diff --git a/REPOSITORIES.md b/REPOSITORIES.md
index 2e3abbc..dd2761f 100644
--- a/REPOSITORIES.md
+++ b/REPOSITORIES.md
@@ -116,3 +116,8 @@ Track implementation progress in GitHub issue #9.
 ## webapp
 - Description: Web application interface for worlddriven
 - Topics: webapp, web, frontend, worlddriven
+
+## migration-test
+- Description: Test repository for migration automation
+- Topics: test, migration, automation
+- Origin: TooAngel/worlddriven-migration-test
diff --git a/scripts/check-transfer-permissions.js b/scripts/check-transfer-permissions.js
index 1ae97c0..93788d8 100644
--- a/scripts/check-transfer-permissions.js
+++ b/scripts/check-transfer-permissions.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 /**
- * Check if worlddriven organization has admin permission on a repository
+ * Check if worlddrivenbot has admin permission on a repository
  * Required for repository transfer automation
  */
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const GITHUB_API_BASE = 'https://api.github.com';
 const ORG_NAME = 'worlddriven';
 
 /**
- * Check if worlddriven org has admin permission on the origin repository
+ * Check if the authenticated user (worlddrivenbot) has admin permission on the origin repository
  *
  * @param {string} token - GitHub token (WORLDDRIVEN_GITHUB_TOKEN)
  * @param {string} originRepo - Repository in format "owner/repo-name"
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ export async function checkTransferPermission(token, originRepo) {
   }
 
   try {
-    // Check if worlddriven org has admin permission on the origin repository
-    const url = `${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${owner}/${repo}/collaborators/${ORG_NAME}/permission`;
+    // Check the authenticated user's permission on the origin repository
+    // The repo endpoint returns permissions for the authenticated user
+    const url = `${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${owner}/${repo}`;
 
     const response = await fetch(url, {
       headers: {
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ export async function checkTransferPermission(token, originRepo) {
 
     // Handle different response scenarios
     if (response.status === 404) {
-      // Repository doesn't exist or worlddriven doesn't have any permission
+      // Repository doesn't exist or user doesn't have any access
       return {
         hasPermission: false,
         permissionLevel: 'none',
-        details: `Repository ${originRepo} not found or worlddriven has no access`,
+        details: `Repository ${originRepo} not found or no access`,
       };
     }
 
@@ -64,16 +65,19 @@ export async function checkTransferPermission(token, originRepo) {
 
     const data = await response.json();
 
-    // GitHub returns permission level: "admin", "write", "read", or "none"
-    const permissionLevel = data.permission || 'none';
-    const hasPermission = permissionLevel === 'admin';
+    // The repo response includes permissions object for the authenticated user
+    const permissions = data.permissions || {};
+    const hasPermission = permissions.admin === true;
+    const permissionLevel = hasPermission ? 'admin' :
+                           permissions.push ? 'write' :
+                           permissions.pull ? 'read' : 'none';
 
     return {
       hasPermission,
       permissionLevel,
       details: hasPermission
-        ? `✅ ${ORG_NAME} has admin access to ${originRepo}`
-        : `❌ ${ORG_NAME} has "${permissionLevel}" access to ${originRepo} (admin required)`,
+        ? `✅ worlddrivenbot has admin access to ${originRepo}`
+        : `❌ worlddrivenbot has "${permissionLevel}" access to ${originRepo} (admin required)`,
     };
 
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/scripts/sync-repositories.js b/scripts/sync-repositories.js
index b465baf..6ca303b 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-repositories.js
+++ b/scripts/sync-repositories.js
@@ -232,6 +232,39 @@ async function updateRepositoryTopics(token, repoName, topics) {
   return await response.json();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Transfer a repository to the worlddriven organization
+ * @param {string} token - GitHub token with admin access
+ * @param {string} originRepo - Source repository in format "owner/repo"
+ * @param {string} newName - Name for the repository in worlddriven org
+ * @returns {Promise<Object>} Transfer result
+ */
+async function transferRepository(token, originRepo, newName) {
+  const [owner, repo] = originRepo.split('/');
+  const url = `${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${owner}/${repo}/transfer`;
+
+  const response = await fetch(url, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
+      'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json',
+      'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      new_owner: ORG_NAME,
+      new_name: newName,
+    }),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const error = await response.text();
+    throw new Error(`Transfer failed (${response.status}): ${error}`);
+  }
+
+  return await response.json();
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete a repository from the GitHub organization
  */
@@ -540,8 +573,19 @@ async function executeSyncPlan(token, plan, dryRun) {
           break;
 
         case 'transfer':
-          // Transfer API not yet implemented
-          throw new Error('Repository transfer is not yet implemented. See issue #9 for progress.');
+          result = await transferRepository(token, action.origin, action.repo);
+          // Apply standard settings after transfer completes
+          // Note: Transfer is async on GitHub's side, settings may need retry
+          try {
+            await ensureStandardConfiguration(token, action.repo);
+            if (action.data.topics && action.data.topics.length > 0) {
+              await updateRepositoryTopics(token, action.repo, action.data.topics);
+            }
+          } catch (configError) {
+            // Transfer succeeded but config failed - log but don't fail
+            console.error(`Warning: Transfer succeeded but post-transfer config failed: ${configError.message}`);
+          }
+          break;
 
         default:
           throw new Error(`Unknown action type: ${action.type}`);