diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3889649..380255d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ TEMP/
 .DS_Store
 *.tsbuildinfo
 .fable/
+.runs/
diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 577e1ec..9ea1405 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ fable-agent plinius godmode "improve explanation quality"
   - `-d, --domain <domain>`
 - `fable5 models`
 - `fable5 flue`
+- `fable5 channels`
+  - `--run <id>`
 - `fable5 verify <task>`
   - `--repo <path>`
 - `fable5 goal <text>`
diff --git a/src/fable5/channel.test.ts b/src/fable5/channel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed139ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fable5/channel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { channelPath, emitChannelEvent, readChannelEvents } from "./channel.js";
+
+const roots: string[] = [];
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const root of roots.splice(0)) fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+function tmpRoot(): string {
+  const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "fable-channel-"));
+  roots.push(root);
+  return root;
+}
+
+describe("channel event log", () => {
+  it("creates a JSONL channel file", () => {
+    const root = tmpRoot();
+    const event = emitChannelEvent("demo/run", { source: "workflow", type: "started", data: { step: "x" } }, root, new Date("2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z"));
+
+    expect(event.runId).toBe("demo/run");
+    expect(event.ts).toBe("2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z");
+    expect(fs.existsSync(channelPath("demo/run", root))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves multiple events in order", () => {
+    const root = tmpRoot();
+    emitChannelEvent("run-1", { source: "intake", type: "started", data: { n: 1 } }, root);
+    emitChannelEvent("run-1", { source: "gate", type: "done", data: { n: 2 } }, root);
+
+    const events = readChannelEvents("run-1", root);
+    expect(events.map((event) => event.source)).toEqual(["intake", "gate"]);
+    expect(events.map((event) => event.type)).toEqual(["started", "done"]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty list for missing channels", () => {
+    expect(readChannelEvents("missing", tmpRoot())).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/fable5/channel.ts b/src/fable5/channel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33ba764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fable5/channel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+export type ChannelEventSource = "agent" | "tool" | "workflow" | "gate" | "intake";
+export type ChannelEventType = "started" | "output" | "receipt" | "error" | "done";
+
+export interface ChannelEvent {
+  runId: string;
+  ts: string;
+  source: ChannelEventSource;
+  type: ChannelEventType;
+  data: unknown;
+}
+
+export type NewChannelEvent = Omit<ChannelEvent, "runId" | "ts">;
+
+export function channelPath(runId: string, root = ".runs"): string {
+  return path.join(root, safeRunId(runId), "channel.jsonl");
+}
+
+export function emitChannelEvent(runId: string, event: NewChannelEvent, root = ".runs", now = new Date()): ChannelEvent {
+  const full: ChannelEvent = { runId, ts: now.toISOString(), ...event };
+  const file = channelPath(runId, root);
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file), { recursive: true });
+  fs.appendFileSync(file, `${JSON.stringify(full)}\n`);
+  return full;
+}
+
+export function readChannelEvents(runId: string, root = ".runs"): ChannelEvent[] {
+  const file = channelPath(runId, root);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) return [];
+  return fs.readFileSync(file, "utf-8").trim().split(/\r?\n/).filter(Boolean).map((line) => JSON.parse(line) as ChannelEvent);
+}
+
+function safeRunId(runId: string): string {
+  return runId.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_.-]+/g, "-").replace(/^-|-$/g, "") || "run";
+}
diff --git a/src/fable5/index.ts b/src/fable5/index.ts
index ee985ea..a41d361 100644
--- a/src/fable5/index.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/index.ts
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ export type { CapabilityProbeResult, CapabilityReport, FactoryCapabilityService
 export { FLUE_INTEROP_ROWS, formatFlueInteropReport, summarizeFlueInterop } from "./flue-interop.js";
 export type { FlueInteropRow, FlueInteropStatus } from "./flue-interop.js";
 
+export { channelPath, emitChannelEvent, readChannelEvents } from "./channel.js";
+export type { ChannelEvent, ChannelEventSource, ChannelEventType, NewChannelEvent } from "./channel.js";
+
 export { createForgejoIntakeReceipt, intakeForgejoItem, parseForgejoRef, routeForgejoLabels } from "./forgejo-intake.js";
 export type { ForgejoIntakeKind, ForgejoIntakeOptions, ForgejoIntakeReceipt, ForgejoIntakeSource, ForgejoItem, ForgejoRoute } from "./forgejo-intake.js";
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 70b10d9..3b6d162 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1587,6 +1587,20 @@ fable
     console.log(formatFlueInteropReport());
   });
 
+fable
+  .command("channels")
+  .description("Show Flue-style channel event log location")
+  .option("--run <id>", "Run id", "demo")
+  .action(async (opts: { run?: string }) => {
+    const { channelPath, readChannelEvents } = await import("./fable5/channel.js");
+    const runId = opts.run ?? "demo";
+    const events = readChannelEvents(runId);
+    console.log(`
+  Channel: ${channelPath(runId)}`);
+    console.log(`  Events:  ${events.length}`);
+    console.log(``);
+  });
+
 fable
   .command("verify <task>")
   .description("Run independent verifier against a task")