadDetail, clear };
   }
 
   return createOfflineWorkStore;
diff --git a/frontend/private-device-data.js b/frontend/private-device-data.js
index 1d6d631..6811723 100644
--- a/frontend/private-device-data.js
+++ b/frontend/private-device-data.js
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
     });
   }
 
-  function deletePrivateOutbox() {
+  function deletePrivateDatabase(name) {
     if (!indexedDB) return Promise.resolve();
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       let request;
-      try { request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase('stackchain-background-outbox-v1'); }
+      try { request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase(name); }
       catch (error) { reject(error); return; }
       request.onsuccess = () => resolve();
       request.onerror = () => reject(request.error || new Error('IndexedDB deletion failed.'));
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
     removeOwnedStorage(localStorage);
     if (sessionStorage !== localStorage) removeOwnedStorage(sessionStorage);
     await stopWorkerOutbox();
-    await deletePrivateOutbox();
+    await deletePrivateDatabase('stackchain-background-outbox-v1');
+    await deletePrivateDatabase('stackchain-offline-work-v2');
     const keys = await caches?.keys?.() || [];
     await Promise.all(
       keys.filter(key => key.startsWith('stackchain-dashboard-')).map(key => caches.delete(key))
diff --git a/frontend/service-worker.js b/frontend/service-worker.js
index e91f0eb..4b95338 100644
--- a/frontend/service-worker.js
+++ b/frontend/service-worker.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86';
 const OFFLINE_LEASE_URL = new URL(BASE + '__offline-session-lease', self.location.origin).href;
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS = self.__STACKCHAIN_NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS || 4000;
diff --git a/frontend/session.js b/frontend/session.js
index 7b9e967..98b16dd 100644
--- a/frontend/session.js
+++ b/frontend/session.js
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@
     });
   }
 
-  function deletePrivateOutbox() {
+  function deletePrivateDatabase(name) {
     if (!indexedDB) return Promise.resolve();
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       let request;
-      try { request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase('stackchain-background-outbox-v1'); }
+      try { request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase(name); }
       catch (error) { reject(error); return; }
       request.onsuccess = () => resolve();
       request.onerror = () => reject(request.error || new Error('IndexedDB deletion failed.'));
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@
     if (sessionStorage !== localStorage) removeDashboardStorage(sessionStorage);
     try {
       await stopWorkerOutbox();
-      await deletePrivateOutbox();
+      await deletePrivateDatabase('stackchain-background-outbox-v1');
+      await deletePrivateDatabase('stackchain-offline-work-v2');
     } catch (_error) {
       const error = new Error('Could not clear private queued work from this device.');
       onClearError(error);
diff --git a/tests/test_comment_next.py b/tests/test_comment_next.py
index 5770c1c..0702e0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_comment_next.py
+++ b/tests/test_comment_next.py
@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@ async def test_unread_update_offers_reply_mark_read_and_next_independent_of_toda
     assert '.update-reply-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));' in html
     assert '.update-reply-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
     worker = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in worker
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_session_frontend.py b/tests/test_dashboard_session_frontend.py
index d0792b5..9f66493 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_session_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_session_frontend.py
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
     )
 
     assert result["deletedAtIdle"] == []
-    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1", "stackchain-offline-work-v2"
+    ]
     assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
     assert result["replaced"] == [
         "/dashboard/login?reason=session-idle",
@@ -369,7 +371,9 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
 
     assert result["valid"] is False
     assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
-    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1", "stackchain-offline-work-v2"
+    ]
     assert result["deletedCaches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15"]
     assert result["replaced"] == ["/dashboard/login?reason=session-expired"]
     assert result["replacedAfterDeletion"] is True
@@ -497,7 +501,9 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
         "/dashboard/login?reason=session-expired"
     ]
     assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
-    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1", "stackchain-offline-work-v2"
+    ]
     assert result["deletedCaches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15"]
     assert result["workerMessages"] == [{"type": "stackchain-purge-outbox"}]
     assert result["expiredAfterDeletion"] is True
@@ -517,7 +523,9 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
     )
 
     assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
-    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1", "stackchain-offline-work-v2"
+    ]
     assert result["deletedCaches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15"]
     assert result["workerMessages"] == [{"type": "stackchain-purge-outbox"}]
     assert result["replaced"] == ["/dashboard/login?reason=session-revoked"]
@@ -610,7 +618,9 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(state));
     assert request["headers"]["x-csrf-token"] == "csrf-proof"
     assert "stackchain.private" in result["removed"]
     assert result["remaining"] == ["gitea.preference"]
-    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert result["deletedDatabases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1", "stackchain-offline-work-v2"
+    ]
     assert result["deletedCaches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v15"]
     assert result["assigned"] == "/dashboard/login"
     assert result["assignedAfterDeletion"] is True
diff --git a/tests/test_frontend_bundle.py b/tests/test_frontend_bundle.py
index a0d8bcb..77ac34f 100644
--- a/tests/test_frontend_bundle.py
+++ b/tests/test_frontend_bundle.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_legacy_cache_marker_is_normalized_out_of_build_identity(tmp_path):
     worker = changed_frontend / "service-worker.js"
     worker.write_text(
         worker.read_text().replace(
-            "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85';",
+            "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86';",
             "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v999';",
         )
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_later_sync.py b/tests/test_later_sync.py
index 9422f8f..258b9bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_later_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_later_sync.py
@@ -347,5 +347,5 @@ async def test_dashboard_syncs_every_later_change_and_exposes_account_status():
 def test_later_sync_ships_atomically_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-sync.js'" in source
diff --git a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
index 5ad880e..2c62d09 100644
--- a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def test_markdown_work_bodies_are_mobile_safe_block_containers():
     assert ".markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content pre { max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content a { min-height:44px;" in css
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in worker
diff --git a/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py b/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
index ff3896e..e149b73 100644
--- a/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_offline_shell_contains_every_local_dashboard_runtime_asset():
     shell_assets = set(re.findall(r"BASE \+ '([^']+)'", worker.split("async function sessionCsrf", 1)[0]))
 
     assert local_assets <= shell_assets, f"Offline shell is missing: {sorted(local_assets - shell_assets)}"
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in worker
 
 
 def test_all_conversation_composers_offer_accessible_mobile_mentions():
diff --git a/tests/test_offline_today.py b/tests/test_offline_today.py
index 25145af..c02dc40 100644
--- a/tests/test_offline_today.py
+++ b/tests/test_offline_today.py
@@ -56,6 +56,33 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({peak, loaded, saved, status}));
     assert result["status"] == {"total": 5, "ready": 5, "failed": 0, "pending": 0}
 
 
+def test_readiness_waits_for_durable_async_admission_and_reports_rejection():
+    result = run_scenario("""
+const events = [];
+const warmer = createOfflineToday({
+  loadDetail: async () => ({title:'Fetched detail'}),
+  loadSavedDetail: async () => null,
+  saveDetail: async () => {
+    events.push('admission-started');
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
+    events.push('admission-rejected');
+    return false;
+  },
+  onStatus: status => events.push('ready:' + status.ready + '/failed:' + status.failed),
+});
+const status = await warmer.warm('timmy', [{
+  kind:'issue', repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:1, updated_at:'v1',
+}]);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({events, status, failed:warmer.failedKeys()}));
+""")
+
+    assert result["status"] == {"total": 1, "ready": 0, "failed": 1, "pending": 0}
+    assert result["failed"] == ["issue:stackchain/dashboard:1"]
+    assert result["events"].index("admission-rejected") < result["events"].index(
+        "ready:0/failed:1"
+    )
+
+
 def test_refreshes_only_changed_revisions_and_keeps_prior_copy_on_failure():
     result = run_scenario("""
 const items = [
diff --git a/tests/test_offline_work.py b/tests/test_offline_work.py
index 8a16f47..df2565b 100644
--- a/tests/test_offline_work.py
+++ b/tests/test_offline_work.py
@@ -27,6 +27,136 @@ const storage = {{
     return json.loads(result.stdout)
 
 
+def run_async_scenario(scenario: str) -> dict:
+    script = f"""
+const createOfflineWorkStore = require({json.dumps(str(OFFLINE_WORK))});
+const values = new Map();
+const records = new Map();
+const storage = {{
+  getItem: key => values.has(key) ? values.get(key) : null,
+  setItem: (key, value) => values.set(key, value),
+  removeItem: key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+const transaction = async work => work({{
+  get: async key => records.get(key),
+  getAll: async () => [...records.values()],
+  put: async value => records.set(value.id, structuredClone(value)),
+  delete: async key => records.delete(key),
+  clear: async () => records.clear(),
+}});
+(async () => {{
+{scenario}
+}})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_indexeddb_commit_persists_snapshot_and_details_without_localstorage_payloads():
+    result = run_async_scenario("""
+const store = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:00:00Z')});
+store.setEnabled(true);
+const snapshotSaved = await store.save({
+  user:{login:'timmy', full_name:'Timmy'}, issues:[{number:8, title:'Large offline review'}],
+  pull_requests:[], notifications:[],
+});
+const item = {kind:'pull', repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:8, is_review:true};
+const detailSaved = await store.saveDetail('timmy', item, {
+  title:'Large offline review', head_sha:'abc123',
+  files:[{filename:'large.diff', diff_lines:['+private review line']}],
+});
+const restarted = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:01:00Z')});
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+  snapshotSaved, detailSaved,
+  loaded:await restarted.load('timmy'),
+  detail:await restarted.loadDetail('timmy', item),
+  localValues:[...values.values()].join(' '),
+  recordIds:[...records.keys()].sort(),
+}));
+""")
+
+    assert result["snapshotSaved"] is True
+    assert result["detailSaved"] is True
+    assert result["loaded"]["user"]["login"] == "timmy"
+    assert result["detail"]["head_sha"] == "abc123"
+    assert "Large offline review" not in result["localValues"]
+    assert "private review line" not in result["localValues"]
+    assert result["recordIds"] == ["detail:timmy:pull:stackchain/dashboard:8", "snapshot"]
+
+
+def test_legacy_localstorage_payloads_migrate_only_after_indexeddb_commit():
+    result = run_async_scenario("""
+values.set('stackchain.offline-work.enabled.v1', 'true');
+values.set('stackchain.offline-work.snapshot.v1', JSON.stringify({
+  version:1, user_login:'timmy', saved_at:'2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z',
+  data:{user:{login:'timmy'}, issues:[], pull_requests:[], notifications:[]},
+}));
+values.set('stackchain.offline-work.details.v1', JSON.stringify([{
+  key:'issue:stackchain/dashboard:9', user_login:'timmy', saved_at:'2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z',
+  data:{title:'Migrated issue'},
+}]));
+const store = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:01:00Z')});
+const snapshot = await store.load('timmy');
+const detail = await store.loadDetail('timmy', {kind:'issue', repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:9});
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+  snapshot, detail,
+  legacySnapshot:values.has('stackchain.offline-work.snapshot.v1'),
+  legacyDetails:values.has('stackchain.offline-work.details.v1'),
+  recordIds:[...records.keys()].sort(),
+}));
+""")
+
+    assert result["snapshot"]["user"]["login"] == "timmy"
+    assert result["detail"]["title"] == "Migrated issue"
+    assert result["legacySnapshot"] is False
+    assert result["legacyDetails"] is False
+    assert result["recordIds"] == ["detail:timmy:issue:stackchain/dashboard:9", "snapshot"]
+
+
+def test_failed_migration_keeps_legacy_snapshot_readable_and_untouched():
+    result = run_async_scenario("""
+values.set('stackchain.offline-work.enabled.v1', 'true');
+values.set('stackchain.offline-work.snapshot.v1', JSON.stringify({
+  version:1, user_login:'timmy', saved_at:'2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z',
+  data:{user:{login:'timmy'}, issues:[{number:7, title:'Keep me'}], pull_requests:[], notifications:[]},
+}));
+let attempts = 0;
+const flakyTransaction = async work => {
+  attempts += 1;
+  if (attempts === 1) throw new Error('quota admission failed');
+  return transaction(work);
+};
+const store = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction:flakyTransaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:01:00Z')});
+const snapshot = await store.load('timmy');
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+  snapshot, attempts,
+  legacySnapshot:values.has('stackchain.offline-work.snapshot.v1'),
+  recordIds:[...records.keys()],
+}));
+""")
+
+    assert result["snapshot"]["issues"][0]["title"] == "Keep me"
+    assert result["legacySnapshot"] is True
+    assert result["recordIds"] == []
+
+
+def test_ready_atomically_prunes_all_expired_indexeddb_records():
+    result = run_async_scenario("""
+const writer = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:00:00Z'), maxAgeMs:1000});
+writer.setEnabled(true);
+await writer.save({user:{login:'timmy'}, issues:[], pull_requests:[], notifications:[]});
+await writer.saveDetail('timmy', {kind:'issue', repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:1}, {title:'One'});
+await writer.saveDetail('timmy', {kind:'pull', repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:2}, {title:'Two'});
+const expired = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, transaction, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:00:02Z'), maxAgeMs:1000});
+await expired.ready();
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({recordIds:[...records.keys()]}));
+""")
+
+    assert result["recordIds"] == []
+
+
 def test_opted_in_snapshot_survives_restart_with_only_queue_card_fields():
     result = run_scenario("""
 const store = createOfflineWorkStore({storage, now:() => new Date('2026-08-07T12:00:00Z')});
@@ -213,11 +343,23 @@ async def test_dashboard_offers_private_offline_work_controls_and_read_only_hydr
     assert '.offline-work-controls button { min-height:44px;' in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_dashboard_uses_async_indexeddb_offline_store_end_to_end():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert "createOfflineWorkStore({ storage: localStorage, indexedDB:window.indexedDB })" in html
+    assert "async function hydrateOfflineWork" in html
+    assert "const saved = await offlineWorkStore.load();" in html
+    assert "await offlineWorkStore.save({" in html
+    assert "await offlineWorkStore.clear();" in html
+    assert "Offline saving unavailable · retry after reconnect." in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_initial_http_outage_hydrates_saved_work_and_recovers_on_live_snapshot():
     html = await dashboard()
 
-    assert "if (!hasContextSnapshot && hydrateOfflineWork('outage')) return;" in html
+    assert "if (!hasContextSnapshot && await hydrateOfflineWork('outage')) return;" in html
     assert "Outage · saved " in html
     assert "Server unavailable · showing private My Work saved " in html
     assert "Live details and actions will return automatically." in html
diff --git a/tests/test_plan_today.py b/tests/test_plan_today.py
index 9b13000..d70af78 100644
--- a/tests/test_plan_today.py
+++ b/tests/test_plan_today.py
@@ -292,6 +292,6 @@ async def test_plan_today_wires_cancel_back_and_success_through_overlay_history(
 def test_plan_today_controller_is_available_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-preview.js'" in source
diff --git a/tests/test_private_device_data.py b/tests/test_private_device_data.py
index da597a6..43d8c0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_private_device_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_private_device_data.py
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ const clear = createPrivateDeviceDataPurger({{
     state = json.loads(result.stdout)
 
     assert state["remaining"] == ["other.preference"]
-    assert state["databases"] == ["stackchain-background-outbox-v1"]
+    assert state["databases"] == [
+        "stackchain-background-outbox-v1",
+        "stackchain-offline-work-v2",
+    ]
     assert state["caches"] == ["stackchain-dashboard-shell-v37"]
     assert state["workerMessages"] == [{"type": "stackchain-purge-outbox"}]
     assert state["complete"] is True
diff --git a/tests/test_service_worker.py b/tests/test_service_worker.py
index 261d119..31ca15d 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_worker.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async function dispatchNotificationClick(route) {{
 def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/my-work.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_ownership_exit_runtime_rolls_the_offline_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-completion.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
 def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/create-issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_exact_later_picker_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-picker.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/install-app.js'" in source
@@ -173,21 +173,21 @@ def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
 def test_today_convergence_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-search-viewport.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_update_ownership_flow_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-ownership.js'" in source
 
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def test_one_session_bound_csrf_proof_is_reused_for_a_background_drain():
 def test_queue_today_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/queue-today.js'" in source
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_today_readiness.py b/tests/test_today_readiness.py
index 4e6d9b5..aa9f00d 100644
--- a/tests/test_today_readiness.py
+++ b/tests/test_today_readiness.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def test_today_blocker_opens_existing_preview_and_preserves_readiness_gate
 def test_readiness_runtime_is_available_in_offline_shell():
     service_worker = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85';" in service_worker
+    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86';" in service_worker
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js'" in service_worker
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_today_sync.py b/tests/test_today_sync.py
index bdb51ff..cec781c 100644
--- a/tests/test_today_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_today_sync.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sync.enqueueConfiguration(120, {{'issue:r:1:':60}});
 def test_inflight_today_drain_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v85" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v86" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source