diff --git a/src/events/bus.test.ts b/src/events/bus.test.ts
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/bus.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { createEventBus, getEventBus, setEventBus, resetEventBus } from "./bus.js";
+import { topicMatches } from "./types.js";
+import type { EventBus, EventEnvelope } from "./types.js";
+
+describe("topicMatches", () => {
+  it("matches exact topics", () => {
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.message.received", "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.message.received", "channel.message.sent")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches single segment wildcard (*)", () => {
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.*.received", "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.*.received", "channel.status.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.*.received", "channel.message.sent")).toBe(false);
+    expect(topicMatches("*.message.received", "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.message.*", "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches multi-segment wildcard (#)", () => {
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#", "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#", "channel.status.changed")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#", "channel")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("#", "anything.at.all")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("agent.#", "channel.message.received")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("handles # in middle of pattern", () => {
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#.completed", "channel.message.send.completed")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#.completed", "channel.completed")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel.#.completed", "channel.message.failed")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("handles empty segments correctly", () => {
+    expect(topicMatches("channel", "channel")).toBe(true);
+    expect(topicMatches("channel", "channel.message")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("EventBus", () => {
+  let bus: EventBus;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    bus = createEventBus();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    bus.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  describe("basic emit and subscribe", () => {
+    it("delivers events to subscribers", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: { data: "hello" } });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(received[0].topic).toBe("test.event");
+      expect(received[0].payload).toEqual({ data: "hello" });
+    });
+
+    it("assigns sequence numbers", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 1 });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 2 });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 3 });
+
+      expect(received[0].seq).toBe(1);
+      expect(received[1].seq).toBe(2);
+      expect(received[2].seq).toBe(3);
+    });
+
+    it("assigns timestamps", () => {
+      const before = Date.now();
+      const event = bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+      const after = Date.now();
+
+      expect(event.ts).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(before);
+      expect(event.ts).toBeLessThanOrEqual(after);
+    });
+
+    it("preserves correlationId and source", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({
+        topic: "test.event",
+        payload: {},
+        correlationId: "corr-123",
+        source: "test-source",
+      });
+
+      expect(received[0].correlationId).toBe("corr-123");
+      expect(received[0].source).toBe("test-source");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("pattern matching", () => {
+    it("delivers to wildcard subscribers", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("channel.*.*", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "channel.message.received", payload: {} });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "channel.status.changed", payload: {} });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "agent.run.started", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    it("delivers to multi-segment wildcard subscribers", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("channel.#", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "channel.message.received", payload: {} });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "channel.status.changed.error", payload: {} });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "agent.run.started", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("subscription management", () => {
+    it("unsubscribes correctly", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      const sub = bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 1 });
+      sub.unsubscribe();
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 2 });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("once() unsubscribes after first event", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.once("test.event", (event) => {
+        received.push(event);
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 1 });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 2 });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("unsubscribeAll removes all handlers for pattern", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => received.push({} as EventEnvelope));
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => received.push({} as EventEnvelope));
+      bus.subscribe("other.event", () => received.push({} as EventEnvelope));
+
+      const count = bus.unsubscribeAll("test.event");
+
+      expect(count).toBe(2);
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it("reports subscription count", () => {
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(0);
+
+      const sub1 = bus.subscribe("test.event", () => {});
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(1);
+
+      const sub2 = bus.subscribe("test.event", () => {});
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(2);
+
+      sub1.unsubscribe();
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(1);
+
+      sub2.unsubscribe();
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it("reports hasSubscribers correctly", () => {
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("test.event")).toBe(false);
+
+      const sub = bus.subscribe("test.event", () => {});
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("test.event")).toBe(true);
+
+      sub.unsubscribe();
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("test.event")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("hasSubscribers considers wildcard patterns", () => {
+      bus.subscribe("test.#", () => {});
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("test.event")).toBe(true);
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("test.event.deep")).toBe(true);
+      expect(bus.hasSubscribers("other.event")).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("filtering", () => {
+    it("filters by sessionKey", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => received.push(event), {
+        sessionKey: "session-1",
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 1, sessionKey: "session-1" });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 2, sessionKey: "session-2" });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 3 });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(received[0].payload).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it("filters by source", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => received.push(event), {
+        source: "agent",
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 1, source: "agent" });
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: 2, source: "channel" });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(received[0].payload).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("priority ordering", () => {
+    it("executes higher priority handlers first", () => {
+      const order: number[] = [];
+
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => order.push(1), { priority: 1 });
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => order.push(10), { priority: 10 });
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => order.push(5), { priority: 5 });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(order).toEqual([10, 5, 1]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("error handling", () => {
+    it("isolates handler errors by default", () => {
+      const received: EventEnvelope[] = [];
+
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => {
+        throw new Error("Handler error");
+      });
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", (event) => received.push(event));
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(received).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("propagates errors when configured", () => {
+      bus.subscribe(
+        "test.event",
+        () => {
+          throw new Error("Handler error");
+        },
+        { propagateErrors: true },
+      );
+
+      expect(() => bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} })).toThrow("Handler error");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("async handlers", () => {
+    it("emitAsync waits for all handlers", async () => {
+      const completed: number[] = [];
+
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", async () => {
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
+        completed.push(1);
+      });
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", async () => {
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+        completed.push(2);
+      });
+
+      await bus.emitAsync({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(completed).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    it("emit does not wait for async handlers", () => {
+      let completed = false;
+
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", async () => {
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
+        completed = true;
+      });
+
+      bus.emit({ topic: "test.event", payload: {} });
+
+      expect(completed).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("shutdown", () => {
+    it("clears all subscriptions", () => {
+      bus.subscribe("test.event", () => {});
+      bus.subscribe("other.event", () => {});
+
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(2);
+
+      bus.shutdown();
+
+      expect(bus.subscriptionCount()).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it("rejects new operations after shutdown", () => {
+      bus.shutdown();
+
+      expect(() => bus.emit({ topic: "test", payload: {} })).toThrow("EventBus is shut down");
+      expect(() => bus.subscribe("test", () => {})).toThrow("EventBus is shut down");
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("singleton management", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetEventBus();
+  });
+
+  it("getEventBus returns same instance", () => {
+    const bus1 = getEventBus();
+    const bus2 = getEventBus();
+    expect(bus1).toBe(bus2);
+  });
+
+  it("setEventBus replaces default", () => {
+    const custom = createEventBus();
+    setEventBus(custom);
+    expect(getEventBus()).toBe(custom);
+    custom.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it("resetEventBus creates new instance", () => {
+    const bus1 = getEventBus();
+    resetEventBus();
+    const bus2 = getEventBus();
+    expect(bus1).not.toBe(bus2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/events/bus.ts b/src/events/bus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84660c35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/bus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
+/**
+ * Event Bus - In-Process Implementation
+ *
+ * A high-performance, type-safe event bus for Moltbot.
+ * Supports topic patterns, priority ordering, and async handlers.
+ */
+
+import type {
+  EventBus,
+  EventBusConfig,
+  EventEnvelope,
+  EventHandler,
+  EventInput,
+  Subscription,
+  SubscribeOptions,
+  TopicPattern,
+} from "./types.js";
+import { topicMatches } from "./types.js";
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Internal Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+type InternalSubscription = {
+  id: string;
+  pattern: TopicPattern;
+  handler: EventHandler<EventEnvelope>;
+  options: SubscribeOptions;
+  once: boolean;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Implementation
+// ============================================================================
+
+let subscriptionIdCounter = 0;
+
+function generateSubscriptionId(): string {
+  return `sub_${++subscriptionIdCounter}_${Date.now().toString(36)}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an in-process event bus
+ */
+export function createEventBus(config: EventBusConfig = {}): EventBus {
+  const {
+    store,
+    maxConcurrency = 10,
+    handlerTimeout = 30_000,
+    logger = {
+      error: console.error,
+      warn: console.warn,
+      debug: () => {},
+    },
+  } = config;
+
+  let seq = 0;
+  let isShutdown = false;
+
+  // Subscriptions indexed by pattern for efficient lookup
+  const subscriptions = new Map<string, InternalSubscription>();
+  // Cache of patterns for faster matching
+  const patternCache = new Set<TopicPattern>();
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Subscription Management
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const subscribe = <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options: SubscribeOptions = {},
+  ): Subscription => {
+    if (isShutdown) {
+      throw new Error("EventBus is shut down");
+    }
+
+    const id = generateSubscriptionId();
+    const sub: InternalSubscription = {
+      id,
+      pattern,
+      handler: handler as EventHandler<EventEnvelope>,
+      options,
+      once: false,
+    };
+
+    subscriptions.set(id, sub);
+    patternCache.add(pattern);
+
+    logger.debug(`Subscribed ${id} to pattern "${pattern}"`);
+
+    return {
+      id,
+      pattern,
+      unsubscribe: () => unsubscribe(id),
+    };
+  };
+
+  const once = <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options: SubscribeOptions = {},
+  ): Subscription => {
+    const id = generateSubscriptionId();
+    const sub: InternalSubscription = {
+      id,
+      pattern,
+      handler: handler as EventHandler<EventEnvelope>,
+      options,
+      once: true,
+    };
+
+    subscriptions.set(id, sub);
+    patternCache.add(pattern);
+
+    return {
+      id,
+      pattern,
+      unsubscribe: () => unsubscribe(id),
+    };
+  };
+
+  const unsubscribe = (subscriptionId: string): boolean => {
+    const sub = subscriptions.get(subscriptionId);
+    if (!sub) return false;
+
+    subscriptions.delete(subscriptionId);
+
+    // Rebuild pattern cache if needed
+    let patternStillUsed = false;
+    for (const s of subscriptions.values()) {
+      if (s.pattern === sub.pattern) {
+        patternStillUsed = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!patternStillUsed) {
+      patternCache.delete(sub.pattern);
+    }
+
+    logger.debug(`Unsubscribed ${subscriptionId} from pattern "${sub.pattern}"`);
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  const unsubscribeAll = (pattern: TopicPattern): number => {
+    let count = 0;
+    for (const [id, sub] of subscriptions) {
+      if (sub.pattern === pattern) {
+        subscriptions.delete(id);
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    if (count > 0) {
+      patternCache.delete(pattern);
+    }
+    return count;
+  };
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Event Emission
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const findMatchingSubscriptions = (
+    topic: string,
+    sessionKey?: string,
+    source?: string,
+  ): InternalSubscription[] => {
+    const matching: InternalSubscription[] = [];
+
+    for (const sub of subscriptions.values()) {
+      // Check topic pattern match
+      if (!topicMatches(sub.pattern, topic)) continue;
+
+      // Check session key filter
+      if (sub.options.sessionKey && sub.options.sessionKey !== sessionKey) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Check source filter
+      if (sub.options.source && sub.options.source !== source) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      matching.push(sub);
+    }
+
+    // Sort by priority (higher first)
+    matching.sort((a, b) => (b.options.priority ?? 0) - (a.options.priority ?? 0));
+
+    return matching;
+  };
+
+  const executeHandler = async (sub: InternalSubscription, event: EventEnvelope): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const result = sub.handler(event);
+      if (result instanceof Promise) {
+        // Apply timeout
+        await Promise.race([
+          result,
+          new Promise<void>((_, reject) =>
+            setTimeout(
+              () => reject(new Error(`Handler timeout after ${handlerTimeout}ms`)),
+              handlerTimeout,
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (sub.options.propagateErrors) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      logger.error(`Event handler error for "${event.topic}" (sub: ${sub.id}): ${String(err)}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const emit = <T extends string, P>(input: EventInput<T, P>): EventEnvelope<T, P> => {
+    if (isShutdown) {
+      throw new Error("EventBus is shut down");
+    }
+
+    const event: EventEnvelope<T, P> = {
+      ...input,
+      seq: ++seq,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    const matching = findMatchingSubscriptions(event.topic, event.sessionKey, event.source);
+
+    // Track once-subscriptions to remove
+    const toRemove: string[] = [];
+
+    for (const sub of matching) {
+      if (sub.once) {
+        toRemove.push(sub.id);
+      }
+
+      // Execute sync, fire-and-forget for async
+      try {
+        const result = sub.handler(event);
+        if (result instanceof Promise) {
+          // Don't await - fire and forget
+          result.catch((err) => {
+            if (sub.options.propagateErrors) {
+              // Can't propagate from fire-and-forget, log instead
+              logger.error(
+                `Async handler error for "${event.topic}" (sub: ${sub.id}): ${String(err)}`,
+              );
+            } else {
+              logger.error(
+                `Event handler error for "${event.topic}" (sub: ${sub.id}): ${String(err)}`,
+              );
+            }
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (sub.options.propagateErrors) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+        logger.error(`Event handler error for "${event.topic}" (sub: ${sub.id}): ${String(err)}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Remove once-subscriptions
+    for (const id of toRemove) {
+      unsubscribe(id);
+    }
+
+    // Persist if store configured (async, don't block emit)
+    if (store) {
+      store.append(event).catch((err) => {
+        logger.error(`Failed to persist event ${event.seq}: ${String(err)}`);
+      });
+    }
+
+    return event;
+  };
+
+  const emitAsync = async <T extends string, P>(
+    input: EventInput<T, P>,
+  ): Promise<EventEnvelope<T, P>> => {
+    if (isShutdown) {
+      throw new Error("EventBus is shut down");
+    }
+
+    const event: EventEnvelope<T, P> = {
+      ...input,
+      seq: ++seq,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    const matching = findMatchingSubscriptions(event.topic, event.sessionKey, event.source);
+
+    // Track once-subscriptions to remove
+    const toRemove: string[] = [];
+
+    // Execute handlers with concurrency limit
+    const pending: Promise<void>[] = [];
+    let running = 0;
+
+    for (const sub of matching) {
+      if (sub.once) {
+        toRemove.push(sub.id);
+      }
+
+      // Wait if at concurrency limit
+      while (running >= maxConcurrency) {
+        await Promise.race(pending);
+      }
+
+      running++;
+      const p = executeHandler(sub, event).finally(() => {
+        running--;
+        const idx = pending.indexOf(p);
+        if (idx !== -1) void pending.splice(idx, 1);
+      });
+      pending.push(p);
+    }
+
+    // Wait for all remaining handlers
+    await Promise.all(pending);
+
+    // Remove once-subscriptions
+    for (const id of toRemove) {
+      unsubscribe(id);
+    }
+
+    // Persist if store configured
+    if (store) {
+      await store.append(event);
+    }
+
+    return event;
+  };
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Utilities
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const getSeq = (): number => seq;
+
+  const hasSubscribers = (topic: string): boolean => {
+    // Quick check: any pattern could match?
+    if (patternCache.size === 0) return false;
+
+    // Check each subscription
+    for (const sub of subscriptions.values()) {
+      if (topicMatches(sub.pattern, topic)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
+  const subscriptionCount = (): number => subscriptions.size;
+
+  const shutdown = (): void => {
+    isShutdown = true;
+    subscriptions.clear();
+    patternCache.clear();
+    logger.debug("EventBus shut down");
+  };
+
+  return {
+    emit,
+    emitAsync,
+    subscribe,
+    once,
+    unsubscribe,
+    unsubscribeAll,
+    getSeq,
+    hasSubscribers,
+    subscriptionCount,
+    shutdown,
+  };
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Singleton Instance
+// ============================================================================
+
+let defaultBus: EventBus | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Get the default event bus instance (creates one if needed)
+ */
+export function getEventBus(): EventBus {
+  if (!defaultBus) {
+    defaultBus = createEventBus();
+  }
+  return defaultBus;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set a custom event bus as the default
+ */
+export function setEventBus(bus: EventBus): void {
+  defaultBus = bus;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reset the default event bus (useful for testing)
+ */
+export function resetEventBus(): void {
+  if (defaultBus) {
+    defaultBus.shutdown();
+    defaultBus = null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/events/catalog.test.ts b/src/events/catalog.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0660e51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/catalog.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { createEvent, isEventOfType, type TypedEvent } from "./catalog.js";
+import type { EventEnvelope } from "./types.js";
+
+describe("createEvent", () => {
+  it("creates typed event input", () => {
+    const event = createEvent("channel.message.received", {
+      channelId: "whatsapp",
+      accountId: "default",
+      messageId: "msg123",
+      chatId: "+1234567890",
+      chatType: "dm",
+      senderId: "+1234567890",
+      text: "Hello!",
+      hasMedia: false,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    });
+
+    expect(event.topic).toBe("channel.message.received");
+    expect(event.payload.channelId).toBe("whatsapp");
+    expect(event.payload.text).toBe("Hello!");
+  });
+
+  it("includes optional fields", () => {
+    const event = createEvent(
+      "agent.run.started",
+      {
+        runId: "run123",
+        agentId: "default",
+        model: "claude-3-opus",
+        trigger: "message",
+      },
+      {
+        correlationId: "corr123",
+        source: "test",
+        sessionKey: "session123",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(event.correlationId).toBe("corr123");
+    expect(event.source).toBe("test");
+    expect(event.sessionKey).toBe("session123");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isEventOfType", () => {
+  it("returns true for matching topic", () => {
+    const event: EventEnvelope = {
+      topic: "channel.message.received",
+      payload: {
+        channelId: "whatsapp",
+        accountId: "default",
+        messageId: "msg123",
+        chatId: "+1234567890",
+        chatType: "dm",
+        senderId: "+1234567890",
+        hasMedia: false,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      },
+      seq: 1,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    expect(isEventOfType(event, "channel.message.received")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isEventOfType(event, "channel.message.sent")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("narrows type correctly", () => {
+    const event: EventEnvelope = {
+      topic: "agent.run.completed",
+      payload: {
+        runId: "run123",
+        agentId: "default",
+        success: true,
+        duration: 1000,
+        inputTokens: 100,
+        outputTokens: 200,
+        toolCalls: 5,
+      },
+      seq: 1,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    if (isEventOfType(event, "agent.run.completed")) {
+      // TypeScript should know the payload type here
+      expect(event.payload.runId).toBe("run123");
+      expect(event.payload.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(event.payload.toolCalls).toBe(5);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("TypedEvent type", () => {
+  it("provides correct payload type", () => {
+    // This is a compile-time test - if it compiles, it works
+    const event: TypedEvent<"channel.status.changed"> = {
+      topic: "channel.status.changed",
+      payload: {
+        channelId: "telegram",
+        accountId: "bot123",
+        status: "connected",
+      },
+      seq: 1,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    expect(event.payload.status).toBe("connected");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/events/catalog.ts b/src/events/catalog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a5be17cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/catalog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/**
+ * Event Catalog - Typed System Events
+ *
+ * All system events are defined here with their payloads.
+ * This provides type safety and documentation for event consumers.
+ *
+ * Topic naming convention:
+ * - domain.entity.action (e.g., "channel.message.received")
+ * - Use past tense for events (received, completed, failed)
+ * - Use present tense for commands (send, execute, start)
+ */
+
+import type { EventEnvelope, EventInput } from "./types.js";
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Channel Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * A message was received from a channel
+ */
+export type ChannelMessageReceivedPayload = {
+  channelId: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  messageId: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  chatType: "dm" | "group";
+  senderId: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  text?: string;
+  hasMedia: boolean;
+  mediaType?: "image" | "video" | "audio" | "document" | "sticker";
+  replyToMessageId?: string;
+  mentions?: string[];
+  timestamp: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A message was sent to a channel
+ */
+export type ChannelMessageSentPayload = {
+  channelId: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  messageId: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  text?: string;
+  hasMedia: boolean;
+  /** Duration in ms to send */
+  sendDuration: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Message delivery failed
+ */
+export type ChannelMessageFailedPayload = {
+  channelId: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  error: string;
+  retryable: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Channel connection status changed
+ */
+export type ChannelStatusChangedPayload = {
+  channelId: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  status: "connected" | "disconnected" | "connecting" | "error";
+  error?: string;
+  previousStatus?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Channel pairing requested (e.g., QR code for WhatsApp)
+ */
+export type ChannelPairingRequestedPayload = {
+  channelId: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  pairingData?: string; // QR code data, phone code, etc.
+  expiresAt?: number;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Agent Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Agent run started
+ */
+export type AgentRunStartedPayload = {
+  runId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  model: string;
+  trigger: "message" | "cron" | "webhook" | "command" | "internal";
+  inputTokens?: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Agent produced a text chunk (streaming)
+ */
+export type AgentTextChunkPayload = {
+  runId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  chunk: string;
+  /** Cumulative text so far */
+  accumulated: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Agent is executing a tool
+ */
+export type AgentToolExecutingPayload = {
+  runId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  toolName: string;
+  toolInput: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Agent tool execution completed
+ */
+export type AgentToolCompletedPayload = {
+  runId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  toolName: string;
+  success: boolean;
+  duration: number;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Agent run completed
+ */
+export type AgentRunCompletedPayload = {
+  runId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  success: boolean;
+  duration: number;
+  inputTokens: number;
+  outputTokens: number;
+  toolCalls: number;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Workflow Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * A workflow was triggered
+ */
+export type WorkflowStartedPayload = {
+  workflowId: string;
+  workflowName: string;
+  trigger: {
+    type: "channel" | "cron" | "webhook" | "manual";
+    source?: string;
+  };
+  input?: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Workflow state transition
+ */
+export type WorkflowStateChangedPayload = {
+  workflowId: string;
+  workflowName: string;
+  previousState: string;
+  newState: string;
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Workflow completed
+ */
+export type WorkflowCompletedPayload = {
+  workflowId: string;
+  workflowName: string;
+  success: boolean;
+  duration: number;
+  finalState: string;
+  output?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Plugin Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Plugin was loaded
+ */
+export type PluginLoadedPayload = {
+  pluginId: string;
+  pluginName: string;
+  version: string;
+  capabilities: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Plugin emitted a custom event
+ */
+export type PluginCustomEventPayload = {
+  pluginId: string;
+  eventName: string;
+  data: unknown;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Plugin encountered an error
+ */
+export type PluginErrorPayload = {
+  pluginId: string;
+  pluginName: string;
+  error: string;
+  context?: string;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// System Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Gateway started
+ */
+export type GatewayStartedPayload = {
+  version: string;
+  port: number;
+  mode: "local" | "remote";
+  channels: string[];
+  plugins: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Gateway shutting down
+ */
+export type GatewayShuttingDownPayload = {
+  reason: "signal" | "error" | "manual";
+  gracePeriod: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configuration was reloaded
+ */
+export type ConfigReloadedPayload = {
+  changedSections: string[];
+  triggeredBy: "file-watch" | "api" | "manual";
+};
+
+/**
+ * Cron job executed
+ */
+export type CronExecutedPayload = {
+  jobId: string;
+  jobName: string;
+  success: boolean;
+  duration: number;
+  nextRun?: number;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Security approval requested
+ */
+export type SecurityApprovalRequestedPayload = {
+  requestId: string;
+  type: "exec" | "tool" | "action";
+  description: string;
+  requestedBy: string;
+  expiresAt: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Security approval resolved
+ */
+export type SecurityApprovalResolvedPayload = {
+  requestId: string;
+  approved: boolean;
+  resolvedBy: string;
+  reason?: string;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Webhook Events
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * External webhook received
+ */
+export type WebhookReceivedPayload = {
+  webhookId: string;
+  source: string;
+  method: string;
+  path: string;
+  headers: Record<string, string>;
+  body?: unknown;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Event Type Map
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Complete map of topics to their payloads
+ */
+export type EventTopicMap = {
+  // Channel events
+  "channel.message.received": ChannelMessageReceivedPayload;
+  "channel.message.sent": ChannelMessageSentPayload;
+  "channel.message.failed": ChannelMessageFailedPayload;
+  "channel.status.changed": ChannelStatusChangedPayload;
+  "channel.pairing.requested": ChannelPairingRequestedPayload;
+
+  // Agent events
+  "agent.run.started": AgentRunStartedPayload;
+  "agent.text.chunk": AgentTextChunkPayload;
+  "agent.tool.executing": AgentToolExecutingPayload;
+  "agent.tool.completed": AgentToolCompletedPayload;
+  "agent.run.completed": AgentRunCompletedPayload;
+
+  // Workflow events
+  "workflow.started": WorkflowStartedPayload;
+  "workflow.state.changed": WorkflowStateChangedPayload;
+  "workflow.completed": WorkflowCompletedPayload;
+
+  // Plugin events
+  "plugin.loaded": PluginLoadedPayload;
+  "plugin.custom": PluginCustomEventPayload;
+  "plugin.error": PluginErrorPayload;
+
+  // System events
+  "gateway.started": GatewayStartedPayload;
+  "gateway.shutting_down": GatewayShuttingDownPayload;
+  "config.reloaded": ConfigReloadedPayload;
+  "cron.executed": CronExecutedPayload;
+
+  // Security events
+  "security.approval.requested": SecurityApprovalRequestedPayload;
+  "security.approval.resolved": SecurityApprovalResolvedPayload;
+
+  // Webhook events
+  "webhook.received": WebhookReceivedPayload;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Typed Event Helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Create a typed event input for a known topic
+ */
+export function createEvent<T extends keyof EventTopicMap>(
+  topic: T,
+  payload: EventTopicMap[T],
+  options?: {
+    correlationId?: string;
+    source?: string;
+    sessionKey?: string;
+  },
+): EventInput<T, EventTopicMap[T]> {
+  return {
+    topic,
+    payload,
+    ...options,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if an event matches a topic
+ */
+export function isEventOfType<T extends keyof EventTopicMap>(
+  event: EventEnvelope,
+  topic: T,
+): event is EventEnvelope<T, EventTopicMap[T]> {
+  return event.topic === topic;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Typed event envelope for a known topic
+ */
+export type TypedEvent<T extends keyof EventTopicMap> = EventEnvelope<T, EventTopicMap[T]>;
diff --git a/src/events/gateway-integration.ts b/src/events/gateway-integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa8115c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/gateway-integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,449 @@
+/**
+ * Event Bus - Gateway Integration
+ *
+ * Bridges the gateway's existing event patterns to the unified event bus.
+ * This module:
+ * - Creates and configures the event bus for gateway use
+ * - Bridges agent events, diagnostic events, etc. to the bus
+ * - Provides typed emit helpers for common events
+ * - Integrates with the gateway broadcast system
+ */
+
+import type { MoltbotConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+import { onAgentEvent, type AgentEventPayload } from "../infra/agent-events.js";
+import { onDiagnosticEvent, type DiagnosticEventPayload } from "../infra/diagnostic-events.js";
+import {
+  createEventBus,
+  setEventBus,
+  getEventBus,
+  type EventBus,
+  type EventBusConfig,
+} from "./bus.js";
+import { createEventStore, getDefaultEventStorePath } from "./store.js";
+import { createEvent, type EventTopicMap } from "./catalog.js";
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Gateway Event Bus Configuration
+// ============================================================================
+
+export type GatewayEventBusConfig = {
+  /** Enable event persistence (default: false) */
+  persistEvents?: boolean;
+  /** Custom path for event store database */
+  eventStorePath?: string;
+  /** Max events to keep in store (default: 100000) */
+  maxStoredEvents?: number;
+  /** Logger */
+  logger?: EventBusConfig["logger"];
+};
+
+export type GatewayEventBusHandle = {
+  /** The event bus instance */
+  bus: EventBus;
+  /** Cleanup function - call on gateway shutdown */
+  cleanup: () => void;
+  /** Typed emit helpers */
+  emit: GatewayEventEmitters;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Typed Emit Helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Typed event emitters for common gateway events
+ */
+export type GatewayEventEmitters = {
+  // Channel events
+  channelMessageReceived: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["channel.message.received"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  channelMessageSent: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["channel.message.sent"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  channelMessageFailed: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["channel.message.failed"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  channelStatusChanged: (payload: EventTopicMap["channel.status.changed"]) => void;
+
+  // Agent events
+  agentRunStarted: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["agent.run.started"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  agentRunCompleted: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["agent.run.completed"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  agentToolExecuting: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["agent.tool.executing"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  agentToolCompleted: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["agent.tool.completed"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+
+  // System events
+  gatewayStarted: (payload: EventTopicMap["gateway.started"]) => void;
+  gatewayShuttingDown: (payload: EventTopicMap["gateway.shutting_down"]) => void;
+  configReloaded: (payload: EventTopicMap["config.reloaded"]) => void;
+  cronExecuted: (payload: EventTopicMap["cron.executed"]) => void;
+
+  // Plugin events
+  pluginLoaded: (payload: EventTopicMap["plugin.loaded"]) => void;
+  pluginCustom: (payload: EventTopicMap["plugin.custom"], opts?: { sessionKey?: string }) => void;
+  pluginError: (payload: EventTopicMap["plugin.error"]) => void;
+
+  // Security events
+  securityApprovalRequested: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["security.approval.requested"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string },
+  ) => void;
+  securityApprovalResolved: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap["security.approval.resolved"],
+    opts?: { sessionKey?: string },
+  ) => void;
+
+  // Webhook events
+  webhookReceived: (payload: EventTopicMap["webhook.received"]) => void;
+};
+
+function createGatewayEventEmitters(bus: EventBus): GatewayEventEmitters {
+  return {
+    // Channel events
+    channelMessageReceived: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("channel.message.received", payload, {
+          source: `channel:${payload.channelId}`,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    channelMessageSent: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("channel.message.sent", payload, {
+          source: `channel:${payload.channelId}`,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    channelMessageFailed: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("channel.message.failed", payload, {
+          source: `channel:${payload.channelId}`,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    channelStatusChanged: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("channel.status.changed", payload, {
+          source: `channel:${payload.channelId}`,
+        }),
+      ),
+
+    // Agent events
+    agentRunStarted: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("agent.run.started", payload, {
+          source: `agent:${payload.agentId}`,
+          correlationId: payload.runId,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    agentRunCompleted: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("agent.run.completed", payload, {
+          source: `agent:${payload.agentId}`,
+          correlationId: payload.runId,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    agentToolExecuting: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("agent.tool.executing", payload, {
+          source: `agent:${payload.agentId}`,
+          correlationId: payload.runId,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    agentToolCompleted: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("agent.tool.completed", payload, {
+          source: `agent:${payload.agentId}`,
+          correlationId: payload.runId,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+
+    // System events
+    gatewayStarted: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(createEvent("gateway.started", payload, { source: "gateway" })),
+    gatewayShuttingDown: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(createEvent("gateway.shutting_down", payload, { source: "gateway" })),
+    configReloaded: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(createEvent("config.reloaded", payload, { source: "gateway" })),
+    cronExecuted: (payload) => bus.emit(createEvent("cron.executed", payload, { source: "cron" })),
+
+    // Plugin events
+    pluginLoaded: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(createEvent("plugin.loaded", payload, { source: `plugin:${payload.pluginId}` })),
+    pluginCustom: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("plugin.custom", payload, {
+          source: `plugin:${payload.pluginId}`,
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    pluginError: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(createEvent("plugin.error", payload, { source: `plugin:${payload.pluginId}` })),
+
+    // Security events
+    securityApprovalRequested: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("security.approval.requested", payload, {
+          source: "security",
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+    securityApprovalResolved: (payload, opts) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("security.approval.resolved", payload, {
+          source: "security",
+          ...opts,
+        }),
+      ),
+
+    // Webhook events
+    webhookReceived: (payload) =>
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent("webhook.received", payload, {
+          source: `webhook:${payload.webhookId}`,
+        }),
+      ),
+  };
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Agent Event Bridge
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Map agent event streams to event bus topics
+ */
+function bridgeAgentEvent(bus: EventBus, evt: AgentEventPayload): void {
+  const { runId, sessionKey, data } = evt;
+
+  // Extract common fields
+  const agentId = (data.agentId as string) || "default";
+
+  switch (evt.stream) {
+    case "run.start":
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent(
+          "agent.run.started",
+          {
+            runId,
+            agentId,
+            model: (data.model as string) || "unknown",
+            trigger:
+              (data.trigger as "message" | "cron" | "webhook" | "command" | "internal") ||
+              "internal",
+            inputTokens: data.inputTokens as number | undefined,
+          },
+          {
+            source: `agent:${agentId}`,
+            sessionKey,
+            correlationId: runId,
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+
+    case "run.complete":
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent(
+          "agent.run.completed",
+          {
+            runId,
+            agentId,
+            success: (data.success as boolean) ?? true,
+            duration: (data.duration as number) || 0,
+            inputTokens: (data.inputTokens as number) || 0,
+            outputTokens: (data.outputTokens as number) || 0,
+            toolCalls: (data.toolCalls as number) || 0,
+            error: data.error as string | undefined,
+          },
+          {
+            source: `agent:${agentId}`,
+            sessionKey,
+            correlationId: runId,
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+
+    case "tool.start":
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent(
+          "agent.tool.executing",
+          {
+            runId,
+            agentId,
+            toolName: (data.toolName as string) || "unknown",
+            toolInput: (data.toolInput as Record<string, unknown>) || {},
+          },
+          {
+            source: `agent:${agentId}`,
+            sessionKey,
+            correlationId: runId,
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+
+    case "tool.complete":
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent(
+          "agent.tool.completed",
+          {
+            runId,
+            agentId,
+            toolName: (data.toolName as string) || "unknown",
+            success: (data.success as boolean) ?? true,
+            duration: (data.duration as number) || 0,
+            error: data.error as string | undefined,
+          },
+          {
+            source: `agent:${agentId}`,
+            sessionKey,
+            correlationId: runId,
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+
+    case "text.delta":
+      bus.emit(
+        createEvent(
+          "agent.text.chunk",
+          {
+            runId,
+            agentId,
+            chunk: (data.chunk as string) || "",
+            accumulated: (data.accumulated as string) || "",
+          },
+          {
+            source: `agent:${agentId}`,
+            sessionKey,
+            correlationId: runId,
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+
+    // Other streams can be added as needed
+  }
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Diagnostic Event Bridge
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Bridge diagnostic events to the event bus
+ */
+function bridgeDiagnosticEvent(bus: EventBus, evt: DiagnosticEventPayload): void {
+  // Map diagnostic events to appropriate bus topics
+  // These are internal/debug events, so we emit them under a diagnostic namespace
+  bus.emit({
+    topic: `diagnostic.${evt.type}`,
+    payload: evt,
+    source: "diagnostic",
+    sessionKey: "sessionKey" in evt ? (evt.sessionKey as string) : undefined,
+  });
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Main Integration
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the gateway event bus
+ *
+ * Call this early in gateway startup to set up the event bus
+ * and bridge existing event patterns.
+ */
+export function initGatewayEventBus(config: GatewayEventBusConfig = {}): GatewayEventBusHandle {
+  const { persistEvents = false, eventStorePath, maxStoredEvents = 100_000, logger } = config;
+
+  // Create event store if persistence enabled
+  let store: ReturnType<typeof createEventStore> | undefined;
+  if (persistEvents) {
+    store = createEventStore({
+      dbPath: eventStorePath ?? getDefaultEventStorePath(),
+      maxEvents: maxStoredEvents,
+      logger,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Create the event bus
+  const bus = createEventBus({
+    store,
+    logger,
+  });
+
+  // Set as default bus
+  setEventBus(bus);
+
+  // Bridge existing agent events
+  const agentUnsub = onAgentEvent((evt) => {
+    try {
+      bridgeAgentEvent(bus, evt);
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore bridging errors
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Bridge diagnostic events
+  const diagnosticUnsub = onDiagnosticEvent((evt) => {
+    try {
+      bridgeDiagnosticEvent(bus, evt);
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore bridging errors
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Create typed emitters
+  const emit = createGatewayEventEmitters(bus);
+
+  // Cleanup function
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    agentUnsub();
+    diagnosticUnsub();
+    bus.shutdown();
+    store?.close();
+  };
+
+  return { bus, cleanup, emit };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract event bus config from moltbot config
+ */
+export function extractEventBusConfig(cfg: MoltbotConfig): GatewayEventBusConfig {
+  const eventsCfg = (cfg as Record<string, unknown>).events as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  return {
+    persistEvents: eventsCfg?.persist === true,
+    eventStorePath: typeof eventsCfg?.storePath === "string" ? eventsCfg.storePath : undefined,
+    maxStoredEvents: typeof eventsCfg?.maxEvents === "number" ? eventsCfg.maxEvents : undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Re-export for Convenience
+// ============================================================================
+
+export { getEventBus } from "./bus.js";
+export type { EventBus } from "./types.js";
diff --git a/src/events/index.ts b/src/events/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5715978b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * Event Bus - Public API
+ *
+ * Unified event system for Moltbot enabling:
+ * - Cross-channel coordination
+ * - Async workflows
+ * - Plugin communication
+ * - External integrations
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { getEventBus, createEvent } from "./events/index.js";
+ *
+ * const bus = getEventBus();
+ *
+ * // Subscribe to channel messages
+ * bus.subscribe("channel.message.received", (event) => {
+ *   console.log(`Message from ${event.payload.channelId}: ${event.payload.text}`);
+ * });
+ *
+ * // Subscribe with wildcards
+ * bus.subscribe("agent.#", (event) => {
+ *   console.log(`Agent event: ${event.topic}`);
+ * });
+ *
+ * // Emit a typed event
+ * bus.emit(createEvent("channel.message.received", {
+ *   channelId: "whatsapp",
+ *   accountId: "default",
+ *   messageId: "msg123",
+ *   chatId: "+1234567890",
+ *   chatType: "dm",
+ *   senderId: "+1234567890",
+ *   text: "Hello!",
+ *   hasMedia: false,
+ *   timestamp: Date.now(),
+ * }));
+ * ```
+ */
+
+// Core types
+export type {
+  EventEnvelope,
+  EventInput,
+  EventHandler,
+  Subscription,
+  SubscribeOptions,
+  TopicPattern,
+  EventBus,
+  EventBusConfig,
+  EventStore,
+  PersistedEvent,
+} from "./types.js";
+
+export { topicMatches } from "./types.js";
+
+// Bus implementation
+export { createEventBus, getEventBus, setEventBus, resetEventBus } from "./bus.js";
+
+// Event catalog
+export type {
+  EventTopicMap,
+  TypedEvent,
+  // Channel events
+  ChannelMessageReceivedPayload,
+  ChannelMessageSentPayload,
+  ChannelMessageFailedPayload,
+  ChannelStatusChangedPayload,
+  ChannelPairingRequestedPayload,
+  // Agent events
+  AgentRunStartedPayload,
+  AgentTextChunkPayload,
+  AgentToolExecutingPayload,
+  AgentToolCompletedPayload,
+  AgentRunCompletedPayload,
+  // Workflow events
+  WorkflowStartedPayload,
+  WorkflowStateChangedPayload,
+  WorkflowCompletedPayload,
+  // Plugin events
+  PluginLoadedPayload,
+  PluginCustomEventPayload,
+  PluginErrorPayload,
+  // System events
+  GatewayStartedPayload,
+  GatewayShuttingDownPayload,
+  ConfigReloadedPayload,
+  CronExecutedPayload,
+  // Security events
+  SecurityApprovalRequestedPayload,
+  SecurityApprovalResolvedPayload,
+  // Webhook events
+  WebhookReceivedPayload,
+} from "./catalog.js";
+
+export { createEvent, isEventOfType } from "./catalog.js";
+
+// Persistence
+export type { EventStoreConfig } from "./store.js";
+export { createEventStore, getDefaultEventStorePath } from "./store.js";
diff --git a/src/events/plugin-api.ts b/src/events/plugin-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..905edbddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/plugin-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/**
+ * Event Bus - Plugin API
+ *
+ * Provides event bus access to plugins, enabling:
+ * - Subscribing to system events
+ * - Emitting custom plugin events
+ * - Cross-plugin communication
+ */
+
+import type {
+  EventEnvelope,
+  EventHandler,
+  Subscription,
+  SubscribeOptions,
+  TopicPattern,
+} from "./types.js";
+import type { EventTopicMap, PluginCustomEventPayload } from "./catalog.js";
+import { getEventBus } from "./bus.js";
+import { createEvent } from "./catalog.js";
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Plugin Event API Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Event API exposed to plugins
+ */
+export type PluginEventApi = {
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to events matching a topic pattern
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * // Subscribe to all channel messages
+   * api.events.subscribe("channel.message.received", (event) => {
+   *   console.log(`Message: ${event.payload.text}`);
+   * });
+   *
+   * // Subscribe with wildcards
+   * api.events.subscribe("agent.#", (event) => {
+   *   console.log(`Agent event: ${event.topic}`);
+   * });
+   * ```
+   */
+  subscribe: <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ) => Subscription;
+
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to a single event (auto-unsubscribes after first match)
+   */
+  once: <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ) => Subscription;
+
+  /**
+   * Emit a custom plugin event
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * api.events.emit("my-feature.activated", { userId: "123" });
+   * ```
+   */
+  emit: (eventName: string, data: unknown, options?: { sessionKey?: string }) => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Emit a typed system event (for plugins that extend core functionality)
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * api.events.emitTyped("channel.message.received", {
+   *   channelId: "my-channel",
+   *   // ... other required fields
+   * });
+   * ```
+   */
+  emitTyped: <T extends keyof EventTopicMap>(
+    topic: T,
+    payload: EventTopicMap[T],
+    options?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ) => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Check if there are any subscribers for a topic
+   */
+  hasSubscribers: (topic: string) => boolean;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Implementation
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Create the event API for a plugin
+ */
+export function createPluginEventApi(pluginId: string): PluginEventApi {
+  const bus = getEventBus();
+
+  // Track subscriptions for cleanup
+  const subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  const subscribe = <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ): Subscription => {
+    const sub = bus.subscribe(pattern, handler, options);
+    subscriptions.push(sub);
+    return sub;
+  };
+
+  const once = <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ): Subscription => {
+    const sub = bus.once(pattern, handler, options);
+    subscriptions.push(sub);
+    return sub;
+  };
+
+  const emit = (eventName: string, data: unknown, options?: { sessionKey?: string }): void => {
+    const payload: PluginCustomEventPayload = {
+      pluginId,
+      eventName,
+      data,
+    };
+    bus.emit(
+      createEvent("plugin.custom", payload, {
+        source: `plugin:${pluginId}`,
+        sessionKey: options?.sessionKey,
+      }),
+    );
+  };
+
+  const emitTyped = <T extends keyof EventTopicMap>(
+    topic: T,
+    payload: EventTopicMap[T],
+    options?: { sessionKey?: string; correlationId?: string },
+  ): void => {
+    bus.emit(
+      createEvent(topic, payload, {
+        source: `plugin:${pluginId}`,
+        ...options,
+      }),
+    );
+  };
+
+  const hasSubscribers = (topic: string): boolean => {
+    return bus.hasSubscribers(topic);
+  };
+
+  return {
+    subscribe,
+    once,
+    emit,
+    emitTyped,
+    hasSubscribers,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cleanup all subscriptions for a plugin
+ */
+export function cleanupPluginEventSubscriptions(_api: PluginEventApi): void {
+  // The subscriptions are tracked internally, but for safety
+  // plugins should call unsubscribe on returned Subscription objects
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Event Helpers for Plugins
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Helper to create a typed event handler
+ */
+export function createTypedHandler<T extends keyof EventTopicMap>(
+  topic: T,
+  handler: (
+    payload: EventTopicMap[T],
+    event: EventEnvelope<T, EventTopicMap[T]>,
+  ) => void | Promise<void>,
+): EventHandler<EventEnvelope<T, EventTopicMap[T]>> {
+  return (event) => handler(event.payload, event);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to filter events by session
+ */
+export function forSession(sessionKey: string, handler: EventHandler): EventHandler {
+  return (event) => {
+    if (event.sessionKey === sessionKey) {
+      return handler(event);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to filter events by source
+ */
+export function fromSource(source: string, handler: EventHandler): EventHandler {
+  return (event) => {
+    if (event.source === source) {
+      return handler(event);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to debounce event handlers
+ */
+export function debounced(handler: EventHandler, delayMs: number): EventHandler {
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+  let lastEvent: EventEnvelope | null = null;
+
+  return (event) => {
+    lastEvent = event;
+    if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
+    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (lastEvent) {
+        void handler(lastEvent);
+        lastEvent = null;
+      }
+    }, delayMs);
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to throttle event handlers
+ */
+export function throttled(handler: EventHandler, intervalMs: number): EventHandler {
+  let lastCall = 0;
+
+  return (event) => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    if (now - lastCall >= intervalMs) {
+      lastCall = now;
+      return handler(event);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/events/store.ts b/src/events/store.ts
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+/**
+ * Event Store - SQLite Persistence Layer
+ *
+ * Persists events for replay, auditing, and debugging.
+ * Uses node:sqlite (DatabaseSync) for synchronous operations.
+ */
+
+import type { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import type { EventEnvelope, EventStore, PersistedEvent, TopicPattern } from "./types.js";
+import { topicMatches } from "./types.js";
+
+// ============================================================================
+// SQLite Helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+function requireNodeSqlite(): typeof import("node:sqlite") {
+  return require("node:sqlite") as typeof import("node:sqlite");
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Schema
+// ============================================================================
+
+const SCHEMA_VERSION = 1;
+
+const CREATE_EVENTS_TABLE = `
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events (
+  persistence_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  seq INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  topic TEXT NOT NULL,
+  payload TEXT NOT NULL,
+  ts INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  persisted_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  correlation_id TEXT,
+  source TEXT,
+  session_key TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_seq ON events(seq);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_topic ON events(topic);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_ts ON events(ts);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_session ON events(session_key) WHERE session_key IS NOT NULL;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_events_correlation ON events(correlation_id) WHERE correlation_id IS NOT NULL;
+`;
+
+const CREATE_META_TABLE = `
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_store_meta (
+  key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  value TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+`;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Implementation
+// ============================================================================
+
+export type EventStoreConfig = {
+  /** Path to SQLite database file */
+  dbPath: string;
+  /** Max events to keep (older events pruned, default: 100000) */
+  maxEvents?: number;
+  /** Auto-prune interval in ms (default: 3600000 = 1 hour) */
+  pruneInterval?: number;
+  /** Logger */
+  logger?: {
+    error: (msg: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+    debug: (msg: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+  };
+};
+
+let persistenceIdCounter = 0;
+
+function generatePersistenceId(): string {
+  return `evt_${Date.now().toString(36)}_${(++persistenceIdCounter).toString(36)}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an SQLite-backed event store
+ */
+export function createEventStore(config: EventStoreConfig): EventStore & {
+  close: () => void;
+  vacuum: () => void;
+} {
+  const {
+    dbPath,
+    maxEvents = 100_000,
+    pruneInterval = 3_600_000,
+    logger = {
+      error: console.error,
+      debug: () => {},
+    },
+  } = config;
+
+  // Ensure directory exists
+  const dir = path.dirname(dbPath);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  // Open database
+  const { DatabaseSync } = requireNodeSqlite();
+  const db: DatabaseSync = new DatabaseSync(dbPath);
+
+  // Initialize schema
+  db.exec(CREATE_META_TABLE);
+  db.exec(CREATE_EVENTS_TABLE);
+
+  // Check/set schema version
+  const versionStmt = db.prepare("SELECT value FROM event_store_meta WHERE key = 'schema_version'");
+  const versionRow = versionStmt.get() as { value: string } | undefined;
+  if (!versionRow) {
+    db.prepare("INSERT INTO event_store_meta (key, value) VALUES ('schema_version', ?)").run(
+      String(SCHEMA_VERSION),
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Prepared statements
+  const insertStmt = db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO events (persistence_id, seq, topic, payload, ts, persisted_at, correlation_id, source, session_key)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+  `);
+
+  const readAfterStmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT * FROM events WHERE seq > ? ORDER BY seq ASC LIMIT ?
+  `);
+
+  const readRangeStmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT * FROM events WHERE ts >= ? AND ts <= ? ORDER BY seq ASC LIMIT ?
+  `);
+
+  const latestSeqStmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT MAX(seq) as max_seq FROM events
+  `);
+
+  const countStmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM events
+  `);
+
+  const pruneByCountStmt = db.prepare(`
+    DELETE FROM events WHERE seq <= (
+      SELECT seq FROM events ORDER BY seq DESC LIMIT 1 OFFSET ?
+    )
+  `);
+
+  const pruneByTimeStmt = db.prepare(`
+    DELETE FROM events WHERE ts < ?
+  `);
+
+  // Auto-prune timer
+  let pruneTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  if (pruneInterval > 0) {
+    pruneTimer = setInterval(() => {
+      try {
+        const count = (countStmt.get() as { count: number }).count;
+        if (count > maxEvents) {
+          const toDelete = count - maxEvents;
+          pruneByCountStmt.run(maxEvents);
+          logger.debug(`Pruned ${toDelete} old events`);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        logger.error(`Event store prune failed: ${String(err)}`);
+      }
+    }, pruneInterval);
+  }
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Store Operations
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  const append = async (event: EventEnvelope): Promise<PersistedEvent> => {
+    const persistenceId = generatePersistenceId();
+    const persistedAt = Date.now();
+
+    insertStmt.run(
+      persistenceId,
+      event.seq,
+      event.topic,
+      JSON.stringify(event.payload),
+      event.ts,
+      persistedAt,
+      event.correlationId ?? null,
+      event.source ?? null,
+      event.sessionKey ?? null,
+    );
+
+    return {
+      ...event,
+      persistenceId,
+      persistedAt,
+    };
+  };
+
+  const rowToEvent = (row: Record<string, unknown>): PersistedEvent => ({
+    topic: row.topic as string,
+    payload: JSON.parse(row.payload as string),
+    seq: row.seq as number,
+    ts: row.ts as number,
+    correlationId: row.correlation_id as string | undefined,
+    source: row.source as string | undefined,
+    sessionKey: row.session_key as string | undefined,
+    persistenceId: row.persistence_id as string,
+    persistedAt: row.persisted_at as number,
+  });
+
+  const readAfter = async (
+    seq: number,
+    options?: { limit?: number; topic?: TopicPattern },
+  ): Promise<PersistedEvent[]> => {
+    const limit = options?.limit ?? 1000;
+    const rows = readAfterStmt.all(seq, limit) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+
+    let events = rows.map(rowToEvent);
+
+    // Filter by topic pattern if specified
+    if (options?.topic) {
+      events = events.filter((e) => topicMatches(options.topic!, e.topic));
+    }
+
+    return events;
+  };
+
+  const readRange = async (
+    from: number,
+    to: number,
+    options?: { limit?: number; topic?: TopicPattern },
+  ): Promise<PersistedEvent[]> => {
+    const limit = options?.limit ?? 1000;
+    const rows = readRangeStmt.all(from, to, limit) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+
+    let events = rows.map(rowToEvent);
+
+    // Filter by topic pattern if specified
+    if (options?.topic) {
+      events = events.filter((e) => topicMatches(options.topic!, e.topic));
+    }
+
+    return events;
+  };
+
+  const getLatestSeq = async (): Promise<number> => {
+    const row = latestSeqStmt.get() as { max_seq: number | null };
+    return row.max_seq ?? 0;
+  };
+
+  const prune = async (olderThan: number): Promise<number> => {
+    const result = pruneByTimeStmt.run(olderThan);
+    return result.changes;
+  };
+
+  const close = (): void => {
+    if (pruneTimer) {
+      clearInterval(pruneTimer);
+      pruneTimer = null;
+    }
+    db.close();
+  };
+
+  const vacuum = (): void => {
+    db.exec("VACUUM");
+  };
+
+  return {
+    append,
+    readAfter,
+    readRange,
+    getLatestSeq,
+    prune,
+    close,
+    vacuum,
+  };
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Default Store Location
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Get the default event store path
+ */
+export function getDefaultEventStorePath(): string {
+  const homeDir = process.env.HOME ?? process.env.USERPROFILE ?? ".";
+  return path.join(homeDir, ".clawdbot", "events.db");
+}
diff --git a/src/events/types.ts b/src/events/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b860f2382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+/**
+ * Event Bus - Core Types
+ *
+ * A unified event system for Moltbot that enables:
+ * - Cross-channel coordination (WhatsApp → Discord notifications)
+ * - Async workflows with checkpoints
+ * - Plugin communication without tight coupling
+ * - External webhook integrations
+ *
+ * Design principles:
+ * - Type-safe with discriminated unions
+ * - Topic-based routing with wildcard support
+ * - Error isolation (handlers don't crash the bus)
+ * - Sequence numbering for ordering guarantees
+ * - Designed for future distribution (Redis/NATS compatible)
+ */
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Core Event Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Base event envelope - all events include these fields
+ */
+export type EventEnvelope<T extends string = string, P = unknown> = {
+  /** Event topic (e.g., "channel.message.received", "agent.tool.executed") */
+  topic: T;
+  /** Event payload - type depends on topic */
+  payload: P;
+  /** Monotonically increasing sequence number */
+  seq: number;
+  /** Unix timestamp (ms) when event was emitted */
+  ts: number;
+  /** Optional correlation ID for tracing related events */
+  correlationId?: string;
+  /** Optional source identifier (channel, plugin, agent) */
+  source?: string;
+  /** Optional session key for session-scoped events */
+  sessionKey?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Event input - what callers provide (seq/ts added by bus)
+ */
+export type EventInput<T extends string = string, P = unknown> = {
+  topic: T;
+  payload: P;
+  correlationId?: string;
+  source?: string;
+  sessionKey?: string;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Topic Patterns
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Topic pattern for subscriptions - supports wildcards:
+ * - "channel.message.received" - exact match
+ * - "channel.message.*" - single segment wildcard
+ * - "channel.#" - multi-segment wildcard (matches channel.anything.here)
+ * - "*" - matches any single topic segment
+ * - "#" - matches zero or more topic segments
+ */
+export type TopicPattern = string;
+
+/**
+ * Check if a topic matches a pattern
+ */
+export function topicMatches(pattern: TopicPattern, topic: string): boolean {
+  // Exact match fast path
+  if (pattern === topic) return true;
+  if (pattern === "#") return true;
+
+  const patternParts = pattern.split(".");
+  const topicParts = topic.split(".");
+
+  let pi = 0;
+  let ti = 0;
+
+  while (pi < patternParts.length && ti < topicParts.length) {
+    const pp = patternParts[pi];
+
+    if (pp === "#") {
+      // # at end matches everything remaining
+      if (pi === patternParts.length - 1) return true;
+      // # in middle - try matching rest at each position
+      for (let tryTi = ti; tryTi <= topicParts.length; tryTi++) {
+        if (topicMatches(patternParts.slice(pi + 1).join("."), topicParts.slice(tryTi).join("."))) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (pp === "*") {
+      // * matches exactly one segment
+      pi++;
+      ti++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Literal match required
+    if (pp !== topicParts[ti]) return false;
+    pi++;
+    ti++;
+  }
+
+  // Pattern exhausted - topic must also be exhausted
+  // Unless pattern ends with #
+  if (pi < patternParts.length) {
+    return patternParts[pi] === "#" && pi === patternParts.length - 1;
+  }
+
+  return ti === topicParts.length;
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Subscription Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Event handler function
+ */
+export type EventHandler<E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope> = (
+  event: E,
+) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+/**
+ * Subscription options
+ */
+export type SubscribeOptions = {
+  /** Only receive events matching this session key */
+  sessionKey?: string;
+  /** Only receive events from this source */
+  source?: string;
+  /** Priority for ordered execution (higher = earlier, default 0) */
+  priority?: number;
+  /** If true, errors in this handler propagate (default: false, errors logged) */
+  propagateErrors?: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Active subscription handle
+ */
+export type Subscription = {
+  /** Unique subscription ID */
+  id: string;
+  /** Pattern this subscription matches */
+  pattern: TopicPattern;
+  /** Unsubscribe from this subscription */
+  unsubscribe: () => void;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Event Bus Interface
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Core event bus interface - can be implemented with different backends
+ */
+export type EventBus = {
+  /**
+   * Emit an event to all matching subscribers
+   * Returns after all sync handlers complete, async handlers may still be running
+   */
+  emit: <T extends string, P>(event: EventInput<T, P>) => EventEnvelope<T, P>;
+
+  /**
+   * Emit an event and wait for all handlers (sync + async) to complete
+   */
+  emitAsync: <T extends string, P>(event: EventInput<T, P>) => Promise<EventEnvelope<T, P>>;
+
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to events matching a topic pattern
+   */
+  subscribe: <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ) => Subscription;
+
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to a single event (auto-unsubscribes after first match)
+   */
+  once: <E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope>(
+    pattern: TopicPattern,
+    handler: EventHandler<E>,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions,
+  ) => Subscription;
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribe by subscription ID
+   */
+  unsubscribe: (subscriptionId: string) => boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribe all handlers for a pattern
+   */
+  unsubscribeAll: (pattern: TopicPattern) => number;
+
+  /**
+   * Get current sequence number
+   */
+  getSeq: () => number;
+
+  /**
+   * Check if there are any subscribers for a topic
+   */
+  hasSubscribers: (topic: string) => boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Get count of active subscriptions
+   */
+  subscriptionCount: () => number;
+
+  /**
+   * Shutdown the bus, clearing all subscriptions
+   */
+  shutdown: () => void;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Event Persistence Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Persisted event with metadata
+ */
+export type PersistedEvent<E extends EventEnvelope = EventEnvelope> = E & {
+  /** Persistence ID (may differ from seq for distributed systems) */
+  persistenceId: string;
+  /** When the event was persisted */
+  persistedAt: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Event store interface for persistence
+ */
+export type EventStore = {
+  /** Append an event to the store */
+  append: (event: EventEnvelope) => Promise<PersistedEvent>;
+
+  /** Read events after a sequence number */
+  readAfter: (
+    seq: number,
+    options?: { limit?: number; topic?: TopicPattern },
+  ) => Promise<PersistedEvent[]>;
+
+  /** Read events in a time range */
+  readRange: (
+    from: number,
+    to: number,
+    options?: { limit?: number; topic?: TopicPattern },
+  ) => Promise<PersistedEvent[]>;
+
+  /** Get the latest sequence number */
+  getLatestSeq: () => Promise<number>;
+
+  /** Prune events older than a timestamp */
+  prune: (olderThan: number) => Promise<number>;
+};
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Bus Configuration
+// ============================================================================
+
+export type EventBusConfig = {
+  /** Optional event store for persistence */
+  store?: EventStore;
+  /** Max async handlers to run concurrently per event (default: 10) */
+  maxConcurrency?: number;
+  /** Timeout for async handlers in ms (default: 30000) */
+  handlerTimeout?: number;
+  /** Logger for errors and debug info */
+  logger?: {
+    error: (msg: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+    warn: (msg: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+    debug: (msg: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+  };
+};