diff --git a/src/memorySampler.test.ts b/src/memorySampler.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39ca778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memorySampler.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/**
+ * FABRIC MemorySampler Tests
+ *
+ * Note: Full fs mocking is not possible in ESM. These tests focus on:
+ * 1. Public API behavior (register/unregister/sampling)
+ * 2. Parse logic with direct function testing
+ * 3. Real-world behavior with actual /proc reads (if available)
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { MemorySampler, getMemorySampler, resetMemorySampler } from './memorySampler.js';
+
+// Create a testable MemorySampler that allows injecting read behavior
+class TestableMemorySampler extends MemorySampler {
+  private mockContent: string | null = null;
+
+  injectMockStatus(content: string | null) {
+    this.mockContent = content;
+  }
+
+  sampleProcStatus(pid: number): import('./memorySampler.js').WorkerMemorySample {
+    if (this.mockContent === null) {
+      // Simulate read failure - return null values
+      return {
+        rssKb: null,
+        peakRssKb: null,
+        swapKb: null,
+        sampledAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+    }
+    return this['parseProcStatus'](this.mockContent);
+  }
+
+  sampleAllWorkers(): Map<string, import('./memorySampler.js').WorkerMemorySample> {
+    if (this.mockContent === null) {
+      // Simulate read failure - return null values
+      const results = new Map<string, import('./memorySampler.js').WorkerMemorySample>();
+      for (const workerId of this.getWorkerIds()) {
+        results.set(workerId, {
+          rssKb: null,
+          peakRssKb: null,
+          swapKb: null,
+          sampledAt: Date.now(),
+        });
+      }
+      return results;
+    }
+    const parsed = this['parseProcStatus'](this.mockContent);
+    const results = new Map<string, import('./memorySampler.js').WorkerMemorySample>();
+    for (const workerId of this.getWorkerIds()) {
+      results.set(workerId, parsed);
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  getWorkerMemory(workerId: string): import('./memorySampler.js').WorkerMemorySample | null {
+    if (!this['workers'].has(workerId)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return this.sampleProcStatus(0);
+  }
+}
+
+describe('MemorySampler', () => {
+  let sampler: MemorySampler;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetMemorySampler();
+    sampler = new MemorySampler(100, 30000); // 100ms interval for testing
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sampler.stop();
+    sampler.clear();
+  });
+
+  describe('registerWorkerPid', () => {
+    it('should register a worker PID', () => {
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(sampler.getWorkerIds()).toEqual(['worker-1']);
+    });
+
+    it('should update existing worker PID', () => {
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 67890); // New PID
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should track multiple workers', () => {
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-2', 67890);
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(2);
+      expect(new Set(sampler.getWorkerIds())).toEqual(new Set(['worker-1', 'worker-2']));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('unregisterWorker', () => {
+    it('should unregister a worker', () => {
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      sampler.unregisterWorker('worker-1');
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(sampler.getWorkerIds()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle unregistering non-existent worker', () => {
+      sampler.unregisterWorker('worker-1');
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('parseProcStatus', () => {
+    it('should parse valid /proc/<pid>/status content', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+Name:   test
+State:  S (sleeping)
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmSize:   23456 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+VmData:   45678 kB
+VmStk:    1234 kB
+VmExe:    567 kB
+VmLib:    890 kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+Threads: 1
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      const result = testSampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.rssKb).toBe(34567);
+      expect(result?.peakRssKb).toBe(12345);
+      expect(result?.swapKb).toBe(9876);
+      expect(result?.sampledAt).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle partial /proc/<pid>/status content', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+Name:   test
+State:  S (sleeping)
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmSize:   23456 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      const result = testSampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.rssKb).toBe(34567);
+      expect(result?.peakRssKb).toBe(12345);
+      expect(result?.swapKb).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should return null values when /proc is unreadable', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(null);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      const result = testSampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.rssKb).toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.peakRssKb).toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.swapKb).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should handle malformed /proc/<pid>/status lines', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+Name:   test
+VmPeak:   invalid kB
+VmRSS:    not-a-number kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      const result = testSampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.rssKb).toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.peakRssKb).toBeNull();
+      // Only VmSwap is valid
+      expect(result?.swapKb).toBe(9876);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('sampleAllWorkers', () => {
+    it('should sample all registered workers', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-2', 67890);
+
+      const results = testSampler.sampleAllWorkers();
+
+      expect(results.size).toBe(2);
+      expect(results.get('worker-1')?.rssKb).toBe(34567);
+      expect(results.get('worker-2')?.rssKb).toBe(34567);
+    });
+
+    it('should remove stale workers during sampling', () => {
+      const shortLivedSampler = new MemorySampler(100, 50);
+      shortLivedSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+
+      // Simulate time passing
+      const now = Date.now();
+      vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(now + 100);
+
+      const results = shortLivedSampler.sampleAllWorkers();
+
+      expect(results.size).toBe(0); // Stale worker removed
+      expect(shortLivedSampler.workerCount).toBe(0);
+
+      shortLivedSampler.stop();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('start and stop', () => {
+    it('should start periodic sampling', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      testSampler.start();
+
+      // Sample immediately after start
+      const results1 = testSampler.sampleAllWorkers();
+      expect(results1.size).toBe(1);
+
+      testSampler.stop();
+    });
+
+    it('should stop periodic sampling', () => {
+      sampler.start();
+      sampler.stop();
+
+      // Should not throw when stopped
+      sampler.stop();
+    });
+
+    it('should not start twice', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      testSampler.start();
+      testSampler.start(); // Should not create second interval
+
+      testSampler.stop();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('clear', () => {
+    it('should clear all worker registrations', () => {
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-2', 67890);
+
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(2);
+
+      sampler.clear();
+
+      expect(sampler.workerCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(sampler.getWorkerIds()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getWorkerMemory', () => {
+    it('should return null for unregistered worker', () => {
+      const result = sampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should return memory stats for registered worker', () => {
+      const testSampler = new TestableMemorySampler();
+      const mockStatus = `
+VmPeak:   12345 kB
+VmRSS:    34567 kB
+VmSwap:   9876 kB
+`;
+      testSampler.injectMockStatus(mockStatus);
+      testSampler.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+      const result = testSampler.getWorkerMemory('worker-1');
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result?.rssKb).toBe(34567);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getMemorySampler singleton', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetMemorySampler();
+  });
+
+  it('should return the same instance', () => {
+    const sampler1 = getMemorySampler();
+    const sampler2 = getMemorySampler();
+    expect(sampler1).toBe(sampler2);
+  });
+
+  it('should reset to new instance', () => {
+    const sampler1 = getMemorySampler();
+    sampler1.registerWorkerPid('worker-1', 12345);
+
+    resetMemorySampler();
+
+    const sampler2 = getMemorySampler();
+    expect(sampler2).not.toBe(sampler1);
+    expect(sampler2.workerCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/memorySampler.ts b/src/memorySampler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c7aa29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memorySampler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/**
+ * FABRIC Memory Sampler
+ *
+ * Polls /proc/<pid>/status for active worker processes to sample
+ * VmRSS, VmPeak, and VmSwap memory metrics. Provides per-worker memory
+ * statistics from the kernel's process accounting.
+ *
+ * Integration:
+ * - Call registerWorkerPid(workerId, pid) when a new worker PID is detected
+ * - Call start() to begin periodic sampling (every 10 seconds)
+ * - Call getWorkerMemory(workerId) to get current memory stats
+ */
+
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+/** Memory statistics for a worker process */
+export interface WorkerMemoryStats {
+  /** Current RSS in KB */
+  rssKb: number;
+  /** Peak RSS in KB */
+  peakRssKb: number;
+  /** Swap usage in KB */
+  swapKb: number;
+  /** Timestamp when sampled */
+  sampledAt: number;
+}
+
+/** Internal worker PID tracking */
+interface WorkerPidEntry {
+  workerId: string;
+  pid: number;
+  lastSeen: number;
+}
+
+/** Sample result with optional null values for missing/unreadable data */
+export interface WorkerMemorySample {
+  rssKb: number | null;
+  peakRssKb: number | null;
+  swapKb: number | null;
+  sampledAt: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * MemorySampler class
+ *
+ * Tracks worker PIDs and periodically samples /proc/<pid>/status
+ * for memory statistics.
+ */
+export class MemorySampler {
+  private workers: Map<string, WorkerPidEntry> = new Map();
+  private sampleInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  private intervalMs: number;
+  private readonly maxWorkerAgeMs: number;
+
+  constructor(intervalMs: number = 10000, maxWorkerAgeMs: number = 3600000) {
+    this.intervalMs = intervalMs;
+    this.maxWorkerAgeMs = maxWorkerAgeMs;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Register or update a worker's PID.
+   * @param workerId Worker identifier
+   * @param pid Process ID
+   */
+  registerWorkerPid(workerId: string, pid: number): void {
+    this.workers.set(workerId, {
+      workerId,
+      pid,
+      lastSeen: Date.now(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unregister a worker (e.g., when it exits).
+   * @param workerId Worker identifier
+   */
+  unregisterWorker(workerId: string): void {
+    this.workers.delete(workerId);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get current memory stats for a worker.
+   * @param workerId Worker identifier
+   * @returns Memory stats or null if not found
+   */
+  getWorkerMemory(workerId: string): WorkerMemorySample | null {
+    const entry = this.workers.get(workerId);
+    if (!entry) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return this.sampleProcStatus(entry.pid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get all currently tracked worker IDs.
+   */
+  getWorkerIds(): string[] {
+    return Array.from(this.workers.keys());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start periodic sampling.
+   */
+  start(): void {
+    if (this.sampleInterval) {
+      return; // Already running
+    }
+
+    this.sampleInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      this.sampleAllWorkers();
+    }, this.intervalMs);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop periodic sampling.
+   */
+  stop(): void {
+    if (this.sampleInterval) {
+      clearInterval(this.sampleInterval);
+      this.sampleInterval = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sample all registered workers and clean up stale entries.
+   */
+  sampleAllWorkers(): Map<string, WorkerMemorySample> {
+    const results = new Map<string, WorkerMemorySample>();
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const stale: string[] = [];
+
+    for (const [workerId, entry] of this.workers) {
+      // Check for stale entries (worker hasn't been seen in a while)
+      if (now - entry.lastSeen > this.maxWorkerAgeMs) {
+        stale.push(workerId);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const sample = this.sampleProcStatus(entry.pid);
+      results.set(workerId, sample);
+    }
+
+    // Clean up stale entries
+    for (const workerId of stale) {
+      this.workers.delete(workerId);
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sample /proc/<pid>/status for a specific PID.
+   * Protected for test override.
+   * @param pid Process ID
+   * @returns Memory sample with null values if unreadable
+   */
+  protected sampleProcStatus(pid: number): WorkerMemorySample {
+    const statusPath = path.join('/proc', pid.toString(), 'status');
+
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(statusPath, 'utf-8');
+      return this.parseProcStatus(content);
+    } catch {
+      // Process may have exited or /proc not readable
+      return {
+        rssKb: null,
+        peakRssKb: null,
+        swapKb: null,
+        sampledAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse /proc/<pid>/status content to extract memory fields.
+   * @param content File content
+   * @returns Parsed memory sample
+   */
+  private parseProcStatus(content: string): WorkerMemorySample {
+    let rssKb: number | null = null;
+    let peakRssKb: number | null = null;
+    let swapKb: number | null = null;
+
+    const lines = content.split('\n');
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      if (line.startsWith('VmRSS:')) {
+        rssKb = this.extractKbValue(line);
+      } else if (line.startsWith('VmPeak:')) {
+        peakRssKb = this.extractKbValue(line);
+      } else if (line.startsWith('VmSwap:')) {
+        swapKb = this.extractKbValue(line);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      rssKb,
+      peakRssKb,
+      swapKb,
+      sampledAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract KB value from a /proc/<pid>/status line.
+   * Expected format: "VmRSS: 12345 kB"
+   * @param line Status line
+   * @returns KB value or null if parse fails
+   */
+  private extractKbValue(line: string): number | null {
+    try {
+      // Format: "VmRSS: 12345 kB"
+      const parts = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
+      if (parts.length >= 2) {
+        const value = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
+        return isNaN(value) ? null : value;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Parse failed
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of actively tracked workers.
+   */
+  get workerCount(): number {
+    return this.workers.size;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clear all worker registrations.
+   */
+  clear(): void {
+    this.workers.clear();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Global singleton instance
+ */
+let globalSampler: MemorySampler | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Get or create the global MemorySampler instance.
+ */
+export function getMemorySampler(): MemorySampler {
+  if (!globalSampler) {
+    globalSampler = new MemorySampler();
+  }
+  return globalSampler;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reset the global sampler (mainly for testing).
+ */
+export function resetMemorySampler(): void {
+  if (globalSampler) {
+    globalSampler.stop();
+    globalSampler.clear();
+  }
+  globalSampler = undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 7e1d2f3..95c1871 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -641,6 +641,16 @@ export class InMemoryEventStore implements EventStore {
     // Update last activity
     worker.lastActivity = event.ts;
 
+    // Track PID from event if available
+    const pid = (event as Record<string, unknown>).pid as number | undefined;
+    if (pid && typeof pid === 'number') {
+      worker.pid = pid;
+      // Register with MemorySampler
+      const { getMemorySampler } = require('./memorySampler.js');
+      const sampler = getMemorySampler();
+      sampler.registerWorkerPid(event.worker, pid);
+    }
+
     // Track active bead
     if (event.bead) {
       worker.activeBead = event.bead;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8fc0551..f0dd282 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -598,6 +598,18 @@ export interface WorkerInfo {
 
   /** RSS usage as percentage of limit (0-100) */
   rssPercent?: number;
+
+  /** Process ID for this worker (from OTLP telemetry or needle state) */
+  pid?: number;
+
+  /** Current RSS from /proc/<pid>/status in KB */
+  rssKb?: number;
+
+  /** Peak RSS from /proc/<pid>/status in KB */
+  peakRssKb?: number;
+
+  /** Swap usage from /proc/<pid>/status in KB */
+  swapKb?: number;
 }
 
 export interface EventFilter {
diff --git a/src/web/server.ts b/src/web/server.ts
index 10e19d6..9ddbc23 100644
--- a/src/web/server.ts
+++ b/src/web/server.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { getMemoryProfiler } from '../memoryProfiler.js';
 import { getRecentHeapDiff, analyzeTrend, formatTrendAsMarkdown, saveTrendReport } from '../heapDiff.js';
 import { computeRetentionState, pruneLogs, formatPruneResult, PruneOptions } from '../logPruner.js';
 import { scanBeadWorkspaces } from '../beadWorkspaceScanner.js';
+import { getMemorySampler, type WorkerMemorySample } from '../memorySampler.js';
 
 /** Get the v8 module (available in Node.js) */
 function getV8() {
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export function createWebServer(options: WebServerOptions): WebServer {
   let wsServer: WebSocketServer;
   let running = false;
   const clients: Set<WebSocket> = new Set();
+  let memoryUpdateInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
 
   function start() {
     if (running) return;
@@ -184,6 +186,51 @@ export function createWebServer(options: WebServerOptions): WebServer {
       });
     });
 
+    // ── Memory Sampler Setup ──
+    const memorySampler = getMemorySampler();
+    memorySampler.start();
+
+    // Periodic memory updates broadcast (every 10 seconds)
+    memoryUpdateInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      const samples = memorySampler.sampleAllWorkers();
+      if (samples.size === 0) return;
+
+      // Update worker memory stats in store
+      for (const [workerId, sample] of samples) {
+        const worker = store.getWorker(workerId);
+        if (worker && sample.rssKb !== null) {
+          worker.rssKb = sample.rssKb;
+          worker.peakRssKb = sample.peakRssKb ?? undefined;
+          worker.swapKb = sample.swapKb ?? undefined;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast memory updates to WebSocket clients
+      const message = JSON.stringify({
+        type: 'memory',
+        data: {
+          workers: store.getWorkers(),
+        },
+      });
+
+      const terminatedClients: WebSocket[] = [];
+      for (const client of clients) {
+        if (client.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+          if (client.bufferedAmount > WS_MAX_BUFFERED_BYTES) {
+            client.close(1013, 'Send buffer overflow');
+            terminatedClients.push(client);
+            continue;
+          }
+          client.send(message);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Clean up terminated clients
+      for (const client of terminatedClients) {
+        clients.delete(client);
+      }
+    }, 10000);
+
     // Health check endpoint
     app.get('/api/health', (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
       metrics.wsClients = clients.size;
@@ -1735,6 +1782,14 @@ export function createWebServer(options: WebServerOptions): WebServer {
   function stop() {
     if (!running || !httpServer) return;
 
+    // Stop memory sampler
+    if (memoryUpdateInterval) {
+      clearInterval(memoryUpdateInterval);
+      memoryUpdateInterval = null;
+    }
+    const memorySampler = getMemorySampler();
+    memorySampler.stop();
+
     // Close all WebSocket connections
     for (const client of clients) {
       client.close();