diff --git a/.changeset/fix-terms-get-slug-resolution.md b/.changeset/fix-terms-get-slug-resolution.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c585cae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-terms-get-slug-resolution.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"emdash": patch
+---
+
+Fixes `GET /_emdash/api/content/{collection}/{id}/terms/{taxonomy}` returning an empty list when the entry is addressed by its slug. Term assignments are stored under the canonical entry ID, and the POST handler already resolves a slug to that ID before writing; the GET handler now performs the same resolution before reading, so a slug-addressed request returns the assigned terms instead of an empty list.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/astro/routes/api/content/[collection]/[id]/terms/[taxonomy].ts b/packages/core/src/astro/routes/api/content/[collection]/[id]/terms/[taxonomy].ts
index af76d5ee1..b6d1fb812 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/astro/routes/api/content/[collection]/[id]/terms/[taxonomy].ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/astro/routes/api/content/[collection]/[id]/terms/[taxonomy].ts
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ export const GET: APIRoute = async ({ params, locals }) => {
 
 	try {
 		const repo = new TaxonomyRepository(emdash.db);
-		const terms = await repo.getTermsForEntry(collection, id, taxonomy);
+		// The URL `id` may be a slug. Term rows are keyed by the canonical
+		// content ULID — the POST handler resolves the slug and stores under
+		// that ULID, so the read must resolve it too. Without this, a request
+		// addressed by slug looks up assignments under the slug, finds none,
+		// and returns an empty list even though the term is assigned (#1045).
+		const existing = await emdash.handleContentGet(collection, id);
+		const canonicalId = existing.success ? (existing.data?.item.id ?? id) : id;
+		const terms = await repo.getTermsForEntry(collection, canonicalId, taxonomy);
 
 		return apiSuccess({
 			terms: terms.map((t) => ({
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/integration/astro/content-terms-slug-resolution.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/integration/astro/content-terms-slug-resolution.test.ts
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index 000000000..abee88e54
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+++ b/packages/core/tests/integration/astro/content-terms-slug-resolution.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/**
+ * Slug resolution on the content-taxonomy association endpoint.
+ *
+ * `content_taxonomies` rows are keyed by the canonical content ULID. The POST
+ * handler resolves the URL `id` segment (which may be a slug) to that ULID via
+ * `handleContentGet` before writing. The GET handler must perform the same
+ * resolution before reading — otherwise a request addressed by slug looks up
+ * assignments under the slug, finds none, and returns an empty list even
+ * though the term is assigned.
+ *
+ * Regression test for #1045 (GET did not resolve slug -> canonical ULID).
+ */
+
+import type { APIContext } from "astro";
+import type { Kysely } from "kysely";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+	GET as getTerms,
+	POST as postTerms,
+} from "../../../src/astro/routes/api/content/[collection]/[id]/terms/[taxonomy].js";
+import { TaxonomyRepository } from "../../../src/database/repositories/taxonomy.js";
+import type { Database } from "../../../src/database/types.js";
+import { createTestRuntime, handlersFromRuntime } from "../../utils/mcp-runtime.js";
+import { setupTestDatabaseWithCollections, teardownTestDatabase } from "../../utils/test-db.js";
+
+type Handlers = ReturnType<typeof handlersFromRuntime>;
+type TermsBody = { data: { terms: Array<{ slug: string }> } };
+
+// RoleLevel 50 = ADMIN — satisfies content:read and content:edit_any.
+const ADMIN = { id: "user_admin", email: "admin@example.com", name: "Admin", role: 50 as const };
+
+function buildContext(opts: {
+	emdash: Handlers;
+	params: { collection: string; id: string; taxonomy: string };
+	request: Request;
+}): APIContext {
+	return {
+		params: opts.params,
+		url: new URL(opts.request.url),
+		request: opts.request,
+		locals: { emdash: opts.emdash, user: ADMIN },
+		// eslint-disable-next-line typescript/no-unsafe-type-assertion -- minimal stub for tests
+	} as unknown as APIContext;
+}
+
+describe("content terms endpoint — slug resolution (#1045)", () => {
+	let db: Kysely<Database>;
+	let emdash: Handlers;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		db = await setupTestDatabaseWithCollections();
+		emdash = handlersFromRuntime(createTestRuntime(db));
+	});
+
+	afterEach(async () => {
+		await teardownTestDatabase(db);
+	});
+
+	it("GET returns assigned terms when the entry is addressed by slug", async () => {
+		const taxRepo = new TaxonomyRepository(db);
+		const term = await taxRepo.create({ name: "tag", slug: "pakistan", label: "Pakistan" });
+
+		const created = await emdash.handleContentCreate("post", {
+			data: { title: "eSIM Pakistan" },
+			slug: "esim-pakistan",
+		});
+		expect(created.success).toBe(true);
+
+		const resolved = await emdash.handleContentGet("post", "esim-pakistan");
+		const postId = resolved.data?.item.id;
+		if (typeof postId !== "string") throw new Error("expected created post to have an id");
+
+		// Assign the term via POST addressed by slug. POST already resolves the
+		// slug to the ULID, so the row lands under `postId`.
+		const postRes = await postTerms(
+			buildContext({
+				emdash,
+				params: { collection: "post", id: "esim-pakistan", taxonomy: "tag" },
+				request: new Request("http://localhost/_emdash/api/content/post/esim-pakistan/terms/tag", {
+					method: "POST",
+					headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+					body: JSON.stringify({ termIds: [term.id] }),
+				}),
+			}),
+		);
+		expect(postRes.status).toBe(200);
+
+		// Control: GET by canonical ULID resolves trivially and returns the term.
+		const byId = await getTerms(
+			buildContext({
+				emdash,
+				params: { collection: "post", id: postId, taxonomy: "tag" },
+				request: new Request(`http://localhost/_emdash/api/content/post/${postId}/terms/tag`),
+			}),
+		);
+		expect(byId.status).toBe(200);
+		const byIdBody = (await byId.json()) as TermsBody;
+		expect(byIdBody.data.terms.map((t) => t.slug)).toEqual(["pakistan"]);
+
+		// Regression: GET by slug must resolve to the same ULID and return the term.
+		const bySlug = await getTerms(
+			buildContext({
+				emdash,
+				params: { collection: "post", id: "esim-pakistan", taxonomy: "tag" },
+				request: new Request("http://localhost/_emdash/api/content/post/esim-pakistan/terms/tag"),
+			}),
+		);
+		expect(bySlug.status).toBe(200);
+		const bySlugBody = (await bySlug.json()) as TermsBody;
+		expect(bySlugBody.data.terms.map((t) => t.slug)).toEqual(["pakistan"]);
+	});
+});