diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0a98ca0c0..d5ca08dea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ jobs:
           test "$(yq 'select(.kind == "Deployment" and .metadata.name == "backend") | .spec.template.spec.terminationGracePeriodSeconds' /tmp/dev-rendered.yaml)" = "30"
           test "$(yq 'select(.kind == "Deployment" and .metadata.name == "backend") | .spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name == "backend") | .readinessProbe.httpGet.path' /tmp/dev-rendered.yaml)" = "/api/health/ready"
           test "$(yq 'select(.kind == "Deployment" and .metadata.name == "backend") | .spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name == "backend") | .lifecycle.preStop.exec.command[2]' /tmp/dev-rendered.yaml)" = "sleep 10"
+          # LiteLLM is public for its /v1 API only; `/` exposed the master-key admin login (2026-10-07).
+          test "$(yq 'select(.kind == "Ingress") | .spec.rules[] | select(.host == "litellm.commonly.me") | .http.paths | map(.path) | join(",")' /tmp/dev-rendered.yaml)" = "/v1"
 
       - name: Render Slack OAuth secret wiring
         run: |
diff --git a/docs/development/LITELLM.md b/docs/development/LITELLM.md
index 54301906f..6feb5b0ea 100644
--- a/docs/development/LITELLM.md
+++ b/docs/development/LITELLM.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Backend services  ──►  LiteLLM :4000  ──►  Gemini / OpenRouter / Ope
 ```
 
 - **Service**: `litellm.commonly-dev.svc.cluster.local:4000`
-- **Dashboard**: `https://litellm.commonly.me/ui` (login with `LITELLM_MASTER_KEY`)
+- **Dashboard**: cluster-internal only. `kubectl port-forward -n commonly-dev svc/litellm 4000:4000`, then `http://localhost:4000/ui` (login with `LITELLM_MASTER_KEY`). The public host `litellm.commonly.me` serves `/v1` and nothing else; the ingress used to serve `/`, which put this master-key login on the open internet.
 - **Health probe**: `GET /health/readiness` (no auth required)
 - **Spend logs**: stored in Aiven PostgreSQL (`LiteLLM_SpendLogs` table)
 - **Image**: `ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:main-stable`
@@ -422,7 +422,13 @@ req.write(body);req.end();"
 
 ### Using the LiteLLM Dashboard (UI)
 
-URL: `https://litellm.commonly.me/ui`
+Not public. Port-forward the service, then open the local URL:
+
+```bash
+kubectl port-forward -n commonly-dev svc/litellm 4000:4000
+# http://localhost:4000/ui
+```
+
 Login: username `admin`, password = value of `LITELLM_MASTER_KEY`
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/k8s/helm/commonly/templates/ingress/ingress.yaml b/k8s/helm/commonly/templates/ingress/ingress.yaml
index b0b3e1c90..bbc50512f 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/commonly/templates/ingress/ingress.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/commonly/templates/ingress/ingress.yaml
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ spec:
   - host: {{ .Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.host }}
     http:
       paths:
-      - path: {{ .Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.path }}
-        pathType: {{ .Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.pathType }}
+      {{- /* `paths` wins over a legacy single `path` so an older values file cannot re-open `/`. */}}
+      {{- range (.Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.paths | default (list .Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.path)) }}
+      - path: {{ . }}
+        pathType: {{ $.Values.ingress.hosts.litellm.pathType }}
         backend:
           service:
             name: litellm
             port:
-              number: {{ .Values.litellm.port }}
+              number: {{ $.Values.litellm.port }}
+      {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm/commonly/values.yaml b/k8s/helm/commonly/values.yaml
index 4665ef137..dbb44574e 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/commonly/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/commonly/values.yaml
@@ -370,7 +370,13 @@ ingress:
       aliases: []
     litellm:
       host: litellm.commonly.me
-      path: /
+      # Only the OpenAI-compatible API is public. Clients (the pi adapter, any
+      # SDK) use the /v1 base URL; the admin dashboard, its login and the key /
+      # user / team management routes stay cluster-internal — reach them with
+      # `kubectl port-forward svc/litellm 4000:4000`. Serving `/` here put a
+      # master-key login page on the open internet.
+      paths:
+        - /v1
       pathType: Prefix
   tls:
     enabled: false