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+import { headers } from 'next/headers';
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { verifySigningToken } from '@/lib/signing/token';
+import { logAuditEvent } from '@/lib/signing/audit';
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { signingTokens, documents } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+
+// Public route — no auth session required
+export async function GET(
+  _req: NextRequest,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ token: string }> }
+) {
+  const { token } = await params;
+
+  // Extract IP and user-agent for audit logging
+  const hdrs = await headers();
+  const ip =
+    hdrs.get('x-forwarded-for')?.split(',')[0]?.trim() ??
+    hdrs.get('x-real-ip') ??
+    'unknown';
+  const ua = hdrs.get('user-agent') ?? 'unknown';
+
+  // 1. Verify JWT
+  let payload: { documentId: string; jti: string; exp: number };
+  try {
+    payload = await verifySigningToken(token);
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    // Check if it's a JWT expiry error
+    const errName = err instanceof Error ? err.constructor.name : '';
+    const errMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : '';
+    if (errName === 'JWTExpired' || errMessage.includes('expired')) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ status: 'expired' }, { status: 200 });
+    }
+    return NextResponse.json({ status: 'invalid' }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+
+  // 2. Look up jti in signingTokens table
+  const tokenRow = await db.query.signingTokens.findFirst({
+    where: eq(signingTokens.jti, payload.jti),
+  });
+
+  if (!tokenRow) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ status: 'invalid' }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+
+  // 3. Check one-time use
+  if (tokenRow.usedAt !== null) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { status: 'used', signedAt: tokenRow.usedAt.toISOString() },
+      { status: 200 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // 4. Fetch document
+  const doc = await db.query.documents.findFirst({
+    where: eq(documents.id, payload.documentId),
+    columns: {
+      id: true,
+      name: true,
+      signatureFields: true,
+      preparedFilePath: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!doc || !doc.preparedFilePath) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ status: 'invalid' }, { status: 200 });
+  }
+
+  // 5 & 6. Log audit events: link_opened + document_viewed
+  await logAuditEvent({
+    documentId: payload.documentId,
+    eventType: 'link_opened',
+    ipAddress: ip,
+    userAgent: ua,
+  });
+
+  await logAuditEvent({
+    documentId: payload.documentId,
+    eventType: 'document_viewed',
+    ipAddress: ip,
+    userAgent: ua,
+  });
+
+  // 7. Return pending state with document data
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    status: 'pending',
+    document: {
+      id: doc.id,
+      name: doc.name,
+      signatureFields: doc.signatureFields ?? [],
+      preparedFilePath: doc.preparedFilePath,
+    },
+    expiresAt: new Date(payload.exp * 1000).toISOString(),
+  });
+}