diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index a794020d..7f2c142a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ MANAGEMENT_API.md
 MANAGEMENT_API_CN.md
 LICENSE
 
-# Example configuration
-config.example.yaml
-
 # Runtime data folders (should be mounted as volumes)
 auths/*
 logs/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8cedb065..8623dc5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ RUN mkdir /CLIProxyAPI
 
 COPY --from=builder ./app/CLIProxyAPI /CLIProxyAPI/CLIProxyAPI
 
+COPY config.example.yaml /CLIProxyAPI/config.example.yaml
+
 WORKDIR /CLIProxyAPI
 
 EXPOSE 8317
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 2abc5a15..7ec1f6ae 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	configaccess "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/access/config_access"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/cmd"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/logging"
+	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/misc"
+	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/store"
 	_ "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/translator"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/usage"
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/util"
@@ -93,8 +99,45 @@ func main() {
 	// Core application variables.
 	var err error
 	var cfg *config.Config
-	var wd string
 	var isCloudDeploy bool
+	var (
+		gitStoreLocalPath string
+		useGitStore       bool
+		gitStoreRemoteURL string
+		gitStoreUser      string
+		gitStorePassword  string
+		gitStoreInst      *store.GitTokenStore
+		gitStoreRoot      string
+	)
+
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to get working directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	lookupEnv := func(keys ...string) (string, bool) {
+		for _, key := range keys {
+			if value, ok := os.LookupEnv(key); ok {
+				if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(value); trimmed != "" {
+					return trimmed, true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return "", false
+	}
+	if value, ok := lookupEnv("GITSTORE_GIT_URL", "gitstore_git_url"); ok {
+		useGitStore = true
+		gitStoreRemoteURL = value
+	}
+	if value, ok := lookupEnv("GITSTORE_GIT_USERNAME", "gitstore_git_username"); ok {
+		gitStoreUser = value
+	}
+	if value, ok := lookupEnv("GITSTORE_GIT_TOKEN", "gitstore_git_token"); ok {
+		gitStorePassword = value
+	}
+	if value, ok := lookupEnv("GITSTORE_LOCAL_PATH", "gitstore_local_path"); ok {
+		gitStoreLocalPath = value
+	}
 
 	// Check for cloud deploy mode only on first execution
 	// Read env var name in uppercase: DEPLOY
@@ -104,10 +147,44 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Determine and load the configuration file.
-	// If a config path is provided via flags, it is used directly.
-	// Otherwise, it defaults to "config.yaml" in the current working directory.
+	// If gitstore is configured, load from the cloned repository; otherwise use the provided path or default.
 	var configFilePath string
-	if configPath != "" {
+	if useGitStore {
+		if gitStoreLocalPath == "" {
+			gitStoreLocalPath = wd
+		}
+		gitStoreRoot = filepath.Join(gitStoreLocalPath, "remote")
+		authDir := filepath.Join(gitStoreRoot, "auths")
+		gitStoreInst = store.NewGitTokenStore(gitStoreRemoteURL, gitStoreUser, gitStorePassword)
+		gitStoreInst.SetBaseDir(authDir)
+		if errRepo := gitStoreInst.EnsureRepository(); errRepo != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to prepare git token store: %v", errRepo)
+		}
+		configFilePath = gitStoreInst.ConfigPath()
+		if configFilePath == "" {
+			configFilePath = filepath.Join(gitStoreRoot, "config", "config.yaml")
+		}
+		if _, statErr := os.Stat(configFilePath); errors.Is(statErr, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			examplePath := filepath.Join(wd, "config.example.yaml")
+			if _, errExample := os.Stat(examplePath); errExample != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to find template config file: %v", errExample)
+			}
+			if errCopy := misc.CopyConfigTemplate(examplePath, configFilePath); errCopy != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to bootstrap git-backed config: %v", errCopy)
+			}
+			if errCommit := gitStoreInst.CommitConfig(context.Background()); errCommit != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to commit initial git-backed config: %v", errCommit)
+			}
+			log.Infof("git-backed config initialized from template: %s", configFilePath)
+		} else if statErr != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to inspect git-backed config: %v", statErr)
+		}
+		cfg, err = config.LoadConfigOptional(configFilePath, isCloudDeploy)
+		if err == nil {
+			cfg.AuthDir = gitStoreInst.AuthDir()
+			log.Infof("git-backed token store enabled, repository path: %s", gitStoreRoot)
+		}
+	} else if configPath != "" {
 		configFilePath = configPath
 		cfg, err = config.LoadConfigOptional(configPath, isCloudDeploy)
 	} else {
@@ -121,6 +198,9 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to load config: %v", err)
 	}
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = &config.Config{}
+	}
 
 	// In cloud deploy mode, check if we have a valid configuration
 	var configFileExists bool
@@ -165,7 +245,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Register the shared token store once so all components use the same persistence backend.
-	sdkAuth.RegisterTokenStore(sdkAuth.NewFileTokenStore())
+	if useGitStore {
+		sdkAuth.RegisterTokenStore(gitStoreInst)
+	} else {
+		sdkAuth.RegisterTokenStore(sdkAuth.NewFileTokenStore())
+	}
 
 	// Register built-in access providers before constructing services.
 	configaccess.Register()
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 63f3476a..244d13ce 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ services:
       - ./config.yaml:/CLIProxyAPI/config.yaml
       - ./auths:/root/.cli-proxy-api
       - ./logs:/CLIProxyAPI/logs
-      - ./conv:/CLIProxyAPI/conv
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fa31a7d5..f8970674 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,49 +1,60 @@
 module github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6
 
-go 1.24
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.1
+	github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 v6.0.0-20251009132922-75a182125145
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.3
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/skratchdot/open-golang v0.0.0-20200116055534-eef842397966
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0
 	github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5
-	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.8
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.37.1-0.20250305215238-2914f4677317
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.43.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.46.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0
+	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
+	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.11.6 // indirect
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-git/gcfg/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 v6.0.0-20250627091229-31e2a16eef30 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20241129210726-2c02b8208cf8 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.3 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.7 // indirect
+	github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/pjbgf/sha1cd v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.12 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.30.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5c8f0b1d..d4718d1c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 h1:Tz+eQXMEqDIKRsmY3cHTL6FVaynIjX2QxYC4trgAKZc=
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0/go.mod h1:zFmK7XCadkQkj6TtorcaGlCW1hT1fIilQDwofLpJ20k=
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
+github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0 h1:ILq8+Sf5If5DCpHQp4PbZdS1J7HDFRXz/+xKBiRGFrw=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0/go.mod h1:9whxjD8Rbs29b4XWbB8irEcE8KHMqaR2e7GWU1R+/PE=
+github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be h1:9AeTilPcZAjCFIImctFaOjnTIavg87rW78vTPkQqLI8=
+github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be/go.mod h1:ySMOLuWl6zY27l47sB3qLNK6tF2fkHG55UZxx8oIVo4=
+github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
+github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.11.6 h1:oUp34TzMlL+OY1OUWxHqsdkgC/Zfc85zGqw9siXjrc0=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.11.6/go.mod h1:LysEHSvpvDySVdC2f87zGWf6CIKJcAvqab1ZaiQtds4=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.1.1 h1:c+e5Pt1k/cy5wMveRDyk2X4B9hF4g7an8N3zCYjJFNM=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.1.1/go.mod h1:ncP89zfokxS5LZrJxl5z0UJcsk4M4yY2JpfqGeCtNLU=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 h1:zqIqSPIndyBh1bjLVVDHMPpVKqp8Su/V+6MeDzzQBQ0=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1/go.mod h1:uddAzsPgqdMAYatqJ0lsjX1oECcQLIlRpzZh3pJrofs=
 github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4 h1:jwCgWpFanWmN8xoIUHa2rtzmkd5J2plF/dnLS6Xd/0Y=
 github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4/go.mod h1:0zlkT4Wn5C6NdauXdJRhSKRlJvmclQ1hhJgA0rcu/8w=
 github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0 h1:1KNIy1I1H9hNNFEEH3DVnI4UujN+1zjpuk6gwHLTssg=
 github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0/go.mod h1:8rXZaNYT2n95jn+zTI1sDr+IgcD2GVs0nlbbQPiEFhY=
+github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1 h1:JyxxyPEaktOD+GAnqIqTf9A8tHyAG22rowi7HkoSU1s=
+github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1/go.mod h1:Sdj7gXlvMcPZsbhwhQ33GguGLDGQL7h7bg04C/+u9jI=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.7.2 h1:Y2o6urb7Eule09PjlhQRGNsqRfPmYI3KKQLFpCAV3+o=
+github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.7.2/go.mod h1:82vkLNir0ALaW14Rc399OTTjyNREgmdL2cVoIbS6XaE=
+github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 h1:FXtiHYKDGKCW2KzwZKx0iC0PQmdlorYgdFG9jPXJ1Bc=
+github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1/go.mod h1:8tpGGwCnJ5H4r6BWwaV6OrWmMoPhUl5jm/FMNAnJvWQ=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3 h1:in2uUcidCuFcDKtdcBxlR0rJ1+fsokWf+uqxgUFjbI0=
@@ -19,6 +35,16 @@ github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 h1:Y/yl/+YNO8GZSjAhjMsSuLt29uWRFHdHYUb5lYOV9qE
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RHrZQHXnP2xjPF+u1gW/2HnVO7nvIa9PG3Gm+fLHvGI=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.1 h1:T0ujvqyCSqRopADpgPgiTT63DUQVSfojyME59Ei63pQ=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.1/go.mod h1:4PMNQiOhvDRa013RKVbsiNwoyezlm2rm0uX/T7kzp5Y=
+github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8 h1:a4YXD1V7xMF9g5nTkdfnja3Sxy1PVDCj1Zg4Wb8vY6c=
+github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8/go.mod h1:xYoytBv1sV0aL3CavoDuJIQNURXkkfPA/wxQ1pL1fAU=
+github.com/go-git/gcfg/v2 v2.0.2 h1:MY5SIIfTGGEMhdA7d7JePuVVxtKL7Hp+ApGDJAJ7dpo=
+github.com/go-git/gcfg/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:/lv2NsxvhepuMrldsFilrgct6pxzpGdSRC13ydTLSLs=
+github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 v6.0.0-20250627091229-31e2a16eef30 h1:4KqVJTL5eanN8Sgg3BV6f2/QzfZEFbCd+rTak1fGRRA=
+github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 v6.0.0-20250627091229-31e2a16eef30/go.mod h1:snwvGrbywVFy2d6KJdQ132zapq4aLyzLMgpo79XdEfM=
+github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v5 v5.1.1 h1:OH8i1ojV9bWfr0ZfasfpgtUXQHQyVS8HXik/V1C099w=
+github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v5 v5.1.1/go.mod h1:Altk43lx3b1ks+dVoAG2300o5WWUnktvfY3VI6bcaXU=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 v6.0.0-20251009132922-75a182125145 h1:C/oVxHd6KkkuvthQ/StZfHzZK07gl6xjfCfT3derko0=
+github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 v6.0.0-20251009132922-75a182125145/go.mod h1:gR+xpbL+o1wuJJDwRN4pOkpNwDS0D24Eo4AD5Aau2DY=
 github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0 h1:JvknZsQTYeFEAhQwI4qEt9cyV5ONwRHC+lYKSsYSR8s=
 github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VDjEfimB/XKnb+ZQfWdccd7VUvScMdVu0Titje2rxJ4=
 github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/oXslEjJA=
@@ -29,6 +55,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.20.0 h1:K9ISHbSaI0lyB2eWMPJo+kOS/FBEx
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.20.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
+github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20241129210726-2c02b8208cf8 h1:f+oWsMOmNPc8JmEHVZIycC7hBoQxHH9pNKQORJNozsQ=
+github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20241129210726-2c02b8208cf8/go.mod h1:wcDNUvekVysuuOpQKo3191zZyTpiI6se1N1ULghS0sw=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 h1:Khx7svrCpmxxtHBq5j2mp/xVjsi8hQMfNLvJFAlrGgU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
@@ -36,12 +64,20 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
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 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
+github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.4.0 h1:6xxtP5bZ2E4NF5tuQulISpTO2z8XbtH8cg1PWkxoFkQ=
+github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.4.0/go.mod h1:q2RIzfka+BXARoNexmF9gkxEX7DmvbW9P4hIVx2Kg4M=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.3 h1:qkRjuerhUU1EmXLYGkSH6EZL+vPSxIrYjLNAK4slzwA=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.3/go.mod h1:/dCuZOvVtNoHsyb+cuJD3itjs3NbnF6KH9zAO4BDxPM=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
-github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.7 h1:ZWSB3igEs+d0qvnxR/ZBzXVmxkgt8DdzP6m9pfuVLDM=
-github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.7/go.mod h1:Lcz8mBdAVJIBVzewtcLocK12l3Y+JytZYpaMropDUws=
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diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/management/handler.go b/internal/api/handlers/management/handler.go
index 2e81c349..9497e39b 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/management/handler.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/management/handler.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/subtle"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -25,28 +26,33 @@ type attemptInfo struct {
 
 // Handler aggregates config reference, persistence path and helpers.
 type Handler struct {
-	cfg            *config.Config
-	configFilePath string
-	mu             sync.Mutex
-
-	attemptsMu     sync.Mutex
-	failedAttempts map[string]*attemptInfo // keyed by client IP
-	authManager    *coreauth.Manager
-	usageStats     *usage.RequestStatistics
-	tokenStore     coreauth.Store
-
-	localPassword string
+	cfg                 *config.Config
+	configFilePath      string
+	mu                  sync.Mutex
+	attemptsMu          sync.Mutex
+	failedAttempts      map[string]*attemptInfo // keyed by client IP
+	authManager         *coreauth.Manager
+	usageStats          *usage.RequestStatistics
+	tokenStore          coreauth.Store
+	localPassword       string
+	allowRemoteOverride bool
+	envSecret           string
 }
 
 // NewHandler creates a new management handler instance.
 func NewHandler(cfg *config.Config, configFilePath string, manager *coreauth.Manager) *Handler {
+	envSecret, _ := os.LookupEnv("MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD")
+	envSecret = strings.TrimSpace(envSecret)
+
 	return &Handler{
-		cfg:            cfg,
-		configFilePath: configFilePath,
-		failedAttempts: make(map[string]*attemptInfo),
-		authManager:    manager,
-		usageStats:     usage.GetRequestStatistics(),
-		tokenStore:     sdkAuth.GetTokenStore(),
+		cfg:                 cfg,
+		configFilePath:      configFilePath,
+		failedAttempts:      make(map[string]*attemptInfo),
+		authManager:         manager,
+		usageStats:          usage.GetRequestStatistics(),
+		tokenStore:          sdkAuth.GetTokenStore(),
+		allowRemoteOverride: envSecret != "",
+		envSecret:           envSecret,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +78,19 @@ func (h *Handler) Middleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		clientIP := c.ClientIP()
 		localClient := clientIP == "127.0.0.1" || clientIP == "::1"
+		cfg := h.cfg
+		var (
+			allowRemote bool
+			secretHash  string
+		)
+		if cfg != nil {
+			allowRemote = cfg.RemoteManagement.AllowRemote
+			secretHash = cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey
+		}
+		if h.allowRemoteOverride {
+			allowRemote = true
+		}
+		envSecret := h.envSecret
 
 		fail := func() {}
 		if !localClient {
@@ -92,7 +111,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Middleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 			h.attemptsMu.Unlock()
 
-			if !h.cfg.RemoteManagement.AllowRemote {
+			if !allowRemote {
 				c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "remote management disabled"})
 				return
 			}
@@ -112,8 +131,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Middleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 				h.attemptsMu.Unlock()
 			}
 		}
-		secret := h.cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey
-		if secret == "" {
+		if secretHash == "" && envSecret == "" {
 			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "remote management key not set"})
 			return
 		}
@@ -149,7 +167,20 @@ func (h *Handler) Middleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(secret), []byte(provided)); err != nil {
+		if envSecret != "" && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(provided), []byte(envSecret)) == 1 {
+			if !localClient {
+				h.attemptsMu.Lock()
+				if ai := h.failedAttempts[clientIP]; ai != nil {
+					ai.count = 0
+					ai.blockedUntil = time.Time{}
+				}
+				h.attemptsMu.Unlock()
+			}
+			c.Next()
+			return
+		}
+
+		if secretHash == "" || bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(secretHash), []byte(provided)) != nil {
 			if !localClient {
 				fail()
 			}
diff --git a/internal/api/server.go b/internal/api/server.go
index 78a35162..560fc0b7 100644
--- a/internal/api/server.go
+++ b/internal/api/server.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	// configFilePath is the absolute path to the YAML config file for persistence.
 	configFilePath string
 
+	// currentPath is the absolute path to the current working directory.
+	currentPath string
+
 	// management handler
 	mgmt *managementHandlers.Handler
 
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	// managementRoutesEnabled controls whether management endpoints serve real handlers.
 	managementRoutesEnabled atomic.Bool
 
+	// envManagementSecret indicates whether MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD is configured.
+	envManagementSecret bool
+
 	localPassword string
 
 	keepAliveEnabled   bool
@@ -193,16 +199,26 @@ func NewServer(cfg *config.Config, authManager *auth.Manager, accessManager *sdk
 	}
 
 	engine.Use(corsMiddleware())
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		wd = configFilePath
+	}
+
+	envAdminPassword, envAdminPasswordSet := os.LookupEnv("MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD")
+	envAdminPassword = strings.TrimSpace(envAdminPassword)
+	envManagementSecret := envAdminPasswordSet && envAdminPassword != ""
 
 	// Create server instance
 	s := &Server{
-		engine:         engine,
-		handlers:       handlers.NewBaseAPIHandlers(&cfg.SDKConfig, authManager),
-		cfg:            cfg,
-		accessManager:  accessManager,
-		requestLogger:  requestLogger,
-		loggerToggle:   toggle,
-		configFilePath: configFilePath,
+		engine:              engine,
+		handlers:            handlers.NewBaseAPIHandlers(&cfg.SDKConfig, authManager),
+		cfg:                 cfg,
+		accessManager:       accessManager,
+		requestLogger:       requestLogger,
+		loggerToggle:        toggle,
+		configFilePath:      configFilePath,
+		currentPath:         wd,
+		envManagementSecret: envManagementSecret,
 	}
 	s.applyAccessConfig(nil, cfg)
 	// Initialize management handler
@@ -218,9 +234,10 @@ func NewServer(cfg *config.Config, authManager *auth.Manager, accessManager *sdk
 		optionState.routerConfigurator(engine, s.handlers, cfg)
 	}
 
-	// Register management routes only when a secret is present at startup.
-	s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey != "")
-	if cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey != "" {
+	// Register management routes when configuration or environment secrets are available.
+	hasManagementSecret := cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey != "" || envManagementSecret
+	s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(hasManagementSecret)
+	if hasManagementSecret {
 		s.registerManagementRoutes()
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +289,6 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 	s.engine.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 			"message": "CLI Proxy API Server",
-			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"endpoints": []string{
 				"POST /v1/chat/completions",
 				"POST /v1/completions",
@@ -441,8 +457,8 @@ func (s *Server) serveManagementControlPanel(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
-
-	filePath := managementasset.FilePath(s.configFilePath)
+	println(s.currentPath)
+	filePath := managementasset.FilePath(s.currentPath)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(filePath) == "" {
 		c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
@@ -450,7 +466,7 @@ func (s *Server) serveManagementControlPanel(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			go managementasset.EnsureLatestManagementHTML(context.Background(), managementasset.StaticDir(s.configFilePath), cfg.ProxyURL)
+			go managementasset.EnsureLatestManagementHTML(context.Background(), managementasset.StaticDir(s.currentPath), cfg.ProxyURL)
 			c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
 		}
@@ -691,22 +707,31 @@ func (s *Server) UpdateClients(cfg *config.Config) {
 		prevSecretEmpty = oldCfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey == ""
 	}
 	newSecretEmpty := cfg.RemoteManagement.SecretKey == ""
-	switch {
-	case prevSecretEmpty && !newSecretEmpty:
+	if s.envManagementSecret {
 		s.registerManagementRoutes()
 		if s.managementRoutesEnabled.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
-			log.Info("management routes enabled after secret key update")
+			log.Info("management routes enabled via MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD")
 		} else {
 			s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(true)
 		}
-	case !prevSecretEmpty && newSecretEmpty:
-		if s.managementRoutesEnabled.CompareAndSwap(true, false) {
-			log.Info("management routes disabled after secret key removal")
-		} else {
-			s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(false)
+	} else {
+		switch {
+		case prevSecretEmpty && !newSecretEmpty:
+			s.registerManagementRoutes()
+			if s.managementRoutesEnabled.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
+				log.Info("management routes enabled after secret key update")
+			} else {
+				s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(true)
+			}
+		case !prevSecretEmpty && newSecretEmpty:
+			if s.managementRoutesEnabled.CompareAndSwap(true, false) {
+				log.Info("management routes disabled after secret key removal")
+			} else {
+				s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(false)
+			}
+		default:
+			s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(!newSecretEmpty)
 		}
-	default:
-		s.managementRoutesEnabled.Store(!newSecretEmpty)
 	}
 
 	s.applyAccessConfig(oldCfg, cfg)
@@ -714,7 +739,7 @@ func (s *Server) UpdateClients(cfg *config.Config) {
 	s.handlers.UpdateClients(&cfg.SDKConfig)
 
 	if !cfg.RemoteManagement.DisableControlPanel {
-		staticDir := managementasset.StaticDir(s.configFilePath)
+		staticDir := managementasset.StaticDir(s.currentPath)
 		go managementasset.EnsureLatestManagementHTML(context.Background(), staticDir, cfg.ProxyURL)
 	}
 	if s.mgmt != nil {
diff --git a/internal/managementasset/updater.go b/internal/managementasset/updater.go
index 7478564b..a1b8370a 100644
--- a/internal/managementasset/updater.go
+++ b/internal/managementasset/updater.go
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ func StaticDir(configFilePath string) string {
 	if configFilePath == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
+
 	base := filepath.Dir(configFilePath)
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(configFilePath)
+	if err == nil {
+		if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+			base = configFilePath
+		}
+	}
+
 	return filepath.Join(base, "static")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/misc/copy-example-config.go b/internal/misc/copy-example-config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61a25fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/misc/copy-example-config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package misc
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func CopyConfigTemplate(src, dst string) error {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if errClose := in.Close(); errClose != nil {
+			log.WithError(errClose).Warn("failed to close source config file")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), 0o700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0o600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if errClose := out.Close(); errClose != nil {
+			log.WithError(errClose).Warn("failed to close destination config file")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return out.Sync()
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/gitstore.go b/internal/store/gitstore.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95d2c1f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/gitstore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,749 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6/config"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6/plumbing"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6/plumbing/object"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6/plumbing/transport"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v6/plumbing/transport/http"
+	cliproxyauth "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/cliproxy/auth"
+)
+
+// GitTokenStore persists token records and auth metadata using git as the backing storage.
+type GitTokenStore struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	dirLock   sync.RWMutex
+	baseDir   string
+	repoDir   string
+	configDir string
+	remote    string
+	username  string
+	password  string
+}
+
+// NewGitTokenStore creates a token store that saves credentials to disk through the
+// TokenStorage implementation embedded in the token record.
+func NewGitTokenStore(remote, username, password string) *GitTokenStore {
+	return &GitTokenStore{
+		remote:   remote,
+		username: username,
+		password: password,
+	}
+}
+
+// SetBaseDir updates the default directory used for auth JSON persistence when no explicit path is provided.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) SetBaseDir(dir string) {
+	clean := strings.TrimSpace(dir)
+	if clean == "" {
+		s.dirLock.Lock()
+		s.baseDir = ""
+		s.repoDir = ""
+		s.configDir = ""
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	if abs, err := filepath.Abs(clean); err == nil {
+		clean = abs
+	}
+	repoDir := filepath.Dir(clean)
+	if repoDir == "" || repoDir == "." {
+		repoDir = clean
+	}
+	configDir := filepath.Join(repoDir, "config")
+	s.dirLock.Lock()
+	s.baseDir = clean
+	s.repoDir = repoDir
+	s.configDir = configDir
+	s.dirLock.Unlock()
+}
+
+// AuthDir returns the directory used for auth persistence.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) AuthDir() string {
+	return s.baseDirSnapshot()
+}
+
+// ConfigPath returns the managed config file path.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) ConfigPath() string {
+	s.dirLock.RLock()
+	defer s.dirLock.RUnlock()
+	if s.configDir == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(s.configDir, "config.yaml")
+}
+
+// EnsureRepository prepares the local git working tree by cloning or opening the repository.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) EnsureRepository() error {
+	s.dirLock.Lock()
+	if s.remote == "" {
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: remote not configured")
+	}
+	if s.baseDir == "" {
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: base directory not configured")
+	}
+	repoDir := s.repoDir
+	if repoDir == "" {
+		repoDir = filepath.Dir(s.baseDir)
+		if repoDir == "" || repoDir == "." {
+			repoDir = s.baseDir
+		}
+		s.repoDir = repoDir
+	}
+	if s.configDir == "" {
+		s.configDir = filepath.Join(repoDir, "config")
+	}
+	authDir := filepath.Join(repoDir, "auths")
+	configDir := filepath.Join(repoDir, "config")
+	gitDir := filepath.Join(repoDir, ".git")
+	authMethod := s.gitAuth()
+	var initPaths []string
+	if _, err := os.Stat(gitDir); errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		if errMk := os.MkdirAll(repoDir, 0o700); errMk != nil {
+			s.dirLock.Unlock()
+			return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create repo dir: %w", errMk)
+		}
+		if _, errClone := git.PlainClone(repoDir, &git.CloneOptions{Auth: authMethod, URL: s.remote}); errClone != nil {
+			if errors.Is(errClone, transport.ErrEmptyRemoteRepository) {
+				_ = os.RemoveAll(gitDir)
+				repo, errInit := git.PlainInit(repoDir, false)
+				if errInit != nil {
+					s.dirLock.Unlock()
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: init empty repo: %w", errInit)
+				}
+				if _, errRemote := repo.Remote("origin"); errRemote != nil {
+					if _, errCreate := repo.CreateRemote(&config.RemoteConfig{
+						Name: "origin",
+						URLs: []string{s.remote},
+					}); errCreate != nil && !errors.Is(errCreate, git.ErrRemoteExists) {
+						s.dirLock.Unlock()
+						return fmt.Errorf("git token store: configure remote: %w", errCreate)
+					}
+				}
+				if err := os.MkdirAll(authDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+					s.dirLock.Unlock()
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create auth dir: %w", err)
+				}
+				if err := os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+					s.dirLock.Unlock()
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create config dir: %w", err)
+				}
+				if err := ensureEmptyFile(filepath.Join(authDir, ".gitkeep")); err != nil {
+					s.dirLock.Unlock()
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create auth placeholder: %w", err)
+				}
+				if err := ensureEmptyFile(filepath.Join(configDir, ".gitkeep")); err != nil {
+					s.dirLock.Unlock()
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create config placeholder: %w", err)
+				}
+				initPaths = []string{
+					filepath.Join("auths", ".gitkeep"),
+					filepath.Join("config", ".gitkeep"),
+				}
+			} else {
+				s.dirLock.Unlock()
+				return fmt.Errorf("git token store: clone remote: %w", errClone)
+			}
+		}
+	} else if err != nil {
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: stat repo: %w", err)
+	} else {
+		repo, errOpen := git.PlainOpen(repoDir)
+		if errOpen != nil {
+			s.dirLock.Unlock()
+			return fmt.Errorf("git token store: open repo: %w", errOpen)
+		}
+		worktree, errWorktree := repo.Worktree()
+		if errWorktree != nil {
+			s.dirLock.Unlock()
+			return fmt.Errorf("git token store: worktree: %w", errWorktree)
+		}
+		if errPull := worktree.Pull(&git.PullOptions{Auth: authMethod, RemoteName: "origin"}); errPull != nil {
+			switch {
+			case errors.Is(errPull, git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate),
+				errors.Is(errPull, git.ErrUnstagedChanges),
+				errors.Is(errPull, git.ErrNonFastForwardUpdate):
+				// Ignore clean syncs, local edits, and remote divergence—local changes win.
+			case errors.Is(errPull, transport.ErrAuthenticationRequired),
+				errors.Is(errPull, plumbing.ErrReferenceNotFound),
+				errors.Is(errPull, transport.ErrEmptyRemoteRepository):
+				// Ignore authentication prompts and empty remote references on initial sync.
+			default:
+				s.dirLock.Unlock()
+				return fmt.Errorf("git token store: pull: %w", errPull)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(s.baseDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create auth dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(s.configDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		s.dirLock.Unlock()
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: create config dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.dirLock.Unlock()
+	if len(initPaths) > 0 {
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		err := s.commitAndPushLocked("Initialize git token store", initPaths...)
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Save persists token storage and metadata to the resolved auth file path.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) Save(_ context.Context, auth *cliproxyauth.Auth) (string, error) {
+	if auth == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: auth is nil")
+	}
+
+	path, err := s.resolveAuthPath(auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if path == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: missing file path attribute for %s", auth.ID)
+	}
+
+	if auth.Disabled {
+		if _, statErr := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+			return "", nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err = s.EnsureRepository(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o700); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: create dir failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case auth.Storage != nil:
+		if err = auth.Storage.SaveTokenToFile(path); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	case auth.Metadata != nil:
+		raw, errMarshal := json.Marshal(auth.Metadata)
+		if errMarshal != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: marshal metadata failed: %w", errMarshal)
+		}
+		if existing, errRead := os.ReadFile(path); errRead == nil {
+			if jsonEqual(existing, raw) {
+				return path, nil
+			}
+		} else if !os.IsNotExist(errRead) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: read existing failed: %w", errRead)
+		}
+		tmp := path + ".tmp"
+		if errWrite := os.WriteFile(tmp, raw, 0o600); errWrite != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: write temp failed: %w", errWrite)
+		}
+		if errRename := os.Rename(tmp, path); errRename != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: rename failed: %w", errRename)
+		}
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: nothing to persist for %s", auth.ID)
+	}
+
+	if auth.Attributes == nil {
+		auth.Attributes = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	auth.Attributes["path"] = path
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(auth.FileName) == "" {
+		auth.FileName = auth.ID
+	}
+
+	relPath, errRel := s.relativeToRepo(path)
+	if errRel != nil {
+		return "", errRel
+	}
+	messageID := auth.ID
+	if strings.TrimSpace(messageID) == "" {
+		messageID = filepath.Base(path)
+	}
+	if errCommit := s.commitAndPushLocked(fmt.Sprintf("Update auth %s", strings.TrimSpace(messageID)), relPath); errCommit != nil {
+		return "", errCommit
+	}
+
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+// List enumerates all auth JSON files under the configured directory.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) List(_ context.Context) ([]*cliproxyauth.Auth, error) {
+	if err := s.EnsureRepository(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dir := s.baseDirSnapshot()
+	if dir == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: directory not configured")
+	}
+	entries := make([]*cliproxyauth.Auth, 0)
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(dir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, walkErr error) error {
+		if walkErr != nil {
+			return walkErr
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(d.Name()), ".json") {
+			return nil
+		}
+		auth, err := s.readAuthFile(path, dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if auth != nil {
+			entries = append(entries, auth)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes the auth file.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) Delete(_ context.Context, id string) error {
+	id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	if id == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: id is empty")
+	}
+	path, err := s.resolveDeletePath(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = s.EnsureRepository(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err = os.Remove(path); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: delete failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		rel, errRel := s.relativeToRepo(path)
+		if errRel != nil {
+			return errRel
+		}
+		messageID := id
+		if errCommit := s.commitAndPushLocked(fmt.Sprintf("Delete auth %s", messageID), rel); errCommit != nil {
+			return errCommit
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CommitPaths commits and pushes the provided paths to the remote repository.
+// It no-ops when the store is not fully configured or when there are no paths.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) CommitPaths(_ context.Context, message string, paths ...string) error {
+	if len(paths) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := s.EnsureRepository(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filtered := make([]string, 0, len(paths))
+	for _, p := range paths {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(p)
+		if trimmed == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		rel, err := s.relativeToRepo(trimmed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		filtered = append(filtered, rel)
+	}
+	if len(filtered) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(message) == "" {
+		message = "Sync watcher updates"
+	}
+	return s.commitAndPushLocked(message, filtered...)
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) resolveDeletePath(id string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.ContainsRune(id, os.PathSeparator) || filepath.IsAbs(id) {
+		return id, nil
+	}
+	dir := s.baseDirSnapshot()
+	if dir == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: directory not configured")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(dir, id), nil
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) readAuthFile(path, baseDir string) (*cliproxyauth.Auth, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	metadata := make(map[string]any)
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &metadata); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal auth json: %w", err)
+	}
+	provider, _ := metadata["type"].(string)
+	if provider == "" {
+		provider = "unknown"
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("stat file: %w", err)
+	}
+	id := s.idFor(path, baseDir)
+	auth := &cliproxyauth.Auth{
+		ID:               id,
+		Provider:         provider,
+		FileName:         id,
+		Label:            s.labelFor(metadata),
+		Status:           cliproxyauth.StatusActive,
+		Attributes:       map[string]string{"path": path},
+		Metadata:         metadata,
+		CreatedAt:        info.ModTime(),
+		UpdatedAt:        info.ModTime(),
+		LastRefreshedAt:  time.Time{},
+		NextRefreshAfter: time.Time{},
+	}
+	if email, ok := metadata["email"].(string); ok && email != "" {
+		auth.Attributes["email"] = email
+	}
+	return auth, nil
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) idFor(path, baseDir string) string {
+	if baseDir == "" {
+		return path
+	}
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(baseDir, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return path
+	}
+	return rel
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) resolveAuthPath(auth *cliproxyauth.Auth) (string, error) {
+	if auth == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: auth is nil")
+	}
+	if auth.Attributes != nil {
+		if p := strings.TrimSpace(auth.Attributes["path"]); p != "" {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if fileName := strings.TrimSpace(auth.FileName); fileName != "" {
+		if filepath.IsAbs(fileName) {
+			return fileName, nil
+		}
+		if dir := s.baseDirSnapshot(); dir != "" {
+			return filepath.Join(dir, fileName), nil
+		}
+		return fileName, nil
+	}
+	if auth.ID == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: missing id")
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(auth.ID) {
+		return auth.ID, nil
+	}
+	dir := s.baseDirSnapshot()
+	if dir == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("auth filestore: directory not configured")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(dir, auth.ID), nil
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) labelFor(metadata map[string]any) string {
+	if metadata == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if v, ok := metadata["label"].(string); ok && v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	if v, ok := metadata["email"].(string); ok && v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	if project, ok := metadata["project_id"].(string); ok && project != "" {
+		return project
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) baseDirSnapshot() string {
+	s.dirLock.RLock()
+	defer s.dirLock.RUnlock()
+	return s.baseDir
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) repoDirSnapshot() string {
+	s.dirLock.RLock()
+	defer s.dirLock.RUnlock()
+	return s.repoDir
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) gitAuth() transport.AuthMethod {
+	if s.username == "" && s.password == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	user := s.username
+	if user == "" {
+		user = "git"
+	}
+	return &http.BasicAuth{Username: user, Password: s.password}
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) relativeToRepo(path string) (string, error) {
+	repoDir := s.repoDirSnapshot()
+	if repoDir == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("git token store: repository path not configured")
+	}
+	absRepo := repoDir
+	if abs, err := filepath.Abs(repoDir); err == nil {
+		absRepo = abs
+	}
+	cleanPath := path
+	if abs, err := filepath.Abs(path); err == nil {
+		cleanPath = abs
+	}
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(absRepo, cleanPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("git token store: relative path: %w", err)
+	}
+	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(os.PathSeparator)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("git token store: path outside repository")
+	}
+	return rel, nil
+}
+
+func (s *GitTokenStore) commitAndPushLocked(message string, relPaths ...string) error {
+	repoDir := s.repoDirSnapshot()
+	if repoDir == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: repository path not configured")
+	}
+	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(repoDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: open repo: %w", err)
+	}
+	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: worktree: %w", err)
+	}
+	added := false
+	for _, rel := range relPaths {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(rel) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, err = worktree.Add(rel); err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				if _, errRemove := worktree.Remove(rel); errRemove != nil && !errors.Is(errRemove, os.ErrNotExist) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("git token store: remove %s: %w", rel, errRemove)
+				}
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Errorf("git token store: add %s: %w", rel, err)
+			}
+		}
+		added = true
+	}
+	if !added {
+		return nil
+	}
+	status, err := worktree.Status()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: status: %w", err)
+	}
+	if status.IsClean() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(message) == "" {
+		message = "Update auth store"
+	}
+	signature := &object.Signature{
+		Name:  "CLIProxyAPI",
+		Email: "cliproxy@local",
+		When:  time.Now(),
+	}
+	commitHash, err := worktree.Commit(message, &git.CommitOptions{
+		Author: signature,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, git.ErrEmptyCommit) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	headRef, errHead := repo.Head()
+	if errHead != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(errHead, plumbing.ErrReferenceNotFound) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("git token store: get head: %w", errHead)
+		}
+	} else if errRewrite := s.rewriteHeadAsSingleCommit(repo, headRef.Name(), commitHash, message, signature); errRewrite != nil {
+		return errRewrite
+	}
+	if err = repo.Push(&git.PushOptions{Auth: s.gitAuth(), Force: true}); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: push: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// rewriteHeadAsSingleCommit rewrites the current branch tip to a single-parentless commit and leaves history squashed.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) rewriteHeadAsSingleCommit(repo *git.Repository, branch plumbing.ReferenceName, commitHash plumbing.Hash, message string, signature *object.Signature) error {
+	commitObj, err := repo.CommitObject(commitHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: inspect head commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	squashed := &object.Commit{
+		Author:       *signature,
+		Committer:    *signature,
+		Message:      message,
+		TreeHash:     commitObj.TreeHash,
+		ParentHashes: nil,
+		Encoding:     commitObj.Encoding,
+		ExtraHeaders: commitObj.ExtraHeaders,
+	}
+	mem := &plumbing.MemoryObject{}
+	mem.SetType(plumbing.CommitObject)
+	if err := squashed.Encode(mem); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: encode squashed commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	newHash, err := repo.Storer.SetEncodedObject(mem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: write squashed commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := repo.Storer.SetReference(plumbing.NewHashReference(branch, newHash)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: update branch reference: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CommitConfig commits and pushes configuration changes to git.
+func (s *GitTokenStore) CommitConfig(_ context.Context) error {
+	if err := s.EnsureRepository(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	configPath := s.ConfigPath()
+	if configPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: config path not configured")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("git token store: stat config: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	rel, err := s.relativeToRepo(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return s.commitAndPushLocked("Update config", rel)
+}
+
+func ensureEmptyFile(path string) error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return os.WriteFile(path, []byte{}, 0o600)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func jsonEqual(a, b []byte) bool {
+	var objA any
+	var objB any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(a, &objA); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &objB); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return deepEqualJSON(objA, objB)
+}
+
+func deepEqualJSON(a, b any) bool {
+	switch valA := a.(type) {
+	case map[string]any:
+		valB, ok := b.(map[string]any)
+		if !ok || len(valA) != len(valB) {
+			return false
+		}
+		for key, subA := range valA {
+			subB, ok1 := valB[key]
+			if !ok1 || !deepEqualJSON(subA, subB) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case []any:
+		sliceB, ok := b.([]any)
+		if !ok || len(valA) != len(sliceB) {
+			return false
+		}
+		for i := range valA {
+			if !deepEqualJSON(valA[i], sliceB[i]) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case float64:
+		valB, ok := b.(float64)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		return valA == valB
+	case string:
+		valB, ok := b.(string)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		return valA == valB
+	case bool:
+		valB, ok := b.(bool)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		return valA == valB
+	case nil:
+		return b == nil
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/watcher/watcher.go b/internal/watcher/watcher.go
index efa7818e..096c7ad5 100644
--- a/internal/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/internal/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ import (
 	// "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/interfaces"
 
 	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/util"
+	sdkAuth "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/auth"
 	coreauth "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/cliproxy/auth"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	// "github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
+// gitCommitter captures the subset of git-backed token store capabilities used by the watcher.
+type gitCommitter interface {
+	CommitConfig(ctx context.Context) error
+	CommitPaths(ctx context.Context, message string, paths ...string) error
+}
+
 // Watcher manages file watching for configuration and authentication files
 type Watcher struct {
 	configPath     string
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ type Watcher struct {
 	pendingUpdates map[string]AuthUpdate
 	pendingOrder   []string
 	dispatchCancel context.CancelFunc
+	gitCommitter   gitCommitter
 }
 
 type stableIDGenerator struct {
@@ -114,7 +122,6 @@ func NewWatcher(configPath, authDir string, reloadCallback func(*config.Config))
 	if errNewWatcher != nil {
 		return nil, errNewWatcher
 	}
-
 	w := &Watcher{
 		configPath:     configPath,
 		authDir:        authDir,
@@ -123,6 +130,12 @@ func NewWatcher(configPath, authDir string, reloadCallback func(*config.Config))
 		lastAuthHashes: make(map[string]string),
 	}
 	w.dispatchCond = sync.NewCond(&w.dispatchMu)
+	if store := sdkAuth.GetTokenStore(); store != nil {
+		if committer, ok := store.(gitCommitter); ok {
+			w.gitCommitter = committer
+			log.Debug("gitstore mode detected; watcher will commit changes to remote repository")
+		}
+	}
 	return w, nil
 }
 
@@ -336,6 +349,41 @@ func (w *Watcher) stopDispatch() {
 	w.clientsMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (w *Watcher) commitConfigAsync() {
+	if w == nil || w.gitCommitter == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := w.gitCommitter.CommitConfig(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to commit config change: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) commitAuthAsync(message string, paths ...string) {
+	if w == nil || w.gitCommitter == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	filtered := make([]string, 0, len(paths))
+	for _, p := range paths {
+		if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(p); trimmed != "" {
+			filtered = append(filtered, trimmed)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(filtered) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := w.gitCommitter.CommitPaths(ctx, message, filtered...); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to commit auth changes: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func authEqual(a, b *coreauth.Auth) bool {
 	return reflect.DeepEqual(normalizeAuth(a), normalizeAuth(b))
 }
@@ -440,6 +488,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) handleEvent(event fsnotify.Event) {
 			w.clientsMutex.Lock()
 			w.lastConfigHash = finalHash
 			w.clientsMutex.Unlock()
+			w.commitConfigAsync()
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -691,6 +740,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) addOrUpdateClient(path string) {
 		log.Debugf("triggering server update callback after add/update")
 		w.reloadCallback(cfg)
 	}
+	w.commitAuthAsync(fmt.Sprintf("Sync auth %s", filepath.Base(path)), path)
 }
 
 // removeClient handles the removal of a single client.
@@ -708,6 +758,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) removeClient(path string) {
 		log.Debugf("triggering server update callback after removal")
 		w.reloadCallback(cfg)
 	}
+	w.commitAuthAsync(fmt.Sprintf("Remove auth %s", filepath.Base(path)), path)
 }
 
 // SnapshotCombinedClients returns a snapshot of current combined clients.