diff --git a/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.js b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aeecfa25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// audio Levels Gain Math
+// Purpose: Holds the pure clamping and ceiling rules shared by every gain layer.
+// Scope: No IO, no state; keeps the volume policy independently reviewable and testable.
+
+/*
+  The three gain keys are the same on every layer of this feature: the global
+  admin gains, the admin-editable VIP boost caps, and each user's personal
+  preference. Iterating one list keeps those layers from drifting apart.
+*/
+const GAIN_KEYS = ['hornGain', 'ttsGain', 'forwardGain'];
+
+// Absolute gain limits accepted anywhere a multiplier is stored.
+const MIN_GAIN = 0;
+const MAX_GAIN = 4;
+
+function clampGain(value, fallback = 1) {
+  const num = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(num)) return fallback;
+  return Math.max(MIN_GAIN, Math.min(MAX_GAIN, num));
+}
+
+function clampFraction(value, fallback = 1) {
+  const num = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(num)) return fallback;
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, num));
+}
+
+function normalizeUserGains(raw = {}) {
+  const out = {};
+  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
+    out[key] = clampFraction(raw?.[key], 1);
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+function normalizeGainSet(raw = {}, fallback = {}) {
+  const out = {};
+  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
+    out[key] = clampGain(raw?.[key], clampGain(fallback?.[key], 1));
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+/*
+  A user without the boost flag can never exceed the global admin gain. The flag
+  raises the ceiling to the admin-managed hard cap, and Math.max keeps the flag
+  from ever being a downgrade: if an admin runs the global gain higher than the
+  boost cap, a boosted user keeps the global ceiling instead of losing volume
+  for holding a permission.
+*/
+function resolveCeilings({ adminLimits = {}, boostCaps = {}, hasBoost = false } = {}) {
+  const out = {};
+  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
+    const adminCeiling = clampGain(adminLimits?.[key], 0);
+    out[key] = hasBoost ? Math.max(adminCeiling, clampGain(boostCaps?.[key], 0)) : adminCeiling;
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Personal preferences are fractions of whichever ceiling applies to the user.
+function applyCeilings(fractions = {}, ceilings = {}) {
+  const out = {};
+  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
+    out[key] = clampGain(clampFraction(fractions?.[key], 1) * clampGain(ceilings?.[key], 0), 0);
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  GAIN_KEYS,
+  MIN_GAIN,
+  MAX_GAIN,
+  clampGain,
+  clampFraction,
+  normalizeUserGains,
+  normalizeGainSet,
+  resolveCeilings,
+  applyCeilings,
+};
diff --git a/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.test.js b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ad9af6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/gainMath.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// audio Levels Gain Math Tests
+// Purpose: Pins the ceiling rules that keep user volume inside admin limits.
+// Scope: Pure math only; no store, socket, or rover involvement.
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const {
+  clampFraction,
+  clampGain,
+  normalizeUserGains,
+  normalizeGainSet,
+  resolveCeilings,
+  applyCeilings,
+} = require('./gainMath');
+
+const ADMIN_LIMITS = { hornGain: 0.3, ttsGain: 0.2, forwardGain: 0.1 };
+const BOOST_CAPS = { hornGain: 0.5, ttsGain: 0.8, forwardGain: 0.4 };
+
+test('an unboosted user is capped by the global admin gains', () => {
+  const ceilings = resolveCeilings({ adminLimits: ADMIN_LIMITS, boostCaps: BOOST_CAPS, hasBoost: false });
+  assert.deepEqual(ceilings, ADMIN_LIMITS);
+});
+
+test('the boost flag raises the ceiling to the hard caps', () => {
+  const ceilings = resolveCeilings({ adminLimits: ADMIN_LIMITS, boostCaps: BOOST_CAPS, hasBoost: true });
+  assert.deepEqual(ceilings, BOOST_CAPS);
+});
+
+test('the boost flag never lowers a ceiling when admin gains exceed the caps', () => {
+  const loud = { hornGain: 2, ttsGain: 1.5, forwardGain: 3 };
+  const ceilings = resolveCeilings({ adminLimits: loud, boostCaps: BOOST_CAPS, hasBoost: true });
+  assert.deepEqual(ceilings, loud);
+});
+
+test('a full personal slider resolves to exactly the ceiling', () => {
+  const effective = applyCeilings({ hornGain: 1, ttsGain: 1, forwardGain: 1 }, ADMIN_LIMITS);
+  assert.deepEqual(effective, ADMIN_LIMITS);
+});
+
+test('a personal slider scales the ceiling rather than replacing it', () => {
+  const effective = applyCeilings({ hornGain: 0.5, ttsGain: 0.5, forwardGain: 0.5 }, BOOST_CAPS);
+  assert.deepEqual(effective, { hornGain: 0.25, ttsGain: 0.4, forwardGain: 0.2 });
+});
+
+test('an out-of-range personal value cannot escape the ceiling', () => {
+  const effective = applyCeilings({ hornGain: 12, ttsGain: -4, forwardGain: 'loud' }, ADMIN_LIMITS);
+  assert.equal(effective.hornGain, ADMIN_LIMITS.hornGain);
+  assert.equal(effective.ttsGain, 0);
+  // A non-numeric value falls back to the full slider, still bounded by the ceiling.
+  assert.equal(effective.forwardGain, ADMIN_LIMITS.forwardGain);
+});
+
+test('a zero admin gain silences even a boosted user at full slider', () => {
+  const ceilings = resolveCeilings({
+    adminLimits: { hornGain: 0, ttsGain: 0, forwardGain: 0 },
+    boostCaps: { hornGain: 0, ttsGain: 0, forwardGain: 0 },
+    hasBoost: true,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(applyCeilings({ hornGain: 1, ttsGain: 1, forwardGain: 1 }, ceilings), {
+    hornGain: 0,
+    ttsGain: 0,
+    forwardGain: 0,
+  });
+});
+
+test('personal values normalize into the 0..1 range with a full-volume default', () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(normalizeUserGains({ hornGain: 0.25, ttsGain: 9 }), {
+    hornGain: 0.25,
+    ttsGain: 1,
+    forwardGain: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+test('gain sets normalize into the 0..4 range and fall back per key', () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(normalizeGainSet({ hornGain: 9, ttsGain: 'x' }, BOOST_CAPS), {
+    hornGain: 4,
+    ttsGain: BOOST_CAPS.ttsGain,
+    forwardGain: BOOST_CAPS.forwardGain,
+  });
+});
+
+test('clamps reject non-finite input by returning the supplied fallback', () => {
+  assert.equal(clampGain(Number.NaN, 0.7), 0.7);
+  assert.equal(clampGain(Infinity, 0.7), 0.7);
+  assert.equal(clampFraction(undefined, 0.4), 0.4);
+});
diff --git a/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/index.js b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/index.js
index 649f2493..e8af8f5a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/index.js
+++ b/server/src/services/audioLevelsService/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ const { isAdmin } = require('../roleService');
 const roverManager = require('../roverManager');
 const { getFeatureState, setFeatureState, getUserIdForSocket } = require('../identityService');
 const { issueCommand } = require('../commandService');
+const {
+  GAIN_KEYS,
+  clampGain,
+  clampFraction,
+  normalizeUserGains,
+  normalizeGainSet,
+  resolveCeilings,
+  applyCeilings,
+} = require('./gainMath');
 
 const audioLevelsEvents = new EventEmitter();
 const DATA_DIR = resolveDataDir();
@@ -19,13 +28,6 @@ const config = loadConfig();
 const configuredDefaults = config.audioLevels || {};
 const configuredUserCaps = configuredDefaults.userGainCaps || {};
 
-/*
-  The three gain keys are the same on every layer of this feature: the global
-  admin gains, the admin-editable VIP boost caps, and each user's personal
-  preference. Iterating one list keeps those layers from drifting apart.
-*/
-const GAIN_KEYS = ['hornGain', 'ttsGain', 'forwardGain'];
-
 /*
   Per-user preferences live in identity feature state so they follow the user
   across browsers and cannot be raised by editing a client-side cookie. They are
@@ -45,35 +47,15 @@ const USER_GAIN_CAP_DEFAULTS = {
   forwardGain: 0.4,
 };
 
-function clampGain(value, fallback = 1) {
-  const num = Number(value);
-  if (!Number.isFinite(num)) return fallback;
-  return Math.max(0, Math.min(4, num));
-}
-
-function clampFraction(value, fallback = 1) {
-  const num = Number(value);
-  if (!Number.isFinite(num)) return fallback;
-  return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, num));
-}
-
 const DEFAULTS = {
   hornGain: clampGain(configuredDefaults.hornGain, 1),
   ttsGain: clampGain(configuredDefaults.ttsGain, 1),
   forwardGain: clampGain(configuredDefaults.forwardGain, 1),
-  userGainCaps: {
-    hornGain: clampGain(configuredUserCaps.hornGain, USER_GAIN_CAP_DEFAULTS.hornGain),
-    ttsGain: clampGain(configuredUserCaps.ttsGain, USER_GAIN_CAP_DEFAULTS.ttsGain),
-    forwardGain: clampGain(configuredUserCaps.forwardGain, USER_GAIN_CAP_DEFAULTS.forwardGain),
-  },
+  userGainCaps: normalizeGainSet(configuredUserCaps, USER_GAIN_CAP_DEFAULTS),
 };
 
 function normalizeUserGainCaps(raw = {}, fallback = DEFAULTS.userGainCaps) {
-  return {
-    hornGain: clampGain(raw?.hornGain, fallback.hornGain),
-    ttsGain: clampGain(raw?.ttsGain, fallback.ttsGain),
-    forwardGain: clampGain(raw?.forwardGain, fallback.forwardGain),
-  };
+  return normalizeGainSet(raw, fallback);
 }
 
 function normalizeStore(raw = {}) {
@@ -141,36 +123,28 @@ function emitChange(reason = 'update', extra = {}) {
   });
 }
 
-/*
-  Ceiling resolution. A user without the boost flag can never exceed the global
-  admin gain. The flag raises the ceiling to the admin-managed hard cap, and
-  Math.max keeps the flag from ever being a downgrade: if an admin runs the
-  global gain higher than the boost cap, a boosted user simply keeps the global
-  ceiling instead of losing volume for holding a permission.
-*/
+function getAdminLimits() {
+  const current = loadState();
+  return {
+    hornGain: current.hornGain,
+    ttsGain: current.ttsGain,
+    forwardGain: current.forwardGain,
+  };
+}
+
 function getGainCeilings(hasBoost) {
   const current = loadState();
-  const caps = current.userGainCaps;
-  const ceilings = {};
-  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
-    const adminCeiling = clampGain(current[key], 0);
-    ceilings[key] = hasBoost ? Math.max(adminCeiling, clampGain(caps[key], 0)) : adminCeiling;
+  return resolveCeilings({
+    adminLimits: getAdminLimits(),
+    boostCaps: current.userGainCaps,
+    hasBoost,
   });
-  return ceilings;
 }
 
 function getGainCeilingsForSocket(socket) {
   return getGainCeilings(Boolean(socket?.data?.hasAudioGainBoost));
 }
 
-function normalizeUserGains(raw = {}) {
-  const out = {};
-  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
-    out[key] = clampFraction(raw?.[key], 1);
-  });
-  return out;
-}
-
 function getUserGains(userId) {
   if (!userId) return normalizeUserGains({});
   return normalizeUserGains(getFeatureState(userId, USER_GAINS_NAMESPACE, {}));
@@ -180,14 +154,6 @@ function getUserGainsForSocket(socket) {
   return getUserGains(getUserIdForSocket(socket));
 }
 
-function applyCeilings(fractions, ceilings) {
-  const out = {};
-  GAIN_KEYS.forEach((key) => {
-    out[key] = clampGain(clampFraction(fractions?.[key], 1) * clampGain(ceilings?.[key], 0), 0);
-  });
-  return out;
-}
-
 function getEffectiveLevelsForSocket(socket) {
   return applyCeilings(getUserGainsForSocket(socket), getGainCeilingsForSocket(socket));
 }
@@ -222,15 +188,7 @@ function resolveAudioOwnerSocket(roverId) {
 
 function resolveLevelsForRover(roverId) {
   const owner = resolveAudioOwnerSocket(roverId);
-  if (!owner) {
-    const current = loadState();
-    return {
-      hornGain: current.hornGain,
-      ttsGain: current.ttsGain,
-      forwardGain: current.forwardGain,
-    };
-  }
-  return getEffectiveLevelsForSocket(owner);
+  return owner ? getEffectiveLevelsForSocket(owner) : getAdminLimits();
 }
 
 function pushLevelsToRover(roverId) {
@@ -315,7 +273,6 @@ function setUserGains(socket, input = {}) {
   so the UI can show what the rover will actually play.
 */
 function getAudioGainStateForSocket(socket) {
-  const current = loadState();
   const hasBoost = Boolean(socket?.data?.hasAudioGainBoost);
   const values = getUserGainsForSocket(socket);
   const ceilings = getGainCeilings(hasBoost);
@@ -324,12 +281,8 @@ function getAudioGainStateForSocket(socket) {
     ceilings,
     effective: applyCeilings(values, ceilings),
     boostGranted: hasBoost,
-    adminLimits: {
-      hornGain: current.hornGain,
-      ttsGain: current.ttsGain,
-      forwardGain: current.forwardGain,
-    },
-    boostCaps: { ...current.userGainCaps },
+    adminLimits: getAdminLimits(),
+    boostCaps: getUserGainCaps(),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/chatService/textCommands.js b/server/src/services/chatService/textCommands.js
index 1776282d..8c15d39b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/chatService/textCommands.js
+++ b/server/src/services/chatService/textCommands.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const {
   undeterUser,
   muteUser,
   unmuteUser,
+  listAudioGainBoostUsers,
+  grantAudioGainBoost,
+  revokeAudioGainBoost,
 } = require('../verificationService');
 const { publishEvent } = require('../eventBus');
 const assignmentService = require('../assignmentService');
@@ -184,6 +187,9 @@ async function runChatTextCommand({ text, socket, sendSystemMessage }) {
     undeterUser,
     muteUser,
     unmuteUser,
+    listAudioGainBoostUsers,
+    grantAudioGainBoost,
+    revokeAudioGainBoost,
     sanitizeMentions,
     sendToChannel: null,
     isAdminUser: (id) => String(id) === String(socket.id) && isAdmin(socket),
diff --git a/server/src/services/discordBotService/index.js b/server/src/services/discordBotService/index.js
index fa2ae6ac..7a671993 100644
--- a/server/src/services/discordBotService/index.js
+++ b/server/src/services/discordBotService/index.js
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ const {
   undeterUser,
   muteUser,
   unmuteUser,
+  listAudioGainBoostUsers,
+  grantAudioGainBoost,
+  revokeAudioGainBoost,
 } = require('../verificationService');
 const {
   attachDmMessage: attachPrivateAccessDmMessage,
@@ -250,6 +253,9 @@ const commandDependencies = {
   undeterUser,
   muteUser,
   unmuteUser,
+  listAudioGainBoostUsers,
+  grantAudioGainBoost,
+  revokeAudioGainBoost,
   sanitizeMentions,
   sendToChannel: channelIO.sendToChannel,
   isAdminUser,
diff --git a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.js b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b2a96ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Operator Gain Command
+// Purpose: Handles the audio gain boost permission for VIPs.
+// Scope: Supports list, grant, and revoke subcommands; resolution stays VIP-only.
+const { mask, resolveIdentitySelector } = require('./resolvers');
+const { getCommandConfig } = require('../../operatorCommandService/config');
+
+function createGainCommand({
+  listVerifiedUsers,
+  listAudioGainBoostUsers,
+  grantAudioGainBoost,
+  revokeAudioGainBoost,
+  sanitizeMentions,
+  config,
+}) {
+  // Usage text comes from the same core prefix that both transports parse.
+  const { prefix: commandPrefix } = getCommandConfig(config);
+  const plain = { parse: [], repliedUser: false };
+
+  function usage(subcommand) {
+    return `Usage: \`${commandPrefix} gain ${subcommand} <nickname|userId|cookieUserId>\``;
+  }
+
+  /*
+    The boost is a VIP-only permission, so candidate matching runs against the
+    verified list rather than every known identity. A nickname that only belongs
+    to an unverified visitor therefore reports "not found" instead of resolving
+    to someone who cannot hold the flag anyway.
+  */
+  async function applyBoost(message, tokens, enabled) {
+    const selector = tokens.join(' ').trim();
+    if (!selector) {
+      return message.reply({ content: usage(enabled ? 'grant' : 'revoke'), allowedMentions: plain });
+    }
+    const candidates = enabled ? listVerifiedUsers() : listAudioGainBoostUsers();
+    const resolved = resolveIdentitySelector(selector, candidates, { includeId: false });
+    if (resolved.error) {
+      return message.reply({ content: sanitizeMentions(resolved.error), allowedMentions: plain });
+    }
+    const target = resolved.record.userId || resolved.record.id || resolved.record.cookieUserId;
+    try {
+      const actor = message.actor?.id || null;
+      const user = enabled ? grantAudioGainBoost(target, actor) : revokeAudioGainBoost(target, actor);
+      const verb = enabled ? 'Granted' : 'Revoked';
+      return message.reply({
+        content: sanitizeMentions(`${verb} audio gain boost for ${user.nickname || 'unknown'} (${mask(user.cookieUserId)}).`),
+        allowedMentions: plain,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      return message.reply({
+        content: sanitizeMentions(`Failed to update audio gain boost: ${err.message}`),
+        allowedMentions: plain,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return async function handleGainCommand(message, tokens) {
+    if (!message.actor?.isAdmin) {
+      await message.reply({ content: 'Only admins can manage audio gain boosts.', allowedMentions: plain });
+      return;
+    }
+    const action = (tokens.shift() || 'list').toLowerCase();
+
+    if (action === 'list') {
+      const users = listAudioGainBoostUsers();
+      if (!users.length) {
+        return message.reply({ content: 'No users hold an audio gain boost.', allowedMentions: plain });
+      }
+      const lines = users.map((entry, idx) => (
+        `${idx + 1}. ${entry.nickname || 'unknown'} | ${entry.userId || entry.id} | ${mask(entry.cookieUserId)}`
+      ));
+      return message.reply({
+        content: sanitizeMentions(['Audio gain boost holders:', ...lines].join('\n').slice(0, 1900)),
+        allowedMentions: plain,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (action === 'grant') return applyBoost(message, tokens, true);
+    if (action === 'revoke') return applyBoost(message, tokens, false);
+
+    return message.reply({
+      content: `Unknown gain command. Use \`${commandPrefix} gain list\`, \`${commandPrefix} gain grant <vip>\`, or \`${commandPrefix} gain revoke <vip>\`.`,
+      allowedMentions: plain,
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { createGainCommand };
diff --git a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.test.js b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4ff6e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/commands/gain.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Operator Gain Command Tests
+// Purpose: Verifies the audio gain boost command stays admin-only and VIP-only.
+// Scope: Exercises command target resolution with in-memory identity doubles.
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const { createGainCommand } = require('./gain');
+
+const VIPS = [
+  { userId: 'usr-vip', nickname: 'Croissant', cookieUserId: 'cookie-croissant' },
+  { userId: 'usr-other', nickname: 'Baguette', cookieUserId: 'cookie-baguette' },
+];
+
+function createHarness({ verified = VIPS, boosted = [], isAdmin = true } = {}) {
+  const calls = [];
+  const replies = [];
+  const handler = createGainCommand({
+    listVerifiedUsers: () => verified,
+    listAudioGainBoostUsers: () => boosted,
+    grantAudioGainBoost: (selector, actor) => {
+      calls.push({ action: 'grant', selector, actor });
+      return { nickname: 'Croissant', cookieUserId: 'cookie-croissant' };
+    },
+    revokeAudioGainBoost: (selector, actor) => {
+      calls.push({ action: 'revoke', selector, actor });
+      return { nickname: 'Croissant', cookieUserId: 'cookie-croissant' };
+    },
+    sanitizeMentions: (value) => value,
+    config: { commands: { prefix: 'rs' } },
+  });
+  const message = {
+    actor: { id: 'admin', isAdmin },
+    reply: async (payload) => {
+      replies.push(payload);
+      return payload;
+    },
+  };
+  return { handler, message, calls, replies };
+}
+
+test('non-admins cannot manage the boost', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls, replies } = createHarness({ isAdmin: false });
+
+  await handler(message, ['grant', 'Croissant']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, []);
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /Only admins/);
+});
+
+test('grant resolves a VIP nickname to its stable user id', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls } = createHarness();
+
+  await handler(message, ['grant', 'croissant']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [{ action: 'grant', selector: 'usr-vip', actor: 'admin' }]);
+});
+
+test('grant refuses a nickname that belongs to no VIP', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls, replies } = createHarness({ verified: [] });
+
+  await handler(message, ['grant', 'Stranger']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, []);
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /not found/i);
+});
+
+test('revoke only matches users who currently hold the boost', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls, replies } = createHarness({ boosted: [] });
+
+  await handler(message, ['revoke', 'Croissant']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, []);
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /not found/i);
+});
+
+test('revoke resolves against the boosted list', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls } = createHarness({ boosted: [VIPS[0]] });
+
+  await handler(message, ['revoke', 'Croissant']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [{ action: 'revoke', selector: 'usr-vip', actor: 'admin' }]);
+});
+
+test('grant without a target prints usage instead of acting', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, calls, replies } = createHarness();
+
+  await handler(message, ['grant']);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, []);
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /rs gain grant/);
+});
+
+test('list defaults when no subcommand is given', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, replies } = createHarness({ boosted: [VIPS[0]] });
+
+  await handler(message, []);
+
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /Croissant/);
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /usr-vip/);
+});
+
+test('list reports an empty holder set', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, replies } = createHarness({ boosted: [] });
+
+  await handler(message, ['list']);
+
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /No users hold/);
+});
+
+test('a service rejection is surfaced instead of thrown', async () => {
+  const { handler, message, replies } = createHarness();
+  const failing = createGainCommand({
+    listVerifiedUsers: () => VIPS,
+    listAudioGainBoostUsers: () => [],
+    grantAudioGainBoost: () => {
+      throw new Error('Only verified VIPs can be granted an audio gain boost.');
+    },
+    revokeAudioGainBoost: () => null,
+    sanitizeMentions: (value) => value,
+    config: { commands: { prefix: 'rs' } },
+  });
+
+  await failing(message, ['grant', 'Croissant']);
+
+  assert.match(replies[0].content, /Only verified VIPs/);
+});
diff --git a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.js b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.js
index 8a0b63d5..df6aa2c6 100644
--- a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.js
+++ b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const { createReasonCommand } = require('./commands/reason');
 const { createGoalCommand } = require('./commands/goal');
 const { createVerifyCommand } = require('./commands/verify');
 const { createDeterCommand } = require('./commands/deter');
+const { createGainCommand } = require('./commands/gain');
 const { createLightsCommand } = require('./commands/lights');
 const { createKickCommand } = require('./commands/kick');
 const { createLiftCommand } = require('./commands/lift');
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ function createCommandHandlers(deps) {
   const handleGoalCommand = createGoalCommand(deps);
   const handleVerifyCommand = createVerifyCommand(deps);
   const handleDeterCommand = createDeterCommand(deps);
+  const handleGainCommand = createGainCommand(deps);
   const handleBridgeCommand = transportHandlers.bridge;
   const handleTimeStatusCommand = transportHandlers.timeStatus;
   const handleLightsCommand = createLightsCommand(deps);
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ function createCommandHandlers(deps) {
     // is included because its lock/unlock subcommands change room policy. Its
     // ordinary on/off/color actions are also intentionally restricted to a
     // lockdown admin while the entire server is in lockdown.
-    const moderationActions = new Set(['lock', 'unlock', 'mode', 'goal', 'reason', 'verify', 'deter', 'lights', 'kick', 'lift', 'neato']);
+    const moderationActions = new Set(['lock', 'unlock', 'mode', 'goal', 'reason', 'verify', 'deter', 'gain', 'lights', 'kick', 'lift', 'neato']);
     const isAccessModeCommand = commandDefinition?.permission === 'access-mode';
 
     // Feature commands are public activities while access is open or managed
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ function createCommandHandlers(deps) {
         return handleVerifyCommand(request, tokens);
       case 'deter':
         return handleDeterCommand(request, tokens);
+      case 'gain':
+        return handleGainCommand(request, tokens);
       default:
         return request.reply(formatHelp({ commandPrefix, timeStatusCommand, includeDiscord: request.transport === 'discord', isFeatureEnabled: deps.isFeatureEnabled }));
     }
diff --git a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/registry.js b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/registry.js
index 883dcd28..c33e1256 100644
--- a/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/registry.js
+++ b/server/src/services/operatorCommandService/registry.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Scope: Supplies transport-neutral metadata; execution handlers remain focused on server operations.
 const CATEGORIES = {
   system: { title: 'System', names: ['help', 'status', 'replay', 'time-status'] },
-  admin: { title: 'Admin', names: ['lock', 'unlock', 'mode', 'reason', 'goal', 'kick', 'verify', 'deter'] },
+  admin: { title: 'Admin', names: ['lock', 'unlock', 'mode', 'reason', 'goal', 'kick', 'verify', 'deter', 'gain'] },
   features: { title: 'Features', names: ['lights', 'lift', 'neato'] },
   discord: { title: 'Discord', names: ['bridge'] },
 };
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ function buildCommandRegistry(prefix, timeCommand) {
       access: 'Lockdown admin',
       permission: 'lockdown-admin',
     },
+    gain: {
+      category: 'admin',
+      summary: 'Manage the VIP audio gain boost that raises a user\'s volume ceiling past the global gains.',
+      usage: [
+        `${prefix} gain list`,
+        `${prefix} gain grant <vip>`,
+        `${prefix} gain revoke <vip>`,
+      ],
+      access: 'Admin',
+      permission: 'admin',
+    },
     lift: { category: 'features', summary: 'Show or move the lift.', usage: [`${prefix} lift <status|up|down>`], access: 'Public unless server access is restricted', permission: 'access-mode', requiredFeature: 'lift', unavailableLabel: 'Lift' },
     neato: { category: 'features', summary: 'Show or control Neato.', usage: [`${prefix} neato <status|start|home|locate|clear-errors>`], access: 'Public unless server access is restricted', permission: 'access-mode', requiredFeature: 'neato', unavailableLabel: 'Neato' },
     bridge: { category: 'discord', summary: 'Configure this Discord server chat bridge.', usage: [`${prefix} bridge`, `${prefix} bridge here <global|private>`, `${prefix} bridge mode <global|private>`, `${prefix} bridge off`], access: 'Discord server manager' },