diff --git a/src/routes/articles.js b/src/routes/articles.js
index 5ade5ec..193e5a6 100644
--- a/src/routes/articles.js
+++ b/src/routes/articles.js
@@ -204,3 +204,28 @@ router.get('/:slug', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 module.exports = router;
+
+// POST /api/articles/:id/regenerate-cover — перегенерация обложки для любой статьи
+router.post('/:id/regenerate-cover', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const id = parseInt(req.params.id);
+    const { rows } = await query('SELECT id, title, tags FROM articles WHERE id=$1', [id]);
+    if (!rows.length) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Article not found' });
+
+    await query('UPDATE articles SET cover_url=NULL WHERE id=$1', [id]);
+
+    const covers = require('../services/covers');
+    const art = rows[0];
+    const coverUrl = await covers.generateCover({
+      articleId: id,
+      title: art.title,
+      tags: art.tags || [],
+      channelId: 1,
+    });
+
+    if (coverUrl) await query('UPDATE articles SET cover_url=$1 WHERE id=$2', [coverUrl, id]);
+    res.json({ ok: true, cover_url: coverUrl });
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
+  }
+});