diff --git a/src/context/AppContext.jsx b/src/context/AppContext.jsx
index 0d6279c..74a4a52 100644
--- a/src/context/AppContext.jsx
+++ b/src/context/AppContext.jsx
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }) {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const [loadMsg, setLoadMsg] = useState('')
   const [govLoading, setGovLoading] = useState(false)
-  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [exploreError, setExploreError] = useState('')
+  const [auditError, setAuditError] = useState('')
   const [totalRepo, setTotalRepo] = useState(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }) {
 
   // Multi-org explore — core of Section 3.2.0
   const explore = useCallback(async orgNames => {
-    setLoading(true); setError(''); setModel(null); setOrgs([]); setIssuesData({})
+    setLoading(true); setExploreError(''); setModel(null); setOrgs([]); setIssuesData({}); setAuditError('')
     try {
       setLoadMsg('Fetching organization metadata...')
       const orgRes = await Promise.allSettled(orgNames.map(n => fetchOrg(n, pat)))
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }) {
       localStorage.setItem('oe_recent', JSON.stringify([...new Set([entry, ...prev])].slice(0, 6)))
       return true
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err.message === 'RATE_LIMIT'
+      setExploreError(err.message === 'RATE_LIMIT'
         ? 'GitHub API rate limit reached. Add a PAT in Settings for 5,000 req/hr.'
         : err.message)
       return false
@@ -137,18 +138,46 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }) {
   const runAudit = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!model || govLoading) return
     setGovLoading(true)
+    setAuditError('')
     const map   = {}
-    const repos = pat? model.totalRepos : model.totalRepos.slice(0, 15)
+    const repos = pat ? model.totalRepos : model.totalRepos.slice(0, 15)
+    let rateLimitHit = false
+    const otherFailures = []
 
     // Batches of 5 using Promise.allSettled
     for (let i = 0; i < repos.length; i += 5) {
       const batch = repos.slice(i, i + 5)
-      await Promise.allSettled(batch.map(async repo => {
-        map[`${repo.orgLogin}/${repo.name}`] = await fetchIssues(repo.orgLogin, repo.name, pat)
+      const results = await Promise.allSettled(batch.map(async repo => {
+        const issues = await fetchIssues(repo.orgLogin, repo.name, pat)
+        map[`${repo.orgLogin}/${repo.name}`] = issues
       }))
+
+      for (let j = 0; j < results.length; j++) {
+        const result = results[j]
+        if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+          const msg = result.reason?.message
+          if (msg === 'RATE_LIMIT') {
+            rateLimitHit = true
+          } else {
+            // NOT_FOUND, HTTP_4xx/5xx, network failures, etc.
+            otherFailures.push(batch[j] ? `${batch[j].orgLogin}/${batch[j].name}` : 'unknown repo')
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (rateLimitHit) {
+        break // no point continuing — remaining fetches will also fail
+      }
     }
+
     setIssuesData(map)
     setGovLoading(false)
+
+    if (rateLimitHit) {
+      setAuditError('GitHub API rate limit reached during audit. Results shown may be incomplete. Add a PAT in Settings for 5,000 req/hr.')
+    } else if (otherFailures.length) {
+      setAuditError(`Audit completed with errors. Failed to fetch issues for: ${otherFailures.join(', ')}. Results may be incomplete.`)
+    }
   }, [model, pat, govLoading])
 
   const STALE_DAYS = 90
@@ -188,8 +217,10 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }) {
   return (
     <Ctx.Provider value={{
       pat, savePat, orgs, model, issuesData,
-      rateLimit, loading, loadMsg, govLoading, error, totalRepo,
-      explore, runAudit, setError, refreshRateLimit, staleRepoStats,
+      rateLimit, loading, loadMsg, govLoading, totalRepo,
+      exploreError, setExploreError,
+      auditError, setAuditError,
+      explore, runAudit, refreshRateLimit, staleRepoStats,
     }}>
       {children}
     </Ctx.Provider>
diff --git a/src/pages/GovernancePage.jsx b/src/pages/GovernancePage.jsx
index 76a290c..f70f831 100644
--- a/src/pages/GovernancePage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/GovernancePage.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const getStatus = ratio => {
 }
 
 export default function GovernancePage() {
-  const { model, issuesData, runAudit, govLoading, staleRepoStats } = useApp()
+  const { model, issuesData, runAudit, govLoading, staleRepoStats, auditError, setAuditError } = useApp()
   const [tab, setTab] = useState('dead')
 
   const ITEMS_PER_PAGE = 10
@@ -152,6 +152,29 @@ export default function GovernancePage() {
         }
       />
 
+      {/* Audit error banner */}
+      {auditError && (
+        <div
+          role="alert"
+          style={{
+            display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between',
+            background: 'rgba(239,68,68,.08)', border: '1px solid rgba(239,68,68,.3)',
+            borderRadius: 8, padding: '10px 16px', marginBottom: 20,
+            fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--red)',
+          }}
+        >
+          <span>{auditError}</span>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setAuditError('')}
+            style={{ background: 'none', border: 'none', cursor: 'pointer', color: 'var(--red)', fontSize: 16, lineHeight: 1, padding: '0 4px' }}
+            aria-label="Dismiss error"
+          >
+            ×
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Summary stat cards */}
       <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(4,1fr)', gap: 12, marginBottom: 24 }}>
         <StatBox label="Dead Issues"  value={counts.dead}    sub="OPEN 90+ DAYS"          color="var(--red)"    />
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.jsx b/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
index cffcbd3..015a037 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { C, Spinner } from '../components/UI'
 const QUICK = ['AOSSIE-Org', 'DjedAlliance', 'StabilityNexus']
 
 export default function HomePage() {
-  const { explore, loading, loadMsg, error } = useApp()
+  const { explore, loading, loadMsg, exploreError } = useApp()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const [input, setInput] = useState('')
   const [chips, setChips] = useState([])
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default function HomePage() {
         <p style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text3)', marginTop: 6, paddingLeft: 4 }}>
           Type an org name and press Enter or comma to add. Add multiple orgs to analyze as a unified portfolio.
         </p>
-        {error && <p style={{ color: 'var(--red)', fontSize: 12, marginTop: 8 }}>{error}</p>}
+        {exploreError && <p style={{ color: 'var(--red)', fontSize: 12, marginTop: 8 }}>{exploreError}</p>}
       </div>
 
       {/* Loading */}