diff --git a/app/Actions/CreateChannelAction.php b/app/Actions/CreateChannelAction.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Actions;
+
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
+use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
+use App\Models\PlatformInstance;
+
+class CreateChannelAction
+{
+    public function execute(string $name, int $platformInstanceId, ?int $languageId = null, ?string $description = null): PlatformChannel
+    {
+        $platformInstance = PlatformInstance::findOrFail($platformInstanceId);
+
+        $activeAccounts = PlatformAccount::where('instance_url', $platformInstance->url)
+            ->where('is_active', true)
+            ->get();
+
+        if ($activeAccounts->isEmpty()) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('No active platform accounts found for this instance. Please create a platform account first.');
+        }
+
+        $channel = PlatformChannel::create([
+            'platform_instance_id' => $platformInstanceId,
+            'channel_id' => $name,
+            'name' => $name,
+            'display_name' => ucfirst($name),
+            'description' => $description,
+            'language_id' => $languageId,
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $channel->platformAccounts()->attach($activeAccounts->first()->id, [
+            'is_active' => true,
+            'priority' => 1,
+            'created_at' => now(),
+            'updated_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        return $channel->load('platformAccounts');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Actions/CreateFeedAction.php b/app/Actions/CreateFeedAction.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Actions;
+
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use App\Models\Language;
+
+class CreateFeedAction
+{
+    public function execute(string $name, string $provider, int $languageId, ?string $description = null): Feed
+    {
+        $language = Language::findOrFail($languageId);
+        $langCode = $language->short_code;
+
+        $url = config("feed.providers.{$provider}.languages.{$langCode}.url");
+
+        if (!$url) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Invalid provider and language combination: {$provider}/{$langCode}");
+        }
+
+        $providerConfig = config("feed.providers.{$provider}");
+
+        return Feed::firstOrCreate(
+            ['url' => $url],
+            [
+                'name' => $name,
+                'type' => $providerConfig['type'] ?? 'website',
+                'provider' => $provider,
+                'language_id' => $languageId,
+                'description' => $description,
+                'is_active' => true,
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountAction.php b/app/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountAction.php
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+++ b/app/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountAction.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Actions;
+
+use App\Exceptions\PlatformAuthException;
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
+use App\Models\PlatformInstance;
+use App\Services\Auth\LemmyAuthService;
+
+class CreatePlatformAccountAction
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly LemmyAuthService $lemmyAuthService,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @throws PlatformAuthException
+     */
+    public function execute(string $instanceDomain, string $username, string $password, string $platform = 'lemmy'): PlatformAccount
+    {
+        $fullInstanceUrl = 'https://' . $instanceDomain;
+
+        // Authenticate first — if this fails, no records are created
+        $authResponse = $this->lemmyAuthService->authenticate($fullInstanceUrl, $username, $password);
+
+        $platformInstance = PlatformInstance::firstOrCreate([
+            'url' => $fullInstanceUrl,
+            'platform' => $platform,
+        ], [
+            'name' => ucfirst($instanceDomain),
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        return PlatformAccount::create([
+            'platform' => $platform,
+            'instance_url' => $fullInstanceUrl,
+            'username' => $username,
+            'password' => $password,
+            'settings' => [
+                'display_name' => $authResponse['person_view']['person']['display_name'] ?? null,
+                'description' => $authResponse['person_view']['person']['bio'] ?? null,
+                'person_id' => $authResponse['person_view']['person']['id'] ?? null,
+                'platform_instance_id' => $platformInstance->id,
+                'api_token' => $authResponse['jwt'] ?? null,
+            ],
+            'is_active' => true,
+            'status' => 'active',
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Actions/CreateRouteAction.php b/app/Actions/CreateRouteAction.php
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+++ b/app/Actions/CreateRouteAction.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Actions;
+
+use App\Models\Route;
+
+class CreateRouteAction
+{
+    public function execute(int $feedId, int $platformChannelId, int $priority = 0, bool $isActive = true): Route
+    {
+        return Route::create([
+            'feed_id' => $feedId,
+            'platform_channel_id' => $platformChannelId,
+            'priority' => $priority,
+            'is_active' => $isActive,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateChannelActionTest.php b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateChannelActionTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Actions;
+
+use App\Actions\CreateChannelAction;
+use App\Models\Language;
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
+use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
+use App\Models\PlatformInstance;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class CreateChannelActionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private CreateChannelAction $action;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->action = new CreateChannelAction();
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_channel_and_attaches_account(): void
+    {
+        $instance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create(['url' => 'https://lemmy.world']);
+        $account = PlatformAccount::factory()->create([
+            'instance_url' => 'https://lemmy.world',
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+        $language = Language::factory()->create();
+
+        $channel = $this->action->execute('test_community', $instance->id, $language->id, 'A description');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PlatformChannel::class, $channel);
+        $this->assertEquals('test_community', $channel->name);
+        $this->assertEquals('test_community', $channel->channel_id);
+        $this->assertEquals('Test_community', $channel->display_name);
+        $this->assertEquals($instance->id, $channel->platform_instance_id);
+        $this->assertEquals($language->id, $channel->language_id);
+        $this->assertEquals('A description', $channel->description);
+        $this->assertTrue($channel->is_active);
+
+        // Verify account is attached
+        $this->assertTrue($channel->platformAccounts->contains($account));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $channel->platformAccounts->first()->pivot->priority);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_channel_without_language(): void
+    {
+        $instance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create(['url' => 'https://lemmy.world']);
+        PlatformAccount::factory()->create([
+            'instance_url' => 'https://lemmy.world',
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $channel = $this->action->execute('test_community', $instance->id);
+
+        $this->assertNull($channel->language_id);
+    }
+
+    public function test_fails_when_no_active_accounts(): void
+    {
+        $instance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create(['url' => 'https://lemmy.world']);
+        // Create inactive account
+        PlatformAccount::factory()->create([
+            'instance_url' => 'https://lemmy.world',
+            'is_active' => false,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->expectException(\RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('No active platform accounts found for this instance');
+
+        $this->action->execute('test_community', $instance->id);
+    }
+
+    public function test_fails_when_no_accounts_at_all(): void
+    {
+        $instance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create();
+
+        $this->expectException(\RuntimeException::class);
+
+        $this->action->execute('test_community', $instance->id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateFeedActionTest.php b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateFeedActionTest.php
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+++ b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateFeedActionTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Actions;
+
+use App\Actions\CreateFeedAction;
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use App\Models\Language;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class CreateFeedActionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private CreateFeedAction $action;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->action = new CreateFeedAction();
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_vrt_feed_with_correct_url(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create(['short_code' => 'en', 'is_active' => true]);
+
+        $feed = $this->action->execute('VRT News', 'vrt', $language->id, 'Test description');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Feed::class, $feed);
+        $this->assertEquals('VRT News', $feed->name);
+        $this->assertEquals('https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/', $feed->url);
+        $this->assertEquals('website', $feed->type);
+        $this->assertEquals('vrt', $feed->provider);
+        $this->assertEquals($language->id, $feed->language_id);
+        $this->assertEquals('Test description', $feed->description);
+        $this->assertTrue($feed->is_active);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_belga_feed_with_correct_url(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create(['short_code' => 'en', 'is_active' => true]);
+
+        $feed = $this->action->execute('Belga News', 'belga', $language->id);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://www.belganewsagency.eu/', $feed->url);
+        $this->assertEquals('rss', $feed->type);
+        $this->assertEquals('belga', $feed->provider);
+        $this->assertNull($feed->description);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_vrt_feed_with_dutch_language(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create(['short_code' => 'nl', 'is_active' => true]);
+
+        $feed = $this->action->execute('VRT Nieuws', 'vrt', $language->id);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/', $feed->url);
+    }
+
+    public function test_returns_existing_feed_for_duplicate_url(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create(['short_code' => 'en', 'is_active' => true]);
+
+        $first = $this->action->execute('VRT News', 'vrt', $language->id);
+        $second = $this->action->execute('VRT News Duplicate', 'vrt', $language->id);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($first->id, $second->id);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, Feed::count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_throws_exception_for_invalid_provider_language_combination(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create(['short_code' => 'fr', 'is_active' => true]);
+
+        $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+
+        $this->action->execute('Feed', 'belga', $language->id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountActionTest.php b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountActionTest.php
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+++ b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreatePlatformAccountActionTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Actions;
+
+use App\Actions\CreatePlatformAccountAction;
+use App\Exceptions\PlatformAuthException;
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
+use App\Models\PlatformInstance;
+use App\Services\Auth\LemmyAuthService;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Mockery;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class CreatePlatformAccountActionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private CreatePlatformAccountAction $action;
+    private LemmyAuthService $lemmyAuthService;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->lemmyAuthService = Mockery::mock(LemmyAuthService::class);
+        $this->action = new CreatePlatformAccountAction($this->lemmyAuthService);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_platform_account_with_new_instance(): void
+    {
+        $this->lemmyAuthService
+            ->shouldReceive('authenticate')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('https://lemmy.world', 'testuser', 'testpass')
+            ->andReturn([
+                'jwt' => 'test-jwt-token',
+                'person_view' => [
+                    'person' => [
+                        'id' => 42,
+                        'display_name' => 'Test User',
+                        'bio' => 'A test bio',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+        $account = $this->action->execute('lemmy.world', 'testuser', 'testpass');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PlatformAccount::class, $account);
+        $this->assertEquals('testuser', $account->username);
+        $this->assertEquals('https://lemmy.world', $account->instance_url);
+        $this->assertEquals('lemmy', $account->platform->value);
+        $this->assertTrue($account->is_active);
+        $this->assertEquals('active', $account->status);
+        $this->assertEquals(42, $account->settings['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Test User', $account->settings['display_name']);
+        $this->assertEquals('A test bio', $account->settings['description']);
+        $this->assertEquals('test-jwt-token', $account->settings['api_token']);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('platform_instances', [
+            'url' => 'https://lemmy.world',
+            'platform' => 'lemmy',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_reuses_existing_platform_instance(): void
+    {
+        $existingInstance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create([
+            'url' => 'https://lemmy.world',
+            'platform' => 'lemmy',
+            'name' => 'Existing Name',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->lemmyAuthService
+            ->shouldReceive('authenticate')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn([
+                'jwt' => 'token',
+                'person_view' => ['person' => ['id' => 1, 'display_name' => null, 'bio' => null]],
+            ]);
+
+        $account = $this->action->execute('lemmy.world', 'user', 'pass');
+
+        $this->assertEquals($existingInstance->id, $account->settings['platform_instance_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, PlatformInstance::where('url', 'https://lemmy.world')->count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_propagates_auth_exception(): void
+    {
+        $this->lemmyAuthService
+            ->shouldReceive('authenticate')
+            ->once()
+            ->andThrow(new PlatformAuthException(\App\Enums\PlatformEnum::LEMMY, 'Invalid credentials'));
+
+        try {
+            $this->action->execute('lemmy.world', 'baduser', 'badpass');
+            $this->fail('Expected PlatformAuthException was not thrown');
+        } catch (PlatformAuthException) {
+            // No instance or account should be created on auth failure
+            $this->assertDatabaseCount('platform_instances', 0);
+            $this->assertDatabaseCount('platform_accounts', 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateRouteActionTest.php b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateRouteActionTest.php
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+++ b/tests/Unit/Actions/CreateRouteActionTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Actions;
+
+use App\Actions\CreateRouteAction;
+use App\Models\Feed;
+use App\Models\Language;
+use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
+use App\Models\Route;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class CreateRouteActionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private CreateRouteAction $action;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->action = new CreateRouteAction();
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_route_with_defaults(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create();
+        $feed = Feed::factory()->language($language)->create();
+        $channel = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+
+        $route = $this->action->execute($feed->id, $channel->id);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Route::class, $route);
+        $this->assertEquals($feed->id, $route->feed_id);
+        $this->assertEquals($channel->id, $route->platform_channel_id);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $route->priority);
+        $this->assertTrue($route->is_active);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_route_with_custom_priority(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create();
+        $feed = Feed::factory()->language($language)->create();
+        $channel = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+
+        $route = $this->action->execute($feed->id, $channel->id, 75);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(75, $route->priority);
+        $this->assertTrue($route->is_active);
+    }
+
+    public function test_creates_inactive_route(): void
+    {
+        $language = Language::factory()->create();
+        $feed = Feed::factory()->language($language)->create();
+        $channel = PlatformChannel::factory()->create();
+
+        $route = $this->action->execute($feed->id, $channel->id, 0, false);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($route->is_active);
+    }
+}