diff --git a/modules/services/exam_extract.py b/modules/services/exam_extract.py
index 583c31b..4b87472 100644
--- a/modules/services/exam_extract.py
+++ b/modules/services/exam_extract.py
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ def _get(base: str, slug: str, timeout: int = 30) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return r.json()
 
 
+def get_replica(slug: str, timeout: int = 30) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """The digital-replica markdown for a paper (P4): {slug, title, n_questions, total_marks, markdown,
+    questions:[{label, marks, markdown}]}. Raises ExtractError if the paper has no replica yet."""
+    base = service_url()
+    if not base:
+        raise ExtractError("EXAM_EXTRACT_URL not configured")
+    r = requests.get(f"{base}/api/replica/{slug}", timeout=timeout)
+    if r.status_code == 404:
+        raise ExtractError(f"no digital replica for {slug}")
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    return r.json()
+
+
 def extract_suggestions(slug: str, pdf_bytes: bytes, *, force: bool = False,
                         poll_timeout: int = 1500, poll_interval: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """POST the paper to the service and poll until the analyse contract is ready.
diff --git a/routers/exam/templates.py b/routers/exam/templates.py
index 40d3394..72746e6 100644
--- a/routers/exam/templates.py
+++ b/routers/exam/templates.py
@@ -793,9 +793,17 @@ def _run_service_extract_merge(ctx: ExamContext, template_id: str, pdf_bytes: by
     contract = exam_extract.extract_suggestions(slug, pdf_bytes)
     rows = _map_service_contract_to_rows(template_id, contract, pdf_bytes)
     _refresh_ai_rows(ctx, template_id, rows)
-    n_pages = (contract.get("meta") or {}).get("n_pages") or (contract.get("meta") or {}).get("pages")
+    meta = contract.get("meta") or {}
+    # P3: record provenance + the audit cover-reconciliation gate so the setup UI can flag under-reads,
+    # and store the slug so the digital-text view can resolve this paper's replica.
+    updates: Dict[str, Any] = {"extraction_meta": {
+        "engine": "extract-service", "slug": slug, "audit": meta.get("audit") or {},
+        "counts": {k: len(v) for k, v in rows.items()},
+    }}
+    n_pages = meta.get("n_pages") or meta.get("pages")
     if n_pages:
-        ctx.supabase.table("exam_templates").update({"page_count": n_pages}).eq("id", template_id).execute()
+        updates["page_count"] = n_pages
+    ctx.supabase.table("exam_templates").update(updates).eq("id", template_id).execute()
     return rows
 
 
@@ -1034,6 +1042,24 @@ async def auto_map_status(
     return body
 
 
+@router.get("/templates/{template_id}/digital-text")
+async def template_digital_text(
+    template_id: str,
+    ctx: ExamContext = Depends(get_exam_context),
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """P4: the digital-replica markdown for this template's paper (stem text, parts, marks, answer-space
+    placeholders, spec refs). Resolves the paper via the slug the extraction used."""
+    template = _fetch_template_or_404(ctx, template_id)
+    _require_source_visibility_or_404(ctx, template)
+    if not exam_extract.is_enabled():
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="Extraction service not configured")
+    slug = (template.get("extraction_meta") or {}).get("slug") or _extract_slug(ctx, template)
+    try:
+        return exam_extract.get_replica(slug)
+    except exam_extract.ExtractError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No digital text yet — run auto-map first ({exc})")
+
+
 @router.put("/templates/{template_id}")
 async def replace_template(
     template_id: str,