diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
index 76bb5101a..81bd887a5 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from .notes_routes import router as notes_router
 from .notifications_routes import router as notifications_router
 from .notion_add_connector_route import router as notion_add_connector_router
 from .podcasts_routes import router as podcasts_router
+from .public_chat_routes import router as public_chat_router
 from .rbac_routes import router as rbac_router
 from .search_source_connectors_routes import router as search_source_connectors_router
 from .search_spaces_routes import router as search_spaces_router
@@ -67,3 +68,4 @@ router.include_router(circleback_webhook_router)  # Circleback meeting webhooks
 router.include_router(surfsense_docs_router)  # Surfsense documentation for citations
 router.include_router(notifications_router)  # Notifications with Electric SQL sync
 router.include_router(composio_router)  # Composio OAuth and toolkit management
+router.include_router(public_chat_router)  # Public chat sharing and cloning
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/public_chat_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/public_chat_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..916a53249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/public_chat_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""
+Routes for public chat access (unauthenticated and mixed-auth endpoints).
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.db import User, get_async_session
+from app.schemas.new_chat import (
+    CloneInitiatedResponse,
+    PublicChatResponse,
+)
+from app.services.public_chat_service import (
+    get_public_chat,
+    get_thread_by_share_token,
+)
+from app.users import current_active_user
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/public", tags=["public"])
+
+
+@router.get("/{share_token}", response_model=PublicChatResponse)
+async def read_public_chat(
+    share_token: str,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+):
+    """
+    Get a public chat by share token.
+
+    No authentication required.
+    Returns sanitized content (citations stripped, non-UI tools removed).
+    """
+    return await get_public_chat(session, share_token)
+
+
+@router.post("/{share_token}/clone", response_model=CloneInitiatedResponse)
+async def clone_public_chat(
+    share_token: str,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+):
+    """
+    Clone a public chat to the user's account.
+
+    Requires authentication.
+    Initiates a background job to copy the chat.
+    """
+    thread = await get_thread_by_share_token(session, share_token)
+
+    if not thread:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Not found")
+
+    # TODO: Implement Celery task for cloning
+    # For now, return a placeholder response
+    # The actual implementation will:
+    # 1. Get user's default search space
+    # 2. Queue Celery task to clone thread, messages, and podcasts
+    # 3. Create notification on completion
+
+    raise HTTPException(
+        status_code=501,
+        detail="Clone functionality not yet implemented",
+    )