diff --git a/coverage/summary.json b/coverage/summary.json
index ab937f4..52608ac 100644
--- a/coverage/summary.json
+++ b/coverage/summary.json
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
-  "generatedAt": "2026-05-19T10:16:15.209Z",
-  "commit": "8cf9f4b",
+  "generatedAt": "2026-05-19T10:39:50.009Z",
+  "commit": "f5d08dc",
   "repo": {
-    "statements": 96.48,
-    "branches": 91.72,
-    "functions": 96.83,
-    "lines": 96.48,
+    "statements": 96.5,
+    "branches": 91.82,
+    "functions": 96.89,
+    "lines": 96.5,
     "counts": {
-      "lf": 4264,
-      "lh": 4114,
-      "brf": 809,
-      "brh": 742,
-      "fnf": 252,
-      "fnh": 244
+      "lf": 4291,
+      "lh": 4141,
+      "brf": 819,
+      "brh": 752,
+      "fnf": 257,
+      "fnh": 249
     }
   },
   "byPackage": {
@@ -58,18 +58,32 @@
         "fnh": 10
       }
     },
-    "@repo/core-shared": {
-      "statements": 98,
-      "branches": 95.81,
-      "functions": 92,
-      "lines": 98,
+    "@repo/core-consent": {
+      "statements": 100,
+      "branches": 100,
+      "functions": 100,
+      "lines": 100,
       "counts": {
-        "lf": 1050,
-        "lh": 1029,
-        "brf": 310,
-        "brh": 297,
-        "fnf": 100,
-        "fnh": 92
+        "lf": 10,
+        "lh": 10,
+        "brf": 4,
+        "brh": 4,
+        "fnf": 4,
+        "fnh": 4
+      }
+    },
+    "@repo/core-shared": {
+      "statements": 98.03,
+      "branches": 95.89,
+      "functions": 92.08,
+      "lines": 98.03,
+      "counts": {
+        "lf": 1067,
+        "lh": 1046,
+        "brf": 316,
+        "brh": 303,
+        "fnf": 101,
+        "fnh": 93
       }
     },
     "@repo/marketing-pages": {
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/AGENTS.md b/packages/core-consent/AGENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d08df96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# @repo/core-consent
+
+Optional core package providing a vendor-neutral consent management interface. Scaffold via `pnpm turbo gen core-package consent` (once the generator supports it).
+
+## Structure
+
+```
+src/
+  consent-types.ts        # ConsentCategory, ConsentState, UserConsentState
+  consent.interface.ts    # IConsent — isGranted, grant, withdraw, getCategories
+  with-consent.ts         # withConsent wrapper attaching ConsentChecked brand
+  index.ts                # Barrel export
+```
+
+## Design
+
+`IConsent` exposes four methods:
+
+- `isGranted(category)` — synchronous check whether consent is granted
+- `grant(category)` — record consent grant for a category
+- `withdraw(category)` — record consent withdrawal for a category
+- `getCategories()` — list all known consent states
+
+The interface is vendor-neutral: no storage implementation is bundled here. Concrete implementations (e.g. a Payload-backed store) are wired at DI bind time in `bind-production` (Story 04).
+
+`withConsent` wraps a use-case factory at bind time, attaches the `__consentChecked` brand, and is the innermost wrapper in the composition chain:
+`withSpan → withCapture → withAudit → withAnalytics → withConsent → factory(deps)`
+
+See `docs/architecture/agent-first-workflow-and-conformance.md` for the dependency-injection conventions.
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/eslint.config.js b/packages/core-consent/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7440d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import baseConfig from "@repo/core-eslint/base";
+
+export default baseConfig;
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/package.json b/packages/core-consent/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a0c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "@repo/core-consent",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run --passWithNoTests"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@repo/core-shared": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@repo/core-eslint": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-testing": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-typescript": "workspace:*",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
+    "vitest": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/src/consent-types.ts b/packages/core-consent/src/consent-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2dbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/src/consent-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Known consent categories. The `(string & {})` escape hatch keeps the union
+ * open for custom categories while still providing autocomplete for the
+ * standard values.
+ */
+export type ConsentCategory =
+  | "necessary"
+  | "functional"
+  | "analytics"
+  | "marketing"
+  | (string & {});
+
+/** Whether a subject has granted or denied consent for a category. */
+export type ConsentState = "granted" | "denied" | "pending";
+
+/** Per-category consent record for a single subject. */
+export type UserConsentState = {
+  readonly category: ConsentCategory;
+  readonly state: ConsentState;
+  readonly grantedAt?: Date;
+  readonly withdrawnAt?: Date;
+};
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/src/consent.interface.ts b/packages/core-consent/src/consent.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d550aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/src/consent.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { ConsentCategory, UserConsentState } from "./consent-types";
+
+/**
+ * Vendor-neutral consent management interface.
+ *
+ * Feature binders that receive a consent instance operate through this
+ * interface. Concrete implementations (Payload-backed, in-memory, etc.) are
+ * wired at DI bind time and never imported by feature packages directly.
+ */
+export interface IConsent {
+  /** Synchronous check — true when the subject has granted the category. */
+  isGranted(category: ConsentCategory): boolean;
+
+  /** Record a consent grant for the given category. */
+  grant(category: ConsentCategory): Promise<void>;
+
+  /** Record a consent withdrawal for the given category. */
+  withdraw(category: ConsentCategory): Promise<void>;
+
+  /** Return the full list of per-category consent states. */
+  getCategories(): UserConsentState[];
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/src/index.ts b/packages/core-consent/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a681d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export type {
+  ConsentCategory,
+  ConsentState,
+  UserConsentState,
+} from "./consent-types";
+export type { IConsent } from "./consent.interface";
+export type { ConsentChecked } from "./with-consent";
+export { withConsent } from "./with-consent";
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.test.ts b/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab6775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, expectTypeOf } from "vitest";
+import { withConsent, type ConsentChecked } from "@/with-consent";
+import type { IConsent } from "@/consent.interface";
+import { isConsentChecked } from "@repo/core-shared/conformance";
+
+function makeConsent(): IConsent {
+  return {
+    isGranted: () => true,
+    grant: () => Promise.resolve(),
+    withdraw: () => Promise.resolve(),
+    getCategories: () => [],
+  };
+}
+
+describe("withConsent", () => {
+  it("returns a ConsentChecked<F>", () => {
+    const consent = makeConsent();
+    const fn = async (_input: { id: string }) => ({ ok: true });
+    const wrapped = withConsent(consent, fn);
+    expectTypeOf(wrapped).toMatchTypeOf<ConsentChecked<typeof fn>>();
+  });
+
+  it("attaches __consentChecked as a non-enumerable property on the wrapped function", () => {
+    const consent = makeConsent();
+    const fn = async () => ({ ok: true });
+    const wrapped = withConsent(consent, fn);
+    expect(isConsentChecked(wrapped)).toBe(true);
+    expect(Object.keys(wrapped)).not.toContain("__consentChecked");
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT pollute the original input function with the brand", () => {
+    const consent = makeConsent();
+    const fn = async () => ({ ok: true });
+    const wrapped = withConsent(consent, fn);
+    expect(isConsentChecked(fn)).toBe(false);
+    expect(wrapped).not.toBe(fn);
+  });
+
+  it("passes input and output through unchanged", async () => {
+    const consent = makeConsent();
+    const fn = async (input: { id: string }) => ({ ok: true, id: input.id });
+    const wrapped = withConsent(consent, fn);
+    const result = await wrapped({ id: "abc" });
+    expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true, id: "abc" });
+  });
+
+  it("propagates errors", async () => {
+    const consent = makeConsent();
+    const err = new Error("boom");
+    const wrapped = withConsent(consent, async () => {
+      throw err;
+    });
+    await expect(wrapped()).rejects.toBe(err);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.ts b/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcce947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/src/with-consent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { IConsent } from "./consent.interface";
+import type { ConsentChecked } from "@repo/core-shared/conformance";
+import { attachBrand } from "@repo/core-shared/conformance";
+
+export type { ConsentChecked };
+
+/**
+ * Use-case wrapper applied at DI bind time. The wrapper is a thin closure
+ * that forwards to `fn` unchanged and carries the `__consentChecked` brand.
+ * The forward closure keeps the brand on a fresh function so the original
+ * `fn` reference is not mutated — important when the same factory output is
+ * used elsewhere unwrapped (dev-seed paths, tests).
+ *
+ * Composition order (innermost to outermost):
+ *   withSpan → withCapture → withAudit → withAnalytics → withConsent → factory(deps)
+ *
+ * The wrapper exists to:
+ *   (1) require callers to pass the consent instance at bind time (dep is available)
+ *   (2) attach the `__consentChecked` brand so the boot-time assertion can verify
+ *       consent-gated use cases were bound through the consent-aware path.
+ */
+export function withConsent<Args extends unknown[], R>(
+  consent: IConsent,
+  fn: (...args: Args) => Promise<R>,
+): ConsentChecked<(...args: Args) => Promise<R>> {
+  void consent;
+  const wrapped: (...args: Args) => Promise<R> = (...args) => fn(...args);
+  attachBrand(wrapped, "__consentChecked");
+  return wrapped as ConsentChecked<(...args: Args) => Promise<R>>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/tsconfig.json b/packages/core-consent/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8facef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@repo/core-typescript/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/turbo.json b/packages/core-consent/turbo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb8fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/turbo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": ["//"],
+  "tags": ["core"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-consent/vitest.config.ts b/packages/core-consent/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f81734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-consent/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import { nodeVitestConfig } from "@repo/core-typescript/vitest.base.node";
+
+export default mergeConfig(
+  nodeVitestConfig,
+  defineConfig({
+    test: {
+      include: ["src/**/*.test.ts"],
+    },
+    resolve: {
+      alias: { "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src") },
+    },
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.test.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.test.ts
index f2f52a3..7a88aac 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.test.ts
@@ -285,6 +285,82 @@ describe("assertFeatureConformance", () => {
     ).toThrow(/Analyzed|__analyzed/);
   });
 
+  it("throws when feature requiresConsent but binding is missing __consentChecked brand", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    const sym = Symbol("test.processData");
+    const ctx = makeCtx();
+    const wrappedNoConsent = withSpan(
+      ctx.tracer,
+      { name: "test.processData", op: "use-case" },
+      withCapture(
+        ctx.logger,
+        { feature: "test", layer: "use-case" },
+        async (x: number) => x,
+      ),
+    );
+    container.bind(sym).toConstantValue(wrappedNoConsent);
+
+    const manifest = defineFeature({
+      name: "test",
+      requiredCores: [],
+      useCases: {
+        processData: {
+          mutates: false,
+          audits: [],
+          publishes: [],
+          consumes: [],
+        },
+      },
+      realtimeChannels: [],
+      jobs: [],
+      requiresConsent: ["analytics"],
+    } as const);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      assertFeatureConformance(container, manifest, { processData: sym }, ctx),
+    ).toThrow(ConformanceError);
+    expect(() =>
+      assertFeatureConformance(container, manifest, { processData: sym }, ctx),
+    ).toThrow(/__consentChecked/);
+  });
+
+  it("passes when feature requiresConsent and binding carries __consentChecked brand", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    const sym = Symbol("test.processData");
+    const ctx = makeCtx();
+    const base = withSpan(
+      ctx.tracer,
+      { name: "test.processData", op: "use-case" },
+      withCapture(
+        ctx.logger,
+        { feature: "test", layer: "use-case" },
+        async (x: number) => x,
+      ),
+    );
+    attachBrand(base, "__consentChecked");
+    container.bind(sym).toConstantValue(base);
+
+    const manifest = defineFeature({
+      name: "test",
+      requiredCores: [],
+      useCases: {
+        processData: {
+          mutates: false,
+          audits: [],
+          publishes: [],
+          consumes: [],
+        },
+      },
+      realtimeChannels: [],
+      jobs: [],
+      requiresConsent: ["analytics"],
+    } as const);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      assertFeatureConformance(container, manifest, { processData: sym }, ctx),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it("passes when analyticsEvents is empty and __analyzed brand is absent", () => {
     const container = new Container();
     const sym = Symbol("test.signIn");
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.ts
index 40d2750..b3abaaa 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/assert-bindings.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   isCaptured,
   isAudited,
   isAnalyzed,
+  isConsentChecked,
 } from "./brand-runtime";
 import { ConformanceError } from "./conformance-error";
 import type { BindContext } from "../di/bind-context";
@@ -70,5 +71,12 @@ export function assertFeatureConformance(
         );
       }
     }
+    if ((manifest.requiresConsent?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
+      if (!isConsentChecked(bound)) {
+        throw new ConformanceError(
+          `${manifest.name}.${name}: feature declares requiresConsent but binding is missing __consentChecked brand — was withConsent applied at bind time?`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brand-runtime.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brand-runtime.ts
index 6b5fda7..c51998a 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brand-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brand-runtime.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
  * commitment, not a mutable flag.
  */
 
-import type { Analyzed } from "./brands";
+import type { Analyzed, ConsentChecked } from "./brands";
 
-type Brand = "__instrumented" | "__captured" | "__audited" | "__analyzed";
+type Brand =
+  | "__instrumented"
+  | "__captured"
+  | "__audited"
+  | "__analyzed"
+  | "__consentChecked";
 
 /**
  * Attaches the brand as a non-enumerable property on the given function.
@@ -57,3 +62,9 @@ export function isAudited(fn: unknown): boolean {
 export function isAnalyzed<F extends object>(fn: unknown): fn is Analyzed<F> {
   return hasBrand(fn, "__analyzed");
 }
+
+export function isConsentChecked<F extends object>(
+  fn: unknown,
+): fn is ConsentChecked<F> {
+  return hasBrand(fn, "__consentChecked");
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brands.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brands.ts
index 762e370..ed8190a 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brands.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/brands.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 export type Instrumented<F> = F & { readonly __instrumented: true };
 export type Captured<F> = F & { readonly __captured: true };
 export type Analyzed<F> = F & { readonly __analyzed: true };
+export type ConsentChecked<F> = F & { readonly __consentChecked: true };
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/define-feature.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/define-feature.ts
index 61fc2b3..04f330c 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/define-feature.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/define-feature.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ export type FeatureManifest = {
   readonly realtimeChannels: readonly string[];
   readonly jobs: readonly string[];
   readonly coverage?: CoverageManifest;
+  /**
+   * Consent categories this feature's use cases require before processing
+   * personal data. When non-empty, `assertFeatureConformance` requires every
+   * bound use case to carry the `__consentChecked` brand from `withConsent`.
+   * Defaults to `[]` — existing features with no consent requirements omit
+   * or declare an empty array.
+   */
+  readonly requiresConsent?: readonly string[];
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/index.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/index.ts
index 9bc3be6..e68672e 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/conformance/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-export type { Instrumented, Captured, Analyzed } from "./brands";
+export type {
+  Instrumented,
+  Captured,
+  Analyzed,
+  ConsentChecked,
+} from "./brands";
 export type { FeatureManifest, UseCaseManifest } from "./define-feature";
 export { defineFeature } from "./define-feature";
 export type {
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@ export {
   isCaptured,
   isAudited,
   isAnalyzed,
+  isConsentChecked,
 } from "./brand-runtime";
 export { ConformanceError } from "./conformance-error";
 export { assertFeatureConformance } from "./assert-bindings";
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/with-span.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/with-span.ts
index d7c752d..20df903 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/with-span.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/with-span.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import type { ITracer, SpanOpts } from "./tracer.interface";
 import type { Instrumented } from "../conformance/brands";
 import { attachBrand } from "../conformance/brand-runtime";
 
-const PROPAGATED_BRANDS = ["__captured", "__audited", "__analyzed"] as const;
+const PROPAGATED_BRANDS = [
+  "__captured",
+  "__audited",
+  "__analyzed",
+  "__consentChecked",
+] as const;
 
 export function withSpan<Args extends unknown[], R, Extra extends object>(
   tracer: ITracer,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f31375a..6a5e34b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ importers:
       "@types/node":
         specifier: ^22.0.0
         version: 22.19.17
+      "@typescript-eslint/parser":
+        specifier: ^8.25.0
+        version: 8.58.0(eslint@9.39.4(jiti@2.6.1))(typescript@5.9.3)
       fallow:
         specifier: ^2.73.0
         version: 2.73.0
@@ -584,6 +587,31 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.13)(@types/node@22.19.17)(happy-dom@20.8.9)(jiti@2.6.1)(jsdom@25.0.1)(lightningcss@1.32.0)(sass@1.99.0)(terser@5.46.2)(tsx@4.21.0)(yaml@2.9.0)
 
+  packages/core-consent:
+    dependencies:
+      "@repo/core-shared":
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../core-shared
+    devDependencies:
+      "@repo/core-eslint":
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../core-eslint
+      "@repo/core-testing":
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../core-testing
+      "@repo/core-typescript":
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../core-typescript
+      "@vitest/coverage-v8":
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.2.4(vitest@3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.13)(@types/node@25.5.2)(happy-dom@20.8.9)(jiti@2.6.1)(jsdom@25.0.1)(lightningcss@1.32.0)(sass@1.99.0)(terser@5.46.2)(tsx@4.21.0)(yaml@2.9.0))
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.8.0
+        version: 5.9.3
+      vitest:
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.13)(@types/node@25.5.2)(happy-dom@20.8.9)(jiti@2.6.1)(jsdom@25.0.1)(lightningcss@1.32.0)(sass@1.99.0)(terser@5.46.2)(tsx@4.21.0)(yaml@2.9.0)
+
   packages/core-eslint:
     dependencies:
       globals: