diff --git a/insta-lab/app/selection_judge.py b/insta-lab/app/selection_judge.py
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+"""Claude Haiku 일괄 카드가치 판단. 실패/미설정 시 빈 dict (graceful)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+from anthropic import Anthropic
+
+from .config import ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_MODEL_HAIKU
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PROMPT = """다음 인스타 카드뉴스 후보 키워드들을 카드로 만들 가치(흥미·시의성·정보성)와
+리스크(민감·논란)를 종합해 0~1 점수로 평가해라. 코드펜스 없이 JSON 배열로만 출력:
+[{{"keyword_id": <id>, "score": <0~1>}}, ...]
+
+후보:
+{items}"""
+
+
+def _strip_codefence(s: str) -> str:
+    s = s.strip()
+    if s.startswith("```"):
+        s = re.sub(r"^```(?:json)?\s*|\s*```$", "", s).strip()
+    return s
+
+
+def parse_judge_response(raw: str) -> Dict[int, float]:
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(_strip_codefence(raw))
+        return {int(d["keyword_id"]): float(d["score"]) for d in data}
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("judge 응답 파싱 실패")
+        return {}
+
+
+def judge_candidates(candidates: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[int, float]:
+    if not ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or not candidates:
+        return {}
+    items = "\n".join(f'- id={c["id"]}: {c["keyword"]} ({c["category"]})' for c in candidates)
+    try:
+        client = Anthropic(api_key=ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
+        resp = client.messages.create(
+            model=ANTHROPIC_MODEL_HAIKU, max_tokens=512,
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": PROMPT.format(items=items)}],
+        )
+        return parse_judge_response(resp.content[0].text)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("judge_candidates 호출 실패")
+        return {}
diff --git a/insta-lab/tests/test_selection_judge.py b/insta-lab/tests/test_selection_judge.py
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+from app import selection_judge
+
+
+def test_parse_judge_response_ok():
+    raw = '[{"keyword_id": 1, "score": 0.8}, {"keyword_id": 2, "score": 0.3}]'
+    assert selection_judge.parse_judge_response(raw) == {1: 0.8, 2: 0.3}
+
+
+def test_parse_judge_response_codefence():
+    raw = '```json\n[{"keyword_id": 5, "score": 0.5}]\n```'
+    assert selection_judge.parse_judge_response(raw) == {5: 0.5}
+
+
+def test_parse_judge_response_garbage_returns_empty():
+    assert selection_judge.parse_judge_response("not json") == {}
+
+
+def test_judge_candidates_no_key_returns_empty(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(selection_judge, "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "")
+    assert selection_judge.judge_candidates([{"id": 1, "keyword": "x", "category": "economy"}]) == {}