diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/IntegrationRequestController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/IntegrationRequestController.php
index acc1c18a..5acffc91 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/IntegrationRequestController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/IntegrationRequestController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class IntegrationRequestController extends Controller
             return $this->limitReachedResponse();
         }
 
-        $integrationRequest = $user->integrationRequests()->create($request->only(['name', 'url']));
+        $integrationRequest = $user->integrationRequests()->create([
+            ...$request->only(['name', 'url']),
+            // The admin curates the board, so their proposals skip moderation.
+            'status' => $user->isAdmin() ? IntegrationRequestStatus::Approved : IntegrationRequestStatus::Pending,
+        ]);
         $integrationRequest->votes()->create(['user_id' => $user->id]);
 
         return $this->payload($user, 201);
@@ -96,6 +100,12 @@ class IntegrationRequestController extends Controller
 
     private function actionsRemaining(User $user): int
     {
+        // The admin has no monthly cap; report a full quota so neither the
+        // backend checks nor the frontend buttons ever gate them.
+        if ($user->isAdmin()) {
+            return self::MONTHLY_ACTION_LIMIT;
+        }
+
         $start = now()->startOfMonth();
 
         $used = $user->integrationRequests()->where('created_at', '>=', $start)->count()
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index cdc0cf63..c9be818b 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ class User extends Authenticatable implements HasLocalePreference, MustVerifyEma
         return $this->email === config('app.demo.email');
     }
 
+    public function isAdmin(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->email === config('mail.admin_email');
+    }
+
     public function preferredLocale(): string
     {
         return $this->locale ?? 'en';
diff --git a/tests/Feature/IntegrationRequestTest.php b/tests/Feature/IntegrationRequestTest.php
index aaa97d33..246625ce 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/IntegrationRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/IntegrationRequestTest.php
@@ -108,6 +108,29 @@ test('a user cannot exceed the monthly action limit', function () {
         ->assertStatus(422);
 });
 
+test('the admin bypasses the monthly limit and their requests are auto-approved', function () {
+    config(['mail.admin_email' => 'admin@whisper.test']);
+    $admin = User::factory()->create(['email' => 'admin@whisper.test']);
+    IntegrationRequest::factory()->count(5)->create(['user_id' => $admin->id]);
+
+    $this->actingAs($admin)
+        ->postJson('/integration-requests', ['name' => 'Revolut', 'url' => 'https://revolut.com'])
+        ->assertCreated()
+        ->assertJsonPath('actionsRemaining', 3);
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('integration_requests', [
+        'user_id' => $admin->id,
+        'name' => 'Revolut',
+        'status' => IntegrationRequestStatus::Approved->value,
+    ]);
+
+    $other = IntegrationRequest::factory()->approved()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($admin)
+        ->postJson("/integration-requests/{$other->id}/vote")
+        ->assertOk();
+});
+
 test('removing a vote is allowed even at the monthly limit', function () {
     $user = User::factory()->create();
     $request = IntegrationRequest::factory()->approved()->create();