diff --git a/plugins/feed-discovery/src/discovery.ts b/plugins/feed-discovery/src/discovery.ts
index 19f1e26..17c193f 100644
--- a/plugins/feed-discovery/src/discovery.ts
+++ b/plugins/feed-discovery/src/discovery.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export async function discoverFeeds(query: FeedDiscoveryQuery, options: { provid
     q: query.q.trim(),
     type: query.type ?? "all",
     limit: clampLimit(query.limit),
+    freshnessDays: normalizeFreshnessDays(query.freshnessDays),
     includeUnvalidated: query.includeUnvalidated ?? false,
     includeDeadFeeds: query.includeDeadFeeds ?? false
   };
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export async function discoverFeeds(query: FeedDiscoveryQuery, options: { provid
   const validated = await validateCandidates(candidates.slice(0, Math.max((resolvedQuery.limit ?? 25) * 2, 25)), resolvedQuery, config);
   const scored = validated
     .filter((feed) => !resolvedQuery.type || resolvedQuery.type === "all" || feed.kind === resolvedQuery.type)
+    .filter((feed) => isWithinFreshnessWindow(feed.lastPublishedAt, resolvedQuery.freshnessDays))
     .map((feed) => scoreFeed(feed, resolvedQuery));
   const results = dedupeFeeds(scored).slice(0, resolvedQuery.limit ?? 25);
 
@@ -111,6 +113,23 @@ function clampLimit(limit: number | undefined) {
   return Math.min(Math.max(Math.trunc(limit), 1), 100);
 }
 
+function normalizeFreshnessDays(freshnessDays: number | undefined) {
+  return typeof freshnessDays === "number" && Number.isFinite(freshnessDays) && freshnessDays > 0
+    ? freshnessDays
+    : undefined;
+}
+
+function isWithinFreshnessWindow(lastPublishedAt: string | undefined, freshnessDays: number | undefined) {
+  if (freshnessDays === undefined) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!lastPublishedAt) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const ageMs = Date.now() - Date.parse(lastPublishedAt);
+  return Number.isFinite(ageMs) && ageMs >= 0 && ageMs <= freshnessDays * 86_400_000;
+}
+
 function safeCanonical(url: string) {
   try {
     return canonicalizeUrl(url);
diff --git a/plugins/feed-discovery/src/feed-discovery.test.ts b/plugins/feed-discovery/src/feed-discovery.test.ts
index f2c4383..3fe2253 100644
--- a/plugins/feed-discovery/src/feed-discovery.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/feed-discovery/src/feed-discovery.test.ts
@@ -100,4 +100,29 @@ describe("discovery orchestration", () => {
     expect(response.providerErrors).toEqual([{ provider: "broken-provider", error: "provider unavailable" }]);
     expect(response.results).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it("enforces the requested freshness window", async () => {
+    const provider: FeedDiscoveryProvider = {
+      id: "freshness-provider",
+      name: "Freshness",
+      enabledByDefault: true,
+      requiresApiKey: false,
+      async search() {
+        return [
+          { ...baseFeed, feedUrl: "https://example.com/fresh.xml", lastPublishedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 86_400_000).toISOString() },
+          { ...baseFeed, feedUrl: "https://example.com/stale.xml", lastPublishedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 86_400_000).toISOString() },
+          { ...baseFeed, feedUrl: "https://example.com/unknown.xml", lastPublishedAt: undefined },
+          { ...baseFeed, feedUrl: "https://example.com/invalid.xml", lastPublishedAt: "not-a-date" },
+          { ...baseFeed, feedUrl: "https://example.com/future.xml", lastPublishedAt: new Date(Date.now() + 86_400_000).toISOString() }
+        ];
+      }
+    };
+
+    const response = await discoverFeeds(
+      { q: "microsaas", freshnessDays: 30, includeUnvalidated: true },
+      { providers: [provider] }
+    );
+
+    expect(response.results.map((feed) => feed.feedUrl)).toEqual(["https://example.com/fresh.xml"]);
+  });
 });