diff --git a/src/core/use-cases/article/article-input.ts b/src/core/use-cases/article/article-input.ts
index 02a7904..11137f7 100644
--- a/src/core/use-cases/article/article-input.ts
+++ b/src/core/use-cases/article/article-input.ts
@@ -134,3 +134,22 @@ export function validateCoverImageKey(
 
     return key;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes a tag used as a *read* filter.
+ *
+ * Tags are stored lowercased by {@link normalizeTags}, so a filter that is not
+ * lowercased matches nothing. Unlike the write path this never throws: a
+ * malformed filter is a filter that matches no article, not a bad request, and
+ * a blank one is no filter at all.
+ *
+ * @param tag - The raw tag from the query string
+ * @returns The lowercased tag, or undefined when nothing was supplied
+ */
+export function normalizeTagFilter(tag?: string): string | undefined {
+    if (!tag) return undefined;
+
+    const normalized = tag.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+    return normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/use-cases/article/get-articles/get-articles.usecase.ts b/src/core/use-cases/article/get-articles/get-articles.usecase.ts
index 042270c..e0b991f 100644
--- a/src/core/use-cases/article/get-articles/get-articles.usecase.ts
+++ b/src/core/use-cases/article/get-articles/get-articles.usecase.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { IFollowRepository } from "@core/ports/repositories/follow.reposito
 import type { IUserRepository } from "@core/ports/repositories/user.repository";
 import type { CachePort } from "@core/ports/services/cache.port";
 import { UnauthorizedError } from "@core/errors";
+import { normalizeTagFilter } from "../article-input";
 import type { GetArticlesUseCaseInput } from "./get-articles-usecase.input";
 import type { GetArticlesUseCaseOutput } from "./get-articles-usecase.output";
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export class GetArticlesUseCase {
         const page = input.page ?? 1;
         const limit = input.limit ?? DEFAULT_LIMIT;
         const followedOnly = input.followedOnly ?? false;
+        const tag = normalizeTagFilter(input.tag);
 
         if (followedOnly && !input.currentUserId) {
             throw new UnauthorizedError(
@@ -102,7 +104,13 @@ export class GetArticlesUseCase {
             );
         }
 
-        const cacheKey = this.buildCacheKey(input, page, limit, followedOnly);
+        const cacheKey = this.buildCacheKey(
+            input,
+            page,
+            limit,
+            followedOnly,
+            tag,
+        );
         const cached = await this.cacheService.get(cacheKey);
 
         if (cached) {
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ export class GetArticlesUseCase {
         const result = await this.articleRepository.findAll({
             page,
             limit,
-            tag: input.tag,
+            tag,
             authorId,
             categories: input.categories,
             followingIds,
@@ -167,6 +175,7 @@ export class GetArticlesUseCase {
      * @param page - Resolved page number
      * @param limit - Resolved page size
      * @param followedOnly - Resolved followed-authors flag
+     * @param normalizedTag - The tag filter as the repository will see it
      * @returns The cache key
      */
     private buildCacheKey(
@@ -174,8 +183,11 @@ export class GetArticlesUseCase {
         page: number,
         limit: number,
         followedOnly: boolean,
+        normalizedTag?: string,
     ): string {
-        const tag = input.tag ?? "ALL";
+        // The normalized tag, not the raw one: "NodeJS" and "nodejs" select the
+        // same articles, so they must not occupy two cache entries.
+        const tag = normalizedTag ?? "ALL";
         const author = input.authorUsername ?? "ALL";
         const categories =
             input.categories && input.categories.length > 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/article-input.test.ts b/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/article-input.test.ts
index eebc23c..3af6b10 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/article-input.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/article-input.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import {
     normalizeBody,
     normalizeTags,
+    normalizeTagFilter,
     normalizeTitle,
     validateCoverImageKey,
 } from "@core/use-cases/article/article-input";
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ describe("article input rules", () => {
         });
 
         it("should reject more than five distinct tags", () => {
-            expect(() =>
-                normalizeTags(["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]),
-            ).toThrow(BadRequestError);
+            expect(() => normalizeTags(["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"])).toThrow(
+                BadRequestError,
+            );
         });
 
         it("should skip blank entries rather than reject them", () => {
@@ -164,4 +165,20 @@ describe("article input rules", () => {
             );
         });
     });
+
+    describe("normalizeTagFilter()", () => {
+        it("should lowercase and trim the filter", () => {
+            expect(normalizeTagFilter("  NodeJS  ")).toBe("nodejs");
+        });
+
+        it("should treat a missing or blank filter as no filter", () => {
+            expect(normalizeTagFilter()).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(normalizeTagFilter("")).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(normalizeTagFilter("   ")).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+
+        it("should not throw on a malformed filter", () => {
+            expect(normalizeTagFilter("Not A Tag!")).toBe("not a tag!");
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/get-articles.usecase.test.ts b/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/get-articles.usecase.test.ts
index a209329..8ac7ff5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/get-articles.usecase.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/core/use-cases/article/get-articles.usecase.test.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,33 @@ describe("GetArticlesUseCase", () => {
         expect(key.startsWith("articles:list:")).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it("should lowercase the tag filter before it reaches the repository", async () => {
+        await useCase.execute({ tag: "  NodeJS  " });
+
+        expect(articleRepository.findAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.objectContaining({ tag: "nodejs" }),
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("should drop a blank tag filter instead of matching the empty tag", async () => {
+        await useCase.execute({ tag: "   " });
+
+        expect(articleRepository.findAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.objectContaining({ tag: undefined }),
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("should reuse one key for tags differing only in case", async () => {
+        await useCase.execute({ tag: "NodeJS" });
+        const first = vi.mocked(cacheService.get).mock.calls[0][0];
+
+        vi.mocked(cacheService.get).mockClear();
+        await useCase.execute({ tag: "nodejs" });
+        const second = vi.mocked(cacheService.get).mock.calls[0][0];
+
+        expect(first).toBe(second);
+    });
+
     it("should order categories so the same filter reuses one key", async () => {
         await useCase.execute({
             categories: [PostCategory.FRONTEND, PostCategory.BACKEND],