diff --git a/Get-DSAManifest.ps1 b/Get-DSAManifest.ps1
index f5d530e..132e8d9 100644
--- a/Get-DSAManifest.ps1
+++ b/Get-DSAManifest.ps1
@@ -21,18 +21,10 @@ If ( [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace([string]$DSAManifestSource) ) {
 }
 
 # Normalize RMM text values without treating every nonempty string as true.
-$DsaOptions = @{ Zip = $Zip; Upload = $Upload; DeleteAfterUpload = $DeleteAfterUpload }
-ForEach ( $DsaOptionName in @('Zip', 'Upload', 'DeleteAfterUpload') ) {
-    $DsaOptionValue = ([string]$DsaOptions[$DsaOptionName]).Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
-    If ( $DsaOptionValue -in @('true', '$true', 'yes', 'y', '1') ) {
-        $DsaOptions[$DsaOptionName] = $true
-    }
-    ElseIf ( $DsaOptionValue -in @('', 'false', '$false', 'no', 'n', '0') ) {
-        $DsaOptions[$DsaOptionName] = $false
-    }
-    Else {
-        Throw ('Invalid ${0} value. Use true, $true, yes, y, 1, false, $false, no, n, or 0.' -f $DsaOptionName)
-    }
+$DsaOptions = @{
+    Zip = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Zip -VariableName 'Zip'
+    Upload = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Upload -VariableName 'Upload'
+    DeleteAfterUpload = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $DeleteAfterUpload -VariableName 'DeleteAfterUpload'
 }
 $DsaZipEnabled = $DsaOptions.Zip
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aab82f5..e0ce4fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ For download failures, use the standalone [Test-FileDownload.ps1](Test-FileDownl
 
 `Get-DSAManifest.ps1` uses `Download-FileDirectly`, which passes the original URL to BITS without preliminary `Get-AbsoluteURI` or `IsURLValid` requests. It accepts the same URL and optional `-File` arguments as `Download-File`, waits for completion, and throws on BITS errors. If `-File` is omitted, its temporary filename comes from the original URL; supply `-File` for extensionless URLs or URLs with query strings. Existing `Download-File` callers retain their previous behavior. Publish `Tools.ps1` together with `Get-DSAManifest.ps1` so the new helper is available.
 
+## Converting RMM boolean variables
+
+After dot-sourcing `Tools.ps1`, use `ConvertTo-RmmBoolean` with any RMM variable:
+
+```powershell
+$RestartEnabled = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Restart -VariableName 'Restart'
+If ( $RestartEnabled ) {
+    # Perform the requested restart.
+}
+
+# The variable name is optional; positional and pipeline input also work.
+$ZipEnabled = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean $Zip
+$UploadEnabled = $Upload | ConvertTo-RmmBoolean
+```
+
+Each input returns a `System.Boolean`: `true`, `$true`, `yes`, `y`, and `1` become `$true`; `false`, `$false`, `no`, `n`, `0`, blank strings, and `$null` become `$false`. Case and surrounding whitespace are ignored, and native boolean values also work. Other values throw an error; `-VariableName` identifies the input in that error. The function returns the converted value without changing the original variable; assign the result wherever needed.
+
+`Get-DSAManifest.ps1` uses this helper for its three options. Publish it together with the updated `Tools.ps1` so the helper is available to the RMM caller.
+
 ## Uploading files
 
 After dot-sourcing `Tools.ps1`, scripts can upload a completed file to the Emberkom FileDrop:
@@ -44,4 +63,5 @@ Offline tests (no uploads or notifications):
 powershell.exe -NoProfile -File .\tests\Upload-File.Tests.ps1
 powershell.exe -NoProfile -File .\tests\Get-DSAManifest.Tests.ps1
 powershell.exe -NoProfile -File .\tests\Download-File.Tests.ps1
+powershell.exe -NoProfile -File .\tests\ConvertTo-RmmBoolean.Tests.ps1
 ```
diff --git a/Tools.ps1 b/Tools.ps1
index 534650f..182481e 100644
--- a/Tools.ps1
+++ b/Tools.ps1
@@ -180,6 +180,45 @@ Function Get-Version {
     Return [version]$Return.Trim('.')
 }
 
+# Convert an RMM text variable into an actual Boolean value.
+Function ConvertTo-RmmBoolean {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+    Converts an RMM text value to a System.Boolean.
+    .DESCRIPTION
+    Accepts true, $true, yes, y, or 1; false, $false, no, n, or 0.
+    Matching ignores case and surrounding whitespace. Null and empty values
+    return false. Unrecognized values throw instead of silently enabling an option.
+    .PARAMETER Value
+    The value to convert. Native Boolean values are also accepted.
+    .PARAMETER VariableName
+    Optional RMM variable name, without the leading $, for error messages.
+    .EXAMPLE
+    $ZipEnabled = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Zip -VariableName 'Zip'
+    .EXAMPLE
+    ConvertTo-RmmBoolean ' No '
+    #>
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    [OutputType([bool])]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+        [AllowNull()]
+        [AllowEmptyString()]
+        [string]$Value,
+        [string]$VariableName = 'Value'
+    )
+    process {
+        $NormalizedValue = ([string]$Value).Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
+        If ( $NormalizedValue -in @('true', '$true', 'yes', 'y', '1') ) {
+            Return $true
+        }
+        If ( $NormalizedValue -in @('', 'false', '$false', 'no', 'n', '0') ) {
+            Return $false
+        }
+        Throw ('Invalid ${0} value. Use true, $true, yes, y, 1, false, $false, no, n, or 0.' -f $VariableName)
+    }
+}
+
 # Determines whether a URL is valid
 Function IsURLValid {
     param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)][string]$URL)
diff --git a/tests/ConvertTo-RmmBoolean.Tests.ps1 b/tests/ConvertTo-RmmBoolean.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fabb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ConvertTo-RmmBoolean.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#Requires -Version 5.0
+# Offline tests: load only the helper to avoid Tools.ps1 setup and logging.
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$BooleanToolsPath = Join-Path (Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent) 'Tools.ps1'
+$BooleanTokens = $null
+$BooleanParseErrors = $null
+$BooleanAst = [Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile($BooleanToolsPath, [ref]$BooleanTokens, [ref]$BooleanParseErrors)
+If ($BooleanParseErrors.Count) { Throw ($BooleanParseErrors | Out-String) }
+$BooleanDefinition = $BooleanAst.Find({
+    param($Node)
+    $Node -is [Management.Automation.Language.FunctionDefinitionAst] -and $Node.Name -eq 'ConvertTo-RmmBoolean'
+}, $true)
+If (!$BooleanDefinition) { Throw 'Missing helper: ConvertTo-RmmBoolean' }
+. ([scriptblock]::Create($BooleanDefinition.Extent.Text))
+
+# Tools.ps1 overrides Write-Output with a string parameter. Boolean results must
+# bypass that wrapper so $false remains a Boolean, without log text or side effects.
+Function Write-Output { Throw 'Conversion must not use the string-based logging wrapper.' }
+
+$BooleanCases = @(
+    @{Values=@('true', '$true', 'yes', 'y', '1', $true, 1); Expected=$true}
+    @{Values=@('false', '$false', 'no', 'n', '0', '', $null, $false, 0); Expected=$false}
+)
+Foreach ($Case in $BooleanCases) {
+    Foreach ($Value in $Case.Values) {
+        $Variants = @($Value)
+        If ($Value -is [string]) { $Variants += " `t$($Value.ToUpperInvariant())`r`n " }
+        Foreach ($Variant in $Variants) {
+            $Result = @(ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Variant)
+            If ($Result.Count -ne 1 -or $Result[0] -isnot [bool] -or $Result[0] -ne $Case.Expected) {
+                Throw "Input '$Variant' must return exactly one Boolean with value $($Case.Expected)."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+Write-Host 'PASS: accepted text, case, whitespace, null, native booleans, and numeric 0/1 return one Boolean.'
+
+$RmmInput = ' no '
+$Result = ConvertTo-RmmBoolean $RmmInput
+If ($Result -isnot [bool] -or $Result -ne $false -or $RmmInput -cne ' no ') {
+    Throw 'Positional conversion must return false without changing the original input.'
+}
+$Result = @(' yes ', 'false', '', $null, '$TRUE', '0' | ConvertTo-RmmBoolean)
+$Expected = @($true, $false, $false, $false, $true, $false)
+If ($Result.Count -ne $Expected.Count) { Throw 'Pipeline conversion must return one value for every input.' }
+For ($Index = 0; $Index -lt $Expected.Count; $Index++) {
+    If ($Result[$Index] -isnot [bool] -or $Result[$Index] -ne $Expected[$Index]) {
+        Throw "Pipeline conversion returned the wrong type or value at index $Index."
+    }
+}
+Write-Host 'PASS: positional input, preserved caller value, and multiple pipeline inputs.'
+
+# RMM scripts may use Continue and omit -ErrorAction. Invalid input must still stop.
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
+Foreach ($Invalid in @('maybe', 'on', 'off', '2', 'true false', '$null')) {
+    Foreach ($Parameters in @(@{}, @{VariableName='Restart'})) {
+        $Caught = $null
+        $Returned = @()
+        Try { ConvertTo-RmmBoolean -Value $Invalid @Parameters | ForEach-Object { $Returned += $_ } }
+        Catch { $Caught = $_ }
+        $Name = If ($Parameters.ContainsKey('VariableName')) { 'Restart' } Else { 'Value' }
+        If ($null -eq $Caught -or !$Caught.Exception.Message.StartsWith(('Invalid ${0} value.' -f $Name))) {
+            Throw "Invalid input '$Invalid' must throw an error identifying $Name."
+        }
+        If ($Returned.Count -ne 0) { Throw 'Invalid input must not return a value.' }
+    }
+}
+Write-Host 'PASS: invalid input throws with default or caller-supplied variable name.'
+Write-Host "All ConvertTo-RmmBoolean tests passed on PowerShell $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion), $([IntPtr]::Size * 8)-bit."
diff --git a/tests/Get-DSAManifest.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Get-DSAManifest.Tests.ps1
index b379580..dbd2562 100644
--- a/tests/Get-DSAManifest.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Get-DSAManifest.Tests.ps1
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ $DsaErrors = $null
 $null = [Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile($DsaScriptUnderTest, [ref]$DsaTokens, [ref]$DsaErrors)
 If ($DsaErrors.Count) { Throw ($DsaErrors | Out-String) }
 
+# Load only the real conversion helper, without running Tools.ps1 setup.
+$DsaToolsPath = Join-Path (Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent) 'Tools.ps1'
+$DsaToolsAst = [Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseFile($DsaToolsPath, [ref]$DsaTokens, [ref]$DsaErrors)
+If ($DsaErrors.Count) { Throw ($DsaErrors | Out-String) }
+$DsaBooleanDefinition = $DsaToolsAst.Find({
+    param($Node)
+    $Node -is [Management.Automation.Language.FunctionDefinitionAst] -and $Node.Name -eq 'ConvertTo-RmmBoolean'
+}, $true)
+If (!$DsaBooleanDefinition) { Throw 'Missing helper: ConvertTo-RmmBoolean' }
+. ([scriptblock]::Create($DsaBooleanDefinition.Extent.Text))
+
 Function Assert-Dsa { param([bool]$Condition, [string]$Description) If (!$Condition) { Throw $Description } }
 Function Download-File { Throw 'DSA must use Download-FileDirectly.' }
 Function Download-FileDirectly {