diff --git a/server/src/llm/__tests__/eventMemoryService.test.ts b/server/src/llm/__tests__/eventMemoryService.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { EntityId, MemoryEvent } from '@dflike/shared';
+import { createEventMemoryService } from '../eventMemoryService.js';
+
+function makeEvent(overrides: Partial<Omit<MemoryEvent, 'id'>> = {}): Omit<MemoryEvent, 'id'> {
+  return {
+    type: 'social_positive',
+    tick: 100,
+    detail: 'had a friendly chat',
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('EventMemoryService', () => {
+  it('records events with auto-incrementing IDs', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService();
+    const e1 = service.record(1, makeEvent());
+    const e2 = service.record(1, makeEvent());
+    expect(e1.id).toBe(1);
+    expect(e2.id).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty array for unknown entity', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService();
+    expect(service.getEvents(999)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(service.getRecentEvents(999, 5)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('caps buffer at maxEvents per entity', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService(10);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: i }));
+    }
+
+    const events = service.getEvents(1);
+    expect(events.length).toBe(10);
+    // Oldest 5 events (tick 0-4) should have been dropped
+    expect(events[0].tick).toBe(5);
+    expect(events[9].tick).toBe(14);
+  });
+
+  it('getRecentEvents returns last N events', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService();
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: i }));
+    }
+
+    const recent = service.getRecentEvents(1, 3);
+    expect(recent.length).toBe(3);
+    expect(recent[0].tick).toBe(7);
+    expect(recent[1].tick).toBe(8);
+    expect(recent[2].tick).toBe(9);
+  });
+
+  it('maintains separate buffers per entity', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService();
+    service.record(1, makeEvent({ detail: 'entity 1 event' }));
+    service.record(2, makeEvent({ detail: 'entity 2 event' }));
+    service.record(1, makeEvent({ detail: 'entity 1 second event' }));
+
+    expect(service.getEvents(1).length).toBe(2);
+    expect(service.getEvents(2).length).toBe(1);
+    expect(service.getEvents(1)[0].detail).toBe('entity 1 event');
+    expect(service.getEvents(2)[0].detail).toBe('entity 2 event');
+  });
+
+  it('onEventRecorded callback fires with entityId and event', () => {
+    const service = createEventMemoryService();
+    const recorded: Array<{ entityId: EntityId; event: MemoryEvent }> = [];
+    service.onEventRecorded = (entityId, event) => recorded.push({ entityId, event });
+
+    service.record(42, makeEvent({ detail: 'callback test' }));
+    expect(recorded.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(recorded[0].entityId).toBe(42);
+    expect(recorded[0].event.detail).toBe('callback test');
+    expect(recorded[0].event.id).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  describe('selectForPrompt', () => {
+    it('returns most recent by default', () => {
+      const service = createEventMemoryService();
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: i * 10 }));
+      }
+
+      const selected = service.selectForPrompt(1, { maxCount: 3 });
+      expect(selected.length).toBe(3);
+      // Should be the 3 most recent (highest tick = highest recency score)
+      const ticks = selected.map((e) => e.tick);
+      expect(ticks).toContain(90);
+      expect(ticks).toContain(80);
+      expect(ticks).toContain(70);
+    });
+
+    it('boosts events matching preferTypes', () => {
+      const service = createEventMemoryService();
+      // Insert a mid-age tier_change among social_positive events
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 10, type: 'social_positive' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 20, type: 'social_positive' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 30, type: 'tier_change', detail: 'became friends' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 40, type: 'social_positive' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 50, type: 'social_positive' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 60, type: 'social_positive' }));
+
+      const selected = service.selectForPrompt(1, {
+        maxCount: 3,
+        preferTypes: ['tier_change'],
+      });
+
+      // The tier_change event should be boosted above some more-recent events
+      const types = selected.map((e) => e.type);
+      expect(types).toContain('tier_change');
+    });
+
+    it('boosts events matching preferEntityId', () => {
+      const service = createEventMemoryService();
+      // Insert a mid-age event about entity 99 among events about others
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 10, otherEntityId: 1 }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 20, otherEntityId: 2 }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 30, otherEntityId: 99, detail: 'with entity 99' }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 40, otherEntityId: 3 }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 50, otherEntityId: 4 }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 60, otherEntityId: 5 }));
+
+      const selected = service.selectForPrompt(1, {
+        maxCount: 3,
+        preferEntityId: 99,
+      });
+
+      // The event about entity 99 should be boosted above some more-recent events
+      const details = selected.map((e) => e.detail);
+      expect(details).toContain('with entity 99');
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty for unknown entity', () => {
+      const service = createEventMemoryService();
+      const selected = service.selectForPrompt(999, { maxCount: 5 });
+      expect(selected).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns all if fewer than maxCount', () => {
+      const service = createEventMemoryService();
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 10 }));
+      service.record(1, makeEvent({ tick: 20 }));
+
+      const selected = service.selectForPrompt(1, { maxCount: 10 });
+      expect(selected.length).toBe(2);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/llm/eventMemoryService.ts b/server/src/llm/eventMemoryService.ts
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+import type { EntityId, MemoryEvent, MemoryEventType } from '@dflike/shared';
+
+export interface EventMemoryService {
+  record(entityId: EntityId, event: Omit<MemoryEvent, 'id'>): MemoryEvent;
+  getEvents(entityId: EntityId): MemoryEvent[];
+  getRecentEvents(entityId: EntityId, count: number): MemoryEvent[];
+  selectForPrompt(entityId: EntityId, opts: {
+    maxCount: number;
+    preferTypes?: MemoryEventType[];
+    preferEntityId?: EntityId;
+  }): MemoryEvent[];
+  onEventRecorded: ((entityId: EntityId, event: MemoryEvent) => void) | null;
+}
+
+export function createEventMemoryService(maxEvents = 50): EventMemoryService {
+  const buffers = new Map<EntityId, MemoryEvent[]>();
+  let nextId = 1;
+
+  function getBuffer(entityId: EntityId): MemoryEvent[] {
+    let buf = buffers.get(entityId);
+    if (!buf) {
+      buf = [];
+      buffers.set(entityId, buf);
+    }
+    return buf;
+  }
+
+  const service: EventMemoryService = {
+    onEventRecorded: null,
+
+    record(entityId: EntityId, eventData: Omit<MemoryEvent, 'id'>): MemoryEvent {
+      const event: MemoryEvent = {
+        id: nextId++,
+        ...eventData,
+      };
+
+      const buf = getBuffer(entityId);
+      buf.push(event);
+      if (buf.length > maxEvents) {
+        buf.shift();
+      }
+
+      service.onEventRecorded?.(entityId, event);
+
+      return event;
+    },
+
+    getEvents(entityId: EntityId): MemoryEvent[] {
+      const buf = buffers.get(entityId);
+      if (!buf) return [];
+      return [...buf];
+    },
+
+    getRecentEvents(entityId: EntityId, count: number): MemoryEvent[] {
+      const buf = buffers.get(entityId);
+      if (!buf) return [];
+      return buf.slice(-count);
+    },
+
+    selectForPrompt(entityId: EntityId, opts: {
+      maxCount: number;
+      preferTypes?: MemoryEventType[];
+      preferEntityId?: EntityId;
+    }): MemoryEvent[] {
+      const buf = buffers.get(entityId);
+      if (!buf || buf.length === 0) return [];
+
+      if (buf.length <= opts.maxCount) {
+        return [...buf];
+      }
+
+      // Find tick range for recency scoring
+      const oldestTick = buf[0].tick;
+      const newestTick = buf[buf.length - 1].tick;
+      const tickRange = newestTick - oldestTick;
+
+      const scored = buf.map((event) => {
+        // Recency: linear 0.0 (oldest) to 1.0 (newest), with base of 0.1
+        // so even the oldest event gets a nonzero score that multipliers can boost
+        let score = tickRange > 0
+          ? 0.1 + 0.9 * (event.tick - oldestTick) / tickRange
+          : 1.0;
+
+        // Type match boost
+        if (opts.preferTypes && opts.preferTypes.includes(event.type)) {
+          score *= 2;
+        }
+
+        // Entity match boost
+        if (opts.preferEntityId != null && event.otherEntityId === opts.preferEntityId) {
+          score *= 3;
+        }
+
+        return { event, score };
+      });
+
+      // Sort descending by score
+      scored.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+
+      return scored.slice(0, opts.maxCount).map((s) => s.event);
+    },
+  };
+
+  return service;
+}