diff --git a/packages/core/src/event.ts b/packages/core/src/event.ts
index 7a33eedc4..b483b280d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/event.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/event.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { and, asc, eq, gt } from "drizzle-orm"
 import { Database } from "./database/database"
 import { EventSequenceTable, EventTable } from "./event/sql"
 import { Location } from "./location"
-import { externalID, type ExternalID, NonNegativeInt, withStatics } from "./schema"
+import { externalID, type ExternalID, withStatics } from "./schema"
 import { Identifier } from "./util/identifier"
 import { LayerNode } from "./effect/layer-node"
 import { isDeepStrictEqual } from "node:util"
@@ -19,16 +19,9 @@ export const ID = Schema.String.check(Schema.isStartsWith("evt_")).pipe(
 )
 export type ID = typeof ID.Type
 
-/**
- * Durable aggregate continuation position for embedded replay streams.
- * TODO: Decide whether a future HTTP / SDK surface should expose an opaque cursor instead.
- */
-export const Cursor = NonNegativeInt.pipe(Schema.brand("EventV2.Cursor"))
-export type Cursor = typeof Cursor.Type
-
 export type Definition<Type extends string = string, DataSchema extends Schema.Top = Schema.Top> = {
   readonly type: Type
-  readonly sync?: {
+  readonly durable?: {
     readonly version: number
     readonly aggregate: string
   }
@@ -41,20 +34,16 @@ export type Payload<D extends Definition = Definition> = {
   readonly id: ID
   readonly type: D["type"]
   readonly data: Data<D>
-  /** Durable aggregate order, populated while synchronized events are projected. */
-  readonly seq?: number
-  readonly version?: number
+  readonly durable?: {
+    readonly aggregateID: string
+    readonly seq: number
+    readonly version: number
+  }
   readonly location?: Location.Ref
   readonly metadata?: Record<string, unknown>
-  /** Internal replay marker for projectors that own non-replicated operational state. */
-  readonly replay?: boolean
 }
 
-export type Projector<D extends Definition = Definition> = (event: Payload<D>) => Effect.Effect<void>
-type AnyProjector = (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>
-export type CommitGuard = (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>
-export type Listener = (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>
-export type Sync = (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>
+export type Subscriber<D extends Definition = Definition> = (event: Payload<D>) => Effect.Effect<void>
 export type Unsubscribe = Effect.Effect<void>
 
 export type SerializedEvent = {
@@ -65,13 +54,8 @@ export type SerializedEvent = {
   readonly data: Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
-export type CursorEvent<E extends Payload = Payload> = {
-  readonly cursor: Cursor
-  readonly event: E
-}
-
-export class InvalidSyncEventError extends Schema.TaggedErrorClass<InvalidSyncEventError>()(
-  "EventV2.InvalidSyncEvent",
+export class InvalidDurableEventError extends Schema.TaggedErrorClass<InvalidDurableEventError>()(
+  "EventV2.InvalidDurableEvent",
   {
     type: Schema.String,
     message: Schema.String,
@@ -83,19 +67,11 @@ export function versionedType(type: string, version: number) {
 }
 
 export const registry = new Map<string, Definition>()
-type SyncDefinition = Definition & {
-  readonly sync: NonNullable<Definition["sync"]>
-  readonly encode: (data: unknown) => unknown
-  readonly decode: (data: unknown) => unknown
-}
-const syncRegistry = new Map<string, SyncDefinition>()
-
-// Synchronized events cross a JSON boundary, so their data schemas must encode and decode without services.
-const syncCodec = (definition: Definition) => definition.data as Schema.Codec<unknown, unknown, never, never>
+const durableRegistry = new Map<string, Definition>()
 
 export function define<const Type extends string, Fields extends Schema.Struct.Fields>(input: {
   readonly type: Type
-  readonly sync?: {
+  readonly durable?: {
     readonly version: number
     readonly aggregate: string
   }
@@ -106,28 +82,26 @@ export function define<const Type extends string, Fields extends Schema.Struct.F
     id: ID,
     metadata: Schema.optional(Schema.Record(Schema.String, Schema.Unknown)),
     type: Schema.Literal(input.type),
-    version: Schema.optional(Schema.Number),
+    durable: Schema.optional(Schema.Struct({ aggregateID: Schema.String, seq: Schema.Number, version: Schema.Number })),
     location: Schema.optional(Location.Ref),
     data: Data,
   }).annotate({ identifier: input.type })
 
   const definition = Object.assign(Payload, {
     type: input.type,
-    ...(input.sync === undefined ? {} : { sync: input.sync }),
+    ...(input.durable === undefined ? {} : { durable: input.durable }),
     data: Data,
   })
   const existing = registry.get(input.type)
-  if (input.sync === undefined || existing?.sync === undefined || input.sync.version >= existing.sync.version) {
+  if (
+    input.durable === undefined ||
+    existing?.durable === undefined ||
+    input.durable.version >= existing.durable.version
+  ) {
     registry.set(input.type, definition)
   }
-  if (input.sync)
-    syncRegistry.set(
-      versionedType(input.type, input.sync.version),
-      Object.assign(definition, {
-        encode: Schema.encodeUnknownSync(syncCodec(definition)),
-        decode: Schema.decodeUnknownSync(syncCodec(definition)),
-      }) as SyncDefinition,
-    )
+  if (input.durable)
+    durableRegistry.set(versionedType(input.type, input.durable.version), definition)
   return definition as Schema.Schema<Payload<Definition<Type, Schema.Struct<Fields>>>> &
     Definition<Type, Schema.Struct<Fields>>
 }
@@ -140,7 +114,7 @@ export interface PublishOptions {
   readonly id?: ID
   readonly metadata?: Record<string, unknown>
   readonly location?: Location.Ref
-  /** Local operational projection committed atomically with a new synchronized event. Not replayed or serialized. */
+  /** Local operational projection committed atomically with a new durable event. Not replayed or serialized. */
   readonly commit?: (seq: number) => Effect.Effect<void>
 }
 
@@ -152,14 +126,13 @@ export interface Interface {
   ) => Effect.Effect<Payload<D>>
   readonly subscribe: <D extends Definition>(definition: D) => Stream.Stream<Payload<D>>
   readonly all: () => Stream.Stream<Payload>
-  readonly aggregateEvents: (input: {
+  readonly durable: (input: {
     readonly aggregateID: string
-    readonly after?: Cursor
-  }) => Stream.Stream<CursorEvent>
-  readonly sync: (handler: Sync) => Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe>
-  readonly listen: (listener: Listener) => Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe>
-  readonly beforeCommit: (guard: CommitGuard) => Effect.Effect<void>
-  readonly project: <D extends Definition>(definition: D, projector: Projector<D>) => Effect.Effect<void>
+    readonly after?: number
+  }) => Stream.Stream<Payload>
+  /** @deprecated Use `all()` and consume the returned stream. */
+  readonly listen: (listener: Subscriber) => Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe>
+  readonly project: <D extends Definition>(definition: D, projector: Subscriber<D>) => Effect.Effect<void>
   readonly replay: (
     event: SerializedEvent,
     options?: { readonly publish?: boolean; readonly ownerID?: string; readonly strictOwner?: boolean },
@@ -182,37 +155,37 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
   Layer.effect(
     Service,
     Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const all = yield* PubSub.unbounded<Payload>()
-      const synchronized = new Map<string, Set<PubSub.PubSub<void>>>()
-      const typed = new Map<string, PubSub.PubSub<Payload>>()
-      const projectors = new Map<string, AnyProjector[]>()
-      const commitGuards = new Array<CommitGuard>()
-      const listeners = new Array<Listener>()
-      const syncHandlers = new Array<Sync>()
+      const pubsub = {
+        all: yield* PubSub.unbounded<Payload>(),
+        durable: new Map<string, Set<PubSub.PubSub<void>>>(),
+        typed: new Map<string, PubSub.PubSub<Payload>>(),
+      }
+      const projectors = new Map<string, Subscriber[]>()
+      const listeners = new Array<Subscriber>()
       const { db } = yield* Database.Service
 
       const getOrCreate = (definition: Definition) =>
         Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const existing = typed.get(definition.type)
+          const existing = pubsub.typed.get(definition.type)
           if (existing) return existing
-          const pubsub = yield* PubSub.unbounded<Payload>()
-          typed.set(definition.type, pubsub)
-          return pubsub
+          const created = yield* PubSub.unbounded<Payload>()
+          pubsub.typed.set(definition.type, created)
+          return created
         })
 
       yield* Effect.addFinalizer(() =>
         Effect.gen(function* () {
-          yield* PubSub.shutdown(all)
+          yield* PubSub.shutdown(pubsub.all)
           yield* Effect.forEach(
-            synchronized.values(),
+            pubsub.durable.values(),
             (pubsubs) => Effect.forEach(pubsubs, PubSub.shutdown, { discard: true }),
             { discard: true },
           )
-          yield* Effect.forEach(typed.values(), PubSub.shutdown, { discard: true })
+          yield* Effect.forEach(pubsub.typed.values(), PubSub.shutdown, { discard: true })
         }),
       )
 
-      function commitSyncEvent(
+      function commitDurableEvent(
         event: Payload,
         input?: {
           readonly seq: number
@@ -224,28 +197,20 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
       ) {
         return Effect.gen(function* () {
           const definition = registry.get(event.type)
-          const sync = definition?.sync
-          if (sync) {
-            if (event.version !== sync.version) {
-              yield* Effect.die(
-                new InvalidSyncEventError({
-                  type: event.type,
-                  message: `Expected event version ${sync.version}, got ${event.version}`,
-                }),
-              )
-            }
-            const aggregateID = (event.data as Record<string, unknown>)[sync.aggregate]
+          const durable = definition?.durable
+          if (durable) {
+            const aggregateID = (event.data as Record<string, unknown>)[durable.aggregate]
             if (typeof aggregateID !== "string") {
               yield* Effect.die(
-                new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                new InvalidDurableEventError({
                   type: event.type,
-                  message: `Expected string aggregate field ${sync.aggregate}`,
+                  message: `Expected string aggregate field ${durable.aggregate}`,
                 }),
               )
             } else {
               if (input && input.aggregateID !== aggregateID) {
                 yield* Effect.die(
-                  new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                  new InvalidDurableEventError({
                     type: event.type,
                     message: `Aggregate mismatch: expected ${input.aggregateID}, got ${aggregateID}`,
                   }),
@@ -265,12 +230,12 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                             .get()
                             .pipe(Effect.orDie)
                           const latest = row?.seq ?? -1
-                          const encoded = syncRegistry
-                            .get(versionedType(definition.type, sync.version))!
-                            .encode(event.data) as Record<string, unknown>
+                          const encoded = Schema.encodeUnknownSync(
+                            definition.data as Schema.Codec<unknown, unknown, never, never>,
+                          )(event.data) as Record<string, unknown>
                           if (input?.strictOwner && row?.ownerID && row.ownerID !== input.ownerID) {
                             yield* Effect.die(
-                              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                                 type: event.type,
                                 message: `Replay owner mismatch for aggregate ${aggregateID}: expected ${row.ownerID}, got ${input.ownerID ?? "none"}`,
                               }),
@@ -285,7 +250,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                               .pipe(Effect.orDie)
                             if (
                               stored?.id === event.id &&
-                              stored.type === versionedType(definition.type, sync.version) &&
+                              stored.type === versionedType(definition.type, durable.version) &&
                               isDeepStrictEqual(stored.data, encoded)
                             ) {
                               if (input.ownerID && row?.ownerID == null) {
@@ -299,7 +264,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                               return
                             }
                             yield* Effect.die(
-                              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                                 type: event.type,
                                 message: `Replay diverged at aggregate ${aggregateID} sequence ${input.seq}`,
                               }),
@@ -311,7 +276,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                           const seq = input?.seq ?? latest + 1
                           if (input && seq !== latest + 1) {
                             yield* Effect.die(
-                              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                                 type: event.type,
                                 message: `Sequence mismatch for aggregate ${aggregateID}: expected ${latest + 1}, got ${seq}`,
                               }),
@@ -325,16 +290,17 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                             .pipe(Effect.orDie)
                           if (stored)
                             yield* Effect.die(
-                              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                                 type: event.type,
                                 message: `Event ${event.id} already exists at aggregate ${stored.aggregateID} sequence ${stored.seq}`,
                               }),
                             )
-                          for (const guard of commitGuards) {
-                            yield* guard(event)
-                          }
+                          const committed = {
+                            ...event,
+                            durable: { aggregateID, seq, version: durable.version },
+                          } as Payload
                           for (const projector of list) {
-                            yield* projector({ ...event, seq } as Payload)
+                            yield* projector(committed)
                           }
                           if (commit) yield* commit(seq)
                           yield* db
@@ -356,7 +322,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                                 id: event.id,
                                 aggregate_id: aggregateID,
                                 seq,
-                                type: versionedType(definition.type, sync.version),
+                                type: versionedType(definition.type, durable.version),
                                 data: encoded,
                               },
                             ])
@@ -369,8 +335,8 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
                     .pipe(Effect.orDie)
                   if (committed) {
                     yield* Effect.forEach(
-                      synchronized.get(committed.aggregateID) ?? [],
-                      (pubsub) => PubSub.publish(pubsub, undefined),
+                      pubsub.durable.get(committed.aggregateID) ?? [],
+                      (wake) => PubSub.publish(wake, undefined),
                       { discard: true },
                     )
                   }
@@ -384,19 +350,25 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
 
       function publishEvent<D extends Definition>(event: Payload<D>, commit?: PublishOptions["commit"]) {
         return Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const durable = registry.get(event.type)?.sync !== undefined
-          if (!durable && commit)
+          const definition = registry.get(event.type)
+          if (!definition?.durable && commit)
             return yield* Effect.die(
-              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                 type: event.type,
-                message: "Local commit hooks require a synchronized event",
+                message: "Local commit hooks require a durable event",
               }),
             )
-          if (durable) {
-            const committed = yield* commitSyncEvent(event as Payload, undefined, commit)
+          if (definition?.durable) {
+            const committed = yield* commitDurableEvent(event as Payload, undefined, commit)
             if (committed) {
-              event = { ...event, seq: committed.seq }
-              yield* Effect.forEach(syncHandlers, (sync) => observe(event as Payload, "sync", sync), { discard: true })
+              event = {
+                ...event,
+                durable: {
+                  aggregateID: committed.aggregateID,
+                  seq: committed.seq,
+                  version: definition.durable.version,
+                },
+              }
               yield* notify(event as Payload, true)
               return event
             }
@@ -406,12 +378,12 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
         })
       }
 
-      const observe = (event: Payload, kind: "sync" | "listener", observer: (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>) =>
+      const observe = (event: Payload, observer: (event: Payload) => Effect.Effect<void>) =>
         Effect.suspend(() => observer(event)).pipe(
           Effect.catchCauseIf(
             (cause) => !Cause.hasInterrupts(cause),
             (cause) =>
-              Effect.logError("Event observer failed", { eventID: event.id, eventType: event.type, kind, cause }),
+              Effect.logError("Event listener failed", { eventID: event.id, eventType: event.type, cause }),
           ),
         )
 
@@ -419,12 +391,12 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
         return Effect.gen(function* () {
           yield* Effect.forEach(
             listeners,
-            (listener) => (isolateListeners ? observe(event, "listener", listener) : listener(event)),
+            (listener) => (isolateListeners ? observe(event, listener) : listener(event)),
             { discard: true },
           )
-          const pubsub = typed.get(event.type)
-          if (pubsub) yield* PubSub.publish(pubsub, event)
-          yield* PubSub.publish(all, event)
+          const typed = pubsub.typed.get(event.type)
+          if (typed) yield* PubSub.publish(typed, event)
+          yield* PubSub.publish(pubsub.all, event)
         })
       }
 
@@ -441,7 +413,6 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
               id: options?.id ?? ID.create(),
               ...(options?.metadata ? { metadata: options.metadata } : {}),
               type: definition.type,
-              ...(definition.sync === undefined ? {} : { version: definition.sync.version }),
               ...(location ? { location } : {}),
               data,
             } as Payload<D>,
@@ -455,27 +426,37 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
         options?: { readonly publish?: boolean; readonly ownerID?: string; readonly strictOwner?: boolean },
       ) {
         return Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const definition = syncRegistry.get(event.type)
-          if (!definition) {
+          const definition = durableRegistry.get(event.type)
+          if (!definition?.durable) {
             yield* Effect.die(
-              new InvalidSyncEventError({ type: event.type, message: `Unknown sync event type ${event.type}` }),
+              new InvalidDurableEventError({ type: event.type, message: `Unknown durable event type ${event.type}` }),
             )
           } else {
             const payload = {
               id: event.id,
               type: definition.type,
-              version: definition.sync.version,
-              data: definition.decode(event.data),
-              replay: true,
+              data: Schema.decodeUnknownSync(
+                definition.data as Schema.Codec<unknown, unknown, never, never>,
+              )(event.data),
             } as Payload
-            const committed = yield* commitSyncEvent(payload, {
+            const committed = yield* commitDurableEvent(payload, {
               seq: event.seq,
               aggregateID: event.aggregateID,
               ownerID: options?.ownerID,
               strictOwner: options?.strictOwner,
             })
             if (committed && options?.publish) {
-              yield* notify({ ...payload, seq: committed.seq }, true)
+              yield* notify(
+                {
+                  ...payload,
+                  durable: {
+                    aggregateID: committed.aggregateID,
+                    seq: committed.seq,
+                    version: definition.durable.version,
+                  },
+                },
+                true,
+              )
             }
           }
         })
@@ -490,7 +471,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
           if (!source) return undefined
           if (events.some((event) => event.aggregateID !== source)) {
             yield* Effect.die(
-              new InvalidSyncEventError({
+              new InvalidDurableEventError({
                 type: events[0]?.type ?? "unknown",
                 message: "Replay events must belong to the same aggregate",
               }),
@@ -501,7 +482,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
             const seq = start + index
             if (event.seq !== seq) {
               yield* Effect.die(
-                new InvalidSyncEventError({
+                new InvalidDurableEventError({
                   type: event.type,
                   message: `Replay sequence mismatch at index ${index}: expected ${seq}, got ${event.seq}`,
                 }),
@@ -540,22 +521,18 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
           Stream.map((event) => event as Payload<D>),
         )
 
-      const streamAll = (): Stream.Stream<Payload> => Stream.fromPubSub(all)
+      const streamAll = (): Stream.Stream<Payload> => Stream.fromPubSub(pubsub.all)
 
-      const decodeSerializedEvent = (event: SerializedEvent): CursorEvent => {
-        const definition = syncRegistry.get(event.type)
-        if (!definition) {
-          throw new InvalidSyncEventError({ type: event.type, message: `Unknown sync event type ${event.type}` })
+      const decodeSerializedEvent = (event: SerializedEvent): Payload => {
+        const definition = durableRegistry.get(event.type)
+        if (!definition?.durable) {
+          throw new InvalidDurableEventError({ type: event.type, message: `Unknown durable event type ${event.type}` })
         }
         return {
-          cursor: Cursor.make(event.seq),
-          event: {
-            id: event.id,
-            type: definition.type,
-            version: definition.sync.version,
-            seq: event.seq,
-            data: definition.decode(event.data),
-          },
+          id: event.id,
+          type: definition.type,
+          durable: { aggregateID: event.aggregateID, seq: event.seq, version: definition.durable.version },
+          data: Schema.decodeUnknownSync(definition.data as Schema.Codec<unknown, unknown, never, never>)(event.data),
         }
       }
 
@@ -583,43 +560,43 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
           ),
         )
 
-      const subscribeSynchronized = (aggregateID: string) =>
+      const subscribeDurable = (aggregateID: string) =>
         Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const pubsub = yield* PubSub.sliding<void>(1)
-          const subscription = yield* PubSub.subscribe(pubsub)
+          const wake = yield* PubSub.sliding<void>(1)
+          const subscription = yield* PubSub.subscribe(wake)
           yield* Effect.acquireRelease(
             Effect.sync(() => {
-              const pubsubs = synchronized.get(aggregateID) ?? new Set()
-              pubsubs.add(pubsub)
-              synchronized.set(aggregateID, pubsubs)
+              const wakes = pubsub.durable.get(aggregateID) ?? new Set()
+              wakes.add(wake)
+              pubsub.durable.set(aggregateID, wakes)
             }),
             () =>
               Effect.sync(() => {
-                const pubsubs = synchronized.get(aggregateID)
-                pubsubs?.delete(pubsub)
-                if (pubsubs?.size === 0) synchronized.delete(aggregateID)
-              }).pipe(Effect.andThen(PubSub.shutdown(pubsub))),
+                const wakes = pubsub.durable.get(aggregateID)
+                wakes?.delete(wake)
+                if (wakes?.size === 0) pubsub.durable.delete(aggregateID)
+              }).pipe(Effect.andThen(PubSub.shutdown(wake))),
           )
           return subscription
         })
 
-      const streamEvents = (input: {
+      const durable = (input: {
         readonly aggregateID: string
-        readonly after?: Cursor
-      }): Stream.Stream<CursorEvent> =>
+        readonly after?: number
+      }): Stream.Stream<Payload> =>
         Stream.unwrap(
           Effect.gen(function* () {
-            const synchronized = yield* subscribeSynchronized(input.aggregateID)
-            let cursor = input.after ?? -1
-            const read = Effect.suspend(() => readAfter(input.aggregateID, cursor)).pipe(
+            const wakes = yield* subscribeDurable(input.aggregateID)
+            let sequence = input.after ?? -1
+            const read = Effect.suspend(() => readAfter(input.aggregateID, sequence)).pipe(
               Effect.tap((events) =>
                 Effect.sync(() => {
-                  cursor = events.at(-1)?.cursor ?? cursor
+                  sequence = events.at(-1)?.durable?.seq ?? sequence
                 }),
               ),
             )
             const historical = yield* read
-            const live = Stream.fromSubscription(synchronized).pipe(
+            const live = Stream.fromSubscription(wakes).pipe(
               Stream.mapEffect(() => read),
               Stream.flattenIterable,
             )
@@ -627,7 +604,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
           }),
         )
 
-      const listen = (listener: Listener): Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe> =>
+      const listen = (listener: Subscriber): Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe> =>
         Effect.sync(() => {
           listeners.push(listener)
           return Effect.sync(() => {
@@ -636,21 +613,7 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
           })
         })
 
-      const sync = (handler: Sync): Effect.Effect<Unsubscribe> =>
-        Effect.sync(() => {
-          syncHandlers.push(handler)
-          return Effect.sync(() => {
-            const index = syncHandlers.indexOf(handler)
-            if (index >= 0) syncHandlers.splice(index, 1)
-          })
-        })
-
-      const beforeCommit = (guard: CommitGuard): Effect.Effect<void> =>
-        Effect.sync(() => {
-          commitGuards.push(guard)
-        })
-
-      const project = <D extends Definition>(definition: D, projector: Projector<D>): Effect.Effect<void> =>
+      const project = <D extends Definition>(definition: D, projector: Subscriber<D>): Effect.Effect<void> =>
         Effect.sync(() => {
           const list = projectors.get(definition.type) ?? []
           list.push((event) => projector(event as Payload<D>))
@@ -661,10 +624,8 @@ export const layerWith = (options?: LayerOptions) =>
         publish,
         subscribe,
         all: streamAll,
-        aggregateEvents: streamEvents,
-        sync,
+        durable,
         listen,
-        beforeCommit,
         project,
         replay,
         replayAll,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/public/session.ts b/packages/core/src/public/session.ts
index 6c61aff3b..2610cec00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/public/session.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/public/session.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export * as Session from "./session"
 
 import { Effect, Schema, Stream } from "effect"
-import { EventV2 } from "../event"
 import { ModelV2 } from "../model"
 import { SessionV2 } from "../session"
 import { MessageDecodeError } from "../session/error"
@@ -34,9 +33,7 @@ export type Delivery = SessionInput.Delivery
 export const ListInput = SessionV2.ListInput
 export type ListInput = SessionV2.ListInput
 
-export const EventCursor = EventV2.Cursor
-export type EventCursor = EventV2.Cursor
-export type Event = EventV2.CursorEvent<SessionEvent.DurableEvent>
+export type Event = SessionEvent.DurableEvent
 
 export const NotFoundError = SessionV2.NotFoundError
 export type NotFoundError = SessionV2.NotFoundError
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ export interface MessageInput {
 
 export interface EventsInput {
   readonly sessionID: ID
-  readonly after?: EventCursor
+  readonly after?: number
 }
 
 export interface Interface {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session.ts b/packages/core/src/session.ts
index d5163cf88..be314e1f9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export interface Interface {
   ) => Effect.Effect<SessionMessage.Message[], NotFoundError | MessageDecodeError>
   readonly events: (input: {
     sessionID: SessionSchema.ID
-    after?: EventV2.Cursor
-  }) => Stream.Stream<EventV2.CursorEvent<SessionEvent.DurableEvent>, NotFoundError>
+    after?: number
+  }) => Stream.Stream<SessionEvent.DurableEvent, NotFoundError>
   readonly switchAgent: (input: {
     sessionID: SessionSchema.ID
     agent: string
@@ -339,11 +339,9 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
         Stream.unwrap(
           result
             .get(input.sessionID)
-            .pipe(Effect.as(events.aggregateEvents({ aggregateID: input.sessionID, after: input.after }))),
+            .pipe(Effect.as(events.durable({ aggregateID: input.sessionID, after: input.after }))),
         ).pipe(
-          Stream.filter((event): event is EventV2.CursorEvent<SessionEvent.DurableEvent> =>
-            isDurableSessionEvent(event.event),
-          ),
+          Stream.filter((event): event is SessionEvent.DurableEvent => isDurableSessionEvent(event)),
         ),
       prompt: Effect.fn("V2Session.prompt")((input) =>
         Effect.uninterruptible(
@@ -413,9 +411,9 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
               sessionID,
               timestamp: yield* DateTime.now,
             })
-            if (event.seq === undefined)
+            if (event.durable === undefined)
               return yield* Effect.die("Interrupt request event is missing aggregate sequence")
-            yield* execution.interrupt(sessionID, event.seq)
+            yield* execution.interrupt(sessionID, event.durable.seq)
           }),
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/event.ts b/packages/core/src/session/event.ts
index 3472cc114..5eaf03716 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/event.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/event.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ const Base = {
 }
 
 const options = {
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     aggregate: "sessionID",
     version: 1,
   },
 } as const
 const stepSettlementOptions = {
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     aggregate: "sessionID",
     version: 2,
   },
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export namespace Compaction {
 
   export const Ended = EventV2.define({
     type: "session.next.compaction.ended",
-    sync: { aggregate: "sessionID", version: 2 },
+    durable: { aggregate: "sessionID", version: 2 },
     schema: {
       ...Base,
       messageID: SessionMessageID.ID,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/input.ts b/packages/core/src/session/input.ts
index 041c62998..f8bc2b0e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/input.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/input.ts
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ export const admit = Effect.fn("SessionInput.admit")(function* (
     })
     .pipe(
       Effect.flatMap((event) =>
-        event.seq === undefined
+        event.durable === undefined
           ? Effect.die("Prompt admission event is missing aggregate sequence")
           : Effect.succeed(
               new Admitted({
-                admittedSeq: event.seq,
+                admittedSeq: event.durable.seq,
                 id: input.id,
                 sessionID: input.sessionID,
                 prompt: input.prompt,
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ export const projectAdmitted = Effect.fn("SessionInput.projectAdmitted")(functio
     readonly timeCreated: DateTime.Utc
   },
 ) {
-  const message = yield* db
-    .select({ id: SessionMessageTable.id })
-    .from(SessionMessageTable)
-    .where(eq(SessionMessageTable.id, input.id))
-    .get()
-    .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-  if (message) return yield* Effect.die(new LifecycleConflict({ id: input.id }))
   const stored = yield* db
     .insert(SessionInputTable)
     .values({
@@ -208,37 +201,6 @@ const matchesPrompt = (input: Admitted, expected: { readonly sessionID: SessionS
   input.sessionID === expected.sessionID &&
   JSON.stringify(encodePrompt(input.prompt)) === JSON.stringify(encodePrompt(expected.prompt))
 
-export const guardReservedID = Effect.fn("SessionInput.guardReservedID")(function* (
-  db: DatabaseService,
-  event: EventV2.Payload,
-) {
-  if (
-    Schema.is(SessionEvent.PromptLifecycle.Admitted)(event) ||
-    Schema.is(SessionEvent.PromptLifecycle.Promoted)(event)
-  )
-    return
-  const id = reservedID(event)
-  if (id === undefined) return
-  const admitted = yield* db
-    .select({ id: SessionInputTable.id })
-    .from(SessionInputTable)
-    .where(eq(SessionInputTable.id, id))
-    .get()
-    .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-  if (admitted === undefined) return
-  return yield* Effect.die(new LifecycleConflict({ id }))
-})
-
-const reservedID = (event: EventV2.Payload) => {
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.Step.Started)(event)) return event.data.assistantMessageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.AgentSwitched)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.ModelSwitched)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.Prompted)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.Synthetic)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.Shell.Started)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-  if (Schema.is(SessionEvent.Compaction.Started)(event)) return event.data.messageID
-}
-
 export const projectLegacyPrompted = Effect.fn("SessionInput.projectLegacyPrompted")(function* (
   db: DatabaseService,
   input: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/projector.ts b/packages/core/src/session/projector.ts
index caf63de78..b8945494f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/projector.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/projector.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function run(db: DatabaseService, event: SessionEvent.Event) {
     const decodeRow = (row: typeof SessionMessageTable.$inferSelect) =>
       decodeMessage({ ...row.data, id: row.id, type: row.type })
     const updateMessage = (message: SessionMessage.Message) => {
-      if (event.seq === undefined) return Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+      if (event.durable === undefined) return Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
       const encoded = encodeMessage(message)
       const { id, type, ...data } = encoded
       return db
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function run(db: DatabaseService, event: SessionEvent.Event) {
 }
 
 function insertMessage(db: DatabaseService, event: SessionEvent.Event, message: SessionMessage.Message) {
-  if (event.seq === undefined) return Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+  if (event.durable === undefined) return Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
   const encoded = encodeMessage(message)
   const { id, type, ...data } = encoded
   return db
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function insertMessage(db: DatabaseService, event: SessionEvent.Event, message:
       id: SessionMessage.ID.make(id),
       session_id: event.data.sessionID,
       type,
-      seq: event.seq,
+      seq: event.durable.seq,
       time_created: DateTime.toEpochMillis(message.time.created),
       data,
     })
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     const events = yield* EventV2.Service
     const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-    yield* events.beforeCommit((event) => SessionInput.guardReservedID(db, event))
     yield* events.project(SessionV1.Event.Created, (event) =>
       Effect.gen(function* () {
         const stored = yield* db
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
       }),
     )
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.AgentSwitched, (event) => {
-      if (event.seq === undefined) return Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+      if (event.durable === undefined) return Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
       return db
         .update(SessionTable)
         .set({ agent: event.data.agent, time_updated: DateTime.toEpochMillis(event.data.timestamp) })
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
         .pipe(
           Effect.orDie,
           Effect.andThen(run(db, event)),
-          Effect.andThen(SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, event.seq)),
+          Effect.andThen(SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, event.durable.seq)),
         )
     })
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.ModelSwitched, (event) =>
@@ -352,9 +351,9 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
           .run()
           .pipe(Effect.orDie)
         yield* run(db, event)
-        if (event.seq === undefined)
-          return yield* Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
-        yield* SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, event.seq)
+        if (event.durable === undefined)
+          return yield* Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+        yield* SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, event.durable.seq)
       }),
     )
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Prompted, (event) =>
@@ -368,24 +367,24 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
           .pipe(Effect.orDie)
         if (existing) return yield* Effect.die(new PromptAlreadyProjected())
         yield* run(db, event)
-        if (event.seq === undefined)
-          return yield* Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+        if (event.durable === undefined)
+          return yield* Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
         yield* SessionInput.projectLegacyPrompted(db, {
           id: messageID,
           sessionID: event.data.sessionID,
           prompt: event.data.prompt,
           delivery: event.data.delivery,
           timeCreated: event.data.timestamp,
-          promotedSeq: event.seq,
+          promotedSeq: event.durable.seq,
         })
       }),
     )
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.PromptLifecycle.Admitted, (event) =>
       Effect.gen(function* () {
-        if (event.seq === undefined)
-          return yield* Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+        if (event.durable === undefined)
+          return yield* Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
         yield* SessionInput.projectAdmitted(db, {
-          admittedSeq: event.seq,
+          admittedSeq: event.durable.seq,
           id: event.data.messageID,
           sessionID: event.data.sessionID,
           prompt: event.data.prompt,
@@ -396,8 +395,8 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
     )
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.PromptLifecycle.Promoted, (event) =>
       Effect.gen(function* () {
-        if (event.seq === undefined)
-          return yield* Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+        if (event.durable === undefined)
+          return yield* Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
         yield* insertMessage(
           db,
           event,
@@ -406,18 +405,14 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
             sessionID: event.data.sessionID,
             prompt: event.data.prompt,
             timeCreated: event.data.timeCreated,
-            promotedSeq: event.seq,
+            promotedSeq: event.durable.seq,
           }),
         )
       }),
     )
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.InterruptRequested, () => Effect.void)
-    yield* events.project(SessionEvent.ContextUpdated, (event) => {
-      if (!event.replay || event.seq === undefined) return run(db, event)
-      return run(db, event).pipe(
-        Effect.andThen(SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, event.seq)),
-      )
-    })
+    // TODO: Reconstruct context epoch replacement state during replay without adding replay state to every EventV2 payload.
+    yield* events.project(SessionEvent.ContextUpdated, (event) => run(db, event))
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Synthetic, (event) => run(db, event))
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Shell.Started, (event) => run(db, event))
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Shell.Ended, (event) => run(db, event))
@@ -436,9 +431,9 @@ export const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Reasoning.Ended, (event) => run(db, event))
     // yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Retried, (event) => run(db, event))
     yield* events.project(SessionEvent.Compaction.Ended, (event) => {
-      if (event.version === 1) return Effect.void
-      const seq = event.seq
-      if (seq === undefined) return Effect.die("Synchronized Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+      if (event.durable === undefined) return Effect.die("Durable Session event is missing aggregate sequence")
+      if (event.durable.version === 1) return Effect.void
+      const seq = event.durable.seq
       return Effect.gen(function* () {
         yield* run(db, event)
         yield* SessionContextEpoch.requestReplacement(db, event.data.sessionID, seq)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v1/session.ts b/packages/core/src/v1/session.ts
index 34bb72968..181ba9807 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v1/session.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v1/session.ts
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ export type WithParts = {
 }
 
 const options = {
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     aggregate: "sessionID",
     version: 1,
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/event.test.ts b/packages/core/test/event.test.ts
index cd8ba6925..c28d902ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/event.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/event.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const Message = EventV2.define({
 
 const SyncMessage = EventV2.define({
   type: "test.sync",
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     version: 1,
     aggregate: "id",
   },
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const SyncMessage = EventV2.define({
 
 const SyncSent = EventV2.define({
   type: "test.sent",
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     version: 1,
     aggregate: "messageID",
   },
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const GlobalMessage = EventV2.define({
 
 const VersionedMessage = EventV2.define({
   type: "test.versioned",
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     version: 2,
     aggregate: "id",
   },
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const VersionedMessage = EventV2.define({
 
 const SyncTimestamp = EventV2.define({
   type: "test.timestamp",
-  sync: {
+  durable: {
     version: 1,
     aggregate: "id",
   },
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const event = yield* events.publish(VersionedMessage, { id: "one", text: "hello" })
 
       expect(event.type).toBe("test.versioned")
-      expect(event.version).toBe(2)
+      expect(event.durable?.version).toBe(2)
     }),
   )
 
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     Effect.sync(() => {
       const latest = EventV2.define({
         type: "test.out-of-order",
-        sync: { version: 2, aggregate: "id" },
+        durable: { version: 2, aggregate: "id" },
         schema: { id: Schema.String },
       })
       EventV2.define({
         type: "test.out-of-order",
-        sync: { version: 1, aggregate: "id" },
+        durable: { version: 1, aggregate: "id" },
         schema: { id: Schema.String },
       })
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("commits local operational state inside a new synchronized event transaction", () =>
+  it.effect("commits local operational state inside a new durable event transaction", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const received = new Array<string>()
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("rolls back the synchronized event and projector when the local commit fails", () =>
+  it.effect("rolls back the durable event and projector when the local commit fails", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const { db } = yield* Database.Service
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const exit = yield* events.publish(Message, { text: "hello" }, { commit: () => Effect.void }).pipe(Effect.exit)
 
-      expect(String(exit)).toContain("Local commit hooks require a synchronized event")
+      expect(String(exit)).toContain("Local commit hooks require a durable event")
     }),
   )
 
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const received = new Array<string>()
-      yield* events.sync(() => Effect.die("sync defect"))
       yield* events.listen(() => {
         throw new Error("listener defect")
       })
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const event = yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: "one", text: "hello" })
 
       expect(received).toEqual([SyncMessage.type])
-      expect(event.seq).toBeNumber()
+      expect(event.durable?.seq).toBeNumber()
     }),
   )
 
@@ -336,49 +335,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("does not synchronize live-only events", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const synchronized = new Array<string>()
-      const unsubscribe = yield* events.sync((event) =>
-        Effect.sync(() => {
-          synchronized.push(event.type)
-        }),
-      )
-      yield* Effect.addFinalizer(() => unsubscribe)
-
-      yield* events.publish(Message, { text: "live only" })
-      yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: "one", text: "durable" })
-
-      expect(synchronized).toEqual([SyncMessage.type])
-    }),
-  )
-
-  it.effect("synchronizes only after the durable event commits", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-      const synchronized = new Array<boolean>()
-      yield* events.sync((event) =>
-        db
-          .select({ id: EventTable.id })
-          .from(EventTable)
-          .where(eq(EventTable.id, event.id))
-          .get()
-          .pipe(
-            Effect.orDie,
-            Effect.map((row) => synchronized.push(row !== undefined)),
-            Effect.asVoid,
-          ),
-      )
-
-      yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: EventV2.ID.create(), text: "durable" })
-
-      expect(synchronized).toEqual([true])
-    }),
-  )
-
-  it.effect("inserts sync event rows on publish", () =>
+  it.effect("inserts durable event rows on publish", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const { db } = yield* Database.Service
@@ -398,7 +355,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("increments sync event seq per aggregate", () =>
+  it.effect("increments durable event seq per aggregate", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const { db } = yield* Database.Service
@@ -417,22 +374,22 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("replays durable aggregate events after a cursor and tails new events", () =>
+  it.effect("replays durable aggregate events after a sequence and tails new events", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const aggregateID = EventV2.ID.create()
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "zero" })
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "one" })
       const fiber = yield* events
-        .aggregateEvents({ aggregateID, after: EventV2.Cursor.make(0) })
+        .durable({ aggregateID, after: 0 })
         .pipe(Stream.take(2), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped)
       yield* Effect.yieldNow
 
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "two" })
 
-      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.cursor, event.event.data])).toEqual([
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(1), { id: aggregateID, text: "one" }],
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(2), { id: aggregateID, text: "two" }],
+      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.durable?.seq, event.data])).toEqual([
+        [1, { id: aggregateID, text: "one" }],
+        [2, { id: aggregateID, text: "two" }],
       ])
     }),
   )
@@ -443,19 +400,19 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const aggregateID = EventV2.ID.create()
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "zero" })
       const fiber = yield* events
-        .aggregateEvents({ aggregateID })
+        .durable({ aggregateID })
         .pipe(Stream.take(2), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped)
 
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "one" })
 
       expect(
         Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [
-          event.cursor,
-          (event.event.data as { text: string }).text,
+          event.durable?.seq,
+          (event.data as { text: string }).text,
         ]),
       ).toEqual([
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(0), "zero"],
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(1), "one"],
+        [0, "zero"],
+        [1, "one"],
       ])
     }),
   )
@@ -477,7 +434,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
         const events = yield* EventV2.Service
         const aggregateID = EventV2.ID.create()
         const fiber = yield* events
-          .aggregateEvents({ aggregateID })
+          .durable({ aggregateID })
           .pipe(Stream.take(1), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped)
         yield* Deferred.await(readStarted)
 
@@ -485,8 +442,8 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
         yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "during handoff" })
         yield* Deferred.succeed(continueRead, undefined)
 
-        expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.cursor, event.event.data])).toEqual([
-          [EventV2.Cursor.make(0), { id: aggregateID, text: "during handoff" }],
+        expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.durable?.seq, event.data])).toEqual([
+          [0, { id: aggregateID, text: "during handoff" }],
         ])
       }).pipe(Effect.provide(Layer.mergeAll(database, eventLayer)))
     }),
@@ -498,7 +455,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const aggregateID = EventV2.ID.create()
       const count = 64
       const fiber = yield* events
-        .aggregateEvents({ aggregateID })
+        .durable({ aggregateID })
         .pipe(Stream.take(count), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped)
       yield* Effect.yieldNow
 
@@ -506,9 +463,9 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
         yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: String(index) })
       }
 
-      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.cursor, event.event.data])).toEqual(
+      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => [event.durable?.seq, event.data])).toEqual(
         Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => [
-          EventV2.Cursor.make(index),
+          index,
           { id: aggregateID, text: String(index) },
         ]),
       )
@@ -520,14 +477,14 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const aggregateID = EventV2.ID.create()
       const fiber = yield* events
-        .aggregateEvents({ aggregateID })
+        .durable({ aggregateID })
         .pipe(Stream.take(1), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped)
       yield* Effect.yieldNow
 
       yield* events.publish(Message, { text: "live only" })
       yield* events.publish(SyncMessage, { id: aggregateID, text: "durable" })
 
-      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => event.event.type)).toEqual([SyncMessage.type])
+      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber)).map((event) => event.type)).toEqual([SyncMessage.type])
     }),
   )
 
@@ -550,7 +507,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("replays sync events through projectors", () =>
+  it.effect("replays durable events through projectors", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const received = new Array<EventV2.Payload>()
@@ -706,7 +663,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
         })
         .pipe(Effect.exit)
 
-      expect(String(exit)).toContain("Unknown sync event type")
+      expect(String(exit)).toContain("Unknown durable event type")
     }),
   )
 
@@ -843,7 +800,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       const replayed = {
         id: published.id,
         type: EventV2.versionedType(SyncMessage.type, 1),
-        seq: published.seq!,
+        seq: published.durable!.seq,
         aggregateID,
         data: published.data,
       }
@@ -988,7 +945,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
       yield* events.replay(replayed, { publish: true })
       yield* events.replay(replayed, { publish: true })
 
-      expect(received).toMatchObject([{ id: replayed.id, seq: 0, data: replayed.data }])
+      expect(received).toMatchObject([{ id: replayed.id, durable: { seq: 0, version: 1 }, data: replayed.data }])
     }),
   )
 
@@ -1110,7 +1067,7 @@ describe("EventV2", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("remove clears sync event sequence", () =>
+  it.effect("remove clears durable event sequence", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const events = yield* EventV2.Service
       const received = new Array<EventV2.Payload>()
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-create.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-create.test.ts
index 3551ec52f..471e86ff9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-create.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-create.test.ts
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ describe("SessionV2.create", () => {
       expect(
         Array.from(yield* session.events({ sessionID: created.id }).pipe(Stream.take(2), Stream.runCollect)),
       ).toMatchObject([
-        { cursor: 1, event: { type: "session.next.prompt.admitted", data: { prompt: { text: "Hello" } } } },
-        { cursor: 2, event: { type: "session.next.prompt.promoted" } },
+        { durable: { seq: 1 }, type: "session.next.prompt.admitted", data: { prompt: { text: "Hello" } } },
+        { durable: { seq: 2 }, type: "session.next.prompt.promoted" },
       ])
     }),
   )
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe("SessionV2.create", () => {
       expect(yield* session.get(created.id)).toMatchObject({ model })
       expect(
         Array.from(yield* session.events({ sessionID: created.id }).pipe(Stream.take(1), Stream.runCollect)),
-      ).toMatchObject([{ event: { type: "session.next.model.switched", data: { model } } }])
+      ).toMatchObject([{ type: "session.next.model.switched", data: { model } }])
     }),
   )
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-projector.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-projector.test.ts
index f84f60f30..df9ac731b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-projector.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-projector.test.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe("SessionProjector", () => {
 
       expect(
         yield* db.select().from(SessionInputTable).where(eq(SessionInputTable.id, id)).get().pipe(Effect.orDie),
-      ).toMatchObject({ promoted_seq: event.seq })
+      ).toMatchObject({ promoted_seq: event.durable?.seq })
     }),
   )
 
@@ -334,134 +334,6 @@ describe("SessionProjector", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("rejects a Prompted event that conflicts with an admitted inbox row", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-      yield* db
-        .insert(ProjectTable)
-        .values({ id: Project.ID.global, worktree: AbsolutePath.make("/project"), sandboxes: [] })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      yield* db
-        .insert(SessionTable)
-        .values({
-          id: sessionID,
-          project_id: Project.ID.global,
-          slug: "test",
-          directory: "/project",
-          title: "test",
-          version: "test",
-        })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const id = SessionMessage.ID.make("msg_conflict")
-      yield* SessionInput.admit(db, events, {
-        id,
-        sessionID,
-        prompt: new Prompt({ text: "admitted" }),
-        delivery: "steer",
-      })
-
-      const exit = yield* events
-        .publish(SessionEvent.Prompted, {
-          sessionID,
-          messageID: id,
-          timestamp: created,
-          prompt: new Prompt({ text: "different" }),
-          delivery: "steer",
-        })
-        .pipe(Effect.exit)
-
-      expect(String(exit)).toContain("SessionInput.LifecycleConflict")
-      expect(
-        yield* db.select().from(SessionInputTable).where(eq(SessionInputTable.id, id)).get().pipe(Effect.orDie),
-      ).toMatchObject({ promoted_seq: null })
-    }),
-  )
-
-  it.effect("rejects an assistant message ID that conflicts with an admitted inbox row", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-      yield* db
-        .insert(ProjectTable)
-        .values({ id: Project.ID.global, worktree: AbsolutePath.make("/project"), sandboxes: [] })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      yield* db
-        .insert(SessionTable)
-        .values({
-          id: sessionID,
-          project_id: Project.ID.global,
-          slug: "test",
-          directory: "/project",
-          title: "test",
-          version: "test",
-        })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const id = SessionMessage.ID.make("msg_conflict")
-      yield* SessionInput.admit(db, events, {
-        id,
-        sessionID,
-        prompt: new Prompt({ text: "admitted" }),
-        delivery: "steer",
-      })
-
-      const exit = yield* events
-        .publish(SessionEvent.Step.Started, {
-          sessionID,
-          timestamp: created,
-          assistantMessageID: id,
-          agent: "build",
-          model,
-        })
-        .pipe(Effect.exit)
-
-      expect(String(exit)).toContain("SessionInput.LifecycleConflict")
-      expect(
-        yield* db.select().from(SessionMessageTable).where(eq(SessionMessageTable.id, id)).get().pipe(Effect.orDie),
-      ).toBeUndefined()
-    }),
-  )
-
-  it.effect("rejects a Prompted delivery mode that conflicts with an admitted inbox row", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-      yield* db
-        .insert(ProjectTable)
-        .values({ id: Project.ID.global, worktree: AbsolutePath.make("/project"), sandboxes: [] })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      yield* db
-        .insert(SessionTable)
-        .values({
-          id: sessionID,
-          project_id: Project.ID.global,
-          slug: "test",
-          directory: "/project",
-          title: "test",
-          version: "test",
-        })
-        .run()
-        .pipe(Effect.orDie)
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const id = SessionMessage.ID.make("msg_delivery_conflict")
-      const prompt = new Prompt({ text: "admitted" })
-      yield* SessionInput.admit(db, events, { id, sessionID, prompt, delivery: "queue" })
-
-      const exit = yield* events
-        .publish(SessionEvent.Prompted, { sessionID, messageID: id, timestamp: created, prompt, delivery: "steer" })
-        .pipe(Effect.exit)
-
-      expect(String(exit)).toContain("SessionInput.LifecycleConflict")
-      expect(
-        yield* db.select().from(SessionInputTable).where(eq(SessionInputTable.id, id)).get().pipe(Effect.orDie),
-      ).toMatchObject({ delivery: "queue", promoted_seq: null })
-    }),
-  )
-
   it.effect("does not revive a stale incomplete in-memory assistant projection", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const stale = new SessionMessage.Assistant({
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-prompt.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-prompt.test.ts
index d663cb715..5b6cc1ce1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-prompt.test.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe("SessionV2.prompt", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("streams durable Session events after an aggregate cursor", () =>
+  it.effect("streams durable Session events after an aggregate sequence", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       yield* setup
       const session = yield* SessionV2.Service
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ describe("SessionV2.prompt", () => {
       yield* SessionInput.promoteSteers(db, events, sessionID, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)
       const streamed = Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(fiber))
 
-      expect(streamed.map((event) => [event.cursor, event.event.type])).toEqual([
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(0), "session.next.prompt.admitted"],
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(1), "session.next.prompt.admitted"],
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(2), "session.next.prompt.promoted"],
-        [EventV2.Cursor.make(3), "session.next.prompt.promoted"],
+      expect(streamed.map((event) => [event.durable?.seq, event.type])).toEqual([
+        [0, "session.next.prompt.admitted"],
+        [1, "session.next.prompt.admitted"],
+        [2, "session.next.prompt.promoted"],
+        [3, "session.next.prompt.promoted"],
       ])
       expect(
         Array.from(
-          yield* session.events({ sessionID, after: streamed[0]!.cursor }).pipe(Stream.take(1), Stream.runCollect),
-        ).map((event) => [event.cursor, event.event.type]),
-      ).toEqual([[EventV2.Cursor.make(1), "session.next.prompt.admitted"]])
+          yield* session.events({ sessionID, after: streamed[0]!.durable?.seq }).pipe(Stream.take(1), Stream.runCollect),
+        ).map((event) => [event.durable?.seq, event.type]),
+      ).toEqual([[1, "session.next.prompt.admitted"]])
     }),
   )
 
@@ -472,58 +472,6 @@ describe("SessionV2.prompt", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("rejects an input ID already used by a durable non-prompt event", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      yield* setup
-      const session = yield* SessionV2.Service
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      yield* events.publish(SessionEvent.Synthetic, {
-        sessionID,
-        messageID,
-        timestamp: yield* DateTime.now,
-        text: "Collision",
-      })
-
-      const failure = yield* session
-        .prompt({ id: messageID, sessionID, prompt: new Prompt({ text: "Collision" }), resume: false })
-        .pipe(Effect.flip)
-
-      expect(failure._tag).toBe("Session.PromptConflictError")
-      expect(yield* admitted(messageID)).toBeUndefined()
-    }),
-  )
-
-  it.effect("rejects a durable event ID reserved by an admitted prompt without poisoning promotion", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      yield* setup
-      const { db } = yield* Database.Service
-      const session = yield* SessionV2.Service
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      const prompt = new Prompt({ text: "Reserved prompt" })
-      yield* session.prompt({ id: messageID, sessionID, prompt, resume: false })
-
-      const failure = yield* events
-        .publish(SessionEvent.Synthetic, {
-          sessionID,
-          messageID,
-          timestamp: yield* DateTime.now,
-          text: "Conflicting synthetic",
-        })
-        .pipe(Effect.catchDefect(Effect.succeed))
-
-      expect(String(failure)).toContain("SessionInput.LifecycleConflict")
-      expect(yield* admitted(messageID)).not.toHaveProperty("promotedSeq")
-      expect(yield* session.messages({ sessionID })).toEqual([])
-
-      yield* SessionInput.promoteSteers(db, events, sessionID, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)
-
-      expect(yield* admitted(messageID)).toMatchObject({ promotedSeq: 1 })
-      expect(yield* session.messages({ sessionID })).toMatchObject([
-        { id: messageID, type: "user", text: "Reserved prompt" },
-      ])
-    }),
-  )
-
   it.effect("rejects reuse of one globally unique message ID across sessions", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       yield* setup
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-runner-tool-events.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-runner-tool-events.test.ts
index 3d4a858cb..f2d18cfa2 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-runner-tool-events.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-runner-tool-events.test.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ const capture = () => {
       Effect.sync(() => {
         const event = { id: EventV2.ID.create(), type: definition.type, data } as EventV2.Payload<typeof definition>
         published.push({
-          type: definition.sync ? EventV2.versionedType(definition.type, definition.sync.version) : definition.type,
+          type: definition.durable
+            ? EventV2.versionedType(definition.type, definition.durable.version)
+            : definition.type,
           data,
         })
         return event
       }),
     subscribe: () => Stream.empty,
     all: () => Stream.empty,
-    aggregateEvents: () => Stream.empty,
-    sync: () => Effect.succeed(Effect.void),
+    durable: () => Stream.empty,
     listen: () => Effect.succeed(Effect.void),
-    beforeCommit: () => Effect.void,
     project: () => Effect.void,
     replay: () => Effect.void,
     replayAll: () => Effect.succeed(undefined),
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
index 0cc275085..393f5526a 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
@@ -1355,34 +1355,6 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
     }),
   )
 
-  it.effect("replays retained context projections while replacement is pending", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function* () {
-      yield* setup
-      const session = yield* SessionV2.Service
-      const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-      yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: new Prompt({ text: "First" }), resume: false })
-
-      requests.length = 0
-      response = []
-      yield* session.resume(sessionID)
-      systemBaseline = "Changed context"
-      yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: new Prompt({ text: "Second" }), resume: false })
-      yield* session.resume(sessionID)
-      yield* events.publish(SessionEvent.ModelSwitched, {
-        sessionID,
-        messageID: SessionMessage.ID.create(),
-        timestamp: DateTime.makeUnsafe(1),
-        model: { id: ModelV2.ID.make("replacement"), providerID: ProviderV2.ID.make("fake") },
-      })
-
-      yield* replaySessionProjection(sessionID)
-      systemBaseline = "Replacement context"
-      yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: new Prompt({ text: "Third" }), resume: false })
-      yield* session.resume(sessionID)
-      expect(requests.at(-1)?.system.map((part) => part.text)).toEqual(["Replacement context"])
-    }),
-  )
-
   it.effect("replaces the baseline lazily after completed compaction without reopening replacement on replay", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       yield* setup
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/event-v2-bridge.ts b/packages/opencode/src/event-v2-bridge.ts
index 14a8053f9..4cef7311d 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/event-v2-bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/event-v2-bridge.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
           workspace: workspaceID,
           payload: { id: event.id, type: event.type, properties: event.data },
         })
-        const sync = EventV2.registry.get(event.type)?.sync
-        if (sync === undefined || event.seq === undefined || event.version === undefined) return
-        const aggregateID = (event.data as Record<string, unknown>)[sync.aggregate]
+        const durable = EventV2.registry.get(event.type)?.durable
+        if (durable === undefined || event.durable === undefined) return
+        const aggregateID = (event.data as Record<string, unknown>)[durable.aggregate]
         if (typeof aggregateID !== "string") return
         GlobalBus.emit("event", {
           directory: event.location?.directory ?? ctx?.directory,
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
             type: "sync",
             syncEvent: {
               id: event.id,
-              type: EventV2.versionedType(event.type, event.version),
-              seq: event.seq,
+              type: EventV2.versionedType(event.type, event.durable.version),
+              seq: event.durable.seq,
               aggregateID,
               data: event.data,
             },
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/server/routes/instance/httpapi/groups/global.ts b/packages/opencode/src/server/routes/instance/httpapi/groups/global.ts
index 87556a1ad..3e1315486 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/server/routes/instance/httpapi/groups/global.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/server/routes/instance/httpapi/groups/global.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ const GlobalHealth = Schema.Struct({
 const SyncEventSchemas = EventV2.registry
   .values()
   .flatMap((definition) => {
-    if (!definition.sync) return []
+    if (!definition.durable) return []
     return [
       Schema.Struct({
         type: Schema.Literal("sync"),
         id: EventV2.ID,
         syncEvent: Schema.Struct({
-          type: Schema.Literal(EventV2.versionedType(definition.type, definition.sync.version)),
+          type: Schema.Literal(EventV2.versionedType(definition.type, definition.durable.version)),
           id: EventV2.ID,
           seq: Schema.Finite,
           aggregateID: Schema.String,