diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 6a20523..db01930 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {
   ApprovalBroker,
   AttachmentStore,
+  EventStore,
   ModelConnectionStore,
   ResolvedModelConnection,
   SessionRecord,
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ import { installErrorHandler } from "./errors/error-handler.js";
 import { registerApprovalRoutes } from "./routes/approvals.js";
 import { registerAttachmentRoutes } from "./routes/attachments.js";
 import { registerHealthRoute } from "./routes/health.js";
+import { registerEventRoute } from "./routes/events.js";
 import { registerModelRoutes } from "./routes/models.js";
 import { registerSessionRoutes } from "./routes/sessions.js";
 import { registerSkillsRoute } from "./routes/skills.js";
+import { SseRegistry, type SseRegistryPort } from "./sse/sse-registry.js";
 
 export type ApiSession = SessionRecord & {
   startRun(input: { text: string; attachmentIds: string[] }): Promise<{ runId: string }>;
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ export type AppDependencies = {
   modelStore: ModelConnectionStore;
   attachmentStore: Pick<AttachmentStore, "add" | "remove">;
   approvalBroker: Pick<ApprovalBroker, "approve" | "deny">;
+  eventStore?: EventStore;
+  sseRegistry?: SseRegistryPort;
   testModelConnection?: (
     resolved: ResolvedModelConnection,
     signal: AbortSignal,
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@ export type AppDependencies = {
 };
 
 export function buildApp(dependencies: AppDependencies) {
+  const sseRegistry = dependencies.sseRegistry ?? new SseRegistry();
+  const effectiveDependencies: AppDependencies = { ...dependencies, sseRegistry };
   const app = Fastify({
     logger: false,
     bodyLimit: 6 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -49,11 +56,17 @@ export function buildApp(dependencies: AppDependencies) {
   void app.register(multipart, { limits: { files: 1, fields: 0, fileSize: 5 * 1024 * 1024 } });
   installErrorHandler(app);
   registerHealthRoute(app);
-  registerSkillsRoute(app, dependencies);
-  registerSessionRoutes(app, dependencies);
-  registerModelRoutes(app, dependencies);
-  registerAttachmentRoutes(app, dependencies);
-  registerApprovalRoutes(app, dependencies);
-  app.addHook("onClose", async () => dependencies.sessionRegistry.disposeAll());
+  registerSkillsRoute(app, effectiveDependencies);
+  registerSessionRoutes(app, effectiveDependencies);
+  registerModelRoutes(app, effectiveDependencies);
+  registerAttachmentRoutes(app, effectiveDependencies);
+  registerApprovalRoutes(app, effectiveDependencies);
+  if (dependencies.eventStore !== undefined) {
+    registerEventRoute(app, effectiveDependencies, dependencies.eventStore, sseRegistry);
+  }
+  app.addHook("onClose", async () => {
+    sseRegistry.closeAll();
+    await dependencies.sessionRegistry.disposeAll();
+  });
   return app;
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/index.ts b/apps/server/src/index.ts
index d1b15fb..1744ee4 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/index.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export async function buildDefaultApp(environment: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.e
     modelStore,
     attachmentStore,
     approvalBroker,
+    eventStore,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f381c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { HarnessError, type EventStore } from "@agent-studio/harness";
+import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import type { AppDependencies } from "../app.js";
+import { SseConnection } from "../sse/sse-connection.js";
+import type { SseRegistryPort } from "../sse/sse-registry.js";
+import { requireSession } from "./sessions.js";
+
+const Params = z.object({ sessionId: z.string().regex(/^ses_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/) }).strict();
+const Query = z.object({ afterSequence: z.coerce.number().int().nonnegative().optional() }).strict();
+
+export function registerEventRoute(
+  app: FastifyInstance,
+  dependencies: AppDependencies,
+  eventStore: EventStore,
+  registry: SseRegistryPort,
+): void {
+  app.get("/api/sessions/:sessionId/events", (request, reply) => {
+    const { sessionId } = Params.parse(request.params);
+    requireSession(dependencies, sessionId);
+    const query = Query.parse(request.query);
+    const header = request.headers["last-event-id"];
+    const eventId = Array.isArray(header) ? header[0] : header;
+    if (eventId !== undefined && eventId.trim() === "") {
+      throw new HarnessError("INVALID_EVENT_CURSOR", "Last-Event-ID is invalid");
+    }
+    reply.hijack();
+    reply.raw.writeHead(200, {
+      "Content-Type": "text/event-stream; charset=utf-8",
+      "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-transform",
+      Connection: "keep-alive",
+      "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+    });
+    const connection = new SseConnection({
+      sessionId,
+      eventStore,
+      response: reply.raw,
+      cursor: eventId === undefined ? { sequence: query.afterSequence ?? 0 } : { eventId },
+      onClose: () => registry.remove?.(sessionId, connection),
+    });
+    registry.add(sessionId, connection);
+    request.raw.once("close", () => connection.close());
+    connection.start();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts
index 3cf56cb..7d88752 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, dependencies: AppDep
 
   app.delete("/api/sessions/:sessionId", async (request) => {
     const { sessionId } = SessionParams.parse(request.params);
+    dependencies.sseRegistry?.closeForSession(sessionId);
     const deleted = await dependencies.sessionRegistry.delete(sessionId);
     if (!deleted) throw new HarnessError("SESSION_NOT_FOUND", "Session not found");
     return { deleted: true, requestId: request.id };
diff --git a/apps/server/src/sse/sse-connection.ts b/apps/server/src/sse/sse-connection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba6fbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/sse/sse-connection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import type { EventCursor, EventStore } from "@agent-studio/harness";
+import type { HarnessEvent } from "@agent-studio/shared";
+
+export type SseWritable = {
+  write(chunk: string): boolean;
+  end(): void;
+  once(event: "close" | "drain", listener: () => void): unknown;
+  removeListener(event: "close" | "drain", listener: () => void): unknown;
+};
+
+export type SseConnectionOptions = {
+  sessionId: string;
+  eventStore: EventStore;
+  response: SseWritable;
+  cursor?: EventCursor;
+  heartbeatMs?: number;
+  maxQueuedBytes?: number;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+};
+
+export class SseConnection {
+  readonly #sessionId: string;
+  readonly #eventStore: EventStore;
+  readonly #response: SseWritable;
+  readonly #cursor: EventCursor | undefined;
+  readonly #heartbeatMs: number;
+  readonly #maxQueuedBytes: number;
+  readonly #onClose: (() => void) | undefined;
+  #unsubscribe: (() => void) | undefined;
+  #heartbeat: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
+  #closed = false;
+  #started = false;
+  #backpressuredBytes = 0;
+
+  public constructor(options: SseConnectionOptions) {
+    this.#sessionId = options.sessionId;
+    this.#eventStore = options.eventStore;
+    this.#response = options.response;
+    this.#cursor = options.cursor;
+    this.#heartbeatMs = options.heartbeatMs ?? 15_000;
+    this.#maxQueuedBytes = options.maxQueuedBytes ?? 256 * 1024;
+    this.#onClose = options.onClose;
+  }
+
+  public start(): void {
+    if (this.#started || this.#closed) return;
+    this.#started = true;
+    const buffered: HarnessEvent[] = [];
+    let replaying = true;
+    this.#unsubscribe = this.#eventStore.subscribe(this.#sessionId, (event) => {
+      if (replaying) buffered.push(event);
+      else this.#writeEvent(event);
+    });
+    const replay = this.#eventStore.listAfter(this.#sessionId, this.#cursor);
+    if (replay.gap) {
+      this.#writeFrame("event: stream.reset\ndata: {\"reason\":\"history_gap\"}\n\n");
+    }
+    for (const event of replay.events) this.#writeEvent(event);
+    replaying = false;
+    const latestReplayed = replay.events.at(-1)?.sequence ?? this.#cursor?.sequence ?? 0;
+    for (const event of buffered) {
+      if (event.sequence > latestReplayed) this.#writeEvent(event);
+    }
+    this.#heartbeat = setInterval(() => this.#writeFrame(": heartbeat\n\n"), this.#heartbeatMs);
+    this.#response.once("close", this.#handleClose);
+  }
+
+  public close(): void {
+    if (this.#closed) return;
+    this.#closed = true;
+    this.#unsubscribe?.();
+    this.#unsubscribe = undefined;
+    if (this.#heartbeat !== undefined) clearInterval(this.#heartbeat);
+    this.#heartbeat = undefined;
+    this.#response.removeListener("close", this.#handleClose);
+    this.#response.removeListener("drain", this.#handleDrain);
+    this.#response.end();
+    this.#onClose?.();
+  }
+
+  readonly #handleClose = (): void => this.close();
+  readonly #handleDrain = (): void => {
+    this.#backpressuredBytes = 0;
+  };
+
+  #writeEvent(event: HarnessEvent): void {
+    this.#writeFrame(`id: ${event.eventId}\nevent: ${event.type}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(event)}\n\n`);
+  }
+
+  #writeFrame(frame: string): void {
+    if (this.#closed) return;
+    const writable = this.#response.write(frame);
+    if (writable) return;
+    this.#backpressuredBytes += Buffer.byteLength(frame, "utf8");
+    this.#response.removeListener("drain", this.#handleDrain);
+    this.#response.once("drain", this.#handleDrain);
+    if (this.#backpressuredBytes > this.#maxQueuedBytes) this.close();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/sse/sse-registry.ts b/apps/server/src/sse/sse-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c47ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/sse/sse-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { SseConnection } from "./sse-connection.js";
+
+export interface SseRegistryPort {
+  add(sessionId: string, connection: SseConnection): void;
+  remove?(sessionId: string, connection: SseConnection): void;
+  closeForSession(sessionId: string): void;
+  closeAll(): void;
+}
+
+export class SseRegistry implements SseRegistryPort {
+  readonly #connections = new Map<string, Set<SseConnection>>();
+
+  public add(sessionId: string, connection: SseConnection): void {
+    const existing = this.#connections.get(sessionId);
+    if (existing !== undefined) existing.add(connection);
+    else this.#connections.set(sessionId, new Set([connection]));
+  }
+
+  public remove(sessionId: string, connection: SseConnection): void {
+    const existing = this.#connections.get(sessionId);
+    existing?.delete(connection);
+    if (existing?.size === 0) this.#connections.delete(sessionId);
+  }
+
+  public closeForSession(sessionId: string): void {
+    const connections = this.#connections.get(sessionId);
+    if (connections === undefined) return;
+    this.#connections.delete(sessionId);
+    for (const connection of [...connections]) connection.close();
+  }
+
+  public closeAll(): void {
+    for (const sessionId of [...this.#connections.keys()]) this.closeForSession(sessionId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/tests/shutdown.test.ts b/apps/server/tests/shutdown.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a28aed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/tests/shutdown.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { buildApp } from "../src/app.js";
+
+describe("shutdown lifecycle", () => {
+  it("closes SSE before disposing all sessions", async () => {
+    const order: string[] = [];
+    const app = buildApp({
+      sessionRegistry: {
+        create: vi.fn(), get: vi.fn(), delete: vi.fn(),
+        disposeAll: () => { order.push("sessions"); return Promise.resolve(); },
+      },
+      skillCatalog: { list: () => [] },
+      modelStore: {} as never,
+      attachmentStore: {} as never,
+      approvalBroker: {} as never,
+      sseRegistry: {
+        add: vi.fn(), closeForSession: vi.fn(),
+        closeAll: () => { order.push("sse"); },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await app.close();
+
+    expect(order).toEqual(["sse", "sessions"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/tests/sse.test.ts b/apps/server/tests/sse.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2b0670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/tests/sse.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { InMemoryEventStore } from "@agent-studio/harness";
+import * as sseModule from "../src/sse/sse-connection.js";
+
+class FakeResponse extends EventEmitter {
+  chunks: string[] = [];
+  ended = false;
+  shouldBackpressure = false;
+
+  write(chunk: string): boolean {
+    this.chunks.push(chunk);
+    return !this.shouldBackpressure;
+  }
+
+  end(): void {
+    this.ended = true;
+    this.emit("close");
+  }
+}
+
+afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers());
+
+describe("SseConnection", () => {
+  it("replays after Last-Event-ID and gives it precedence over sequence", () => {
+    const store = new InMemoryEventStore();
+    const first = store.append("ses_1", { type: "session.started", payload: { cwd: "." } });
+    const second = store.append("ses_1", { type: "run.started", runId: "run_1", payload: { modelId: "demo" } });
+    const third = store.append("ses_1", { type: "assistant.delta", runId: "run_1", payload: { messageId: "msg_1", delta: "hi" } });
+    const Response = Reflect.get(sseModule, "SseConnection") as unknown as new (options: Record<string, unknown>) => { start(): void; close(): void };
+    expect(Response, "SseConnection must be exported").toBeDefined();
+    const response = new FakeResponse();
+    const connection = new Response({ sessionId: "ses_1", eventStore: store, response, cursor: { eventId: second.eventId, sequence: first.sequence } });
+
+    connection.start();
+
+    const output = response.chunks.join("");
+    expect(output).toContain(`id: ${third.eventId}`);
+    expect(output).not.toContain(`id: ${first.eventId}`);
+    connection.close();
+  });
+
+  it("emits reset for a retained-history gap and streams live events", () => {
+    const store = new InMemoryEventStore(1);
+    store.append("ses_1", { type: "session.started", payload: { cwd: "." } });
+    store.append("ses_1", { type: "run.started", runId: "run_1", payload: { modelId: "demo" } });
+    const response = new FakeResponse();
+    const Response = Reflect.get(sseModule, "SseConnection") as unknown as new (options: Record<string, unknown>) => { start(): void; close(): void };
+    const connection = new Response({ sessionId: "ses_1", eventStore: store, response, cursor: { sequence: 0 } });
+    connection.start();
+    store.append("ses_1", { type: "assistant.delta", runId: "run_1", payload: { messageId: "msg_1", delta: "live" } });
+
+    const output = response.chunks.join("");
+    expect(output).toContain("event: stream.reset");
+    expect(output).toContain('"delta":"live"');
+    connection.close();
+  });
+
+  it("clears its subscriber and heartbeat when closed", () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const store = new InMemoryEventStore() as InMemoryEventStore & { listenerCount(sessionId: string): number };
+    const response = new FakeResponse();
+    const Response = Reflect.get(sseModule, "SseConnection") as unknown as new (options: Record<string, unknown>) => { start(): void; close(): void };
+    const connection = new Response({ sessionId: "ses_1", eventStore: store, response, heartbeatMs: 15_000 });
+    connection.start();
+    expect(store.listenerCount("ses_1")).toBe(1);
+
+    connection.close();
+
+    expect(store.listenerCount("ses_1")).toBe(0);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("closes a persistently backpressured client at the configured bound", () => {
+    const store = new InMemoryEventStore();
+    const response = new FakeResponse();
+    response.shouldBackpressure = true;
+    const Response = Reflect.get(sseModule, "SseConnection") as unknown as new (options: Record<string, unknown>) => { start(): void };
+    const connection = new Response({ sessionId: "ses_1", eventStore: store, response, maxQueuedBytes: 20 });
+    connection.start();
+    store.append("ses_1", { type: "assistant.delta", runId: "run_1", payload: { messageId: "msg_1", delta: "a long live chunk" } });
+    expect(response.ended).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/harness/src/events/in-memory-event-store.ts b/packages/harness/src/events/in-memory-event-store.ts
index f65753f..875f996 100644
--- a/packages/harness/src/events/in-memory-event-store.ts
+++ b/packages/harness/src/events/in-memory-event-store.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ export class InMemoryEventStore implements EventStore {
     };
   }
 
+  public listenerCount(sessionId: string): number {
+    return this.#sessions.get(sessionId)?.listeners.size ?? 0;
+  }
+
   #state(sessionId: string): SessionEvents {
     const existing = this.#sessions.get(sessionId);
     if (existing !== undefined) return existing;