diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Header/Header.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Header/Header.tsx
index 3d38434b..9c7dc408 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Sheet, SheetContent, SheetHeader, SheetTitle } from '@/components/ui/sh
 import type { DockItem } from '../Dock';
 import { useIsTouch } from '../useIsTouch';
 import { UserMenu } from './UserMenu';
+import { RescanButton } from '../Rescan/RescanButton';
 // import { BugReportButton } from '../BugReport/BugReportButton';
 
 type HeaderProps = {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function Header({ dockItems }: HeaderProps) {
           */}
           {/* Bug Report — hidden */}
           {/* <BugReportButton /> */}
+          <RescanButton />
           <UserMenu />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff4e79eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { RotateCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
+
+type RescanResponse = { ok: boolean; counts: Record<string, number> };
+
+// Item query caches the header refreshes after a rescan (matches the queryKeys used by the
+// Automation and Capability pages).
+const ITEM_QUERY_KEYS = ['tasks', 'skills', 'tools', 'processes'];
+
+export function RescanButton() {
+  const client = useClient();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const rescan = async () => {
+    if (loading) return;
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await client.post<RescanResponse>('/rescan', {});
+      await Promise.all(ITEM_QUERY_KEYS.map((key) => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [key] })));
+      const c = res.counts ?? {};
+      toast.success(`Rescanned items — ${c.tasks ?? 0} tasks, ${c.tools ?? 0} tools, ${c.skills ?? 0} skills, ${c.processes ?? 0} processes`);
+    } catch {
+      toast.error('Failed to rescan items');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={rescan}
+      disabled={loading}
+      className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-black/20 text-duck-dark transition-transform hover:scale-110 disabled:opacity-50"
+      aria-label="Rescan items"
+      title="Rescan officer-items (apply changes without restarting)"
+    >
+      <RotateCw size={16} className={loading ? 'animate-spin' : ''} />
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/servers/api/items/rescan.ts b/src/servers/api/items/rescan.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dbfddcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/api/items/rescan.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { readdirSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { createRouter } from '../../create-router';
+import { ITEM_TYPES, itemsDir, ensureItemDirs, type ItemType } from '../../data-path';
+import { ensureToolLoader } from '../../ensure-tool-loader';
+
+// Re-applies the boot-time item setup so changes under OFFICER_ITEMS_DIR take effect without a
+// server restart. Item lists are already read fresh from disk on every request; this ensures the
+// type dirs exist and the tool-loader extension is current, and reports the live item counts so the
+// UI can refetch.
+
+const CANONICAL: Record<ItemType, string> = {
+  skills: 'SKILL.md',
+  tools: 'TOOL.md',
+  tasks: 'TASK.md',
+  processes: 'PROCESS.md',
+  extensions: 'index.ts',
+};
+
+function countItems(type: ItemType): number {
+  const dir = itemsDir(type);
+  if (!existsSync(dir)) return 0;
+  let count = 0;
+  for (const entry of readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (entry.isDirectory() && existsSync(join(dir, entry.name, CANONICAL[type]))) count++;
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+export const rescanRouter = createRouter();
+
+rescanRouter.post('/', async (ctx) => {
+  ensureItemDirs();
+  ensureToolLoader();
+
+  const counts = Object.fromEntries(ITEM_TYPES.map((type) => [type, countItems(type)])) as Record<ItemType, number>;
+
+  return ctx.json({ ok: true, counts });
+});
diff --git a/src/servers/ensure-tool-loader.ts b/src/servers/ensure-tool-loader.ts
index ea07c74b..cb223eb6 100644
--- a/src/servers/ensure-tool-loader.ts
+++ b/src/servers/ensure-tool-loader.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path';
-import { DATA_PATH } from './data-path';
+import { itemsDir } from './data-path';
 
 const SOURCE_PATH = resolve(import.meta.dir, 'tool-loader-source.ts');
 
 export function ensureToolLoader(): void {
-  const targetDir = join(DATA_PATH, 'extensions', 'tool-loader');
+  const targetDir = join(itemsDir('extensions'), 'tool-loader');
   const targetFile = join(targetDir, 'index.ts');
 
   mkdirSync(targetDir, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/src/servers/hono.ts b/src/servers/hono.ts
index dfc065f6..cfee0dba 100644
--- a/src/servers/hono.ts
+++ b/src/servers/hono.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { skillsRouter } from './api/skills/skills';
 import { tasksRouter } from './api/tasks/tasks';
 import { toolsRouter } from './api/tools/tools';
 import { processesRouter } from './api/processes/processes';
+import { rescanRouter } from './api/items/rescan';
 import { scrapeRouter } from './api/scrape/scrape';
 import { uploadRouter } from './api/upload/upload';
 import { settingsRouter } from './api/settings/settings';
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ protectedRouter.route('/skills', skillsRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/tasks', tasksRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/tools', toolsRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/processes', processesRouter);
+protectedRouter.route('/rescan', rescanRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/scrape', scrapeRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/upload', uploadRouter);
 protectedRouter.route('/user', settingsRouter);