diff --git a/modules/help-center/lib/Module/HelpCenter/Providers/HelpCenterLayoutProvider.php b/modules/help-center/lib/Module/HelpCenter/Providers/HelpCenterLayoutProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e8b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/help-center/lib/Module/HelpCenter/Providers/HelpCenterLayoutProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace MintyPHP\Module\HelpCenter\Providers;
+
+use MintyPHP\App\AppContainer;
+use MintyPHP\App\Module\Contracts\LayoutContextProvider;
+use MintyPHP\Service\Access\AuthorizationService;
+
+final class HelpCenterLayoutProvider implements LayoutContextProvider
+{
+    public function provide(array $session, AppContainer $container): array
+    {
+        $userId = (int) ($session['user']['id'] ?? 0);
+        if ($userId <= 0) {
+            return ['help-center.nav' => ['can_view_api_docs' => false]];
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $authService = $container->get(AuthorizationService::class);
+            $canViewApiDocs = $authService->authorize('api_docs.view', [
+                'actor_user_id' => $userId,
+            ])->isAllowed();
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
+            $canViewApiDocs = false;
+        }
+
+        return ['help-center.nav' => ['can_view_api_docs' => $canViewApiDocs]];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/help-center/module.php b/modules/help-center/module.php
index 41aac04..591c8d1 100644
--- a/modules/help-center/module.php
+++ b/modules/help-center/module.php
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ return [
     'search_resources' => [],
     'asset_groups' => [],
     'scheduler_jobs' => [],
-    'layout_context_providers' => [],
+    'layout_context_providers' => [
+        \MintyPHP\Module\HelpCenter\Providers\HelpCenterLayoutProvider::class,
+    ],
     'session_providers' => [],
     'permissions' => [],
     'event_listeners' => [],
diff --git a/modules/help-center/templates/aside-help-panel.phtml b/modules/help-center/templates/aside-help-panel.phtml
index 1910c20..0de435f 100644
--- a/modules/help-center/templates/aside-help-panel.phtml
+++ b/modules/help-center/templates/aside-help-panel.phtml
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 use MintyPHP\Service\Docs\DocsCatalogService;
 
 $layoutAuth = is_array($viewAuth['layout'] ?? null) ? $viewAuth['layout'] : [];
+$layoutNav = is_array($layoutNav ?? null) ? $layoutNav : [];
+$helpNav = is_array($layoutNav['help-center.nav'] ?? null) ? $layoutNav['help-center.nav'] : [];
 $canViewDocs = !empty($layoutAuth['can_view_docs']);
-$canViewApiDocs = !empty($layoutAuth['api_docs.view']);
+$canViewApiDocs = !empty($helpNav['can_view_api_docs']);
 $canViewSystemInfo = !empty($layoutAuth['can_view_system_info']);
 
 $docsDefaultSlug = $canViewDocs ? DocsCatalogService::defaultSlug() : '';