diff --git a/api/server/routes/admin/skills.js b/api/server/routes/admin/skills.js
index 0de17b9adf..54e54004ff 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/admin/skills.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/admin/skills.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const { skillSyncConfigSchema } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { createAdminSkillsSyncAccess, createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { SystemCapabilities } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { hasCapability, requireCapability } = require('~/server/middleware/roles/capabilities');
 const { requireJwtAuth } = require('~/server/middleware');
@@ -12,117 +11,9 @@ const configMiddleware = require('~/server/middleware/config/app');
 const router = express.Router();
 const requireAdminAccess = requireCapability(SystemCapabilities.ACCESS_ADMIN);
 
-function getCapabilityUser(req, { platformOnly = false } = {}) {
-  const id = req.user?.id ?? req.user?._id?.toString?.();
-  if (!id) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return {
-    id,
-    role: req.user?.role ?? '',
-    ...(platformOnly ? {} : { tenantId: req.user?.tenantId }),
-  };
-}
-
-function parseSkillSyncConfig(raw) {
-  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parsed = skillSyncConfigSchema.safeParse(raw);
-  return parsed.success ? parsed.data : undefined;
-}
-
-function isSameSkillSyncConfig(left, right) {
-  return JSON.stringify(left ?? null) === JSON.stringify(right ?? null);
-}
-
-function hasResolvedSkillSyncOverride(req) {
-  const resolved = parseSkillSyncConfig(req.config?.skillSync);
-  const base = parseSkillSyncConfig(req.config?.config?.skillSync);
-  return Boolean(resolved?.github && !isSameSkillSyncConfig(resolved, base));
-}
-
-async function attachBaseSkillSyncConfig(req, res, next) {
-  try {
-    const baseConfig = await getAppConfig({ baseOnly: true });
-    req.config = {
-      ...(req.config ?? {}),
-      config: {
-        ...(req.config?.config ?? {}),
-        skillSync: baseConfig?.skillSync,
-      },
-    };
-    return next();
-  } catch {
-    return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' });
-  }
-}
-
-async function hasSkillCapability(req, capability, { platformOnly = false } = {}) {
-  const user = getCapabilityUser(req, { platformOnly });
-  if (!user) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return hasCapability(user, capability);
-}
-
-function requireSkillCapability(capability, { platformOnly = false } = {}) {
-  return async (req, res, next) => {
-    try {
-      const user = getCapabilityUser(req, { platformOnly });
-      if (!user) {
-        return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Authentication required' });
-      }
-      if (await hasCapability(user, capability)) {
-        return next();
-      }
-      return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Forbidden' });
-    } catch {
-      return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' });
-    }
-  };
-}
-
-async function attachCredentialReadAccess(req, res, next) {
-  try {
-    const canReadCredentials = await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS, {
-      platformOnly: true,
-    });
-    req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials = canReadCredentials;
-    req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials = canReadCredentials;
-    return next();
-  } catch {
-    return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' });
-  }
-}
-
-async function requireSyncRunCapability(req, res, next) {
-  try {
-    const canManagePlatform = await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS, {
-      platformOnly: true,
-    });
-    if (canManagePlatform) {
-      req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials = true;
-      req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials = true;
-      return next();
-    }
-    if (
-      hasResolvedSkillSyncOverride(req) &&
-      (await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS))
-    ) {
-      return res.status(403).json({
-        message: 'Tenant-scoped manual skill sync requires platform credential access',
-      });
-    }
-    return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Forbidden' });
-  } catch {
-    return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' });
-  }
-}
-
-const requireReadSkills = requireSkillCapability(SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS);
-const requirePlatformManageSkills = requireSkillCapability(SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS, {
-  platformOnly: true,
+const syncAccess = createAdminSkillsSyncAccess({
+  getAppConfig,
+  hasCapability,
 });
 
 const handlers = createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers({
@@ -131,14 +22,28 @@ const handlers = createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers({
   deleteCredential: deleteSkillSyncCredential,
 });
 
-router.use(requireJwtAuth, requireAdminAccess, configMiddleware, attachBaseSkillSyncConfig);
+router.use(
+  requireJwtAuth,
+  requireAdminAccess,
+  configMiddleware,
+  syncAccess.attachBaseSkillSyncConfig,
+);
 
-router.get('/sync/status', requireReadSkills, attachCredentialReadAccess, handlers.getSyncStatus);
-router.post('/sync/run', requireSyncRunCapability, handlers.runSync);
-router.put('/sync/credentials/:credentialKey', requirePlatformManageSkills, handlers.setCredential);
+router.get(
+  '/sync/status',
+  syncAccess.requireReadSkills,
+  syncAccess.attachCredentialReadAccess,
+  handlers.getSyncStatus,
+);
+router.post('/sync/run', syncAccess.requireSyncRunCapability, handlers.runSync);
+router.put(
+  '/sync/credentials/:credentialKey',
+  syncAccess.requirePlatformManageSkills,
+  handlers.setCredential,
+);
 router.delete(
   '/sync/credentials/:credentialKey',
-  requirePlatformManageSkills,
+  syncAccess.requirePlatformManageSkills,
   handlers.deleteCredential,
 );
 
diff --git a/api/server/routes/admin/skills.test.js b/api/server/routes/admin/skills.test.js
index 382cac71f5..f452d6ea21 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/admin/skills.test.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/admin/skills.test.js
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ const mockRequireJwtAuth = jest.fn((req, res, next) => {
 const mockCapabilityMiddleware = jest.fn((req, res, next) => next());
 const mockRequireCapability = jest.fn(() => mockCapabilityMiddleware);
 const mockHasCapability = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
-let mockResolvedConfig = { skillSync: { github: { enabled: false, sources: [] } } };
 const mockConfigMiddleware = jest.fn((req, res, next) => {
-  req.config = mockResolvedConfig;
+  req.config = { skillSync: { github: { enabled: false, sources: [] } } };
   next();
 });
 const mockGetAppConfig = jest.fn();
@@ -21,16 +20,22 @@ const mockHandlers = {
   setCredential: jest.fn((req, res) => res.status(200).json({ ok: true })),
   deleteCredential: jest.fn((req, res) => res.status(200).json({ ok: true })),
 };
+const mockSyncAccess = {
+  attachBaseSkillSyncConfig: jest.fn((req, res, next) => next()),
+  requireReadSkills: jest.fn((req, res, next) => next()),
+  attachCredentialReadAccess: jest.fn((req, res, next) => next()),
+  requireSyncRunCapability: jest.fn((req, res, next) => next()),
+  requirePlatformManageSkills: jest.fn((req, res, next) => next()),
+};
 
 jest.mock('@librechat/data-schemas', () => ({
   SystemCapabilities: {
     ACCESS_ADMIN: 'access:admin',
-    READ_SKILLS: 'read:skills',
-    MANAGE_SKILLS: 'manage:skills',
   },
 }));
 
 jest.mock('@librechat/api', () => ({
+  createAdminSkillsSyncAccess: jest.fn(() => mockSyncAccess),
   createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers: jest.fn(() => mockHandlers),
 }));
 
@@ -61,12 +66,10 @@ jest.mock('~/server/services/Skills/sync', () => ({
 describe('admin skills sync routes', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
-    mockHasCapability.mockResolvedValue(true);
-    mockResolvedConfig = { skillSync: { github: { enabled: false, sources: [] } } };
-    mockGetAppConfig.mockResolvedValue({ skillSync: undefined });
   });
 
   function createApp() {
+    delete require.cache[require.resolve('./skills')];
     const router = require('./skills');
     const app = express();
     app.use(express.json());
@@ -74,143 +77,43 @@ describe('admin skills sync routes', () => {
     return app;
   }
 
-  it('requires JWT auth and admin capabilities for sync endpoints', async () => {
+  it('delegates skill sync access policy to the API package', async () => {
     const app = createApp();
 
     await request(app).get('/api/admin/skills/sync/status').expect(200);
+
+    const {
+      createAdminSkillsSyncAccess,
+      createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers,
+    } = require('@librechat/api');
+    expect(mockRequireCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith('access:admin');
+    expect(createAdminSkillsSyncAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      getAppConfig: mockGetAppConfig,
+      hasCapability: mockHasCapability,
+    });
+    expect(createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ getRunner: mockGetGitHubSkillSyncRunnerForRequest }),
+    );
+    expect(mockRequireJwtAuth).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockCapabilityMiddleware).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockConfigMiddleware).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSyncAccess.attachBaseSkillSyncConfig).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSyncAccess.requireReadSkills).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSyncAccess.attachCredentialReadAccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockHandlers.getSyncStatus).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('mounts package access middlewares before each sync endpoint handler', async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+
     await request(app).post('/api/admin/skills/sync/run').expect(200);
     await request(app).put('/api/admin/skills/sync/credentials/default').send({}).expect(200);
     await request(app).delete('/api/admin/skills/sync/credentials/default').expect(200);
 
-    expect(mockRequireCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith('access:admin');
-    expect(mockRequireJwtAuth).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockCapabilityMiddleware).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockConfigMiddleware).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockHasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
-    expect(mockHasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' },
-      'read:skills',
-    );
-    expect(mockHasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN' }, 'read:skills');
-    expect(mockHasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN' },
-      'manage:skills',
-    );
-    const { createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } = require('@librechat/api');
-    expect(createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({ getRunner: mockGetGitHubSkillSyncRunnerForRequest }),
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('marks credential metadata hidden for tenant-scoped status reads', async () => {
-    mockHasCapability.mockImplementation(async (user, capability) => {
-      if (capability === 'read:skills') {
-        return Boolean(user.tenantId);
-      }
-      return true;
-    });
-    const app = createApp();
-
-    await request(app).get('/api/admin/skills/sync/status').expect(200);
-
-    const req = mockHandlers.getSyncStatus.mock.calls[0][0];
-    expect(req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials).toBe(false);
-    expect(req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('prevents tenant admins from running overrides that require server credentials', async () => {
-    const skillSync = {
-      github: {
-        enabled: true,
-        intervalMinutes: 60,
-        runOnStartup: false,
-        sources: [
-          {
-            id: 'tenant-skills',
-            owner: 'LibreChat',
-            repo: 'skills',
-            ref: 'main',
-            paths: ['skills'],
-            token: '${GITHUB_SKILLS_TOKEN}',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    };
-    mockResolvedConfig = { skillSync, config: {} };
-    mockHasCapability.mockImplementation(async (user, capability) => {
-      if (capability === 'manage:skills') {
-        return Boolean(user.tenantId);
-      }
-      return true;
-    });
-    mockGetAppConfig.mockResolvedValue({ skillSync: undefined });
-    const app = createApp();
-
-    await request(app).post('/api/admin/skills/sync/run').expect(403);
-
-    expect(mockHandlers.runSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('prevents tenant admins from manually running base skill sync config', async () => {
-    const skillSync = {
-      github: {
-        enabled: true,
-        intervalMinutes: 60,
-        runOnStartup: false,
-        sources: [
-          {
-            id: 'base-skills',
-            owner: 'LibreChat',
-            repo: 'skills',
-            ref: 'main',
-            paths: ['skills'],
-            token: '${GITHUB_SKILLS_TOKEN}',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    };
-    mockResolvedConfig = { skillSync };
-    mockGetAppConfig.mockResolvedValue({ skillSync });
-    mockHasCapability.mockImplementation(async (user, capability) => {
-      if (capability === 'manage:skills') {
-        return Boolean(user.tenantId);
-      }
-      return true;
-    });
-    const app = createApp();
-
-    await request(app).post('/api/admin/skills/sync/run').expect(403);
-
-    expect(mockHandlers.runSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('allows platform admins to manually run base skill sync config with server credentials', async () => {
-    const skillSync = {
-      github: {
-        enabled: true,
-        intervalMinutes: 60,
-        runOnStartup: false,
-        sources: [
-          {
-            id: 'base-skills',
-            owner: 'LibreChat',
-            repo: 'skills',
-            ref: 'main',
-            paths: ['skills'],
-            token: '${GITHUB_SKILLS_TOKEN}',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    };
-    mockResolvedConfig = { skillSync };
-    mockGetAppConfig.mockResolvedValue({ skillSync });
-    const app = createApp();
-
-    await request(app).post('/api/admin/skills/sync/run').expect(200);
-
-    const req = mockHandlers.runSync.mock.calls[0][0];
-    expect(req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials).toBe(true);
-    expect(req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials).toBe(true);
-    expect(req.config.config.skillSync).toEqual(skillSync);
+    expect(mockSyncAccess.requireSyncRunCapability).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockHandlers.runSync).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSyncAccess.requirePlatformManageSkills).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockHandlers.setCredential).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockHandlers.deleteCredential).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/admin/index.ts b/packages/api/src/admin/index.ts
index d39e2e4fa1..90f826d7bf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/admin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/admin/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ export { createAdminConfigHandlers } from './config';
 export { createAdminGrantsHandlers } from './grants';
 export { createAdminGroupsHandlers } from './groups';
 export { createAdminRolesHandlers } from './roles';
-export { createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } from './skills';
+export { createAdminSkillsSyncAccess, createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } from './skills';
 export { createAdminUsersHandlers } from './users';
 export type { AdminConfigDeps } from './config';
 export type { AdminGrantsDeps, GrantPrincipalType } from './grants';
 export type { AdminGroupsDeps } from './groups';
 export type { AdminRolesDeps } from './roles';
+export type { AdminSkillSyncAccessDeps, AdminSkillSyncDeps } from './skills';
 export type { AdminUsersDeps } from './users';
diff --git a/packages/api/src/admin/skills.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/admin/skills.spec.ts
index 4f52d135fc..4453babbfb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/admin/skills.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/admin/skills.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import type { Response } from 'express';
-import { createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } from './skills';
+import { SystemCapabilities } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
+import type { NextFunction, Response } from 'express';
+import { createAdminSkillsSyncAccess, createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers } from './skills';
 
 function createResponse() {
   const res = {
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ function createResponse() {
   };
 }
 
+function createNext(): NextFunction & jest.Mock {
+  return jest.fn() as NextFunction & jest.Mock;
+}
+
 function createHandlers({
   statusErrorCode,
   statusErrorMessage,
@@ -184,3 +189,167 @@ describe('createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers', () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe('createAdminSkillsSyncAccess', () => {
+  const baseSkillSync = {
+    github: {
+      enabled: true,
+      intervalMinutes: 60,
+      runOnStartup: false,
+      sources: [
+        {
+          id: 'base-skills',
+          owner: 'LibreChat',
+          repo: 'skills',
+          ref: 'main',
+          paths: ['skills'],
+          token: '${GITHUB_SKILLS_TOKEN}',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+
+  function createAccess({
+    hasCapability = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+    getAppConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ skillSync: undefined }),
+  }: {
+    hasCapability?: jest.Mock;
+    getAppConfig?: jest.Mock;
+  } = {}) {
+    return {
+      access: createAdminSkillsSyncAccess({ getAppConfig, hasCapability }),
+      getAppConfig,
+      hasCapability,
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('attaches the base skill sync config for override comparison', async () => {
+    const getAppConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ skillSync: baseSkillSync });
+    const { access } = createAccess({ getAppConfig });
+    const req = { config: { skillSync: undefined, config: { endpoints: {} } } };
+    const res = createResponse();
+    const next = createNext();
+
+    await access.attachBaseSkillSyncConfig(req as never, res, next);
+
+    expect(getAppConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ baseOnly: true });
+    expect(req.config.config).toEqual({ endpoints: {}, skillSync: baseSkillSync });
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('marks credential metadata hidden for tenant-scoped status reads', async () => {
+    const hasCapability = jest.fn(
+      async (user: { tenantId?: string }, capability: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+        if (capability === SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS) {
+          return Boolean(user.tenantId);
+        }
+        return true;
+      },
+    );
+    const { access } = createAccess({ hasCapability });
+    const req = { user: { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' } };
+    const res = createResponse();
+    const next = createNext();
+
+    await access.requireReadSkills(req as never, res, next);
+    await access.attachCredentialReadAccess(req as never, res, next);
+
+    expect(req).toMatchObject({
+      skillSyncCanReadCredentials: false,
+      skillSyncAllowServerCredentials: false,
+    });
+    expect(hasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' },
+      SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS,
+    );
+    expect(hasCapability).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN' },
+      SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('prevents tenant admins from running overrides that require server credentials', async () => {
+    const tenantSkillSync = {
+      github: {
+        enabled: true,
+        intervalMinutes: 60,
+        runOnStartup: false,
+        sources: [
+          {
+            id: 'tenant-skills',
+            owner: 'LibreChat',
+            repo: 'skills',
+            ref: 'main',
+            paths: ['skills'],
+            token: '${GITHUB_SKILLS_TOKEN}',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    };
+    const hasCapability = jest.fn(
+      async (user: { tenantId?: string }, capability: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+        if (capability === SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS) {
+          return Boolean(user.tenantId);
+        }
+        return true;
+      },
+    );
+    const { access } = createAccess({ hasCapability });
+    const req = {
+      user: { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' },
+      config: { skillSync: tenantSkillSync, config: {} },
+    };
+    const res = createResponse();
+    const next = createNext();
+
+    await access.requireSyncRunCapability(req as never, res, next);
+
+    expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      message: 'Tenant-scoped manual skill sync requires platform credential access',
+    });
+    expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('prevents tenant admins from manually running base skill sync config', async () => {
+    const hasCapability = jest.fn(
+      async (user: { tenantId?: string }, capability: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+        if (capability === SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS) {
+          return Boolean(user.tenantId);
+        }
+        return true;
+      },
+    );
+    const { access } = createAccess({ hasCapability });
+    const req = {
+      user: { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' },
+      config: { skillSync: baseSkillSync, config: { skillSync: baseSkillSync } },
+    };
+    const res = createResponse();
+    const next = createNext();
+
+    await access.requireSyncRunCapability(req as never, res, next);
+
+    expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+    expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ message: 'Forbidden' });
+    expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('allows platform admins to manually run base skill sync config with server credentials', async () => {
+    const { access } = createAccess();
+    const req = {
+      user: { id: 'user-1', role: 'ADMIN', tenantId: 'tenant-a' },
+      config: { skillSync: baseSkillSync, config: { skillSync: baseSkillSync } },
+    };
+    const res = createResponse();
+    const next = createNext();
+
+    await access.requireSyncRunCapability(req as never, res, next);
+
+    expect(req).toMatchObject({
+      skillSyncAllowServerCredentials: true,
+      skillSyncCanReadCredentials: true,
+    });
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/admin/skills.ts b/packages/api/src/admin/skills.ts
index d236b31be9..d6d6db3291 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/admin/skills.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/admin/skills.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
+import { SystemCapabilities } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
+import { skillSyncConfigSchema } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type {
   TGitHubSkillSyncStatusResponse,
   TGitHubSkillSyncSourceStatus,
   TGitHubSkillSyncCredentialSummary,
   TGitHubSkillSyncManualRunResponse,
+  SkillSyncConfig,
 } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type {
   ISkillSyncStatus,
   SkillSyncProvider,
   SkillSyncCredentialSummary,
   UpsertSkillSyncCredentialInput,
+  SystemCapability,
 } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
-import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import type { NextFunction, Request, RequestHandler, Response } from 'express';
 import type { Types } from 'mongoose';
 import type { GitHubSkillSyncRunner } from '~/skills/sync';
 
@@ -23,6 +27,31 @@ type AdminSkillsRequest = Request & {
   skillSyncCanReadCredentials?: boolean;
 };
 
+type SkillSyncConfigContainer = {
+  skillSync?: unknown;
+  config?: {
+    skillSync?: unknown;
+  } & Record<string, unknown>;
+} & Record<string, unknown>;
+
+type AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest = Request & {
+  user?: {
+    _id?: Types.ObjectId | { toString(): string };
+    id?: string;
+    role?: string;
+    tenantId?: string;
+  };
+  config?: SkillSyncConfigContainer;
+  skillSyncAllowServerCredentials?: boolean;
+  skillSyncCanReadCredentials?: boolean;
+};
+
+type SkillSyncCapabilityUser = {
+  id: string;
+  role: string;
+  tenantId?: string;
+};
+
 export type AdminSkillSyncDeps = {
   runner?: GitHubSkillSyncRunner;
   getRunner?: (req: Request) => GitHubSkillSyncRunner;
@@ -33,6 +62,11 @@ export type AdminSkillSyncDeps = {
   ) => Promise<{ deleted: boolean }>;
 };
 
+export type AdminSkillSyncAccessDeps = {
+  getAppConfig: (options: { baseOnly: true }) => Promise<{ skillSync?: unknown } | undefined>;
+  hasCapability: (user: SkillSyncCapabilityUser, capability: SystemCapability) => Promise<boolean>;
+};
+
 const CREDENTIAL_KEY_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_-]{0,63}$/;
 
 function toIso(date: Date | undefined): string | undefined {
@@ -109,6 +143,161 @@ function getUserObjectId(req: AdminSkillsRequest): Types.ObjectId | undefined {
   return req.user?._id;
 }
 
+function getCapabilityUser(
+  req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+  { platformOnly = false }: { platformOnly?: boolean } = {},
+): SkillSyncCapabilityUser | null {
+  const id = req.user?.id ?? req.user?._id?.toString?.();
+  if (!id) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    id,
+    role: req.user?.role ?? '',
+    ...(platformOnly ? {} : { tenantId: req.user?.tenantId }),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseSkillSyncConfig(raw: unknown): SkillSyncConfig | undefined {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const parsed = skillSyncConfigSchema.safeParse(raw);
+  return parsed.success ? parsed.data : undefined;
+}
+
+function isSameSkillSyncConfig(left: SkillSyncConfig, right: SkillSyncConfig): boolean {
+  return JSON.stringify(left ?? null) === JSON.stringify(right ?? null);
+}
+
+function hasResolvedSkillSyncOverride(req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest): boolean {
+  const resolved = parseSkillSyncConfig(req.config?.skillSync);
+  const base = parseSkillSyncConfig(req.config?.config?.skillSync);
+  return Boolean(resolved?.github && !isSameSkillSyncConfig(resolved, base));
+}
+
+function sendInternalServerError(res: Response): void {
+  res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' });
+}
+
+export function createAdminSkillsSyncAccess(deps: AdminSkillSyncAccessDeps) {
+  async function hasSkillCapability(
+    req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+    capability: SystemCapability,
+    { platformOnly = false }: { platformOnly?: boolean } = {},
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const user = getCapabilityUser(req, { platformOnly });
+    if (!user) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return deps.hasCapability(user, capability);
+  }
+
+  function requireSkillCapability(
+    capability: SystemCapability,
+    { platformOnly = false }: { platformOnly?: boolean } = {},
+  ): RequestHandler {
+    return async (
+      req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+      res: Response,
+      next: NextFunction,
+    ): Promise<void> => {
+      try {
+        const user = getCapabilityUser(req, { platformOnly });
+        if (!user) {
+          res.status(401).json({ message: 'Authentication required' });
+          return;
+        }
+        if (await deps.hasCapability(user, capability)) {
+          next();
+          return;
+        }
+        res.status(403).json({ message: 'Forbidden' });
+      } catch {
+        sendInternalServerError(res);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  const attachBaseSkillSyncConfig: RequestHandler = async (
+    req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction,
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const baseConfig = await deps.getAppConfig({ baseOnly: true });
+      const existingConfig = req.config ?? {};
+      req.config = {
+        ...existingConfig,
+        config: {
+          ...(existingConfig.config ?? {}),
+          skillSync: baseConfig?.skillSync,
+        },
+      };
+      next();
+    } catch {
+      sendInternalServerError(res);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const attachCredentialReadAccess: RequestHandler = async (
+    req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction,
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const canReadCredentials = await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS, {
+        platformOnly: true,
+      });
+      req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials = canReadCredentials;
+      req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials = canReadCredentials;
+      next();
+    } catch {
+      sendInternalServerError(res);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const requireSyncRunCapability: RequestHandler = async (
+    req: AdminSkillSyncAccessRequest,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction,
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const canManagePlatform = await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS, {
+        platformOnly: true,
+      });
+      if (canManagePlatform) {
+        req.skillSyncAllowServerCredentials = true;
+        req.skillSyncCanReadCredentials = true;
+        next();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (
+        hasResolvedSkillSyncOverride(req) &&
+        (await hasSkillCapability(req, SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS))
+      ) {
+        res.status(403).json({
+          message: 'Tenant-scoped manual skill sync requires platform credential access',
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      res.status(403).json({ message: 'Forbidden' });
+    } catch {
+      sendInternalServerError(res);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return {
+    attachBaseSkillSyncConfig,
+    attachCredentialReadAccess,
+    requireReadSkills: requireSkillCapability(SystemCapabilities.READ_SKILLS),
+    requirePlatformManageSkills: requireSkillCapability(SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_SKILLS, {
+      platformOnly: true,
+    }),
+    requireSyncRunCapability,
+  };
+}
+
 export function createAdminSkillsSyncHandlers(deps: AdminSkillSyncDeps) {
   function getRunner(req: Request): GitHubSkillSyncRunner {
     const runner = deps.getRunner?.(req) ?? deps.runner;