diff --git a/packages/api/src/__tests__/app.test.ts b/packages/api/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
index b4cf75f..3c66faf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
-import { createApp } from '../app';
+import { createApp, type DbLike } from '../app';
 
 describe('API App', () => {
     let app: ReturnType<typeof createApp>;
 
+    const mockDb: DbLike = {
+        execute: async () => ({ rows: [] }),
+    };
+
     beforeAll(() => {
-        app = createApp();
+        app = createApp({ db: mockDb });
     });
 
     // ── Health Endpoint ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -75,4 +79,54 @@ describe('API App', () => {
             expect(res.status).toBe(400);
         });
     });
+
+    // ── Bounties Endpoint ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    describe('GET /bounties/:id', () => {
+        it('should return 404 when bounty not found', async () => {
+            const res = await app.request('/bounties/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000');
+            expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+        });
+
+        it('should return bounty details when found', async () => {
+            const foundDb: DbLike = {
+                execute: async () => ({
+                    rows: [
+                        {
+                            id: '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
+                            github_issue_id: 123,
+                            repo_owner: 'acme',
+                            repo_name: 'repo',
+                            title: 'Test bounty',
+                            description: 'Desc',
+                            amount_usdc: '100',
+                            tech_tags: ['ts'],
+                            difficulty: 'beginner',
+                            status: 'open',
+                            deadline: null,
+                            creator_id: '22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222',
+                            assignee_id: '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333',
+                            created_at: '2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z',
+                            updated_at: '2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z',
+                            creator_username: 'creator',
+                            creator_avatar_url: 'https://example.com/c.png',
+                            assignee_username: 'assignee',
+                            assignee_avatar_url: 'https://example.com/a.png',
+                            application_count: 7,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                }),
+            };
+
+            const app2 = createApp({ db: foundDb });
+            const res = await app2.request('/bounties/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111');
+            expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+            const body = await res.json();
+
+            expect(body.id).toBe('11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111');
+            expect(body.creator.username).toBe('creator');
+            expect(body.applicationCount).toBe(7);
+            expect(body.assignee.username).toBe('assignee');
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/app.ts b/packages/api/src/app.ts
index 13365cf..f64479c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/app.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 import { Hono } from 'hono';
 import { cors } from 'hono/cors';
 import { logger } from 'hono/logger';
+import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+
+export type DbLike = {
+    execute: (query: any) => Promise<{ rows: any[] }>;
+};
+
+export type CreateAppDeps = {
+    db: DbLike;
+};
 
 /**
  * Creates and configures the Hono application with all routes and middleware.
  * Extracted from index.ts to enable testing without triggering server startup
  * or environment variable validation side effects.
  */
-export function createApp() {
+export function createApp(deps?: Partial<CreateAppDeps>) {
     const app = new Hono();
 
     // Global middleware
@@ -57,5 +66,90 @@ export function createApp() {
         });
     });
 
+    // --- Bounties ---
+
+    app.get('/bounties/:id', async (c) => {
+        const bountyId = c.req.param('id');
+
+        if (!bountyId || typeof bountyId !== 'string') {
+            return c.json({ error: 'Invalid bounty id' }, 400);
+        }
+
+        const db = deps?.db;
+        if (!db) {
+            // Keep app.ts test-friendly: the real db must be injected by the server entrypoint.
+            throw new Error('Database dependency not provided');
+        }
+
+        const q = sql`
+            SELECT
+              b.id,
+              b.github_issue_id,
+              b.repo_owner,
+              b.repo_name,
+              b.title,
+              b.description,
+              b.amount_usdc,
+              b.tech_tags,
+              b.difficulty,
+              b.status,
+              b.deadline,
+              b.creator_id,
+              b.assignee_id,
+              b.created_at,
+              b.updated_at,
+              creator.username AS creator_username,
+              creator.avatar_url AS creator_avatar_url,
+              assignee.username AS assignee_username,
+              assignee.avatar_url AS assignee_avatar_url,
+              (
+                SELECT COUNT(*)::int
+                FROM applications a
+                WHERE a.bounty_id = b.id
+              ) AS application_count
+            FROM bounties b
+            JOIN users creator ON creator.id = b.creator_id
+            LEFT JOIN users assignee ON assignee.id = b.assignee_id
+            WHERE b.id = ${bountyId}
+            LIMIT 1;
+        `;
+
+        const result = await db.execute(q);
+        const row = result.rows?.[0];
+
+        if (!row) {
+            return c.json({ error: 'Bounty not found' }, 404);
+        }
+
+        return c.json({
+            id: row.id,
+            githubIssueId: row.github_issue_id,
+            repoOwner: row.repo_owner,
+            repoName: row.repo_name,
+            title: row.title,
+            description: row.description,
+            amountUsdc: row.amount_usdc,
+            techTags: row.tech_tags,
+            difficulty: row.difficulty,
+            status: row.status,
+            deadline: row.deadline,
+            createdAt: row.created_at,
+            updatedAt: row.updated_at,
+            creator: {
+                id: row.creator_id,
+                username: row.creator_username,
+                avatarUrl: row.creator_avatar_url,
+            },
+            applicationCount: row.application_count ?? 0,
+            assignee: row.assignee_id
+                ? {
+                      id: row.assignee_id,
+                      username: row.assignee_username,
+                      avatarUrl: row.assignee_avatar_url,
+                  }
+                : null,
+        });
+    });
+
     return app;
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.ts b/packages/api/src/index.ts
index 6ec17c1..3fbd97c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { serve } from '@hono/node-server';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { createApp } from './app';
+import { db } from './db';
 
 // Load environment variables
 dotenv.config();
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ if (missingOptional.length > 0) {
     );
 }
 
-const app = createApp();
+const app = createApp({ db });
 const port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 3001;
 
 console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${port}`);