diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
index 043b858..d8712cb 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/server';
+import { createAdminClient } from '@/lib/supabase/admin';
 import { hybridAI } from '@/lib/ai/hybridRouter';
 
 // ─── Pen name rotation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -110,7 +111,12 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 // ─── POST ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
-    const supabase = await createClient();
+    // Cron bypass: scheduled scans send x-cron-secret and run with service-role
+    // privileges (RLS bypass) so the scan can read/write admin-protected tables.
+    const cronSecret = request.headers.get('x-cron-secret');
+    const isCron =
+      !!process.env.CRON_SECRET && cronSecret === process.env.CRON_SECRET;
+    const supabase = isCron ? createAdminClient() : await createClient();
     const body = await request.json();
     const { action } = body;