diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7ac8d2..454febf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Once it's ready, you'll have to link the **GitCord** bot to your own repository,
 - **Version-Controlled Configuration**: Store your Discord server configuration in a Git repository
 - **Automatic Sync**: Webhook-based synchronization when configuration changes are pushed to GitHub
 - **Manual Pull**: Use `/gitcord pull` command to manually sync configuration changes
+- **Command Syncing**: Use `/synccommands` (slash) or `!synccommands` (prefix) to manually synchronize slash commands
 - **Category and Channel Management**: Organize your server structure through YAML configuration files
 
 ## Project Status
diff --git a/README_MODULAR.md b/README_MODULAR.md
index f9cf642..871f7e2 100644
--- a/README_MODULAR.md
+++ b/README_MODULAR.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ gitcord/
 ### Enhanced Features
 - **Rich Embeds**: Beautiful Discord embeds for responses
 - **Structured Logging**: Proper logging with formatting
-- **Command Syncing**: Automatic slash command synchronization
+- **Command Syncing**: Use the `/synccommands` (slash) or `!synccommands` (prefix) command to synchronize application commands
 - **Error Recovery**: Graceful error handling and recovery
 
 ## 📦 Installation
diff --git a/src/gitcord/bot.py b/src/gitcord/bot.py
index e629d60..4b61e09 100644
--- a/src/gitcord/bot.py
+++ b/src/gitcord/bot.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ async def setup_hook(self) -> None:
         # Load cogs
         await self._load_cogs()
 
-        # Sync command tree
-        await self.tree.sync()
+        # Command syncing is now done manually using the `/synccommands` slash command.
 
         logger.info("Bot setup completed")
 
diff --git a/src/gitcord/cogs/general.py b/src/gitcord/cogs/general.py
index 6a85beb..1a988ed 100644
--- a/src/gitcord/cogs/general.py
+++ b/src/gitcord/cogs/general.py
@@ -312,6 +312,75 @@ async def slashping(self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> None:
         )
         await interaction.response.send_message(embed=embed)
 
+    @app_commands.command(name="synccommands", description="Manually sync slash commands")
+    @app_commands.checks.has_permissions(administrator=True)
+    async def synccommands(self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> None:
+        """Synchronize application commands for this guild."""
+        await interaction.response.defer(thinking=True, ephemeral=True)
+        try:
+            synced = await self.bot.tree.sync(guild=interaction.guild)
+            await interaction.followup.send(
+                f"Synced {len(synced)} command(s).",
+                ephemeral=True
+            )
+            logger.info(
+                "Manually synced %d command(s) in guild: %s",
+                len(synced),
+                interaction.guild.name if interaction.guild else "N/A"
+            )
+        except discord.DiscordException as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to sync commands: %s", e)
+            await interaction.followup.send(
+                f"Failed to sync commands: {e}", ephemeral=True
+            )
+
+    @commands.command(name='synccommands')
+    @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
+    async def synccommands_prefix(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
+        """Prefix command to manually sync slash commands."""
+        try:
+            # Send initial response
+            await ctx.send("🔄 Syncing slash commands...")
+            
+            synced = await self.bot.tree.sync(guild=ctx.guild)
+            
+            embed = create_embed(
+                title="✅ Commands Synced",
+                description=f"Successfully synced **{len(synced)}** command(s) to this guild.",
+                color=discord.Color.green()
+            )
+            
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            
+            logger.info(
+                "Manually synced %d command(s) in guild: %s via prefix command",
+                len(synced),
+                ctx.guild.name if ctx.guild else "N/A"
+            )
+        except discord.DiscordException as e:
+            embed = create_embed(
+                title="❌ Sync Failed",
+                description=f"Failed to sync commands: {str(e)}",
+                color=discord.Color.red()
+            )
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            logger.error("Failed to sync commands via prefix command: %s", e)
+
+    @synccommands_prefix.error
+    async def synccommands_prefix_error(self, ctx: commands.Context,
+                                        error: commands.CommandError) -> None:
+        """Handle errors for the synccommands prefix command."""
+        if isinstance(error, commands.MissingPermissions):
+            embed = create_embed(
+                title="❌ Permission Denied",
+                description="You need the 'Administrator' permission to use this command.",
+                color=discord.Color.red()
+            )
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        else:
+            logger.error("Error in synccommands prefix command: %s", error)
+            await ctx.send(f"An error occurred: {error}")
+
     @app_commands.command(name="createcategory", description="Create a category and its channels from YAML configuration")
     @app_commands.describe(yaml_path="Path to the category YAML file (optional)")
     async def createcategory_slash(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, yaml_path: str = None) -> None:
diff --git a/src/gitcord/events.py b/src/gitcord/events.py
index 9178fd7..350b546 100644
--- a/src/gitcord/events.py
+++ b/src/gitcord/events.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ async def on_ready(self) -> None:
         # Send restart message to guilds
         await self._send_restart_messages()
 
-        # Sync slash commands
-        await self._sync_commands()
+        # Slash commands are no longer automatically synced here.
+        # Use the `/synccommands` command to sync manually if needed.
 
     async def _send_restart_messages(self) -> None:
         """Send restart messages to available text channels."""