diff --git a/server/src/config/mod.rs b/server/src/config/mod.rs
index 54633e59..ae45c170 100644
--- a/server/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ pub struct ProjectConfig {
     /// Default: 3. Set to 0 to disable mesh discovery entirely.
     #[serde(default = "default_max_mesh_peers")]
     pub max_mesh_peers: usize,
+    /// Base URL of the gateway this project should push status events to.
+    ///
+    /// When set, a relay task is started that connects to the gateway's
+    /// `/gateway/events/push` WebSocket and forwards every [`StatusEvent`] from
+    /// the local broadcaster.  Example: `gateway_url = "http://gateway:3000"`.
+    /// Disabled when absent.  Also readable from the `HUSKIES_GATEWAY_URL`
+    /// environment variable.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub gateway_url: Option<String>,
+    /// Project name this instance identifies as when pushing events to the
+    /// gateway.  Defaults to the project root directory name when not set.
+    /// Example: `gateway_project = "huskies"`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub gateway_project: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Configuration for the filesystem watcher's sweep behaviour.
@@ -317,6 +331,8 @@ impl Default for ProjectConfig {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: default_max_mesh_peers(),
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -403,6 +419,8 @@ impl ProjectConfig {
                         crdt_require_token: false,
                         crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
                         max_mesh_peers: default_max_mesh_peers(),
+                        gateway_url: None,
+                        gateway_project: None,
                     };
                     validate_agents(&config.agent)?;
                     return Ok(config);
@@ -440,6 +458,8 @@ impl ProjectConfig {
                         crdt_require_token: false,
                         crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
                         max_mesh_peers: default_max_mesh_peers(),
+                        gateway_url: None,
+                        gateway_project: None,
                     };
                     validate_agents(&config.agent)?;
                     Ok(config)
@@ -465,6 +485,8 @@ impl ProjectConfig {
                         crdt_require_token: false,
                         crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
                         max_mesh_peers: default_max_mesh_peers(),
+                        gateway_url: None,
+                        gateway_project: None,
                     })
                 }
             }
diff --git a/server/src/gateway_relay.rs b/server/src/gateway_relay.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcc166f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/gateway_relay.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+//! Gateway relay task — pushes project status events to the gateway via WebSocket.
+//!
+//! When `gateway_url` is configured in `project.toml` (or the
+//! `HUSKIES_GATEWAY_URL` environment variable is set), this module spawns a
+//! background task that:
+//!
+//! 1. Obtains a one-time join token from the gateway via `POST /gateway/tokens`.
+//! 2. Connects to the gateway's `/gateway/events/push` WebSocket endpoint.
+//! 3. Forwards every [`StatusEvent`] from the local broadcaster as a
+//!    JSON-encoded [`StoredEvent`] text frame.
+//! 4. Reconnects with exponential back-off when the connection drops.
+
+use crate::service::events::StoredEvent;
+use crate::service::status::{StatusBroadcaster, StatusEvent};
+use crate::slog;
+use futures::SinkExt as _;
+use futures::StreamExt as _;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message as WsMessage;
+
+// ── Back-off constants ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Initial reconnect delay in seconds.
+const INITIAL_BACKOFF_SECS: u64 = 1;
+/// Maximum reconnect delay cap in seconds.
+const MAX_BACKOFF_SECS: u64 = 60;
+/// Multiplier applied after each failed attempt.
+const BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER: u64 = 2;
+
+// ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Spawn the gateway relay background task.
+///
+/// Does nothing when `gateway_url` is empty.  When running, the task holds a
+/// persistent WebSocket connection to `{gateway_url}/gateway/events/push` and
+/// forwards every [`StatusEvent`] the local broadcaster emits as a
+/// JSON-encoded [`StoredEvent`] text frame.  On disconnect the task
+/// reconnects automatically with exponential back-off (initial 1 s, cap 60 s).
+pub fn spawn_relay_task(
+    gateway_url: String,
+    project_name: String,
+    broadcaster: Arc<StatusBroadcaster>,
+    client: reqwest::Client,
+) {
+    if gateway_url.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    slog!("[relay] Spawning gateway relay task (project={project_name}, gateway={gateway_url})");
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut backoff = INITIAL_BACKOFF_SECS;
+        loop {
+            match relay_once(&gateway_url, &project_name, &broadcaster, &client).await {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    slog!("[relay] Gateway connection closed cleanly; reconnecting in {backoff}s");
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    slog!("[relay] Relay error: {e}; reconnecting in {backoff}s");
+                }
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(backoff)).await;
+            // Exponential back-off with a hard cap.
+            backoff = (backoff.saturating_mul(BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER)).min(MAX_BACKOFF_SECS);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// ── Private helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Run a single relay session: obtain a token, connect, forward events until
+/// disconnect or broadcaster close.
+async fn relay_once(
+    gateway_url: &str,
+    project_name: &str,
+    broadcaster: &StatusBroadcaster,
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Subscribe before initiating the network round-trip so no events are
+    // missed during the connection setup window.
+    let mut sub = broadcaster.subscribe();
+
+    // Step 1: obtain a one-time join token from the gateway.
+    let token_url = format!("{}/gateway/tokens", gateway_url.trim_end_matches('/'));
+    let resp = client
+        .post(&token_url)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("token request: {e}"))?;
+    if !resp.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(format!("token request returned HTTP {}", resp.status()));
+    }
+    let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.map_err(|e| format!("token parse: {e}"))?;
+    let token = body
+        .get("token")
+        .and_then(|t| t.as_str())
+        .ok_or_else(|| "no 'token' field in gateway response".to_string())?
+        .to_string();
+
+    // Step 2: connect to the WebSocket push endpoint.
+    let ws_base = to_ws_url(gateway_url.trim_end_matches('/'));
+    let ws_url = format!("{ws_base}/gateway/events/push?token={token}&project={project_name}");
+    slog!("[relay] Connecting to gateway events endpoint (project={project_name})");
+
+    let (ws_stream, _) = tokio_tungstenite::connect_async(ws_url.as_str())
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("WebSocket connect: {e}"))?;
+
+    let (mut sink, _rx) = ws_stream.split();
+    slog!("[relay] Connected to gateway events endpoint (project={project_name})");
+
+    // Step 3: forward StatusEvents until the broadcaster or connection closes.
+    loop {
+        match sub.recv().await {
+            None => {
+                // Broadcaster was dropped — server is shutting down.
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            Some(event) => {
+                let Some(stored) = status_to_stored(event) else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let text = serde_json::to_string(&stored).map_err(|e| format!("serialise: {e}"))?;
+                sink.send(WsMessage::Text(text.into()))
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("WebSocket send: {e}"))?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert a [`StatusEvent`] to a [`StoredEvent`] stamped with the current
+/// wall-clock time, or `None` when the event has no `StoredEvent` equivalent
+/// (e.g. rate-limit variants).
+fn status_to_stored(event: StatusEvent) -> Option<StoredEvent> {
+    let now_ms = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_millis() as u64;
+    match event {
+        StatusEvent::StageTransition {
+            story_id,
+            from_stage,
+            to_stage,
+            ..
+        } => Some(StoredEvent::StageTransition {
+            story_id,
+            from_stage,
+            to_stage,
+            timestamp_ms: now_ms,
+        }),
+        StatusEvent::MergeFailure {
+            story_id, reason, ..
+        } => Some(StoredEvent::MergeFailure {
+            story_id,
+            reason,
+            timestamp_ms: now_ms,
+        }),
+        StatusEvent::StoryBlocked {
+            story_id, reason, ..
+        } => Some(StoredEvent::StoryBlocked {
+            story_id,
+            reason,
+            timestamp_ms: now_ms,
+        }),
+        // Rate-limit events have no StoredEvent equivalent — skip them.
+        StatusEvent::RateLimitWarning { .. } | StatusEvent::RateLimitHardBlock { .. } => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert an `http://` or `https://` base URL to its `ws://` / `wss://`
+/// equivalent.  Returns the input unchanged if it does not start with `http`.
+fn to_ws_url(base: &str) -> String {
+    if let Some(rest) = base.strip_prefix("https://") {
+        format!("wss://{rest}")
+    } else if let Some(rest) = base.strip_prefix("http://") {
+        format!("ws://{rest}")
+    } else {
+        base.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_ws_url_converts_http() {
+        assert_eq!(to_ws_url("http://gateway:3000"), "ws://gateway:3000");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_ws_url_converts_https() {
+        assert_eq!(to_ws_url("https://gateway:3000"), "wss://gateway:3000");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_ws_url_passes_through_ws() {
+        assert_eq!(to_ws_url("ws://already:3000"), "ws://already:3000");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_to_stored_stage_transition() {
+        let ev = StatusEvent::StageTransition {
+            story_id: "42".into(),
+            story_name: None,
+            from_stage: "1_backlog".into(),
+            to_stage: "2_current".into(),
+        };
+        let stored = status_to_stored(ev).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(stored, StoredEvent::StageTransition { story_id, .. } if story_id == "42")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_to_stored_merge_failure() {
+        let ev = StatusEvent::MergeFailure {
+            story_id: "7".into(),
+            story_name: None,
+            reason: "conflict".into(),
+        };
+        let stored = status_to_stored(ev).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(stored, StoredEvent::MergeFailure { story_id, .. } if story_id == "7"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_to_stored_story_blocked() {
+        let ev = StatusEvent::StoryBlocked {
+            story_id: "3".into(),
+            story_name: None,
+            reason: "retry limit".into(),
+        };
+        let stored = status_to_stored(ev).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(stored, StoredEvent::StoryBlocked { story_id, .. } if story_id == "3"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_to_stored_rate_limit_warning_is_none() {
+        let ev = StatusEvent::RateLimitWarning {
+            story_id: "1".into(),
+            story_name: None,
+            agent_name: "coder".into(),
+        };
+        assert!(status_to_stored(ev).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_to_stored_rate_limit_hard_block_is_none() {
+        let ev = StatusEvent::RateLimitHardBlock {
+            story_id: "2".into(),
+            story_name: None,
+            agent_name: "coder".into(),
+            reset_at: chrono::Utc::now(),
+        };
+        assert!(status_to_stored(ev).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn spawn_relay_task_noop_when_url_empty() {
+        // Should not panic or spawn anything meaningful.
+        let broadcaster = Arc::new(StatusBroadcaster::new());
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+        spawn_relay_task(String::new(), "test".into(), broadcaster, client);
+        // If we reach here without panic, the guard worked.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index cbbbad6f..f95fe5b0 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod crdt_sync;
 pub mod crdt_wire;
 mod db;
 pub mod gateway;
+mod gateway_relay;
 mod http;
 mod io;
 mod llm;
@@ -699,6 +700,44 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let event_buffer = crate::http::events::EventBuffer::new();
     crate::http::events::subscribe_to_watcher(event_buffer.clone(), watcher_rx_for_events);
 
+    // ── Gateway relay task ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    //
+    // When `gateway_url` is configured (via project.toml or HUSKIES_GATEWAY_URL)
+    // start a background task that pushes StatusEvents to the gateway's
+    // /gateway/events/push WebSocket endpoint.  The project name sent to the
+    // gateway defaults to the project root directory name when `gateway_project`
+    // is not explicitly set.
+    {
+        let relay_gateway_url = startup_root
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|r| config::ProjectConfig::load(r).ok())
+            .and_then(|c| c.gateway_url)
+            .or_else(|| std::env::var("HUSKIES_GATEWAY_URL").ok())
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        if !relay_gateway_url.is_empty() {
+            let relay_project_name = startup_root
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|r| config::ProjectConfig::load(r).ok())
+                .and_then(|c| c.gateway_project)
+                .or_else(|| std::env::var("HUSKIES_GATEWAY_PROJECT").ok())
+                .or_else(|| {
+                    startup_root
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .and_then(|r| r.file_name())
+                        .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "project".to_string());
+
+            gateway_relay::spawn_relay_task(
+                relay_gateway_url,
+                relay_project_name,
+                Arc::clone(&services.status),
+                reqwest::Client::new(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     let app = build_routes(
         ctx,
         whatsapp_ctx.clone(),
diff --git a/server/src/worktree.rs b/server/src/worktree.rs
index 7a69639e..40412880 100644
--- a/server/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/server/src/worktree.rs
@@ -638,6 +638,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Should complete without panic
         run_setup_commands(tmp.path(), &config).await;
@@ -672,6 +674,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Should complete without panic
         run_setup_commands(tmp.path(), &config).await;
@@ -706,6 +710,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Setup command failures are non-fatal — should not panic or propagate
         run_setup_commands(tmp.path(), &config).await;
@@ -740,6 +746,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Teardown failures are best-effort — should not propagate
         assert!(run_teardown_commands(tmp.path(), &config).await.is_ok());
@@ -773,6 +781,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         let info = create_worktree(&project_root, "42_fresh_test", &config, 3001)
             .await
@@ -813,6 +823,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // First creation
         let _info1 = create_worktree(&project_root, "43_reuse_test", &config, 3001)
@@ -894,6 +906,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
 
         let result = remove_worktree_by_story_id(tmp.path(), "99_nonexistent", &config).await;
@@ -933,6 +947,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         create_worktree(&project_root, "88_remove_by_id", &config, 3001)
             .await
@@ -1019,6 +1035,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Even though setup commands fail, create_worktree must succeed
         // so the agent can start and fix the problem itself.
@@ -1061,6 +1079,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // First creation — no setup commands, should succeed
         create_worktree(&project_root, "173_reuse_fail", &empty_config, 3001)
@@ -1093,6 +1113,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         // Second call — worktree exists, setup commands fail, must still succeed
         let result = create_worktree(&project_root, "173_reuse_fail", &failing_config, 3002).await;
@@ -1131,6 +1153,8 @@ mod tests {
             crdt_require_token: false,
             crdt_tokens: Vec::new(),
             max_mesh_peers: 3,
+            gateway_url: None,
+            gateway_project: None,
         };
         let info = create_worktree(&project_root, "77_remove_async", &config, 3001)
             .await