diff --git a/src/app/api/app/load/route.ts b/src/app/api/app/load/route.ts
index b66f5ff..11bbb6d 100644
--- a/src/app/api/app/load/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/app/load/route.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from 'next/server';
 import { env } from '~/env.mjs';
+import * as db from '~/lib/db';
 
 const queryParamSchema = z.object({
   signed_payload_jwt: z.string(),
@@ -28,11 +29,11 @@ const jwtSchema = z.object({
   channel_id: z.number().nullable(),
 });
 
-export function GET(request: NextRequest) {
-  function appendAuthToken(url: string, authToken: string): string {
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  function appendExchangeToken(url: string, token: string): string {
     const delimiter = new URL(url, env.APP_ORIGIN).search ? '&' : '?';
 
-    return `${url}${delimiter}authToken=${authToken}`;
+    return `${url}${delimiter}exchangeToken=${token}`;
   }
 
   const parsedParams = queryParamSchema.safeParse(
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ export function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     expiresIn: 3600,
   });
 
-  return NextResponse.redirect(new URL(appendAuthToken(path, clientToken), env.APP_ORIGIN), {
+  const exchangeToken = await db.saveClientToken(clientToken);
+
+  return NextResponse.redirect(new URL(appendExchangeToken(path, exchangeToken), env.APP_ORIGIN), {
     status: 302,
     statusText: 'Found',
   });
diff --git a/src/app/api/generateDescription/route.ts b/src/app/api/generateDescription/route.ts
index 655a21e..4414fa8 100644
--- a/src/app/api/generateDescription/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/generateDescription/route.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { aiSchema } from './schema';
 import { authorize } from '~/lib/authorize';
 
 export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
-  const authToken = req.nextUrl.searchParams.get('authToken') || 'missing';
+  const authToken = req.headers.get('X-Auth-Token') || 'missing';
 
   if (!authorize(authToken)) {
     return new NextResponse('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
diff --git a/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/form.tsx b/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/form.tsx
index a6b87d0..ee53227 100644
--- a/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/form.tsx
+++ b/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/form.tsx
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ export default function Form({
 
   const handleGenerateDescription = async () => {
     setIsLoading(true);
-    const res = await fetch(`/api/generateDescription?authToken=${authToken}`, {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/generateDescription`, {
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify(
         prepareAiPromptAttributes(currentAttributes, product)
       ),
       headers: {
         'X-CSRF-Token': csrfToken,
+        'X-Auth-Token': authToken,
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/page.tsx b/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/page.tsx
index 8e77777..d5c2cfa 100644
--- a/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/productDescription/[productId]/page.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import { headers } from 'next/headers';
 
 interface PageProps {
   params: { productId: string };
-  searchParams: { product_name: string; authToken: string };
+  searchParams: { product_name: string; exchangeToken: string };
 }
 
 export default async function Page(props: PageProps) {
   const { productId } = props.params;
-  const { product_name: name, authToken } = props.searchParams;
+  const { product_name: name, exchangeToken } = props.searchParams;
+
+  const authToken = await db.getClientTokenMaybeAndDelete(exchangeToken) || 'missing';
 
   const authorized = authorize(authToken);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 10f2d00..4fa9a7b 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { initializeApp } from 'firebase/app';
+import { FirebaseApp, initializeApp } from 'firebase/app';
 import {
   deleteDoc,
   doc,
   getDoc,
   getFirestore,
   setDoc,
+  Timestamp,
+  Firestore
 } from 'firebase/firestore';
 import { env } from '~/env.mjs';
 
@@ -25,16 +27,29 @@ export interface AuthProps {
   user: User;
 }
 
-const { FIRE_API_KEY, FIRE_DOMAIN, FIRE_PROJECT_ID } = env;
+export interface ClientTokenData {
+  token: string;
+  expiresAt: Timestamp;
+}
+
+let app: FirebaseApp;
+let db: Firestore;
+
+function getDb() {
+  if (!db) {
+    const { FIRE_API_KEY, FIRE_DOMAIN, FIRE_PROJECT_ID } = env;
 
-const firebaseConfig = {
-  apiKey: FIRE_API_KEY,
-  authDomain: FIRE_DOMAIN,
-  projectId: FIRE_PROJECT_ID,
-};
+    const firebaseConfig = {
+      apiKey: FIRE_API_KEY,
+      authDomain: FIRE_DOMAIN,
+      projectId: FIRE_PROJECT_ID,
+    };
 
-const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
-const db = getFirestore(app);
+    app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
+    db = getFirestore(app);
+  }
+  return db;
+}
 
 // Firestore data management functions
 
@@ -43,7 +58,7 @@ export async function setUser(user: User) {
   if (!user) return Promise.resolve();
 
   const { email, id, username } = user;
-  const ref = doc(db, 'users', String(id));
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'users', String(id));
   const data: UserData = { email };
 
   if (username) {
@@ -64,7 +79,7 @@ export async function setStore(props: AuthProps) {
   if (!accessToken || !scope) return null;
 
   const storeHash = context?.split('/')[1] || '';
-  const ref = doc(db, 'store', storeHash);
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'store', storeHash);
   const data = { accessToken, adminId: id, scope };
 
   await setDoc(ref, data);
@@ -82,26 +97,66 @@ export async function setStoreUser(session: AuthProps) {
 
   const storeHash = context.split('/')[1];
   const documentId = `${userId}_${storeHash}`;
-  const ref = doc(db, 'storeUsers', documentId);
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'storeUsers', documentId);
 
   await setDoc(ref, { storeHash });
 }
 
 export async function deleteUser(storeHash: string, user: User) {
   const docId = `${user.id}_${storeHash}`;
-  const ref = doc(db, 'storeUsers', docId);
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'storeUsers', docId);
 
   await deleteDoc(ref);
 }
 
 export async function getStoreToken(storeHash: string): Promise<string | null> {
   if (!storeHash) return null;
-  const storeDoc = await getDoc(doc(db, 'store', storeHash));
+  const storeDoc = await getDoc(doc(getDb(), 'store', storeHash));
 
   return storeDoc.data()?.accessToken;
 }
 
 export async function deleteStore(storeHash: string) {
-  const ref = doc(db, 'store', storeHash);
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'store', storeHash);
   await deleteDoc(ref);
 }
+
+export async function saveClientToken(clientToken: string): Promise<string> {
+  if (!clientToken) {
+    throw new Error('A clientToken is required to create an exchange token.');
+  }
+
+  const exchangeToken = crypto.randomUUID();
+  const expiresAt = Timestamp.fromMillis(Date.now() + 120 * 1000); // 2 minutes from now
+
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'exchangeTokens', exchangeToken);
+  const data: Omit<ClientTokenData, 'expiresAt'> & { expiresAt: Timestamp } = {
+    token: clientToken,
+    expiresAt
+  };
+
+  await setDoc(ref, data);
+
+  return exchangeToken;
+}
+
+export async function getClientTokenMaybeAndDelete(exchangeToken: string): Promise<string | false> {
+  const ref = doc(getDb(), 'exchangeTokens', exchangeToken);
+  const docSnap = await getDoc(ref);
+
+  await deleteDoc(ref);
+
+  if (!docSnap.exists()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const data = docSnap.data() as ClientTokenData;
+  const now = Timestamp.now();
+
+  if (now > data.expiresAt) {
+    console.warn('Exchange token expired:', exchangeToken);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return data.token;
+}