diff --git a/api/admin/foundation/courses.ts b/api/admin/foundation/courses.ts
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+++ b/api/admin/foundation/courses.ts
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+import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+const supabase = createClient(
+  process.env.VITE_SUPABASE_URL!,
+  process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE!
+);
+
+export default async function handler(req: any, res: any) {
+  if (req.method === "GET") {
+    try {
+      const { data: courses, error } = await supabase
+        .from("foundation_courses")
+        .select(
+          `
+        id,
+        slug,
+        title,
+        description,
+        category,
+        difficulty,
+        instructor_id,
+        cover_image_url,
+        estimated_hours,
+        is_published,
+        user_profiles!foundation_courses_instructor_id_fkey (
+          id,
+          full_name
+        )
+      `
+        )
+        .order("created_at", { ascending: false });
+
+      if (error) throw error;
+
+      const formattedCourses = (courses || []).map((c: any) => ({
+        id: c.id,
+        slug: c.slug,
+        title: c.title,
+        description: c.description,
+        category: c.category,
+        difficulty: c.difficulty,
+        instructor_id: c.instructor_id,
+        instructor_name: c.user_profiles?.full_name,
+        cover_image_url: c.cover_image_url,
+        estimated_hours: c.estimated_hours,
+        is_published: c.is_published,
+      }));
+
+      res.status(200).json(formattedCourses);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      res
+        .status(500)
+        .json({ error: error.message || "Failed to fetch courses" });
+    }
+  } else {
+    res.status(405).json({ error: "Method not allowed" });
+  }
+}