diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f8544c..98a2697 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "frontend-helper",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "hls.js": "1.7.3",
         "next": "15.5.28",
         "react": "19.0.0",
         "react-dom": "19.0.0"
@@ -4321,6 +4322,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/hls.js": {
+      "version": "1.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hls.js/-/hls.js-1.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MsPlx6yVW4Qv4C7mEVou4/gk/5cN2dVxOTnrNjPSmyH2f0Ln+/UkG10Ax1PE6OvrmTVPKgQYozTtBaPOuCzq7A==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0"
+    },
     "node_modules/ignore": {
       "version": "5.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ignore/-/ignore-5.3.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e37a838..e50b341 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "hls.js": "1.7.3",
     "next": "15.5.28",
     "react": "19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "19.0.0"
diff --git a/src/app/api/feed/route.ts b/src/app/api/feed/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b81e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/feed/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { SESSION_COOKIE } from "@/lib/cookie";
+import { clampLimit, getHomeFeedPage } from "@/lib/feed";
+
+// GET /api/feed?cursor=<nextCursor>&limit=<n>
+// Same-origin proxy for the Minnect home feed. Returns { items, nextCursor }.
+// 401 { error: "sign_in" } when the session is missing or dead.
+
+export const runtime = "nodejs";
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
+  const sessionId = req.cookies.get(SESSION_COOKIE)?.value;
+  const cursor = req.nextUrl.searchParams.get("cursor") || null;
+  const limit = clampLimit(req.nextUrl.searchParams.get("limit"));
+
+  const result = await getHomeFeedPage(sessionId, cursor, limit);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: result.error }, { status: result.status });
+  }
+  return NextResponse.json({ items: result.items, nextCursor: result.nextCursor });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 1aafb4c..f586a20 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -13,3 +13,25 @@ button:disabled { opacity: .5; cursor: not-allowed; }
 .shell header { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 12px 16px; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
 .shell header div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-size: 14px; }
 .shell header span { color: var(--grey); }
+.shell header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 5; }
+.shell header button { margin: 0 0 0 auto; padding: 8px 14px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
+.feed { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
+.post { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
+.post-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
+.avatar { width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 8px; object-fit: cover; background: var(--line); flex: none; }
+.avatar-initials { display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; }
+.post-who { display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-size: 14px; min-width: 0; }
+.post-who time { color: var(--grey); font-size: 13px; }
+.post-text { margin: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: anywhere; line-height: 1.5; }
+.post-media img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; }
+.post-video { background: #000; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; }
+.post-video video { display: block; width: 100%; max-height: 520px; background: #000; }
+.post-stats { display: flex; gap: 16px; color: var(--grey); font-size: 14px; }
+.heart { color: var(--red); }
+.feed-message { text-align: center; color: var(--grey); padding: 32px 16px; }
+.feed-message button { margin-top: 8px; }
+.feed-center { display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 16px; }
+.spinner { width: 24px; height: 24px; border: 3px solid var(--line); border-top-color: var(--red); border-radius: 50%; animation: spin .8s linear infinite; }
+@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+.new-posts { position: sticky; top: 68px; z-index: 4; align-self: center; margin: 0; padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 999px; }
+.sentinel { height: 1px; }
diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index d578158..d2fb73c 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { loadSession, signOut, type Person } from "@/lib/auth-client";
 import { SignInForm } from "./SignInForm";
 import { Logo } from "./Logo";
+import { Feed } from "./Feed";
 
 type State = { kind: "loading" } | { kind: "out" } | { kind: "in"; person: Person };
 
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ export function App() {
   if (state.kind === "out") {
     return <SignInForm onSignedIn={(person) => setState({ kind: "in", person })} />;
   }
-  // Placeholder shell. The home feed is a later task; sign-out is wired here.
   return (
     <main className="shell">
       <header>
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function App() {
           {signingOut ? "Signing out..." : "Sign out"}
         </button>
       </header>
+      <Feed onSignedOut={() => setState({ kind: "out" })} />
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Feed.tsx b/src/components/Feed.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1721273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { fetchFeedPage, FeedLoadError } from "@/lib/feed-client";
+import { mergePosts, toCardPosts, type CardPost } from "@/lib/feed-model";
+import { FeedView, type FeedStatus } from "./FeedView";
+
+const POLL_MS = 45_000;
+
+export function Feed({ onSignedOut }: { onSignedOut: () => void }) {
+  const [posts, setPosts] = useState<CardPost[]>([]);
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<FeedStatus>("loading");
+  const [nextCursor, setNextCursor] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
+  const [loadMoreFailed, setLoadMoreFailed] = useState(false);
+  const [pending, setPending] = useState<CardPost[]>([]);
+  const sentinel = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const busy = useRef(false);
+  const shown = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    shown.current = new Set(posts.map((p) => p.key));
+  }, [posts]);
+
+  const fail = useCallback(
+    (e: unknown) => {
+      if (e instanceof FeedLoadError && e.signedOut) onSignedOut();
+    },
+    [onSignedOut],
+  );
+
+  const loadFirst = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (busy.current) return;
+    busy.current = true;
+    setStatus("loading");
+    setLoadMoreFailed(false);
+    try {
+      const page = await fetchFeedPage(null);
+      setPosts(mergePosts(toCardPosts(page.items)));
+      setNextCursor(page.nextCursor);
+      setPending([]);
+      setStatus("ready");
+    } catch (e) {
+      fail(e);
+      setStatus("error");
+    } finally {
+      busy.current = false;
+    }
+  }, [fail]);
+
+  const loadMore = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (busy.current || !nextCursor) return;
+    busy.current = true;
+    setLoadingMore(true);
+    setLoadMoreFailed(false);
+    try {
+      const page = await fetchFeedPage(nextCursor);
+      setPosts((cur) => mergePosts(cur, toCardPosts(page.items)));
+      setNextCursor(page.nextCursor);
+    } catch (e) {
+      fail(e);
+      setLoadMoreFailed(true);
+    } finally {
+      busy.current = false;
+      setLoadingMore(false);
+    }
+  }, [nextCursor, fail]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadFirst();
+  }, [loadFirst]);
+
+  // Infinite scroll. A fresh observer per change re-checks a sentinel that is
+  // still in view after a page lands.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = sentinel.current;
+    if (!el || !nextCursor || status !== "ready" || loadMoreFailed) return;
+    const io = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        if (entries.some((e) => e.isIntersecting)) void loadMore();
+      },
+      { rootMargin: "400px" },
+    );
+    io.observe(el);
+    return () => io.disconnect();
+  }, [nextCursor, status, loadMoreFailed, loadMore, posts.length]);
+
+  // Real-time: poll the first page while the tab is visible.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status !== "ready") return;
+    let timer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+    const poll = async () => {
+      try {
+        const page = await fetchFeedPage(null);
+        const fresh = toCardPosts(page.items).filter((p) => !shown.current.has(p.key));
+        if (fresh.length) setPending((cur) => mergePosts(cur, fresh));
+      } catch (e) {
+        fail(e);
+      }
+    };
+    const start = () => {
+      if (timer === null) timer = setInterval(() => void poll(), POLL_MS);
+    };
+    const stop = () => {
+      if (timer !== null) clearInterval(timer);
+      timer = null;
+    };
+    const onVisibility = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+        void poll();
+        start();
+      } else {
+        stop();
+      }
+    };
+    if (document.visibilityState === "visible") start();
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+    return () => {
+      stop();
+      document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+    };
+  }, [status, fail]);
+
+  function showNew() {
+    setPosts((cur) => mergePosts(cur, pending));
+    setPending([]);
+    window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <FeedView
+      posts={posts}
+      status={status}
+      loadingMore={loadingMore}
+      loadMoreFailed={loadMoreFailed}
+      newCount={pending.length}
+      onRetry={() => (status === "error" ? void loadFirst() : void loadMore())}
+      onShowNew={showNew}
+      sentinelRef={sentinel}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/FeedView.tsx b/src/components/FeedView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b57da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/FeedView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { Ref } from "react";
+import type { CardPost } from "@/lib/feed-model";
+import { PostCard } from "./PostCard";
+
+export type FeedStatus = "loading" | "ready" | "error";
+
+export interface FeedViewProps {
+  posts: CardPost[];
+  status: FeedStatus;
+  loadingMore: boolean;
+  loadMoreFailed: boolean;
+  newCount: number;
+  onRetry: () => void;
+  onShowNew: () => void;
+  sentinelRef?: Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
+  now?: number;
+}
+
+function Spinner() {
+  return <span className="spinner" role="status" aria-label="Loading" />;
+}
+
+export function FeedView(p: FeedViewProps) {
+  if (p.status === "loading") {
+    return (
+      <section className="feed">
+        <div className="feed-center">
+          <Spinner />
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    );
+  }
+  if (p.status === "error") {
+    return (
+      <section className="feed">
+        <div className="feed-message" role="alert">
+          <p>The feed did not load.</p>
+          <button type="button" onClick={p.onRetry}>Try again</button>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    );
+  }
+  return (
+    <section className="feed">
+      {p.newCount > 0 ? (
+        <button type="button" className="new-posts" onClick={p.onShowNew}>
+          {p.newCount === 1 ? "1 new post" : `${p.newCount} new posts`}
+        </button>
+      ) : null}
+      {p.posts.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="feed-message">No posts yet.</p>
+      ) : (
+        p.posts.map((post) => <PostCard key={post.key} post={post} now={p.now} />)
+      )}
+      {p.loadMoreFailed ? (
+        <div className="feed-message" role="alert">
+          <p>The feed did not load.</p>
+          <button type="button" onClick={p.onRetry}>Try again</button>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      {p.loadingMore ? (
+        <div className="feed-center">
+          <Spinner />
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <div ref={p.sentinelRef} className="sentinel" aria-hidden="true" />
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/PostCard.tsx b/src/components/PostCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f36d04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PostCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { VideoPlayer } from "@/components/VideoPlayer";
+import { initials, relativeTime, type CardPost } from "@/lib/feed-model";
+
+export function PostCard({ post, now }: { post: CardPost; now?: number }) {
+  return (
+    <article className="post" data-testid="post-card">
+      <header className="post-head">
+        {post.authorPictureUrl ? (
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+          <img className="avatar" src={post.authorPictureUrl} alt="" width={40} height={40} />
+        ) : (
+          <span className="avatar avatar-initials" aria-hidden="true">
+            {initials(post.authorName)}
+          </span>
+        )}
+        <div className="post-who">
+          <strong>{post.authorName}</strong>
+          <time dateTime={post.publishedAt ?? undefined}>{relativeTime(post.publishedAt, now)}</time>
+        </div>
+      </header>
+      {post.text ? <p className="post-text">{post.text}</p> : null}
+      {post.media.map((m, i) =>
+        m.kind === "video" && m.hlsUrl ? (
+          <div className="post-media post-video" key={i}>
+            <VideoPlayer hlsUrl={m.hlsUrl} poster={m.src} label={`Video from ${post.authorName}`} />
+          </div>
+        ) : m.src ? (
+          <div className={m.kind === "video" ? "post-media post-video" : "post-media"} key={i}>
+            {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+            <img src={m.src} alt={m.kind === "video" ? "Video thumbnail" : ""} loading="lazy" />
+          </div>
+        ) : null,
+      )}
+      <footer className="post-stats">
+        <span aria-label={`${post.likesCount} likes`}>
+          <span className="heart" aria-hidden="true">&#9829;</span> {post.likesCount}
+        </span>
+        <span aria-label={`${post.commentsCount} comments`}>{post.commentsCount} comments</span>
+      </footer>
+    </article>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be96a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { choosePlayback, supportsNativeHls } from "@/lib/video-playback";
+
+export interface VideoPlayerProps {
+  hlsUrl: string;
+  poster: string | null;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Real <video controls>. Native HLS where the browser has it, otherwise hls.js,
+ * loaded only when a video card mounts. Never autoplays.
+ */
+export function VideoPlayer({ hlsUrl, poster, label }: VideoPlayerProps) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
+  const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const video = ref.current;
+    if (!video) return;
+    let destroy: (() => void) | undefined;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const native = supportsNativeHls(video);
+    if (native) {
+      if (choosePlayback(hlsUrl, { nativeHls: true, hlsJsSupported: false }) === "native") {
+        video.src = hlsUrl;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    import("hls.js")
+      .then(({ default: Hls }) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const mode = choosePlayback(hlsUrl, { nativeHls: false, hlsJsSupported: Hls.isSupported() });
+        if (mode !== "hlsjs") {
+          setFailed(true);
+          return;
+        }
+        const hls = new Hls();
+        hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (_e, data) => {
+          if (data.fatal) setFailed(true);
+        });
+        hls.loadSource(hlsUrl);
+        hls.attachMedia(video);
+        destroy = () => hls.destroy();
+      })
+      .catch(() => setFailed(true));
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      destroy?.();
+    };
+  }, [hlsUrl]);
+
+  if (failed && poster) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+    return <img src={poster} alt="Video thumbnail" loading="lazy" />;
+  }
+  return (
+    <video
+      ref={ref}
+      controls
+      playsInline
+      preload="none"
+      poster={poster ?? undefined}
+      aria-label={label}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/feed-client.ts b/src/lib/feed-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e1646f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/feed-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Browser-side reader for the same-origin GET /api/feed route.
+
+export interface FeedPage {
+  items: unknown[];
+  nextCursor: string | null;
+}
+
+export class FeedLoadError extends Error {
+  constructor(public readonly signedOut: boolean) {
+    super(signedOut ? "sign_in" : "feed_unavailable");
+  }
+}
+
+export async function fetchFeedPage(
+  cursor: string | null,
+  fetchImpl: typeof fetch = fetch,
+): Promise<FeedPage> {
+  const qs = new URLSearchParams({ limit: "20" });
+  if (cursor) qs.set("cursor", cursor);
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await fetchImpl(`/api/feed?${qs.toString()}`, { credentials: "same-origin" });
+  } catch {
+    throw new FeedLoadError(false);
+  }
+  if (res.status === 401) throw new FeedLoadError(true);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new FeedLoadError(false);
+  try {
+    const body = (await res.json()) as { items?: unknown; nextCursor?: unknown };
+    return {
+      items: Array.isArray(body.items) ? body.items : [],
+      nextCursor: typeof body.nextCursor === "string" && body.nextCursor ? body.nextCursor : null,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    throw new FeedLoadError(false);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/feed-model.ts b/src/lib/feed-model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3363fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/feed-model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+// Pure feed model: pick renderable posts out of raw feed items, normalise the
+// card fields, and keep one list sorted strictly by publishedAt, newest first.
+
+export interface CardMedia {
+  kind: "image" | "video";
+  /** Image source (images) or poster (videos). May be null for a bare video. */
+  src: string | null;
+  /** Mux HLS playlist (videos only). Null when the video is not ready yet. */
+  hlsUrl?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface CardPost {
+  key: string;
+  id: string | null;
+  authorName: string;
+  authorPictureUrl: string | null;
+  publishedAt: string | null;
+  time: number;
+  text: string;
+  likesCount: number;
+  commentsCount: number;
+  media: CardMedia[];
+}
+
+type Obj = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+function isObj(v: unknown): v is Obj {
+  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && !Array.isArray(v);
+}
+function str(v: unknown): string | null {
+  return typeof v === "string" && v.trim() ? v : null;
+}
+function num(v: unknown): number {
+  return typeof v === "number" && Number.isFinite(v) ? v : 0;
+}
+
+export function initials(name: string): string {
+  const parts = name.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  if (parts.length === 0) return "?";
+  const first = parts[0][0] ?? "";
+  const last = parts.length > 1 ? (parts[parts.length - 1][0] ?? "") : "";
+  return (first + last).toUpperCase();
+}
+
+function authorName(author: Obj): string {
+  const display = str(author.displayName);
+  if (display) return display.trim();
+  const full = [str(author.firstName), str(author.lastName)].filter(Boolean).join(" ").trim();
+  return full || "Unknown";
+}
+
+/** The HLS URL only when it is https on stream.mux.com. */
+export function muxHlsUrl(v: unknown): string | null {
+  const s = str(v);
+  if (!s) return null;
+  try {
+    const u = new URL(s);
+    return u.protocol === "https:" && u.hostname === "stream.mux.com" ? s : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function toMedia(raw: unknown): CardMedia[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return [];
+  const items = raw
+    .filter(isObj)
+    .map((m, i) => ({ m, i, order: typeof m.order === "number" ? m.order : i }))
+    .sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order || a.i - b.i);
+  const out: CardMedia[] = [];
+  for (const { m } of items) {
+    if (m.mediaType === "video") {
+      const thumb = str(m.thumbnailUrl);
+      const hls = muxHlsUrl(m.hlsUrl);
+      if (thumb || hls) out.push({ kind: "video", src: thumb, hlsUrl: hls });
+      continue;
+    }
+    const src = str(m.imageMediumWebpUrl) ?? str(m.imageMediumUrl) ?? str(m.imageUrl);
+    if (src) out.push({ kind: "image", src });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/** The card for one raw feed item, or null when it is not a post. */
+export function toCardPost(item: unknown, index = 0): CardPost | null {
+  if (!isObj(item) || item.type !== "post" || !isObj(item.post)) return null;
+  const post = item.post;
+  const author = isObj(post.author) ? post.author : {};
+  const publishedAt = str(item.publishedAt);
+  const t = publishedAt ? Date.parse(publishedAt) : NaN;
+  const id =
+    typeof post.id === "string" || typeof post.id === "number" ? String(post.id) : null;
+  return {
+    key: id ?? `${publishedAt ?? "unknown"}#${index}`,
+    id,
+    authorName: authorName(author),
+    authorPictureUrl: str(author.profilePictureUrl),
+    publishedAt,
+    time: Number.isFinite(t) ? t : Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+    text: typeof post.content === "string" ? post.content : "",
+    likesCount: num(item.likesCount ?? post.likesCount),
+    commentsCount: num(item.commentsCount ?? post.commentsCount),
+    media: toMedia(post.mediaItems),
+  };
+}
+
+export function toCardPosts(items: unknown[]): CardPost[] {
+  const out: CardPost[] = [];
+  items.forEach((item, i) => {
+    const p = toCardPost(item, i);
+    if (p) out.push(p);
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+/** Newest first by publishedAt. Ties keep their given order. */
+export function sortByPublishedDesc(posts: CardPost[]): CardPost[] {
+  return posts
+    .map((p, i) => ({ p, i }))
+    .sort((a, b) => (a.p.time === b.p.time ? a.i - b.i : b.p.time > a.p.time ? 1 : -1))
+    .map((x) => x.p);
+}
+
+/** Merge lists, drop duplicates (first wins), and sort newest first. */
+export function mergePosts(...lists: CardPost[][]): CardPost[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const all: CardPost[] = [];
+  for (const list of lists) {
+    for (const p of list) {
+      if (seen.has(p.key)) continue;
+      seen.add(p.key);
+      all.push(p);
+    }
+  }
+  return sortByPublishedDesc(all);
+}
+
+export function relativeTime(publishedAt: string | null, now: number = Date.now()): string {
+  const t = publishedAt ? Date.parse(publishedAt) : NaN;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(t)) return "";
+  const s = Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - t) / 1000));
+  if (s < 60) return "just now";
+  const m = Math.floor(s / 60);
+  if (m < 60) return `${m}m ago`;
+  const h = Math.floor(m / 60);
+  if (h < 24) return `${h}h ago`;
+  const d = Math.floor(h / 24);
+  if (d < 7) return `${d}d ago`;
+  return new Date(t).toLocaleDateString("en-US", { month: "short", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" });
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/feed.ts b/src/lib/feed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a09ba0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/feed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { FEED_BASE_URL } from "./env";
+import { ensureFreshSession, refreshSession } from "./session-refresh";
+
+// Home-feed proxy logic. Reads one page of the person's home feed from Minnect
+// with their server-held feed token. Tokens never leave the server and are
+// never logged. Card-field extraction is a later task; items pass through raw.
+
+export const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 20;
+export const MAX_LIMIT = 50;
+
+export type FeedPageResult =
+  | { ok: true; items: unknown[]; nextCursor: string | null }
+  | { ok: false; status: 401 | 502; error: "sign_in" | "feed_unavailable" };
+
+interface FeedOptions {
+  fetchImpl?: typeof fetch;
+  now?: number;
+}
+
+/** Clamp a requested page size to 1..50, defaulting to 20. */
+export function clampLimit(raw: string | number | null | undefined): number {
+  const n = typeof raw === "number" ? raw : Number.parseInt(raw ?? "", 10);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(n) || n < 1) return DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+  return Math.min(Math.floor(n), MAX_LIMIT);
+}
+
+function buildUrl(cursor: string | null, limit: number): string {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({ limit: String(limit) });
+  if (cursor) params.set("cursor", cursor);
+  return `${FEED_BASE_URL}/api/v1/feeds/home/items?${params.toString()}`;
+}
+
+async function callFeed(
+  token: string,
+  cursor: string | null,
+  limit: number,
+  doFetch: typeof fetch,
+): Promise<Response> {
+  return doFetch(buildUrl(cursor, limit), {
+    method: "GET",
+    headers: { Accept: "application/json", Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getHomeFeedPage(
+  sessionId: string | undefined,
+  cursor: string | null,
+  limit: number,
+  options: FeedOptions = {},
+): Promise<FeedPageResult> {
+  const signIn = { ok: false, status: 401, error: "sign_in" } as const;
+  const doFetch = options.fetchImpl ?? fetch;
+
+  let session = await ensureFreshSession(sessionId, options);
+  if (!session || !sessionId) return signIn;
+
+  let res: Response;
+  try {
+    res = await callFeed(session.feedAccessToken, cursor, limit, doFetch);
+    if (res.status === 401) {
+      // One refresh, then one retry. A second 401 means sign in again.
+      session = await refreshSession(sessionId, options);
+      if (!session) return signIn;
+      res = await callFeed(session.feedAccessToken, cursor, limit, doFetch);
+      if (res.status === 401) return signIn;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return { ok: false, status: 502, error: "feed_unavailable" };
+  }
+  if (res.status !== 200) {
+    return { ok: false, status: 502, error: "feed_unavailable" };
+  }
+
+  let body: unknown;
+  try {
+    body = await res.json();
+  } catch {
+    return { ok: false, status: 502, error: "feed_unavailable" };
+  }
+  const root = body && typeof body === "object" ? (body as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
+  const meta =
+    root.metadata && typeof root.metadata === "object"
+      ? (root.metadata as Record<string, unknown>)
+      : {};
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    items: Array.isArray(root.data) ? root.data : [],
+    nextCursor: typeof meta.nextCursor === "string" && meta.nextCursor ? meta.nextCursor : null,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/video-playback.ts b/src/lib/video-playback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c0407b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/video-playback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Chooses how a feed video plays. Pure, so it is unit-testable without a browser.
+
+export type Playback = "none" | "native" | "hlsjs";
+
+export interface PlaybackEnv {
+  /** True when the browser can play .m3u8 directly (Safari). */
+  nativeHls: boolean;
+  /** True when hls.js (Media Source Extensions) is supported. */
+  hlsJsSupported: boolean;
+}
+
+/** No hlsUrl: thumbnail only. Native HLS wins; hls.js is the fallback. */
+export function choosePlayback(hlsUrl: string | null | undefined, env: PlaybackEnv): Playback {
+  if (!hlsUrl) return "none";
+  if (env.nativeHls) return "native";
+  return env.hlsJsSupported ? "hlsjs" : "none";
+}
+
+export function supportsNativeHls(video: Pick<HTMLVideoElement, "canPlayType">): boolean {
+  return video.canPlayType("application/vnd.apple.mpegurl") !== "";
+}
diff --git a/tests/feed-route.test.ts b/tests/feed-route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66dd5f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feed-route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { GET } from "@/app/api/feed/route";
+import { createSession } from "@/lib/session-store";
+
+describe("GET /api/feed", () => {
+  it("no cookie -> 401 sign_in", async () => {
+    const res = await GET(new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/feed"));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(401);
+    expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ error: "sign_in" });
+  });
+
+  it("signed in: page then next page with cursor; limit capped at 50", async () => {
+    const sid = createSession({
+      profileAccessToken: "p", profileAccessTokenExpiresAt: null, profileRefreshToken: "r",
+      feedAccessToken: "T", feedAccessTokenExpiresAt: null,
+      person: { userId: "u", name: "A", email: "a@b.co", pictureUrl: null }, createdAt: Date.now(),
+    });
+    const urls: string[] = [];
+    const orig = globalThis.fetch;
+    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (url: string) => {
+      urls.push(String(url));
+      const next = urls.length === 1 ? "C1" : null;
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ data: [{ n: urls.length }], metadata: { nextCursor: next } }), { status: 200 });
+    }) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    try {
+      const h = { cookie: `mfb_session=${sid}` };
+      const r1 = await GET(new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/feed", { headers: h }));
+      expect(await r1.json()).toEqual({ items: [{ n: 1 }], nextCursor: "C1" });
+      const r2 = await GET(new NextRequest("http://localhost/api/feed?cursor=C1&limit=500", { headers: h }));
+      expect(await r2.json()).toEqual({ items: [{ n: 2 }], nextCursor: null });
+      expect(new URL(urls[0]).searchParams.has("cursor")).toBe(false);
+      const u2 = new URL(urls[1]);
+      expect(u2.searchParams.get("cursor")).toBe("C1");
+      expect(u2.searchParams.get("limit")).toBe("50");
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.fetch = orig;
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/feed-view.test.ts b/tests/feed-view.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c12554f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feed-view.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createElement } from "react";
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { FeedView, type FeedViewProps } from "@/components/FeedView";
+import { fetchFeedPage, FeedLoadError } from "@/lib/feed-client";
+import { mergePosts, relativeTime, toCardPosts } from "@/lib/feed-model";
+
+const NOW = Date.parse("2026-10-19T12:00:00Z");
+const post = (id: string, publishedAt: string, extra: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => ({
+  type: "post",
+  publishedAt,
+  likesCount: 3,
+  commentsCount: 2,
+  post: {
+    id,
+    content: `text ${id}\nsecond line`,
+    author: { id: "a", displayName: `Author ${id}`, profilePictureUrl: "https://img/a.jpg" },
+    mediaItems: [],
+    ...extra,
+  },
+});
+
+function render(over: Partial<FeedViewProps>) {
+  const props: FeedViewProps = {
+    posts: [], status: "ready", loadingMore: false, loadMoreFailed: false,
+    newCount: 0, onRetry: () => {}, onShowNew: () => {}, now: NOW, ...over,
+  };
+  return renderToStaticMarkup(createElement(FeedView, props));
+}
+
+describe("feed model", () => {
+  it("skips non-post items and posts without a post object", () => {
+    const items = [
+      { type: "trending-conversations", conversations: [] },
+      { type: "post", publishedAt: "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z" },
+      post("1", "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z"),
+    ];
+    expect(toCardPosts(items).map((p) => p.id)).toEqual(["1"]);
+  });
+
+  it("sorts strictly by publishedAt descending, interleaving own posts", () => {
+    // API returns own posts first; they must land in time order.
+    const items = [
+      post("own-old", "2026-10-19T08:00:00Z"),
+      post("own-new", "2026-10-19T11:30:00Z"),
+      post("other-mid", "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z"),
+      post("other-new", "2026-10-19T11:45:00Z"),
+    ];
+    expect(mergePosts(toCardPosts(items)).map((p) => p.id)).toEqual([
+      "other-new", "own-new", "other-mid", "own-old",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("dedupes and re-sorts across pages", () => {
+    const a = toCardPosts([post("1", "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z")]);
+    const b = toCardPosts([post("1", "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z"), post("2", "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z")]);
+    expect(mergePosts(a, b).map((p) => p.id)).toEqual(["2", "1"]);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to first+last name and picks the image url in order", () => {
+    const [p] = toCardPosts([
+      post("1", "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z", {
+        author: { firstName: "Ada", lastName: "Lovelace" },
+        mediaItems: [
+          { order: 2, mediaType: "image", imageUrl: "https://i/2.jpg" },
+          { order: 1, mediaType: "image", imageMediumUrl: "https://i/1m.jpg", imageUrl: "https://i/1.jpg" },
+          { order: 3, mediaType: "image", imageMediumWebpUrl: "https://i/3.webp", imageUrl: "https://i/3.jpg" },
+          { order: 4, mediaType: "video", thumbnailUrl: "https://i/v.jpg", hlsUrl: "https://stream.mux.com/x" },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ]);
+    expect(p.authorName).toBe("Ada Lovelace");
+    expect(p.media.map((m) => m.src)).toEqual([
+      "https://i/1m.jpg", "https://i/2.jpg", "https://i/3.webp", "https://i/v.jpg",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("formats relative time", () => {
+    expect(relativeTime("2026-10-19T11:55:00Z", NOW)).toBe("5m ago");
+    expect(relativeTime("2026-10-19T09:00:00Z", NOW)).toBe("3h ago");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("FeedView", () => {
+  it("renders cards with full multi-line text, counts and avatar", () => {
+    const long = "x".repeat(2000);
+    const posts = toCardPosts([
+      post("1", "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z", { content: `line one\nline two ${long}` }),
+      post("2", "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z", { author: { displayName: "No Pic" } }),
+    ]);
+    const html = render({ posts });
+    expect((html.match(/data-testid="post-card"/g) ?? []).length).toBe(2);
+    expect(html).toContain("line one\nline two " + long);
+    expect(html).toContain('src="https://img/a.jpg"');
+    expect(html).toContain("NP"); // initials tile
+    expect(html).toContain("1h ago");
+    expect(html).toContain("3 likes");
+    expect(html).toContain("2 comments");
+  });
+
+  it("does not render a non-post item", () => {
+    const posts = toCardPosts([{ type: "trending-conversations" }, post("1", "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z")]);
+    const html = render({ posts });
+    expect((html.match(/data-testid="post-card"/g) ?? []).length).toBe(1);
+    expect(html).not.toContain("trending");
+  });
+
+  it("empty state", () => {
+    expect(render({ posts: [] })).toContain("No posts yet.");
+  });
+
+  it("error state with retry", () => {
+    const html = render({ status: "error" });
+    expect(html).toContain("The feed did not load.");
+    expect(html).toContain("Try again");
+  });
+
+  it("spinner while loading more and a new-posts control", () => {
+    const html = render({ posts: toCardPosts([post("1", "2026-10-19T11:00:00Z")]), loadingMore: true, newCount: 2 });
+    expect(html).toContain('class="spinner"');
+    expect(html).toContain("2 new posts");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Load more");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("fetchFeedPage", () => {
+  it("returns items + nextCursor and sends the cursor", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn(async () => new Response(JSON.stringify({ items: [1], nextCursor: "C" }), { status: 200 }));
+    const page = await fetchFeedPage("X", f as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    expect(page).toEqual({ items: [1], nextCursor: "C" });
+    expect(String((f.mock.calls[0] as unknown[])[0])).toContain("cursor=X");
+  });
+  it("401 -> signedOut, 500 -> not", async () => {
+    const mk = (s: number) => (async () => new Response("{}", { status: s })) as unknown as typeof fetch;
+    await expect(fetchFeedPage(null, mk(401))).rejects.toMatchObject({ signedOut: true });
+    await expect(fetchFeedPage(null, mk(500))).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(FeedLoadError);
+    await expect(fetchFeedPage(null, mk(500))).rejects.toMatchObject({ signedOut: false });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/feed.test.ts b/tests/feed.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b47b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feed.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { clampLimit, getHomeFeedPage } from "@/lib/feed";
+import { createSession } from "@/lib/session-store";
+
+const json = (body: unknown, status = 200) =>
+  new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } });
+
+let sid: string;
+beforeEach(() => {
+  sid = createSession({
+    profileAccessToken: "p",
+    profileAccessTokenExpiresAt: null,
+    profileRefreshToken: "r",
+    feedAccessToken: "FEEDTOK",
+    feedAccessTokenExpiresAt: null,
+    person: { userId: "u", name: "Ann", email: "a@b.co", pictureUrl: null },
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getHomeFeedPage", () => {
+  it("no session is sign_in and nothing is fetched", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn();
+    expect(await getHomeFeedPage(undefined, null, 20, { fetchImpl: f as unknown as typeof fetch }))
+      .toEqual({ ok: false, status: 401, error: "sign_in" });
+    expect(f).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("first page: items + nextCursor, no cursor upstream, bearer token, home path", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn(async () => json({ data: [{ id: 1 }], metadata: { nextCursor: "C1" } }));
+    const r = await getHomeFeedPage(sid, null, 20, { fetchImpl: f as unknown as typeof fetch });
+    expect(r).toEqual({ ok: true, items: [{ id: 1 }], nextCursor: "C1" });
+    const [url, init] = f.mock.calls[0] as unknown as [string, RequestInit];
+    const u = new URL(url);
+    expect(u.pathname).toBe("/api/v1/feeds/home/items");
+    expect(u.searchParams.get("limit")).toBe("20");
+    expect(u.searchParams.has("cursor")).toBe(false);
+    expect((init.headers as Record<string, string>).Authorization).toBe("Bearer FEEDTOK");
+  });
+
+  it("forwards the cursor on a later page; null nextCursor at the end", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn(async () => json({ data: [], metadata: { nextCursor: null } }));
+    const r = await getHomeFeedPage(sid, "X", 20, { fetchImpl: f as unknown as typeof fetch });
+    expect(r).toEqual({ ok: true, items: [], nextCursor: null });
+    const u = new URL((f.mock.calls[0] as unknown as [string])[0]);
+    expect(u.searchParams.get("cursor")).toBe("X");
+  });
+
+  it("feed 401 twice is sign_in", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn(async (url: string) =>
+      String(url).includes("/feeds/home/items") ? json({}, 401) : json({}, 500),
+    );
+    const r = await getHomeFeedPage(sid, null, 20, { fetchImpl: f as unknown as typeof fetch });
+    expect(r).toEqual({ ok: false, status: 401, error: "sign_in" });
+  });
+
+  it("upstream 500 is feed_unavailable", async () => {
+    const f = vi.fn(async () => json({}, 500));
+    const r = await getHomeFeedPage(sid, null, 20, { fetchImpl: f as unknown as typeof fetch });
+    expect(r).toEqual({ ok: false, status: 502, error: "feed_unavailable" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("clampLimit", () => {
+  it("defaults to 20, caps at 50", () => {
+    expect(clampLimit(null)).toBe(20);
+    expect(clampLimit("abc")).toBe(20);
+    expect(clampLimit("999")).toBe(50);
+    expect(clampLimit("10")).toBe(10);
+    expect(clampLimit("0")).toBe(20);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/video-playback.test.ts b/tests/video-playback.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b083e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/video-playback.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createElement } from "react";
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { PostCard } from "@/components/PostCard";
+import { toCardPosts } from "@/lib/feed-model";
+import { choosePlayback, supportsNativeHls } from "@/lib/video-playback";
+
+const HLS = "https://stream.mux.com/abc.m3u8";
+const item = (media: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+  type: "post",
+  publishedAt: "2026-10-19T10:00:00Z",
+  post: { id: "1", content: "hi", author: { displayName: "Ann" }, mediaItems: [media] },
+});
+const html = (media: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+  renderToStaticMarkup(createElement(PostCard, { post: toCardPosts([item(media)])[0] }));
+
+describe("choosePlayback", () => {
+  it("no hlsUrl means no player", () => {
+    expect(choosePlayback(null, { nativeHls: true, hlsJsSupported: true })).toBe("none");
+    expect(choosePlayback(undefined, { nativeHls: false, hlsJsSupported: true })).toBe("none");
+  });
+  it("uses native HLS where supported, hls.js otherwise", () => {
+    expect(choosePlayback(HLS, { nativeHls: true, hlsJsSupported: true })).toBe("native");
+    expect(choosePlayback(HLS, { nativeHls: false, hlsJsSupported: true })).toBe("hlsjs");
+  });
+  it("falls back to none when neither is available", () => {
+    expect(choosePlayback(HLS, { nativeHls: false, hlsJsSupported: false })).toBe("none");
+  });
+  it("detects native HLS from canPlayType", () => {
+    expect(supportsNativeHls({ canPlayType: () => "maybe" })).toBe(true);
+    expect(supportsNativeHls({ canPlayType: () => "" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("video media in the card", () => {
+  const video = { mediaType: "video", thumbnailUrl: "https://i/v.jpg" };
+  it("hlsUrl present renders an accessible controls player with the poster", () => {
+    const out = html({ ...video, hlsUrl: HLS });
+    expect(out).toContain("<video");
+    expect(out).toContain("controls");
+    expect(out).toContain('poster="https://i/v.jpg"');
+    expect(out).toContain('aria-label="Video from Ann"');
+    expect(out).not.toContain("autoplay");
+  });
+  it("hlsUrl absent shows the thumbnail only, no player", () => {
+    const out = html(video);
+    expect(out).not.toContain("<video");
+    expect(out).toContain('src="https://i/v.jpg"');
+  });
+  it("rejects an hlsUrl not on stream.mux.com", () => {
+    const out = html({ ...video, hlsUrl: "https://evil.example/x.m3u8" });
+    expect(out).not.toContain("<video");
+    expect(out).toContain('src="https://i/v.jpg"');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index a09f61e..af3b4a9 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 import path from "node:path";
 
 export default defineConfig({
+  esbuild: { jsx: "automatic" },
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "src"),