diff --git a/deploy/auto-deploy.sh b/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
index 93a9ba1..5e83003 100755
--- a/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$RESTART" ]; then
   log "Restarting:$RESTART"
-  sudo systemctl restart $RESTART
+  for svc in $RESTART; do
+    sudo systemctl restart "$svc"
+  done
   sleep 30
 
   FAIL=0
diff --git a/deploy/install-auto-deploy-sudoers.sh b/deploy/install-auto-deploy-sudoers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec02973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/install-auto-deploy-sudoers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Install the narrow sudoers rule required by teleo-auto-deploy.service.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+SOURCE="$REPO_ROOT/deploy/sudoers/teleo-auto-deploy"
+TARGET="/etc/sudoers.d/teleo-auto-deploy"
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: run as root on the VPS" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+install -m 0440 "$SOURCE" "$TARGET"
+visudo -cf "$TARGET"
+echo "Installed $TARGET"
diff --git a/deploy/sudoers/teleo-auto-deploy b/deploy/sudoers/teleo-auto-deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b1594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/sudoers/teleo-auto-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Narrow service privileges for teleo-auto-deploy.service, which runs as teleo.
+# Keep command forms aligned with deploy/auto-deploy.sh.
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway.service
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway.service
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl status leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl status leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl status leoclean-gateway.service
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl status leoclean-gateway.service
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/journalctl -u leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/journalctl -u leoclean-gateway
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/journalctl -u leoclean-gateway.service
+teleo ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/journalctl -u leoclean-gateway.service
diff --git a/tests/test_teleo_agent_systemd.py b/tests/test_teleo_agent_systemd.py
index f8e0101..38a3bab 100644
--- a/tests/test_teleo_agent_systemd.py
+++ b/tests/test_teleo_agent_systemd.py
@@ -83,15 +83,29 @@ def test_deploy_scripts_install_systemd_units_and_enable_agent_healthcheck():
 def test_deploy_scripts_sync_leoclean_skills_and_restart_gateway_when_active():
     auto_deploy = (REPO_ROOT / "deploy" / "auto-deploy.sh").read_text()
     manual_deploy = (REPO_ROOT / "deploy" / "deploy.sh").read_text()
+    sudoers = (REPO_ROOT / "deploy" / "sudoers" / "teleo-auto-deploy").read_text()
 
     assert 'LEOCLEAN_SKILLS_DIR="/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/skills"' in auto_deploy
     assert 'hermes-agent/leoclean-skills/vps/' in auto_deploy
     assert 'add_restart_if_unit_active leoclean-gateway' in auto_deploy
+    assert 'sudo systemctl restart "$svc"' in auto_deploy
+    assert "sudo systemctl restart $RESTART" not in auto_deploy
+    assert "NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway" in sudoers
+    assert "NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl restart leoclean-gateway" in sudoers
     assert 'VPS_LEOCLEAN_SKILLS="/home/teleo/.hermes/profiles/leoclean/skills"' in manual_deploy
     assert 'hermes-agent/leoclean-skills/vps/' in manual_deploy
     assert 'systemctl is-active --quiet leoclean-gateway.service' in manual_deploy
 
 
+def test_auto_deploy_sudoers_installer_is_root_only_and_visudo_checked():
+    installer = (REPO_ROOT / "deploy" / "install-auto-deploy-sudoers.sh").read_text()
+
+    assert 'TARGET="/etc/sudoers.d/teleo-auto-deploy"' in installer
+    assert 'id -u' in installer
+    assert 'install -m 0440 "$SOURCE" "$TARGET"' in installer
+    assert 'visudo -cf "$TARGET"' in installer
+
+
 def test_gcp_leoclean_skill_sync_targets_parallel_runtime_without_secrets():
     script_path = REPO_ROOT / "deploy" / "sync-gcp-leoclean-skills.sh"
     script = script_path.read_text()