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diff --git a/nexus/evennia_event_adapter.py b/nexus/evennia_event_adapter.py
index e7dffd9..3bcd16f 100644
--- a/nexus/evennia_event_adapter.py
+++ b/nexus/evennia_event_adapter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Thin Evennia -> Nexus event normalization helpers."""
+"""Evennia -> Nexus event normalization — v2 with full audit event types."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@ def _ts(value: str | None = None) -> str:
     return value or datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
 
 
+# ── Session Events ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def player_join(account: str, character: str = "", ip_address: str = "", timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "type": "evennia.player_join",
+        "account": account,
+        "character": character,
+        "ip_address": ip_address,
+        "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
+    }
+
+
+def player_leave(account: str, character: str = "", reason: str = "quit", session_duration: float = 0, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "type": "evennia.player_leave",
+        "account": account,
+        "character": character,
+        "reason": reason,
+        "session_duration_seconds": session_duration,
+        "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
+    }
+
+
 def session_bound(hermes_session_id: str, evennia_account: str = "Timmy", evennia_character: str = "Timmy", timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
     return {
         "type": "evennia.session_bound",
@@ -19,6 +42,18 @@ def session_bound(hermes_session_id: str, evennia_account: str = "Timmy", evenni
     }
 
 
+# ── Movement Events ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def player_move(character: str, from_room: str, to_room: str, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "type": "evennia.player_move",
+        "character": character,
+        "from_room": from_room,
+        "to_room": to_room,
+        "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
+    }
+
+
 def actor_located(actor_id: str, room_key: str, room_name: str | None = None, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
     return {
         "type": "evennia.actor_located",
@@ -44,6 +79,19 @@ def room_snapshot(room_key: str, title: str, desc: str, exits: list[dict] | None
     }
 
 
+# ── Command Events ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def command_executed(character: str, command: str, args: str = "", success: bool = True, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "type": "evennia.command_executed",
+        "character": character,
+        "command": command,
+        "args": args,
+        "success": success,
+        "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
+    }
+
+
 def command_issued(hermes_session_id: str, actor_id: str, command_text: str, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
     return {
         "type": "evennia.command_issued",
@@ -64,3 +112,16 @@ def command_result(hermes_session_id: str, actor_id: str, command_text: str, out
         "success": success,
         "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
     }
+
+
+# ── Audit Summary ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def audit_heartbeat(characters: list[dict], online_count: int, total_commands: int, total_movements: int, timestamp: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "type": "evennia.audit_heartbeat",
+        "characters": characters,
+        "online_count": online_count,
+        "total_commands": total_commands,
+        "total_movements": total_movements,
+        "timestamp": _ts(timestamp),
+    }
diff --git a/nexus/evennia_ws_bridge.py b/nexus/evennia_ws_bridge.py
index a86140b..3820d37 100644
--- a/nexus/evennia_ws_bridge.py
+++ b/nexus/evennia_ws_bridge.py
@@ -1,82 +1,238 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Publish Evennia telemetry logs into the Nexus websocket bridge."""
+"""
+Live Evennia -> Nexus WebSocket bridge.
+
+Two modes:
+1. Live tail: watches Evennia log files and streams parsed events to Nexus WS
+2. Playback: replays a telemetry JSONL file (legacy mode)
+
+The bridge auto-reconnects on both ends and survives Evennia restarts.
+"""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import json
+import os
 import re
+import sys
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterable
+from typing import Optional
 
-import websockets
+try:
+    import websockets
+except ImportError:
+    websockets = None
 
-from nexus.evennia_event_adapter import actor_located, command_issued, command_result, room_snapshot, session_bound
+from nexus.evennia_event_adapter import (
+    audit_heartbeat,
+    command_executed,
+    player_join,
+    player_leave,
+    player_move,
+)
 
 ANSI_RE = re.compile(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]")
+# Regex patterns for log parsing
+MOVE_RE = re.compile(r"AUDIT MOVE: (\w+) arrived at (.+?) from (.+)")
+CMD_RE = re.compile(r"AUDIT CMD: (\w+) executed '(\w+)'(?: args: '(.*?)')?")
+SESSION_START_RE = re.compile(r"AUDIT SESSION: (\w+) puppeted by (\w+)")
+SESSION_END_RE = re.compile(r"AUDIT SESSION: (\w+) unpuppeted.*session (\d+)s")
+LOGIN_RE = re.compile(r"Logged in: (\w+)\(account \d+\) ([\d.]+)")
+LOGOUT_RE = re.compile(r"Logged out: (\w+)\(account \d+\) ([\d.]+)")
 
 
 def strip_ansi(text: str) -> str:
     return ANSI_RE.sub("", text or "")
 
 
-def clean_lines(text: str) -> list[str]:
-    text = strip_ansi(text).replace("\r", "")
-    return [line.strip() for line in text.split("\n") if line.strip()]
+class LogTailer:
+    """Async file tailer that yields new lines as they appear."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, path: str, poll_interval: float = 0.5):
+        self.path = path
+        self.poll_interval = poll_interval
+        self._offset = 0
+    
+    async def tail(self):
+        """Yield new lines from the file, starting from end."""
+        # Start at end of file
+        if os.path.exists(self.path):
+            self._offset = os.path.getsize(self.path)
+        
+        while True:
+            try:
+                if not os.path.exists(self.path):
+                    await asyncio.sleep(self.poll_interval)
+                    continue
+                
+                size = os.path.getsize(self.path)
+                if size < self._offset:
+                    # File was truncated/rotated
+                    self._offset = 0
+                
+                if size > self._offset:
+                    with open(self.path, "r") as f:
+                        f.seek(self._offset)
+                        for line in f:
+                            line = line.strip()
+                            if line:
+                                yield line
+                        self._offset = f.tell()
+                
+                await asyncio.sleep(self.poll_interval)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[tailer] Error reading {self.path}: {e}", flush=True)
+                await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
 
-def parse_room_output(text: str):
-    lines = clean_lines(text)
-    if len(lines) < 2:
-        return None
-    title = lines[0]
-    desc = lines[1]
-    exits = []
-    objects = []
-    for line in lines[2:]:
-        if line.startswith("Exits:"):
-            raw = line.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
-            raw = raw.replace(" and ", ", ")
-            exits = [{"key": token.strip(), "destination_id": token.strip().title(), "destination_key": token.strip().title()} for token in raw.split(",") if token.strip()]
-        elif line.startswith("You see:"):
-            raw = line.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
-            raw = raw.replace(" and ", ", ")
-            parts = [token.strip() for token in raw.split(",") if token.strip()]
-            objects = [{"id": p.removeprefix('a ').removeprefix('an '), "key": p.removeprefix('a ').removeprefix('an '), "short_desc": p} for p in parts]
-    return {"title": title, "desc": desc, "exits": exits, "objects": objects}
+def parse_log_line(line: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Parse a log line into a Nexus event, or None if not parseable."""
+    
+    # Movement events
+    m = MOVE_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return player_move(m.group(1), m.group(3), m.group(2))
+    
+    # Command events
+    m = CMD_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return command_executed(m.group(1), m.group(2), m.group(3) or "")
+    
+    # Session start
+    m = SESSION_START_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return player_join(m.group(2), m.group(1))
+    
+    # Session end
+    m = SESSION_END_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return player_leave("", m.group(1), session_duration=float(m.group(2)))
+    
+    # Server login
+    m = LOGIN_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return player_join(m.group(1), ip_address=m.group(2))
+    
+    # Server logout
+    m = LOGOUT_RE.search(line)
+    if m:
+        return player_leave(m.group(1))
+    
+    return None
 
 
-def normalize_event(raw: dict, hermes_session_id: str) -> list[dict]:
-    out: list[dict] = []
-    event = raw.get("event")
-    actor = raw.get("actor", "Timmy")
-    timestamp = raw.get("timestamp")
-
-    if event == "connect":
-        out.append(session_bound(hermes_session_id, evennia_account=actor, evennia_character=actor, timestamp=timestamp))
-        parsed = parse_room_output(raw.get("output", ""))
-        if parsed:
-            out.append(actor_located(actor, parsed["title"], parsed["title"], timestamp=timestamp))
-            out.append(room_snapshot(parsed["title"], parsed["title"], parsed["desc"], exits=parsed["exits"], objects=parsed["objects"], timestamp=timestamp))
-        return out
-
-    if event == "command":
-        cmd = raw.get("command", "")
-        output = raw.get("output", "")
-        out.append(command_issued(hermes_session_id, actor, cmd, timestamp=timestamp))
-        success = not output.startswith("Command '") and not output.startswith("Could not find")
-        out.append(command_result(hermes_session_id, actor, cmd, strip_ansi(output), success=success, timestamp=timestamp))
-        parsed = parse_room_output(output)
-        if parsed:
-            out.append(actor_located(actor, parsed["title"], parsed["title"], timestamp=timestamp))
-            out.append(room_snapshot(parsed["title"], parsed["title"], parsed["desc"], exits=parsed["exits"], objects=parsed["objects"], timestamp=timestamp))
-        return out
-
-    return out
+async def live_bridge(log_dir: str, ws_url: str, reconnect_delay: float = 5.0):
+    """
+    Main live bridge loop.
+    
+    Tails all Evennia log files and streams parsed events to Nexus WebSocket.
+    Auto-reconnects on failure.
+    """
+    log_files = [
+        os.path.join(log_dir, "command_audit.log"),
+        os.path.join(log_dir, "movement_audit.log"),
+        os.path.join(log_dir, "player_activity.log"),
+        os.path.join(log_dir, "server.log"),
+    ]
+    
+    event_queue: asyncio.Queue = asyncio.Queue(maxsize=10000)
+    
+    async def tail_file(path: str):
+        """Tail a single file and put events on queue."""
+        tailer = LogTailer(path)
+        async for line in tailer.tail():
+            event = parse_log_line(line)
+            if event:
+                try:
+                    event_queue.put_nowait(event)
+                except asyncio.QueueFull:
+                    pass  # Drop oldest if queue full
+    
+    async def ws_sender():
+        """Send events from queue to WebSocket, with auto-reconnect."""
+        while True:
+            try:
+                if websockets is None:
+                    print("[bridge] websockets not installed, logging events locally", flush=True)
+                    while True:
+                        event = await event_queue.get()
+                        ts = event.get("timestamp", "")[:19]
+                        print(f"[{ts}] {event['type']}: {json.dumps({k: v for k, v in event.items() if k not in ('type', 'timestamp')})}", flush=True)
+                
+                print(f"[bridge] Connecting to {ws_url}...", flush=True)
+                async with websockets.connect(ws_url) as ws:
+                    print(f"[bridge] Connected to Nexus at {ws_url}", flush=True)
+                    while True:
+                        event = await event_queue.get()
+                        await ws.send(json.dumps(event))
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[bridge] WebSocket error: {e}. Reconnecting in {reconnect_delay}s...", flush=True)
+                await asyncio.sleep(reconnect_delay)
+    
+    # Start all tailers + sender
+    tasks = [asyncio.create_task(tail_file(f)) for f in log_files]
+    tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(ws_sender()))
+    
+    print(f"[bridge] Live bridge started. Watching {len(log_files)} log files.", flush=True)
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
 
 async def playback(log_path: Path, ws_url: str):
+    """Legacy mode: replay a telemetry JSONL file."""
+    from nexus.evennia_event_adapter import (
+        actor_located, command_issued, command_result,
+        room_snapshot, session_bound,
+    )
+    
+    def clean_lines(text: str) -> list[str]:
+        text = strip_ansi(text).replace("\r", "")
+        return [line.strip() for line in text.split("\n") if line.strip()]
+    
+    def parse_room_output(text: str):
+        lines = clean_lines(text)
+        if len(lines) < 2:
+            return None
+        title = lines[0]
+        desc = lines[1]
+        exits = []
+        objects = []
+        for line in lines[2:]:
+            if line.startswith("Exits:"):
+                raw = line.split(":", 1)[1].strip().replace(" and ", ", ")
+                exits = [{"key": t.strip(), "destination_id": t.strip().title(), "destination_key": t.strip().title()} for t in raw.split(",") if t.strip()]
+            elif line.startswith("You see:"):
+                raw = line.split(":", 1)[1].strip().replace(" and ", ", ")
+                parts = [t.strip() for t in raw.split(",") if t.strip()]
+                objects = [{"id": p.removeprefix("a ").removeprefix("an "), "key": p.removeprefix("a ").removeprefix("an "), "short_desc": p} for p in parts]
+        return {"title": title, "desc": desc, "exits": exits, "objects": objects}
+    
+    def normalize_event(raw: dict, hermes_session_id: str) -> list[dict]:
+        out = []
+        event = raw.get("event")
+        actor = raw.get("actor", "Timmy")
+        timestamp = raw.get("timestamp")
+        if event == "connect":
+            out.append(session_bound(hermes_session_id, evennia_account=actor, evennia_character=actor, timestamp=timestamp))
+            parsed = parse_room_output(raw.get("output", ""))
+            if parsed:
+                out.append(actor_located(actor, parsed["title"], parsed["title"], timestamp=timestamp))
+                out.append(room_snapshot(parsed["title"], parsed["title"], parsed["desc"], exits=parsed["exits"], objects=parsed["objects"], timestamp=timestamp))
+        elif event == "command":
+            cmd = raw.get("command", "")
+            output = raw.get("output", "")
+            out.append(command_issued(hermes_session_id, actor, cmd, timestamp=timestamp))
+            success = not output.startswith("Command '") and not output.startswith("Could not find")
+            out.append(command_result(hermes_session_id, actor, cmd, strip_ansi(output), success=success, timestamp=timestamp))
+            parsed = parse_room_output(output)
+            if parsed:
+                out.append(actor_located(actor, parsed["title"], parsed["title"], timestamp=timestamp))
+                out.append(room_snapshot(parsed["title"], parsed["title"], parsed["desc"], exits=parsed["exits"], objects=parsed["objects"], timestamp=timestamp))
+        return out
+    
     hermes_session_id = log_path.stem
     async with websockets.connect(ws_url) as ws:
         for line in log_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
@@ -88,11 +244,25 @@ async def playback(log_path: Path, ws_url: str):
 
 
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Publish Evennia telemetry into the Nexus websocket bridge")
-    parser.add_argument("log_path", help="Path to Evennia telemetry JSONL")
-    parser.add_argument("--ws", default="ws://127.0.0.1:8765", help="Nexus websocket bridge URL")
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Evennia -> Nexus WebSocket Bridge")
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="mode")
+    
+    live = sub.add_parser("live", help="Live tail Evennia logs and stream to Nexus")
+    live.add_argument("--log-dir", default="/root/workspace/timmy-academy/server/logs", help="Evennia logs directory")
+    live.add_argument("--ws", default="ws://127.0.0.1:8765", help="Nexus WebSocket URL")
+    
+    replay = sub.add_parser("playback", help="Replay a telemetry JSONL file")
+    replay.add_argument("log_path", help="Path to Evennia telemetry JSONL")
+    replay.add_argument("--ws", default="ws://127.0.0.1:8765", help="Nexus WebSocket URL")
+    
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    asyncio.run(playback(Path(args.log_path).expanduser(), args.ws))
+    
+    if args.mode == "live":
+        asyncio.run(live_bridge(args.log_dir, args.ws))
+    elif args.mode == "playback":
+        asyncio.run(playback(Path(args.log_path).expanduser(), args.ws))
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":