diff --git a/src/components/MarketplaceListingArchive.test.tsx b/src/components/MarketplaceListingArchive.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2be524f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MarketplaceListingArchive.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { cleanup, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { McpListingForm } from "@/components/mcp/McpListingForm";
+import { PromptListingForm } from "@/components/prompts/PromptListingForm";
+import { SkillListingForm } from "@/components/skills/SkillListingForm";
+
+const { confirm, push, refresh } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  confirm: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(true)),
+  push: vi.fn(),
+  refresh: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
+  useRouter: () => ({ push, refresh }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/providers/DialogProvider", () => ({
+  useDialog: () => ({ confirm }),
+}));
+
+const forms = [
+  { name: "skill", component: SkillListingForm },
+  { name: "MCP", component: McpListingForm },
+  { name: "prompt", component: PromptListingForm },
+];
+
+describe("marketplace listing archive errors", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", vi.fn());
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it.each(forms)("shows API errors when the $name archive request fails", async ({ component: Form }) => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Archive denied" }), { status: 403 })
+    );
+
+    render(<Form slug="listing-1" />);
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Archive" }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Archive denied")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Archive" })).toBeEnabled();
+    expect(push).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(refresh).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/mcp/McpListingForm.tsx b/src/components/mcp/McpListingForm.tsx
index f8308d1c..87c052b9 100644
--- a/src/components/mcp/McpListingForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mcp/McpListingForm.tsx
@@ -109,16 +109,22 @@ export function McpListingForm({ slug, initialData }: McpListingFormProps) {
     if (!await confirm("Archive this MCP server listing? It will be hidden from the marketplace.")) return;
 
     setDeleting(true);
+    setError(null);
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`/api/mcp/${slug}`, { method: "DELETE" });
-      if (res.ok) {
-        router.push("/dashboard/mcp");
-        router.refresh();
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        setError(data.error || "Failed to archive MCP server listing");
+        return;
       }
+
+      router.push("/dashboard/mcp");
+      router.refresh();
     } catch {
-      // ignore
+      setError("Failed to archive MCP server listing");
+    } finally {
+      setDeleting(false);
     }
-    setDeleting(false);
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/prompts/PromptListingForm.tsx b/src/components/prompts/PromptListingForm.tsx
index a40c0e8f..43718e60 100644
--- a/src/components/prompts/PromptListingForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/prompts/PromptListingForm.tsx
@@ -110,16 +110,22 @@ export function PromptListingForm({ slug, initialData }: PromptListingFormProps)
     if (!await confirm("Archive this prompt listing? It will be hidden from the marketplace.")) return;
 
     setDeleting(true);
+    setError(null);
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`/api/prompts/${slug}`, { method: "DELETE" });
-      if (res.ok) {
-        router.push("/dashboard/prompts");
-        router.refresh();
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        setError(data.error || "Failed to archive prompt listing");
+        return;
       }
+
+      router.push("/dashboard/prompts");
+      router.refresh();
     } catch {
-      // ignore
+      setError("Failed to archive prompt listing");
+    } finally {
+      setDeleting(false);
     }
-    setDeleting(false);
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/skills/SkillListingForm.tsx b/src/components/skills/SkillListingForm.tsx
index b9802c67..31c08777 100644
--- a/src/components/skills/SkillListingForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/skills/SkillListingForm.tsx
@@ -237,16 +237,22 @@ export function SkillListingForm({ slug, listingId, initialData }: SkillListingF
     if (!await confirm("Archive this skill listing? It will be hidden from the marketplace.")) return;
 
     setDeleting(true);
+    setError(null);
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`/api/skills/${slug}`, { method: "DELETE" });
-      if (res.ok) {
-        router.push("/dashboard/skills");
-        router.refresh();
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        setError(data.error || "Failed to archive skill listing");
+        return;
       }
+
+      router.push("/dashboard/skills");
+      router.refresh();
     } catch {
-      // ignore
+      setError("Failed to archive skill listing");
+    } finally {
+      setDeleting(false);
     }
-    setDeleting(false);
   }
 
   return (