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+import { headers } from "next/headers";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+const RESOURCE_API_URL = process.env.RESOURCE_API_URL;
+const MAJOR_APP_URL = process.env.MAJOR_APP_URL;
+
+interface StatusResponse {
+  providers: Record<string, { status: string }>;
+  connectToken?: string;
+}
+
+async function getConnectToken(userJwt: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (!RESOURCE_API_URL) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${RESOURCE_API_URL}/user-oauth/status`, {
+      headers: { "x-major-user-jwt": userJwt },
+      cache: "no-store",
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const data = (await res.json()) as StatusResponse;
+    return data.connectToken ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    // Fail open — platform/network issues should not block deployed apps
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * OAuthGate — server component that checks whether the current user has
+ * connected all required OAuth providers for this app. If any are missing,
+ * it redirects to the platform-hosted connect page on the Major dashboard
+ * where the user can authenticate. After all providers are connected, the
+ * connect page redirects back here and the app renders normally.
+ */
+export async function OAuthGate({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  if (!MAJOR_APP_URL) {
+    return <>{children}</>;
+  }
+
+  const h = await headers();
+  const userJwt = h.get("x-major-user-jwt");
+
+  if (!userJwt) {
+    return <>{children}</>;
+  }
+
+  const connectToken = await getConnectToken(userJwt);
+
+  if (connectToken) {
+    const proto = h.get("x-forwarded-proto") || "https";
+    const host = h.get("host");
+    const returnUrl = `${proto}://${host}/`;
+    redirect(`${MAJOR_APP_URL}/oauth/connect?token=${encodeURIComponent(connectToken)}&returnUrl=${encodeURIComponent(returnUrl)}`);
+  }
+
+  return <>{children}</>;
+}