diff --git a/go-backend/cmd/api/main.go b/go-backend/cmd/api/main.go
index cf494bf..d42ce0a 100644
--- a/go-backend/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/go-backend/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ func main() {
 
 			// Media routes
 			authorized.POST("/upload", mediaHandler.Upload)
+			authorized.GET("/media/sign", mediaHandler.GetSignedMediaURL)
 
 			// Search & Discover routes
 			discoverHandler := handlers.NewDiscoverHandler(userRepo, postRepo, tagRepo, categoryRepo, assetService)
@@ -409,6 +410,9 @@ func main() {
 			authorized.POST("/hashtags/:name/follow", discoverHandler.FollowHashtag)
 			authorized.DELETE("/hashtags/:name/follow", discoverHandler.UnfollowHashtag)
 
+			// User by-handle lookup (used by capsule invite to resolve public keys)
+			authorized.GET("/users/by-handle/:handle", userHandler.GetUserByHandle)
+
 			// Follow System (unique routes only — followers/following covered by users group above)
 			followHandler := handlers.NewFollowHandler(dbPool)
 			authorized.POST("/users/:userId/unfollow", followHandler.UnfollowUser)
diff --git a/go-backend/internal/handlers/media_handler.go b/go-backend/internal/handlers/media_handler.go
index b3117a7..d4eb484 100644
--- a/go-backend/internal/handlers/media_handler.go
+++ b/go-backend/internal/handlers/media_handler.go
@@ -208,6 +208,32 @@ func (h *MediaHandler) putObjectS3(c *gin.Context, body io.ReadSeeker, contentLe
 	return key, nil
 }
 
+// GetSignedMediaURL resolves a relative R2 path to a fully-qualified URL.
+// Flutter calls GET /media/sign?path=<key> for any path that was stored as a relative key.
+func (h *MediaHandler) GetSignedMediaURL(c *gin.Context) {
+	path := c.Query("path")
+	if path == "" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "path query parameter is required"})
+		return
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "http") {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"url": path})
+		return
+	}
+	domain := h.publicDomain
+	if strings.Contains(path, "videos/") {
+		domain = h.videoDomain
+	}
+	if domain == "" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"url": path})
+		return
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(domain, "http") {
+		domain = "https://" + domain
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"url": fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", domain, path)})
+}
+
 func (h *MediaHandler) putObjectR2API(c *gin.Context, fileBytes []byte, contentType string, bucket string, key string, publicDomain string) (string, error) {
 	if h.accountID == "" || h.apiToken == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("R2 API credentials missing")
diff --git a/go-backend/internal/handlers/user_handler.go b/go-backend/internal/handlers/user_handler.go
index 57be4cc..1db6ef5 100644
--- a/go-backend/internal/handlers/user_handler.go
+++ b/go-backend/internal/handlers/user_handler.go
@@ -663,6 +663,22 @@ func (h *UserHandler) BulkBlockUsers(c *gin.Context) {
 	})
 }
 
+// GetUserByHandle resolves a public profile by @handle.
+// Used by the capsule invite flow so the client can look up a user's public key before encrypting.
+func (h *UserHandler) GetUserByHandle(c *gin.Context) {
+	handle := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(c.Param("handle")), "@")
+	if handle == "" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "handle is required"})
+		return
+	}
+	profile, err := h.repo.GetProfileByHandle(c.Request.Context(), handle)
+	if err != nil || profile == nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "user not found"})
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, profile)
+}
+
 // ExportData streams user data as JSON for portability/GDPR compliance
 func (h *UserHandler) ExportData(c *gin.Context) {
 	userID, _ := c.Get("user_id")