diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 33d7cbd..6c01144 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jama-backend",
-  "version": "0.11.24",
+  "version": "0.11.25",
   "description": "TeamChat backend server",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 08d1a49..5b152b9 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 set -euo pipefail
 
-VERSION="${1:-0.11.24}"
+VERSION="${1:-0.11.25}"
 ACTION="${2:-}"
 REGISTRY="${REGISTRY:-}"
 IMAGE_NAME="jama"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 5f17f43..133a81e 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jama-frontend",
-  "version": "0.11.24",
+  "version": "0.11.25",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SchedulePage.jsx b/frontend/src/components/SchedulePage.jsx
index 9bebf6b..45275fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SchedulePage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SchedulePage.jsx
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function MiniCalendar({ selected, onChange, eventDates=new Set() }) {
 }
 
 // ── Mobile Filter Bar (Schedule view: keyword+type filters with month nav; Day view: calendar accordion) ──
-function MobileScheduleFilter({ selected, onMonthChange, view, eventTypes, filterKeyword, onFilterKeyword, filterTypeId, onFilterTypeId, filterAvailability=false, onFilterAvailability, eventDates=new Set(), onInputFocus, onInputBlur }) {
+function MobileScheduleFilter({ selected, onMonthChange, view, eventTypes, filterKeyword, onFilterKeyword, filterTypeId, onFilterTypeId, filterAvailability=false, onFilterAvailability, onClearFromDate, eventDates=new Set(), onInputFocus, onInputBlur }) {
   // Day view: keep accordion calendar
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const y=selected.getFullYear(), m=selected.getMonth();
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function MobileScheduleFilter({ selected, onMonthChange, view, eventTypes, filte
             Requires Availability
           </label>
           {hasFilters && (
-            <button onClick={()=>{onFilterKeyword('');onFilterTypeId('');onFilterAvailability(false);}} style={{fontSize:12,color:'var(--error)',background:'none',border:'none',cursor:'pointer',padding:0}}>✕ Clear all filters</button>
+            <button onClick={()=>{onFilterKeyword('');onFilterTypeId('');onFilterAvailability(false);onClearFromDate?.();}} style={{fontSize:12,color:'var(--error)',background:'none',border:'none',cursor:'pointer',padding:0}}>✕ Clear all filters</button>
           )}
         </div>
       )}
@@ -982,11 +982,21 @@ function expandEvents(events, rangeStart, rangeEnd) {
   return result;
 }
 
+// Parse keyword string into match descriptors.
+// Quoted terms ("mount") -> exact whole-word match only.
+// Unquoted terms (mount) -> word-boundary prefix: term must start a word,
+// so "mount" matches "mountain" but "mounte" does not.
 function parseKeywords(raw) {
   const terms = [];
   const re = /"([^"]+)"|(\S+)/g;
   let match;
-  while((match = re.exec(raw)) !== null) terms.push((match[1]||match[2]).toLowerCase());
+  while((match = re.exec(raw)) !== null) {
+    if (match[1] !== undefined) {
+      terms.push({ term: match[1].toLowerCase(), exact: true });
+    } else {
+      terms.push({ term: match[2].toLowerCase(), exact: false });
+    }
+  }
   return terms;
 }
 
@@ -1028,7 +1038,16 @@ function ScheduleView({ events, selectedDate, onSelect, filterKeyword='', filter
     if(filterAvailability && !e.track_availability) return false;
     if(terms.length>0) {
       const haystack=[e.title||'',e.location||'',e.description||''].join(' ').toLowerCase();
-      if(!terms.some(t=>haystack.includes(t))) return false;
+      const matches = ({ term, exact }) => {
+        if (exact) {
+          // Quoted: whole-word match only — term must be surrounded by word boundaries
+          return new RegExp('\\b' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&') + '\\b').test(haystack);
+        } else {
+          // Unquoted: prefix-of-word match — term must appear at the start of a word
+          return new RegExp('\\b' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')).test(haystack);
+        }
+      };
+      if(!terms.some(matches)) return false;
     }
     return true;
   });
@@ -1460,7 +1479,7 @@ export default function SchedulePage({ isToolManager, isMobile, onProfile, onHel
                 className="input"
                 placeholder={`Keyword… (space = OR, "phrase")`}
                 value={filterKeyword}
-                onChange={e => setFilterKeyword(e.target.value)} autoComplete="new-password" autoCorrect="off" autoCapitalize="off" spellCheck={false}
+                onChange={e => { setFilterKeyword(e.target.value); if (!e.target.value) setFilterFromDate(null); }} autoComplete="new-password" autoCorrect="off" autoCapitalize="off" spellCheck={false}
                 style={{ marginBottom:8, fontSize:13 }} />
               <select
                 className="input"
@@ -1530,11 +1549,12 @@ export default function SchedulePage({ isToolManager, isMobile, onProfile, onHel
             view={view}
             eventTypes={eventTypes}
             filterKeyword={filterKeyword}
-            onFilterKeyword={setFilterKeyword}
+            onFilterKeyword={val => { setFilterKeyword(val); if (!val) setFilterFromDate(null); }}
             filterTypeId={filterTypeId}
             onFilterTypeId={setFilterTypeId}
             filterAvailability={filterAvailability}
             onFilterAvailability={setFilterAvailability}
+            onClearFromDate={() => setFilterFromDate(null)}
             onInputFocus={()=>setInputFocused(true)}
             onInputBlur={()=>setInputFocused(false)}
             eventDates={eventDates}