diff --git a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/__tests__/admin-routes.test.ts b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/__tests__/admin-routes.test.ts
index bef2045582..1d2c4e3615 100644
--- a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/__tests__/admin-routes.test.ts
+++ b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/__tests__/admin-routes.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,37 @@ describe('registerDatasourceAdminRoutes (real HonoHttpServer)', () => {
     expect(sqlite!.configSchema?.properties?.filename?.type).toBe('string');
   });
 
+  it('GET /api/v1/datasources/:name/remote-tables lists remote tables', async () => {
+    const listRemoteTables = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ name: 'customers', columnCount: 4 }]);
+    const app = mount({ listRemoteTables });
+    const res = await app.fetch(json('/api/v1/datasources/demo_ext/remote-tables'));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ tables: [{ name: 'customers', columnCount: 4 }] });
+    expect(listRemoteTables).toHaveBeenCalledWith('demo_ext');
+  });
+
+  it('POST /api/v1/datasources/:name/object-draft generates a draft (400 without table)', async () => {
+    const generateObjectDraft = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'customers', definition: { fields: { id: {} } } });
+    const app = mount({ generateObjectDraft });
+
+    const missing = await app.fetch(json('/api/v1/datasources/demo_ext/object-draft', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({}) }));
+    expect(missing.status).toBe(400);
+
+    const ok = await app.fetch(json('/api/v1/datasources/demo_ext/object-draft', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ table: 'customers' }) }));
+    expect(ok.status).toBe(200);
+    expect((await ok.json()).draft.name).toBe('customers');
+    expect(generateObjectDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith('demo_ext', 'customers', {});
+  });
+
+  it('POST /api/v1/datasources/:name/test probes a saved datasource by name', async () => {
+    const testConnection = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, latencyMs: 7, tableCount: 2 });
+    const app = mount({ testConnection });
+    const res = await app.fetch(json('/api/v1/datasources/demo_ext/test', { method: 'POST', body: '{}' }));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ ok: true, latencyMs: 7, tableCount: 2 });
+    expect(testConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith('demo_ext');
+  });
+
   it('POST /api/v1/datasources/test splits the inline secret out of the draft', async () => {
     const testConnection = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     const app = mount({ testConnection });
diff --git a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/admin-routes.ts b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/admin-routes.ts
index f39225d75b..105971e891 100644
--- a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/admin-routes.ts
+++ b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/admin-routes.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export function registerDatasourceAdminRoutes(
     }
   };
 
+  const externalService = (): any => {
+    try {
+      return ctx.getService<any>('external-datasource');
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  };
+
   const unavailable = (res: any) =>
     res.status(503).json({ error: 'datasource_admin_unavailable' });
 
@@ -71,6 +79,50 @@ export function registerDatasourceAdminRoutes(
     res.json({ drivers: DRIVER_CATALOG });
   });
 
+  // Read-only schema introspection for the Studio "sync objects" flow.
+  // `GET /datasources/:name/remote-tables` lists the datasource's remote tables;
+  // `POST /datasources/:name/object-draft` generates an ObjectStack object
+  // definition draft for one table (introspect + type-map, no persistence —
+  // the caller creates the object through the normal metadata channel).
+  server.get(`${root}/:name/remote-tables`, async (req: any, res: any) => {
+    const svc = externalService();
+    if (!svc?.listRemoteTables) return unavailable(res);
+    try {
+      const tables = await svc.listRemoteTables(req.params.name);
+      res.json({ tables });
+    } catch (err) {
+      badRequest(res, err);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Test a *saved* datasource by name with a live round-trip (backs the
+  // `datasource` `test_connection` action). Distinct from `POST /datasources/test`
+  // which probes an unsaved draft carried inline. Registered before the generic
+  // `:name` mutation routes.
+  server.post(`${root}/:name/test`, async (req: any, res: any) => {
+    const svc = externalService();
+    if (!svc?.testConnection) return unavailable(res);
+    try {
+      const result = await svc.testConnection(req.params.name);
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (err) {
+      badRequest(res, err);
+    }
+  });
+
+  server.post(`${root}/:name/object-draft`, async (req: any, res: any) => {
+    const svc = externalService();
+    if (!svc?.generateObjectDraft) return unavailable(res);
+    const { table, ...opts } = (req.body as Record<string, unknown>) ?? {};
+    if (!table) return badRequest(res, new Error('Body field "table" is required.'));
+    try {
+      const draft = await svc.generateObjectDraft(req.params.name, String(table), opts);
+      res.json({ draft });
+    } catch (err) {
+      badRequest(res, err);
+    }
+  });
+
   // Probe a connection without persisting anything. Registered before the
   // `:name` routes so the literal `test` segment is never captured as a name.
   server.post(`${root}/test`, async (req: any, res: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/external-datasource-service.ts b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/external-datasource-service.ts
index 98a1bfa203..36260eb2bf 100644
--- a/packages/services/service-datasource/src/external-datasource-service.ts
+++ b/packages/services/service-datasource/src/external-datasource-service.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,31 @@ export class ExternalDatasourceService implements IExternalDatasourceService {
     return tables;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Probe a *saved* datasource by name with a live round-trip. Reuses the
+   * introspection path (driver connect + schema read) as a cheap connectivity
+   * check, so the secret is resolved through the same wired pool as the rest of
+   * the introspection surface — the caller never handles cleartext. Returns a
+   * structured result rather than throwing so the route can render ok/error
+   * uniformly. This backs the `datasource` `test_connection` action
+   * (`POST /datasources/:name/test`).
+   */
+  async testConnection(
+    datasource: string,
+  ): Promise<{ ok: boolean; latencyMs?: number; tableCount?: number; error?: string }> {
+    const started = Date.now();
+    try {
+      const schema = await this.config.introspect(datasource);
+      return {
+        ok: true,
+        latencyMs: Date.now() - started,
+        tableCount: Object.keys(schema.tables).length,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      return { ok: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+    }
+  }
+
   async generateObjectDraft(
     datasource: string,
     remoteName: string,