diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/app/api/v1/[...slug]/route.ts b/frontends/nextjs/src/app/api/v1/[...slug]/route.ts
index e4019ba44..c002c097c 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/app/api/v1/[...slug]/route.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/src/app/api/v1/[...slug]/route.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function handleRequest(
   const { route, operation, dbalOp } = context
 
   // 2. Get current user session (may be null for public routes)
-  const { user } = getSessionUser()
+  const { user } = await getSessionUser()
   
   // 3. Validate package exists and user has required level
   const packageResult = validatePackageRoute(route.package, route.entity, user)
diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/routing/index.ts b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/routing/index.ts
index 9bdbef3a9..77b3200db 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/routing/index.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/routing/index.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,34 @@ export interface SessionUser {
   user: Record<string, unknown> | null
 }
 
-export function getSessionUser(_req?: Request): SessionUser {
-  // TODO: Implement session user retrieval
-  return { user: null }
+export async function getSessionUser(_req?: Request): Promise<SessionUser> {
+  try {
+    // Use fetchSession to get current user from cookies
+    const { fetchSession } = await import('@/lib/auth/api/fetch-session')
+    const user = await fetchSession()
+    
+    if (user === null) {
+      return { user: null }
+    }
+    
+    // Convert User to Record<string, unknown> for compatibility
+    return { 
+      user: {
+        id: user.id,
+        username: user.username,
+        email: user.email,
+        role: user.role,
+        tenantId: user.tenantId ?? null,
+        createdAt: user.createdAt,
+        profilePicture: user.profilePicture ?? null,
+        bio: user.bio ?? null,
+        isInstanceOwner: user.isInstanceOwner ?? false,
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error getting session user:', error)
+    return { user: null }
+  }
 }
 
 export interface RestfulContext {
@@ -85,11 +110,70 @@ export interface RestfulContext {
 }
 
 export function parseRestfulRequest(
-  _req: Request,
-  _params: { slug: string[] }
+  req: Request,
+  params: { slug: string[] }
 ): RestfulContext | { error: string; status: number } {
-  // TODO: Implement RESTful request parsing
-  return { error: 'Not implemented', status: 500 }
+  const { slug } = params
+  const method = req.method
+  
+  // Validate minimum path segments: tenant, package, entity
+  if (slug.length < 3) {
+    return { 
+      error: 'Invalid route: expected /api/v1/{tenant}/{package}/{entity}[/{id}[/{action}]]', 
+      status: STATUS.BAD_REQUEST 
+    }
+  }
+  
+  const [tenant, packageId, entity, id, action] = slug
+  
+  if (tenant === undefined || tenant.length === 0) {
+    return { error: 'Tenant is required', status: STATUS.BAD_REQUEST }
+  }
+  
+  if (packageId === undefined || packageId.length === 0) {
+    return { error: 'Package is required', status: STATUS.BAD_REQUEST }
+  }
+  
+  if (entity === undefined || entity.length === 0) {
+    return { error: 'Entity is required', status: STATUS.BAD_REQUEST }
+  }
+  
+  // Determine operation from HTTP method and path structure
+  let operation = 'unknown'
+  
+  if (action !== undefined && action.length > 0) {
+    // Custom action like POST /posts/123/like
+    operation = action
+  } else if (id !== undefined && id.length > 0) {
+    // Operation on specific record
+    if (method === 'GET') operation = 'read'
+    else if (method === 'PUT' || method === 'PATCH') operation = 'update'
+    else if (method === 'DELETE') operation = 'delete'
+  } else {
+    // Collection operation
+    if (method === 'GET') operation = 'list'
+    else if (method === 'POST') operation = 'create'
+  }
+  
+  // Build DBAL operation object
+  const dbalOp = {
+    entity,
+    operation,
+    id,
+    action,
+  }
+  
+  return {
+    route: {
+      tenant,
+      package: packageId,
+      entity,
+      id,
+      action,
+    },
+    operation,
+    dbalOp,
+  }
 }
 
 export function executeDbalOperation(