diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-d1.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-d1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebbb93d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-d1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Sync D1 Catalog
+
+# GitHub issues own the SRS catalog (topics, problems, set/diff labels,
+# milestones); the Worker's D1 holds a reconciled copy. The 8 AM ET cron is
+# the backstop — this workflow pushes curriculum edits into D1 immediately.
+#
+# The reconcile is a total recompute (never touches SRS-owned columns), so
+# bursts can safely collapse to the last run: cancel-in-progress is correct.
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, milestoned, demilestoned, reopened, transferred, deleted]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: sync-d1
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  reconcile:
+    # Only curriculum issues shape the catalog.
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'problem') ||
+      contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'topic')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Reconcile catalog into D1
+        run: |
+          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $SRS_ADMIN_KEY" \
+            https://srs-api.prdlk.workers.dev/admin/reconcile
+        env:
+          SRS_ADMIN_KEY: ${{ secrets.SRS_ADMIN_KEY }}
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index a28c39d..518982c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ flowchart LR
 | `scripts/` | Flat Bun TS: automation entries (shebang + top-level await) and libraries (no shebang, side-effect-free on import) |
 | `docs/` | Blume site. `docs/solutions/(<category>)/<num>-<slug>.mdx` generated by sync; `(algorithms)/`, `(data-structures)/` hand-written explainers |
 | `api/` | Cloudflare Worker (own Bun workspace): `src/` modules, `data/schedule.json` (day → topic issue, human-edited, bundled at deploy), `migrations/`, `scripts/import-srs.ts` |
-| `.github/workflows/` | deploy (docs), close-solved, close-topics — Worker deploys are manual (`bun run api:deploy`) |
+| `.github/workflows/` | deploy (docs), close-solved, close-topics, sync-d1 (issue edits → `/admin/reconcile`) — Worker deploys are manual (`bun run api:deploy`) |
 
 ## Development Commands
 
diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index 33e6075..f030e51 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ routes). Bindings in `wrangler.jsonc`: `DB` (D1 `srs`), `EMAIL`
 (`send_email`, restricted to the verified destination). Sender domain
 `prdlk.com` is onboarded to Email Sending.
 
+The `sync-d1.yml` Actions workflow additionally pushes curriculum issue
+edits into D1 immediately (`POST /admin/reconcile` with the
+`SRS_ADMIN_KEY` repo secret); the morning cron is the backstop.
+
 ## Local dev
 
 ```sh