diff --git a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/__tests__/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/__tests__/route.test.ts
index f25792089..90db34e4a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/__tests__/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/ai/coach/bytes-codec", () => ({
 vi.mock("@/lib/ai/coach/about-me", () => ({
   getSelfContextForUser: vi.fn(),
 }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/modules/gate", () => ({
+  requireModuleEnabled: vi.fn(async () => ({ enabled: true })),
+}));
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/api-response", () => ({
   apiSuccess: (data: unknown) => ({ data, error: null, status: 200 }),
diff --git a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/route.ts b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/route.ts
index 5f8c1d8e5..5ffb8692d 100644
--- a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/adopt/route.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
 import { checkRateLimit, rateLimitHeaders } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 import { encryptToBytes } from "@/lib/ai/coach/bytes-codec";
 import { getSelfContextForUser } from "@/lib/ai/coach/about-me";
+import { requireModuleEnabled } from "@/lib/modules/gate";
 import {
   ABOUT_ME_FIELD_MAX_CHARS,
   ABOUT_ME_MAX_CHARS,
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ function normalise(s: string): string {
 
 export const POST = apiHandler(async (req: Request) => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
+  // v1.18.0 — Coach module gate (operator availability + disableCoach).
+  const gate = await requireModuleEnabled(user.id, "coach");
+  if (!gate.enabled) return gate.response;
 
   const rl = await checkRateLimit(
     `coach-about-me:adopt:${user.id}`,
diff --git a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/questions/route.ts b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/questions/route.ts
index 1c4094d21..58841bd91 100644
--- a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/questions/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/questions/route.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   PENDING_QUESTION_MAX_CHARS,
   setPendingQuestionsForUser,
 } from "@/lib/ai/coach/about-me";
+import { requireModuleEnabled } from "@/lib/modules/gate";
 
 const dismissSchema = z.object({
   /** Exact question text to dismiss. Omitted = dismiss all. */
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ const dismissSchema = z.object({
 
 export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
+  // v1.18.0 — Coach module gate (operator availability + disableCoach).
+  const gate = await requireModuleEnabled(user.id, "coach");
+  if (!gate.enabled) return gate.response;
   const questions = await getPendingQuestionsForUser(user.id);
   annotate({
     action: { name: "coach.about_me.questions.get" },
@@ -42,6 +46,9 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
 
 export const DELETE = apiHandler(async (req: Request) => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
+  // v1.18.0 — Coach module gate (operator availability + disableCoach).
+  const gate = await requireModuleEnabled(user.id, "coach");
+  if (!gate.enabled) return gate.response;
 
   const { data: body, error: jsonError } = await safeJson(req, {
     maxBytes: 4 * 1024,
diff --git a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/route.ts b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/route.ts
index 3c2b18bc2..b594e772d 100644
--- a/src/app/api/coach/about-me/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/coach/about-me/route.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {
   setPendingQuestionsForUser,
 } from "@/lib/ai/coach/about-me";
 import { deriveClarifyingQuestions } from "@/lib/ai/coach/self-context-questions";
+import { requireModuleEnabled } from "@/lib/modules/gate";
 import {
   ABOUT_ME_FIELD_MAX_CHARS,
   ABOUT_ME_MAX_CHARS,
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ const PUT_WINDOW_MS = 60_000;
 
 export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
+  // v1.18.0 — Coach module gate (operator availability + disableCoach).
+  const gate = await requireModuleEnabled(user.id, "coach");
+  if (!gate.enabled) return gate.response;
 
   const [ctx, pendingQuestions, row] = await Promise.all([
     getSelfContextForUser(user.id),
@@ -89,6 +93,9 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
 
 export const PUT = apiHandler(async (req: Request) => {
   const { user } = await requireAuth();
+  // v1.18.0 — Coach module gate (operator availability + disableCoach).
+  const gate = await requireModuleEnabled(user.id, "coach");
+  if (!gate.enabled) return gate.response;
 
   const rl = await checkRateLimit(
     `coach-about-me:put:${user.id}`,