diff --git a/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-access.test.ts b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-access.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95e5c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-access.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { PermissionKey, SystemRole } from "@capakraken/shared";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  assertCanReadResource,
+  canReadAllResources,
+  findOwnedResourceId,
+  resolveResourcePermissions,
+} from "../lib/resource-access.js";
+
+describe("resource access helpers", () => {
+  it("returns no permissions without a db user", () => {
+    expect(resolveResourcePermissions({ dbUser: null, roleDefaults: null })).toEqual(new Set());
+  });
+
+  it("treats managers with resource permissions as staff readers", () => {
+    const permissions = resolveResourcePermissions({
+      dbUser: {
+        systemRole: SystemRole.MANAGER,
+        permissionOverrides: null,
+      } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(permissions.has(PermissionKey.VIEW_ALL_RESOURCES)).toBe(true);
+    expect(canReadAllResources({
+      dbUser: {
+        systemRole: SystemRole.MANAGER,
+        permissionOverrides: null,
+      } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+    })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when no linked resource lookup is possible", async () => {
+    await expect(findOwnedResourceId({
+      dbUser: { id: "user_1" } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+      db: {},
+    })).resolves.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns the owned resource id when the lookup succeeds", async () => {
+    const findFirst = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: "res_1" });
+
+    await expect(findOwnedResourceId({
+      dbUser: { id: "user_1" } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+      db: {
+        resource: {
+          findFirst,
+        },
+      } as never,
+    })).resolves.toBe("res_1");
+
+    expect(findFirst).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { userId: "user_1" },
+      select: { id: true },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("allows staff readers to access arbitrary resources without ownership lookup", async () => {
+    const findFirst = vi.fn();
+
+    await expect(assertCanReadResource({
+      dbUser: {
+        id: "mgr_1",
+        systemRole: SystemRole.MANAGER,
+        permissionOverrides: null,
+      } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+      db: {
+        resource: {
+          findFirst,
+        },
+      } as never,
+    }, "res_1")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+    expect(findFirst).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-owned resources for regular users", async () => {
+    const findFirst = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: "res_own" });
+
+    await expect(assertCanReadResource({
+      dbUser: {
+        id: "user_1",
+        systemRole: SystemRole.USER,
+        permissionOverrides: null,
+      } as never,
+      roleDefaults: null,
+      db: {
+        resource: {
+          findFirst,
+        },
+      } as never,
+    }, "res_other", "custom message")).rejects.toEqual(expect.objectContaining<Partial<TRPCError>>({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+      message: "custom message",
+    }));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-auth.test.ts b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-auth.test.ts
index 52009ca..a801526 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-auth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-auth.test.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("resource router authorization", () => {
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
     expect(findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      where: { email: "user@example.com" },
+      where: { id: "user_1" },
       select: {
         resource: {
           select: {
@@ -172,4 +172,149 @@ describe("resource router authorization", () => {
     expect(getAnonymizationDirectory).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(anonymizeResource).toHaveBeenCalledWith(resource, null);
   });
+
+  it("uses the db user id for self-service resource lookups even when the session email is stale", async () => {
+    const findUnique = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ resource: null });
+    const caller = createCaller({
+      session: {
+        user: { email: "stale@example.com", name: "User", image: null },
+        expires: "2099-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      },
+      db: {
+        user: {
+          findUnique,
+        },
+      } as never,
+      dbUser: {
+        id: "user_1",
+        systemRole: SystemRole.USER,
+        permissionOverrides: null,
+      },
+      roleDefaults: null,
+    });
+
+    await caller.getMyResource();
+
+    expect(findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { id: "user_1" },
+      select: {
+        resource: {
+          select: {
+            id: true,
+            displayName: true,
+            eid: true,
+            chapter: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("requires authentication for hover-card lookups", async () => {
+    const findUnique = vi.fn();
+    const caller = createCaller(createContext({
+      resource: {
+        findUnique,
+      },
+    }, { session: false }));
+
+    await expect(caller.getHoverCard({ id: "res_1" })).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "UNAUTHORIZED",
+      message: "Authentication required",
+    });
+
+    expect(findUnique).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("blocks regular users from manager-only skill imports for arbitrary resources", async () => {
+    const findUnique = vi.fn();
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    const caller = createCaller(createContext({
+      resource: {
+        findUnique,
+        update,
+      },
+    }));
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.importSkillMatrixForResource({
+        resourceId: "res_1",
+        skills: [{ skill: "Houdini", proficiency: 5 }],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+    });
+
+    expect(findUnique).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("requires authentication for manager-only skill imports for arbitrary resources", async () => {
+    const findUnique = vi.fn();
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    const caller = createCaller(createContext({
+      resource: {
+        findUnique,
+        update,
+      },
+    }, { role: SystemRole.MANAGER, session: false }));
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.importSkillMatrixForResource({
+        resourceId: "res_1",
+        skills: [{ skill: "Houdini", proficiency: 5 }],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "UNAUTHORIZED",
+      message: "Authentication required",
+    });
+
+    expect(findUnique).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("blocks non-admin users from batch skill matrix imports", async () => {
+    const findMany = vi.fn();
+    const transaction = vi.fn();
+    const caller = createCaller(createContext({
+      resource: {
+        findMany,
+      },
+      $transaction: transaction,
+    }, { role: SystemRole.MANAGER }));
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.batchImportSkillMatrices({
+        entries: [{ eid: "E-001", skills: [{ skill: "Maya", proficiency: 4 }] }],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+    });
+
+    expect(findMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(transaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("requires authentication for admin-only batch skill matrix imports", async () => {
+    const findMany = vi.fn();
+    const transaction = vi.fn();
+    const caller = createCaller(createContext({
+      resource: {
+        findMany,
+      },
+      $transaction: transaction,
+    }, { role: SystemRole.ADMIN, session: false }));
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.batchImportSkillMatrices({
+        entries: [{ eid: "E-001", skills: [{ skill: "Maya", proficiency: 4 }] }],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "UNAUTHORIZED",
+      message: "Authentication required",
+    });
+
+    expect(findMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(transaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-crud.test.ts b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-crud.test.ts
index 5b65440..8c92409 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-crud.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/__tests__/resource-router-crud.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ vi.mock("../router/blueprint-validation.js", () => ({
   assertBlueprintDynamicFields: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../ai-client.js", () => ({
+  createAiClient: vi.fn(() => ({
+    chat: {
+      completions: {
+        create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          choices: [{ message: { content: "Generated summary" } }],
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    responses: {
+      create: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  })),
+  isAiConfigured: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+  loggedAiCall: vi.fn(async (_provider, _model, _promptLength, fn) => fn()),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../lib/anonymization.js", () => ({
   anonymizeResource: vi.fn((r: Record<string, unknown>) => r),
   anonymizeResources: vi.fn((rs: unknown[]) => rs),
@@ -24,7 +41,18 @@ vi.mock("../lib/anonymization.js", () => ({
   resolveResourceIdsByDisplayedEids: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(new Map()),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../lib/logger.js", () => ({
+  logger: {
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
 import { resourceRouter } from "../router/resource.js";
+import { createAiClient, isAiConfigured, loggedAiCall } from "../ai-client.js";
+import { getAnonymizationDirectory } from "../lib/anonymization.js";
 import { createCallerFactory } from "../trpc.js";
 
 const createCaller = createCallerFactory(resourceRouter);
@@ -44,6 +72,21 @@ function createManagerCaller(db: Record<string, unknown>) {
   });
 }
 
+function createAdminCaller(db: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  return createCaller({
+    session: {
+      user: { email: "admin@example.com", name: "Admin", image: null },
+      expires: "2099-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    },
+    db: db as never,
+    dbUser: {
+      id: "admin_1",
+      systemRole: SystemRole.ADMIN,
+      permissionOverrides: null,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 function createProtectedCaller(db: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return createCaller({
     session: {
@@ -221,6 +264,65 @@ describe("resource router CRUD", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("getByEid", () => {
+    it("returns the matching resource for staff callers", async () => {
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(sampleResource),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.getByEid({ eid: "E-001" });
+
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({
+        id: "res_1",
+        displayName: "Alice",
+        eid: "E-001",
+      });
+      expect(db.resource.findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ where: { eid: "E-001" } });
+    });
+
+    it("throws NOT_FOUND when the requested eid does not exist", async () => {
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      await expect(caller.getByEid({ eid: "E-404" })).rejects.toThrow(
+        expect.objectContaining({ code: "NOT_FOUND" }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("resolves anonymized alias eids through the directory fallback", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(getAnonymizationDirectory).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        byAliasEid: new Map([["alias-e-001", "res_1"]]),
+      } as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getAnonymizationDirectory>>);
+
+      const findUnique = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(null)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(sampleResource);
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique,
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.getByEid({ eid: "alias-e-001" });
+
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({
+        id: "res_1",
+        eid: "E-001",
+      });
+      expect(findUnique).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { where: { eid: "alias-e-001" } });
+      expect(findUnique).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { where: { id: "res_1" } });
+    });
+  });
+
   // ─── create ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   describe("create", () => {
@@ -361,6 +463,60 @@ describe("resource router CRUD", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("batchDeactivate", () => {
+    it("deactivates all requested resources and records one audit entry", async () => {
+      const update = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...sampleResource, id: "res_1", isActive: false })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...sampleResource, id: "res_2", isActive: false });
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          update,
+        },
+        $transaction: vi.fn(async (operations: Promise<unknown>[]) => Promise.all(operations)),
+        auditLog: { create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}) },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.batchDeactivate({ ids: ["res_1", "res_2"] });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ count: 2 });
+      expect(db.$transaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(db.auditLog.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          data: expect.objectContaining({
+            entityType: "Resource",
+            action: "UPDATE",
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("chapters", () => {
+    it("returns active chapter names in ascending order", async () => {
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+            { chapter: "Animation" },
+            { chapter: "CGI" },
+          ]),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createProtectedCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.chapters();
+
+      expect(result).toEqual(["Animation", "CGI"]);
+      expect(db.resource.findMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { isActive: true, chapter: { not: null } },
+        select: { chapter: true },
+        distinct: ["chapter"],
+        orderBy: { chapter: "asc" },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // ─── getHoverCard ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   describe("getHoverCard", () => {
@@ -478,6 +634,10 @@ describe("resource router CRUD", () => {
         skills: [{ skill: "Maya", proficiency: 4 }],
       });
 
+      expect(db.user.findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { id: "user_1" },
+        include: { resource: true },
+      });
       expect(db.resource.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           where: { id: "res_1" },
@@ -502,6 +662,171 @@ describe("resource router CRUD", () => {
           skills: [{ skill: "Nuke", proficiency: 3 }],
         }),
       ).rejects.toThrow("No resource linked to your account");
+      expect(db.user.findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { id: "user_1" },
+        include: { resource: true },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("importSkillMatrixForResource", () => {
+    it("updates skills for an existing resource", async () => {
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(sampleResource),
+          update: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(sampleResource),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.importSkillMatrixForResource({
+        resourceId: "res_1",
+        skills: [{ skill: "Houdini", proficiency: 5 }],
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ count: 1 });
+      expect(db.resource.findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ where: { id: "res_1" } });
+      expect(db.resource.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          where: { id: "res_1" },
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("throws NOT_FOUND when the target resource does not exist", async () => {
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+          update: vi.fn(),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      await expect(
+        caller.importSkillMatrixForResource({
+          resourceId: "missing",
+          skills: [{ skill: "Houdini", proficiency: 5 }],
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(
+        expect.objectContaining({ code: "NOT_FOUND" }),
+      );
+      expect(db.resource.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("batchImportSkillMatrices", () => {
+    it("updates all matching resources in one transaction and reports missing eids", async () => {
+      const update = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...sampleResource, id: "res_1" })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...sampleResource, id: "res_2", eid: "E-002" });
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+            { id: "res_1", eid: "E-001" },
+            { id: "res_2", eid: "E-002" },
+          ]),
+          update,
+        },
+        $transaction: vi.fn(async (operations: Promise<unknown>[]) => Promise.all(operations)),
+      };
+
+      const caller = createAdminCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.batchImportSkillMatrices({
+        entries: [
+          { eid: "E-001", skills: [{ skill: "Houdini", proficiency: 5 }] },
+          { eid: "E-002", skills: [{ skill: "Nuke", proficiency: 4 }] },
+          { eid: "E-404", skills: [{ skill: "Maya", proficiency: 3 }] },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ updated: 2, notFound: 1 });
+      expect(db.resource.findMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { eid: { in: ["E-001", "E-002", "E-404"] } },
+        select: { id: true, eid: true },
+      });
+      expect(db.$transaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(db.resource.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("generateAiSummary", () => {
+    it("persists the generated summary for the requested resource", async () => {
+      const update = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ...sampleResource,
+        aiSummary: "Generated summary",
+      });
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            ...sampleResource,
+            skills: [
+              { skill: "Maya", proficiency: 5, isMainSkill: true },
+              { skill: "Nuke", proficiency: 4 },
+            ],
+            areaRole: { name: "3D Artist" },
+          }),
+          update,
+        },
+        systemSettings: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            id: "singleton",
+            aiProvider: "openai",
+            azureOpenAiDeployment: "gpt-test",
+            aiSummaryPrompt: null,
+            aiMaxCompletionTokens: 200,
+            aiTemperature: 0.7,
+          }),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+      const result = await caller.generateAiSummary({ resourceId: "res_1" });
+
+      expect(isAiConfigured).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+        azureOpenAiDeployment: "gpt-test",
+      }));
+      expect(createAiClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+        azureOpenAiDeployment: "gpt-test",
+      }));
+      expect(loggedAiCall).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          where: { id: "res_1" },
+          data: expect.objectContaining({
+            aiSummary: "Generated summary",
+            aiSummaryUpdatedAt: expect.any(Date),
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(result).toEqual({ summary: "Generated summary" });
+    });
+
+    it("fails fast when AI is not configured", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(isAiConfigured).mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+
+      const db = {
+        resource: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            ...sampleResource,
+            areaRole: { name: "3D Artist" },
+          }),
+        },
+        systemSettings: {
+          findUnique: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            id: "singleton",
+            aiProvider: "openai",
+            azureOpenAiDeployment: null,
+          }),
+        },
+      };
+
+      const caller = createManagerCaller(db);
+
+      await expect(caller.generateAiSummary({ resourceId: "res_1" })).rejects.toThrow(
+        "AI is not configured. Please set credentials in Admin → Settings.",
+      );
+      expect(createAiClient).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/lib/resource-access.ts b/packages/api/src/lib/resource-access.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65a5aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/lib/resource-access.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import {
+  PermissionKey,
+  SystemRole,
+  resolvePermissions,
+  type PermissionOverrides,
+} from "@capakraken/shared";
+import type { TRPCContext } from "../trpc.js";
+
+export type ResourceReadContext = Pick<TRPCContext, "db" | "dbUser" | "roleDefaults">;
+
+export function resolveResourcePermissions(ctx: Pick<TRPCContext, "dbUser" | "roleDefaults">): Set<PermissionKey> {
+  if (!ctx.dbUser) {
+    return new Set();
+  }
+
+  return resolvePermissions(
+    ctx.dbUser.systemRole as SystemRole,
+    ctx.dbUser.permissionOverrides as PermissionOverrides | null,
+    ctx.roleDefaults ?? undefined,
+  );
+}
+
+export function canReadAllResources(ctx: Pick<TRPCContext, "dbUser" | "roleDefaults">): boolean {
+  const permissions = resolveResourcePermissions(ctx);
+  return permissions.has(PermissionKey.VIEW_ALL_RESOURCES) || permissions.has(PermissionKey.MANAGE_RESOURCES);
+}
+
+export async function findOwnedResourceId(ctx: ResourceReadContext): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (!ctx.dbUser?.id) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!ctx.db.resource || typeof ctx.db.resource.findFirst !== "function") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const resource = await ctx.db.resource.findFirst({
+    where: { userId: ctx.dbUser.id },
+    select: { id: true },
+  });
+
+  return resource?.id ?? null;
+}
+
+export async function assertCanReadResource(
+  ctx: ResourceReadContext,
+  resourceId: string,
+  message = "You can only view your own resource data",
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (canReadAllResources(ctx)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const ownedResourceId = await findOwnedResourceId(ctx);
+  if (!ownedResourceId || ownedResourceId !== resourceId) {
+    throw new TRPCError({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+      message,
+    });
+  }
+}