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+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import { registerResource } from '@/lib/resources';
+import { probeX402Endpoint } from '@/lib/discovery/probe';
+import { getOriginFromUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url';
+import { fetchDiscoveryDocument } from '@/services/discovery';
+import type { DiscoveryInfo } from '@/types/discovery';
+
+const registerInputSchema = z.object({
+  url: z.string().url('A valid URL is required'),
+});
+
+const batchRegisterInputSchema = z.object({
+  urls: z
+    .array(z.string().url('Each entry must be a valid URL'))
+    .min(1, 'At least one URL is required')
+    .max(20, 'Maximum 20 URLs per request'),
+});
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/resources/register
+ *
+ * Register a single resource or a batch of resources programmatically.
+ *
+ * Single resource:
+ *   { "url": "https://example.com/api/resource" }
+ *
+ * Batch resources:
+ *   { "urls": ["https://example.com/api/a", "https://example.com/api/b"] }
+ */
+export const POST = async (request: NextRequest) => {
+  try {
+    const body = await request.json();
+
+    // Determine if single or batch request
+    if ('urls' in body && Array.isArray(body.urls)) {
+      return handleBatchRegister(body);
+    }
+
+    return handleSingleRegister(body);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof z.ZodError) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        {
+          success: false,
+          error: {
+            type: 'validation',
+            issues: error.issues.map(i => ({
+              path: i.path.join('.'),
+              message: i.message,
+            })),
+          },
+        },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    console.error('Resource registration failed:', error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        success: false,
+        error: {
+          type: 'internal',
+          message:
+            error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        },
+      },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+async function handleSingleRegister(body: unknown) {
+  const { url } = registerInputSchema.parse(body);
+
+  const probeResult = await probeX402Endpoint(
+    url.replaceAll('{', '').replaceAll('}', '')
+  );
+
+  if (!probeResult.success) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        success: false,
+        error: {
+          type: 'no402',
+          message:
+            'URL did not return a 402 response. Ensure the resource requires x402 payment.',
+        },
+      },
+      { status: 422 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  const result = await registerResource(url, probeResult.advisory);
+
+  if (!result.success) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        success: false,
+        data: result.data,
+        error: {
+          type: 'registration_failed',
+          details:
+            result.error.type === 'parseResponse'
+              ? result.error.parseErrors
+              : [JSON.stringify(result.error)],
+        },
+      },
+      { status: 422 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Check for additional resources via discovery
+  const origin = getOriginFromUrl(url);
+  let discovery: DiscoveryInfo = {
+    found: false,
+    otherResourceCount: 0,
+    origin,
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const discoveryResult = await fetchDiscoveryDocument(origin);
+    if (
+      discoveryResult.success &&
+      Array.isArray(discoveryResult.resources)
+    ) {
+      const normalizedInputUrl = normalizeUrl(url);
+      const otherResources = discoveryResult.resources.filter(r => {
+        if (
+          !r ||
+          typeof r !== 'object' ||
+          !('url' in r) ||
+          typeof r.url !== 'string'
+        ) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        return normalizeUrl(String(r.url)) !== normalizedInputUrl;
+      });
+      discovery = {
+        found: true,
+        source: discoveryResult.source,
+        otherResourceCount: otherResources.length,
+        origin,
+        resources: otherResources.map(r => r.url),
+      };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Discovery check failed, continue without discovery info
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    ...result,
+    methodUsed: probeResult.advisory.method,
+    discovery,
+  });
+}
+
+async function handleBatchRegister(body: unknown) {
+  const { urls } = batchRegisterInputSchema.parse(body);
+
+  const results = await Promise.all(
+    urls.map(async url => {
+      try {
+        const probeResult = await probeX402Endpoint(
+          url.replaceAll('{', '').replaceAll('}', '')
+        );
+
+        if (!probeResult.success) {
+          return {
+            url,
+            success: false as const,
+            error: 'No 402 response from URL',
+          };
+        }
+
+        const result = await registerResource(url, probeResult.advisory);
+
+        if (!result.success) {
+          return {
+            url,
+            success: false as const,
+            error:
+              result.error.type === 'parseResponse'
+                ? result.error.parseErrors.join(', ')
+                : JSON.stringify(result.error),
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          url,
+          success: true as const,
+          resourceId: result.resource.resource.id,
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        return {
+          url,
+          success: false as const,
+          error:
+            error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        };
+      }
+    })
+  );
+
+  const registered = results.filter(r => r.success);
+  const failed = results.filter(r => !r.success);
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    success: true,
+    registered: registered.length,
+    failed: failed.length,
+    results,
+  });
+}