diff --git a/packages/proxyabl/__tests__/middleware.scope.test.ts b/packages/proxyabl/__tests__/middleware.scope.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..907e41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proxyabl/__tests__/middleware.scope.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import type { Request, Response } from "express";
+import type { ProxyablConfig } from "@gatewaystack/proxyabl-core";
+import { runWithGatewayContext } from "@gatewaystack/request-context";
+import { createProxyablMiddleware } from "../src/middleware.js";
+
+/**
+ * Regression tests for the trailing-slash scope-bypass.
+ *
+ * The middleware derives the tool name from the request path and enforces the
+ * scopes configured for that tool. A caller WITHOUT the required scope must be
+ * rejected regardless of trailing/duplicate slashes in the path — previously a
+ * trailing slash yielded an empty final segment and skipped the check.
+ */
+
+const config: ProxyablConfig = {
+  toolScopes: { deploy: ["deploy:write"] },
+} as ProxyablConfig;
+
+function mockReqRes(path: string) {
+  const req = { path, header: () => "Bearer x" } as unknown as Request;
+  let statusCode = 0;
+  let body: any = undefined;
+  const res = {
+    status(code: number) {
+      statusCode = code;
+      return this;
+    },
+    json(payload: any) {
+      body = payload;
+      return this;
+    },
+  } as unknown as Response;
+  return { req, res, get: () => ({ statusCode, body }) };
+}
+
+/** Run the middleware inside a gateway context carrying the given scopes. */
+async function invoke(path: string, scopes: string[]) {
+  const mw = createProxyablMiddleware(config);
+  const { req, res, get } = mockReqRes(path);
+  let nextCalled = false;
+  await runWithGatewayContext(
+    { identity: { sub: "user-1", issuer: "https://idp.example", scopes } as any },
+    async () => {
+      await mw(req, res, () => {
+        nextCalled = true;
+      });
+    },
+  );
+  return { nextCalled, ...get() };
+}
+
+describe("proxyabl middleware — tool scope enforcement", () => {
+  it("allows a caller that holds the required scope", async () => {
+    const r = await invoke("/proxy/deploy", ["deploy:write"]);
+    expect(r.nextCalled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a caller lacking the required scope", async () => {
+    const r = await invoke("/proxy/deploy", []);
+    expect(r.nextCalled).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.statusCode).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it("still enforces scopes when the path has a trailing slash", async () => {
+    const r = await invoke("/proxy/deploy/", []);
+    expect(r.nextCalled).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.statusCode).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it("still enforces scopes when the path has duplicate slashes", async () => {
+    const r = await invoke("/proxy//deploy//", []);
+    expect(r.nextCalled).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.statusCode).toBe(403);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/proxyabl/src/middleware.ts b/packages/proxyabl/src/middleware.ts
index 3a823ce..09cae67 100644
--- a/packages/proxyabl/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/proxyabl/src/middleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ export function createProxyablMiddleware(config: ProxyablConfig) {
     try {
       const identity = await verifyBearerFromRequest(config, req);
 
-      const tool = req.path.split("/").pop();
+      // Derive the tool name from the last NON-EMPTY path segment. Using
+      // `.split("/").pop()` alone returns "" for a trailing slash (and other
+      // empty segments from "//"), which previously skipped the scope check
+      // entirely — a request to `/proxy/deploy/` would bypass the scopes
+      // configured for `deploy`. Filtering empties makes the check
+      // trailing-slash- and double-slash-invariant.
+      const tool = req.path.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop();
       if (tool) {
         ensureToolScopesForRequest(config, tool, identity.scopes);
       }