diff --git a/src/lib/asset-models.ts b/src/lib/asset-models.ts
index 5b5e2e0..ccd7f7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/asset-models.ts
+++ b/src/lib/asset-models.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { Prisma } from "@prisma/client";
+import type { AssetAttributeDataType } from "./asset-category-attribute-defs";
 import { prisma } from "./prisma";
 
 export interface AssetModelRecord {
@@ -42,12 +43,14 @@ const createAssetModelSchema = z.object({
     .uuid("categoryId is required and must be a valid UUID string"),
   manufacturer: nonEmptyString("manufacturer is required and must be a non-empty string"),
   name: nonEmptyString("name is required and must be a non-empty string"),
-  // Deliberately LOOSE for this task — just "a plain JSON object" (no
-  // arrays, no primitives at the top level). Does NOT validate keys/types
-  // dynamically against this model's category's AssetCategoryAttributeDef
-  // rows — that's a separate follow-up task per docs/
-  // asset-license-management.md's "Cập nhật 2026-08-02 (3)" section, out of
-  // scope here. Defaults to {} when omitted, matching the DB column default.
+  // Deliberately LOOSE at this stage — just "a plain JSON object" (no
+  // arrays, no primitives at the top level). The category-specific dynamic
+  // shape (which keys are allowed, which are required, and their types) is
+  // validated separately in createAssetModel() below, via a runtime Zod
+  // schema built from that category's AssetCategoryAttributeDef rows — it
+  // can't be done here because that requires a DB lookup keyed on
+  // categoryId, which this pure-input-shape schema doesn't have access to.
+  // Defaults to {} when omitted, matching the DB column default.
   specs: z
     .record(z.unknown(), {
       invalid_type_error: "specs must be a JSON object",
@@ -95,6 +98,43 @@ function toRecord(row: {
   };
 }
 
+// Maps an AssetCategoryAttributeDef.dataType to the corresponding Zod leaf
+// type, per docs/asset-license-management.md's "Cập nhật 2026-08-02 (3)"
+// section: string -> z.string(), number -> z.number(), boolean ->
+// z.boolean(), date -> z.coerce.date() (coerce so a JSON-transported date
+// *string*, e.g. "2027-01-01", is accepted — JSON has no native Date type).
+function zodTypeForDataType(dataType: AssetAttributeDataType): z.ZodTypeAny {
+  switch (dataType) {
+    case "string":
+      return z.string();
+    case "number":
+      return z.number();
+    case "boolean":
+      return z.boolean();
+    case "date":
+      return z.coerce.date();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a Zod object schema AT RUNTIME from a category's
+ * AssetCategoryAttributeDef rows: one shape entry per attribute def (typed
+ * per zodTypeForDataType() above), optional when `required` is false via
+ * `.optional()`, and `.strict()` on the overall object so any `specs` key
+ * not defined for this category is rejected (no unknown keys allowed), per
+ * the doc section referenced above.
+ */
+function buildSpecsSchema(
+  attributeDefs: { key: string; dataType: AssetAttributeDataType; required: boolean }[]
+): z.ZodTypeAny {
+  const shape: Record<string, z.ZodTypeAny> = {};
+  for (const def of attributeDefs) {
+    const leaf = zodTypeForDataType(def.dataType);
+    shape[def.key] = def.required ? leaf : leaf.optional();
+  }
+  return z.object(shape).strict();
+}
+
 export type CreateAssetModelResult =
   | { ok: true; value: AssetModelRecord }
   | { ok: false; error: string };
@@ -129,6 +169,27 @@ export async function createAssetModel(
     return { ok: false, error: "categoryId must reference a category with valueGroup=high_value" };
   }
 
+  // Dynamic specs validation, per docs/asset-license-management.md's
+  // "Cập nhật 2026-08-02 (3)" section: build a Zod schema at runtime from
+  // this category's AssetCategoryAttributeDef rows, and validate the
+  // incoming specs object against it. Deliberately done here (after the
+  // category existence/high_value checks above), not inside
+  // validateCreateAssetModelInput()'s static schema, because it needs a DB
+  // lookup keyed on categoryId.
+  const attributeDefs = await prisma.assetCategoryAttributeDef.findMany({
+    where: { categoryId: input.categoryId },
+  });
+  const specsSchema = buildSpecsSchema(attributeDefs);
+  const specsResult = specsSchema.safeParse(input.specs);
+  if (!specsResult.success) {
+    const message = specsResult.error.issues[0]?.message ?? "Invalid specs";
+    const path = specsResult.error.issues[0]?.path.join(".");
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      error: path ? `specs.${path}: ${message}` : `specs: ${message}`,
+    };
+  }
+
   const created = await prisma.assetModel.create({
     data: {
       categoryId: input.categoryId,
diff --git a/tests/asset-models.test.ts b/tests/asset-models.test.ts
index 463e30b..a364a11 100644
--- a/tests/asset-models.test.ts
+++ b/tests/asset-models.test.ts
@@ -52,11 +52,40 @@ function createTestAssetCategory(
   });
 }
 
+// Helper for the dynamic-specs-validation tests below: creates an
+// AssetCategoryAttributeDef row directly via Prisma (no need to go through
+// src/lib/asset-category-attribute-defs.ts's validation for test setup).
+// Mirrors tests/asset-category-attribute-defs.test.ts's
+// createTestAssetCategory() helper pattern.
+function createTestAttributeDef(overrides: {
+  categoryId: string;
+  key: string;
+  label?: string;
+  dataType: "string" | "number" | "boolean" | "date";
+  required: boolean;
+  sortOrder?: number;
+}) {
+  return prisma.assetCategoryAttributeDef.create({
+    data: {
+      categoryId: overrides.categoryId,
+      key: overrides.key,
+      label: overrides.label ?? overrides.key,
+      dataType: overrides.dataType,
+      required: overrides.required,
+      sortOrder: overrides.sortOrder ?? 0,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 beforeEach(async () => {
   // Each test starts from empty tables so listing/order assertions are
   // deterministic. asset_models must be cleared before asset_categories
-  // since it has an FK (ON DELETE RESTRICT) to it.
+  // since it has an FK (ON DELETE RESTRICT) to it. asset_category_attribute_defs
+  // also has an FK (ON DELETE RESTRICT) to asset_categories, so it must be
+  // cleared before asset_categories too — mirrors tests/
+  // asset-category-attribute-defs.test.ts's cleanup order.
   await prisma.assetModel.deleteMany();
+  await prisma.assetCategoryAttributeDef.deleteMany();
   await prisma.assetCategory.deleteMany();
   // Default to a logged-in session — the lib-level tests below don't go
   // through the route at all (so this is a no-op for them), and the
@@ -181,6 +210,18 @@ describe("validateCreateAssetModelInput", () => {
 describe("createAssetModel", () => {
   it("creates a model for a real high_value category, with a non-trivial specs object", async () => {
     const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "cpu",
+      dataType: "string",
+      required: true,
+    });
     const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
       categoryId: category.id,
       manufacturer: "Dell",
@@ -266,6 +307,184 @@ describe("createAssetModel", () => {
   });
 });
 
+// Dynamic specs validation, per docs/asset-license-management.md's "Cập
+// nhật 2026-08-02 (3)" section: createAssetModel() builds a Zod schema at
+// runtime from the category's AssetCategoryAttributeDef rows and validates
+// `specs` against it — unknown keys rejected, required keys enforced, and
+// each key's value type-checked per its dataType.
+describe("createAssetModel: dynamic specs validation", () => {
+  it("accepts specs that supply all required keys with correct types", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "cpu",
+      dataType: "string",
+      required: true,
+    });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "has_touchscreen",
+      dataType: "boolean",
+      required: true,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: { ram_gb: 16, cpu: "i7-1165G7", has_touchscreen: false },
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.value.specs).toEqual({ ram_gb: 16, cpu: "i7-1165G7", has_touchscreen: false });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects specs missing a required key with a clean 400-style error", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: {},
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.error).toMatch(/ram_gb/i);
+
+    const remaining = await prisma.assetModel.findMany();
+    expect(remaining).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a specs value of the wrong type for its dataType (string where number is expected)", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: { ram_gb: "16" },
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.error).toMatch(/ram_gb/i);
+
+    const remaining = await prisma.assetModel.findMany();
+    expect(remaining).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a specs key not defined as an AssetCategoryAttributeDef for that category", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: { ram_gb: 16, unknown_key: "surprise" },
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.error).toMatch(/specs/i);
+
+    const remaining = await prisma.assetModel.findMany();
+    expect(remaining).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts specs that omit an optional (required=false) attribute def key", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "weight_kg",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: false,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: { ram_gb: 16 },
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.value.specs).toEqual({ ram_gb: 16 });
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a valid date string for a date-typed attribute def", async () => {
+    const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "warranty_end",
+      dataType: "date",
+      required: true,
+    });
+
+    const result = validateCreateAssetModelInput({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      manufacturer: "Dell",
+      name: "Latitude 5420",
+      specs: { warranty_end: "2027-01-01" },
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) return;
+
+    const created = await createAssetModel(result.value);
+    expect(created.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!created.ok) return;
+    expect(created.value.specs).toEqual({ warranty_end: "2027-01-01" });
+  });
+});
+
 describe("listAssetModels", () => {
   it("lists created models, newest first", async () => {
     const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
@@ -306,6 +525,18 @@ describe("listAssetModels", () => {
 describe("POST /api/asset-models", () => {
   it("creates a model on valid input", async () => {
     const category = await createTestAssetCategory({ valueGroup: "high_value" });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "ram_gb",
+      dataType: "number",
+      required: true,
+    });
+    await createTestAttributeDef({
+      categoryId: category.id,
+      key: "cpu",
+      dataType: "string",
+      required: true,
+    });
     const res = await POST(
       postRequest({
         categoryId: category.id,