diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd8764e..d005f65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ client's host - no separate web server is needed.
   or a Verantwortliche/r for their own Gemeinde (enforced in `TeamerService`,
   since `RolesGuard` only scopes by `kcId`). Files/chat read endpoints accept
   `'team'` tokens too, so Teamer see non-Konfi files and chat.
+- `onboarding/` — self-registration for Gemeinde Verantwortliche.
+  `GET /onboarding/kc/:inviteCode` (public) returns the KC name + its
+  Gemeinden to pick from. `POST /onboarding/verantwortliche` takes the
+  caller's raw Authentik bearer token (no local `Membership` needed yet),
+  JIT-provisions the local `User` from the token claims, and creates a
+  `Membership` with `status = PENDING`. Leitungsteam reviews via
+  `GET /onboarding/requests?kcId=` and `POST /onboarding/requests/:id/approve`
+  or `.../reject`. Auth strategies only load `ACTIVE` memberships, so a
+  pending request grants nothing until approved.
 - `wahl/` — Wahl/Workshop administration (Leitungsteam-only), guest
   Teilnehmer submission, Force-Zuteilung overrides, and `ZuteilungService`:
   a faithful port of the WP plugin's `kc_run_zuteilung` (force-assignments →
@@ -96,7 +105,8 @@ client's host - no separate web server is needed.
   Leitungsteam roles are global across all KCs).
 
 All planned backend phases are implemented. `npm test` runs Jest unit tests
-(`ZuteilungService`, `TeamAuthService`, `TeamerService`; Prisma mocked).
-Remaining work: the Flutter clients (see repo root README), Authentik
-provisioning for LT/Verantwortliche, and the first real Prisma migration
+(`ZuteilungService`, `TeamAuthService`, `TeamerService`, `OnboardingService`;
+Prisma mocked). Remaining work: the Flutter clients (see repo root README),
+Authentik JIT provisioning for LT (Verantwortliche already self-provision via
+`onboarding/`), invite email delivery, and the first real Prisma migration
 (only `schema.prisma` exists so far).
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 5812b27..460f05f 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ enum Role {
   GEMEINDE_TEAMER
 }
 
+/// PENDING memberships come from self-registration and grant no rights until
+/// a Leitungsteam member approves them. Everything created by LT/Verantwortliche
+/// directly is ACTIVE from the start.
+enum MembershipStatus {
+  ACTIVE
+  PENDING
+}
+
 /// A team member account. Leitungsteam and Gemeinde Verantwortliche are
 /// Authentik-backed (`authentikSub` set, `passwordHash` null). Gemeinde
 /// Teamer are local accounts created by a Verantwortliche/r (`passwordHash`
@@ -70,12 +78,13 @@ model User {
 /// Scopes a User's role to a specific Kc (and Gemeinde, if applicable).
 /// LEITUNGSTEAM memberships apply to all Kcs implicitly and omit gemeindeId.
 model Membership {
-  id         String   @id @default(cuid())
+  id         String           @id @default(cuid())
   userId     String
   kcId       String
   gemeindeId String?
   role       Role
-  createdAt  DateTime @default(now())
+  status     MembershipStatus @default(ACTIVE)
+  createdAt  DateTime         @default(now())
 
   user     User      @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
   kc       Kc        @relation(fields: [kcId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
diff --git a/src/app.module.ts b/src/app.module.ts
index 806bcf0..ffffde1 100644
--- a/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app.module.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module';
 import { KcModule } from './kc/kc.module';
 import { GemeindeModule } from './gemeinde/gemeinde.module';
 import { TeamerModule } from './teamer/teamer.module';
+import { OnboardingModule } from './onboarding/onboarding.module';
 import { WahlModule } from './wahl/wahl.module';
 import { FilesModule } from './files/files.module';
 import { ChatModule } from './chat/chat.module';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import { SyncModule } from './sync/sync.module';
     KcModule,
     GemeindeModule,
     TeamerModule,
+    OnboardingModule,
     WahlModule,
     FilesModule,
     ChatModule,
diff --git a/src/auth/authentik.strategy.ts b/src/auth/authentik.strategy.ts
index 3cf9465..f5b88b8 100644
--- a/src/auth/authentik.strategy.ts
+++ b/src/auth/authentik.strategy.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class AuthentikStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, 'authentik') {
   async validate(payload: AuthentikJwtPayload): Promise<AuthenticatedUser> {
     const user = await this.prisma.user.findUnique({
       where: { authentikSub: payload.sub },
-      include: { memberships: true },
+      include: { memberships: { where: { status: 'ACTIVE' } } },
     });
     if (!user) {
       throw new UnauthorizedException('User not provisioned locally yet');
diff --git a/src/auth/team-auth.service.ts b/src/auth/team-auth.service.ts
index 5ab4833..048333e 100644
--- a/src/auth/team-auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/team-auth.service.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class TeamAuthService {
   async resolve(userId: string): Promise<AuthenticatedUser> {
     const user = await this.prisma.user.findFirst({
       where: { id: userId, passwordHash: { not: null } },
-      include: { memberships: true },
+      include: { memberships: { where: { status: 'ACTIVE' } } },
     });
     if (!user) {
       throw new UnauthorizedException('Team account no longer exists');
diff --git a/src/auth/token-verification.service.ts b/src/auth/token-verification.service.ts
index 6823c52..73a09b5 100644
--- a/src/auth/token-verification.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/token-verification.service.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ export class TokenVerificationService {
     this.jwks = jwksRsa({ jwksUri: `${this.issuerUrl}/jwks/`, cache: true, rateLimit: true });
   }
 
-  async verifyAuthentik(token: string): Promise<AuthenticatedUser> {
+  /// Verifies an Authentik token's signature and returns its identity claims,
+  /// without requiring a local User to exist yet (used by the onboarding
+  /// self-registration path, which provisions that User).
+  async verifyAuthentikClaims(token: string): Promise<{
+    sub: string;
+    email: string;
+    firstName: string;
+    lastName: string;
+  }> {
     const decoded = jwt.decode(token, { complete: true });
     const kid = decoded?.header.kid;
     if (!kid) {
@@ -35,14 +43,28 @@ export class TokenVerificationService {
     const payload = jwt.verify(token, key.getPublicKey(), {
       issuer: this.issuerUrl,
       algorithms: ['RS256'],
-    }) as jwt.JwtPayload;
-    if (!payload.sub) {
-      throw new UnauthorizedException('Authentik token missing subject');
+    }) as jwt.JwtPayload & {
+      email?: string;
+      given_name?: string;
+      family_name?: string;
+    };
+    if (!payload.sub || !payload.email) {
+      throw new UnauthorizedException('Authentik token missing subject or email');
     }
+    return {
+      sub: payload.sub,
+      email: payload.email,
+      firstName: payload.given_name ?? '',
+      lastName: payload.family_name ?? '',
+    };
+  }
+
+  async verifyAuthentik(token: string): Promise<AuthenticatedUser> {
+    const { sub } = await this.verifyAuthentikClaims(token);
 
     const user = await this.prisma.user.findUnique({
-      where: { authentikSub: payload.sub },
-      include: { memberships: true },
+      where: { authentikSub: sub },
+      include: { memberships: { where: { status: 'ACTIVE' } } },
     });
     if (!user) {
       throw new UnauthorizedException('User not provisioned locally yet');
diff --git a/src/onboarding/dto/register-verantwortliche.dto.ts b/src/onboarding/dto/register-verantwortliche.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13048aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/onboarding/dto/register-verantwortliche.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { IsNotEmpty, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class RegisterVerantwortlicheDto {
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  inviteCode!: string;
+
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  gemeindeId!: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/onboarding/onboarding.controller.ts b/src/onboarding/onboarding.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fb1861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/onboarding/onboarding.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import {
+  Body,
+  Controller,
+  Get,
+  Headers,
+  Param,
+  Post,
+  Query,
+  UseGuards,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
+import { OnboardingService } from './onboarding.service';
+import { RegisterVerantwortlicheDto } from './dto/register-verantwortliche.dto';
+import { Roles } from '../common/roles.decorator';
+import { RolesGuard } from '../common/roles.guard';
+import { Role } from '../common/role.enum';
+
+function bearer(header?: string): string | undefined {
+  return header?.startsWith('Bearer ') ? header.slice('Bearer '.length) : undefined;
+}
+
+@Controller('onboarding')
+export class OnboardingController {
+  constructor(private readonly onboarding: OnboardingService) {}
+
+  /// Public lookup: invite code -> KC name + selectable Gemeinden.
+  @Get('kc/:inviteCode')
+  resolveInvite(@Param('inviteCode') inviteCode: string) {
+    return this.onboarding.resolveInvite(inviteCode);
+  }
+
+  /// Self-registration as Gemeinde Verantwortliche/r. Authenticated by the
+  /// caller's raw Authentik bearer token (no local Membership required yet).
+  @Post('verantwortliche')
+  registerVerantwortliche(
+    @Body() dto: RegisterVerantwortlicheDto,
+    @Headers('authorization') authorization?: string,
+  ) {
+    return this.onboarding.registerVerantwortliche(
+      bearer(authorization),
+      dto.inviteCode,
+      dto.gemeindeId,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Leitungsteam: review and act on pending self-registrations.
+  @Get('requests')
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('authentik'), RolesGuard)
+  @Roles(Role.LEITUNGSTEAM)
+  listRequests(@Query('kcId') kcId: string) {
+    return this.onboarding.listRequests(kcId);
+  }
+
+  @Post('requests/:membershipId/approve')
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('authentik'), RolesGuard)
+  @Roles(Role.LEITUNGSTEAM)
+  approve(@Param('membershipId') membershipId: string) {
+    return this.onboarding.approve(membershipId);
+  }
+
+  @Post('requests/:membershipId/reject')
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('authentik'), RolesGuard)
+  @Roles(Role.LEITUNGSTEAM)
+  reject(@Param('membershipId') membershipId: string) {
+    return this.onboarding.reject(membershipId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/onboarding/onboarding.module.ts b/src/onboarding/onboarding.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..307c076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/onboarding/onboarding.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AuthModule } from '../auth/auth.module';
+import { OnboardingService } from './onboarding.service';
+import { OnboardingController } from './onboarding.controller';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [AuthModule],
+  providers: [OnboardingService],
+  controllers: [OnboardingController],
+})
+export class OnboardingModule {}
diff --git a/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.spec.ts b/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e1ee35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+import {
+  BadRequestException,
+  NotFoundException,
+  UnauthorizedException,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { MembershipStatus, Role } from '@prisma/client';
+import { OnboardingService } from './onboarding.service';
+
+/// Prisma / Sync / TokenVerification faked in memory.
+
+const CLAIMS = {
+  sub: 'authentik-sub-1',
+  email: 'Vera@example.org',
+  firstName: 'Vera',
+  lastName: 'Wong',
+};
+
+function makeService(seed: {
+  kc?: { id: string; name: string; inviteCode: string; isActive: boolean } | null;
+  gemeinde?: { id: string; name: string; kcId: string } | null;
+  user?: { id: string; authentikSub: string } | null;
+  membership?: {
+    id: string;
+    status: MembershipStatus;
+    userId: string;
+    kcId: string;
+    gemeindeId: string;
+  } | null;
+  tokenThrows?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const state = {
+    membership: seed.membership ?? null,
+  };
+
+  const prisma = {
+    kc: {
+      findUnique: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+        seed.kc === undefined
+          ? { id: 'kc-1', name: 'KC 2026', inviteCode: 'code-1', isActive: true, gemeinden: [] }
+          : seed.kc,
+      ),
+    },
+    gemeinde: {
+      findUnique: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+        seed.gemeinde === undefined ? { id: 'gem-1', name: 'Nord', kcId: 'kc-1' } : seed.gemeinde,
+      ),
+    },
+    user: {
+      findUnique: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(seed.user ?? null),
+      create: jest.fn(({ data }: { data: Record<string, unknown> }) =>
+        Promise.resolve({ id: 'u-new', ...data }),
+      ),
+    },
+    membership: {
+      findUnique: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(state.membership)),
+      findMany: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      create: jest.fn(({ data }: { data: Record<string, unknown> }) => {
+        state.membership = { id: 'mem-new', ...data } as never;
+        return Promise.resolve(state.membership);
+      }),
+      update: jest.fn(({ data }: { data: { status: MembershipStatus } }) => {
+        state.membership = { ...state.membership!, ...data };
+        return Promise.resolve(state.membership);
+      }),
+      delete: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(state.membership!)),
+    },
+  };
+  const sync = { capture: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
+  const tokens = {
+    verifyAuthentikClaims: seed.tokenThrows
+      ? jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new UnauthorizedException('bad token'))
+      : jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(CLAIMS),
+  };
+
+  const service = new OnboardingService(prisma as never, sync as never, tokens as never);
+  return { service, prisma, sync, tokens };
+}
+
+describe('OnboardingService.resolveInvite', () => {
+  it('404s an unknown code', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({ kc: null });
+    await expect(service.resolveInvite('nope')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(NotFoundException);
+  });
+
+  it('404s an inactive KC', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({
+      kc: { id: 'kc-1', name: 'KC', inviteCode: 'c', isActive: false },
+    });
+    await expect(service.resolveInvite('c')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(NotFoundException);
+  });
+
+  it('returns the KC name and its Gemeinden', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma } = makeService({});
+    prisma.kc.findUnique = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 'kc-1',
+      name: 'KC 2026',
+      isActive: true,
+      gemeinden: [{ id: 'gem-1', name: 'Nord' }],
+    });
+    await expect(service.resolveInvite('code-1')).resolves.toEqual({
+      kcId: 'kc-1',
+      kcName: 'KC 2026',
+      gemeinden: [{ id: 'gem-1', name: 'Nord' }],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('OnboardingService.registerVerantwortliche', () => {
+  it('rejects a missing token', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({});
+    await expect(
+      service.registerVerantwortliche(undefined, 'code-1', 'gem-1'),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(UnauthorizedException);
+  });
+
+  it('propagates an invalid token', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({ tokenThrows: true });
+    await expect(
+      service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'code-1', 'gem-1'),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(UnauthorizedException);
+  });
+
+  it('404s an unknown invite code', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({ kc: null });
+    await expect(
+      service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'bad', 'gem-1'),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(NotFoundException);
+  });
+
+  it('400s when the Gemeinde is not part of the KC', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({ gemeinde: { id: 'gem-9', name: 'X', kcId: 'other-kc' } });
+    await expect(
+      service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'code-1', 'gem-9'),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(BadRequestException);
+  });
+
+  it('provisions the user and creates a PENDING membership', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma, sync } = makeService({ user: null, membership: null });
+    const res = await service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'code-1', 'gem-1');
+
+    expect(prisma.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      data: expect.objectContaining({
+        authentikSub: 'authentik-sub-1',
+        email: 'vera@example.org',
+      }),
+    });
+    expect(prisma.membership.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      data: expect.objectContaining({
+        role: Role.GEMEINDE_VERANTWORTLICHER,
+        status: MembershipStatus.PENDING,
+        gemeindeId: 'gem-1',
+      }),
+    });
+    expect(res).toMatchObject({ status: MembershipStatus.PENDING, kcName: 'KC 2026' });
+    expect(sync.capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith('User', 'CREATE', expect.any(String), expect.anything());
+    expect(sync.capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Membership', 'CREATE', expect.any(String), expect.anything());
+  });
+
+  it('does not re-create the user when one already exists', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma } = makeService({
+      user: { id: 'u-1', authentikSub: 'authentik-sub-1' },
+      membership: null,
+    });
+    await service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'code-1', 'gem-1');
+    expect(prisma.user.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(prisma.membership.create).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the existing membership status without creating a second one', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma } = makeService({
+      user: { id: 'u-1', authentikSub: 'authentik-sub-1' },
+      membership: {
+        id: 'mem-1',
+        status: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE,
+        userId: 'u-1',
+        kcId: 'kc-1',
+        gemeindeId: 'gem-1',
+      },
+    });
+    const res = await service.registerVerantwortliche('t', 'code-1', 'gem-1');
+    expect(res).toMatchObject({ membershipId: 'mem-1', status: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE });
+    expect(prisma.membership.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('OnboardingService.approve / reject', () => {
+  const pending = {
+    id: 'mem-1',
+    status: MembershipStatus.PENDING,
+    userId: 'u-1',
+    kcId: 'kc-1',
+    gemeindeId: 'gem-1',
+  };
+
+  it('404s approving an unknown request', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({ membership: null });
+    await expect(service.approve('mem-x')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(NotFoundException);
+  });
+
+  it('400s approving a non-pending request', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService({
+      membership: { ...pending, status: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE },
+    });
+    await expect(service.approve('mem-1')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(BadRequestException);
+  });
+
+  it('flips the status to ACTIVE and captures the update', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma, sync } = makeService({ membership: { ...pending } });
+    await service.approve('mem-1');
+    expect(prisma.membership.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { id: 'mem-1' },
+      data: { status: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE },
+    });
+    expect(sync.capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Membership', 'UPDATE', 'mem-1', expect.anything());
+  });
+
+  it('deletes on reject and captures the delete', async () => {
+    const { service, prisma, sync } = makeService({ membership: { ...pending } });
+    const res = await service.reject('mem-1');
+    expect(res).toEqual({ id: 'mem-1' });
+    expect(prisma.membership.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ where: { id: 'mem-1' } });
+    expect(sync.capture).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Membership', 'DELETE', 'mem-1', { id: 'mem-1' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.ts b/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71b606f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/onboarding/onboarding.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import {
+  BadRequestException,
+  Injectable,
+  NotFoundException,
+  UnauthorizedException,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { MembershipStatus, Role, SyncOperation } from '@prisma/client';
+import { PrismaClient } from '../prisma/prisma.module';
+import { SyncService } from '../sync/sync.service';
+import { TokenVerificationService } from '../auth/token-verification.service';
+
+/// Self-service onboarding for Gemeinde Verantwortliche. The person signs in
+/// with their Konfi-Castle-ID (Authentik) and submits a KC invite code plus
+/// the Gemeinde they belong to; this provisions their local User (JIT) and a
+/// PENDING membership that a Leitungsteam member must approve before it grants
+/// any rights.
+@Injectable()
+export class OnboardingService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly prisma: PrismaClient,
+    private readonly sync: SyncService,
+    private readonly tokens: TokenVerificationService,
+  ) {}
+
+  /// Public: resolves an invite code to the KC name and its Gemeinden so the
+  /// registrant can pick theirs. The code itself is the shared secret.
+  async resolveInvite(inviteCode: string) {
+    const kc = await this.prisma.kc.findUnique({
+      where: { inviteCode },
+      include: {
+        gemeinden: { select: { id: true, name: true }, orderBy: { name: 'asc' } },
+      },
+    });
+    if (!kc || !kc.isActive) {
+      throw new NotFoundException('Unknown or inactive KC invite code');
+    }
+    return { kcId: kc.id, kcName: kc.name, gemeinden: kc.gemeinden };
+  }
+
+  async registerVerantwortliche(token: string | undefined, inviteCode: string, gemeindeId: string) {
+    if (!token) {
+      throw new UnauthorizedException('Missing Authentik bearer token');
+    }
+    const claims = await this.tokens.verifyAuthentikClaims(token);
+
+    const kc = await this.prisma.kc.findUnique({ where: { inviteCode } });
+    if (!kc || !kc.isActive) {
+      throw new NotFoundException('Unknown or inactive KC invite code');
+    }
+    const gemeinde = await this.prisma.gemeinde.findUnique({ where: { id: gemeindeId } });
+    if (!gemeinde || gemeinde.kcId !== kc.id) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Gemeinde does not belong to this KC');
+    }
+
+    const user = await this.upsertUser(claims);
+
+    const existing = await this.prisma.membership.findUnique({
+      where: {
+        userId_kcId_gemeindeId: { userId: user.id, kcId: kc.id, gemeindeId },
+      },
+    });
+    if (existing) {
+      return this.summary(existing.id, existing.status, kc.name, gemeinde.name);
+    }
+
+    const membership = await this.prisma.membership.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        kcId: kc.id,
+        gemeindeId,
+        role: Role.GEMEINDE_VERANTWORTLICHER,
+        status: MembershipStatus.PENDING,
+      },
+    });
+    await this.sync.capture('Membership', SyncOperation.CREATE, membership.id, membership);
+    return this.summary(membership.id, membership.status, kc.name, gemeinde.name);
+  }
+
+  async listRequests(kcId: string) {
+    return this.prisma.membership.findMany({
+      where: {
+        kcId,
+        status: MembershipStatus.PENDING,
+        role: Role.GEMEINDE_VERANTWORTLICHER,
+      },
+      include: {
+        user: { select: { id: true, email: true, firstName: true, lastName: true } },
+        gemeinde: { select: { id: true, name: true } },
+      },
+      orderBy: { createdAt: 'asc' },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async approve(membershipId: string) {
+    await this.getPendingOrThrow(membershipId);
+    const membership = await this.prisma.membership.update({
+      where: { id: membershipId },
+      data: { status: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE },
+    });
+    await this.sync.capture('Membership', SyncOperation.UPDATE, membership.id, membership);
+    return membership;
+  }
+
+  async reject(membershipId: string) {
+    await this.getPendingOrThrow(membershipId);
+    const membership = await this.prisma.membership.delete({ where: { id: membershipId } });
+    await this.sync.capture('Membership', SyncOperation.DELETE, membership.id, { id: membership.id });
+    return { id: membership.id };
+  }
+
+  private async getPendingOrThrow(membershipId: string) {
+    const membership = await this.prisma.membership.findUnique({ where: { id: membershipId } });
+    if (!membership) {
+      throw new NotFoundException('Request not found');
+    }
+    if (membership.status !== MembershipStatus.PENDING) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Request is not pending');
+    }
+    return membership;
+  }
+
+  private async upsertUser(claims: {
+    sub: string;
+    email: string;
+    firstName: string;
+    lastName: string;
+  }) {
+    const email = claims.email.toLowerCase();
+    const existing = await this.prisma.user.findUnique({
+      where: { authentikSub: claims.sub },
+    });
+    if (existing) {
+      return existing;
+    }
+    const user = await this.prisma.user.create({
+      data: {
+        authentikSub: claims.sub,
+        email,
+        firstName: claims.firstName,
+        lastName: claims.lastName,
+      },
+    });
+    await this.sync.capture('User', SyncOperation.CREATE, user.id, user);
+    return user;
+  }
+
+  private summary(
+    membershipId: string,
+    status: MembershipStatus,
+    kcName: string,
+    gemeindeName: string,
+  ) {
+    return { membershipId, status, kcName, gemeindeName };
+  }
+}