diff --git a/Jarvis/JarvisApp.swift b/Jarvis/JarvisApp.swift
index c1cc1d4..6c0192f 100644
--- a/Jarvis/JarvisApp.swift
+++ b/Jarvis/JarvisApp.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import BackgroundTasks
 final class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
     func application(_ application: UIApplication,
                      didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
-        // Register the briefing background-refresh handler before launch completes.
+        // Briefing notifications refresh
         BGTaskScheduler.shared.register(forTaskWithIdentifier: jarvisBriefingRefreshID, using: nil) { task in
             Task { @MainActor in
                 await NotificationManager.shared.applySettings()
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
                 task.setTaskCompleted(success: true)
             }
         }
+        // Story feed cache refresh
+        BGTaskScheduler.shared.register(forTaskWithIdentifier: jarvisFeedRefreshID, using: nil) { task in
+            guard let refresh = task as? BGAppRefreshTask else {
+                task.setTaskCompleted(success: false); return
+            }
+            BackgroundRefreshManager.handleFeedRefresh(task: refresh)
+        }
         return true
     }
 }
@@ -31,6 +38,13 @@ struct JarvisApp: App {
     @StateObject private var connManager = ConnectivityManager.shared
     @StateObject private var notifications = NotificationManager.shared
 
+    // Single ModelContainer instance shared with BackgroundRefreshManager.
+    private let container: ModelContainer = {
+        let schema = Schema([CachedStory.self, CachedArticle.self,
+                             ReadStory.self, SavedStory.self, SeenStory.self])
+        return try! ModelContainer(for: schema)
+    }()
+
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
             Group {
@@ -48,12 +62,15 @@ struct JarvisApp: App {
             .environmentObject(connManager)
             .environmentObject(notifications)
             .task {
+                // Wire the shared container before scheduling BG work.
+                BackgroundRefreshManager.container = container
+                BackgroundRefreshManager.scheduleFeedRefresh()
+
                 connManager.start()
                 await connManager.resolveAndActivate()
                 await notifications.bootstrap()
             }
         }
-        .modelContainer(for: [CachedStory.self, CachedArticle.self, ReadStory.self,
-                              SavedStory.self, SeenStory.self])
+        .modelContainer(container)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jarvis/Store/BackgroundRefreshManager.swift b/Jarvis/Store/BackgroundRefreshManager.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f59276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jarvis/Store/BackgroundRefreshManager.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// BackgroundRefreshManager.swift
+// Jarvis — background story cache refresh. Fires via BGAppRefreshTask every ~30 min,
+// fetches the latest feed, and upserts CachedStory rows so the SwiftData cache is
+// warm before the user opens the app.
+
+import Foundation
+import BackgroundTasks
+import SwiftData
+
+let jarvisFeedRefreshID = "com.kisani.jarvis.feed.refresh"
+
+enum BackgroundRefreshManager {
+
+    // Injected once from JarvisApp so the BG task can open a context on the same store.
+    static var container: ModelContainer?
+
+    // MARK: - Task handler
+
+    static func handleFeedRefresh(task: BGAppRefreshTask) {
+        // Reschedule first — if the task is killed we still get another run later.
+        scheduleFeedRefresh()
+
+        guard let container else {
+            task.setTaskCompleted(success: false)
+            return
+        }
+
+        let work = Task {
+            await fetchAndCache(container: container)
+        }
+
+        task.expirationHandler = {
+            work.cancel()
+            task.setTaskCompleted(success: false)
+        }
+
+        Task {
+            _ = await work.result
+            task.setTaskCompleted(success: !work.isCancelled)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Core fetch + upsert
+
+    private static func fetchAndCache(container: ModelContainer) async {
+        do {
+            let page = try await APIClient.shared.fetchStories(limit: 40)
+            let context = ModelContext(container)
+
+            for story in page.data {
+                let id = story.id
+                if let existing = (try? context.fetch(
+                    FetchDescriptor<CachedStory>(predicate: #Predicate { $0.id == id })))?.first {
+                    // Refresh signal score and freshness on already-cached rows.
+                    existing.signalScore = story.signalScore
+                    existing.sourceCount = story.sourceCount
+                    existing.updatedAt   = story.updatedAt
+                } else {
+                    context.insert(CachedStory(from: story))
+                }
+            }
+
+            try? context.save()
+        } catch {
+            // Network unavailable in background — fail silently, next run will catch up.
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Schedule
+
+    static func scheduleFeedRefresh() {
+        let req = BGAppRefreshTaskRequest(identifier: jarvisFeedRefreshID)
+        // iOS enforces a minimum interval (~15 min); 30 min is a reasonable target.
+        req.earliestBeginDate = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: 30 * 60)
+        try? BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(req)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index b25b2f4..e6d162f 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ targets:
           - processing
         BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers:
           - com.kisani.jarvis.briefing.refresh
+          - com.kisani.jarvis.feed.refresh
     settings:
       base:
         PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: com.kisani.jarvis