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middleware.ts

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+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+
+export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+  // Allow email and projects API routes without authentication
+  if (request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/api/email/') || 
+      request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/api/projects/')) {
+    return NextResponse.next();
+  }
+
+  // For all other routes, continue with normal processing
+  return NextResponse.next();
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    /*
+     * Match all request paths except for the ones starting with:
+     * - api/email (email API routes)
+     * - api/projects (projects API routes)
+     * - _next/static (static files)
+     * - _next/image (image optimization files)
+     * - favicon.ico (favicon file)
+     */
+    '/((?!api/email|api/projects|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)',
+  ],
+};