diff --git a/src/components/CrewForm.tsx b/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
index d722e72..9ace413 100644
--- a/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
       return;
     }
 
+    // An invalid coordinator would be silently dropped on save — tell the user.
+    if (coordinatorInput.trim() && !parsedCoordinator) {
+      toast({ title: t('socialUi.coordinator.invalid'), variant: 'destructive' });
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       const identifier = existing?.identifier ?? `crew-${Date.now().toString(36)}`;
 
@@ -1091,8 +1097,7 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
               <Server className="h-4 w-4" /> {t('socialUi.coordinator.customTitle')} <span className="font-normal text-gray-500">{t('socialUi.coordinator.customBadge')}</span>
             </Label>
             <p className="text-xs text-gray-500">
-              <span className="font-semibold text-gray-300">{t('socialUi.coordinator.customDescA')}</span> {t('socialUi.coordinator.customDescB')}{' '}
-              <span className="font-semibold text-gray-300">{t('socialUi.coordinator.customRunOwn')}</span>{' '}
+              {t('socialUi.coordinator.customDescShort')}{' '}
               <a
                 href="https://github.com/Cordn-msg/cordn"
                 target="_blank"
@@ -1100,17 +1105,32 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
                 className="text-teal-400 underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-teal-300"
               >
                 {t('socialUi.coordinator.cordnCoordinator')}
-              </a>{' '}
-              {t('socialUi.coordinator.customDescC')}
+              </a>
+              .
             </p>
-            <Input
-              id="crew-coordinator"
-              placeholder="nprofile1…  ·  cordn.net/chat/coordinators?c=…  ·  https://…"
-              value={coordinatorInput}
-              onChange={(e) => setCoordinatorInput(e.target.value)}
-              className="bg-gray-800 border-gray-700 font-mono text-xs"
-              spellCheck={false}
-            />
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <Input
+                id="crew-coordinator"
+                placeholder="nprofile1…  ·  cordn.net/chat/coordinators?c=…  ·  https://…"
+                value={coordinatorInput}
+                onChange={(e) => setCoordinatorInput(e.target.value)}
+                className="bg-gray-800 border-gray-700 font-mono text-xs"
+                spellCheck={false}
+              />
+              {coordinatorInput.trim() !== '' && (
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="icon"
+                  className="shrink-0 border-gray-700 text-gray-400 hover:text-red-400"
+                  onClick={() => setCoordinatorInput('')}
+                  title={t('socialUi.coordinator.remove')}
+                  aria-label={t('socialUi.coordinator.remove')}
+                >
+                  <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              )}
+            </div>
             {coordinatorInput.trim() !== '' &&
               (parsedCoordinator ? (
                 <p className="break-all text-[11px] text-teal-400">
@@ -1134,6 +1154,7 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
                 {t('socialUi.coordinator.useMine')}
               </Button>
             )}
+            <p className="text-[10px] leading-snug text-gray-600">{t('socialUi.coordinator.pointerNote')}</p>
           </div>
   );
 
@@ -1281,19 +1302,19 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
             {bioBlock}
             {vibeBlock}
             {crewTypeBlock}
-            {agentBlock}
             {openCallBlock}
-            {treasuryBlock}
             {membersBlock}
             {spotsBlock}
-            {labLinkBlock}
-            {videoBlock}
-            {sponsorBlock}
-            {coordinatorBlock}
             {locationBlock}
             {nip05Block}
             {linksBlock}
             {bandBlock}
+            {agentBlock}
+            {videoBlock}
+            {sponsorBlock}
+            {treasuryBlock}
+            {labLinkBlock}
+            {coordinatorBlock}
             <Button type="submit" className={cn('w-full uppercase font-black', TEAL)} disabled={busy}>
               {isPublishing ? (
                 <><Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />{t('socialUi.form.publishing')}</>
@@ -1370,14 +1391,14 @@ export function CrewForm({ existing }: CrewFormProps) {
       filled: hasExtras,
       content: (
         <div className="space-y-6">
-          {treasuryBlock}
-          {videoBlock}
-          {sponsorBlock}
-          {labLinkBlock}
+          {nip05Block}
           {linksBlock}
           {bandBlock}
-          {nip05Block}
           {agentBlock}
+          {videoBlock}
+          {sponsorBlock}
+          {treasuryBlock}
+          {labLinkBlock}
           {coordinatorBlock}
         </div>
       ),
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.ts b/src/i18n/en.ts
index 6b06509..8b8b4c9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -3600,6 +3600,9 @@ socialUi: {
       privacyNote: '🔒 A coordinator sees ciphertext and metadata only — never message contents. Run your own to keep even the metadata yours.',
       customTitle: 'Custom Chat Coordinator',
       customBadge: '· experimental · your own relay',
+      customDescShort: "Optional — your crew already has end-to-end encrypted chat built in, so you don't need this. Only set it if you run your own",
+      remove: 'Remove',
+      pointerNote: "Pointer only for now: a wss:// endpoint is used as the crew's chat relay; an https:// one via the shared ContextVM relay. Real Cordn MLS isn't wired yet.",
       customDescA: "You don't need this.",
       customDescB: 'Your crew already has private, end-to-end encrypted group chat built in — no setup. This field is only for crews who',
       customRunOwn: 'run their own',
diff --git a/src/i18n/es.ts b/src/i18n/es.ts
index 3c674f1..a4caeab 100644
--- a/src/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/es.ts
@@ -3600,6 +3600,9 @@ socialUi: {
       privacyNote: '🔒 Un coordinador solo ve texto cifrado y metadatos — nunca el contenido de los mensajes. Monta el tuyo para que hasta los metadatos sean tuyos.',
       customTitle: 'Coordinador de chat propio',
       customBadge: '· experimental · tu propio relé',
+      customDescShort: 'Opcional: tu cuadrilla ya tiene chat cifrado de extremo a extremo integrado, así que no lo necesitas. Configúralo solo si usas tu propio',
+      remove: 'Quitar',
+      pointerNote: 'Por ahora es solo un puntero: un endpoint wss:// se usa como relé del chat de la cuadrilla y uno https:// a través del relé ContextVM compartido. El MLS real de Cordn aún no está conectado.',
       customDescA: 'No lo necesitas.',
       customDescB: 'Tu cuadrilla ya tiene chat de grupo privado y cifrado de extremo a extremo integrado — sin configurar nada. Este campo es solo para cuadrillas que',
       customRunOwn: 'montan el suyo',