diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 9ea1405..a68a6e8 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ fable-agent plinius godmode "improve explanation quality"
   - `--repo <repo>`
   - `--out <path>`
   - `--dry-run`
+  - `--run <id>`
 
 ### `familiar`
 
diff --git a/src/fable5/forgejo-intake.ts b/src/fable5/forgejo-intake.ts
index c04522a..b21a6dd 100644
--- a/src/fable5/forgejo-intake.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/forgejo-intake.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import { findPromptInjection, type PromptInjectionFinding } from "../core/prompt-injection-safety.js";
+import { emitChannelEvent } from "./channel.js";
 
 export type ForgejoIntakeKind = "issue" | "pull" | "wiki";
 export type ForgejoRoute = "security" | "seo" | "client-report" | "data-pipeline" | "dev" | "wiki" | "triage" | "human-review";
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ export interface ForgejoIntakeOptions {
   token?: string;
   outDir?: string;
   dryRun?: boolean;
+  runId?: string;
+  channelRoot?: string;
   now?: Date;
   fetcher?: ForgejoFetch;
 }
@@ -98,11 +101,13 @@ export function createForgejoIntakeReceipt(item: ForgejoItem, now = new Date()):
 
 export async function intakeForgejoItem(opts: ForgejoIntakeOptions): Promise<{ receipt: ForgejoIntakeReceipt; path?: string }> {
   const parsed = parseForgejoRef(opts.ref, opts.repo);
+  if (opts.runId) emitChannelEvent(opts.runId, { source: "intake", type: "started", data: { ref: opts.ref, repo: parsed.repo, kind: parsed.kind } }, opts.channelRoot, opts.now);
   const baseUrl = opts.baseUrl?.replace(/\/$/, "") ?? parsed.baseUrl;
   if (!baseUrl) throw new Error("FORGEJO_URL is required unless ISSUE is a full Forgejo URL");
   const item = await fetchForgejoItem(baseUrl, parsed, opts.token, opts.fetcher ?? fetch);
   const receipt = createForgejoIntakeReceipt(item, opts.now);
 
+  if (opts.runId) emitChannelEvent(opts.runId, { source: "intake", type: "receipt", data: receipt }, opts.channelRoot, opts.now);
   if (opts.dryRun) return { receipt };
   const outDir = opts.outDir ?? ".fable/tasks";
   fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3b6d162..ebf558e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1492,7 +1492,8 @@ forgejo
   .option("--repo <repo>", "Repo slug for numeric issue refs, e.g. org/repo")
   .option("--out <path>", "Receipt output directory", ".fable/tasks")
   .option("--dry-run", "Print receipt JSON without writing a file")
-  .action(async (ref: string, opts: { repo?: string; out?: string; dryRun?: boolean }) => {
+  .option("--run <id>", "Emit intake events to .runs/<id>/channel.jsonl")
+  .action(async (ref: string, opts: { repo?: string; out?: string; dryRun?: boolean; run?: string }) => {
     try {
       const { intakeForgejoItem } = await import("./fable5/forgejo-intake.js");
       const result = await intakeForgejoItem({
@@ -1500,6 +1501,7 @@ forgejo
         repo: opts.repo,
         outDir: opts.out,
         dryRun: opts.dryRun,
+        runId: opts.run,
         baseUrl: process.env.FORGEJO_URL,
         token: process.env.FORGEJO_TOKEN,
       });