diff --git a/src/app/api/ci/file/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/ci/file/route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86faf1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/ci/file/route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  hashAccessTokenSecret: vi.fn(),
+  getObjectBuffer: vi.fn(),
+  decryptToUtf8: vi.fn(),
+  loadCollectionAccessState: vi.fn(),
+  accessTokenFindUnique: vi.fn(),
+  collectionFindUnique: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/access-token-hash", () => ({
+  hashAccessTokenSecret: mocks.hashAccessTokenSecret,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/s3", () => ({
+  getObjectBuffer: mocks.getObjectBuffer,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/crypto", () => ({
+  decryptToUtf8: mocks.decryptToUtf8,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/server/access/collections", () => ({
+  loadCollectionAccessState: mocks.loadCollectionAccessState,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/paths", () => ({
+  getBucket: vi.fn(),
+  assertValidCollectionSlug: vi.fn(),
+  assertSafeRelativePath: vi.fn(),
+  fullObjectKey: vi.fn((slug: string, relativePath: string) => {
+    return `${slug}/${relativePath}`;
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/prisma", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    accessToken: {
+      findUnique: mocks.accessTokenFindUnique,
+    },
+    collection: {
+      findUnique: mocks.collectionFindUnique,
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+import { GET } from "./route";
+
+function makeReq(secret = "team/app.env") {
+  return new NextRequest(`https://example.com/api/ci/file?secret=${secret}`, {
+    headers: {
+      authorization: "Bearer crb_test",
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("GET /api/ci/file", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+
+    mocks.hashAccessTokenSecret.mockReturnValue("lookup");
+    mocks.accessTokenFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "token-1",
+      createdById: "user-1",
+      createdBy: { id: "user-1", email: "user@example.com" },
+      collections: [{ collectionId: "collection-1" }],
+    });
+    mocks.collectionFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({ id: "collection-1" });
+    mocks.loadCollectionAccessState.mockResolvedValue({ kind: "creator" });
+    mocks.getObjectBuffer.mockResolvedValue(Buffer.from("encrypted"));
+    mocks.decryptToUtf8.mockReturnValue("SECRET=value");
+  });
+
+  it("returns forbidden when token creator no longer has collection access", async () => {
+    mocks.loadCollectionAccessState.mockResolvedValue({ kind: "none" });
+
+    const response = await GET(makeReq());
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(await response.json()).toEqual({ error: "Forbidden" });
+    expect(mocks.getObjectBuffer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.loadCollectionAccessState).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      userId: "user-1",
+      email: "user@example.com",
+      slug: "team",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns decrypted content when token creator still has access", async () => {
+    const response = await GET(makeReq());
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(await response.json()).toEqual({ content: "SECRET=value" });
+    expect(mocks.getObjectBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith("team/app.env");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/ci/file/route.ts b/src/app/api/ci/file/route.ts
index acb69a5..b186e85 100644
--- a/src/app/api/ci/file/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/ci/file/route.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getBucket,
 } from "@/lib/paths";
 import { getObjectBuffer } from "@/lib/s3";
+import { loadCollectionAccessState } from "@/server/access/collections";
 
 function parseBearer(req: NextRequest): string | null {
   const h = req.headers.get("authorization");
@@ -77,7 +78,12 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
 
   const row = await prisma.accessToken.findUnique({
     where: { tokenLookup },
-    include: { collections: true },
+    include: {
+      collections: true,
+      createdBy: {
+        select: { id: true, email: true },
+      },
+    },
   });
 
   if (!row) {
@@ -98,6 +104,15 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: "Forbidden" }, { status: 403 });
   }
 
+  const creatorState = await loadCollectionAccessState({
+    userId: row.createdBy.id,
+    email: row.createdBy.email,
+    slug,
+  });
+  if (creatorState.kind === "none") {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Forbidden" }, { status: 403 });
+  }
+
   const objectKey = fullObjectKey(slug, relativePath);
 
   let body: Buffer;