diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-leaderboard.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-leaderboard.yml
index 7020bca4..82a3a003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-leaderboard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-leaderboard.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ name: Daily Leaderboard refresh
 #
 # Requires repository secret LEADERBOARD_DAILY_REFRESH_SECRET matching
 # the value configured on the Render service.
+#
+# UI is temporarily hidden (Daily Leaderboard subtab parked). The nightly
+# schedule is paused until model curves deploy reliably — keep
+# workflow_dispatch so operators can still trigger a refresh by hand.
+# To re-enable: restore the `schedule:` block below and un-hide the subtab
+# in dashboard/frontend/app.html (+ the navigateToPage redirect in app.js).
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # 22:30 UTC Mon–Fri ≈ 18:30 EDT / 17:30 EST — after the 16:00 ET cash close.
-    - cron: "30 22 * * 1-5"
+  # schedule:
+  #   # 22:30 UTC Mon–Fri ≈ 18:30 EDT / 17:30 EST — after the 16:00 ET cash close.
+  #   - cron: "30 22 * * 1-5"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       deploy_models:
diff --git a/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_daily_leaderboard.py b/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_daily_leaderboard.py
index c43300a2..8ac3c3b1 100644
--- a/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_daily_leaderboard.py
+++ b/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_daily_leaderboard.py
@@ -90,3 +90,18 @@ def test_leaderboard_cache_buster_bumped():
     match = re.search(r"js/leaderboard\.js\?v=(\d+)", _APP_HTML)
     assert match, "leaderboard.js must be loaded with a ?v= cache buster"
     assert int(match.group(1)) >= 19
+
+
+def test_daily_leaderboard_subtab_is_parked():
+    """UI is hidden until daily model deploys are reliable; backend stays.
+
+    Re-enable by removing ``hidden`` from the subtab (and About card), restoring
+    ``NAV_VIEW_MAP['daily']`` → ``competitionTab: 'daily'``, dropping the
+    navigateToPage redirect in app.js, and turning the workflow schedule back on.
+    """
+    assert re.search(
+        r'data-competition-tab="daily"[^>]*\bhidden\b',
+        _APP_HTML,
+    ), "Daily Leaderboard subtab must stay hidden while the board is parked"
+    assert "competitionTab: 'leaderboard'" in _APP_HTML
+    assert re.search(r"\bdaily\s*:\s*\{[^}]*competitionTab:\s*'leaderboard'", _APP_HTML)
diff --git a/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_fast_boot.py b/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_fast_boot.py
index e2f9c6a6..c90a9861 100644
--- a/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_fast_boot.py
+++ b/dashboard/backend/tests/test_frontend_fast_boot.py
@@ -183,5 +183,5 @@ def test_cache_busters_bumped():
     # branch started from. Two branches cut from different bases can both
     # "bump" to the same number, merge without a conflict, and leave prod
     # serving new app.js content under a ?v= browsers have already cached.
-    assert "app.js?v=101" in APP_HTML
+    assert "app.js?v=102" in APP_HTML
     assert "styles.css?v=101" in APP_HTML
diff --git a/dashboard/frontend/app.html b/dashboard/frontend/app.html
index e4895fdc..d992b360 100644
--- a/dashboard/frontend/app.html
+++ b/dashboard/frontend/app.html
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
             playground: { page: 'playground', playgroundTab: 'agents' },
             'my-algo': { page: 'playground', playgroundTab: 'agents' },
             contest: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'leaderboard' },
-            daily: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'daily' },
+            // Daily Leaderboard UI is temporarily retired (backend/cron kept).
+            // ?view=daily deep links fall through to the contest board.
+            daily: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'leaderboard' },
             competition: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'leaderboard' },
             leaderboard: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'leaderboard' },
             participants: { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'participants' },
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@
             if (saved && saved.page === 'playground' && saved.playgroundTab === 'marketplace') {
                 return { page: 'community' };
             }
+            // Daily Leaderboard tab is hidden until the deploy pipeline is fixed.
+            if (saved && saved.page === 'competition' && saved.competitionTab === 'daily') {
+                return { page: 'competition', competitionTab: 'leaderboard' };
+            }
             return saved;
         }
         window.migrateSavedNavState = migrateSavedNavState;
@@ -1455,7 +1461,8 @@ <h3>Stop Loss / Take Profit</h3>
     <div id="competitionView" class="page-view competition-view" style="display: none;">
         <div class="subtab-bar competition-subtabs">
             <button class="subtab-btn active" data-competition-tab="leaderboard">Competition Leaderboard</button>
-            <button class="subtab-btn" data-competition-tab="daily">Daily Leaderboard</button>
+            <!-- hidden: Daily Leaderboard UI parked until model curves deploy reliably. Backend + workflow_dispatch kept. -->
+            <button class="subtab-btn" data-competition-tab="daily" hidden>Daily Leaderboard</button>
             <button class="subtab-btn" data-competition-tab="participants">Participating Teams</button>
             <button class="subtab-btn" data-competition-tab="about">About</button>
         </div>
@@ -1474,7 +1481,8 @@ <h3>Stop Loss / Take Profit</h3>
                     <h3 class="section-title">Competition Overview</h3>
                     <p class="about-text">SecureFinAI Contest 2026 is a paper-trading competition for AI-powered agents. The contest is currently in <strong>Preseason</strong>. Participating teams join when the season starts (registration Aug 2026).</p>
                 </div>
-                <div class="section-card">
+                <!-- hidden with the Daily Leaderboard subtab; restore when that tab ships again. -->
+                <div class="section-card" hidden>
                     <h3 class="section-title">Daily Leaderboard</h3>
                     <p class="about-text">The Daily Leaderboard is the same chart + standings UI as Competition, but each entry is an hourly backtest over the <strong>last completed US cash session</strong> (after 16:00 ET that weekday; before the close, the prior session). Baseline and index lines refresh automatically on load. New AI entries appear when the leaderboard next updates.</p>
                 </div>
@@ -1840,7 +1848,7 @@ <h2 class="page-title">Admin</h2>
     <script src="market-events/MarketEventFeed.js" defer></script>
     <script src="js/portfolio.js?v=17" defer></script>
     <script src="js/agent-editor.js?v=27" defer></script>
-    <script src="app.js?v=101" defer></script>
+    <script src="app.js?v=102" defer></script>
     <script src="js/leaderboard.js?v=19" defer></script>
     <script src="home-page.js?v=37" defer></script>
     <!-- Load order: must come after app.js (API/API_BASE/escapeHtml) and
diff --git a/dashboard/frontend/app.js b/dashboard/frontend/app.js
index 2ae50cbf..fcee0146 100644
--- a/dashboard/frontend/app.js
+++ b/dashboard/frontend/app.js
@@ -7643,7 +7643,7 @@ function viewParamForNavState(state) {
         return 'agents';
     }
     if (state.page === 'competition') {
-        if (state.competitionTab === 'daily') return 'daily';
+        // Daily tab is hidden; never emit ?view=daily while it is parked.
         if (state.competitionTab === 'participants') return 'participants';
         if (state.competitionTab === 'about') return 'about';
         return 'leaderboard';
@@ -7944,6 +7944,13 @@ function showPlaygroundPanel(tab) {
 }
 
 function showCompetitionPanel(tab) {
+    // Belt and braces with navigateToPage's redirect: a stray click on the
+    // hidden Daily button (or a caller that bypasses navigateToPage) must not
+    // paint the unfinished board.
+    if (tab === 'daily') {
+        tab = 'leaderboard';
+    }
+
     competitionTab = tab;
     updateCompetitionSubtabs();
 
@@ -7984,6 +7991,13 @@ function navigateToPage(page, options = {}) {
         page = 'community';
         options = { ...options, playgroundTab: 'agents' };
     }
+    // Daily Leaderboard UI is parked (models not deploying reliably). Keep the
+    // backend + leaderboard.js path, but never land on the hidden subtab —
+    // including ?view=daily bookmarks and a session that still has competitionTab
+    // saved as 'daily'.
+    if (page === 'competition' && (options.competitionTab || competitionTab) === 'daily') {
+        options = { ...options, competitionTab: 'leaderboard' };
+    }
     // Role-gate the admin shell in the UI too, not only its APIs: without
     // this, anyone landing on ?view=admin saw the empty console chrome until
     // the deferred boot /me settled — tens of seconds on a cold free-tier