diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/fleet.rs b/crates/protocol/src/fleet.rs
index e268ad65..40deb957 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/fleet.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/fleet.rs
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ fn default_retry_backoff_multiplier() -> u32 {
 /// Alert/escalation policy attached to a task or run.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct FleetAlertPolicy {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub events: Vec<FleetAlertEventClass>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub channels: Vec<FleetAlertChannel>,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -451,6 +454,17 @@ pub struct FleetAlertPolicy {
     pub after_minutes_stale: Option<u64>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum FleetAlertEventClass {
+    Stale,
+    RestartExhausted,
+    NeedsHuman,
+    BudgetExceeded,
+    VerifierFailed,
+    RunCompleted,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum FleetAlertChannel {
@@ -632,6 +646,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn alert_policy_round_trip() {
         let policy = FleetAlertPolicy {
+            events: vec![FleetAlertEventClass::Stale],
             channels: vec![FleetAlertChannel::Slack {
                 webhook_url: "https://hooks.slack.com/test".to_string(),
             }],
@@ -639,8 +654,10 @@ mod tests {
             after_minutes_stale: Some(10),
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&policy).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"events\":[\"stale\"]"));
         assert!(json.contains("\"kind\":\"slack\""));
         let back: FleetAlertPolicy = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(back.events, vec![FleetAlertEventClass::Stale]);
         assert_eq!(back.after_attempts, Some(2));
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/fleet/alerts.rs b/crates/tui/src/fleet/alerts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f15f9286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tui/src/fleet/alerts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,684 @@
+//! Opt-in fleet alert routing and adapter payloads.
+
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use codewhale_protocol::fleet::{
+    FleetAlertEventClass, FleetReceipt, FleetRunId, FleetTaskFailureKind, FleetWorkerEvent,
+    FleetWorkerEventPayload,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+
+const DEFAULT_ALERT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: u64 = 10;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct FleetAlertConfig {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub dry_run: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub routes: Vec<FleetAlertRoute>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub adapters: BTreeMap<String, FleetAlertAdapterConfig>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct FleetAlertRoute {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub events: Vec<FleetAlertEventClass>,
+    pub adapter: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum FleetAlertAdapterConfig {
+    Slack {
+        webhook_env: String,
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        channel: Option<String>,
+    },
+    Webhook {
+        url_env: String,
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        secret_env: Option<String>,
+    },
+    PagerDuty {
+        routing_key_env: String,
+        #[serde(default = "default_pagerduty_severity")]
+        severity: String,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct FleetAlertEvent {
+    pub class: FleetAlertEventClass,
+    pub run_id: FleetRunId,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub worker_id: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub task_id: Option<String>,
+    pub status: String,
+    pub reason: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct FleetAlertDelivery {
+    pub adapter: String,
+    pub event_class: FleetAlertEventClass,
+    pub dry_run: bool,
+    pub sent: bool,
+    pub redacted_payload: Value,
+}
+
+pub trait FleetAlertSecretResolver {
+    fn resolve(&self, name: &str) -> Option<String>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct FleetEnvSecretResolver;
+
+impl FleetAlertSecretResolver for FleetEnvSecretResolver {
+    fn resolve(&self, name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        std::env::var(name).ok().filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct FleetAlertDispatcher<R = FleetEnvSecretResolver> {
+    config: FleetAlertConfig,
+    resolver: R,
+}
+
+impl FleetAlertConfig {
+    pub fn disabled() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn dry_run_for_adapter(adapter: FleetAlertAdapterConfig) -> Self {
+        let mut adapters = BTreeMap::new();
+        adapters.insert("dry-run".to_string(), adapter);
+        Self {
+            enabled: true,
+            dry_run: true,
+            routes: vec![FleetAlertRoute {
+                events: Vec::new(),
+                adapter: "dry-run".to_string(),
+            }],
+            adapters,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R> FleetAlertDispatcher<R>
+where
+    R: FleetAlertSecretResolver,
+{
+    pub fn new(config: FleetAlertConfig, resolver: R) -> Self {
+        Self { config, resolver }
+    }
+
+    pub fn dispatch(&self, event: &FleetAlertEvent) -> Result<Vec<FleetAlertDelivery>> {
+        if !self.config.enabled {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+        let mut deliveries = Vec::new();
+        for route in self
+            .config
+            .routes
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|route| route_matches(route, event.class))
+        {
+            let adapter = self.config.adapters.get(&route.adapter).ok_or_else(|| {
+                anyhow!("fleet alert adapter {} is not configured", route.adapter)
+            })?;
+            let prepared = prepare_alert(&route.adapter, adapter, event, self.config.dry_run)?;
+            let sent = if self.config.dry_run {
+                false
+            } else {
+                send_alert(adapter, &prepared.body, &self.resolver)?
+            };
+            deliveries.push(FleetAlertDelivery {
+                adapter: route.adapter.clone(),
+                event_class: event.class,
+                dry_run: self.config.dry_run,
+                sent,
+                redacted_payload: prepared.redacted_payload,
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(deliveries)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FleetAlertEvent {
+    pub fn stale_from_worker_event(event: &FleetWorkerEvent) -> Option<Self> {
+        let FleetWorkerEventPayload::Stale { last_heartbeat_at } = &event.payload else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::Stale,
+            run_id: event.run_id.clone(),
+            worker_id: Some(event.worker_id.clone()),
+            task_id: Some(event.task_id.clone()),
+            status: "stale".to_string(),
+            reason: last_heartbeat_at
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|ts| format!("worker heartbeat stale since {ts}"))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "worker heartbeat is stale".to_string()),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn restart_exhausted(
+        run_id: FleetRunId,
+        worker_id: impl Into<String>,
+        task_id: impl Into<String>,
+        reason: impl Into<String>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted,
+            run_id,
+            worker_id: Some(worker_id.into()),
+            task_id: Some(task_id.into()),
+            status: "failed".to_string(),
+            reason: reason.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn needs_human(
+        run_id: FleetRunId,
+        worker_id: Option<String>,
+        task_id: Option<String>,
+        reason: impl Into<String>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::NeedsHuman,
+            run_id,
+            worker_id,
+            task_id,
+            status: "needs_human".to_string(),
+            reason: reason.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn budget_exceeded(
+        run_id: FleetRunId,
+        worker_id: Option<String>,
+        task_id: Option<String>,
+        reason: impl Into<String>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::BudgetExceeded,
+            run_id,
+            worker_id,
+            task_id,
+            status: "budget_exceeded".to_string(),
+            reason: reason.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn verifier_failed(receipt: &FleetReceipt) -> Option<Self> {
+        if receipt.failure_kind != Some(FleetTaskFailureKind::Verifier) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::VerifierFailed,
+            run_id: receipt.run_id.clone(),
+            worker_id: Some(receipt.worker_id.clone()),
+            task_id: Some(receipt.task_id.clone()),
+            status: "verifier_failed".to_string(),
+            reason: receipt
+                .score
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|score| score.notes.clone())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "verifier failed".to_string()),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn run_completed(run_id: FleetRunId, reason: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            class: FleetAlertEventClass::RunCompleted,
+            run_id,
+            worker_id: None,
+            task_id: None,
+            status: "completed".to_string(),
+            reason: reason.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn inspection_commands(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        let mut commands = vec!["codewhale fleet status".to_string()];
+        if let Some(worker_id) = &self.worker_id {
+            commands.push(format!("codewhale fleet inspect {worker_id}"));
+        }
+        commands
+    }
+}
+
+struct PreparedAlert {
+    body: Value,
+    redacted_payload: Value,
+}
+
+fn prepare_alert(
+    adapter_name: &str,
+    adapter: &FleetAlertAdapterConfig,
+    event: &FleetAlertEvent,
+    dry_run: bool,
+) -> Result<PreparedAlert> {
+    let safe_event = safe_event_payload(event);
+    let prepared = match adapter {
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Slack {
+            webhook_env,
+            channel,
+        } => {
+            let body = slack_body(event, channel.as_deref());
+            let redacted_payload = json!({
+                "adapter": adapter_name,
+                "kind": "slack",
+                "dry_run": dry_run,
+                "target": redacted_env(webhook_env),
+                "event": safe_event,
+                "body": body,
+            });
+            PreparedAlert {
+                body,
+                redacted_payload,
+            }
+        }
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Webhook {
+            url_env,
+            secret_env,
+        } => {
+            let body = json!({
+                "source": "codewhale",
+                "event": safe_event,
+            });
+            let redacted_payload = json!({
+                "adapter": adapter_name,
+                "kind": "webhook",
+                "dry_run": dry_run,
+                "target": redacted_env(url_env),
+                "headers": redacted_secret_header(secret_env.as_deref()),
+                "body": body,
+            });
+            PreparedAlert {
+                body,
+                redacted_payload,
+            }
+        }
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::PagerDuty {
+            routing_key_env,
+            severity,
+        } => {
+            let body = pagerduty_body(event, severity, redacted_env(routing_key_env));
+            let redacted_payload = json!({
+                "adapter": adapter_name,
+                "kind": "pagerduty",
+                "dry_run": dry_run,
+                "target": "https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue",
+                "body": body,
+            });
+            PreparedAlert {
+                body,
+                redacted_payload,
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(prepared)
+}
+
+fn send_alert<R>(
+    adapter: &FleetAlertAdapterConfig,
+    redacted_body: &Value,
+    resolver: &R,
+) -> Result<bool>
+where
+    R: FleetAlertSecretResolver,
+{
+    let client = crate::tls::reqwest_blocking_client_builder()
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(DEFAULT_ALERT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS))
+        .build()
+        .context("building fleet alert HTTP client")?;
+    match adapter {
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Slack { webhook_env, .. } => {
+            let url = required_secret(resolver, webhook_env)?;
+            client
+                .post(url)
+                .json(redacted_body)
+                .send()
+                .context("sending fleet Slack alert")?
+                .error_for_status()
+                .context("Slack alert rejected")?;
+        }
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Webhook {
+            url_env,
+            secret_env,
+        } => {
+            let url = required_secret(resolver, url_env)?;
+            let mut request = client.post(url).json(redacted_body);
+            if let Some(secret_env) = secret_env {
+                request = request.header(
+                    "X-CodeWhale-Webhook-Secret",
+                    required_secret(resolver, secret_env)?,
+                );
+            }
+            request
+                .send()
+                .context("sending fleet webhook alert")?
+                .error_for_status()
+                .context("webhook alert rejected")?;
+        }
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig::PagerDuty {
+            routing_key_env,
+            severity,
+        } => {
+            let routing_key = required_secret(resolver, routing_key_env)?;
+            let mut body = redacted_body.clone();
+            if let Some(map) = body.as_object_mut() {
+                map.insert("routing_key".to_string(), Value::String(routing_key));
+            }
+            if let Some(payload) = body.get_mut("payload").and_then(Value::as_object_mut) {
+                payload.insert("severity".to_string(), Value::String(severity.clone()));
+            }
+            client
+                .post("https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue")
+                .json(&body)
+                .send()
+                .context("sending fleet PagerDuty alert")?
+                .error_for_status()
+                .context("PagerDuty alert rejected")?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn route_matches(route: &FleetAlertRoute, class: FleetAlertEventClass) -> bool {
+    route.events.is_empty() || route.events.contains(&class)
+}
+
+fn safe_event_payload(event: &FleetAlertEvent) -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "class": event.class,
+        "run_id": event.run_id.0.clone(),
+        "worker_id": event.worker_id.clone(),
+        "task_id": event.task_id.clone(),
+        "status": event.status.clone(),
+        "reason": short_reason(&event.reason),
+        "commands": event.inspection_commands(),
+    })
+}
+
+fn slack_body(event: &FleetAlertEvent, channel: Option<&str>) -> Value {
+    let text = format!(
+        "CodeWhale fleet {}: run={} task={} reason={}",
+        alert_class_label(event.class),
+        event.run_id.0,
+        event.task_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("-"),
+        short_reason(&event.reason)
+    );
+    let mut body = json!({
+        "text": text,
+        "blocks": [
+            {
+                "type": "section",
+                "text": {
+                    "type": "mrkdwn",
+                    "text": text
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "context",
+                "elements": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "mrkdwn",
+                        "text": event.inspection_commands().join(" | ")
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    });
+    if let Some(channel) = channel
+        && let Some(map) = body.as_object_mut()
+    {
+        map.insert("channel".to_string(), Value::String(channel.to_string()));
+    }
+    body
+}
+
+fn pagerduty_body(event: &FleetAlertEvent, severity: &str, routing_key: String) -> Value {
+    json!({
+        "routing_key": routing_key,
+        "event_action": "trigger",
+        "payload": {
+            "summary": format!("CodeWhale fleet {}: {}", alert_class_label(event.class), short_reason(&event.reason)),
+            "severity": severity,
+            "source": "codewhale",
+            "custom_details": safe_event_payload(event),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn redacted_env(name: &str) -> String {
+    format!("<redacted:env:{name}>")
+}
+
+fn alert_class_label(class: FleetAlertEventClass) -> &'static str {
+    match class {
+        FleetAlertEventClass::Stale => "stale",
+        FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted => "restart_exhausted",
+        FleetAlertEventClass::NeedsHuman => "needs_human",
+        FleetAlertEventClass::BudgetExceeded => "budget_exceeded",
+        FleetAlertEventClass::VerifierFailed => "verifier_failed",
+        FleetAlertEventClass::RunCompleted => "run_completed",
+    }
+}
+
+fn redacted_secret_header(secret_env: Option<&str>) -> Value {
+    match secret_env {
+        Some(name) => json!({ "X-CodeWhale-Webhook-Secret": redacted_env(name) }),
+        None => json!({}),
+    }
+}
+
+fn required_secret<R>(resolver: &R, name: &str) -> Result<String>
+where
+    R: FleetAlertSecretResolver,
+{
+    resolver
+        .resolve(name)
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("fleet alert secret {name} is not configured"))
+}
+
+fn short_reason(reason: &str) -> String {
+    let trimmed = reason.trim();
+    if trimmed.len() <= 240 {
+        return trimmed.to_string();
+    }
+    let prefix: String = trimmed.chars().take(237).collect();
+    format!("{prefix}...")
+}
+
+fn default_pagerduty_severity() -> String {
+    "error".to_string()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use codewhale_protocol::fleet::{FleetScore, FleetTaskResult};
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct MapResolver {
+        values: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+    }
+
+    impl FleetAlertSecretResolver for MapResolver {
+        fn resolve(&self, name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+            self.values.get(name).cloned()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn event(class: FleetAlertEventClass) -> FleetAlertEvent {
+        FleetAlertEvent {
+            class,
+            run_id: FleetRunId::from("run-1"),
+            worker_id: Some("worker-1".to_string()),
+            task_id: Some("task-a".to_string()),
+            status: "stale".to_string(),
+            reason: "worker heartbeat stale".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fleet_alert_disabled_by_default() {
+        let dispatcher =
+            FleetAlertDispatcher::new(FleetAlertConfig::default(), MapResolver::default());
+
+        let deliveries = dispatcher
+            .dispatch(&event(FleetAlertEventClass::Stale))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(deliveries.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fleet_alert_policy_routes_event_classes_to_adapters() {
+        let mut adapters = BTreeMap::new();
+        adapters.insert(
+            "ops-slack".to_string(),
+            FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Slack {
+                webhook_env: "FLEET_SLACK_WEBHOOK".to_string(),
+                channel: Some("#fleet".to_string()),
+            },
+        );
+        adapters.insert(
+            "release-webhook".to_string(),
+            FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Webhook {
+                url_env: "FLEET_WEBHOOK_URL".to_string(),
+                secret_env: None,
+            },
+        );
+        let dispatcher = FleetAlertDispatcher::new(
+            FleetAlertConfig {
+                enabled: true,
+                dry_run: true,
+                routes: vec![
+                    FleetAlertRoute {
+                        events: vec![FleetAlertEventClass::Stale],
+                        adapter: "ops-slack".to_string(),
+                    },
+                    FleetAlertRoute {
+                        events: vec![FleetAlertEventClass::RunCompleted],
+                        adapter: "release-webhook".to_string(),
+                    },
+                ],
+                adapters,
+            },
+            MapResolver::default(),
+        );
+
+        let deliveries = dispatcher
+            .dispatch(&event(FleetAlertEventClass::Stale))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(deliveries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(deliveries[0].adapter, "ops-slack");
+        assert_eq!(deliveries[0].event_class, FleetAlertEventClass::Stale);
+        assert!(!deliveries[0].sent);
+        assert_eq!(deliveries[0].redacted_payload["kind"], "slack");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fleet_alert_dry_run_redacts_secrets() {
+        let mut adapters = BTreeMap::new();
+        adapters.insert(
+            "pager".to_string(),
+            FleetAlertAdapterConfig::PagerDuty {
+                routing_key_env: "FLEET_PD_ROUTING_KEY".to_string(),
+                severity: "critical".to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+        let mut resolver = MapResolver::default();
+        resolver.values.insert(
+            "FLEET_PD_ROUTING_KEY".to_string(),
+            "real-routing-key-secret".to_string(),
+        );
+        let dispatcher = FleetAlertDispatcher::new(
+            FleetAlertConfig {
+                enabled: true,
+                dry_run: true,
+                routes: vec![FleetAlertRoute {
+                    events: vec![FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted],
+                    adapter: "pager".to_string(),
+                }],
+                adapters,
+            },
+            resolver,
+        );
+
+        let deliveries = dispatcher
+            .dispatch(&event(FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted))
+            .unwrap();
+        let payload = serde_json::to_string(&deliveries[0].redacted_payload).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(payload.contains("<redacted:env:FLEET_PD_ROUTING_KEY>"));
+        assert!(!payload.contains("real-routing-key-secret"));
+        assert!(payload.contains("codewhale fleet inspect worker-1"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fleet_alert_event_is_derived_from_ledgered_stale_worker_event() {
+        let worker_event = FleetWorkerEvent {
+            seq: 4,
+            run_id: FleetRunId::from("run-1"),
+            worker_id: "worker-1".to_string(),
+            task_id: "task-a".to_string(),
+            timestamp: "2026-06-13T02:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            payload: FleetWorkerEventPayload::Stale {
+                last_heartbeat_at: Some("2026-06-13T01:57:00Z".to_string()),
+            },
+            extra: BTreeMap::new(),
+        };
+
+        let alert = FleetAlertEvent::stale_from_worker_event(&worker_event).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(alert.class, FleetAlertEventClass::Stale);
+        assert_eq!(alert.worker_id.as_deref(), Some("worker-1"));
+        assert!(alert.reason.contains("2026-06-13T01:57:00Z"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            alert.inspection_commands(),
+            vec![
+                "codewhale fleet status".to_string(),
+                "codewhale fleet inspect worker-1".to_string()
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fleet_alert_verifier_failed_event_is_derived_from_receipt() {
+        let receipt = FleetReceipt {
+            run_id: FleetRunId::from("run-1"),
+            task_id: "task-a".to_string(),
+            worker_id: "worker-1".to_string(),
+            completed_at: "2026-06-13T02:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            result: FleetTaskResult::Fail,
+            failure_kind: Some(FleetTaskFailureKind::Verifier),
+            artifacts: vec![],
+            score: Some(FleetScore {
+                value: 0.0,
+                max: Some(1.0),
+                notes: Some("regex scorer could not be compiled".to_string()),
+            }),
+        };
+
+        let alert = FleetAlertEvent::verifier_failed(&receipt).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(alert.class, FleetAlertEventClass::VerifierFailed);
+        assert_eq!(alert.status, "verifier_failed");
+        assert!(alert.reason.contains("regex scorer"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/fleet/mod.rs b/crates/tui/src/fleet/mod.rs
index 5fbf0c2b..6a57779c 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/fleet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/fleet/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Agent Fleet control plane — local-first manager, ledger, and workers.
 
+pub mod alerts;
 pub mod host;
 pub mod ledger;
 pub mod manager;
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/fleet/scheduler.rs b/crates/tui/src/fleet/scheduler.rs
index 874594b6..dc15a770 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/fleet/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/fleet/scheduler.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ impl FleetScheduler {
             },
         )?;
         report.failed += 1;
-        report.alerts += self.record_alerts(&task.entry.run_id, &task.entry.task_id, task_spec)?;
+        report.alerts += self.record_alerts(
+            &task.entry.run_id,
+            &task.entry.task_id,
+            worker_id,
+            task_spec,
+            FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted,
+        )?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -358,18 +364,29 @@ impl FleetScheduler {
         &self,
         run_id: &FleetRunId,
         task_id: &str,
+        worker_id: &str,
         task_spec: &FleetTaskSpec,
+        event_class: FleetAlertEventClass,
     ) -> Result<usize> {
         let Some(policy) = &task_spec.alert_policy else {
             return Ok(0);
         };
+        if !alert_policy_matches(policy, event_class) {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
         let mut count = 0;
         for channel in &policy.channels {
-            self.ledger.record_alert(
+            let label = alert_channel_label(channel);
+            self.ledger
+                .record_alert(run_id, task_id, label, &self.timestamp())?;
+            self.append_worker_event(
                 run_id,
+                worker_id,
                 task_id,
-                alert_channel_label(channel),
-                &self.timestamp(),
+                FleetWorkerEventPayload::Escalated {
+                    channel: label.to_string(),
+                    alert_id: None,
+                },
             )?;
             count += 1;
         }
@@ -516,6 +533,10 @@ fn alert_channel_label(channel: &FleetAlertChannel) -> &'static str {
     }
 }
 
+fn alert_policy_matches(policy: &FleetAlertPolicy, class: FleetAlertEventClass) -> bool {
+    policy.events.is_empty() || policy.events.contains(&class)
+}
+
 fn event_key(worker_id: &str, run_id: &str, task_id: &str) -> String {
     format!("{worker_id}:{run_id}:{task_id}")
 }
@@ -681,6 +702,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut scheduler = scheduler(&tmp, 1);
         let mut failing = task("task-a", 1);
         failing.alert_policy = Some(FleetAlertPolicy {
+            events: vec![FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted],
             channels: vec![FleetAlertChannel::Slack {
                 webhook_url: "https://hooks.slack.invalid/secret".to_string(),
             }],
@@ -704,6 +726,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         let ledger = ledger_text(&scheduler);
         assert!(ledger.contains("\"state\":\"failed\""));
+        assert!(ledger.contains("\"state\":\"escalated\""));
         assert!(ledger.contains("\"record\":\"alert_sent\""));
         assert!(!ledger.contains("hooks.slack.invalid/secret"));
     }
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/main.rs b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
index 7c24368f..db369f08 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ enum FleetCommand {
         #[arg(long, required = true)]
         all: bool,
     },
+    /// Render a redacted fleet alert payload without sending it
+    AlertDryRun(FleetAlertDryRunArgs),
 }
 
 #[derive(Args, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -428,6 +430,63 @@ struct FleetRunArgs {
     once: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Args, Debug, Clone)]
+struct FleetAlertDryRunArgs {
+    /// Alert event class to render
+    #[arg(long, value_enum)]
+    event: FleetAlertEventArg,
+    /// Fleet run id
+    #[arg(long)]
+    run_id: String,
+    /// Worker id, when the event belongs to one worker
+    #[arg(long)]
+    worker_id: Option<String>,
+    /// Task id, when the event belongs to one task
+    #[arg(long)]
+    task_id: Option<String>,
+    /// Short human-readable reason for the alert
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "manual fleet alert dry-run")]
+    reason: String,
+    /// Status label to include in the payload
+    #[arg(long)]
+    status: Option<String>,
+    /// Adapter payload shape to render
+    #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t = FleetAlertAdapterArg::Slack)]
+    adapter: FleetAlertAdapterArg,
+    /// Environment variable containing the Slack webhook URL
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "CODEWHALE_FLEET_SLACK_WEBHOOK")]
+    slack_webhook_env: String,
+    /// Environment variable containing the generic webhook URL
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "CODEWHALE_FLEET_WEBHOOK_URL")]
+    webhook_url_env: String,
+    /// Optional environment variable containing the generic webhook secret
+    #[arg(long)]
+    webhook_secret_env: Option<String>,
+    /// Environment variable containing the PagerDuty routing key
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "CODEWHALE_FLEET_PAGERDUTY_ROUTING_KEY")]
+    pagerduty_routing_key_env: String,
+    /// PagerDuty severity to render
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "error")]
+    pagerduty_severity: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+enum FleetAlertEventArg {
+    Stale,
+    RestartExhausted,
+    NeedsHuman,
+    BudgetExceeded,
+    VerifierFailed,
+    RunCompleted,
+}
+
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+enum FleetAlertAdapterArg {
+    Slack,
+    Webhook,
+    PagerDuty,
+}
+
 #[derive(Args, Debug, Clone)]
 struct SwebenchRunArgs {
     /// SWE-bench instance id, e.g. django__django-12345
@@ -1390,9 +1449,14 @@ async fn run_swebench_command(
 }
 
 async fn run_fleet_command(workspace: &Path, args: FleetArgs) -> Result<()> {
+    use crate::fleet::alerts::{
+        FleetAlertAdapterConfig, FleetAlertConfig, FleetAlertDispatcher, FleetAlertEvent,
+        FleetEnvSecretResolver,
+    };
     use crate::fleet::manager::{FleetManager, FleetStatusSnapshot, FleetWorkerInspection};
     use codewhale_protocol::fleet::{
-        FleetArtifactKind, FleetWorkerEventPayload, FleetWorkerStatus,
+        FleetAlertEventClass, FleetArtifactKind, FleetRunId, FleetWorkerEventPayload,
+        FleetWorkerStatus,
     };
 
     fn worker_status_label(status: &FleetWorkerStatus) -> &'static str {
@@ -1529,6 +1593,49 @@ async fn run_fleet_command(workspace: &Path, args: FleetArgs) -> Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn alert_event_class(arg: FleetAlertEventArg) -> FleetAlertEventClass {
+        match arg {
+            FleetAlertEventArg::Stale => FleetAlertEventClass::Stale,
+            FleetAlertEventArg::RestartExhausted => FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted,
+            FleetAlertEventArg::NeedsHuman => FleetAlertEventClass::NeedsHuman,
+            FleetAlertEventArg::BudgetExceeded => FleetAlertEventClass::BudgetExceeded,
+            FleetAlertEventArg::VerifierFailed => FleetAlertEventClass::VerifierFailed,
+            FleetAlertEventArg::RunCompleted => FleetAlertEventClass::RunCompleted,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn alert_status(class: FleetAlertEventClass, override_status: Option<String>) -> String {
+        if let Some(status) = override_status {
+            return status;
+        }
+        match class {
+            FleetAlertEventClass::Stale => "stale",
+            FleetAlertEventClass::RestartExhausted => "failed",
+            FleetAlertEventClass::NeedsHuman => "needs_human",
+            FleetAlertEventClass::BudgetExceeded => "budget_exceeded",
+            FleetAlertEventClass::VerifierFailed => "verifier_failed",
+            FleetAlertEventClass::RunCompleted => "completed",
+        }
+        .to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn alert_adapter(args: &FleetAlertDryRunArgs) -> FleetAlertAdapterConfig {
+        match args.adapter {
+            FleetAlertAdapterArg::Slack => FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Slack {
+                webhook_env: args.slack_webhook_env.clone(),
+                channel: None,
+            },
+            FleetAlertAdapterArg::Webhook => FleetAlertAdapterConfig::Webhook {
+                url_env: args.webhook_url_env.clone(),
+                secret_env: args.webhook_secret_env.clone(),
+            },
+            FleetAlertAdapterArg::PagerDuty => FleetAlertAdapterConfig::PagerDuty {
+                routing_key_env: args.pagerduty_routing_key_env.clone(),
+                severity: args.pagerduty_severity.clone(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
     let manager = FleetManager::open(workspace)?;
     match args.command {
         FleetCommand::Init => {
@@ -1591,6 +1698,30 @@ async fn run_fleet_command(workspace: &Path, args: FleetArgs) -> Result<()> {
             println!("stopped: {stopped}");
             Ok(())
         }
+        FleetCommand::AlertDryRun(args) => {
+            let class = alert_event_class(args.event);
+            let adapter = alert_adapter(&args);
+            let event = FleetAlertEvent {
+                class,
+                run_id: FleetRunId::from(args.run_id.clone()),
+                worker_id: args.worker_id.clone(),
+                task_id: args.task_id.clone(),
+                status: alert_status(class, args.status.clone()),
+                reason: args.reason.clone(),
+            };
+            let dispatcher = FleetAlertDispatcher::new(
+                FleetAlertConfig::dry_run_for_adapter(adapter),
+                FleetEnvSecretResolver,
+            );
+            let deliveries = dispatcher.dispatch(&event)?;
+            for delivery in deliveries {
+                println!(
+                    "{}",
+                    serde_json::to_string_pretty(&delivery.redacted_payload)?
+                );
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/FLEET.md b/docs/FLEET.md
index 1c227155..6d39e747 100644
--- a/docs/FLEET.md
+++ b/docs/FLEET.md
@@ -175,6 +175,73 @@ an explicit verifier pass completes.
 }
 ```
 
+## Alerts
+
+Fleet alerting is disabled by default. A caller must supply an enabled alert
+config before anything is sent. Routes match typed fleet event classes, not log
+strings:
+
+- `stale`
+- `restart_exhausted`
+- `needs_human`
+- `budget_exceeded`
+- `verifier_failed`
+- `run_completed`
+
+Adapter config stores environment variable names, not secret values. Send-time
+code resolves those names from the environment or a future secrets provider.
+Ledger records store only audit labels such as `slack`, `webhook`, or
+`pagerduty`; task specs persisted in the ledger redact webhook URLs and routing
+keys.
+
+Example alert config shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dry_run": true,
+  "routes": [
+    {
+      "events": ["stale", "restart_exhausted", "verifier_failed"],
+      "adapter": "ops-slack"
+    },
+    {
+      "events": ["restart_exhausted"],
+      "adapter": "pager"
+    }
+  ],
+  "adapters": {
+    "ops-slack": {
+      "kind": "slack",
+      "webhook_env": "CODEWHALE_FLEET_SLACK_WEBHOOK",
+      "channel": "#codewhale-fleet"
+    },
+    "pager": {
+      "kind": "pager_duty",
+      "routing_key_env": "CODEWHALE_FLEET_PAGERDUTY_ROUTING_KEY",
+      "severity": "critical"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Use dry-run to inspect a redacted adapter payload without sending:
+
+```sh
+codewhale fleet alert-dry-run \
+  --event stale \
+  --run-id fleet-demo \
+  --worker-id fleet-demo-local-1 \
+  --task-id release-triage \
+  --reason "worker heartbeat stale since 2026-06-13T02:00:00Z" \
+  --adapter slack
+```
+
+The payload includes the run id, worker id, task id, status, short reason, and
+safe inspection commands such as `codewhale fleet status` and
+`codewhale fleet inspect <worker-id>`. Endpoints, webhook secrets, and
+PagerDuty routing keys are shown as `<redacted:env:...>`.
+
 ## Host Adapters
 
 The host adapter boundary supports local child processes and explicit SSH