diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8502398..6fe5b33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog] and adheres to [Semant
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Fixed
+## [0.57.0] - 2025-11-07
+
+### Added
+- Added a new endpoint `/v1/cache/mget` to retrieve multiple keys from the distributed cache in a single request.
+
+### Changed
+- Improved API key extraction logic to prioritize the `X-API-Key` header and better handle different authorization schemes (Bearer, ApiKey) while avoiding confusion with JWTs.
+- Refactored cache retrieval logic to use a dedicated function for decoding values from the distributed cache.
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+\n
 
 ## [0.56.0] - 2025-11-05
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27e3b85..ca4347b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-e2e:
 
 .PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports install-hooks kill
 
-VERSION := 0.56.0
+VERSION := 0.57.0
 COMMIT  ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 DATE    ?= $(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 LDFLAGS := -X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.date=$(DATE)'
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/cache_handlers.go b/pkg/gateway/cache_handlers.go
index 1796b7e..58c2beb 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/cache_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/cache_handlers.go
@@ -80,9 +80,22 @@ func (g *Gateway) cacheGetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Try to decode the value from Olric
-	// Values stored as JSON bytes need to be deserialized, while basic types
-	// (strings, numbers, bools) can be retrieved directly
+	value, err := decodeValueFromOlric(gr)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to decode value: %v", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"key":   req.Key,
+		"value": value,
+		"dmap":  req.DMap,
+	})
+}
+
+// decodeValueFromOlric decodes a value from Olric GetResponse
+// Handles JSON-serialized complex types and basic types (string, number, bool)
+func decodeValueFromOlric(gr *olriclib.GetResponse) (any, error) {
 	var value any
 
 	// First, try to get as bytes (for JSON-serialized complex types)
@@ -113,10 +126,84 @@ func (g *Gateway) cacheGetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (g *Gateway) cacheMultiGetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if g.olricClient == nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "Olric cache client not initialized")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, "method not allowed")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		DMap string   `json:"dmap"` // Distributed map name
+		Keys []string `json:"keys"` // Keys to retrieve
+	}
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid json body")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.DMap) == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "dmap is required")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(req.Keys) == 0 {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "keys array is required and cannot be empty")
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	client := g.olricClient.GetClient()
+	dm, err := client.NewDMap(req.DMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to create DMap: %v", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Get all keys and collect results
+	var results []map[string]any
+	for _, key := range req.Keys {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(key) == "" {
+			continue // Skip empty keys
+		}
+
+		gr, err := dm.Get(ctx, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Skip keys that are not found - don't include them in results
+			// This matches the SDK's expectation that only found keys are returned
+			if err == olriclib.ErrKeyNotFound {
+				continue
+			}
+			// For other errors, log but continue with other keys
+			// We don't want one bad key to fail the entire request
+			continue
+		}
+
+		value, err := decodeValueFromOlric(gr)
+		if err != nil {
+			// If we can't decode, skip this key
+			continue
+		}
+
+		results = append(results, map[string]any{
+			"key":   key,
+			"value": value,
+		})
+	}
+
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
-		"key":   req.Key,
-		"value": value,
-		"dmap":  req.DMap,
+		"results": results,
+		"dmap":    req.DMap,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/middleware.go b/pkg/gateway/middleware.go
index 0924488..d92f9ac 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/middleware.go
@@ -131,27 +131,40 @@ func (g *Gateway) authMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 }
 
 // extractAPIKey extracts API key from Authorization, X-API-Key header, or query parameters
+// Note: Bearer tokens that look like JWTs (have 2 dots) are skipped (they're JWTs, handled separately)
+// X-API-Key header is preferred when both Authorization and X-API-Key are present
 func extractAPIKey(r *http.Request) string {
-	// Prefer Authorization header
-	auth := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-	if auth != "" {
-		// Support "Bearer <token>" and "ApiKey <token>"
-		lower := strings.ToLower(auth)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, "bearer ") {
-			return strings.TrimSpace(auth[len("Bearer "):])
-		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, "apikey ") {
-			return strings.TrimSpace(auth[len("ApiKey "):])
-		}
-		// If header has no scheme, treat the whole value as token (lenient for dev)
-		if !strings.Contains(auth, " ") {
-			return strings.TrimSpace(auth)
-		}
-	}
-	// Fallback to X-API-Key header
+	// Prefer X-API-Key header (most explicit) - check this first
 	if v := strings.TrimSpace(r.Header.Get("X-API-Key")); v != "" {
 		return v
 	}
+
+	// Check Authorization header for ApiKey scheme or non-JWT Bearer tokens
+	auth := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+	if auth != "" {
+		lower := strings.ToLower(auth)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, "bearer ") {
+			tok := strings.TrimSpace(auth[len("Bearer "):])
+			// Skip Bearer tokens that look like JWTs (have 2 dots) - they're JWTs
+			// But allow Bearer tokens that don't look like JWTs (for backward compatibility)
+			if strings.Count(tok, ".") == 2 {
+				// This is a JWT, skip it
+			} else {
+				// This doesn't look like a JWT, treat as API key (backward compatibility)
+				return tok
+			}
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(lower, "apikey ") {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(auth[len("ApiKey "):])
+		} else if !strings.Contains(auth, " ") {
+			// If header has no scheme, treat the whole value as token (lenient for dev)
+			// But skip if it looks like a JWT (has 2 dots)
+			tok := strings.TrimSpace(auth)
+			if strings.Count(tok, ".") != 2 {
+				return tok
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Fallback to query parameter (for WebSocket support)
 	if v := strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("api_key")); v != "" {
 		return v
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/routes.go b/pkg/gateway/routes.go
index 7ab103a..531bf24 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/routes.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func (g *Gateway) Routes() http.Handler {
 	// cache endpoints (Olric)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/health", g.cacheHealthHandler)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/get", g.cacheGetHandler)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/mget", g.cacheMultiGetHandler)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/put", g.cachePutHandler)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/delete", g.cacheDeleteHandler)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/v1/cache/scan", g.cacheScanHandler)