diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts
index 33baa92..6e050d7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export const publishCommand = command({
 			ignorePatterns: config.ignore,
 			slugField: config.frontmatter?.slugField,
 			removeIndexFromSlug: config.removeIndexFromSlug,
+			stripDatePrefix: config.stripDatePrefix,
 		});
 		s.stop(`Found ${posts.length} posts`);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/sync.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/sync.ts
index 36d9602..dd1ea5b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/sync.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export const syncCommand = command({
 			ignorePatterns: config.ignore,
 			slugField: config.frontmatter?.slugField,
 			removeIndexFromSlug: config.removeIndexFromSlug,
+			stripDatePrefix: config.stripDatePrefix,
 		});
 		s.stop(`Found ${localPosts.length} local posts`);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/config.ts
index 030d8d4..a64785e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export function generateConfigTemplate(options: {
 	frontmatter?: FrontmatterMapping;
 	ignore?: string[];
 	removeIndexFromSlug?: boolean;
+	stripDatePrefix?: boolean;
 	textContentField?: string;
 	bluesky?: BlueskyConfig;
 }): string {
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ export function generateConfigTemplate(options: {
 		config.removeIndexFromSlug = options.removeIndexFromSlug;
 	}
 
+	if (options.stripDatePrefix) {
+		config.stripDatePrefix = options.stripDatePrefix;
+	}
+
 	if (options.textContentField) {
 		config.textContentField = options.textContentField;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/markdown.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/markdown.ts
index 73883ea..e7d3a6f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/markdown.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/markdown.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export function getSlugFromFilename(filename: string): string {
 export interface SlugOptions {
 	slugField?: string;
 	removeIndexFromSlug?: boolean;
+	stripDatePrefix?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function getSlugFromOptions(
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ export function getSlugFromOptions(
 	rawFrontmatter: Record<string, unknown>,
 	options: SlugOptions = {},
 ): string {
-	const { slugField, removeIndexFromSlug = false } = options;
+	const { slugField, removeIndexFromSlug = false, stripDatePrefix = false } = options;
 
 	let slug: string;
 
@@ -218,6 +219,11 @@ export function getSlugFromOptions(
 		slug = slug.replace(/\/_?index$/, "");
 	}
 
+	// Strip Jekyll-style date prefix (YYYY-MM-DD-) from filename
+	if (stripDatePrefix) {
+		slug = slug.replace(/(^|\/)(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})-/g, "$1");
+	}
+
 	return slug;
 }
 
@@ -243,6 +249,7 @@ export interface ScanOptions {
 	ignorePatterns?: string[];
 	slugField?: string;
 	removeIndexFromSlug?: boolean;
+	stripDatePrefix?: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function scanContentDirectory(
@@ -274,6 +281,7 @@ export async function scanContentDirectory(
 		ignorePatterns: ignore = [],
 		slugField,
 		removeIndexFromSlug,
+		stripDatePrefix,
 	} = options;
 
 	const patterns = ["**/*.md", "**/*.mdx"];
@@ -302,6 +310,7 @@ export async function scanContentDirectory(
 				const slug = getSlugFromOptions(relativePath, rawFrontmatter, {
 					slugField,
 					removeIndexFromSlug,
+					stripDatePrefix,
 				});
 
 				posts.push({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/types.ts
index 16888be..3707cd4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export interface PublisherConfig {
 	frontmatter?: FrontmatterMapping; // Custom frontmatter field mappings
 	ignore?: string[]; // Glob patterns for files to ignore (e.g., ["_index.md", "**/drafts/**"])
 	removeIndexFromSlug?: boolean; // Remove "/index" or "/_index" suffix from paths (default: false)
+	stripDatePrefix?: boolean; // Remove YYYY-MM-DD- prefix from filenames (Jekyll-style, default: false)
 	textContentField?: string; // Frontmatter field to use for textContent instead of markdown body
 	bluesky?: BlueskyConfig; // Optional Bluesky posting configuration
 }