diff --git a/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/Occurrence.java b/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/Occurrence.java
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+package com.slotline.recurrence;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+public record Occurrence(Instant start, Instant end) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceException.java b/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceException.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceException.java
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+package com.slotline.recurrence;
+
+public class RecurrenceException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public RecurrenceException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceExpander.java b/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceExpander.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/slotline/recurrence/RecurrenceExpander.java
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+package com.slotline.recurrence;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.time.DayOfWeek;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.LocalTime;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Component
+public class RecurrenceExpander {
+
+    public static final int maxOccurrences = 366;
+
+    private static final DateTimeFormatter untilFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'");
+
+    private static final Map<String, DayOfWeek> byDayCodes = Map.of(
+            "MO", DayOfWeek.MONDAY,
+            "TU", DayOfWeek.TUESDAY,
+            "WE", DayOfWeek.WEDNESDAY,
+            "TH", DayOfWeek.THURSDAY,
+            "FR", DayOfWeek.FRIDAY,
+            "SA", DayOfWeek.SATURDAY,
+            "SU", DayOfWeek.SUNDAY);
+
+    public List<Occurrence> expand(Instant firstStart, Instant firstEnd, String rrule, ZoneId zone) {
+        Duration duration = Duration.between(firstStart, firstEnd);
+        if (duration.isZero() || duration.isNegative()) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("recurrence slot duration must be positive");
+        }
+        Map<String, String> parts = parse(rrule);
+        String frequency = required(parts, "FREQ");
+        int interval = parseInterval(parts.get("INTERVAL"));
+        Integer count = parseCount(parts.get("COUNT"));
+        Instant until = parseUntil(parts.get("UNTIL"));
+        if (count == null && until == null) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("recurrence must specify COUNT or UNTIL");
+        }
+
+        return switch (frequency) {
+            case "DAILY" -> expandFixedStep(firstStart, duration, zone, interval, count, until, true);
+            case "WEEKLY" -> parts.containsKey("BYDAY")
+                    ? expandWeeklyByDay(firstStart, duration, zone, interval, count, until, parseByDay(parts.get("BYDAY")))
+                    : expandFixedStep(firstStart, duration, zone, interval, count, until, false);
+            default -> throw new RecurrenceException("unsupported FREQ '" + frequency + "'");
+        };
+    }
+
+    private List<Occurrence> expandFixedStep(Instant firstStart, Duration duration, ZoneId zone, int interval,
+                                             Integer count, Instant until, boolean daily) {
+        List<Occurrence> occurrences = new ArrayList<>();
+        ZonedDateTime cursor = firstStart.atZone(zone);
+        while (true) {
+            Instant start = cursor.toInstant();
+            if (until != null && start.isAfter(until)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            occurrences.add(new Occurrence(start, start.plus(duration)));
+            if (reachedLimit(occurrences.size(), count)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            cursor = daily ? cursor.plusDays(interval) : cursor.plusWeeks(interval);
+        }
+        return occurrences;
+    }
+
+    private List<Occurrence> expandWeeklyByDay(Instant firstStart, Duration duration, ZoneId zone, int interval,
+                                               Integer count, Instant until, List<DayOfWeek> days) {
+        List<Occurrence> occurrences = new ArrayList<>();
+        ZonedDateTime firstZoned = firstStart.atZone(zone);
+        LocalTime timeOfDay = firstZoned.toLocalTime();
+        LocalDate firstDate = firstZoned.toLocalDate();
+        LocalDate baseMonday = firstDate.minusDays(firstDate.getDayOfWeek().getValue() - 1L);
+
+        int weekBlock = 0;
+        while (weekBlock <= maxOccurrences) {
+            LocalDate weekMonday = baseMonday.plusWeeks((long) weekBlock * interval);
+            for (DayOfWeek day : days) {
+                LocalDate date = weekMonday.plusDays(day.getValue() - 1L);
+                Instant start = ZonedDateTime.of(date, timeOfDay, zone).toInstant();
+                if (start.isBefore(firstStart)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (until != null && start.isAfter(until)) {
+                    return occurrences;
+                }
+                occurrences.add(new Occurrence(start, start.plus(duration)));
+                if (reachedLimit(occurrences.size(), count)) {
+                    return occurrences;
+                }
+            }
+            weekBlock++;
+        }
+        return occurrences;
+    }
+
+    private boolean reachedLimit(int size, Integer count) {
+        if (count != null && size >= count) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return size >= maxOccurrences;
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, String> parse(String rrule) {
+        if (rrule == null || rrule.isBlank()) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("recurrence rule is empty");
+        }
+        Map<String, String> parts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (String token : rrule.trim().toUpperCase().split(";")) {
+            if (token.isBlank()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            int split = token.indexOf('=');
+            if (split <= 0) {
+                throw new RecurrenceException("malformed recurrence token '" + token + "'");
+            }
+            parts.put(token.substring(0, split), token.substring(split + 1));
+        }
+        return parts;
+    }
+
+    private String required(Map<String, String> parts, String key) {
+        String value = parts.get(key);
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("recurrence rule is missing " + key);
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    private int parseInterval(String raw) {
+        if (raw == null) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        int interval = parsePositive(raw, "INTERVAL");
+        return interval;
+    }
+
+    private Integer parseCount(String raw) {
+        return raw == null ? null : parsePositive(raw, "COUNT");
+    }
+
+    private int parsePositive(String raw, String key) {
+        try {
+            int value = Integer.parseInt(raw.trim());
+            if (value < 1) {
+                throw new RecurrenceException(key + " must be at least 1");
+            }
+            return value;
+        } catch (NumberFormatException notANumber) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException(key + " must be an integer");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Instant parseUntil(String raw) {
+        if (raw == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+            return LocalDateTime.parse(raw.trim(), untilFormat).toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC);
+        } catch (DateTimeParseException malformed) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("UNTIL must be UTC basic format yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<DayOfWeek> parseByDay(String raw) {
+        List<DayOfWeek> days = Arrays.stream(raw.split(","))
+                .map(String::trim)
+                .map(code -> {
+                    DayOfWeek day = byDayCodes.get(code);
+                    if (day == null) {
+                        throw new RecurrenceException("unknown BYDAY code '" + code + "'");
+                    }
+                    return day;
+                })
+                .distinct()
+                .sorted(Comparator.comparingInt(DayOfWeek::getValue))
+                .toList();
+        if (days.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new RecurrenceException("BYDAY must list at least one day");
+        }
+        return days;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationRequest.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationRequest.java
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+package com.slotline.reservation.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+public record RecurringReservationRequest(
+        @NotNull Long resourceId,
+        @NotNull Instant startTime,
+        @NotNull Instant endTime,
+        @NotBlank String rrule) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationResponse.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/slotline/reservation/dto/RecurringReservationResponse.java
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+package com.slotline.reservation.dto;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public record RecurringReservationResponse(String seriesId, int count, List<ReservationResponse> reservations) {
+}