diff --git a/packages/prime-rl-configs/src/prime_rl/configs/shared.py b/packages/prime-rl-configs/src/prime_rl/configs/shared.py
index d26c33d9a9..acc2c5935c 100644
--- a/packages/prime-rl-configs/src/prime_rl/configs/shared.py
+++ b/packages/prime-rl-configs/src/prime_rl/configs/shared.py
@@ -310,6 +310,19 @@ class ClientConfig(BaseConfig):
         ),
     ] = None
 
+    backend: Annotated[
+        Literal["vllm", "dynamo"],
+        Field(
+            description=(
+                "Inference backend selector. Picks the AdminAPI implementation used for "
+                "pause/resume/update_weights/load_lora_adapter/list_models. Default 'vllm' "
+                "matches prime-rl's bundled vLLM frontend. 'dynamo' targets NVIDIA Dynamo's "
+                "native /v1/rl/* admin routes (DYN_ENABLE_RL=true) and routes /v1/models to "
+                "the OpenAI-compat root rather than under /v1/rl/."
+            ),
+        ),
+    ] = "vllm"
+
     elastic: Annotated[
         ElasticConfig | None,
         Field(
diff --git a/src/prime_rl/utils/client.py b/src/prime_rl/utils/client.py
index 1dcc6dcfb9..c175b79e60 100644
--- a/src/prime_rl/utils/client.py
+++ b/src/prime_rl/utils/client.py
@@ -113,6 +113,29 @@ async def init_broadcaster(
         response.raise_for_status()
 
 
+class DynamoAdminAPI(VLLMAdminAPI):
+    """NVIDIA Dynamo admin endpoints (DYN_ENABLE_RL=true).
+
+    Inherits all relative-path endpoints from VLLMAdminAPI -- with
+    ``admin_base_url`` pointed at ``…/v1/rl``, httpx joins them onto the right
+    place. Only ``list_models`` differs: Dynamo serves ``/v1/models`` at the
+    OpenAI-compat root, not under ``/v1/rl/``, so we send an absolute URL to
+    bypass the admin prefix.
+    """
+
+    async def list_models(self, client: AsyncClient) -> list[dict]:
+        url = httpx.URL(client.base_url).copy_with(path="/v1/models")
+        response = await client.get(str(url))
+        return response.json()["data"]
+
+
+def setup_admin_api(client_config: ClientConfig) -> AdminAPI:
+    """Pick the AdminAPI implementation that matches ``client_config.backend``."""
+    if client_config.backend == "dynamo":
+        return DynamoAdminAPI()
+    return VLLMAdminAPI()
+
+
 _DEFAULT_ADMIN: AdminAPI = VLLMAdminAPI()
 
 
@@ -181,6 +204,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self._eval_clients = setup_clients(client_config, client_type=eval_client_type)
         self._admin_clients = setup_admin_clients(client_config)
+        self._admin_api = setup_admin_api(client_config)
         self._skip_model_check = client_config.skip_model_check
         self._wait_for_ready_timeout = client_config.wait_for_ready_timeout
         self._eval_cycle = cycle(self._eval_clients)
@@ -206,12 +230,16 @@ async def get_eval_client(self) -> vf.ClientConfig:
 
     async def wait_for_ready(self, model_name: str, timeout: int | None = None) -> None:
         await check_health(
-            self._admin_clients, timeout=timeout if timeout is not None else self._wait_for_ready_timeout
+            self._admin_clients,
+            timeout=timeout if timeout is not None else self._wait_for_ready_timeout,
+            admin=self._admin_api,
+        )
+        await maybe_check_has_model(
+            self._admin_clients, model_name, skip_model_check=self._skip_model_check, admin=self._admin_api
         )
-        await maybe_check_has_model(self._admin_clients, model_name, skip_model_check=self._skip_model_check)
 
     async def update_weights(self, weight_dir: Path | None, lora_name: str | None = None, step: int = 0) -> None:
-        await update_weights(self._admin_clients, weight_dir, lora_name=lora_name, step=step)
+        await update_weights(self._admin_clients, weight_dir, lora_name=lora_name, step=step, admin=self._admin_api)
 
     def get_metrics(self) -> dict[str, float]:
         return {}
diff --git a/src/prime_rl/utils/elastic.py b/src/prime_rl/utils/elastic.py
index 902f873903..8c438f1e64 100644
--- a/src/prime_rl/utils/elastic.py
+++ b/src/prime_rl/utils/elastic.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 
 from prime_rl.configs.shared import ClientConfig
-from prime_rl.utils.client import load_lora_adapter, setup_admin_clients, setup_clients
+from prime_rl.utils.client import load_lora_adapter, setup_admin_api, setup_admin_clients, setup_clients
 from prime_rl.utils.logger import get_logger
 
 # --- Shared discovery functions ---
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._servers: dict[str, ServerState] = {}
         self._admin_clients: dict[str, AsyncClient] = {}
+        self._admin_api = setup_admin_api(client_config)
         self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self._desired: AdapterState = AdapterState()
 
@@ -335,7 +336,9 @@ async def _sync_server_adapter(self, ip: str) -> bool:
         if self._desired.name and self._desired.path:
             try:
                 self.logger.debug(f"Loading adapter {self._desired.name} on {ip}")
-                await load_lora_adapter([self._admin_clients[ip]], self._desired.name, self._desired.path)
+                await load_lora_adapter(
+                    [self._admin_clients[ip]], self._desired.name, self._desired.path, admin=self._admin_api
+                )
             except Exception as e:
                 server.status = "unhealthy"
                 server.sync_failures += 1
@@ -370,12 +373,8 @@ async def _check_server_health(self, admin_client: AsyncClient, ip: str) -> bool
             return False
 
         try:
-            response = await admin_client.get("/v1/models")
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            data = response.json()
-            models = [m.get("id") for m in data.get("data", [])]
-
-            if self.base_model_name not in models:
+            models = await self._admin_api.list_models(admin_client)
+            if self.base_model_name not in [m.get("id") for m in models]:
                 self.logger.debug(f"Server {ip} does not have base model {self.base_model_name}")
                 return False
         except Exception as e: