diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 68157e6..88a0a75 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -117,3 +117,117 @@ Route::get('/health-check-db', function () {
         ], 500);
     }
 });
+
+Route::get('/health-check-token', function (\Illuminate\Http\Request $request) {
+    $authHeader = $request->header('Authorization');
+
+    if (!$authHeader || !preg_match('/Bearer\s(\S+)/', $authHeader, $matches)) {
+        return response()->json([
+            'authorization_header_present' => (bool) $authHeader,
+            'error' => 'Missing or invalid Bearer token',
+        ], 401);
+    }
+
+    $token = $matches[1];
+    $parts = explode('.', $token);
+
+    if (count($parts) !== 3) {
+        return response()->json(['error' => 'Invalid token structure'], 401);
+    }
+
+    $decodeBase64Url = function (string $value): string|false {
+        $value .= str_repeat('=', (4 - strlen($value) % 4) % 4);
+
+        return base64_decode(strtr($value, '-_', '+/'), true);
+    };
+
+    $headerJson = $decodeBase64Url($parts[0]);
+    $payloadJson = $decodeBase64Url($parts[1]);
+    $signature = $decodeBase64Url($parts[2]);
+
+    if ($headerJson === false || $payloadJson === false || $signature === false) {
+        return response()->json(['error' => 'Invalid base64url token segment'], 401);
+    }
+
+    $header = json_decode($headerJson, true);
+    $payload = json_decode($payloadJson, true);
+
+    if (!is_array($header) || !is_array($payload)) {
+        return response()->json(['error' => 'Invalid token JSON'], 401);
+    }
+
+    $rawPublicKey = (string) config('jwt.public_key');
+    $formattedPublicKey = trim($rawPublicKey);
+
+    if (
+        (str_starts_with($formattedPublicKey, '"') && str_ends_with($formattedPublicKey, '"')) ||
+        (str_starts_with($formattedPublicKey, "'") && str_ends_with($formattedPublicKey, "'"))
+    ) {
+        $formattedPublicKey = substr($formattedPublicKey, 1, -1);
+    }
+
+    $formattedPublicKey = trim(str_replace(['\\r\\n', '\\n', '\\r', "\r\n", "\r"], "\n", $formattedPublicKey));
+
+    if (preg_match('/-----BEGIN ([A-Z ]*PUBLIC KEY)-----(.*?)-----END \1-----/s', $formattedPublicKey, $keyMatches)) {
+        $pemType = $keyMatches[1];
+        $body = preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9+\/=]/', '', $keyMatches[2]);
+        $formattedPublicKey = "-----BEGIN {$pemType}-----\n"
+            . chunk_split($body, 64, "\n")
+            . "-----END {$pemType}-----\n";
+    } elseif (preg_match('/-----BEGIN ([A-Z ]*PUBLIC KEY)-----(.*)/s', $formattedPublicKey, $keyMatches)) {
+        $pemType = $keyMatches[1];
+        $bodySource = preg_split('/-----END|END\s+(?:RSA\s+)?PUBLIC\s+KEY/i', $keyMatches[2], 2)[0];
+        $body = preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9+\/=]/', '', $bodySource);
+
+        if (strlen($body) > 100) {
+            $formattedPublicKey = "-----BEGIN {$pemType}-----\n"
+                . chunk_split($body, 64, "\n")
+                . "-----END {$pemType}-----\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (openssl_error_string() !== false) {
+        // Clear stale OpenSSL errors before verifying the current token.
+    }
+
+    $publicKeyResource = openssl_pkey_get_public($formattedPublicKey);
+    $signatureResult = $publicKeyResource === false
+        ? false
+        : openssl_verify($parts[0] . '.' . $parts[1], $signature, $publicKeyResource, OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA256);
+    $openSslErrors = [];
+
+    while (($error = openssl_error_string()) !== false) {
+        $openSslErrors[] = $error;
+    }
+
+    return response()->json([
+        'token_header' => [
+            'alg' => $header['alg'] ?? null,
+            'typ' => $header['typ'] ?? null,
+        ],
+        'token_claims' => [
+            'iss' => $payload['iss'] ?? null,
+            'aud' => $payload['aud'] ?? null,
+            'sub_present' => !empty($payload['sub']),
+            'exp' => $payload['exp'] ?? null,
+            'expired' => isset($payload['exp']) && is_numeric($payload['exp'])
+                ? time() >= (int) $payload['exp']
+                : null,
+        ],
+        'expected' => [
+            'alg' => 'RS256',
+            'iss' => config('jwt.issuer'),
+            'aud' => config('jwt.audience'),
+        ],
+        'checks' => [
+            'public_key_loaded' => $publicKeyResource !== false,
+            'signature_valid' => $signatureResult === 1,
+            'signature_result' => $signatureResult,
+            'issuer_valid' => ($payload['iss'] ?? null) === config('jwt.issuer'),
+            'audience_valid' => is_array($payload['aud'] ?? null)
+                ? in_array(config('jwt.audience'), $payload['aud'], true)
+                : ($payload['aud'] ?? null) === config('jwt.audience'),
+        ],
+        'openssl_errors' => $openSslErrors,
+    ]);
+});