diff --git a/pages/admin/card-import.js b/pages/admin/card-import.js
index 843dfe1..5fe5f10 100644
--- a/pages/admin/card-import.js
+++ b/pages/admin/card-import.js
@@ -10,6 +10,41 @@ const CardImport = () => {
   const [setCode, setSetCode] = useState('');
   const [isImporting, setIsImporting] = useState(false);
   const [importResult, setImportResult] = useState(null);
+  const [isSyncing, setIsSyncing] = useState(false);
+  const [syncResult, setSyncResult] = useState(null);
+
+  const handleCatalogSync = async () => {
+    setIsSyncing(true);
+    setSyncResult(null);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/admin/sync-catalog', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('auth_token')}`,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const result = await response.json();
+
+      if (response.ok) {
+        setSyncResult({ success: true, ...result });
+      } else {
+        setSyncResult({
+          success: false,
+          message: result.error || 'Catalog sync failed',
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSyncResult({
+        success: false,
+        message: `Network error: ${error.message}`,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setIsSyncing(false);
+    }
+  };
 
   const handleImport = async () => {
     if (!setCode.trim()) {
@@ -130,6 +165,85 @@ const CardImport = () => {
           </p>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Catalog sync */}
+        <div className="mb-8 p-6 rounded-xl" style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--bg-secondary)' }}>
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 lg:flex-row lg:items-start lg:justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2" style={{ color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>
+                Catalog sync
+              </h2>
+              <p className="text-sm max-w-2xl" style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)' }}>
+                Import up to three newest missing MTG and Pokémon sets — the same job the weekly Vercel cron runs.
+                Use this to backfill recent releases without curl.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={handleCatalogSync}
+              disabled={isSyncing}
+              className={`shrink-0 py-3 px-6 rounded-xl font-medium transition-all duration-200 ${
+                isSyncing
+                  ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed'
+                  : 'gradient-bg-purple text-white hover:shadow-lg'
+              }`}
+            >
+              {isSyncing ? 'Syncing catalog…' : 'Run catalog sync'}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          {syncResult && (
+            <div
+              className={`mt-4 p-4 rounded-xl ${
+                syncResult.success
+                  ? 'bg-green-100 border border-green-300'
+                  : 'bg-red-100 border border-red-300'
+              }`}
+            >
+              <h3
+                className={`font-semibold mb-2 ${
+                  syncResult.success ? 'text-green-800' : 'text-red-800'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {syncResult.success ? 'Catalog sync complete' : 'Catalog sync failed'}
+              </h3>
+              {syncResult.success ? (
+                <div className="text-sm space-y-2 text-green-900">
+                  <p>
+                    Imported {syncResult.imported} cards ({syncResult.skipped} skipped).
+                  </p>
+                  {(syncResult.pendingMtgSets != null || syncResult.pendingPokemonSets != null) && (
+                    <p>
+                      Still pending: {syncResult.pendingMtgSets} MTG sets,{' '}
+                      {syncResult.pendingPokemonSets} Pokémon sets.
+                    </p>
+                  )}
+                  {syncResult.lorcana && <p>{syncResult.lorcana}</p>}
+                  {Array.isArray(syncResult.setsProcessed) && syncResult.setsProcessed.length > 0 && (
+                    <ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-1">
+                      {syncResult.setsProcessed.map((set) => (
+                        <li key={`${set.game}-${set.setCode}`}>
+                          {set.name} ({set.game}/{set.setCode}) — {set.imported} imported
+                        </li>
+                      ))}
+                    </ul>
+                  )}
+                  {Array.isArray(syncResult.errors) && syncResult.errors.length > 0 && (
+                    <ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-1 text-red-800">
+                      {syncResult.errors.map((entry) => (
+                        <li key={`${entry.game}-${entry.setCode}`}>
+                          {entry.game}/{entry.setCode}: {entry.message}
+                        </li>
+                      ))}
+                    </ul>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="text-sm text-red-800">{syncResult.message}</p>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
           {/* Import Form */}
           <div className="space-y-6">
diff --git a/pages/api/admin/sync-catalog.js b/pages/api/admin/sync-catalog.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e246178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/api/admin/sync-catalog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { getUserFromRequest } from '../../../lib/permission-middleware';
+import { checkImportRateLimit } from '../../../lib/rate-limit.js';
+import { runCatalogSync } from '../../../lib/card-import/sync-catalog.js';
+
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+  if (req.method !== 'POST') {
+    return res.status(405).json({ error: 'Method not allowed' });
+  }
+
+  const user = await getUserFromRequest(req);
+  if (!user) {
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
+  }
+  if (user.role !== 'admin') {
+    return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Admin access required' });
+  }
+
+  const { allowed, reset } = await checkImportRateLimit(req, user.userId);
+  if (!allowed) {
+    res.setHeader('Retry-After', Math.ceil((reset - Date.now()) / 1000));
+    return res.status(429).json({ error: 'Too many attempts. Try again later.' });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const summary = await runCatalogSync();
+    return res.status(200).json({ success: true, ...summary });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('[POST /api/admin/sync-catalog]', error);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Catalog sync failed', details: error.message });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 398cd19..258f564 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   "functions": {
     "pages/api/cron/sync-catalog.js": {
       "maxDuration": 300
+    },
+    "pages/api/admin/sync-catalog.js": {
+      "maxDuration": 300
     }
   }
 }