diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0857f1..a4a12fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ docs
 agent/
 issues/
 
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/gateway/go.mod b/gateway/go.mod
index ce8713c..6f4870c 100644
--- a/gateway/go.mod
+++ b/gateway/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.2
+	github.com/sony/gobreaker v1.0.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
diff --git a/gateway/go.sum b/gateway/go.sum
index d45e21e..c6a0b32 100644
--- a/gateway/go.sum
+++ b/gateway/go.sum
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.2 h1:P2EGsA4qVIM3Pp+aPocCJ7DguDHhqrXNhVcEp4Vi
 github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.17.2/go.mod h1:u410H11HMLoB+TP67dz8rL9s6QW2j76l0//kSOd3370=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 h1:exVL4IDcn6na9z1rAb56Vxr+CgyK3nn3O+epU5NdKM8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:E+RYuTGaKKdloAfM02xzb0FW3Paa99yedzYV+kq4uf4=
+github.com/sony/gobreaker v1.0.0 h1:feX5fGGXSl3dYd4aHZItw+FpHLvvoaqkawKjVNiFMNQ=
+github.com/sony/gobreaker v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZKptC7FHNvhBz7dN2LGjPVBz2sZJmc0/PkyDJOjmxWY=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
diff --git a/gateway/main.go b/gateway/main.go
index 58213a7..6fa2102 100644
--- a/gateway/main.go
+++ b/gateway/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+	"github.com/sony/gobreaker"
 )
 
 type PaymentContext struct {
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ type SummarizeRequest struct {
 	Text string `json:"text"`
 }
 
+type VerifyResponseInternal struct {
+	IsValid          bool
+	RecoveredAddress string
+	Error            string
+}
+
 func validateConfig() error {
 	required := []string{
 		"OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ func validateConfig() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
 func main() {
 	// Try loading .env from current directory first, then fallback to parent
 	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
@@ -81,7 +89,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	if err := validateConfig(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("[Error] Missing required environment variables:")
-		fmt.Println("  -", err.Error())
+		fmt.Println(" 	-", err.Error())
 		fmt.Println()
 		fmt.Println("Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the required values.")
 		fmt.Println("See README.md for more configuration details.")
@@ -89,16 +97,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	fmt.Println("[OK] Configuration validated")
 	if port := os.Getenv("PORT"); port != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("    - Port: %s\n", port)
+		fmt.Printf(" 	 	- Port: %s\n", port)
 	}
 	if model := os.Getenv("MODEL"); model != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("    - Model: %s\n", model)
+		fmt.Printf(" 	 	- Model: %s\n", model)
 	}
 	if verifier := os.Getenv("VERIFIER_URL"); verifier != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("    - Verifier: %s\n", verifier)
+		fmt.Printf(" 	 	- Verifier: %s\n", verifier)
 	}
 	if chainID := os.Getenv("CHAIN_ID"); chainID != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("    - Chain ID: %s\n", chainID)
+		fmt.Printf(" 	 	- Chain ID: %s\n", chainID)
 	}
 	if os.Getenv("PORT") == "" {
 		fmt.Println("[WARN] PORT not set, using default: 3000")
@@ -326,10 +334,19 @@ func handleSummarize(c *gin.Context) {
 	// 3. Call AI Service
 	summary, err := callOpenRouter(c.Request.Context(), req.Text)
 	if err != nil {
+		// ⭐ Circuit breaker open → 503
+		if err == gobreaker.ErrOpenState {
+			c.JSON(503, gin.H{"error": "Service Unavailable"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Existing timeout handling
 		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) || c.Request.Context().Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
 			c.JSON(504, gin.H{"error": "Gateway Timeout", "message": "AI request timed out"})
 			return
 		}
+
+		// Fallback
 		c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": "AI Service Failed", "details": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
@@ -499,6 +516,7 @@ func getChainID() int {
 // the model (defaults to "z-ai/glm-4.5-air:free" if unset).
 func callOpenRouter(ctx context.Context, text string) (string, error) {
 	apiKey := os.Getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")
+
 	model := os.Getenv("OPENROUTER_MODEL")
 	if model == "" {
 		model = "z-ai/glm-4.5-air:free"
@@ -517,53 +535,62 @@ func callOpenRouter(ctx context.Context, text string) (string, error) {
 	if openRouterURL == "" {
 		openRouterURL = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions"
 	}
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", openRouterURL, bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create OpenRouter request: %w", err)
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
+
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer " + apiKey)
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-	// VIBE FIX: Pass Correlation ID to AI Service
-	// (Assuming the context has it, though OpenRouter might not use it, it's good practice)
-	if cid, ok := ctx.Value(correlationIDKey).(string); ok { // Changed to use correlationIDKey
+	if cid, ok := ctx.Value(correlationIDKey).(string); ok {
 		req.Header.Set("X-Correlation-ID", cid)
 	}
 
-	// Use http.DefaultClient and rely on ctx for cancellation/timeouts.
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	// ✅ Circuit breaker + retry wrapper
+	result, err := openRouterCB.Execute(func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return doRequestWithRetry(req)
+	})
+
 	if err != nil {
+		if err == gobreaker.ErrOpenState {
+			return "", gobreaker.ErrOpenState
+		}
+
 		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) || ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
 			return "", context.DeadlineExceeded
 		}
+
 		return "", err
 	}
+
+	resp := result.(*http.Response)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	var result map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+	var resultBody map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&resultBody); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to decode AI response: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	choices, ok := result["choices"].([]interface{})
+	choices, ok := resultBody["choices"].([]interface{})
 	if !ok || len(choices) == 0 {
-		log.Printf("OpenRouter response: %+v", result)
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response from AI provider: no choices")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response from AI provider")
 	}
 
 	choice, ok := choices[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response from AI provider: malformed choice")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response structure: choice")
 	}
 
 	message, ok := choice["message"].(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response from AI provider: malformed message")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response structure: message")
 	}
 
 	content, ok := message["content"].(string)
 	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response from AI provider: missing content")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid response structure: content")
 	}
 
 	return content, nil
@@ -1043,7 +1070,7 @@ var checkOpenRouterHealth = func() string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "unreachable"
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer " + apiKey)
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1055,4 +1082,4 @@ var checkOpenRouterHealth = func() string {
 		return "degraded"
 	}
 	return "ok"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gateway/openrouter_breaker.go b/gateway/openrouter_breaker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c89b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/openrouter_breaker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sony/gobreaker"
+)
+
+var openRouterCB *gobreaker.CircuitBreaker
+
+func init() {
+	openRouterCB = gobreaker.NewCircuitBreaker(gobreaker.Settings{
+		Name:        "OpenRouter",
+		MaxRequests: 5,
+		Timeout:     30 * time.Second,
+		ReadyToTrip: func(c gobreaker.Counts) bool {
+			return c.ConsecutiveFailures >= 3
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/gateway/openrouter_retry.go b/gateway/openrouter_retry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..962fa0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/openrouter_retry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func doRequestWithRetry(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	backoff := 200 * time.Millisecond
+	maxRetries := 3
+
+	for i := 0; i < maxRetries; i++ {
+
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		// Reset request body (http.Client consumes it once)
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		if req.GetBody != nil {
+			body, err := req.GetBody()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			req.Body = body
+		}
+
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		// SUCCESS CASES
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		if err == nil {
+
+			// 4xx → client error → DO NOT RETRY
+			if resp.StatusCode < 500 {
+				return resp, nil
+			}
+
+			// 5xx → retry → close body first to avoid leak
+			resp.Body.Close()
+		}
+
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		// LAST ATTEMPT → exit
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		if i == maxRetries-1 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		// Context-aware backoff sleep
+		// Stops immediately if request is cancelled/timeout
+		// ------------------------------------------------
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(backoff):
+		case <-req.Context().Done():
+			return nil, req.Context().Err()
+		}
+
+		backoff *= 2 // exponential backoff
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("retry failed after %d attempts", maxRetries)
+}