diff --git a/api/nexus/creator/profile.ts b/api/nexus/creator/profile.ts
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+import type { VercelRequest, VercelResponse } from "@vercel/node";
+import { getAdminClient } from "../../_supabase";
+
+export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
+  const admin = getAdminClient();
+
+  // Only authenticated requests
+  const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: "Unauthorized" });
+  }
+
+  const token = authHeader.replace("Bearer ", "");
+  const { data: { user }, error: authError } = await admin.auth.getUser(token);
+
+  if (authError || !user) {
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid token" });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (req.method === "GET") {
+      // Get creator profile
+      const { data: profile, error: profileError } = await admin
+        .from("nexus_creator_profiles")
+        .select("*")
+        .eq("user_id", user.id)
+        .single();
+
+      if (profileError && profileError.code !== "PGRST116") {
+        return res.status(500).json({ error: profileError.message });
+      }
+
+      // If no profile exists, return defaults
+      if (!profile) {
+        return res.status(200).json({
+          user_id: user.id,
+          headline: "",
+          bio: "",
+          profile_image_url: null,
+          skills: [],
+          experience_level: "intermediate",
+          hourly_rate: null,
+          portfolio_url: null,
+          availability_status: "available",
+          availability_hours_per_week: null,
+          verified: false,
+          total_earnings: 0,
+          rating: null,
+          review_count: 0,
+          created_at: null,
+          updated_at: null,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return res.status(200).json(profile);
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "POST") {
+      // Create or update creator profile
+      const {
+        headline,
+        bio,
+        profile_image_url,
+        skills,
+        experience_level,
+        hourly_rate,
+        portfolio_url,
+        availability_status,
+        availability_hours_per_week,
+      } = req.body;
+
+      const { data: profile, error: upsertError } = await admin
+        .from("nexus_creator_profiles")
+        .upsert(
+          {
+            user_id: user.id,
+            headline: headline || null,
+            bio: bio || null,
+            profile_image_url: profile_image_url || null,
+            skills: Array.isArray(skills) ? skills : [],
+            experience_level: experience_level || "intermediate",
+            hourly_rate: hourly_rate || null,
+            portfolio_url: portfolio_url || null,
+            availability_status: availability_status || "available",
+            availability_hours_per_week: availability_hours_per_week || null,
+          },
+          { onConflict: "user_id" }
+        )
+        .select()
+        .single();
+
+      if (upsertError) {
+        return res.status(500).json({ error: upsertError.message });
+      }
+
+      return res.status(200).json(profile);
+    }
+
+    return res.status(405).json({ error: "Method not allowed" });
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: error?.message || "Server error" });
+  }
+}