diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/ai-prepare/route.ts b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/ai-prepare/route.ts
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+import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { documentTemplates } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { and, eq, isNull } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { extractBlanks } from '@/lib/ai/extract-text';
+import { classifyFieldsWithAI } from '@/lib/ai/field-placement';
+
+const SEEDS_FORMS_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), 'seeds', 'forms');
+
+export async function POST(
+  _req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
+) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user?.id) return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
+
+  if (!process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: 'OPENAI_API_KEY not configured. Add it to .env.local.' },
+      { status: 503 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  const { id } = await params;
+  const template = await db.query.documentTemplates.findFirst({
+    where: and(eq(documentTemplates.id, id), isNull(documentTemplates.archivedAt)),
+    with: { formTemplate: true },
+  });
+  if (!template?.formTemplate) return Response.json({ error: 'Not found' }, { status: 404 });
+
+  const filePath = path.join(SEEDS_FORMS_DIR, template.formTemplate.filename);
+  if (!filePath.startsWith(SEEDS_FORMS_DIR)) return new Response('Forbidden', { status: 403 });
+
+  try {
+    const blanks = await extractBlanks(filePath);
+    const { fields } = await classifyFieldsWithAI(blanks, null);  // null = no client context per D-15
+
+    const [updated] = await db
+      .update(documentTemplates)
+      .set({ signatureFields: fields, updatedAt: new Date() })
+      .where(eq(documentTemplates.id, id))
+      .returning();
+
+    return Response.json({ fields: updated.signatureFields ?? [] });
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    return Response.json({ error: message }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/fields/route.ts b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/fields/route.ts
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+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/fields/route.ts
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+import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { documentTemplates } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { and, eq, isNull } from 'drizzle-orm';
+
+export async function GET(
+  _req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
+) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session) return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
+
+  const { id } = await params;
+  const template = await db.query.documentTemplates.findFirst({
+    where: and(eq(documentTemplates.id, id), isNull(documentTemplates.archivedAt)),
+  });
+  if (!template) return Response.json({ error: 'Not found' }, { status: 404 });
+
+  return Response.json(template.signatureFields ?? []);
+}
diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/file/route.ts b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/templates/[id]/file/route.ts
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+import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { documentTemplates } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { and, eq, isNull } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+const SEEDS_FORMS_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), 'seeds', 'forms');
+
+export async function GET(
+  _req: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
+) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session) return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
+
+  const { id } = await params;
+  const template = await db.query.documentTemplates.findFirst({
+    where: and(eq(documentTemplates.id, id), isNull(documentTemplates.archivedAt)),
+    with: { formTemplate: true },
+  });
+  if (!template?.formTemplate) return Response.json({ error: 'Not found' }, { status: 404 });
+
+  const filePath = path.join(SEEDS_FORMS_DIR, template.formTemplate.filename);
+  // Path traversal guard
+  if (!filePath.startsWith(SEEDS_FORMS_DIR)) return new Response('Forbidden', { status: 403 });
+
+  try {
+    const file = await readFile(filePath);
+    return new Response(file, {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/pdf',
+        'Content-Disposition': `inline; filename="${template.formTemplate.filename}"`,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return Response.json({ error: 'Form PDF not found on disk' }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+}