diff --git a/lib/supabase.ts b/lib/supabase.ts
index 65d9b777..ff32ad32 100644
--- a/lib/supabase.ts
+++ b/lib/supabase.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export interface Database {
           storyline_id: number;
           plot_index: number;
           writer_address: string;
+          content: string | null;
           content_cid: string;
           content_hash: string;
           hidden: boolean;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ export interface Database {
           storyline_id: number;
           plot_index: number;
           writer_address: string;
+          content?: string | null;
           content_cid: string;
           content_hash: string;
           hidden?: boolean;
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ export interface Database {
           storyline_id?: number;
           plot_index?: number;
           writer_address?: string;
+          content?: string | null;
           content_cid?: string;
           content_hash?: string;
           hidden?: boolean;
diff --git a/lib/viem.ts b/lib/viem.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfb41c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/viem.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
+import { base } from "viem/chains";
+
+/**
+ * Public client for reading from Base.
+ *
+ * Uses the default Base RPC. Override via BASE_RPC_URL env var.
+ */
+export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
+  chain: base,
+  transport: http(process.env.BASE_RPC_URL || undefined),
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/index/plot/route.ts b/src/app/api/index/plot/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a12dfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/index/plot/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { type Hex, decodeEventLog, encodeEventTopics } from "viem";
+import { publicClient } from "../../../../../lib/viem";
+import { createServerClient } from "../../../../../lib/supabase";
+import {
+  storyFactoryAbi,
+  plotChainedEvent,
+} from "../../../../../lib/contracts/abi";
+import { hashContent } from "../../../../../lib/content";
+import type { Database } from "../../../../../lib/supabase";
+
+const IPFS_GATEWAY = "https://ipfs.filebase.io/ipfs/";
+const IPFS_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+
+/** PlotChained event topic0 (keccak256 of the event signature) */
+const PLOT_CHAINED_TOPIC = encodeEventTopics({
+  abi: [plotChainedEvent],
+  eventName: "PlotChained",
+})[0];
+
+function error(message: string, status = 400) {
+  return NextResponse.json({ error: message }, { status });
+}
+
+export async function POST(req: Request) {
+  const body = await req.json();
+  const txHash = body.txHash as Hex | undefined;
+  const fallbackContent = body.content as string | undefined;
+
+  if (!txHash || !/^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/.test(txHash)) {
+    return error("Missing or invalid txHash");
+  }
+
+  // 1. Fetch receipt
+  let receipt;
+  try {
+    receipt = await publicClient.getTransactionReceipt({ hash: txHash });
+  } catch {
+    return error("Failed to fetch transaction receipt", 502);
+  }
+
+  if (receipt.status !== "success") {
+    return error("Transaction failed");
+  }
+
+  // 2. Find PlotChained event log by event signature (topic0)
+  const plotChainedLog = receipt.logs.find(
+    (log) => log.topics[0] === PLOT_CHAINED_TOPIC
+  );
+
+  if (!plotChainedLog) {
+    return error("PlotChained event not found in receipt");
+  }
+
+  // 3. Decode event
+  let decoded;
+  try {
+    decoded = decodeEventLog({
+      abi: storyFactoryAbi,
+      data: plotChainedLog.data,
+      topics: plotChainedLog.topics,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return error("Failed to decode PlotChained event");
+  }
+
+  if (decoded.eventName !== "PlotChained") {
+    return error("Unexpected event type");
+  }
+
+  const { storylineId, plotIndex, writer, contentCID, contentHash } =
+    decoded.args;
+
+  // 4. Fetch content from IPFS (with fallback)
+  let content: string;
+  try {
+    const ipfsRes = await fetch(`${IPFS_GATEWAY}${contentCID}`, {
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(IPFS_TIMEOUT_MS),
+    });
+    if (!ipfsRes.ok) throw new Error(`IPFS status ${ipfsRes.status}`);
+    content = await ipfsRes.text();
+  } catch {
+    if (!fallbackContent) {
+      return error("IPFS fetch failed and no fallback content provided", 502);
+    }
+    content = fallbackContent;
+  }
+
+  // 5. Verify content hash
+  const computedHash = hashContent(content);
+  if (computedHash !== contentHash) {
+    return error("Content hash mismatch");
+  }
+
+  // 6. Get block timestamp
+  let blockTimestamp: bigint;
+  try {
+    const block = await publicClient.getBlock({
+      blockNumber: receipt.blockNumber,
+    });
+    blockTimestamp = block.timestamp;
+  } catch {
+    return error("Failed to fetch block", 502);
+  }
+
+  // 7. Upsert to Supabase
+  const supabase = createServerClient();
+  if (!supabase) {
+    return error("Supabase not configured", 500);
+  }
+
+  const row: Database["public"]["Tables"]["plots"]["Insert"] = {
+    storyline_id: Number(storylineId),
+    plot_index: Number(plotIndex),
+    writer_address: writer.toLowerCase(),
+    content,
+    content_cid: contentCID,
+    content_hash: contentHash as string,
+    block_timestamp: new Date(Number(blockTimestamp) * 1000).toISOString(),
+    tx_hash: txHash.toLowerCase(),
+    log_index: plotChainedLog.logIndex!,
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  const { error: dbError } = await (supabase.from("plots") as any).upsert(
+    row,
+    { onConflict: "tx_hash,log_index" }
+  );
+
+  if (dbError) {
+    return error(`Database error: ${dbError.message}`, 500);
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.json({ success: true });
+}
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/00002_plots_content_column.sql b/supabase/migrations/00002_plots_content_column.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04fe9b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/00002_plots_content_column.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Add content column to plots table.
+-- Proposal §4.1 requires Supabase as the primary read path for content.
+-- The indexer fetches content from IPFS and stores it here.
+alter table plots add column if not exists content text;