diff --git a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
index 3eb749d..a3c8f06 100644
--- a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
+++ b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ development_status:
 
   # Epic 2: Feed Core Engine
   epic-2: in-progress
-  2-1-feed-model-add-feed-by-url: review
-  2-2-feed-metadata-auto-discovery: backlog
+  2-1-feed-model-add-feed-by-url: done
+  2-2-feed-metadata-auto-discovery: review
   2-3-opml-import: backlog
   2-4-feed-management-crud: backlog
   2-5-background-feed-fetcher: backlog
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 823ce78..867b851 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20221227161230-091c0ba34f0a // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/mmcdole/gofeed v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mmcdole/goxpp v1.1.1-0.20240225020742-a0c311522b23 // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/internal/parser/parser.go b/internal/parser/parser.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09f079c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/parser/parser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Package parser provides RSS/Atom feed parsing functionality.
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/michael/flowreader/internal/domain"
+	"github.com/mmcdole/gofeed"
+)
+
+// FeedParser handles RSS/Atom feed parsing.
+type FeedParser struct {
+	client *http.Client
+	parser *gofeed.Parser
+}
+
+// NewFeedParser creates a new feed parser.
+func NewFeedParser() *FeedParser {
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	return &FeedParser{
+		client: client,
+		parser: gofeed.NewParser(),
+	}
+}
+
+// ParsedFeed contains the parsed feed data.
+type ParsedFeed struct {
+	Title       string
+	Description string
+	SiteURL     string
+	ImageURL    string
+	Articles    []*domain.Article
+}
+
+// Parse fetches and parses a feed URL.
+func (p *FeedParser) Parse(ctx context.Context, feedURL string, feedID uuid.UUID) (*ParsedFeed, error) {
+	// Create request with context
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, feedURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating request: %w", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "FlowReader/1.0 (RSS Reader)")
+
+	// Fetch the feed
+	resp, err := p.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching feed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	// Parse the feed
+	feed, err := p.parser.Parse(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing feed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Extract metadata
+	parsed := &ParsedFeed{
+		Title:       feed.Title,
+		Description: feed.Description,
+	}
+
+	if feed.Link != "" {
+		parsed.SiteURL = feed.Link
+	}
+
+	if feed.Image != nil && feed.Image.URL != "" {
+		parsed.ImageURL = feed.Image.URL
+	}
+
+	// Convert items to articles
+	for _, item := range feed.Items {
+		article := &domain.Article{
+			ID:     uuid.New(),
+			FeedID: feedID,
+			GUID:   getGUID(item),
+			Title:  item.Title,
+		}
+
+		if item.Link != "" {
+			article.URL = item.Link
+		}
+
+		if item.Content != "" {
+			article.Content = item.Content
+		}
+
+		if item.Description != "" {
+			article.Summary = item.Description
+		}
+
+		if item.Author != nil {
+			article.Author = item.Author.Name
+		} else if len(item.Authors) > 0 {
+			article.Author = item.Authors[0].Name
+		}
+
+		if item.Image != nil && item.Image.URL != "" {
+			article.ImageURL = item.Image.URL
+		}
+
+		if item.PublishedParsed != nil {
+			article.PublishedAt = item.PublishedParsed
+		} else if item.UpdatedParsed != nil {
+			article.PublishedAt = item.UpdatedParsed
+		}
+
+		article.CreatedAt = time.Now()
+
+		parsed.Articles = append(parsed.Articles, article)
+	}
+
+	return parsed, nil
+}
+
+// getGUID returns a unique identifier for the feed item.
+func getGUID(item *gofeed.Item) string {
+	if item.GUID != "" {
+		return item.GUID
+	}
+	if item.Link != "" {
+		return item.Link
+	}
+	return item.Title // Last resort fallback
+}
diff --git a/internal/repository/article.go b/internal/repository/article.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6caebde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/repository/article.go
@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+package repository
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+	"github.com/michael/flowreader/internal/domain"
+)
+
+// ArticleRepository implements domain.ArticleRepository using PostgreSQL.
+type ArticleRepository struct {
+	pool *pgxpool.Pool
+}
+
+// NewArticleRepository creates a new article repository.
+func NewArticleRepository(pool *pgxpool.Pool) *ArticleRepository {
+	return &ArticleRepository{pool: pool}
+}
+
+// Create inserts a new article into the database.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) Create(article *domain.Article) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	query := `
+		INSERT INTO articles (id, feed_id, guid, title, url, content, summary, author, image_url, published_at, created_at)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11)
+		ON CONFLICT (feed_id, guid) DO NOTHING
+	`
+
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, query,
+		article.ID,
+		article.FeedID,
+		article.GUID,
+		article.Title,
+		nullString(article.URL),
+		nullString(article.Content),
+		nullString(article.Summary),
+		nullString(article.Author),
+		nullString(article.ImageURL),
+		article.PublishedAt,
+		article.CreatedAt,
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating article: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CreateBatch inserts multiple articles into the database.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) CreateBatch(articles []*domain.Article) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	batch := &pgx.Batch{}
+	query := `
+		INSERT INTO articles (id, feed_id, guid, title, url, content, summary, author, image_url, published_at, created_at)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11)
+		ON CONFLICT (feed_id, guid) DO NOTHING
+	`
+
+	for _, article := range articles {
+		batch.Queue(query,
+			article.ID,
+			article.FeedID,
+			article.GUID,
+			article.Title,
+			nullString(article.URL),
+			nullString(article.Content),
+			nullString(article.Summary),
+			nullString(article.Author),
+			nullString(article.ImageURL),
+			article.PublishedAt,
+			article.CreatedAt,
+		)
+	}
+
+	results := r.pool.SendBatch(ctx, batch)
+	defer results.Close()
+
+	for range articles {
+		if _, err := results.Exec(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("batch insert: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetByID retrieves an article by its ID.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) GetByID(id uuid.UUID) (*domain.Article, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	query := `
+		SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author, 
+		       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+		       f.title as feed_title
+		FROM articles a
+		JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+		WHERE a.id = $1
+	`
+
+	article, err := r.scanArticle(r.pool.QueryRow(ctx, query, id))
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting article by ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return article, nil
+}
+
+// GetByFeedID retrieves articles for a specific feed.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) GetByFeedID(feedID uuid.UUID, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Article, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	query := `
+		SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author,
+		       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+		       f.title as feed_title
+		FROM articles a
+		JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+		WHERE a.feed_id = $1
+		ORDER BY a.published_at DESC NULLS LAST, a.created_at DESC
+		LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+	`
+
+	rows, err := r.pool.Query(ctx, query, feedID, limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("querying articles: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return r.scanArticles(rows)
+}
+
+// GetByUserID retrieves articles for all user's feeds.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) GetByUserID(userID uuid.UUID, limit, offset int, unreadOnly bool) ([]*domain.Article, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	var query string
+	if unreadOnly {
+		query = `
+			SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author,
+			       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+			       f.title as feed_title
+			FROM articles a
+			JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+			WHERE f.user_id = $1 AND a.is_read = false
+			ORDER BY a.published_at DESC NULLS LAST, a.created_at DESC
+			LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+		`
+	} else {
+		query = `
+			SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author,
+			       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+			       f.title as feed_title
+			FROM articles a
+			JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+			WHERE f.user_id = $1
+			ORDER BY a.published_at DESC NULLS LAST, a.created_at DESC
+			LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+		`
+	}
+
+	rows, err := r.pool.Query(ctx, query, userID, limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("querying articles: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return r.scanArticles(rows)
+}
+
+// GetByGUID retrieves an article by its GUID within a feed.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) GetByGUID(feedID uuid.UUID, guid string) (*domain.Article, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	query := `
+		SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author,
+		       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+		       f.title as feed_title
+		FROM articles a
+		JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+		WHERE a.feed_id = $1 AND a.guid = $2
+	`
+
+	article, err := r.scanArticle(r.pool.QueryRow(ctx, query, feedID, guid))
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting article by GUID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return article, nil
+}
+
+// MarkAsRead marks an article as read.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) MarkAsRead(id uuid.UUID) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	query := `UPDATE articles SET is_read = true, read_at = $2 WHERE id = $1`
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, query, id, time.Now())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marking as read: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MarkAsUnread marks an article as unread.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) MarkAsUnread(id uuid.UUID) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	query := `UPDATE articles SET is_read = false, read_at = NULL WHERE id = $1`
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, query, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marking as unread: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MarkAllAsRead marks all articles in a feed as read.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) MarkAllAsRead(feedID uuid.UUID) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	query := `UPDATE articles SET is_read = true, read_at = $2 WHERE feed_id = $1 AND is_read = false`
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, query, feedID, time.Now())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marking all as read: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ToggleFavorite toggles the favorite status of an article.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) ToggleFavorite(id uuid.UUID) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	query := `UPDATE articles SET is_favorite = NOT is_favorite WHERE id = $1`
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, query, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("toggling favorite: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetFavorites retrieves favorited articles for a user.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) GetFavorites(userID uuid.UUID, limit, offset int) ([]*domain.Article, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	query := `
+		SELECT a.id, a.feed_id, a.guid, a.title, a.url, a.content, a.summary, a.author,
+		       a.image_url, a.published_at, a.is_read, a.is_favorite, a.read_at, a.created_at,
+		       f.title as feed_title
+		FROM articles a
+		JOIN feeds f ON f.id = a.feed_id
+		WHERE f.user_id = $1 AND a.is_favorite = true
+		ORDER BY a.published_at DESC NULLS LAST, a.created_at DESC
+		LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+	`
+
+	rows, err := r.pool.Query(ctx, query, userID, limit, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("querying favorites: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return r.scanArticles(rows)
+}
+
+// CountUnread counts unread articles for a feed.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) CountUnread(feedID uuid.UUID) (int, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	query := `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM articles WHERE feed_id = $1 AND is_read = false`
+
+	var count int
+	err := r.pool.QueryRow(ctx, query, feedID).Scan(&count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("counting unread: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+// scanArticle scans a single article row.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) scanArticle(row pgx.Row) (*domain.Article, error) {
+	var article domain.Article
+	var url, content, summary, author, imageURL, feedTitle *string
+	var publishedAt, readAt *time.Time
+
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&article.ID,
+		&article.FeedID,
+		&article.GUID,
+		&article.Title,
+		&url,
+		&content,
+		&summary,
+		&author,
+		&imageURL,
+		&publishedAt,
+		&article.IsRead,
+		&article.IsFavorite,
+		&readAt,
+		&article.CreatedAt,
+		&feedTitle,
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if url != nil {
+		article.URL = *url
+	}
+	if content != nil {
+		article.Content = *content
+	}
+	if summary != nil {
+		article.Summary = *summary
+	}
+	if author != nil {
+		article.Author = *author
+	}
+	if imageURL != nil {
+		article.ImageURL = *imageURL
+	}
+	if feedTitle != nil {
+		article.FeedTitle = *feedTitle
+	}
+	article.PublishedAt = publishedAt
+	article.ReadAt = readAt
+
+	return &article, nil
+}
+
+// scanArticles scans multiple article rows.
+func (r *ArticleRepository) scanArticles(rows pgx.Rows) ([]*domain.Article, error) {
+	var articles []*domain.Article
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var article domain.Article
+		var url, content, summary, author, imageURL, feedTitle *string
+		var publishedAt, readAt *time.Time
+
+		err := rows.Scan(
+			&article.ID,
+			&article.FeedID,
+			&article.GUID,
+			&article.Title,
+			&url,
+			&content,
+			&summary,
+			&author,
+			&imageURL,
+			&publishedAt,
+			&article.IsRead,
+			&article.IsFavorite,
+			&readAt,
+			&article.CreatedAt,
+			&feedTitle,
+		)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scanning article: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if url != nil {
+			article.URL = *url
+		}
+		if content != nil {
+			article.Content = *content
+		}
+		if summary != nil {
+			article.Summary = *summary
+		}
+		if author != nil {
+			article.Author = *author
+		}
+		if imageURL != nil {
+			article.ImageURL = *imageURL
+		}
+		if feedTitle != nil {
+			article.FeedTitle = *feedTitle
+		}
+		article.PublishedAt = publishedAt
+		article.ReadAt = readAt
+
+		articles = append(articles, &article)
+	}
+
+	return articles, nil
+}
+
+// nullString returns nil if string is empty.
+func nullString(s string) *string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &s
+}
diff --git a/internal/service/fetch.go b/internal/service/fetch.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..513bb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/service/fetch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/michael/flowreader/internal/domain"
+	"github.com/michael/flowreader/internal/parser"
+)
+
+// FetchService handles feed fetching and article ingestion.
+type FetchService struct {
+	feedRepo    domain.FeedRepository
+	articleRepo domain.ArticleRepository
+	parser      *parser.FeedParser
+}
+
+// NewFetchService creates a new fetch service.
+func NewFetchService(feedRepo domain.FeedRepository, articleRepo domain.ArticleRepository) *FetchService {
+	return &FetchService{
+		feedRepo:    feedRepo,
+		articleRepo: articleRepo,
+		parser:      parser.NewFeedParser(),
+	}
+}
+
+// FetchFeed fetches a single feed and updates articles.
+func (s *FetchService) FetchFeed(ctx context.Context, feedID uuid.UUID) error {
+	feed, err := s.feedRepo.GetByID(feedID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("getting feed: %w", err)
+	}
+	if feed == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("feed not found: %s", feedID)
+	}
+
+	// Parse the feed
+	parsed, err := s.parser.Parse(ctx, feed.URL, feed.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Update feed with error
+		s.feedRepo.UpdateFetchStatus(feed.ID, time.Now(), err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing feed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update feed metadata
+	feed.Title = parsed.Title
+	feed.Description = parsed.Description
+	feed.SiteURL = parsed.SiteURL
+	feed.ImageURL = parsed.ImageURL
+	if err := s.feedRepo.Update(feed); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: failed to update feed metadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Insert new articles (ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING handles duplicates)
+	if len(parsed.Articles) > 0 {
+		if err := s.articleRepo.CreateBatch(parsed.Articles); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("creating articles: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Mark fetch as successful
+	s.feedRepo.UpdateFetchStatus(feed.ID, time.Now(), "")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// FetchAllPending fetches all feeds that need updating.
+func (s *FetchService) FetchAllPending(ctx context.Context, concurrency int) (int, error) {
+	feeds, err := s.feedRepo.GetFeedsToFetch(100)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("getting feeds to fetch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(feeds) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	// Simple sequential fetch for now (Story 2.5 will add worker pool)
+	fetchedCount := 0
+	for _, feed := range feeds {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return fetchedCount, ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+
+		if err := s.FetchFeed(ctx, feed.ID); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error fetching feed %s: %v", feed.URL, err)
+		} else {
+			fetchedCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fetchedCount, nil
+}