diff --git a/cache-handlers/redis-handler.cjs b/cache-handlers/redis-handler.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57e88d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache-handlers/redis-handler.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports -- Next loads cache handlers as CommonJS modules. */
+const { createHash } = require("node:crypto");
+const RedisModule = require("ioredis");
+
+const Redis = RedisModule.default || RedisModule;
+const pendingSets = new Map();
+let redis;
+
+function getRedis() {
+  if (!process.env.REDIS_URL) {
+    throw new Error("REDIS_URL is required for the remote cache handler.");
+  }
+  if (!redis) {
+    redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL, {
+      lazyConnect: true,
+      maxRetriesPerRequest: 1,
+      enableOfflineQueue: false,
+    });
+    redis.on("error", () => undefined);
+  }
+  if (redis.status === "wait") return redis.connect().then(() => redis);
+  return Promise.resolve(redis);
+}
+
+function prefix() {
+  return process.env.REDIS_CACHE_PREFIX || "buzz:next-cache";
+}
+
+function entryKey(cacheKey) {
+  return `${prefix()}:entry:${createHash("sha256").update(cacheKey).digest("hex")}`;
+}
+
+function tagKey() {
+  return `${prefix()}:tag-timestamps`;
+}
+
+function streamFromBase64(value) {
+  const bytes = Buffer.from(value, "base64");
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      controller.enqueue(bytes);
+      controller.close();
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+async function readTagStates(client, tags) {
+  if (tags.length === 0) return [];
+  const values = await client.hmget(tagKey(), ...tags);
+  return values.map((value) => {
+    if (!value) return {};
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(value);
+    } catch {
+      return {};
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  async get(cacheKey, softTags) {
+    try {
+      const pending = pendingSets.get(cacheKey);
+      if (pending) await pending;
+      const client = await getRedis();
+      const stored = await client.get(entryKey(cacheKey));
+      if (!stored) return undefined;
+      const entry = JSON.parse(stored);
+      const maxAge = process.env.__NEXT_DEV_SERVER
+        ? Math.max(entry.expire, 30)
+        : entry.revalidate;
+      if (Date.now() > entry.timestamp + maxAge * 1000) return undefined;
+
+      const tags = [...new Set([...(entry.tags || []), ...(softTags || [])])];
+      const states = await readTagStates(client, tags);
+      if (states.some((state) => Number(state.expired || 0) > entry.timestamp)) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const stale = states.some(
+        (state) => Number(state.stale || 0) > entry.timestamp,
+      );
+      return {
+        value: streamFromBase64(entry.value),
+        tags: entry.tags,
+        stale: entry.stale,
+        timestamp: entry.timestamp,
+        expire: entry.expire,
+        revalidate: stale ? -1 : entry.revalidate,
+      };
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async set(cacheKey, pendingEntry) {
+    let resolvePending = () => undefined;
+    const pending = new Promise((resolve) => {
+      resolvePending = resolve;
+    });
+    pendingSets.set(cacheKey, pending);
+    try {
+      const entry = await pendingEntry;
+      if (!process.env.__NEXT_DEV_SERVER && entry.expire === 0) return;
+      const reader = entry.value.getReader();
+      const chunks = [];
+      let bytes = 0;
+      const maximum = Number(process.env.REDIS_CACHE_MAX_ENTRY_BYTES || 5 * 1024 * 1024);
+      try {
+        while (true) {
+          const chunk = await reader.read();
+          if (chunk.done) break;
+          const buffer = Buffer.from(chunk.value);
+          bytes += buffer.byteLength;
+          if (bytes > maximum) return;
+          chunks.push(buffer);
+        }
+      } finally {
+        reader.releaseLock();
+      }
+      const serialized = JSON.stringify({
+        value: Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("base64"),
+        tags: entry.tags,
+        stale: entry.stale,
+        timestamp: entry.timestamp,
+        expire: entry.expire,
+        revalidate: entry.revalidate,
+      });
+      const ttl = Number.isFinite(entry.expire)
+        ? Math.max(1, Math.ceil(entry.expire))
+        : 86400;
+      const client = await getRedis();
+      await client.set(entryKey(cacheKey), serialized, "EX", ttl);
+    } catch {
+      // Cache writes are best effort. The rendered response remains authoritative.
+    } finally {
+      resolvePending();
+      pendingSets.delete(cacheKey);
+    }
+  },
+
+  async refreshTags() {
+    try {
+      const client = await getRedis();
+      await client.ping();
+    } catch {
+      // A Redis outage becomes cache misses, not a request failure.
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getExpiration(tags) {
+    try {
+      const client = await getRedis();
+      const states = await readTagStates(client, tags);
+      return Math.max(...states.map((state) => Number(state.expired || 0)), 0);
+    } catch {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async updateTags(tags, durations) {
+    try {
+      const client = await getRedis();
+      const now = Date.now();
+      const pipeline = client.pipeline();
+      for (const tag of tags) {
+        const state = durations
+          ? {
+              stale: now,
+              expired:
+                durations.expire === undefined
+                  ? undefined
+                  : now + durations.expire * 1000,
+            }
+          : { expired: now };
+        pipeline.hset(tagKey(), tag, JSON.stringify(state));
+      }
+      await pipeline.exec();
+    } catch {
+      // Outbox-driven invalidations retry independently.
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/lib/cache/public.ts b/lib/cache/public.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3e930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cache/public.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import "server-only";
+
+import { cacheLife, cacheTag } from "next/cache";
+
+import { getPublicPage, listPublicCharacters } from "@/lib/content/queries";
+import {
+  characterCacheTag,
+  dataSourceCacheTag,
+  DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG,
+  pageCacheTag,
+  vectorCacheTag,
+} from "@/lib/cache/tags";
+
+export async function getCachedPublicDirectory() {
+  "use cache: remote";
+  cacheLife({ stale: 30, revalidate: 60, expire: 60 * 60 });
+  cacheTag(DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG);
+  return listPublicCharacters();
+}
+
+export async function getCachedPublicPage(
+  characterSlug: string,
+  pageSlug?: string,
+) {
+  "use cache: remote";
+  cacheLife({ stale: 15, revalidate: 60, expire: 60 * 60 });
+  const result = await getPublicPage(characterSlug, pageSlug);
+  cacheTag(DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG);
+  if (result.type === "page") {
+    cacheTag(
+      pageCacheTag(result.snapshot.page.id),
+      characterCacheTag(result.snapshot.character.id),
+      vectorCacheTag(
+        result.snapshot.page.id,
+        result.snapshot.page.version,
+        result.snapshot.versionVector,
+      ),
+      ...Object.keys(result.snapshot.versionVector).map(dataSourceCacheTag),
+    );
+  }
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/lib/cache/tags.test.ts b/lib/cache/tags.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061dc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cache/tags.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  cacheTagsForOutboxEvent,
+  DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG,
+  vectorCacheTag,
+} from "./tags";
+
+describe("public cache tags", () => {
+  it("uses a stable ordered page/data-source version vector", () => {
+    expect(vectorCacheTag("page", 4, { beta: 2, alpha: 8 })).toBe(
+      "buzz:vector:page:4:alpha@8,beta@2",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("maps outbox events to dependency-aware tags", () => {
+    expect(cacheTagsForOutboxEvent({ eventType: "directory.updated", aggregateId: "id" })).toEqual([DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG]);
+    expect(cacheTagsForOutboxEvent({ eventType: "page.updated", aggregateId: "page" })).toEqual(["buzz:page:page"]);
+    expect(cacheTagsForOutboxEvent({ eventType: "data-source.updated", aggregateId: "source" })).toEqual(["buzz:data-source:source"]);
+    expect(cacheTagsForOutboxEvent({ eventType: "admin.updated", aggregateId: "id" })).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/cache/tags.ts b/lib/cache/tags.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54224b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cache/tags.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+export const DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG = "buzz:directory";
+
+export function pageCacheTag(pageId: string): string {
+  return `buzz:page:${pageId}`;
+}
+
+export function characterCacheTag(characterId: string): string {
+  return `buzz:character:${characterId}`;
+}
+
+export function dataSourceCacheTag(dataSourceId: string): string {
+  return `buzz:data-source:${dataSourceId}`;
+}
+
+export function vectorCacheTag(
+  pageId: string,
+  pageVersion: number,
+  vector: Record<string, number>,
+): string {
+  const serialized = Object.entries(vector)
+    .sort(([left], [right]) => left.localeCompare(right))
+    .map(([id, version]) => `${id}@${version}`)
+    .join(",");
+  return `buzz:vector:${pageId}:${pageVersion}:${serialized}`;
+}
+
+export type OutboxCacheEvent = {
+  eventType: string;
+  aggregateId: string;
+};
+
+export function cacheTagsForOutboxEvent(event: OutboxCacheEvent): string[] {
+  if (event.eventType === "directory.updated") return [DIRECTORY_CACHE_TAG];
+  if (event.eventType === "page.updated") return [pageCacheTag(event.aggregateId)];
+  if (event.eventType === "data-source.updated") {
+    return [dataSourceCacheTag(event.aggregateId)];
+  }
+  return [];
+}
diff --git a/lib/content/loaders.ts b/lib/content/loaders.ts
index 63bea3b..1206c9f 100644
--- a/lib/content/loaders.ts
+++ b/lib/content/loaders.ts
@@ -7,24 +7,23 @@ import {
   getDemoPage,
 } from "@/lib/content/demo";
 import {
-  getAdminNavigation,
-  getAdminPage,
-  getPublicPage,
-  listPublicCharacters,
-} from "@/lib/content/queries";
+  getCachedPublicDirectory,
+  getCachedPublicPage,
+} from "@/lib/cache/public";
+import { getAdminNavigation, getAdminPage } from "@/lib/content/queries";
 
 function demoMode(): boolean {
   return process.env.BUZZ_DEMO_MODE === "true";
 }
 
 export async function loadPublicDirectory() {
-  return demoMode() ? demoDirectory : listPublicCharacters();
+  return demoMode() ? demoDirectory : getCachedPublicDirectory();
 }
 
 export async function loadPublicPage(characterSlug: string, pageSlug?: string) {
   return demoMode()
     ? getDemoPage(characterSlug, pageSlug)
-    : getPublicPage(characterSlug, pageSlug);
+    : getCachedPublicPage(characterSlug, pageSlug);
 }
 
 export async function loadAdminPage(characterSlug: string, pageSlug: string) {
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index e9ffa30..c4a6994 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  /* config options here */
+  cacheComponents: true,
+  cacheHandlers: {
+    remote: resolve(process.cwd(), "cache-handlers/redis-handler.cjs"),
+  },
+  deploymentId: process.env.NEXT_DEPLOYMENT_ID,
+  output: "standalone",
+  experimental: {
+    serverActions: {
+      bodySizeLimit: "5mb",
+    },
+  },
+  turbopack: {
+    root: process.cwd(),
+  },
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;