diff --git a/internal/webhook/inspect.go b/internal/webhook/inspect.go
index d6693c7..ad7e697 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/inspect.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const (
 type InspectSession struct {
 	UserID      string
 	TokenHash   string
-	Token       string
 	Name        string
 	Description string
 	Priority    string
@@ -46,10 +45,10 @@ func NewInspectStore() *InspectStore {
 }
 
 // Create generates a new inspect session for the given user, replacing any previous one.
-func (s *InspectStore) Create(userID, name, description, priority string, topics []string) (*InspectSession, error) {
+func (s *InspectStore) Create(userID, name, description, priority string, topics []string) (string, *InspectSession, error) {
 	rawToken, err := secure.NewInspectToken()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
 	tokenHash := secure.Hash(rawToken)
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ func (s *InspectStore) Create(userID, name, description, priority string, topics
 	session := &InspectSession{
 		UserID:      userID,
 		TokenHash:   tokenHash,
-		Token:       rawToken,
 		Name:        name,
 		Description: description,
 		Priority:    priority,
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *InspectStore) Create(userID, name, description, priority string, topics
 	s.cleanupLocked()
 	s.sessions[userID] = session
 
-	return session, nil
+	return rawToken, session, nil
 }
 
 // GetByUserID returns the inspect session for the given user, or nil if not found or expired.
diff --git a/internal/webhook/service.go b/internal/webhook/service.go
index 7158fec..367d7a6 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/service.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/service.go
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ func (s *Service) CreateInspectSession(ctx context.Context, userID, name, descri
 		return nil, ErrInvalidTopicSelection
 	}
 
-	session, err := s.inspectStore.Create(userID, name, description, priority, topics)
+	rawToken, session, err := s.inspectStore.Create(userID, name, description, priority, topics)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &InspectSessionResponse{
-		Token:     session.Token,
-		URL:       hookURL + "/" + session.Token,
+		Token:     rawToken,
+		URL:       hookURL + "/" + rawToken,
 		Status:    session.Status,
 		ExpiresAt: session.ExpiresAt,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/internal/webhook/service_test.go b/internal/webhook/service_test.go
index b2184b1..ad6dff0 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/service_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"lucor.dev/beebuzz/internal/auth"
 	"lucor.dev/beebuzz/internal/push"
+	"lucor.dev/beebuzz/internal/secure"
 	"lucor.dev/beebuzz/internal/testutil"
 	"lucor.dev/beebuzz/internal/topic"
 )
@@ -207,6 +208,72 @@ func TestExtractPayload_UnsupportedType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInspectStoreCreateReturnsRawTokenWithoutPersistingIt(t *testing.T) {
+	store := NewInspectStore()
+
+	rawToken, session, err := store.Create("user-1", "inspect", "desc", push.PriorityNormal, []string{"topic-1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Create() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if rawToken == "" {
+		t.Fatal("Create() rawToken = empty, want token")
+	}
+	if session == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Create() session = nil, want session")
+	}
+	if session.TokenHash != secure.Hash(rawToken) {
+		t.Fatalf("Create() tokenHash = %q, want hash of raw token", session.TokenHash)
+	}
+
+	stored := store.GetByUserID("user-1")
+	if stored == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetByUserID() = nil, want session")
+	}
+	if stored.TokenHash != secure.Hash(rawToken) {
+		t.Fatalf("GetByUserID() tokenHash = %q, want hash of raw token", stored.TokenHash)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateInspectSessionReturnsRawTokenAndStoresOnlyHash(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutil.NewDB(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	authRepo := auth.NewRepository(db)
+	topicRepo := topic.NewRepository(db)
+	repo := NewRepository(db)
+	topicSvc := topic.NewService(topicRepo, slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)))
+	inspectStore := NewInspectStore()
+	svc := NewService(repo, inspectStore, noopDispatcher{}, topicSvc, slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)))
+
+	user, _, err := authRepo.GetOrCreateUser(ctx, "inspect-create@example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOrCreateUser: %v", err)
+	}
+	tp, err := topicRepo.Create(ctx, user.ID, "alerts", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("topic.Create: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	response, err := svc.CreateInspectSession(ctx, user.ID, "inspect", "desc", push.PriorityNormal, []string{tp.ID}, "https://hook.example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateInspectSession() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if response.Token == "" {
+		t.Fatal("CreateInspectSession() token = empty, want token")
+	}
+	if response.URL != "https://hook.example.com/"+response.Token {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateInspectSession() url = %q, want token-based url", response.URL)
+	}
+
+	session := inspectStore.GetByUserID(user.ID)
+	if session == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetByUserID() = nil, want session")
+	}
+	if session.TokenHash != secure.Hash(response.Token) {
+		t.Fatalf("stored tokenHash = %q, want hash of response token", session.TokenHash)
+	}
+}
+
 // noopDispatcher is a test adapter that accepts all dispatches without sending.
 type noopDispatcher struct{}