diff --git a/apps/worker/src/pricing-refresh-worker.js b/apps/worker/src/pricing-refresh-worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a81626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/worker/src/pricing-refresh-worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+export async function runPricingRefreshJob({ job, providerRegistry, pricingService }) {
+  if (!job || job.type !== 'PRICING_REFRESH') {
+    throw new Error('Unsupported pricing refresh job.');
+  }
+
+  const provider = providerRegistry?.get(job.providerId);
+  if (!provider) {
+    return {
+      ...job,
+      status: 'FAILED',
+      error: 'Pricing provider is not configured.',
+      failedAt: new Date(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const observations = await provider.observe({
+      inventoryItemId: job.inventoryItemId,
+      productId: job.productId,
+      conditionId: job.conditionId,
+    });
+    const savedObservations = [];
+    for (const observation of observations) {
+      savedObservations.push(await pricingService.addObservation({
+        sellerId: job.sellerId,
+        ...observation,
+        providerId: provider.id,
+        inventoryItemId: job.inventoryItemId,
+        productId: job.productId,
+        conditionId: job.conditionId,
+      }));
+    }
+    const valuation = await pricingService.calculate({
+      sellerId: job.sellerId,
+      inventoryItemId: job.inventoryItemId,
+    });
+
+    return {
+      ...job,
+      status: 'COMPLETED',
+      observations: savedObservations,
+      valuation,
+      completedAt: new Date(),
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      ...job,
+      status: 'FAILED',
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Pricing refresh failed.',
+      failedAt: new Date(),
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/worker/tests/pricing-refresh-worker.test.js b/apps/worker/tests/pricing-refresh-worker.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afee7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/worker/tests/pricing-refresh-worker.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+
+import { createPricingProvider, createPricingProviderRegistry } from '../../api/src/modules/pricing/providers/pricing-provider.js';
+import { runPricingRefreshJob } from '../src/pricing-refresh-worker.js';
+
+test('completes a pricing refresh through the provider and pricing service boundaries', async () => {
+  const providerRegistry = createPricingProviderRegistry([
+    createPricingProvider({
+      id: 'fixture-provider',
+      async observe() {
+        return [{ priceMinor: 2500, sourceIdentifier: 'fixture-1' }];
+      },
+    }),
+  ]);
+  const saved = [];
+  const result = await runPricingRefreshJob({
+    job: {
+      id: 'job-1',
+      type: 'PRICING_REFRESH',
+      providerId: 'fixture-provider',
+      sellerId: 'seller-1',
+      productId: 'product-1',
+      inventoryItemId: 'inventory-1',
+      conditionId: 'condition-1',
+    },
+    providerRegistry,
+    pricingService: {
+      async addObservation(input) { saved.push(input); return input; },
+      async calculate() { return { valuation: { valueMinor: 2500 } }; },
+    },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(result.status, 'COMPLETED');
+  assert.equal(result.valuation.valuation.valueMinor, 2500);
+  assert.equal(saved[0].providerId, 'fixture-provider');
+});
+
+test('fails a refresh clearly when a provider is unavailable', async () => {
+  const result = await runPricingRefreshJob({
+    job: { id: 'job-2', type: 'PRICING_REFRESH', providerId: 'missing' },
+    providerRegistry: createPricingProviderRegistry(),
+    pricingService: {},
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(result.status, 'FAILED');
+  assert.match(result.error, /not configured/);
+});
diff --git a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
index f8146e6..d02c95c 100644
--- a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Work through one bounded vertical slice at a time. The linked documentation rema
 - No initial User/Seller is provisioned in the development database yet. Run `npm run provision:admin` after setting its required local `.env` variables.
 - Listings are partially implemented: draft creation, seller-scoped reads, publication gating, lifecycle writes, archive behavior, sold/archived inventory checks, and item-owned image metadata are complete; storage-backed processing remains.
 - Concrete provider adapters, asynchronous pricing refresh transport, richer exports/settings, full integration CI services, and deployment/backup automation remain incomplete to varying degrees.
+- The pricing refresh worker boundary now has explicit completed/failed outcomes and routes provider observations through the pricing service; persistent refresh-job storage and a configured external provider remain deployment work.
 - `npm install` currently reports dependency audit findings. Review and remediate them before production deployment; do not use `npm audit fix --force` without reviewing its changes.
 
 ## Local Commands
diff --git a/docs/PRICING.md b/docs/PRICING.md
index 244746f..c35be2b 100644
--- a/docs/PRICING.md
+++ b/docs/PRICING.md
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ Refresh:
 
 Bulk refresh runs through BullMQ in the worker.
 
+The worker-side refresh boundary is implemented with explicit `COMPLETED` and
+`FAILED` outcomes. It resolves a registered provider, persists normalized
+observations through the pricing service, and recalculates the valuation. A
+provider that is missing or fails does not produce a fabricated value. Durable
+refresh-job storage and external provider configuration remain deployment work.
+
 Provider failure should not invalidate other valid observations. The failed provider is recorded for admin diagnostics.
 
 ## Overrides