diff --git a/src/directoryTailer.test.ts b/src/directoryTailer.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import { DirectoryTailer } from './directoryTailer.js';
+import { EventDeduplicator } from './normalizer.js';
+
+function makeEvent(worker: string, msg: string, sequence: number) {
+  return JSON.stringify({
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    event_type: msg,
+    worker_id: worker,
+    session_id: 'test-session',
+    sequence,
+    data: {},
+  });
+}
+
+describe('DirectoryTailer', () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fabric-dir-test-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('emits events from multiple pre-existing JSONL files', async () => {
+    const fileA = path.join(tempDir, 'a.jsonl');
+    const fileB = path.join(tempDir, 'b.jsonl');
+
+    // Write initial content then close so size is known
+    fs.writeFileSync(fileA, makeEvent('w-a', 'alpha', 1) + '\n');
+    fs.writeFileSync(fileB, makeEvent('w-b', 'beta', 1) + '\n');
+
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: tempDir });
+
+    const received: Array<{ msg: string; filePath: string }> = [];
+    tailer.on('event', (event, filePath) => {
+      received.push({ msg: event.msg, filePath });
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+
+    // Wait for initial reads to propagate
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300));
+
+    // Append a new line to each so the watcher fires
+    fs.appendFileSync(fileA, makeEvent('w-a', 'alpha2', 2) + '\n');
+    fs.appendFileSync(fileB, makeEvent('w-b', 'beta2', 2) + '\n');
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+
+    tailer.stop();
+
+    expect(received.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    const msgs = received.map((r) => r.msg);
+    expect(msgs).toContain('alpha2');
+    expect(msgs).toContain('beta2');
+  });
+
+  it('hot-adds a new JSONL file and emits its events', async () => {
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: tempDir });
+    const received: string[] = [];
+
+    tailer.on('event', (event) => {
+      received.push(event.msg);
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+
+    // Create a new file after the tailer is running
+    const newFile = path.join(tempDir, 'new.jsonl');
+    fs.writeFileSync(newFile, '');
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+
+    // Append an event
+    fs.appendFileSync(newFile, makeEvent('w-new', 'hot-add-event', 1) + '\n');
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+
+    tailer.stop();
+
+    expect(received).toContain('hot-add-event');
+  });
+
+  it('ignores non-*.jsonl files', async () => {
+    const txtFile = path.join(tempDir, 'notes.txt');
+    fs.writeFileSync(txtFile, makeEvent('w-txt', 'ignored', 1) + '\n');
+
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: tempDir });
+
+    let eventCount = 0;
+    tailer.on('event', () => {
+      eventCount++;
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300));
+
+    // Append to the txt file — should be ignored
+    fs.appendFileSync(txtFile, makeEvent('w-txt', 'still-ignored', 2) + '\n');
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300));
+
+    tailer.stop();
+
+    expect(eventCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('stop() closes all child watchers', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, 'a.jsonl'), '');
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, 'b.jsonl'), '');
+
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: tempDir });
+
+    const endPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      tailer.on('end', resolve);
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+
+    expect(tailer.activeFiles.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(tailer.isActive).toBe(true);
+
+    tailer.stop();
+    await endPromise;
+
+    expect(tailer.isActive).toBe(false);
+    expect(tailer.activeFiles.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('deduplicates events across files', async () => {
+    const dedup = new EventDeduplicator();
+
+    const fileA = path.join(tempDir, 'a.jsonl');
+    const fileB = path.join(tempDir, 'b.jsonl');
+
+    // Same (worker_id, session_id, sequence) in both files
+    const dupEvent = JSON.stringify({
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      event_type: 'bead.claimed',
+      worker_id: 'w-dup',
+      session_id: 's-dup',
+      sequence: 42,
+      data: {},
+    });
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(fileA, '');
+    fs.writeFileSync(fileB, '');
+
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: tempDir, deduplicator: dedup });
+    const received: string[] = [];
+
+    tailer.on('event', (event) => {
+      received.push(event.msg);
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+
+    // Append the same event to both files
+    fs.appendFileSync(fileA, dupEvent + '\n');
+    fs.appendFileSync(fileB, dupEvent + '\n');
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+
+    tailer.stop();
+
+    // Only one should have been emitted (dedup drops the second)
+    const claimedCount = received.filter((m) => m === 'bead.claimed').length;
+    expect(claimedCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('emits error when directory does not exist', async () => {
+    const tailer = new DirectoryTailer({ directory: '/nonexistent/dir' });
+
+    const errorPromise = new Promise<Error>((resolve) => {
+      tailer.on('error', resolve);
+    });
+
+    tailer.start();
+
+    const err = await errorPromise;
+    expect(err.message).toContain('Directory not found');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/directoryTailer.ts b/src/directoryTailer.ts
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+/**
+ * FABRIC Directory Tailer
+ *
+ * Watches a directory for *.jsonl files, spawning a LogTailer per file.
+ * Hot-adds new *.jsonl files via fs.watch rename events.
+ */
+
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import { LogTailer, TailerEvents } from './tailer.js';
+import { EventDeduplicator } from './normalizer.js';
+
+export interface DirectoryTailerOptions {
+  /** Directory to watch for *.jsonl files */
+  directory: string;
+
+  /** Shared deduplicator for cross-source dedup. */
+  deduplicator?: EventDeduplicator;
+}
+
+export class DirectoryTailer extends EventEmitter {
+  private directory: string;
+  private deduplicator?: EventDeduplicator;
+  private children: Map<string, LogTailer> = new Map();
+  private dirWatcher?: fs.FSWatcher;
+  private stopped: boolean = false;
+
+  constructor(options: DirectoryTailerOptions) {
+    super();
+    this.directory = options.directory;
+    this.deduplicator = options.deduplicator;
+  }
+
+  start(): void {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(this.directory)) {
+      this.emit('error', new Error(`Directory not found: ${this.directory}`));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Spawn tailers for existing *.jsonl files
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(this.directory);
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (entry.endsWith('.jsonl')) {
+        this.spawnTailer(path.join(this.directory, entry));
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Watch for new files
+    this.dirWatcher = fs.watch(this.directory, (eventType, filename) => {
+      if (this.stopped) return;
+      if (!filename || !filename.endsWith('.jsonl')) return;
+      if (eventType === 'rename') {
+        const fullPath = path.join(this.directory, filename);
+        // Small delay — the file may not be fully created yet
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (this.stopped) return;
+          if (fs.existsSync(fullPath) && !this.children.has(fullPath)) {
+            this.spawnTailer(fullPath);
+          }
+        }, 50);
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.dirWatcher.on('error', (err) => {
+      this.emit('error', err);
+    });
+  }
+
+  stop(): void {
+    this.stopped = true;
+    if (this.dirWatcher) {
+      this.dirWatcher.close();
+      this.dirWatcher = undefined;
+    }
+    for (const tailer of this.children.values()) {
+      tailer.stop();
+    }
+    this.children.clear();
+    this.emit('end');
+  }
+
+  get isActive(): boolean {
+    return !this.stopped;
+  }
+
+  get activeFiles(): string[] {
+    return [...this.children.keys()];
+  }
+
+  private spawnTailer(filePath: string): void {
+    if (this.children.has(filePath)) return;
+
+    const tailer = new LogTailer({
+      path: filePath,
+      follow: true,
+      lines: 0,
+      deduplicator: this.deduplicator,
+    });
+
+    // Forward child events
+    tailer.on('line', (line: string) => this.emit('line', line, filePath));
+    tailer.on('event', (event) => this.emit('event', event, filePath));
+    tailer.on('error', (err: Error) => this.emit('error', err));
+
+    this.children.set(filePath, tailer);
+    tailer.start();
+  }
+}