From d2a009d52e2ff81f984f9ab0e348f8f5c7c7a17a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Nguyen <davidngu28@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 12:44:34 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: allow direct template recipient dictation (#2108)

---
 .../direct-template/direct-template-page.tsx  |   6 +-
 .../direct-template-signing-form.tsx          |  41 +++-
 .../document-signing-auth-page.tsx            |  22 +-
 .../document-signing-auth-provider.tsx        |   5 +-
 .../document-signing-complete-dialog.tsx      |   1 -
 .../envelope-signing-provider.tsx             |   2 -
 .../envelope-signing-complete-dialog.tsx      |   1 +
 .../routes/_recipient+/d.$token+/_index.tsx   |  21 +-
 .../e2e/templates/direct-templates.spec.ts    | 225 +++++++++++++++++-
 ...et-envelope-for-direct-template-signing.ts |  31 ++-
 .../get-envelope-required-access-data.ts      |  51 ----
 .../create-document-from-direct-template.ts   |  90 ++++++-
 packages/prisma/seed/templates.ts             |   4 +-
 .../trpc/server/template-router/router.ts     |   2 +
 .../trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts     |   6 +
 15 files changed, 418 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-page.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-page.tsx
index 686074a27..9bddf9c0d 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-page.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ export const DirectTemplatePageView = ({
     setStep('sign');
   };
 
-  const onSignDirectTemplateSubmit = async (fields: DirectTemplateLocalField[]) => {
+  const onSignDirectTemplateSubmit = async (
+    fields: DirectTemplateLocalField[],
+    nextSigner?: { name: string; email: string },
+  ) => {
     try {
       let directTemplateExternalId = searchParams?.get('externalId') || undefined;
 
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ export const DirectTemplatePageView = ({
       }
 
       const { token } = await createDocumentFromDirectTemplate({
+        nextSigner,
         directTemplateToken,
         directTemplateExternalId,
         directRecipientName: fullName,
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-signing-form.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-signing-form.tsx
index 3ab3046ae..932a693fd 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-signing-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/direct-template/direct-template-signing-form.tsx
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ import { DocumentSigningRecipientProvider } from '../document-signing/document-s
 
 export type DirectTemplateSigningFormProps = {
   flowStep: DocumentFlowStep;
-  directRecipient: Pick<Recipient, 'authOptions' | 'email' | 'role' | 'name' | 'token'>;
+  directRecipient: Pick<Recipient, 'authOptions' | 'email' | 'role' | 'name' | 'token' | 'id'>;
   directRecipientFields: Field[];
   template: Omit<TTemplate, 'user'>;
-  onSubmit: (_data: DirectTemplateLocalField[]) => Promise<void>;
+  onSubmit: (
+    _data: DirectTemplateLocalField[],
+    _nextSigner?: { name: string; email: string },
+  ) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export type DirectTemplateLocalField = Field & {
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ export const DirectTemplateSigningForm = ({
     validateFieldsInserted(fieldsRequiringValidation);
   };
 
-  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+  const handleSubmit = async (nextSigner?: { name: string; email: string }) => {
     setValidateUninsertedFields(true);
 
     const isFieldsValid = validateFieldsInserted(fieldsRequiringValidation);
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ export const DirectTemplateSigningForm = ({
     setIsSubmitting(true);
 
     try {
-      await onSubmit(localFields);
+      await onSubmit(localFields, nextSigner);
     } catch {
       setIsSubmitting(false);
     }
@@ -218,6 +221,30 @@ export const DirectTemplateSigningForm = ({
     setLocalFields(updatedFields);
   }, []);
 
+  const nextRecipient = useMemo(() => {
+    if (
+      !template.templateMeta?.signingOrder ||
+      template.templateMeta.signingOrder !== 'SEQUENTIAL' ||
+      !template.templateMeta.allowDictateNextSigner
+    ) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const sortedRecipients = template.recipients.sort((a, b) => {
+      // Sort by signingOrder first (nulls last), then by id
+      if (a.signingOrder === null && b.signingOrder === null) return a.id - b.id;
+      if (a.signingOrder === null) return 1;
+      if (b.signingOrder === null) return -1;
+      if (a.signingOrder === b.signingOrder) return a.id - b.id;
+      return a.signingOrder - b.signingOrder;
+    });
+
+    const currentIndex = sortedRecipients.findIndex((r) => r.id === directRecipient.id);
+    return currentIndex !== -1 && currentIndex < sortedRecipients.length - 1
+      ? sortedRecipients[currentIndex + 1]
+      : undefined;
+  }, [template.templateMeta?.signingOrder, template.recipients, directRecipient.id]);
+
   return (
     <DocumentSigningRecipientProvider recipient={directRecipient}>
       <DocumentFlowFormContainerHeader title={flowStep.title} description={flowStep.description} />
@@ -417,11 +444,15 @@ export const DirectTemplateSigningForm = ({
 
           <DocumentSigningCompleteDialog
             isSubmitting={isSubmitting}
-            onSignatureComplete={async () => handleSubmit()}
+            onSignatureComplete={async (nextSigner) => handleSubmit(nextSigner)}
             documentTitle={template.title}
             fields={localFields}
             fieldsValidated={fieldsValidated}
             recipient={directRecipient}
+            allowDictateNextSigner={nextRecipient && template.templateMeta?.allowDictateNextSigner}
+            defaultNextSigner={
+              nextRecipient ? { name: nextRecipient.name, email: nextRecipient.email } : undefined
+            }
           />
         </div>
       </DocumentFlowFormContainerFooter>
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-page.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-page.tsx
index 21b1be6ca..123baafa5 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-page.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Button } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/button';
 import { useToast } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/use-toast';
 
 export type DocumentSigningAuthPageViewProps = {
-  email: string;
+  email?: string;
   emailHasAccount?: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ export const DocumentSigningAuthPageView = ({
 
   const [isSigningOut, setIsSigningOut] = useState(false);
 
-  const handleChangeAccount = async (email: string) => {
+  const handleChangeAccount = async (email?: string) => {
     try {
       setIsSigningOut(true);
 
+      let redirectPath = '/signin';
+
+      if (email) {
+        redirectPath = emailHasAccount ? `/signin#email=${email}` : `/signup#email=${email}`;
+      }
+
       await authClient.signOut({
-        redirectPath: emailHasAccount ? `/signin#email=${email}` : `/signup#email=${email}`,
+        redirectPath,
       });
     } catch {
       toast({
@@ -49,9 +55,13 @@ export const DocumentSigningAuthPageView = ({
         </h1>
 
         <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-2 text-sm">
-          <Trans>
-            You need to be logged in as <strong>{email}</strong> to view this page.
-          </Trans>
+          {email ? (
+            <Trans>
+              You need to be logged in as <strong>{email}</strong> to view this page.
+            </Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>You need to be logged in to view this page.</Trans>
+          )}
         </p>
 
         <Button
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-provider.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-provider.tsx
index bd962b01d..b5c82ecfe 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-auth-provider.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ type PasskeyData = {
   isError: boolean;
 };
 
-type SigningAuthRecipient = Pick<Recipient, 'authOptions' | 'email' | 'role' | 'name' | 'token'>;
+type SigningAuthRecipient = Pick<
+  Recipient,
+  'authOptions' | 'email' | 'role' | 'name' | 'token' | 'id'
+>;
 
 export type DocumentSigningAuthContextValue = {
   executeActionAuthProcedure: (_value: ExecuteActionAuthProcedureOptions) => Promise<void>;
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-complete-dialog.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
index 780f59f12..e910b7060 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/document-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ export const DocumentSigningCompleteDialog = ({
                 <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(onFormSubmit)}>
                   {allowDictateNextSigner && defaultNextSigner && (
                     <div className="mb-4 flex flex-col gap-4">
-                      {/* Todo: Envelopes - Should we say "The next recipient to sign this document will be"? */}
                       <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 md:flex-row">
                         <FormField
                           control={form.control}
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/envelope-signing-provider.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/envelope-signing-provider.tsx
index b7d1a1d08..aaecd3ee9 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/envelope-signing-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/document-signing/envelope-signing-provider.tsx
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ export const EnvelopeSigningProvider = ({
   }, [envelope.documentMeta?.signingOrder, envelope.recipients, recipient.id]);
 
   const signField = async (fieldId: number, fieldValue: TSignEnvelopeFieldValue) => {
-    console.log('insertField', fieldId, fieldValue);
-
     // Set the field locally for direct templates.
     if (isDirectTemplate) {
       handleDirectTemplateFieldInsertion(fieldId, fieldValue);
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-signing/envelope-signing-complete-dialog.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-signing/envelope-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
index 4c410e921..8b8e64fa5 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-signing/envelope-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/general/envelope-signing/envelope-signing-complete-dialog.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export const EnvelopeSignerCompleteDialog = () => {
             isBase64,
           };
         }),
+        nextSigner,
       });
 
       const redirectUrl = envelope.documentMeta.redirectUrl;
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/routes/_recipient+/d.$token+/_index.tsx b/apps/remix/app/routes/_recipient+/d.$token+/_index.tsx
index 6d7d9a31b..dbe4c5ddd 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/routes/_recipient+/d.$token+/_index.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/routes/_recipient+/d.$token+/_index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { EnvelopeRenderProvider } from '@documenso/lib/client-only/providers/env
 import { useOptionalSession } from '@documenso/lib/client-only/providers/session';
 import { AppError, AppErrorCode } from '@documenso/lib/errors/app-error';
 import { getEnvelopeForDirectTemplateSigning } from '@documenso/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-for-direct-template-signing';
-import { getEnvelopeRequiredAccessData } from '@documenso/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-required-access-data';
 import { getTemplateByDirectLinkToken } from '@documenso/lib/server-only/template/get-template-by-direct-link-token';
 import { DocumentAccessAuth } from '@documenso/lib/types/document-auth';
 import { extractDocumentAuthMethods } from '@documenso/lib/utils/document-auth';
@@ -98,15 +97,12 @@ const handleV2Loader = async ({ params, request }: Route.LoaderArgs) => {
         envelopeForSigning,
       } as const;
     })
-    .catch(async (e) => {
+    .catch((e) => {
       const error = AppError.parseError(e);
 
       if (error.code === AppErrorCode.UNAUTHORIZED) {
-        const requiredAccessData = await getEnvelopeRequiredAccessData({ token });
-
         return {
           isDocumentAccessValid: false,
-          ...requiredAccessData,
         } as const;
       }
 
@@ -226,20 +222,21 @@ const DirectSigningPageV2 = ({ data }: { data: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof handleV
   const user = sessionData?.user;
 
   if (!data.isDocumentAccessValid) {
-    return (
-      <DocumentSigningAuthPageView
-        email={data.recipientEmail}
-        emailHasAccount={!!data.recipientHasAccount}
-      />
-    );
+    return <DocumentSigningAuthPageView email={''} emailHasAccount={true} />;
   }
 
   const { envelope, recipient } = data.envelopeForSigning;
 
+  const { derivedRecipientAccessAuth } = extractDocumentAuthMethods({
+    documentAuth: envelope.authOptions,
+  });
+
+  const isEmailForced = derivedRecipientAccessAuth.includes(DocumentAccessAuth.ACCOUNT);
+
   return (
     <EnvelopeSigningProvider
       envelopeData={data.envelopeForSigning}
-      email={''} // Doing this allows us to let users change the email if they want to.
+      email={isEmailForced ? user?.email || '' : ''} // Doing this allows us to let users change the email if they want to for non-auth templates.
       fullName={user?.name}
       signature={user?.signature}
     >
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/direct-templates.spec.ts b/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/direct-templates.spec.ts
index cc5eb0051..dbe165cdd 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/direct-templates.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/direct-templates.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { DocumentSigningOrder, RecipientRole } from '@prisma/client';
 import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
 
 import { NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL } from '@documenso/lib/constants/app';
 import { createDocumentAuthOptions } from '@documenso/lib/utils/document-auth';
+import { mapSecondaryIdToTemplateId } from '@documenso/lib/utils/envelope';
 import { formatDirectTemplatePath } from '@documenso/lib/utils/templates';
+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
 import { seedTeam } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/teams';
 import { seedDirectTemplate, seedTemplate } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/templates';
 import { seedTestEmail, seedUser } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/users';
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: delete direct template link', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByText('404 not found')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
-test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: direct template link auth access', async ({ page }) => {
+test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: V1 direct template link auth access', async ({ page }) => {
   const { user, team } = await seedUser();
 
   const directTemplateWithAuth = await seedDirectTemplate({
@@ -153,6 +156,53 @@ test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: direct template link auth access', async ({ page }) =>
 
   await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'General' })).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByLabel('Email')).toBeDisabled();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' }).click();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL(/\/sign/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Document Signed' })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: V2 direct template link auth access', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const directTemplateWithAuth = await seedDirectTemplate({
+    title: 'Personal direct template link',
+    userId: user.id,
+    teamId: team.id,
+    internalVersion: 2,
+    createTemplateOptions: {
+      authOptions: createDocumentAuthOptions({
+        globalAccessAuth: ['ACCOUNT'],
+        globalActionAuth: [],
+      }),
+    },
+  });
+
+  const directTemplatePath = formatDirectTemplatePath(
+    directTemplateWithAuth.directLink?.token || '',
+  );
+
+  await page.goto(directTemplatePath);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Authentication required')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await apiSignin({
+    page,
+    email: user.email,
+  });
+
+  await page.goto(directTemplatePath);
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Personal direct template link' })).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('Your Email')).not.toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL(/\/sign/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Document Signed' })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: use direct template link with 1 recipient', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -175,6 +225,9 @@ test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: use direct template link with 1 recipient', async ({ p
   await page.getByPlaceholder('recipient@documenso.com').fill(seedTestEmail());
 
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Next Recipient Name')).not.toBeVisible();
+
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' }).click();
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign' }).click();
   await page.waitForURL(/\/sign/);
@@ -183,3 +236,173 @@ test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: use direct template link with 1 recipient', async ({ p
   // Add a longer waiting period to ensure document status is updated
   await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
 });
+
+test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: V1 use direct template link with 2 recipients with next signer dictation', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { team, owner, organisation } = await seedTeam({
+    createTeamMembers: 1,
+  });
+
+  // Should be visible to team members.
+  const template = await seedDirectTemplate({
+    title: 'Team direct template link 1',
+    userId: owner.id,
+    teamId: team.id,
+  });
+
+  await prisma.documentMeta.update({
+    where: {
+      id: template.documentMetaId,
+    },
+    data: {
+      allowDictateNextSigner: true,
+      signingOrder: DocumentSigningOrder.SEQUENTIAL,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const originalName = 'Signer 2';
+  const originalSecondSignerEmail = seedTestEmail();
+
+  // Add another signer
+  await prisma.recipient.create({
+    data: {
+      signingOrder: 2,
+      envelopeId: template.id,
+      email: originalSecondSignerEmail,
+      name: originalName,
+      token: Math.random().toString().slice(2, 7),
+      role: RecipientRole.SIGNER,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Check that the direct template link is accessible.
+  await page.goto(formatDirectTemplatePath(template.directLink?.token || ''));
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'General' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.waitForTimeout(100);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('recipient@documenso.com').fill(seedTestEmail());
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Next Recipient Name')).toBeVisible();
+
+  const nextRecipientNameInputValue = await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Name').inputValue();
+  expect(nextRecipientNameInputValue).toBe(originalName);
+
+  const nextRecipientEmailInputValue = await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Email').inputValue();
+  expect(nextRecipientEmailInputValue).toBe(originalSecondSignerEmail);
+
+  const newName = 'Hello';
+  const newSecondSignerEmail = seedTestEmail();
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Email').fill(newSecondSignerEmail);
+  await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Name').fill(newName);
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL(/\/sign/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Document Signed' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  const createdEnvelopeRecipients = await prisma.recipient.findMany({
+    where: {
+      envelope: {
+        templateId: mapSecondaryIdToTemplateId(template.secondaryId),
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const updatedSecondRecipient = createdEnvelopeRecipients.find(
+    (recipient) => recipient.signingOrder === 2,
+  );
+
+  expect(updatedSecondRecipient?.name).toBe(newName);
+  expect(updatedSecondRecipient?.email).toBe(newSecondSignerEmail);
+});
+
+test('[DIRECT_TEMPLATES]: V2 use direct template link with 2 recipients with next signer dictation', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { team, owner, organisation } = await seedTeam({
+    createTeamMembers: 1,
+  });
+
+  // Should be visible to team members.
+  const template = await seedDirectTemplate({
+    title: 'Team direct template link 1',
+    userId: owner.id,
+    teamId: team.id,
+    internalVersion: 2,
+  });
+
+  await prisma.documentMeta.update({
+    where: {
+      id: template.documentMetaId,
+    },
+    data: {
+      allowDictateNextSigner: true,
+      signingOrder: DocumentSigningOrder.SEQUENTIAL,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const originalName = 'Signer 2';
+  const originalSecondSignerEmail = seedTestEmail();
+
+  // Add another signer
+  await prisma.recipient.create({
+    data: {
+      signingOrder: 2,
+      envelopeId: template.id,
+      email: originalSecondSignerEmail,
+      name: originalName,
+      token: Math.random().toString().slice(2, 7),
+      role: RecipientRole.SIGNER,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Check that the direct template link is accessible.
+  await page.goto(formatDirectTemplatePath(template.directLink?.token || ''));
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Team direct template link 1' })).toBeVisible();
+  await page.waitForTimeout(100);
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' }).click();
+
+  const currentName = 'John Doe';
+  const currentEmail = seedTestEmail();
+
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Enter Your Name').fill(currentName);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Enter Your Email').fill(currentEmail);
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Next Recipient Name')).toBeVisible();
+
+  const nextRecipientNameInputValue = await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Name').inputValue();
+  expect(nextRecipientNameInputValue).toBe(originalName);
+
+  const nextRecipientEmailInputValue = await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Email').inputValue();
+  expect(nextRecipientEmailInputValue).toBe(originalSecondSignerEmail);
+
+  const newName = 'Hello';
+  const newSecondSignerEmail = seedTestEmail();
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Email').fill(newSecondSignerEmail);
+  await page.getByLabel('Next Recipient Name').fill(newName);
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL(/\/sign/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Document Signed' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  const createdEnvelopeRecipients = await prisma.recipient.findMany({
+    where: {
+      envelope: {
+        templateId: mapSecondaryIdToTemplateId(template.secondaryId),
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const updatedSecondRecipient = createdEnvelopeRecipients.find(
+    (recipient) => recipient.signingOrder === 2,
+  );
+
+  expect(updatedSecondRecipient?.name).toBe(newName);
+  expect(updatedSecondRecipient?.email).toBe(newSecondSignerEmail);
+});
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-for-direct-template-signing.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-for-direct-template-signing.ts
index 3045aa068..e9547885c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-for-direct-template-signing.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-for-direct-template-signing.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DocumentStatus, EnvelopeType } from '@prisma/client';
+import { match } from 'ts-pattern';
 
 import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
 
 import { AppError, AppErrorCode } from '../../errors/app-error';
-import type { TDocumentAuthMethods } from '../../types/document-auth';
-import { isRecipientAuthorized } from '../document/is-recipient-authorized';
+import { DocumentAccessAuth, type TDocumentAuthMethods } from '../../types/document-auth';
+import { extractDocumentAuthMethods } from '../../utils/document-auth';
 import { getTeamSettings } from '../team/get-team-settings';
 import type { EnvelopeForSigningResponse } from './get-envelope-for-recipient-signing';
 import { ZEnvelopeForSigningResponse } from './get-envelope-for-recipient-signing';
@@ -98,14 +99,28 @@ export const getEnvelopeForDirectTemplateSigning = async ({
     });
   }
 
-  const documentAccessValid = await isRecipientAuthorized({
-    type: 'ACCESS',
-    documentAuthOptions: envelope.authOptions,
-    recipient,
-    userId,
-    authOptions: accessAuth,
+  // Currently not using this since for direct templates "User" access means they just need to be
+  // logged in.
+  // const documentAccessValid = await isRecipientAuthorized({
+  //   type: 'ACCESS',
+  //   documentAuthOptions: envelope.authOptions,
+  //   recipient,
+  //   userId,
+  //   authOptions: accessAuth,
+  // });
+
+  const { derivedRecipientAccessAuth } = extractDocumentAuthMethods({
+    documentAuth: envelope.authOptions,
   });
 
+  // Ensure typesafety when we add more options.
+  const documentAccessValid = derivedRecipientAccessAuth.every((auth) =>
+    match(auth)
+      .with(DocumentAccessAuth.ACCOUNT, () => Boolean(userId))
+      .with(DocumentAccessAuth.TWO_FACTOR_AUTH, () => true)
+      .exhaustive(),
+  );
+
   if (!documentAccessValid) {
     throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.UNAUTHORIZED, {
       message: 'Invalid access values',
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-required-access-data.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-required-access-data.ts
index b543f1042..c5aef69ff 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-required-access-data.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/envelope/get-envelope-required-access-data.ts
@@ -54,54 +54,3 @@ export const getEnvelopeRequiredAccessData = async ({ token }: { token: string }
     recipientHasAccount: Boolean(recipientUserAccount),
   } as const;
 };
-
-export const getEnvelopeDirectTemplateRequiredAccessData = async ({ token }: { token: string }) => {
-  const envelope = await prisma.envelope.findFirst({
-    where: {
-      type: EnvelopeType.TEMPLATE,
-      directLink: {
-        enabled: true,
-        token,
-      },
-      status: DocumentStatus.DRAFT,
-    },
-    include: {
-      recipients: {
-        where: {
-          token,
-        },
-      },
-      directLink: true,
-    },
-  });
-
-  if (!envelope) {
-    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, {
-      message: 'Envelope not found',
-    });
-  }
-
-  const recipient = envelope.recipients.find(
-    (r) => r.id === envelope.directLink?.directTemplateRecipientId,
-  );
-
-  if (!recipient) {
-    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, {
-      message: 'Recipient not found',
-    });
-  }
-
-  const recipientUserAccount = await prisma.user.findFirst({
-    where: {
-      email: recipient.email.toLowerCase(),
-    },
-    select: {
-      id: true,
-    },
-  });
-
-  return {
-    recipientEmail: recipient.email,
-    recipientHasAccount: Boolean(recipientUserAccount),
-  } as const;
-};
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-direct-template.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-direct-template.ts
index f2274c09f..bda55ee7a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-direct-template.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-direct-template.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createElement } from 'react';
 import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
 import type { Field, Signature } from '@prisma/client';
 import {
+  DocumentSigningOrder,
   DocumentSource,
   DocumentStatus,
   EnvelopeType,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import type { TSignFieldWithTokenMutationSchema } from '@documenso/trpc/server/f
 import { getI18nInstance } from '../../client-only/providers/i18n-server';
 import { NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL } from '../../constants/app';
 import { AppError, AppErrorCode } from '../../errors/app-error';
-import { DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE } from '../../types/document-audit-logs';
+import { DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE, RECIPIENT_DIFF_TYPE } from '../../types/document-audit-logs';
 import type { TRecipientActionAuthTypes } from '../../types/document-auth';
 import { DocumentAccessAuth, ZRecipientAuthOptionsSchema } from '../../types/document-auth';
 import { ZFieldMetaSchema } from '../../types/field-meta';
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ export type CreateDocumentFromDirectTemplateOptions = {
     name?: string;
     email: string;
   };
+  nextSigner?: {
+    email: string;
+    name: string;
+  };
 };
 
 type CreatedDirectRecipientField = {
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ export const createDocumentFromDirectTemplate = async ({
   directTemplateExternalId,
   signedFieldValues,
   templateUpdatedAt,
+  nextSigner,
   requestMetadata,
   user,
 }: CreateDocumentFromDirectTemplateOptions): Promise<TCreateDocumentFromDirectTemplateResponse> => {
@@ -128,6 +134,17 @@ export const createDocumentFromDirectTemplate = async ({
     throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, { message: 'Invalid or missing template' });
   }
 
+  if (
+    nextSigner &&
+    (!directTemplateEnvelope.documentMeta?.allowDictateNextSigner ||
+      directTemplateEnvelope.documentMeta?.signingOrder !== DocumentSigningOrder.SEQUENTIAL)
+  ) {
+    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, {
+      message:
+        'You need to enable allowDictateNextSigner and sequential signing to dictate the next signer',
+    });
+  }
+
   const directTemplateEnvelopeLegacyId = mapSecondaryIdToTemplateId(
     directTemplateEnvelope.secondaryId,
   );
@@ -630,6 +647,77 @@ export const createDocumentFromDirectTemplate = async ({
       }),
     ];
 
+    if (nextSigner) {
+      const pendingRecipients = await tx.recipient.findMany({
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          signingOrder: true,
+          name: true,
+          email: true,
+          role: true,
+        },
+        where: {
+          envelopeId: createdEnvelope.id,
+          signingStatus: {
+            not: SigningStatus.SIGNED,
+          },
+          role: {
+            not: RecipientRole.CC,
+          },
+        },
+        // Composite sort so our next recipient is always the one with the lowest signing order or id
+        // if there is a tie.
+        orderBy: [{ signingOrder: { sort: 'asc', nulls: 'last' } }, { id: 'asc' }],
+      });
+
+      const nextRecipient = pendingRecipients[0];
+
+      if (nextRecipient) {
+        auditLogsToCreate.push(
+          createDocumentAuditLogData({
+            type: DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.RECIPIENT_UPDATED,
+            envelopeId: createdEnvelope.id,
+            user: {
+              name: user?.name || directRecipientName || '',
+              email: user?.email || directRecipientEmail,
+            },
+            metadata: requestMetadata,
+            data: {
+              recipientEmail: nextRecipient.email,
+              recipientName: nextRecipient.name,
+              recipientId: nextRecipient.id,
+              recipientRole: nextRecipient.role,
+              changes: [
+                {
+                  type: RECIPIENT_DIFF_TYPE.NAME,
+                  from: nextRecipient.name,
+                  to: nextSigner.name,
+                },
+                {
+                  type: RECIPIENT_DIFF_TYPE.EMAIL,
+                  from: nextRecipient.email,
+                  to: nextSigner.email,
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          }),
+        );
+
+        await tx.recipient.update({
+          where: { id: nextRecipient.id },
+          data: {
+            sendStatus: SendStatus.SENT,
+            ...(nextSigner && documentMeta?.allowDictateNextSigner
+              ? {
+                  name: nextSigner.name,
+                  email: nextSigner.email,
+                }
+              : {}),
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     await tx.documentAuditLog.createMany({
       data: auditLogsToCreate,
     });
diff --git a/packages/prisma/seed/templates.ts b/packages/prisma/seed/templates.ts
index 3ea381abc..c83dfa1d9 100644
--- a/packages/prisma/seed/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/prisma/seed/templates.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type SeedTemplateOptions = {
   title?: string;
   userId: number;
   teamId: number;
+  internalVersion?: 1 | 2;
   createTemplateOptions?: Partial<Prisma.EnvelopeUncheckedCreateInput>;
 };
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ export const seedDirectTemplate = async (options: SeedTemplateOptions) => {
     data: {
       id: prefixedId('envelope'),
       secondaryId: templateId.formattedTemplateId,
-      internalVersion: 1,
+      internalVersion: options.internalVersion ?? 1,
       type: EnvelopeType.TEMPLATE,
       title,
       envelopeItems: {
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ export const seedDirectTemplate = async (options: SeedTemplateOptions) => {
       teamId,
       recipients: {
         create: {
+          signingOrder: 1,
           email: DIRECT_TEMPLATE_RECIPIENT_EMAIL,
           name: DIRECT_TEMPLATE_RECIPIENT_NAME,
           token: Math.random().toString().slice(2, 7),
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
index 3cefb136f..0ee4669d4 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ export const templateRouter = router({
         directTemplateExternalId,
         signedFieldValues,
         templateUpdatedAt,
+        nextSigner,
       } = input;
 
       ctx.logger.info({
@@ -541,6 +542,7 @@ export const templateRouter = router({
               email: ctx.user.email,
             }
           : undefined,
+        nextSigner,
         requestMetadata: ctx.metadata,
       });
     }),
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
index 0783ef232..a199f1c1a 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ export const ZCreateDocumentFromDirectTemplateRequestSchema = z.object({
   directTemplateExternalId: z.string().optional(),
   signedFieldValues: z.array(ZSignFieldWithTokenMutationSchema),
   templateUpdatedAt: z.date(),
+  nextSigner: z
+    .object({
+      email: z.string().email().max(254),
+      name: z.string().min(1).max(255),
+    })
+    .optional(),
 });
 
 export const ZCreateDocumentFromTemplateRequestSchema = z.object({