diff --git a/argocd/application-infisical-operator-rbac.yaml b/argocd/application-infisical-operator-rbac.yaml
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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: infisical-operator-rbac
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  destination:
+    namespace: infisical-operator
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+  project: default
+  source:
+    path: infisical-operator-rbac
+    repoURL: https://git.chemavx.xyz/chemavx/k8s-manifests
+    targetRevision: main
+  ignoreDifferences:
+    # token controller injects .data into the Secret; don't let selfHeal wipe it
+    - group: ""
+      kind: Secret
+      name: infisical-token-reviewer
+      jsonPointers:
+        - /data
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
diff --git a/infisical-operator-rbac/clusterrolebinding-token-reviewer.yaml b/infisical-operator-rbac/clusterrolebinding-token-reviewer.yaml
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+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: infisical-token-reviewer-auth-delegator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: system:auth-delegator        # grants TokenReview create
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: infisical-token-reviewer
+    namespace: infisical-operator
diff --git a/infisical-operator-rbac/secret-token-reviewer.yaml b/infisical-operator-rbac/secret-token-reviewer.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: infisical-token-reviewer
+  namespace: infisical-operator
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: infisical-token-reviewer
+type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
+# .data is populated by the cluster token controller — never committed to git.
+# ArgoCD ignores /data on this Secret (see application-infisical-operator-rbac.yaml).
diff --git a/infisical-operator-rbac/serviceaccount-token-reviewer.yaml b/infisical-operator-rbac/serviceaccount-token-reviewer.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: infisical-token-reviewer
+  namespace: infisical-operator