diff --git a/app_server.py b/app_server.py
index 821a71b..cdeef00 100644
--- a/app_server.py
+++ b/app_server.py
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ def sync_extension_registry():
         ) sub WHERE e.id = sub.extension_id AND (e.latest_version IS NULL OR e.latest_version != sub.max_ver)""",
         fetch=None)
 
+    # Sync description from each extension's manifest.json (main branch) — manifest is source of truth for the catalog label
+    description_updates = []
+    for name in gitea_extensions:
+        if _sync_description_from_manifest(name):
+            description_updates.append(name)
+
     # Reload MODULES from DB
     _load_modules_from_db()
 
@@ -173,9 +179,31 @@ def sync_extension_registry():
         'status': 'ok',
         'gitea_extensions': len(gitea_extensions),
         'added': added, 'reactivated': reactivated, 'deactivated': deactivated,
+        'description_updates': description_updates,
         'active_modules': sorted(MODULES.keys())
     }
 
+
+def _sync_description_from_manifest(module):
+    """Fetch manifest.json from the extension's Gitea main branch and update extensions.description.
+    Returns True if the description was changed."""
+    resp = gitea_api('GET', f'/repos/{GITEA_ORG}/{module}/contents/manifest.json')
+    if not isinstance(resp, dict) or not resp.get('content'):
+        return False
+    try:
+        manifest = json.loads(base64.b64decode(resp['content']))
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    desc = (manifest.get('description') or '').strip()
+    if not desc:
+        return False
+    current = query("SELECT description FROM extensions WHERE name = %s", (module,), fetch='one')
+    if current and (current.get('description') or '').strip() == desc:
+        return False
+    query("UPDATE extensions SET description = %s, updated_at = NOW() WHERE name = %s",
+          (desc, module), fetch=None)
+    return True
+
 SSL_CTX = ssl.create_default_context()
 SSL_CTX.check_hostname = False
 SSL_CTX.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
@@ -376,6 +404,10 @@ def build_and_publish(module, version):
         cur.execute("""UPDATE extensions SET latest_version = %s, updated_at = NOW()
             WHERE name = %s AND (latest_version IS NULL OR string_to_array(latest_version, '.')::int[] < string_to_array(%s, '.')::int[])""",
             (version, module, version))
+        manifest_desc = (manifest.get('description') or '').strip()
+        if manifest_desc:
+            cur.execute("UPDATE extensions SET description = %s, updated_at = NOW() WHERE name = %s",
+                (manifest_desc, module))
         conn.commit()
         cur.close()
         conn.close()