diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index bb40b324ef..b7b49a7618 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
       - APPLICATION_NAME=unstract-backend
     labels:
       - traefik.enable=true
-      - traefik.http.routers.backend.rule=Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && (PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) || PathPrefix(`/deployment`))
+      - traefik.http.routers.backend.rule=Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && (PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) || PathPrefix(`/deployment`) || PathPrefix(`/public`))
       - traefik.http.services.backend.loadbalancer.server.port=8000
     extra_hosts:
       # "host-gateway" is a special string that translates to host docker0 i/f IP.
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ services:
       - ENVIRONMENT=development
     labels:
       - traefik.enable=true
-      - traefik.http.routers.frontend.rule=Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && !PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) && !PathPrefix(`/deployment`)
+      - traefik.http.routers.frontend.rule=Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && !PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) && !PathPrefix(`/deployment`) && !PathPrefix(`/public`)
       - traefik.http.services.frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
 
   platform-service:
diff --git a/docker/sample.proxy_overrides.yaml b/docker/sample.proxy_overrides.yaml
index f73266a18e..3167dafa96 100644
--- a/docker/sample.proxy_overrides.yaml
+++ b/docker/sample.proxy_overrides.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ http:
       rule: Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`)
     backend:
       service: backend
-      rule: Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && (PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) || PathPrefix(`/deployment`))
+      rule: Host(`frontend.unstract.localhost`) && (PathPrefix(`/api/v1`) || PathPrefix(`/deployment`) || PathPrefix(`/public`))
 
   services:
     frontend:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/custom-tools/combined-output/JsonView.jsx b/frontend/src/components/custom-tools/combined-output/JsonView.jsx
index 34a733598a..36e11c4648 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/custom-tools/combined-output/JsonView.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/custom-tools/combined-output/JsonView.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { Tabs } from "antd";
 import TabPane from "antd/es/tabs/TabPane";
 import Prism from "prismjs";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
+import { useCustomToolStore } from "../../../store/custom-tool-store";
 import { JsonViewBody } from "./JsonViewBody";
 
 let EnrichedOutputToggle;
@@ -27,17 +28,31 @@ function JsonView({
   isSinglePass,
   isLoading,
 }) {
-  const [activeView, setActiveView] = useState("Raw");
+  // Read-only viewers default to the enriched value.
+  const isPublicSource = useCustomToolStore((s) => s.isPublicSource);
+  const [activeView, setActiveView] = useState(
+    isPublicSource ? "Enriched" : "Raw",
+  );
+  const didInitTab = useRef(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     Prism.highlightAll();
   }, [combinedOutput, enrichedOutput, activeView]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enrichedOutput || Object.keys(enrichedOutput).length === 0) {
+    const hasEnriched =
+      enrichedOutput && Object.keys(enrichedOutput).length > 0;
+    if (!hasEnriched) {
       setActiveView("Raw");
+      didInitTab.current = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    // Public viewer default fires once so a manual Raw toggle isn't stomped on re-renders.
+    if (isPublicSource && !didInitTab.current) {
+      setActiveView("Enriched");
+      didInitTab.current = true;
     }
-  }, [enrichedOutput]);
+  }, [enrichedOutput, isPublicSource]);
 
   const displayOutput =
     activeView === "Enriched" &&
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useAxiosPrivate.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useAxiosPrivate.js
index 9d86b2f653..7abc500038 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useAxiosPrivate.js
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useAxiosPrivate.js
@@ -14,8 +14,20 @@ function useAxiosPrivate() {
       },
       async (error) => {
         if (error?.response?.status === 401) {
-          // TODO: Implement Session Expired Modal
-          logout();
+          // Skip logout on routes that intentionally render without a session.
+          const onPublicShare =
+            typeof globalThis !== "undefined" &&
+            globalThis.location?.pathname.startsWith("/promptStudio/share/");
+          if (onPublicShare) {
+            // Keep a breadcrumb so a stray authenticated probe doesn't go silent.
+            console.warn("[useAxiosPrivate] Suppressed 401 on public share", {
+              url: error?.config?.url,
+              path: globalThis.location?.pathname,
+            });
+          } else {
+            // TODO: Implement Session Expired Modal
+            logout();
+          }
         }
         return Promise.reject(error);
       },