diff --git a/app/api/chartmetric/[...path]/route.ts b/app/api/chartmetric/[...path]/route.ts
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+import { type NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { proxyChartmetricRequest } from "@/lib/chartmetric/proxyChartmetricRequest";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/chartmetric/[...path]
+ *
+ * Proxies GET requests to the Chartmetric API on behalf of an authenticated account.
+ * Deducts 1 credit per call.
+ *
+ * @param request - Incoming API request.
+ * @param context - Route context containing the Chartmetric path segments.
+ * @param context.params - Route params with Chartmetric path segments.
+ * @param context.params.path - Array of path segments to forward to Chartmetric.
+ * @returns The Chartmetric API response.
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest, context: { params: Promise<{ path: string[] }> }) {
+  const params = await context.params;
+  return proxyChartmetricRequest(request, params);
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/chartmetric/[...path]
+ *
+ * Proxies POST requests to the Chartmetric API on behalf of an authenticated account.
+ * Deducts 1 credit per call.
+ *
+ * @param request - Incoming API request.
+ * @param context - Route context containing the Chartmetric path segments.
+ * @param context.params - Route params with Chartmetric path segments.
+ * @param context.params.path - Array of path segments to forward to Chartmetric.
+ * @returns The Chartmetric API response.
+ */
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest, context: { params: Promise<{ path: string[] }> }) {
+  const params = await context.params;
+  return proxyChartmetricRequest(request, params);
+}
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+export const fetchCache = "force-no-store";
+export const revalidate = 0;
diff --git a/lib/chartmetric/__tests__/proxyChartmetricRequest.test.ts b/lib/chartmetric/__tests__/proxyChartmetricRequest.test.ts
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+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { proxyChartmetricRequest } from "@/lib/chartmetric/proxyChartmetricRequest";
+
+import { validateAuthContext } from "@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext";
+import { deductCredits } from "@/lib/credits/deductCredits";
+import { getChartmetricToken } from "@/lib/chartmetric/getChartmetricToken";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/networking/getCorsHeaders", () => ({
+  getCorsHeaders: vi.fn(() => ({ "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*" })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext", () => ({
+  validateAuthContext: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/credits/deductCredits", () => ({
+  deductCredits: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/chartmetric/getChartmetricToken", () => ({
+  getChartmetricToken: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockFetch = vi.fn();
+vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetch);
+
+describe("proxyChartmetricRequest", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe("error cases", () => {
+    it("returns 401 when auth fails", async () => {
+      const errorResponse = NextResponse.json(
+        { status: "error", error: "Unauthorized" },
+        { status: 401 },
+      );
+      vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue(errorResponse);
+
+      const request = new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chartmetric/artist/123", {
+        method: "GET",
+      });
+
+      const result = await proxyChartmetricRequest(request, { path: ["artist", "123"] });
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe(401);
+    });
+
+    it("returns 402 when credits are insufficient", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+        accountId: "acc_123",
+        orgId: null,
+        authToken: "token_abc",
+      });
+      vi.mocked(deductCredits).mockRejectedValue(
+        new Error("Insufficient credits. Required: 5, Available: 0"),
+      );
+
+      const request = new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chartmetric/artist/123", {
+        method: "GET",
+      });
+
+      const result = await proxyChartmetricRequest(request, { path: ["artist", "123"] });
+      const body = await result.json();
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe(402);
+      expect(body.status).toBe("error");
+      expect(body.error).toBe("Insufficient credits for Chartmetric API call");
+    });
+
+    it("returns 500 when Chartmetric API call fails", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+        accountId: "acc_123",
+        orgId: null,
+        authToken: "token_abc",
+      });
+      vi.mocked(deductCredits).mockResolvedValue({ success: true, newBalance: 5 });
+      vi.mocked(getChartmetricToken).mockResolvedValue("cm_access_token");
+      mockFetch.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Network error"));
+
+      const request = new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chartmetric/artist/123", {
+        method: "GET",
+      });
+
+      const result = await proxyChartmetricRequest(request, { path: ["artist", "123"] });
+      const body = await result.json();
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe(500);
+      expect(body.status).toBe("error");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("successful cases", () => {
+    it("successfully proxies a GET request and returns Chartmetric response", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+        accountId: "acc_123",
+        orgId: null,
+        authToken: "token_abc",
+      });
+      vi.mocked(deductCredits).mockResolvedValue({ success: true, newBalance: 5 });
+      vi.mocked(getChartmetricToken).mockResolvedValue("cm_access_token");
+
+      const chartmetricData = { id: 123, name: "Test Artist" };
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        json: async () => chartmetricData,
+      });
+
+      const request = new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chartmetric/artist/123", {
+        method: "GET",
+      });
+
+      const result = await proxyChartmetricRequest(request, { path: ["artist", "123"] });
+      const body = await result.json();
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body).toEqual(chartmetricData);
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "https://api.chartmetric.com/api/artist/123",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          method: "GET",
+          headers: expect.objectContaining({
+            Authorization: "Bearer cm_access_token",
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(deductCredits).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ accountId: "acc_123", creditsToDeduct: 5 });
+    });
+
+    it("successfully proxies a POST request with body", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+        accountId: "acc_456",
+        orgId: null,
+        authToken: "token_xyz",
+      });
+      vi.mocked(deductCredits).mockResolvedValue({ success: true, newBalance: 5 });
+      vi.mocked(getChartmetricToken).mockResolvedValue("cm_access_token_2");
+
+      const chartmetricData = { success: true };
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        json: async () => chartmetricData,
+      });
+
+      const requestBody = { filter: "test" };
+      const request = new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/chartmetric/search", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify(requestBody),
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      });
+
+      const result = await proxyChartmetricRequest(request, { path: ["search"] });
+      const body = await result.json();
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body).toEqual(chartmetricData);
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "https://api.chartmetric.com/api/search",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: expect.objectContaining({
+            Authorization: "Bearer cm_access_token_2",
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/chartmetric/getChartmetricToken.ts b/lib/chartmetric/getChartmetricToken.ts
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+/**
+ * Exchanges the Chartmetric refresh token for a short-lived access token.
+ *
+ * @returns The Chartmetric access token string.
+ * @throws Error if the token exchange fails or the env variable is missing.
+ */
+export async function getChartmetricToken(): Promise<string> {
+  const refreshToken = process.env.CHARTMETRIC_REFRESH_TOKEN;
+
+  if (!refreshToken) {
+    throw new Error("CHARTMETRIC_REFRESH_TOKEN environment variable is not set");
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch("https://api.chartmetric.com/api/token", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ refreshtoken: refreshToken }),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Chartmetric token exchange failed with status ${response.status}`);
+  }
+
+  const data = (await response.json()) as { access_token: string; expires_in: number };
+
+  if (!data.access_token) {
+    throw new Error("Chartmetric token response did not include an access_token");
+  }
+
+  return data.access_token;
+}
diff --git a/lib/chartmetric/proxyChartmetricRequest.ts b/lib/chartmetric/proxyChartmetricRequest.ts
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+import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getCorsHeaders } from "@/lib/networking/getCorsHeaders";
+import { validateAuthContext } from "@/lib/auth/validateAuthContext";
+import { deductCredits } from "@/lib/credits/deductCredits";
+import { getChartmetricToken } from "@/lib/chartmetric/getChartmetricToken";
+
+/**
+ * Proxy handler for Chartmetric API requests.
+ *
+ * Authenticates the caller, deducts 5 credits, then forwards the request
+ * to the Chartmetric API using a server-side access token.
+ *
+ * Credit cost rationale: Chartmetric costs $350/month for API access. At 5 credits
+ * ($0.05) per call, we break even at ~7,000 calls/month (~233/day). A typical
+ * research task (6–7 API calls) costs 30–35 credits ($0.30–$0.35).
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming NextRequest.
+ * @param params - Route params containing the Chartmetric path segments.
+ * @param params.path - Array of path segments to forward to the Chartmetric API.
+ * @returns The Chartmetric API response forwarded as JSON.
+ */
+export async function proxyChartmetricRequest(
+  request: NextRequest,
+  params: { path: string[] },
+): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  // 1. Authenticate
+  const authResult = await validateAuthContext(request);
+
+  if (authResult instanceof NextResponse) {
+    return authResult;
+  }
+
+  const { accountId } = authResult;
+
+  // 2. Deduct 5 credits per Chartmetric API call
+  try {
+    await deductCredits({ accountId, creditsToDeduct: 5 });
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+
+    if (message.toLowerCase().includes("insufficient credits")) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { status: "error", error: "Insufficient credits for Chartmetric API call" },
+        { status: 402, headers: getCorsHeaders() },
+      );
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { status: "error", error: "Failed to deduct credits" },
+      { status: 500, headers: getCorsHeaders() },
+    );
+  }
+
+  // 3. Get Chartmetric access token
+  let accessToken: string;
+  try {
+    accessToken = await getChartmetricToken();
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error";
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { status: "error", error: `Failed to obtain Chartmetric token: ${message}` },
+      { status: 500, headers: getCorsHeaders() },
+    );
+  }
+
+  // 4. Build the Chartmetric URL, preserving query params
+  const pathSegments = params.path.join("/");
+  const originalUrl = new URL(request.url);
+  const chartmetricUrl = `https://api.chartmetric.com/api/${pathSegments}${originalUrl.search}`;
+
+  // 5. Read the request body for non-GET methods
+  let body: string | undefined;
+  if (request.method !== "GET" && request.method !== "HEAD") {
+    try {
+      body = await request.text();
+    } catch {
+      // If body reading fails, proceed without a body
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 6. Forward the request to Chartmetric
+  try {
+    const chartmetricResponse = await fetch(chartmetricUrl, {
+      method: request.method,
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      ...(body ? { body } : {}),
+    });
+
+    const data = await chartmetricResponse.json();
+
+    return NextResponse.json(data, {
+      status: chartmetricResponse.status,
+      headers: getCorsHeaders(),
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error";
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { status: "error", error: `Chartmetric API request failed: ${message}` },
+      { status: 500, headers: getCorsHeaders() },
+    );
+  }
+}