diff --git a/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
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+import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { getPosts, getPost } from '@/lib/posts'
+import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
+import { TableOfContents } from '@/components/posts/TableOfContents'
+import { ScrollToTop } from '@/components/ui/ScrollToTop'
+import { ReadingProgress } from '@/components/ui/ReadingProgress'
+
+export const dynamicParams = false
+export const dynamic = 'force-static'
+
+export async function generateStaticParams() {
+  const posts = await getPosts()
+  if (posts.length === 0) {
+    return [{ slug: '__no-posts__' }]
+  }
+  return posts.map((post) => ({ slug: post.slug }))
+}
+
+export async function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> }) {
+  const slug = (await params).slug
+  const post = await getPost(slug)
+  if (!post) return { title: 'Not Found' }
+  return { title: post.title }
+}
+
+export default async function PostPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> }) {
+  const slug = (await params).slug
+
+  if (slug === '__no-posts__') notFound()
+
+  const post = await getPost(slug)
+
+  if (!post) notFound()
+
+  const { default: PostContent } = await import(
+    /* turbopackOptional: true */
+    `@/content/posts/${slug}.mdx`
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ScrollToTop />
+      <ReadingProgress />
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-6 py-16">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_14rem] lg:gap-12">
+          <article className="min-w-0">
+            <header className="mb-12">
+              <time className="font-mono text-sm text-ink-soft" dateTime={post.date}>{new Date(post.date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })}</time>
+              <h1 className="heading-xl text-ink mt-3 mb-2">
+                {post.title}
+              </h1>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-4 font-mono text-xs text-ink-soft">
+                {post.author && <span>by {post.author}</span>}
+                <span>{post.readingTime} min read</span>
+              </div>
+              {post.coverImage && (
+                <img
+                  src={post.coverImage}
+                  alt={`Featured image for article: ${post.title}`}
+                  className="my-8 aspect-[16/9] w-full rounded-2xl border border-border bg-surface object-cover shadow-card"
+                  loading="eager"
+                  decoding="async"
+                  fetchPriority="high"
+                />
+              )}
+              {post.tags.length > 0 && (
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-4">
+                  {post.tags.map((tag) => (
+                    <Link key={tag} href={`/blog/tags/${tagToSlug(tag)}/`} className="rounded-full bg-surface px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-ink-soft border border-border transition-colors hover:border-accent/50 hover:text-accent focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-accent">
+                      {tag}
+                    </Link>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </header>
+            <div className="prose prose-lg article-prose max-w-none min-w-0">
+              <PostContent />
+            </div>
+          </article>
+          <aside className="hidden lg:block">
+            <TableOfContents />
+          </aside>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/blog/layout.tsx b/app/blog/layout.tsx
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+++ b/app/blog/layout.tsx
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+import { Header } from '@/components/layout/Header'
+import { Footer } from '@/components/layout/Footer'
+import { ScrollProgress } from '@/components/ui/ScrollProgress'
+
+export default function BlogLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ScrollProgress />
+      <Header />
+      <main className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6 py-12 sm:py-16">
+        {children}
+      </main>
+      <Footer />
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/blog/page.tsx b/app/blog/page.tsx
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+++ b/app/blog/page.tsx
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+import { getPosts } from '@/lib/posts'
+import { PostSearch } from '@/components/posts/PostSearch'
+
+export const metadata = { title: 'Field Notes' }
+
+export default async function PostsPage() {
+  const posts = await getPosts()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <header className="mb-10 border-b border-border pb-8">
+        <h1 className="heading-xl m-0 text-ink">
+          Posts
+        </h1>
+      </header>
+
+      {posts.length > 0 ? (
+        <PostSearch posts={posts} />
+      ) : (
+        <section className="empty-state" aria-label="No posts published">
+          <p className="font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-ink-soft">No posts yet</p>
+          <h2 className="heading-sm m-0 text-ink">The archive is empty.</h2>
+          <p className="m-0 max-w-xl text-sm leading-6 text-ink-soft">
+            Publish an MDX post to populate this list and enable archive search.
+          </p>
+        </section>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/blog/tags/[tag]/page.tsx b/app/blog/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
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+++ b/app/blog/tags/[tag]/page.tsx
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+import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
+import { PostCard } from '@/components/posts/PostCard'
+import { getAllTags, getPostsByTag } from '@/lib/posts'
+
+type TagPageProps = {
+  params: Promise<{ tag: string }>
+}
+
+export const dynamicParams = false
+export const dynamic = 'force-static'
+
+export async function generateStaticParams() {
+  const tags = await getAllTags()
+  if (tags.length === 0) {
+    return [{ tag: '__no-tags__' }]
+  }
+  return tags.map((tag) => ({ tag: tag.slug }))
+}
+
+export async function generateMetadata({ params }: TagPageProps): Promise<Metadata> {
+  const slug = (await params).tag
+  const tags = await getAllTags()
+  const tag = tags.find((item) => item.slug === slug)
+
+  if (!tag) return { title: 'Not Found' }
+
+  return { title: `${tag.label} posts` }
+}
+
+export default async function TagPage({ params }: TagPageProps) {
+  const slug = (await params).tag
+
+  if (slug === '__no-tags__') notFound()
+
+  const tags = await getAllTags()
+  const tag = tags.find((item) => item.slug === slug)
+
+  if (!tag) notFound()
+
+  const posts = await getPostsByTag(slug)
+
+  return (
+    <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 py-12">
+      <header className="mb-12">
+        <p className="font-mono text-sm text-ink-soft mb-3">Tag</p>
+        <h1 className="heading-xl text-ink mb-3">{tag.label}</h1>
+        <p className="text-ink-soft">
+          {tag.count} {tag.count === 1 ? 'post' : 'posts'}
+        </p>
+      </header>
+      <ul className="space-y-8">
+        {posts.map((post, index) => (
+          <li key={post.slug}>
+            <PostCard {...post} index={index} />
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/blog/template.tsx b/app/blog/template.tsx
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+++ b/app/blog/template.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import { m } from "motion/react";
+
+export default function Template({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <m.div
+      initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 8 }}
+      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.4, ease: "easeOut" }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </m.div>
+  );
+}