diff --git a/crates/db/src/feeds.rs b/crates/db/src/feeds.rs
index 13b9d8f..06fffb1 100644
--- a/crates/db/src/feeds.rs
+++ b/crates/db/src/feeds.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::schema;
 use crate::Db;
 use anyhow::Result;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -24,4 +25,29 @@ impl Db {
             .await?;
         Ok(Uuid::parse_str(&id)?)
     }
+
+    /// All subscribed feeds, for the polling job to iterate over.
+    pub async fn list_feeds(&self) -> Result<Vec<(Uuid, String)>> {
+        use schema::feeds::dsl;
+        let mut conn = self.pool.get().await?;
+        let rows: Vec<(String, String)> = dsl::feeds
+            .select((dsl::id, dsl::url))
+            .load(&mut conn)
+            .await?;
+        rows.into_iter()
+            .map(|(id, url)| Ok((Uuid::parse_str(&id)?, url)))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Records that a feed was just polled, so the next run can be judged
+    /// against it (e.g. surfaced in the UI as "last checked").
+    pub async fn mark_feed_fetched(&self, feed_id: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
+        use schema::feeds::dsl;
+        let mut conn = self.pool.get().await?;
+        diesel::update(dsl::feeds.filter(dsl::id.eq(feed_id.to_string())))
+            .set(dsl::last_fetched_at.eq(Utc::now().to_rfc3339()))
+            .execute(&mut conn)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/web/src/server/jobs/feed_polling.rs b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/feed_polling.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24bab34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/feed_polling.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use feedsignal_db::Db;
+
+/// Re-fetches every subscribed feed and inserts any articles published since
+/// the last run. `articles.url` is unique, so re-fetching the same feed and
+/// inserting its (mostly already-seen) entries is safe — `insert_article`
+/// silently skips ones already in the database, leaving only genuinely new
+/// articles behind.
+pub async fn run(db: &Db) -> Result<()> {
+    let feeds = db.list_feeds().await?;
+    tracing::info!(count = feeds.len(), "polling subscribed feeds");
+
+    for (feed_id, url) in feeds {
+        let (_title, articles) = match feedsignal_feeds::fetch_feed(&url, feed_id).await {
+            Ok(result) => result,
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!(?err, %url, "failed to poll feed, skipping");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        for article in &articles {
+            db.insert_article(article).await?;
+        }
+        db.mark_feed_fetched(feed_id).await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/web/src/server/jobs/mod.rs b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/mod.rs
index 448aaf7..8c61f6d 100644
--- a/crates/web/src/server/jobs/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod affinity_decay;
+mod feed_polling;
 mod scoring;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -7,13 +8,37 @@ use feedsignal_llm::Llm;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio_cron_scheduler::{Job, JobScheduler};
 
-/// Wires up the two recurring jobs described in the design discussion:
-/// polling feeds + scoring new articles on a short interval, and decaying
-/// topic affinities once a day so stale signals fade. Call once at server
-/// startup.
+/// Wires up the recurring jobs described in the design discussion: polling
+/// subscribed feeds for new articles, scoring them, and decaying topic
+/// affinities once a day so stale signals fade. Call once at server
+/// startup, and also runs once immediately so a freshly (re)opened app
+/// doesn't wait 15 minutes for its first check.
 pub async fn start_scheduler(db: Arc<Db>, llm: Arc<Llm>) -> Result<JobScheduler> {
     let scheduler = JobScheduler::new().await?;
 
+    {
+        let db = db.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Err(err) = feed_polling::run(&db).await {
+                tracing::error!(?err, "initial feed poll failed");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    {
+        let db = db.clone();
+        scheduler
+            .add(Job::new_async("0 */15 * * * *", move |_uuid, _lock| {
+                let db = db.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    if let Err(err) = feed_polling::run(&db).await {
+                        tracing::error!(?err, "feed polling run failed");
+                    }
+                })
+            })?)
+            .await?;
+    }
+
     {
         let db = db.clone();
         let llm = llm.clone();
diff --git a/crates/web/src/server/jobs/scoring.rs b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/scoring.rs
index ccf896d..96bc293 100644
--- a/crates/web/src/server/jobs/scoring.rs
+++ b/crates/web/src/server/jobs/scoring.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ const EMBEDDING_SHORTLIST_THRESHOLD: f32 = 0.55;
 const LLM_BATCH_SIZE: i64 = 25;
 
 /// One pass of: embed the shortlist, run the LLM on it, blend into
-/// `final_score`. Feed polling itself (calling `feedsignal_feeds::fetch_feed`
-/// per subscribed feed and inserting new articles) is intentionally left as
-/// a TODO here — wire it in once feed subscription management exists.
+/// `final_score`. Assumes `feed_polling::run` has already pulled in any new
+/// articles for this cycle.
 pub async fn run(db: &Db, llm: &Llm) -> Result<()> {
     let affinities = db.load_affinities().await?;
     let shortlist = db