diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 475dc96..6a0dd56 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 NODE_ENV=development
 PORT=3001
 
+# Comma-separated list of allowed browser origins for CORS -- never use a wildcard in production
+CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000
+
 # Supabase (CEO-OS project, Coolify)
 DATABASE_URL=
 SUPABASE_URL=
diff --git a/src/app.module.ts b/src/app.module.ts
index 74deeba..181c180 100644
--- a/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app.module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { APP_GUARD } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { ConfigModule } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { ThrottlerModule } from '@nestjs/throttler';
+import { ThrottlerModule, ThrottlerGuard } from '@nestjs/throttler';
 import { ScheduleModule } from '@nestjs/schedule';
 import { BullModule } from '@nestjs/bullmq';
 import { LoggerModule } from 'nestjs-pino';
 import { HealthController } from './health/health.controller';
 import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module';
 import { EventsModule } from './events/events.module';
+import { TenantGuard } from './auth/tenant.guard';
 
 function parseRedisConnection(redisUrl: string | undefined) {
   if (!redisUrl) {
@@ -31,5 +33,9 @@ function parseRedisConnection(redisUrl: string | undefined) {
     EventsModule,
   ],
   controllers: [HealthController],
+  providers: [
+    { provide: APP_GUARD, useClass: ThrottlerGuard },
+    { provide: APP_GUARD, useClass: TenantGuard },
+  ],
 })
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/auth/public.decorator.ts b/src/auth/public.decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0478a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/public.decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { SetMetadata } from '@nestjs/common';
+
+export const IS_PUBLIC_KEY = 'isPublic';
+
+// Marchez explicit rutele fara sesiune (health checks, webhooks semnate separat).
+// Fara acest decorator, TenantGuard respinge implicit orice request -- deny-by-default,
+// per blueprint 11.3, in loc sa se bazeze pe fiecare controller nou sa adauge garda manual.
+export const Public = () => SetMetadata(IS_PUBLIC_KEY, true);
diff --git a/src/auth/tenant.guard.ts b/src/auth/tenant.guard.ts
index 48cee70..22bc1aa 100644
--- a/src/auth/tenant.guard.ts
+++ b/src/auth/tenant.guard.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext, Injectable, ForbiddenException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
 import type { Request } from 'express';
+import { IS_PUBLIC_KEY } from './public.decorator';
 
 export interface AuthenticatedSession {
   userId: string;
@@ -15,10 +17,22 @@ interface RequestWithSession extends Request {
  * Blueprint 11.3: tenant_id vine intotdeauna din sesiune, niciodata din
  * body/query/params. Orice request fara sesiune valida, sau care incearca
  * sa suprascrie tenant_id din client, este respins (deny-by-default).
+ * Inregistrata global (APP_GUARD) -- rutele publice trebuie sa foloseasca
+ * explicit @Public(), altfel raman blocate implicit.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class TenantGuard implements CanActivate {
+  constructor(private readonly reflector: Reflector) {}
+
   canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): boolean {
+    const isPublic = this.reflector.getAllAndOverride<boolean>(IS_PUBLIC_KEY, [
+      context.getHandler(),
+      context.getClass(),
+    ]);
+    if (isPublic) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<RequestWithSession>();
     const session = request.session;
 
diff --git a/src/health/health.controller.ts b/src/health/health.controller.ts
index 0c9989a..0ed8bd9 100644
--- a/src/health/health.controller.ts
+++ b/src/health/health.controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Public } from '../auth/public.decorator';
 
 @Controller('health')
 export class HealthController {
+  @Public()
   @Get()
   check() {
     return { status: 'ok', service: 'ceo-api', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() };
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 89410b5..847bb57 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule, { bufferLogs: true });
   app.useLogger(app.get(Logger));
   app.use(helmet());
-  app.enableCors();
+  const allowedOrigins = (process.env.CORS_ORIGINS ?? 'http://localhost:3000').split(',').map((o) => o.trim());
+  app.enableCors({ origin: allowedOrigins, credentials: true });
 
   const config = new DocumentBuilder()
     .setTitle('CEO OS API')