diff --git a/react/package.json b/react/package.json
index f89666a..c5b8d0f 100644
--- a/react/package.json
+++ b/react/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bc-forge/sdk": "file:../sdk"
+    "@bc-forge/sdk": "file:../sdk",
+    "clsx": "^2.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "tsup": "^8.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.0.0"
+    "typescript": "^5.0.0",
+    "vitest": "^2.1.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/react/src/components/Card.stories.tsx b/react/src/components/Card.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b79b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Card.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import { Card } from './Card';
+
+const meta = {
+  title: 'Components/Card',
+  component: Card,
+  tags: ['autodocs'],
+  argTypes: {
+    variant: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['elevated', 'outlined', 'filled'],
+      description: 'Visual style of the card',
+    },
+    size: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['sm', 'md', 'lg'],
+      description: 'Size preset controlling padding',
+    },
+    asChild: {
+      control: 'boolean',
+      description: 'Merge props onto child element instead of wrapping',
+    },
+  },
+} satisfies Meta<typeof Card>;
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const Elevated: Story = {
+  args: {
+    variant: 'elevated',
+    size: 'md',
+    children: 'This is an elevated card with a subtle shadow.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const Outlined: Story = {
+  args: {
+    variant: 'outlined',
+    size: 'md',
+    children: 'This is an outlined card with a border.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const Filled: Story = {
+  args: {
+    variant: 'filled',
+    size: 'md',
+    children: 'This is a filled card with a light background.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const Small: Story = {
+  args: {
+    size: 'sm',
+    children: 'Small card — 16px padding.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const Large: Story = {
+  args: {
+    size: 'lg',
+    children: 'Large card — 32px padding.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const Interactive: Story = {
+  args: {
+    onClick: () => alert('Card clicked'),
+    children: 'Click me — I support keyboard Enter/Space too.',
+  },
+};
+
+export const AsSection: Story = {
+  args: {
+    asChild: true,
+    children: <section>This card renders as a &lt;section&gt; element.</section>,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/react/src/components/Card.test.tsx b/react/src/components/Card.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed7dc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Card.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { Card } from './Card';
+
+describe('Card', () => {
+  it('renders children', () => {
+    render(<Card>Hello World</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Hello World')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders as a div by default', () => {
+    render(<Card>Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Content').tagName).toBe('DIV');
+  });
+
+  it('applies the bc-forge-card class', () => {
+    render(<Card>Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveClass('bc-forge-card');
+  });
+
+  it('merges custom className', () => {
+    render(<Card className="my-card">Content</Card>);
+    const card = screen.getByText('Content');
+    expect(card).toHaveClass('bc-forge-card', 'my-card');
+  });
+
+  it('merges custom style', () => {
+    render(<Card style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Content').style.marginTop).toBe('20px');
+  });
+
+  it.each(['elevated', 'outlined', 'filled'] as const)(
+    'renders %s variant with border-radius',
+    (variant) => {
+      render(<Card variant={variant}>Content</Card>);
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content').style.borderRadius).toBe('8px');
+    },
+  );
+
+  it.each(['sm', 'md', 'lg'] as const)('renders %s size with padding', (size) => {
+    render(<Card size={size}>Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Content').style.padding).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('forwards ref', () => {
+    const ref = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+    render(<Card ref={ref}>Content</Card>);
+    expect(ref.current).toBeInstanceOf(HTMLDivElement);
+    expect(ref.current?.textContent).toBe('Content');
+  });
+
+  it('passes through data attributes', () => {
+    render(<Card data-testid="test-card">Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('test-card')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('passes through aria attributes', () => {
+    render(<Card aria-label="Card label">Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Card label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the id attribute', () => {
+    render(<Card id="my-card">Content</Card>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'my-card');
+  });
+
+  describe('asChild polymorphic behavior', () => {
+    it('renders as the child element type', () => {
+      render(
+        <Card asChild>
+          <article>Content</article>
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      const card = screen.getByText('Content');
+      expect(card.tagName).toBe('ARTICLE');
+      expect(card).toHaveClass('bc-forge-card');
+    });
+
+    it('merges parent and child classNames', () => {
+      render(
+        <Card asChild className="parent-class">
+          <section className="child-class">Content</section>
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveClass(
+        'bc-forge-card',
+        'parent-class',
+        'child-class',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('merges parent and child styles (child wins on conflict)', () => {
+      render(
+        <Card asChild style={{ margin: '10px', padding: '10px' }}>
+          <section style={{ padding: '5px' }}>Content</section>
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      const card = screen.getByText('Content');
+      expect(card.style.margin).toBe('10px');
+      expect(card.style.padding).toBe('5px');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('interactive (onClick provided)', () => {
+    it('calls onClick when clicked', () => {
+      const handleClick = vi.fn();
+      render(<Card onClick={handleClick}>Content</Card>);
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Content'));
+      expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('calls onClick on Enter keydown', () => {
+      const handleClick = vi.fn();
+      render(<Card onClick={handleClick}>Content</Card>);
+      fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByText('Content'), { key: 'Enter' });
+      expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('calls onClick on Space keydown', () => {
+      const handleClick = vi.fn();
+      render(<Card onClick={handleClick}>Content</Card>);
+      fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByText('Content'), { key: ' ' });
+      expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('does not call onClick on other keys', () => {
+      const handleClick = vi.fn();
+      render(<Card onClick={handleClick}>Content</Card>);
+      fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByText('Content'), { key: 'Escape' });
+      expect(handleClick).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('calls onKeyDown in addition to onClick', () => {
+      const handleClick = vi.fn();
+      const handleKeyDown = vi.fn();
+      render(
+        <Card onClick={handleClick} onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}>
+          Content
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByText('Content'), { key: 'Enter' });
+      expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(handleKeyDown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('sets role="button" by default', () => {
+      render(<Card onClick={() => {}}>Content</Card>);
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveAttribute('role', 'button');
+    });
+
+    it('sets tabIndex={0} by default', () => {
+      render(<Card onClick={() => {}}>Content</Card>);
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+    });
+
+    it('respects a custom role override', () => {
+      render(
+        <Card onClick={() => {}} role="link">
+          Content
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveAttribute('role', 'link');
+    });
+
+    it('respects a custom tabIndex override', () => {
+      render(
+        <Card onClick={() => {}} tabIndex={3}>
+          Content
+        </Card>,
+      );
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '3');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('non-interactive (no onClick)', () => {
+    it('does not set role', () => {
+      render(<Card>Content</Card>);
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).not.toHaveAttribute('role');
+    });
+
+    it('does not set tabIndex', () => {
+      render(<Card>Content</Card>);
+      expect(screen.getByText('Content')).not.toHaveAttribute('tabindex');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/react/src/components/Card.tsx b/react/src/components/Card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a7202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import React, { forwardRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { clsx } from 'clsx';
+import { Slot } from './Slot';
+
+export type CardVariant = 'elevated' | 'outlined' | 'filled';
+export type CardSize = 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
+
+export interface CardProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
+  /** Visual style variant of the card. @default 'elevated' */
+  variant?: CardVariant;
+  /** Size preset controlling padding. @default 'md' */
+  size?: CardSize;
+  /** When true, the card merges its props onto the single child element instead of rendering a wrapper div. */
+  asChild?: boolean;
+}
+
+const variantStyles: Record<CardVariant, React.CSSProperties> = {
+  elevated: {
+    backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
+    boxShadow:
+      '0 1px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 1px 2px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)',
+  },
+  outlined: {
+    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
+    border: '1px solid #e2e8f0',
+  },
+  filled: {
+    backgroundColor: '#f8fafc',
+    borderRadius: '8px',
+  },
+};
+
+const sizeStyles: Record<CardSize, React.CSSProperties> = {
+  sm: { padding: '16px' },
+  md: { padding: '24px' },
+  lg: { padding: '32px' },
+};
+
+export const Card = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CardProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      variant = 'elevated',
+      size = 'md',
+      asChild = false,
+      className,
+      style,
+      onClick,
+      onKeyDown,
+      tabIndex,
+      role,
+      children,
+      ...props
+    },
+    ref,
+  ) => {
+    const isInteractive = !!onClick;
+
+    const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+      (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+        onKeyDown?.(event);
+        if (onClick && (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ')) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          onClick(event as unknown as React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>);
+        }
+      },
+      [onClick, onKeyDown],
+    );
+
+    const mergedStyle = {
+      ...variantStyles[variant],
+      ...sizeStyles[size],
+      ...style,
+    };
+
+    const mergedClassName = clsx('bc-forge-card', className);
+
+    const commonProps = {
+      ref,
+      className: mergedClassName,
+      style: mergedStyle,
+      onClick,
+      onKeyDown: isInteractive ? handleKeyDown : onKeyDown,
+      tabIndex: isInteractive ? (tabIndex ?? 0) : tabIndex,
+      role: isInteractive ? (role ?? 'button') : role,
+      ...props,
+    };
+
+    if (asChild) {
+      return <Slot {...commonProps}>{children}</Slot>;
+    }
+
+    return <div {...commonProps}>{children}</div>;
+  },
+);
+
+Card.displayName = 'Card';
diff --git a/react/src/components/Slot.tsx b/react/src/components/Slot.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..836798b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Slot.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface SlotProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+export const Slot = React.forwardRef<HTMLElement, SlotProps>(
+  ({ children, ...props }, ref) => {
+    if (React.isValidElement(children)) {
+      const childProps = children.props as Record<string, unknown>;
+      const mergedStyle = {
+        ...(props.style as React.CSSProperties || {}),
+        ...(childProps.style as React.CSSProperties || {}),
+      };
+
+      const mergedClassName = [props.className, childProps.className]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(' ');
+
+      return React.cloneElement(children, {
+        ...props,
+        style: mergedStyle,
+        className: mergedClassName || undefined,
+        ref: (node: HTMLElement) => {
+          const childRef = (children as unknown as { ref?: React.Ref<HTMLElement> }).ref;
+          if (typeof ref === 'function') ref(node);
+          else if (ref) (ref as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>).current = node;
+          if (typeof childRef === 'function') childRef(node);
+          else if (childRef) (childRef as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>).current = node;
+        },
+      } as React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>);
+    }
+
+    return <>{children}</>;
+  },
+);
+
+Slot.displayName = 'Slot';
diff --git a/react/src/test/setup.ts b/react/src/test/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b0828b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/test/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
diff --git a/react/vitest.config.ts b/react/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fc850c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    environment: 'jsdom',
+    globals: true,
+    setupFiles: ['./src/test/setup.ts'],
+  },
+});