diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.test.ts
index df3fdbe9ea7..4c07d08b382 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.test.ts
@@ -2476,6 +2476,187 @@ describe('Settings Loading and Merging', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('LoadedSettings and remote admin settings', () => {
+    it('should prioritize remote admin settings over file-based admin settings', () => {
+      (mockFsExistsSync as Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
+      const systemSettingsContent = {
+        admin: {
+          // These should be ignored
+          secureModeEnabled: true,
+          mcp: { enabled: false },
+          extensions: { enabled: false },
+        },
+        // A non-admin setting to ensure it's still processed
+        ui: { theme: 'system-theme' },
+      };
+
+      (fs.readFileSync as Mock).mockImplementation(
+        (p: fs.PathOrFileDescriptor) => {
+          if (p === getSystemSettingsPath()) {
+            return JSON.stringify(systemSettingsContent);
+          }
+          return '{}';
+        },
+      );
+
+      const loadedSettings = loadSettings(MOCK_WORKSPACE_DIR);
+
+      // 1. Verify that on initial load, file-based admin settings are ignored
+      //    and schema defaults are used instead.
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false); // default: false
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true); // default: true
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true); // default: true
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.ui?.theme).toBe('system-theme'); // non-admin setting should be loaded
+
+      // 2. Now, set remote admin settings.
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({
+        secureModeEnabled: true,
+        mcpSetting: { mcpEnabled: false },
+        cliFeatureSetting: { extensionsSetting: { extensionsEnabled: false } },
+      });
+
+      // 3. Verify that remote admin settings take precedence.
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(false);
+      // non-admin setting should remain unchanged
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.ui?.theme).toBe('system-theme');
+    });
+
+    it('should set remote admin settings and recompute merged settings', () => {
+      (mockFsExistsSync as Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
+      const systemSettingsContent = {
+        admin: {
+          secureModeEnabled: false,
+          mcp: { enabled: false },
+          extensions: { enabled: false },
+        },
+        ui: { theme: 'initial-theme' },
+      };
+
+      (fs.readFileSync as Mock).mockImplementation(
+        (p: fs.PathOrFileDescriptor) => {
+          if (p === getSystemSettingsPath()) {
+            return JSON.stringify(systemSettingsContent);
+          }
+          return '{}';
+        },
+      );
+
+      const loadedSettings = loadSettings(MOCK_WORKSPACE_DIR);
+      // Ensure initial state from defaults (as file-based admin settings are ignored)
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.ui?.theme).toBe('initial-theme');
+
+      const newRemoteSettings = {
+        secureModeEnabled: true,
+        mcpSetting: { mcpEnabled: false },
+        cliFeatureSetting: { extensionsSetting: { extensionsEnabled: false } },
+      };
+
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings(newRemoteSettings);
+
+      // Verify that remote admin settings are applied
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(false);
+      // Non-admin settings should remain untouched
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.ui?.theme).toBe('initial-theme');
+
+      // Verify that calling setRemoteAdminSettings with partial data overwrites previous remote settings
+      // and missing properties revert to schema defaults.
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({ secureModeEnabled: false });
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true); // Reverts to default: true
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true); // Reverts to default: true
+    });
+
+    it('should correctly handle undefined remote admin settings', () => {
+      (mockFsExistsSync as Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
+      const systemSettingsContent = {
+        ui: { theme: 'initial-theme' },
+      };
+
+      (fs.readFileSync as Mock).mockImplementation(
+        (p: fs.PathOrFileDescriptor) => {
+          if (p === getSystemSettingsPath()) {
+            return JSON.stringify(systemSettingsContent);
+          }
+          return '{}';
+        },
+      );
+
+      const loadedSettings = loadSettings(MOCK_WORKSPACE_DIR);
+      // Should have default admin settings
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({}); // Set empty remote settings
+
+      // Admin settings should revert to defaults because there are no remote overrides
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should correctly handle missing properties in remote admin settings', () => {
+      (mockFsExistsSync as Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
+      const systemSettingsContent = {
+        admin: {
+          secureModeEnabled: true,
+        },
+      };
+
+      (fs.readFileSync as Mock).mockImplementation(
+        (p: fs.PathOrFileDescriptor) => {
+          if (p === getSystemSettingsPath()) {
+            return JSON.stringify(systemSettingsContent);
+          }
+          return '{}';
+        },
+      );
+
+      const loadedSettings = loadSettings(MOCK_WORKSPACE_DIR);
+      // Ensure initial state from defaults (as file-based admin settings are ignored)
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+
+      // Set remote settings with only secureModeEnabled
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({
+        secureModeEnabled: true,
+      });
+
+      // Verify secureModeEnabled is updated, others remain defaults
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+
+      // Set remote settings with only mcpSetting.mcpEnabled
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({
+        mcpSetting: { mcpEnabled: false },
+      });
+
+      // Verify mcpEnabled is updated, others remain defaults (secureModeEnabled reverts to default:false)
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(true);
+
+      // Set remote settings with only cliFeatureSetting.extensionsSetting.extensionsEnabled
+      loadedSettings.setRemoteAdminSettings({
+        cliFeatureSetting: { extensionsSetting: { extensionsEnabled: false } },
+      });
+
+      // Verify extensionsEnabled is updated, others remain defaults
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.secureModeEnabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.mcp?.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(loadedSettings.merged.admin?.extensions?.enabled).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getDefaultsFromSchema', () => {
     it('should extract defaults from a schema', () => {
       const mockSchema = {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index 1389430f297..43bdc1a6272 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   Storage,
   coreEvents,
   homedir,
+  type GeminiCodeAssistSetting,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments';
 import { DefaultLight } from '../ui/themes/default-light.js';
@@ -499,19 +500,37 @@ export class LoadedSettings {
   readonly errors: SettingsError[];
 
   private _merged: Settings;
+  private _remoteAdminSettings: Partial<Settings> | undefined;
 
   get merged(): Settings {
     return this._merged;
   }
 
   private computeMergedSettings(): Settings {
-    return mergeSettings(
+    const merged = mergeSettings(
       this.system.settings,
       this.systemDefaults.settings,
       this.user.settings,
       this.workspace.settings,
       this.isTrusted,
     );
+
+    // Remote admin settings always take precedence and file-based admin settings
+    // are ignored.
+    const adminSettingSchema = getSettingsSchema().admin;
+    if (adminSettingSchema?.properties) {
+      const adminSchema = adminSettingSchema.properties;
+      const adminDefaults = getDefaultsFromSchema(adminSchema);
+
+      // The final admin settings are the defaults overridden by remote settings.
+      // Any admin settings from files are ignored.
+      merged.admin = customDeepMerge(
+        (path: string[]) => getMergeStrategyForPath(['admin', ...path]),
+        adminDefaults,
+        this._remoteAdminSettings?.admin ?? {},
+      ) as Settings['admin'];
+    }
+    return merged;
   }
 
   forScope(scope: LoadableSettingScope): SettingsFile {
@@ -537,6 +556,31 @@ export class LoadedSettings {
     saveSettings(settingsFile);
     coreEvents.emitSettingsChanged();
   }
+
+  setRemoteAdminSettings(remoteSettings: GeminiCodeAssistSetting): void {
+    const admin: Settings['admin'] = {};
+
+    if (remoteSettings.secureModeEnabled !== undefined) {
+      admin.secureModeEnabled = remoteSettings.secureModeEnabled;
+    }
+
+    if (remoteSettings.mcpSetting?.mcpEnabled !== undefined) {
+      admin.mcp = { enabled: remoteSettings.mcpSetting.mcpEnabled };
+    }
+
+    if (
+      remoteSettings.cliFeatureSetting?.extensionsSetting?.extensionsEnabled !==
+      undefined
+    ) {
+      admin.extensions = {
+        enabled:
+          remoteSettings.cliFeatureSetting.extensionsSetting.extensionsEnabled,
+      };
+    }
+
+    this._remoteAdminSettings = { admin };
+    this._merged = this.computeMergedSettings();
+  }
 }
 
 function findEnvFile(startDir: string): string | null {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.test.tsx
index f8bfa55383c..950705bfcac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.test.tsx
@@ -230,91 +230,6 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function', () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('verifies that we dont load the config before relaunchAppInChildProcess', async () => {
-    const processExitSpy = vi
-      .spyOn(process, 'exit')
-      .mockImplementation((code) => {
-        throw new MockProcessExitError(code);
-      });
-    const { relaunchAppInChildProcess } = await import('./utils/relaunch.js');
-    const { loadCliConfig } = await import('./config/config.js');
-    const { loadSettings } = await import('./config/settings.js');
-    const { loadSandboxConfig } = await import('./config/sandboxConfig.js');
-    vi.mocked(loadSandboxConfig).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-
-    const callOrder: string[] = [];
-    vi.mocked(relaunchAppInChildProcess).mockImplementation(async () => {
-      callOrder.push('relaunch');
-    });
-    vi.mocked(loadCliConfig).mockImplementation(async () => {
-      callOrder.push('loadCliConfig');
-      return {
-        isInteractive: () => false,
-        getQuestion: () => '',
-        getSandbox: () => false,
-        getDebugMode: () => false,
-        getListExtensions: () => false,
-        getListSessions: () => false,
-        getDeleteSession: () => undefined,
-        getMcpServers: () => ({}),
-        getMcpClientManager: vi.fn(),
-        initialize: vi.fn(),
-        getIdeMode: () => false,
-        getExperimentalZedIntegration: () => false,
-        getScreenReader: () => false,
-        getGeminiMdFileCount: () => 0,
-        getProjectRoot: () => '/',
-        getPolicyEngine: vi.fn(),
-        getMessageBus: () => ({
-          subscribe: vi.fn(),
-        }),
-        getEnableHooks: () => false,
-        getHookSystem: () => undefined,
-        getToolRegistry: vi.fn(),
-        getContentGeneratorConfig: vi.fn(),
-        getModel: () => 'gemini-pro',
-        getEmbeddingModel: () => 'embedding-001',
-        getApprovalMode: () => 'default',
-        getCoreTools: () => [],
-        getTelemetryEnabled: () => false,
-        getTelemetryLogPromptsEnabled: () => false,
-        getFileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: () => true,
-        getOutputFormat: () => 'text',
-        getExtensions: () => [],
-        getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
-        refreshAuth: vi.fn(),
-        setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
-      } as unknown as Config;
-    });
-    vi.mocked(loadSettings).mockReturnValue({
-      errors: [],
-      merged: {
-        advanced: { autoConfigureMemory: true },
-        security: { auth: {} },
-        ui: {},
-      },
-      workspace: { settings: {} },
-      setValue: vi.fn(),
-      forScope: () => ({ settings: {}, originalSettings: {}, path: '' }),
-    } as never);
-    try {
-      await main();
-    } catch (e) {
-      // Mocked process exit throws an error.
-      if (!(e instanceof MockProcessExitError)) throw e;
-    }
-
-    // It is critical that we call relaunch before loadCliConfig to avoid
-    // loading config in the outer process when we are going to relaunch.
-    // By ensuring we don't load the config we also ensure we don't trigger any
-    // operations that might require loading the config such as such as
-    // initializing mcp servers.
-    // For the sandbox case we still have to load a partial cli config.
-    // we can authorize outside the sandbox.
-    expect(callOrder).toEqual(['relaunch', 'loadCliConfig']);
-    processExitSpy.mockRestore();
-  });
-
   it('should log unhandled promise rejections and open debug console on first error', async () => {
     const processExitSpy = vi
       .spyOn(process, 'exit')
@@ -519,6 +434,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getOutputFormat: () => 'text',
       getExtensions: () => [],
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as Config);
     vi.mocked(loadSettings).mockReturnValue({
@@ -621,6 +537,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getScreenReader: () => false,
       getGeminiMdFileCount: () => 0,
       getProjectRoot: () => '/',
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as Config;
 
@@ -706,6 +623,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getGeminiMdFileCount: () => 0,
       getProjectRoot: () => '/',
       refreshAuth: vi.fn(),
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as Config;
 
@@ -790,6 +708,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
       refreshAuth: vi.fn(),
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
     } as any); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
     vi.spyOn(themeManager, 'setActiveTheme').mockReturnValue(false);
@@ -872,6 +791,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getFileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: () => true,
       getOutputFormat: () => 'text',
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as any); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
@@ -953,6 +873,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getFileFilteringRespectGitIgnore: () => true,
       getOutputFormat: () => 'text',
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as any); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
@@ -1030,6 +951,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function kitty protocol', () => {
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
       refreshAuth: vi.fn(),
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
     } as any); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
     vi.mock('./utils/readStdin.js', () => ({
@@ -1191,6 +1113,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function exit codes', () => {
       getOutputFormat: () => 'text',
       getExtensions: () => [],
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as Config);
     vi.mocked(loadSettings).mockReturnValue({
@@ -1257,6 +1180,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function exit codes', () => {
       getExtensions: () => [],
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: () => false,
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: () => undefined,
     } as unknown as Config);
     vi.mocked(loadSettings).mockReturnValue({
       merged: { security: { auth: {} }, ui: {} },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index d75f509dd2e..5dac29630bd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -375,6 +375,51 @@ export async function main() {
     }
   }
 
+  const partialConfig = await loadCliConfig(settings.merged, sessionId, argv, {
+    projectHooks: settings.workspace.settings.hooks,
+  });
+
+  // Refresh auth to fetch remote admin settings from CCPA and before entering
+  // the sandbox because the sandbox will interfere with the Oauth2 web
+  // redirect.
+  if (
+    settings.merged.security?.auth?.selectedType &&
+    !settings.merged.security?.auth?.useExternal
+  ) {
+    try {
+      if (partialConfig.isInteractive()) {
+        const err = validateAuthMethod(
+          settings.merged.security.auth.selectedType,
+        );
+        if (err) {
+          throw new Error(err);
+        }
+
+        await partialConfig.refreshAuth(
+          settings.merged.security.auth.selectedType,
+        );
+      } else {
+        const authType = await validateNonInteractiveAuth(
+          settings.merged.security?.auth?.selectedType,
+          settings.merged.security?.auth?.useExternal,
+          partialConfig,
+          settings,
+        );
+        await partialConfig.refreshAuth(authType);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      debugLogger.error('Error authenticating:', err);
+      await runExitCleanup();
+      process.exit(ExitCodes.FATAL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const remoteAdminSettings = partialConfig.getRemoteAdminSettings();
+  // Set remote admin settings if returned from CCPA.
+  if (remoteAdminSettings) {
+    settings.setRemoteAdminSettings(remoteAdminSettings);
+  }
+
   // hop into sandbox if we are outside and sandboxing is enabled
   if (!process.env['SANDBOX']) {
     const memoryArgs = settings.merged.advanced?.autoConfigureMemory
@@ -388,45 +433,6 @@ export async function main() {
     // another way to decouple refreshAuth from requiring a config.
 
     if (sandboxConfig) {
-      const partialConfig = await loadCliConfig(
-        settings.merged,
-        sessionId,
-        argv,
-        { projectHooks: settings.workspace.settings.hooks },
-      );
-
-      if (
-        settings.merged.security?.auth?.selectedType &&
-        !settings.merged.security?.auth?.useExternal
-      ) {
-        try {
-          if (partialConfig.isInteractive()) {
-            // Validate authentication here because the sandbox will interfere with the Oauth2 web redirect.
-            const err = validateAuthMethod(
-              settings.merged.security.auth.selectedType,
-            );
-            if (err) {
-              throw new Error(err);
-            }
-
-            await partialConfig.refreshAuth(
-              settings.merged.security.auth.selectedType,
-            );
-          } else {
-            const authType = await validateNonInteractiveAuth(
-              settings.merged.security?.auth?.selectedType,
-              settings.merged.security?.auth?.useExternal,
-              partialConfig,
-              settings,
-            );
-            await partialConfig.refreshAuth(authType);
-          }
-        } catch (err) {
-          debugLogger.error('Error authenticating:', err);
-          await runExitCleanup();
-          process.exit(ExitCodes.FATAL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR);
-        }
-      }
       let stdinData = '';
       if (!process.stdin.isTTY) {
         stdinData = await readStdin();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini_cleanup.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini_cleanup.test.tsx
index e198d3e887e..ec1341a7689 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini_cleanup.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini_cleanup.test.tsx
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function cleanup', () => {
       getUsageStatisticsEnabled: vi.fn(() => false),
       setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
       refreshAuth: vi.fn(),
+      getRemoteAdminSettings: vi.fn(() => undefined),
     } as any); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
     try {