diff --git a/.env.deploy.example b/.env.deploy.example
index d4dab8d..4cae823 100644
--- a/.env.deploy.example
+++ b/.env.deploy.example
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=
 TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
 
+# Comma-separated Telegram user IDs (must match Vercel ADMIN_IDS).
+# register-webhook.js sets a chat-scoped menu (with admin commands) per ID.
+ADMIN_IDS=
+
 # Where Telegram should send webhook updates.
 # Format: https://<your-vercel-url>/api/webhook
 WORKER_URL=https://store-scraper-bot.vercel.app/api/webhook
diff --git a/scripts/register-webhook.js b/scripts/register-webhook.js
index f3507b8..8eecd6e 100644
--- a/scripts/register-webhook.js
+++ b/scripts/register-webhook.js
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-// Post-deploy registration: setWebhook (with secret_token) + setMyCommands.
-// Run via: npm run register  (reads .env.deploy)
+// Post-deploy registration:
+//   - setWebhook (with secret_token)
+//   - setMyCommands at default scope (user-only commands)
+//   - setMyCommands at chat scope per ADMIN_ID (full set, including admin commands)
+// Run via: npm run register   (reads .env.deploy)
 // Dry run via: npm run register:dry
 
+import {
+  TELEGRAM_USER_COMMANDS,
+  TELEGRAM_ADMIN_COMMANDS,
+} from '../src/bot/commands/index.js';
+import { parseAdminIds } from '../src/util/parse-admin-ids.js';
+
 const TOKEN = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN;
 const SECRET = process.env.TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET;
 const URL_ = process.env.WORKER_URL;
+const ADMIN_IDS_RAW = process.env.ADMIN_IDS;
 const DRY = process.argv.includes('--dry-run');
 
 for (const [k, v] of Object.entries({
   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: TOKEN,
   TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET: SECRET,
   WORKER_URL: URL_,
+  ADMIN_IDS: ADMIN_IDS_RAW,
 })) {
   if (!v) {
     console.error(`${k} is required`);
@@ -19,25 +30,13 @@ for (const [k, v] of Object.entries({
   }
 }
 
-const COMMANDS = [
-  { command: 'info', description: 'Show this group ID' },
-  { command: 'addgroup', description: '[admin] Authorize a group' },
-  { command: 'delgroup', description: '[admin] Deauthorize a group' },
-  { command: 'listgroup', description: '[admin] List authorized groups' },
-  { command: 'addapple', description: 'Track an Apple App Store app' },
-  { command: 'delapple', description: 'Stop tracking an Apple app' },
-  { command: 'addgoogle', description: 'Track a Google Play app' },
-  { command: 'delgoogle', description: 'Stop tracking a Google app' },
-  { command: 'listapp', description: 'List tracked apps in this group' },
-  { command: 'checkapp', description: 'Check update status of tracked apps' },
-  { command: 'checkappscore', description: 'Check scores + ratings of tracked apps' },
-  { command: 'rawappleapp', description: 'Dump raw Apple API JSON for an app' },
-  { command: 'rawgoogleapp', description: 'Dump raw Google API JSON for an app' },
-  { command: 'settings', description: "Show this group's settings" },
-  { command: 'setdayswarning', description: 'Set warning threshold (days, 0 = default)' },
-];
+const adminIds = parseAdminIds(ADMIN_IDS_RAW);
+if (adminIds.length === 0) {
+  console.error('ADMIN_IDS must contain at least one numeric Telegram user ID');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
 
-async function tg(method, payload) {
+async function tg(method, payload, { allowFail = false } = {}) {
   if (DRY) {
     console.log(`[dry-run] ${method}`, JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
     return { ok: true, result: '(dry)' };
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ async function tg(method, payload) {
   });
   const body = await res.json();
   if (!body.ok) {
+    if (allowFail) return body;
     console.error(`${method} failed`, body);
     process.exit(1);
   }
@@ -60,6 +60,30 @@ await tg('setWebhook', {
   secret_token: SECRET,
   allowed_updates: ['message'],
 });
-await tg('setMyCommands', { commands: COMMANDS });
+
+// Default scope: every chat sees these unless a more specific scope overrides.
+await tg('setMyCommands', { commands: TELEGRAM_USER_COMMANDS });
+
+// Per-admin chat scope: full set including admin commands.
+// Telegram requires the admin has DMed the bot at least once for `chat` scope
+// to resolve. If they haven't, the call returns "chat not found" — log + skip
+// rather than aborting the whole register flow.
+for (const adminId of adminIds) {
+  const result = await tg(
+    'setMyCommands',
+    {
+      commands: TELEGRAM_ADMIN_COMMANDS,
+      scope: { type: 'chat', chat_id: adminId },
+    },
+    { allowFail: true },
+  );
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    console.warn(
+      `[warn] setMyCommands for admin ${adminId} failed: ${result.description}. ` +
+        `Admin must DM the bot at least once for chat-scoped menu.`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 const info = await tg('getWebhookInfo', {});
 console.log('Webhook state:', JSON.stringify(info.result, null, 2));
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 36f8856..7f5d700 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 import { createLogger } from './logger.js';
-
-function parseAdminIds(raw) {
-  return raw
-    .split(',')
-    .map((s) => s.trim())
-    .filter((s) => s.length > 0)
-    .map((s) => Number.parseInt(s, 10))
-    .filter((n) => Number.isFinite(n));
-}
+import { parseAdminIds } from './util/parse-admin-ids.js';
 
 // Builds config from a plain env dictionary (Vercel's `process.env` or any
 // dict-like). Called once per webhook / cron invocation; cheap.
diff --git a/src/util/parse-admin-ids.js b/src/util/parse-admin-ids.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8630b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/parse-admin-ids.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Parses ADMIN_IDS env (comma-separated Telegram user IDs).
+// Shared between config loading and the register-webhook script.
+export function parseAdminIds(raw) {
+  return (raw ?? '')
+    .split(',')
+    .map((s) => s.trim())
+    .filter((s) => s.length > 0)
+    .map((s) => Number.parseInt(s, 10))
+    .filter((n) => Number.isFinite(n));
+}