diff --git a/.claude/scripts/sync.sh b/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
index 59c2b8b..604dd88 100755
--- a/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
+++ b/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
@@ -224,6 +224,34 @@ if [ "$INCOMING_COUNT" -gt 0 ] && [ -n "$LOCAL_BEFORE" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Phase 5b: Apply config — sync slash commands to the global Claude dir.
+# The repo's .claude/commands/ is canonical; this keeps ~/.claude/commands current
+# so the CLI loads the latest skills without a manual copy. One-way (repo -> global),
+# idempotent (only copies new/changed files), and soft-fails so it never aborts a sync.
+echo ""
+echo "=== Phase 5b: Apply config (commands -> global) ==="
+GLOBAL_CMD_DIR="$HOME/.claude/commands"
+set +e
+mkdir -p "$GLOBAL_CMD_DIR"
+CMD_UPDATED=0
+CMD_NAMES=""
+for src in .claude/commands/*.md; do
+    [ -f "$src" ] || continue
+    dst="$GLOBAL_CMD_DIR/$(basename "$src")"
+    if [ ! -f "$dst" ] || ! cmp -s "$src" "$dst"; then
+        if cp "$src" "$dst"; then
+            CMD_UPDATED=$((CMD_UPDATED + 1))
+            CMD_NAMES="$CMD_NAMES $(basename "$src")"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+set -e
+if [ "$CMD_UPDATED" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Commands synced to global: $CMD_UPDATED updated —$CMD_NAMES"
+else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Global commands already current."
+fi
+
 # Phase 6: Vault sync
 echo ""
 echo "=== Phase 6: Vault sync ==="