diff --git a/studio/backend/routes/data_recipe/__init__.py b/studio/backend/routes/data_recipe/__init__.py
index dc0301d1c9..0d3f4febf9 100644
--- a/studio/backend/routes/data_recipe/__init__.py
+++ b/studio/backend/routes/data_recipe/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+
+from auth.authentication import get_current_subject
 
 backend_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
 if str(backend_path) not in sys.path:
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ from .jobs import router as jobs_router
 from .seed import router as seed_router
 from .validate import router as validate_router
 
-router = APIRouter()
+router = APIRouter(dependencies=[Depends(get_current_subject)])
 router.include_router(seed_router)
 router.include_router(validate_router)
 router.include_router(jobs_router)
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/api/index.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/api/index.ts
index 1b3c186659..c1d4174feb 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/api/index.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/api/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { authFetch } from "@/features/auth";
+
 const DEFAULT_BASE = "/api/data-recipe";
 
 export const DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE =
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ async function parseErrorResponse(response: Response): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 async function postJson<T>(path: string, payload: unknown): Promise<T> {
-  const response = await fetch(`${DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE}${path}`, {
+  const response = await authFetch(`${DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE}${path}`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ async function postJson<T>(path: string, payload: unknown): Promise<T> {
 }
 
 async function getJson<T>(path: string): Promise<T> {
-  const response = await fetch(`${DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE}${path}`);
+  const response = await authFetch(`${DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE}${path}`);
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new Error(await parseErrorResponse(response));
   }
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ export async function streamRecipeJobEvents(options: {
     query = `?after=${options.lastEventId}`;
   }
 
-  const response = await fetch(
+  const response = await authFetch(
     `${DATA_DESIGNER_API_BASE}/jobs/${options.jobId}/events${query}`,
     {
       method: "GET",
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/execution-sidebar.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/execution-sidebar.tsx
index f5e3c24570..aed43d75b4 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/execution-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/execution-sidebar.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function ExecutionSidebar({
 }: ExecutionSidebarProps): ReactElement {
   return (
     <aside className="w-72 shrink-0 border-r border-border/60 bg-card/20">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-border/60 px-3 py-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between  border-border/60 px-3 py-2">
         <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-muted-foreground">
           Executions
         </p>
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/executions-view.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/executions-view.tsx
index c62ec41de9..e9a2a12f85 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/executions-view.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/executions/executions-view.tsx
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export function ExecutionsView({
         ) : (
           <div className="space-y-4">
             {showProgressPanel && (
-              <div className="space-y-3 rounded-2xl border border-border/60 bg-card/55 p-3">
+              <div className="space-y-3 rounded-2xl border shadow-border border-border/60 bg-card/55 p-3">
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <HugeiconsIcon