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+using DocumentOperator.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DocumentOperator.Domain.Models.ValueObjects;
+using FluentValidation;
+using MediatR;
+
+namespace DocumentOperator.Application.AddAnnotation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Command to add an annotation to a PDF document.
+/// </summary>
+public record AddAnnotationCommand : IRequest<byte[]>
+{
+    public required Stream PdfStream { get; init; }
+    public required AnnotationType AnnotationType { get; init; }
+    public required int PageNumber { get; init; }
+    public required (double X1, double Y1, double X2, double Y2) Rectangle { get; init; }
+    public string? Content { get; init; }
+    public string? Author { get; init; }
+    public string? Color { get; init; }
+    public TextMarkupStyle? TextMarkupStyle { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Handler for AddAnnotationCommand.
+/// </summary>
+public class AddAnnotationHandler(IPdfProcessor pdfProcessor) : IRequestHandler<AddAnnotationCommand, byte[]>
+{
+    public async Task<byte[]> Handle(AddAnnotationCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return await pdfProcessor.AddAnnotationAsync(
+            request.PdfStream,
+            request.AnnotationType,
+            request.PageNumber,
+            request.Rectangle,
+            request.Content,
+            request.Author,
+            request.Color,
+            request.TextMarkupStyle);
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validator for AddAnnotationCommand.
+/// </summary>
+public class AddAnnotationValidator : AbstractValidator<AddAnnotationCommand>
+{
+    public AddAnnotationValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.PdfStream)
+            .NotNull()
+            .WithMessage("PDF stream is required");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.PageNumber)
+            .GreaterThan(0)
+            .WithMessage("Page number must be greater than 0");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Content)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .When(x => x.AnnotationType == AnnotationType.FreeText || x.AnnotationType == AnnotationType.StickyNote)
+            .WithMessage("Content is required for FreeText and StickyNote annotations");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.TextMarkupStyle)
+            .NotNull()
+            .When(x => x.AnnotationType == AnnotationType.TextMarkup)
+            .WithMessage("TextMarkupStyle is required for TextMarkup annotations");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Color)
+            .Matches("^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$")
+            .When(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Color))
+            .WithMessage("Color must be a 6-digit hex value (e.g., 'FF0000' for red)");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Rectangle)
+            .Must(r => r.X2 > r.X1 && r.Y2 > r.Y1)
+            .WithMessage("Rectangle coordinates must define a valid area (X2 > X1 and Y2 > Y1)");
+    }
+}