diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/etl_pipeline/cache/persistence/repository.py b/surfsense_backend/app/etl_pipeline/cache/persistence/repository.py
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+"""CRUD and eviction selectors for ``etl_cache_parses`` (no business rules)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import delete, func, select, update
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import insert as pg_insert
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.etl_pipeline.cache.schemas import EvictionCandidate, ParseKey
+
+from .models import CachedParse
+
+_EVICTION_COLUMNS = (
+    CachedParse.id,
+    CachedParse.storage_key,
+    CachedParse.size_bytes,
+    CachedParse.last_used_at,
+    CachedParse.times_reused,
+)
+
+
+def _as_eviction_candidate(row) -> EvictionCandidate:
+    return EvictionCandidate(
+        id=row.id,
+        storage_key=row.storage_key,
+        size_bytes=row.size_bytes,
+        last_used_at=row.last_used_at,
+        times_reused=row.times_reused,
+    )
+
+
+class CachedParseRepository:
+    def __init__(self, session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+        self._session = session
+
+    async def get(self, key: ParseKey) -> CachedParse | None:
+        result = await self._session.execute(
+            select(CachedParse).where(
+                CachedParse.source_sha256 == key.source_sha256,
+                CachedParse.etl_service == key.etl_service,
+                CachedParse.mode == key.mode,
+                CachedParse.parser_version == key.version,
+            )
+        )
+        return result.scalars().first()
+
+    async def insert(
+        self,
+        *,
+        key: ParseKey,
+        content_type: str,
+        actual_pages: int,
+        storage_backend: str,
+        storage_key: str,
+        size_bytes: int,
+    ) -> None:
+        # Concurrent writers parse identical bytes, so a lost race is harmless.
+        now = datetime.now(UTC)
+        await self._session.execute(
+            pg_insert(CachedParse)
+            .values(
+                source_sha256=key.source_sha256,
+                etl_service=key.etl_service,
+                mode=key.mode,
+                parser_version=key.version,
+                content_type=content_type,
+                actual_pages=actual_pages,
+                storage_backend=storage_backend,
+                storage_key=storage_key,
+                size_bytes=size_bytes,
+                times_reused=0,
+                last_used_at=now,
+                created_at=now,
+            )
+            .on_conflict_do_nothing(constraint="uq_etl_cache_parses_key")
+        )
+        await self._session.commit()
+
+    async def mark_used(self, row_id: int) -> None:
+        await self._session.execute(
+            update(CachedParse)
+            .where(CachedParse.id == row_id)
+            .values(
+                times_reused=CachedParse.times_reused + 1,
+                last_used_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+            )
+        )
+        await self._session.commit()
+
+    async def total_size_bytes(self) -> int:
+        result = await self._session.execute(
+            select(func.coalesce(func.sum(CachedParse.size_bytes), 0))
+        )
+        return int(result.scalar() or 0)
+
+    async def select_expired(
+        self, *, cutoff: datetime, limit: int
+    ) -> list[EvictionCandidate]:
+        result = await self._session.execute(
+            select(*_EVICTION_COLUMNS)
+            .where(CachedParse.last_used_at < cutoff)
+            .order_by(CachedParse.last_used_at.asc())
+            .limit(limit)
+        )
+        return [_as_eviction_candidate(row) for row in result]
+
+    async def select_coldest(self, *, limit: int) -> list[EvictionCandidate]:
+        result = await self._session.execute(
+            select(*_EVICTION_COLUMNS)
+            .order_by(CachedParse.times_reused.asc(), CachedParse.last_used_at.asc())
+            .limit(limit)
+        )
+        return [_as_eviction_candidate(row) for row in result]
+
+    async def delete_by_ids(self, ids: list[int]) -> None:
+        if not ids:
+            return
+        await self._session.execute(delete(CachedParse).where(CachedParse.id.in_(ids)))
+        await self._session.commit()