diff --git a/src/lib/server/browser-session.test.ts b/src/lib/server/browser-session.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dff78a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/server/browser-session.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { getBrowserSessionUser } from "./browser-session";
+
+const ORIGINAL_FETCH = global.fetch;
+
+function makeRequest(authHeader: string | null): NextRequest {
+  const headers = new Headers();
+  if (authHeader !== null) headers.set("authorization", authHeader);
+  return new NextRequest("http://localhost:4001/api/v1/rep-dashboard", {
+    headers,
+  });
+}
+
+describe("getBrowserSessionUser", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = ORIGINAL_FETCH;
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = ORIGINAL_FETCH;
+  });
+
+  it("throws a 401-tagged error when no token is present", async () => {
+    await expect(getBrowserSessionUser(makeRequest(null))).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      status: 401,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("throws a 401-tagged error when PB rejects the token", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn(async () => new Response("", { status: 401 })) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await expect(
+      getBrowserSessionUser(makeRequest("Bearer bad-token")),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 401 });
+  });
+
+  it("returns the resolved user's id and user_type on success", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn(async () =>
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          token: "refreshed-token",
+          record: { id: "user123", user_type: ["REP"], name: "Test Rep" },
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+      ),
+    ) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const result = await getBrowserSessionUser(makeRequest("Bearer good-token"));
+    expect(result).toEqual({ id: "user123", user_type: ["REP"] });
+  });
+
+  it("defaults user_type to null when the record omits it", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn(async () =>
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({ token: "t", record: { id: "user456" } }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+      ),
+    ) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+
+    const result = await getBrowserSessionUser(makeRequest("Bearer good-token"));
+    expect(result).toEqual({ id: "user456", user_type: null });
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/lib/server/browser-session.ts b/src/lib/server/browser-session.ts
index da16f7d..b3e7584 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/browser-session.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/browser-session.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,55 @@ export async function assertBrowserSession(req: NextRequest): Promise<void> {
     });
   }
 }
+
+export interface BrowserSessionUser {
+  id: string;
+  user_type: string[] | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Same validation as `assertBrowserSession`, but returns the resolved
+ * PB user record instead of discarding it — for routes that need to
+ * scope queries to "whoever is logged in" (e.g. the rep dashboard).
+ */
+export async function getBrowserSessionUser(
+  req: NextRequest,
+): Promise<BrowserSessionUser> {
+  const authorization = req.headers.get("authorization") || "";
+  const token = authorization.startsWith("Bearer ")
+    ? authorization.slice(7)
+    : authorization;
+
+  if (!token) {
+    throw Object.assign(new Error("Not authenticated."), { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const pbUrl =
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POCKETBASE_URL || "http://127.0.0.1:8090";
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `${pbUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/api/collections/users/auth-refresh`,
+    {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { Authorization: token },
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000),
+    },
+  );
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw Object.assign(new Error("Invalid or expired session."), {
+      status: 401,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const body = (await response.json()) as {
+    record?: { id?: string; user_type?: string[] | null };
+  };
+  const id = body.record?.id;
+  if (!id) {
+    throw Object.assign(new Error("Invalid or expired session."), {
+      status: 401,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return { id, user_type: body.record?.user_type ?? null };
+}