diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
index 7aa38a6..b950849 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
@@ -235,3 +235,89 @@ async def manual_trigger():
     text, metadata = await run_compilation(g.user.id, slot, model)
     msg = await post_message(conv.id, "assistant", text, metadata=metadata)
     return jsonify({"conversation_id": conv.id, "message_id": msg.id, "slot": slot})
+
+
+# ── RSS Reactions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@briefing_bp.route("/rss-reactions", methods=["POST"])
+@_REQUIRE
+async def upsert_rss_reaction():
+    """Upsert a 👍/👎 reaction on an RSS item. Same reaction toggles off; opposite flips."""
+    data = await request.get_json()
+    rss_item_id = data.get("rss_item_id")
+    reaction = data.get("reaction")
+
+    if not rss_item_id or reaction not in ("up", "down"):
+        return jsonify({"error": "rss_item_id and reaction ('up'|'down') required"}), 400
+
+    from sqlalchemy import text as _text
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        # Ownership check: verify item belongs to a feed owned by this user
+        result = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT i.id FROM rss_items i
+                JOIN rss_feeds f ON f.id = i.feed_id
+                WHERE i.id = :item_id AND f.user_id = :uid
+            """).bindparams(item_id=rss_item_id, uid=g.user.id)
+        )
+        if result.first() is None:
+            return jsonify({"error": "Not found"}), 404
+
+        # Check existing reaction
+        existing = await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                SELECT id, reaction FROM rss_item_reactions
+                WHERE user_id = :uid AND rss_item_id = :item_id
+            """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, item_id=rss_item_id)
+        )
+        row = existing.first()
+
+        if row is None:
+            await session.execute(
+                _text("""
+                    INSERT INTO rss_item_reactions (user_id, rss_item_id, reaction)
+                    VALUES (:uid, :item_id, :reaction)
+                """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, item_id=rss_item_id, reaction=reaction)
+            )
+            action = "created"
+        elif row.reaction == reaction:
+            # Toggle off (same reaction clicked again)
+            await session.execute(
+                _text("""
+                    DELETE FROM rss_item_reactions
+                    WHERE user_id = :uid AND rss_item_id = :item_id
+                """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, item_id=rss_item_id)
+            )
+            action = "removed"
+        else:
+            # Flip to opposite reaction
+            await session.execute(
+                _text("""
+                    UPDATE rss_item_reactions SET reaction = :reaction
+                    WHERE user_id = :uid AND rss_item_id = :item_id
+                """).bindparams(reaction=reaction, uid=g.user.id, item_id=rss_item_id)
+            )
+            action = "updated"
+
+        await session.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"ok": True, "action": action})
+
+
+@briefing_bp.route("/rss-reactions/<int:item_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+@_REQUIRE
+async def delete_rss_reaction(item_id: int):
+    """Explicitly remove a reaction (useful for MCP/external API callers)."""
+    from sqlalchemy import text as _text
+
+    async with async_session() as session:
+        await session.execute(
+            _text("""
+                DELETE FROM rss_item_reactions
+                WHERE user_id = :uid AND rss_item_id = :item_id
+            """).bindparams(uid=g.user.id, item_id=item_id)
+        )
+        await session.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"ok": True})