diff --git a/packages/blog/src/infrastructure/repositories/payload-articles.repository.test.ts b/packages/blog/src/infrastructure/repositories/payload-articles.repository.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { PayloadArticlesRepository } from "./payload-articles.repository";
+
+vi.mock("payload", () => ({
+  getPayload: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@repo/core-cms", () => ({
+  default: {} as never,
+}));
+
+describe("PayloadArticlesRepository", () => {
+  it("maps a Payload doc to a domain Article on getArticleBySlug", async () => {
+    const { getPayload } = await import("payload");
+    const findMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      docs: [
+        {
+          id: "p-123",
+          title: "Hello",
+          slug: "hello",
+          content: { type: "doc", children: [] },
+          status: "published",
+          author: "u1",
+          createdAt: "2026-05-04T12:00:00.000Z",
+          updatedAt: "2026-05-04T12:00:00.000Z",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    (getPayload as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      find: findMock,
+    });
+
+    const repo = new PayloadArticlesRepository();
+    const result = await repo.getArticleBySlug("hello");
+
+    expect(findMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      collection: "articles",
+      where: { slug: { equals: "hello" } },
+      limit: 1,
+      overrideAccess: false,
+    });
+    expect(result?.id).toBe("p-123");
+    expect(result?.slug).toBe("hello");
+    expect(result?.status).toBe("published");
+    expect(result?.authorId).toBe("u1");
+    expect(result?.createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+  });
+
+  it("returns undefined when slug is not found", async () => {
+    const { getPayload } = await import("payload");
+    (getPayload as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      find: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ docs: [] }),
+    });
+
+    const repo = new PayloadArticlesRepository();
+    const result = await repo.getArticleBySlug("missing");
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/blog/src/infrastructure/repositories/payload-articles.repository.ts b/packages/blog/src/infrastructure/repositories/payload-articles.repository.ts
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+import "reflect-metadata";
+import { injectable } from "inversify";
+import { getPayload } from "payload";
+
+import config from "@repo/core-cms";
+import type { IArticlesRepository } from "@/application/repositories/articles-repository.interface";
+import type { Article } from "@/entities/article";
+
+type PayloadArticleDoc = {
+  id: string | number;
+  title?: string | null;
+  slug?: string | null;
+  content?: unknown;
+  status?: string | null;
+  author?: string | number | { id: string | number } | null;
+  createdAt?: string | null;
+  updatedAt?: string | null;
+};
+
+function mapDoc(doc: PayloadArticleDoc): Article {
+  const authorId =
+    typeof doc.author === "object" && doc.author !== null
+      ? String(doc.author.id)
+      : doc.author != null
+        ? String(doc.author)
+        : "";
+  return {
+    id: String(doc.id),
+    title: doc.title ?? "",
+    slug: doc.slug ?? "",
+    content: doc.content ?? null,
+    status: doc.status === "published" ? "published" : "draft",
+    authorId,
+    createdAt: doc.createdAt ? new Date(doc.createdAt) : new Date(0),
+    updatedAt: doc.updatedAt ? new Date(doc.updatedAt) : new Date(0),
+  };
+}
+
+@injectable()
+export class PayloadArticlesRepository implements IArticlesRepository {
+  async getArticle(id: string): Promise<Article | undefined> {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    try {
+      const doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: "articles",
+        id,
+        overrideAccess: false,
+      });
+      return mapDoc(doc as PayloadArticleDoc);
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getArticleBySlug(slug: string): Promise<Article | undefined> {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    const result = await payload.find({
+      collection: "articles",
+      where: { slug: { equals: slug } },
+      limit: 1,
+      overrideAccess: false,
+    });
+    const doc = result.docs[0] as PayloadArticleDoc | undefined;
+    return doc ? mapDoc(doc) : undefined;
+  }
+
+  async getArticles(options?: {
+    status?: string;
+    authorId?: string;
+    limit?: number;
+    offset?: number;
+  }): Promise<Article[]> {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    const where: Record<string, { equals: string }> = {};
+    if (options?.status) where.status = { equals: options.status };
+    if (options?.authorId) where.author = { equals: options.authorId };
+
+    const result = await payload.find({
+      collection: "articles",
+      where: where as never,
+      limit: options?.limit ?? 50,
+      page: options?.offset
+        ? Math.floor(options.offset / (options.limit ?? 50)) + 1
+        : 1,
+      overrideAccess: false,
+    });
+    return result.docs.map((d) => mapDoc(d as PayloadArticleDoc));
+  }
+
+  async createArticle(input: Article): Promise<Article> {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    const created = await payload.create({
+      collection: "articles",
+      data: {
+        title: input.title,
+        slug: input.slug,
+        content: input.content,
+        status: input.status,
+        author: input.authorId,
+      } as never,
+      overrideAccess: false,
+    });
+    return mapDoc(created as PayloadArticleDoc);
+  }
+
+  async updateArticle(
+    id: string,
+    input: Partial<Article>,
+  ): Promise<Article | undefined> {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    try {
+      const updated = await payload.update({
+        collection: "articles",
+        id,
+        data: {
+          ...(input.title !== undefined && { title: input.title }),
+          ...(input.slug !== undefined && { slug: input.slug }),
+          ...(input.content !== undefined && { content: input.content }),
+          ...(input.status !== undefined && { status: input.status }),
+          ...(input.authorId !== undefined && { author: input.authorId }),
+        } as never,
+        overrideAccess: false,
+      });
+      return mapDoc(updated as PayloadArticleDoc);
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  }
+}