diff --git a/frontend/app/layouts/default.vue b/frontend/app/layouts/default.vue
index 70ec12b..9012026 100644
--- a/frontend/app/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/frontend/app/layouts/default.vue
@@ -38,131 +38,47 @@
                     </button>
                 </div>
                 <nav class="flex-1 overflow-hidden" :class="sidebarIsCollapsed ? 'px-1 pb-6' : 'px-4 pb-6'">
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        to="/"
-                        icon="mdi:view-dashboard-outline"
-                        label="Tableau de bord"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        :class="sidebarIsCollapsed ? 'mt-4' : 'border-t border-secondary-500 pt-6'"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-
-                    <!-- Section : Gestion de projet -->
-                    <p v-if="!sidebarIsCollapsed" class="px-4 pt-5 pb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-400">
-                        Gestion de projet
-                    </p>
-                    <div v-else class="mx-2 my-3 border-t border-secondary-500" />
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        to="/my-tasks"
-                        icon="mdi:clipboard-check-outline"
-                        label="Mes tâches"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        to="/projects"
-                        icon="mdi:folder-outline"
-                        label="Projets"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-                    <template v-if="currentProjectId">
-                        <SidebarLink
-                            :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}`"
-                            icon="mdi:view-column-outline"
-                            label="Kanban"
-                            :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                            sub
-                            exact
-                            @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                        />
-                        <SidebarLink
-                            :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}/groups`"
-                            icon="mdi:tag-multiple-outline"
-                            label="Groupes"
-                            :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                            sub
-                            @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                        />
-                        <SidebarLink
-                            :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}/archives`"
-                            icon="mdi:archive-outline"
-                            label="Archives"
-                            :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                            sub
-                            @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                        />
-                    </template>
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        to="/time-tracking"
-                        icon="mdi:calendar-edit-outline"
-                        label="Suivi de temps"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        v-if="isDocumentsVisible"
-                        to="/documents"
-                        icon="mdi:folder-network-outline"
-                        :label="$t('sharedFiles.sidebar.title')"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-                    <div v-if="isMailVisible" class="relative">
-                        <SidebarLink
-                            to="/mail"
-                            icon="mdi:email-outline"
-                            :label="$t('mail.sidebar.title')"
-                            :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                            @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                        />
-                        <span
-                            v-if="mailStore.globalUnreadCount > 0"
-                            class="pointer-events-none absolute right-3 top-1/2 flex h-5 min-w-5 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-red-500 px-1 text-xs font-bold text-white"
-                            :class="{ 'right-1 top-1 translate-y-0': sidebarIsCollapsed }"
-                            :aria-label="`${mailStore.globalUnreadCount} messages non lus`"
-                        >
-                            {{ mailStore.globalUnreadCount > 99 ? '99+' : mailStore.globalUnreadCount }}
-                        </span>
-                    </div>
-
-                    <!-- Section : Absences -->
-                    <template v-if="isAbsenceSectionVisible">
+                    <!-- Sections dynamiques (/api/sidebar) : navigation globale + sections gated par rôle -->
+                    <template v-for="(section, sIndex) in translatedSections" :key="section.label">
                         <p v-if="!sidebarIsCollapsed" class="px-4 pt-5 pb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-400">
-                            Absences
-                        </p>
-                        <div v-else class="mx-2 my-3 border-t border-secondary-500" />
-                    </template>
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        v-if="isEmployee"
-                        to="/absences"
-                        icon="mdi:umbrella-beach-outline"
-                        label="Mes absences"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-                    <SidebarLink
-                        v-if="isAdmin"
-                        to="/team-absences"
-                        icon="mdi:calendar-account-outline"
-                        label="Absences équipe"
-                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
-                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
-                    />
-
-                    <!-- Section : Administration (admin only) -->
-                    <template v-if="isAdmin">
-                        <p v-if="!sidebarIsCollapsed" class="px-4 pt-5 pb-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-400">
-                            Administration
+                            {{ section.label }}
                         </p>
                         <div v-else class="mx-2 my-3 border-t border-secondary-500" />
                         <SidebarLink
-                            to="/admin"
-                            icon="mdi:cog-outline"
-                            label="Administration"
+                            v-for="item in section.items"
+                            :key="item.to"
+                            :to="item.to"
+                            :icon="item.icon"
+                            :label="item.label"
                             :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
                             @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
                         />
+
+                        <!-- Items conservés côté client, insérés après la 1re section (cf. décision 3) -->
+                        <template v-if="sIndex === 0">
+                            <!-- Contextuel projet -->
+                            <template v-if="currentProjectId">
+                                <SidebarLink :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}`" icon="mdi:view-column-outline" label="Kanban" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" sub exact @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                                <SidebarLink :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}/groups`" icon="mdi:tag-multiple-outline" label="Groupes" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" sub @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                                <SidebarLink :to="`/projects/${currentProjectId}/archives`" icon="mdi:archive-outline" label="Archives" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" sub @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                            </template>
+                            <!-- Feature-flag : Documents -->
+                            <SidebarLink v-if="isDocumentsVisible" to="/documents" icon="mdi:folder-network-outline" :label="$t('sharedFiles.sidebar.title')" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                            <!-- Feature-flag : Mail + badge -->
+                            <div v-if="isMailVisible" class="relative">
+                                <SidebarLink to="/mail" icon="mdi:email-outline" :label="$t('mail.sidebar.title')" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                                <span
+                                    v-if="mailStore.globalUnreadCount > 0"
+                                    class="pointer-events-none absolute right-3 top-1/2 flex h-5 min-w-5 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-red-500 px-1 text-xs font-bold text-white"
+                                    :class="{ 'right-1 top-1 translate-y-0': sidebarIsCollapsed }"
+                                    :aria-label="`${mailStore.globalUnreadCount} messages non lus`"
+                                >
+                                    {{ mailStore.globalUnreadCount > 99 ? '99+' : mailStore.globalUnreadCount }}
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                            <!-- User-flag : Mes absences (isEmployee — non couvert par le gate rôle) -->
+                            <SidebarLink v-if="isEmployee" to="/absences" icon="mdi:umbrella-beach-outline" label="Mes absences" :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed" @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()" />
+                        </template>
                     </template>
                 </nav>
 
@@ -220,10 +136,22 @@ const ui = useUiStore()
 const mailStore = useMailStore()
 const {version} = useAppVersion()
 const route = useRoute()
+const { t } = useI18n()
+const { sections } = useSidebar()
+
+const translatedSections = computed(() =>
+    sections.value.map((section) => ({
+        label: t(section.label),
+        icon: section.icon,
+        items: section.items.map((item) => ({
+            label: t(item.label),
+            to: item.to,
+            icon: item.icon,
+        })),
+    })),
+)
 
-const isAdmin = computed(() => (auth.user?.roles ?? []).includes('ROLE_ADMIN'))
 const isEmployee = computed(() => Boolean(auth.user?.isEmployee))
-const isAbsenceSectionVisible = computed(() => isEmployee.value || isAdmin.value)
 
 const isMailVisible = computed(() => {
     const roles: string[] = auth.user?.roles ?? []