diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.mjs b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.mjs
index 4fafdb13b5..aed625f2b9 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileController.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Settings from '@overleaf/settings'
 import Errors from '../Errors/Errors.js'
 import SessionManager from '../Authentication/SessionManager.mjs'
 import { userCanInstallPython } from './PythonVenvGate.mjs'
+import TokenAccessHandler from '../TokenAccess/TokenAccessHandler.mjs'
 import { RateLimiter } from '../../infrastructure/RateLimiter.mjs'
 import Validation from '../../infrastructure/Validation.mjs'
 import Path from 'node:path'
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ const _CompileController = {
     // Allow building a per-project Python venv from requirements.txt only for
     // the project owner and invited collaborators — never anonymous or
     // link-sharing users.
-    options.allowPythonInstall = await userCanInstallPython(userId, projectId)
+    const anonToken = TokenAccessHandler.getRequestToken(req, projectId)
+    options.allowPythonInstall = await userCanInstallPython(userId, projectId, anonToken)
 
     let {
       enablePdfCaching,
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/PythonVenvGate.mjs b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/PythonVenvGate.mjs
index 206098d0c4..a0f11ff2e2 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/PythonVenvGate.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/PythonVenvGate.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import AuthorizationManager from '../Authorization/AuthorizationManager.mjs'
 // the set of packages to install is already controlled by requirements.vrf
 // (writable only by project members with write access). Returns false when the
 // feature is disabled, the privilege check fails, or the user has no access.
-export async function userCanInstallPython(userId, projectId) {
+export async function userCanInstallPython(userId, projectId, token = null) {
   if (!Settings.enableProjectPythonVenv) {
     return false
   }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function userCanInstallPython(userId, projectId) {
       await AuthorizationManager.promises.getPrivilegeLevelForProject(
         userId,
         projectId,
-        null
+        token
       )
     return Boolean(privilegeLevel)
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list.scss
index ce8363f47a..e6ecfc8711 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list.scss
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ ul.project-list-filters {
     }
 
     &.project-format-badge-quarto-slides {
-      background-color: #7e56c2; // purple — presentation feel, blends Quarto + RevealJS
+      background-color: #e4637c; // RevealJS pink-red
     }
 
     &.project-format-badge-typst {