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+import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+import { verifySignerDownloadToken } from '@/lib/signing/token';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { documents } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+const UPLOADS_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), 'uploads');
+
+// Public route — no auth session required
+export async function GET(
+  _req: NextRequest,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ token: string }> }
+) {
+  const { token } = await params;
+
+  let documentId: string;
+  try {
+    ({ documentId } = await verifySignerDownloadToken(token));
+  } catch {
+    return new Response('Invalid or expired download link', { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const doc = await db.query.documents.findFirst({
+    where: eq(documents.id, documentId),
+    columns: { signedFilePath: true, status: true, name: true },
+  });
+
+  if (!doc || doc.status !== 'Signed' || !doc.signedFilePath) {
+    return new Response('Document not yet complete', { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  const absPath = path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, doc.signedFilePath);
+  if (!absPath.startsWith(UPLOADS_DIR)) {
+    return new Response('Forbidden', { status: 403 });
+  }
+
+  const fileBytes = await readFile(absPath);
+  return new Response(fileBytes, {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/pdf',
+      'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${doc.name}-signed.pdf"`,
+    },
+  });
+}