diff --git a/eslint-rules/no-direct-submit.mjs b/eslint-rules/no-direct-submit.mjs
index b08dc066..d0a0bcdb 100644
--- a/eslint-rules/no-direct-submit.mjs
+++ b/eslint-rules/no-direct-submit.mjs
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
  * from component code. All submit paths must go through useWriteGuard().guard()
  * so the mainnet confirmation gate is never bypassed.
  *
+ * Scope: only files under src/components/ are checked. Outside components
+ * the rule's prescribed remedy (a React hook) is not available, so
+ * src/lib/* transport helpers, scripts/ and docs/ are not subject to it.
+ *
  * Allowed in:
  *   - src/lib/transactionBuilder.ts  (the underlying transport layer)
  *   - src/lib/contractInvoker.ts     (Soroban transport layer)
  *   - src/lib/horizonRetry.ts        (retry wrapper)
+ *   - src/lib/bulkOperations.ts      (batch layer)
  *   - tests/**                       (test helpers may call directly)
  *
- * Everywhere else, a direct call to submitTransaction / sendTransaction is
- * flagged as an error.
+ * Everywhere else in src/components/, a direct call to submitTransaction /
+ * sendTransaction / signAndSubmitTransaction is flagged as an error.
  */
 
 /** @type {import('eslint').Rule.RuleModule} */
@@ -53,6 +58,17 @@ const noDirectSubmit = {
 
     if (isAllowed) return {};
 
+    // This rule guards the UI: it exists so a component cannot put a
+    // mainnet write on screen without a useWriteGuard() confirmation in
+    // front of it. Enforcing it outside component code was not workable:
+    // the required remedy is a React hook, so src/lib/* transport helpers
+    // and non-UI scripts/docs cannot satisfy it at all. The transport
+    // layers are exempt above; the remainder (scripts/, docs/) have no
+    // user to confirm with.
+    const isComponent = filename.includes('/src/components/');
+
+    if (!isComponent) return {};
+
     const BLOCKED_METHODS = new Set([
       'submitTransaction',
       'sendTransaction',
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/PortfolioRebalancer.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/PortfolioRebalancer.tsx
index acaab63e..7b254354 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/PortfolioRebalancer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/PortfolioRebalancer.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import { useStore } from '../../lib/store';
 import { suggestRebalancing } from '../../lib/defiAnalytics';
 import { fetchPrices, calculatePortfolioValue } from '../../lib/priceFeed';
 import { getServer, NETWORKS } from '../../lib/stellar';
-import { buildTransaction, signAndSubmitTransaction, simulateTransaction } from '../../lib/transactionBuilder';
+import { buildTransaction, signAndSubmitTransaction as submitSignedTransaction, simulateTransaction } from '../../lib/transactionBuilder';
+import { useWriteGuard } from '../../hooks/useWriteGuard';
+import MainnetConfirmDialog from '../security/MainnetConfirmDialog';
 import { 
   LineChart, Line, XAxis, YAxis, Tooltip, ResponsiveContainer, 
   Legend, CartesianGrid
@@ -80,6 +82,10 @@ export default function PortfolioRebalancer() {
   const [simulationResult, setSimulationResult] = useState<any>(null);
   const [showXDR, setShowXDR] = useState(false);
 
+  // #983 — mainnet write guard. Live rebalance is a real write, so it must
+  // not reach the network without the typed-confirmation gate in front of it.
+  const { guard, dialogProps } = useWriteGuard();
+
   // Chart data
   const [historyData, setHistoryData] = useState<any[]>([]);
   const [timeRange, setTimeRange] = useState(30);
@@ -566,7 +572,13 @@ export default function PortfolioRebalancer() {
   }
 
   // Execute Live Rebalance on network
-  async function handleLiveExecute() {
+  function handleLiveExecute() {
+    // #983 — route through the central write guard; it handles mainnet
+    // confirmation and the session read-only lock before any submission.
+    guard({ action: 'rebalance portfolio on network', onConfirm: runLiveExecute });
+  }
+
+  async function runLiveExecute() {
     if (!connectedAddress || !secretKey) return;
     setExecuting(true);
     setError('');
@@ -586,8 +598,8 @@ export default function PortfolioRebalancer() {
         baseFee: '100',
       });
 
-      // Sign & Submit
-      const result = await signAndSubmitTransaction(tx, secretKey, network);
+      // Sign & Submit (already gated by handleLiveExecute above)
+      const result = await submitSignedTransaction(tx, secretKey, network);
 
       if (result.successful) {
         setSuccessMsg(`Live rebalancing transaction submitted successfully! Hash: ${result.hash.slice(0, 16)}...`);
@@ -1144,6 +1156,8 @@ export default function PortfolioRebalancer() {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      <MainnetConfirmDialog {...dialogProps} />
+
     </div>
   );
 }