diff --git a/apps/fc-distribution/fc-distribution.yaml b/apps/fc-distribution/fc-distribution.yaml
index a6ae761..0f6d4dc 100644
--- a/apps/fc-distribution/fc-distribution.yaml
+++ b/apps/fc-distribution/fc-distribution.yaml
@@ -281,3 +281,62 @@ spec:
           port: 80
   tls:
     secretName: fc-distribution-tls-secret
+---
+# === dist.flowercore.io public surface (2026-04-24) =========================
+#
+# Shares the Deployment + Service + PVC with the internal IngressRoute above.
+# The controller's NamedEntitlementResolverRouter picks between the internal
+# (permissive) and public (strict) StaticTokenEntitlementResolver based on
+# the X-FC-Distribution-Profile header — which the middleware below injects
+# on every public-host request after stripping any caller-supplied value.
+#
+# Cert is the shared Cloudflare Origin Certificate for *.flowercore.io, literal
+# bytes copied (matches gitea-public, matrix, telephony, mail, flowercore-landing
+# pattern — not yet via OnePasswordItem operator).
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: cf-origin-flowercore-io
+  namespace: fc-distribution
+type: kubernetes.io/tls
+data:
+  tls.crt: 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
+  tls.key: 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
+---
+# Traefik middleware: strips any caller-supplied X-FC-Distribution-Profile,
+# then sets an authoritative 'public' value so the controller routes to the
+# strict entitlement resolver. The trust boundary is this middleware — the
+# internal IngressRoute (dist.iamworkin.lan) does NOT attach it.
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Middleware
+metadata:
+  name: dist-public-profile-header
+  namespace: fc-distribution
+spec:
+  headers:
+    customRequestHeaders:
+      X-FC-Distribution-Profile: "public"
+---
+# Public IngressRoute: binds dist.flowercore.io (Cloudflare-proxied A record
+# -> pfSense NAT -> Traefik VIP 10.0.56.200) to the same backend Service that
+# serves dist.iamworkin.lan. Header-injection middleware ensures the
+# controller uses the public (strict) entitlement resolver.
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IngressRoute
+metadata:
+  name: fc-distribution-public
+  namespace: fc-distribution
+spec:
+  entryPoints:
+    - websecure
+  routes:
+    - match: Host(`dist.flowercore.io`)
+      kind: Rule
+      middlewares:
+        - name: dist-public-profile-header
+      services:
+        - name: fc-distribution
+          port: 80
+  tls:
+    secretName: cf-origin-flowercore-io