diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f82fc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/index.ts b/routes/index.ts
index 5c34f35..531fec3 100644
--- a/routes/index.ts
+++ b/routes/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { usersRouter } from './users/usersRoutes.js';
 import { usersCVsRouter } from './users_cvs/usersCVsRoutes.js';
 import { usersDealbreakersRouter } from './users_dealbreakers/userDealbreakersRoutes.js';
 import { matchingRouter } from './matching/matchingRoutes.js';
+import multer from 'multer';
+import { extractCvText } from './users_cvs/users_CVsMiddleware.js';
 
 const ROUTER = express.Router();
 
@@ -16,4 +18,49 @@ ROUTER.use('/users_cvs', usersCVsRouter);
 ROUTER.use('/users_dealbreakers', usersDealbreakersRouter);
 ROUTER.use('/matching', matchingRouter);
 
+const upload = multer({ storage: multer.memoryStorage() }); // keep file in memory
+// this endpoint is intentionally put here to avoid auth
+// it will be moved to users_CVsRoutes after more integration testing
+ROUTER.post('/upload-cv', upload.single('cv'), async (req, res) => {
+    // Validation: Check if file exists
+    if (!req.file) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No file uploaded' });
+    }
+    // Extract Dealbreakers
+    // Multer populates req.body with text fields.
+    // Since we JSON.stringify'd the array on frontend, we must JSON.parse it here.
+    let dealbreakers: string[] = [];
+    if (req.body.dealbreakers) {
+        try {
+            dealbreakers = JSON.parse(req.body.dealbreakers);
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.warn('Failed to parse dealbreakers JSON', e);
+            // Fallback: treat it as empty or single string if needed
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Extract Text from CV (using middleware)
+    try {
+        const cvText = await extractCvText(req.file);
+        console.log('Extracted CV Length:', cvText.length);
+        console.log('Received Dealbreakers:', dealbreakers);
+        // // TO DO? Return combined data (or save to DB)
+        // res.json({
+        //     message: 'Bio received successfully',
+        //     data: {
+        //         cvText: cvText,
+        //         dealbreakers: dealbreakers,
+        //     },
+        // });
+
+        res.json({ cvText });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        // Better error handling for the client
+        const errorMessage =
+            err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to parse CV';
+        res.status(500).json({ error: errorMessage });
+    }
+});
+
 export default ROUTER;
diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index 7113b57..c2fcec2 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import swaggerUi from 'swagger-ui-express';
 
 const app = express();
 
+// CORS configuration - allow requests from frontend server
 app.use(
     cors({
         origin: 'http://localhost:5173',