diff --git a/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx b/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
index c54efbb..37a4fbb 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export default function EditorShell({ onLogout: _onLogout, initialPostId, onBack
                 value={meta} 
                 onChange={setMeta} 
                 onAutoSave={triggerImmediateAutoSave}
+                draftHtml={draft}
               />
             </StepContainer>
           )}
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepMetadata.tsx b/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepMetadata.tsx
index 61f2a94..83696e7 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepMetadata.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepMetadata.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-import { Box } from '@mui/material';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { Box, Button, Alert, CircularProgress } from '@mui/material';
 import MetadataPanel, { type Metadata } from '../MetadataPanel';
 import StepHeader from './StepHeader';
+import { generateMetadata } from '../../services/ai';
 
 export default function StepMetadata({ 
   value, 
   onChange, 
-  onAutoSave 
+  onAutoSave,
+  draftHtml,
 }: { 
   value: Metadata; 
   onChange: (v: Metadata) => void;
   onAutoSave?: () => void;
+  draftHtml?: string;
 }) {
+  const [generating, setGenerating] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const handleChange = (v: Metadata) => {
     onChange(v);
     // Trigger auto-save after metadata change
@@ -19,12 +25,57 @@ export default function StepMetadata({
     }
   };
 
+  const handleGenerateMetadata = async () => {
+    if (!draftHtml || draftHtml === '<p></p>') {
+      setError('Please write some content first before generating metadata.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setGenerating(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    try {
+      const metadata = await generateMetadata(draftHtml);
+      
+      // Update metadata, preserving feature image
+      const newMetadata: Metadata = {
+        title: metadata.title,
+        tagsText: metadata.tags,
+        canonicalUrl: metadata.canonicalUrl,
+        featureImage: value.featureImage, // Keep existing feature image
+      };
+      
+      handleChange(newMetadata);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setError(err?.message || 'Failed to generate metadata');
+    } finally {
+      setGenerating(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Box>
       <StepHeader 
         title="Metadata" 
         description="Configure post metadata including tags, canonical URL, and feature image."
       />
+      
+      <Box sx={{ mb: 2 }}>
+        <Button
+          variant="contained"
+          onClick={handleGenerateMetadata}
+          disabled={generating || !draftHtml || draftHtml === '<p></p>'}
+          startIcon={generating ? <CircularProgress size={16} /> : null}
+        >
+          {generating ? 'Generating...' : 'Generate Metadata with AI'}
+        </Button>
+        {error && (
+          <Alert severity="error" sx={{ mt: 1 }} onClose={() => setError(null)}>
+            {error}
+          </Alert>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+
       <MetadataPanel value={value} onChange={handleChange} />
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/services/ai.ts b/apps/admin/src/services/ai.ts
index dfe22fb..3a2e270 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/services/ai.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/src/services/ai.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,17 @@ export async function generateDraft(payload: {
     model: string;
   }>;
 }
+
+export async function generateMetadata(contentHtml: string) {
+  const res = await fetch('/api/ai/generate-metadata', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ contentHtml }),
+  });
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
+  return res.json() as Promise<{
+    title: string;
+    tags: string;
+    canonicalUrl: string;
+  }>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/ai-generate.ts b/apps/api/src/ai-generate.ts
index f91ee4d..11e8591 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/ai-generate.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/ai-generate.ts
@@ -135,4 +135,91 @@ router.post('/generate', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Generate metadata (title, tags, canonical URL) from content
+router.post('/generate-metadata', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { contentHtml } = req.body as { contentHtml: string };
+
+    if (!contentHtml) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'contentHtml is required' });
+    }
+
+    const apiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
+    if (!apiKey) {
+      return res.status(500).json({ error: 'OpenAI API key not configured' });
+    }
+
+    const openai = new OpenAI({ apiKey });
+
+    // Strip HTML tags for better analysis
+    const textContent = contentHtml.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+    const preview = textContent.slice(0, 2000); // First 2000 chars
+
+    console.log('[AI Metadata] Generating metadata...');
+
+    const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
+      model: 'gpt-4o',
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: 'system',
+          content: `You are an SEO expert. Generate metadata for blog posts.
+
+REQUIREMENTS:
+1. Title: Compelling, SEO-friendly, 50-60 characters
+2. Tags: 3-5 relevant tags, comma-separated
+3. Canonical URL: SEO-friendly slug based on title (lowercase, hyphens, no special chars)
+
+OUTPUT FORMAT (JSON):
+{
+  "title": "Your Compelling Title Here",
+  "tags": "tag1, tag2, tag3",
+  "canonicalUrl": "your-seo-friendly-slug"
+}
+
+Return ONLY valid JSON, no markdown, no explanation.`,
+        },
+        {
+          role: 'user',
+          content: `Generate metadata for this article:\n\n${preview}`,
+        },
+      ],
+      temperature: 0.7,
+      max_tokens: 300,
+    });
+
+    const response = completion.choices[0]?.message?.content || '';
+    
+    if (!response) {
+      return res.status(500).json({ error: 'No metadata generated' });
+    }
+
+    console.log('[AI Metadata] Raw response:', response);
+
+    // Parse JSON response
+    let metadata;
+    try {
+      // Remove markdown code blocks if present
+      const cleaned = response.replace(/```json\n?/g, '').replace(/```\n?/g, '').trim();
+      metadata = JSON.parse(cleaned);
+    } catch (parseErr) {
+      console.error('[AI Metadata] JSON parse error:', parseErr);
+      return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to parse metadata response' });
+    }
+
+    console.log('[AI Metadata] Generated:', metadata);
+
+    return res.json({
+      title: metadata.title || '',
+      tags: metadata.tags || '',
+      canonicalUrl: metadata.canonicalUrl || '',
+    });
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    console.error('[AI Metadata] Error:', err);
+    return res.status(500).json({ 
+      error: 'Metadata generation failed', 
+      details: err?.message || 'Unknown error' 
+    });
+  }
+});
+
 export default router;