diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d97c29a..2d1c53d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ SITE_CONFIG_DIR ?= $(REMOTE_HOME)/site-config
 #   make remote-install-prod   →   runs remote-install with ENV=prod
 # Calling a bare remote target (no ENV) fails via guard-env.
 REMOTE_TARGETS := remote-env-setup remote-env-remove remote-wipe remote-install \
-	remote-fetch remote-fetch-content remote-install-plugins remote-upgrade-grav \
-	remote-clean remote-maintenance-on remote-maintenance-off
+	remote-fetch remote-fetch-content remote-install-plugins remote-update-plugins \
+	remote-upgrade-grav remote-git-sync-disable remote-git-sync-enable \
+	remote-content-status remote-clean remote-maintenance-on remote-maintenance-off
 ENVS := test prod
 
 guard-env:
@@ -144,9 +145,20 @@ remote-fetch-content: guard-env
 remote-install-plugins: guard-env
 	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT) && php bin/gpm install $(shell cat plugins.txt | tr '\n' ' ') -y"
 
+remote-update-plugins: guard-env
+	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT) && php bin/gpm update -y && php bin/grav cache"
 
 remote-upgrade-grav: guard-env
-	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT) && php bin/grav upgrade"
+	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT) && php bin/gpm self-upgrade -y && php bin/grav cache"
+
+remote-git-sync-disable: guard-env
+	$(SSH) "bash -s -- '$(WEBROOT)/user/config/plugins/git-sync.yaml' false" < scripts/git-sync-toggle.sh
+
+remote-git-sync-enable: guard-env
+	$(SSH) "bash -s -- '$(WEBROOT)/user/config/plugins/git-sync.yaml' true" < scripts/git-sync-toggle.sh
+
+remote-content-status: guard-env
+	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT)/user && git status --short && echo '--- config diff ---' && git diff -- config/"
 
 remote-clean: guard-env
 	$(SSH) "cd $(WEBROOT) && php bin/grav clearcache"
diff --git a/scripts/git-sync-toggle.sh b/scripts/git-sync-toggle.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3f0268c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/git-sync-toggle.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+FILE="$1"
+STATE="$2"
+: "${FILE:?usage: git-sync-toggle.sh <git-sync.yaml path> <true|false>}"
+: "${STATE:?usage: git-sync-toggle.sh <git-sync.yaml path> <true|false>}"
+
+if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $FILE not found — is git-sync installed on this server?" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if grep -qE '^enabled:' "$FILE"; then
+    sed -i -E "s/^enabled:.*/enabled: ${STATE}/" "$FILE"
+else
+    printf 'enabled: %s\n' "$STATE" | cat - "$FILE" > "$FILE.tmp" && mv "$FILE.tmp" "$FILE"
+fi
+
+echo "git-sync now: $(grep -E '^enabled:' "$FILE")"