diff --git a/packages/blog/src/integrations/cms/collections/articles.ts b/packages/blog/src/integrations/cms/collections/articles.ts
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+import type { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
+import { slugifyIfMissing } from "@repo/core-shared/payload";
+
+export const articles: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: "articles",
+  admin: {
+    useAsTitle: "title",
+    defaultColumns: ["title", "status", "author", "updatedAt"],
+  },
+  hooks: {
+    beforeChange: [slugifyIfMissing],
+  },
+  versions: {
+    drafts: true,
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: "title",
+      type: "text",
+      required: true,
+      maxLength: 255,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "slug",
+      type: "text",
+      unique: true,
+      admin: {
+        position: "sidebar",
+        description: "Auto-generated from title if left empty",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "content",
+      type: "richText",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "status",
+      type: "select",
+      options: [
+        { label: "Draft", value: "draft" },
+        { label: "Published", value: "published" },
+      ],
+      defaultValue: "draft",
+      required: true,
+      admin: {
+        position: "sidebar",
+      },
+    },
+    // TODO(plan-3): Restore as `relationship → users` once auth feature is migrated.
+    {
+      name: "author",
+      type: "text",
+      required: true,
+      admin: {
+        position: "sidebar",
+        description:
+          "Temporary text field; restored to users relationship in Plan 3.",
+      },
+    },
+    // TODO(plan-3): Restore `featuredImage: upload → media` once media feature is migrated.
+    {
+      name: "publishedAt",
+      type: "date",
+      admin: {
+        position: "sidebar",
+        date: {
+          pickerAppearance: "dayAndTime",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/packages/blog/src/integrations/cms/index.ts b/packages/blog/src/integrations/cms/index.ts
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+export { articles } from "./collections/articles";