diff --git a/cmd/event/format_helpers_test.go b/cmd/event/format_helpers_test.go
index 939b85d2..a9aaf694 100644
--- a/cmd/event/format_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/event/format_helpers_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,79 @@ func TestWriteStatusText_CoversAllStates(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWriteStatusText_ShowsSubColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writeStatusText(&buf, []appStatus{
+		{
+			AppID:     "cli_RUNNINGXXXXXXXXX",
+			State:     stateRunning,
+			PID:       1234,
+			UptimeSec: 60,
+			Active:    2,
+			Consumers: []protocol.ConsumerInfo{
+				{PID: 1001, EventKey: "mail.x", SubscriptionID: "mail.x:alice", Received: 5, Dropped: 0},
+				{PID: 1002, EventKey: "mail.x", SubscriptionID: "mail.x:bob", Received: 3, Dropped: 0},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "SUB") {
+		t.Errorf("missing SUB column header: %s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "alice") {
+		t.Errorf("missing alice suffix in SUB column: %s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "bob") {
+		t.Errorf("missing bob suffix in SUB column: %s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteStatusText_LegacySubscriptionID_RendersDash(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writeStatusText(&buf, []appStatus{
+		{
+			AppID:     "cli_RUNNINGXXXXXXXXX",
+			State:     stateRunning,
+			PID:       1234,
+			UptimeSec: 60,
+			Active:    1,
+			Consumers: []protocol.ConsumerInfo{
+				{PID: 1001, EventKey: "im.x", SubscriptionID: "", Received: 5},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "SUB") {
+		t.Errorf("missing SUB header: %s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "-") {
+		t.Errorf("missing dash placeholder for empty SubscriptionID: %s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteStatusText_EventKeyEqualSubscriptionID_RendersDash(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writeStatusText(&buf, []appStatus{
+		{
+			AppID:     "cli_RUNNINGXXXXXXXXX",
+			State:     stateRunning,
+			PID:       1234,
+			UptimeSec: 60,
+			Active:    1,
+			Consumers: []protocol.ConsumerInfo{
+				{PID: 1001, EventKey: "im.x", SubscriptionID: "im.x", Received: 5},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "SUB") {
+		t.Errorf("missing SUB header: %s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "-") {
+		t.Errorf("missing dash placeholder when SubscriptionID==EventKey: %s", out)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteStatusJSON_OrphanHint(t *testing.T) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if err := writeStatusJSON(&buf, []appStatus{
diff --git a/cmd/event/schema.go b/cmd/event/schema.go
index 74b56edf..c078767f 100644
--- a/cmd/event/schema.go
+++ b/cmd/event/schema.go
@@ -134,12 +134,16 @@ func runSchema(f *cmdutil.Factory, key string, asJSON bool) error {
 	if len(def.Params) > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nParameters:\n")
 		w := tabwriter.NewWriter(out, 0, 4, 2, ' ', 0)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  NAME\tTYPE\tREQUIRED\tDEFAULT\tDESCRIPTION\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  NAME\tTYPE\tREQUIRED\tSUB-KEY\tDEFAULT\tDESCRIPTION\n")
 		for _, p := range def.Params {
 			required := "no"
 			if p.Required {
 				required = "yes"
 			}
+			subKey := "no"
+			if p.SubscriptionKey {
+				subKey = "yes"
+			}
 			defaultVal := p.Default
 			if defaultVal == "" {
 				defaultVal = "-"
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ func runSchema(f *cmdutil.Factory, key string, asJSON bool) error {
 			if desc == "" {
 				desc = "-"
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", p.Name, p.Type, required, defaultVal, desc)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", p.Name, p.Type, required, subKey, defaultVal, desc)
 		}
 		w.Flush()
 
diff --git a/cmd/event/schema_test.go b/cmd/event/schema_test.go
index 2fb67f0b..e02f6758 100644
--- a/cmd/event/schema_test.go
+++ b/cmd/event/schema_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,79 @@ func TestRunSchema_JSONOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSchema_RendersSubscriptionKeyMarker(t *testing.T) {
+	const syntheticKey = "test.evt_sub"
+	t.Cleanup(func() { eventlib.UnregisterKeyForTest(syntheticKey) })
+
+	eventlib.RegisterKey(eventlib.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:       syntheticKey,
+		EventType: syntheticKey,
+		Params: []eventlib.ParamDef{
+			{Name: "mailbox", SubscriptionKey: true, Description: "subscription id source"},
+			{Name: "folders", Description: "filter only"},
+		},
+		Schema: eventlib.SchemaDef{Native: &eventlib.SchemaSpec{Type: reflect.TypeOf(struct{ X string }{})}},
+	})
+
+	f, stdout, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, &core.CliConfig{AppID: "test"})
+	if err := runSchema(f, syntheticKey, false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runSchema: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	out := stdout.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "SUB-KEY") {
+		t.Errorf("missing SUB-KEY column header in:\n%s", out)
+	}
+
+	// Find the mailbox row and verify "yes" is present
+	var mailboxRow string
+	for _, ln := range strings.Split(out, "\n") {
+		if strings.Contains(ln, "mailbox") && !strings.Contains(ln, "NAME") {
+			mailboxRow = ln
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(mailboxRow, "yes") {
+		t.Errorf("mailbox row missing yes SUB-KEY marker: %q", mailboxRow)
+	}
+
+	// Find the folders row and verify "no" is present
+	var foldersRow string
+	for _, ln := range strings.Split(out, "\n") {
+		if strings.Contains(ln, "folders") && !strings.Contains(ln, "NAME") {
+			foldersRow = ln
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(foldersRow, "no") {
+		t.Errorf("folders row missing no SUB-KEY marker: %q", foldersRow)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchema_JSON_IncludesSubscriptionKey(t *testing.T) {
+	const syntheticKey = "test.evt_json"
+	t.Cleanup(func() { eventlib.UnregisterKeyForTest(syntheticKey) })
+
+	eventlib.RegisterKey(eventlib.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:       syntheticKey,
+		EventType: syntheticKey,
+		Params:    []eventlib.ParamDef{{Name: "mailbox", SubscriptionKey: true}},
+		Schema:    eventlib.SchemaDef{Native: &eventlib.SchemaSpec{Type: reflect.TypeOf(struct{ X string }{})}},
+	})
+
+	f, stdout, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, &core.CliConfig{AppID: "test"})
+	if err := runSchema(f, syntheticKey, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runSchema json: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), `"subscription_key"`) {
+		t.Errorf("JSON output missing subscription_key field: %s", stdout.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), `true`) {
+		t.Errorf("JSON output missing subscription_key: true value: %s", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveSchemaJSON_CustomWithOverlay(t *testing.T) {
 	const syntheticKey = "t.custom.overlay"
 	t.Cleanup(func() { eventlib.UnregisterKeyForTest(syntheticKey) })
diff --git a/cmd/event/status.go b/cmd/event/status.go
index 92c8be25..ece33958 100644
--- a/cmd/event/status.go
+++ b/cmd/event/status.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -242,12 +243,17 @@ func writeStatusText(out io.Writer, statuses []appStatus) {
 				s.PID, (time.Duration(s.UptimeSec) * time.Second).String())
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Active consumers: %d\n", s.Active)
 			if len(s.Consumers) > 0 {
-				headers := []string{"CONSUMER", "EVENT KEY", "RECEIVED", "DROPPED"}
+				headers := []string{"CONSUMER", "EVENT KEY", "SUB", "RECEIVED", "DROPPED"}
 				rows := make([][]string, 0, len(s.Consumers))
 				for _, c := range s.Consumers {
+					subDisplay := "-"
+					if c.SubscriptionID != "" && c.SubscriptionID != c.EventKey {
+						subDisplay = strings.TrimPrefix(c.SubscriptionID, c.EventKey+":")
+					}
 					rows = append(rows, []string{
 						fmt.Sprintf("pid=%d", c.PID),
 						c.EventKey,
+						subDisplay,
 						fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.Received),
 						fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.Dropped),
 					})
diff --git a/events/minutes/preconsume.go b/events/minutes/preconsume.go
index 2429bc53..b396f637 100644
--- a/events/minutes/preconsume.go
+++ b/events/minutes/preconsume.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 const cleanupTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
-func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func(), error) {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, _ map[string]string) (func(), error) {
+func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, _ map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
 		if rt == nil {
 			return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
 				"runtime API client is required for pre-consume subscription")
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) fu
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return func() {
+		return func() error {
 			cleanupCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cleanupTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
-			_, _ = rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body)
+			if _, err := rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
 		}, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/events/vc/preconsume.go b/events/vc/preconsume.go
index 1fa78cbc..ce7e16f7 100644
--- a/events/vc/preconsume.go
+++ b/events/vc/preconsume.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 const cleanupTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
-func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func(), error) {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, _ map[string]string) (func(), error) {
+func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, _ map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
 		if rt == nil {
 			return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
 				"runtime API client is required for pre-consume subscription")
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ func subscriptionPreConsume(eventType, subscribePath, unsubscribePath string) fu
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return func() {
+		return func() error {
 			cleanupCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cleanupTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
-			_, _ = rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body)
+			if _, err := rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
 		}, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/events/whiteboard/preconsume.go b/events/whiteboard/preconsume.go
index 6e60416c..02c27fe6 100644
--- a/events/whiteboard/preconsume.go
+++ b/events/whiteboard/preconsume.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const cleanupTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 //
 // board.whiteboard.updated_v1 is subscribed per-whiteboard (by whiteboard_id),
 // so the path contains a :whiteboard_id placeholder that must be supplied via params.
-func whiteboardSubscriptionPreConsume(eventType string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func(), error) {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, params map[string]string) (func(), error) {
+func whiteboardSubscriptionPreConsume(eventType string) func(context.Context, event.APIClient, map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, params map[string]string) (func() error, error) {
 		if rt == nil {
 			return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
 				"runtime API client is required for pre-consume subscription")
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ func whiteboardSubscriptionPreConsume(eventType string) func(context.Context, ev
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return func() {
+		return func() error {
 			cleanupCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cleanupTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
-			_, _ = rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body)
+			if _, err := rt.CallAPI(cleanupCtx, "POST", unsubscribePath, body); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
 		}, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/bus.go b/internal/event/bus/bus.go
index 469e9f12..d018ce86 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/bus.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/bus.go
@@ -262,19 +262,23 @@ func (b *Bus) handleConn(conn net.Conn) {
 
 // handleHello registers a consume connection with the hub; reader carries bytes already pulled off conn.
 func (b *Bus) handleHello(conn net.Conn, reader *bufio.Reader, hello *protocol.Hello) {
-	bc := NewConn(conn, reader, hello.EventKey, hello.EventTypes, hello.PID)
+	subID := hello.SubscriptionID
+	if subID == "" {
+		subID = hello.EventKey
+	}
+	bc := NewConn(conn, reader, hello.EventKey, hello.EventTypes, hello.PID, subID)
 	bc.SetLogger(b.logger)
 
 	// Register + isFirst under one lock; blocks on any in-progress cleanup lock for the same EventKey.
 	firstForKey := b.hub.RegisterAndIsFirst(bc)
 
-	bc.SetCheckLastForKey(func(eventKey string) bool {
-		return b.hub.AcquireCleanupLock(eventKey)
+	bc.SetCheckLastForKey(func(scope string) bool {
+		return b.hub.AcquireCleanupLock(scope)
 	})
 	bc.SetOnClose(func(c *Conn) {
 		b.hub.UnregisterAndIsLast(c)
 		// Release is idempotent and must fire on every disconnect path so waiters don't block forever.
-		b.hub.ReleaseCleanupLock(c.EventKey())
+		b.hub.ReleaseCleanupLock(c.SubscriptionID())
 		b.mu.Lock()
 		delete(b.conns, c)
 		remaining := len(b.conns)
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/bus_shutdown_test.go b/internal/event/bus/bus_shutdown_test.go
index 989caefc..98ff0740 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/bus_shutdown_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/bus_shutdown_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestRunShutdownWithMultipleConns(t *testing.T) {
 		server, client := net.Pipe()
 		pipes = append(pipes, server, client)
 
-		bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.message.receive_v1"}, 1000+i)
+		bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.message.receive_v1"}, 1000+i, "")
 		bc.SetLogger(logger)
 		hub.RegisterAndIsFirst(bc)
 
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/conn.go b/internal/event/bus/conn.go
index 833231ff..c827d800 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/conn.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/conn.go
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ type Conn struct {
 	writeMu         sync.Mutex // serialises all net.Conn writes (Encode+SetWriteDeadline is a 2-call sequence)
 	eventKey        string
 	eventTypes      []string
+	subID           string
 	pid             int
 	onClose         func(*Conn)
-	checkLastForKey func(eventKey string) bool
+	checkLastForKey func(scope string) bool
 	logger          *log.Logger
 	closed          chan struct{}
 	closeOnce       sync.Once
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 }
 
 // NewConn creates a Conn; pass a reader with pre-buffered bytes (handoff from Bus.handleConn) or nil for a fresh one.
-func NewConn(conn net.Conn, reader *bufio.Reader, eventKey string, eventTypes []string, pid int) *Conn {
+func NewConn(conn net.Conn, reader *bufio.Reader, eventKey string, eventTypes []string, pid int, subID string) *Conn {
 	if reader == nil {
 		reader = bufio.NewReader(conn)
 	}
@@ -52,10 +53,20 @@ func NewConn(conn net.Conn, reader *bufio.Reader, eventKey string, eventTypes []
 		eventKey:   eventKey,
 		eventTypes: eventTypes,
 		pid:        pid,
+		subID:      subID,
 		closed:     make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
+// SubscriptionID returns the subscription identity. Falls back to EventKey
+// when the stored subID is empty (legacy clients / no-SubscriptionKey EventKeys).
+func (c *Conn) SubscriptionID() string {
+	if c.subID == "" {
+		return c.eventKey
+	}
+	return c.subID
+}
+
 func (c *Conn) SetOnClose(fn func(*Conn)) { c.onClose = fn }
 
 // SetCheckLastForKey: returning true means "you are the last subscriber, run cleanup".
@@ -132,13 +143,19 @@ func (c *Conn) ReaderLoop() {
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) handleControlMessage(msg interface{}) {
-	switch m := msg.(type) {
+	switch msg.(type) {
 	case *protocol.Bye:
 		c.shutdown()
 	case *protocol.PreShutdownCheck:
+		// Use the connection's own authoritative subscription identity rather
+		// than recomputing from the incoming message: a stale or mismatched
+		// PreShutdownCheck must not ask about the wrong scope (which would
+		// suppress or mistrigger per-subscription cleanup). Conn.SubscriptionID()
+		// already falls back to EventKey when its stored subID is empty.
+		scope := c.SubscriptionID()
 		lastForKey := true
 		if c.checkLastForKey != nil {
-			lastForKey = c.checkLastForKey(m.EventKey)
+			lastForKey = c.checkLastForKey(scope)
 		}
 		ack := protocol.NewPreShutdownAck(lastForKey)
 		if err := c.writeFrame(ack); err != nil && c.logger != nil {
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/conn_test.go b/internal/event/bus/conn_test.go
index aaa2d4f9..1beaf348 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/conn_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/conn_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestConn_SenderWritesEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
 
-	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.message.receive_v1"}, 12345)
+	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.message.receive_v1"}, 12345, "")
 	go bc.SenderLoop()
 
 	bc.SendCh() <- &protocol.Event{
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestConn_ConcurrentWritesSerialised(t *testing.T) {
 	defer client.Close()
 
 	det := &serializingDetector{Conn: server}
-	bc := NewConn(det, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345)
+	bc := NewConn(det, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345, "")
 
 	go func() { _, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, client) }()
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestConn_TrySend_NonEvicting(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := net.Pipe()
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345)
+	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345, "")
 
 	for i := 0; i < sendChCap; i++ {
 		if !bc.TrySend(i) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestConn_ReaderDetectsEOF(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := net.Pipe()
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345)
+	bc := NewConn(server, nil, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, 12345, "")
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
@@ -142,3 +142,23 @@ func TestConn_ReaderDetectsEOF(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("ReaderLoop did not exit on EOF")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConn_SubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	c1, c2 := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	defer c2.Close()
+	conn := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 999, "mail.x:abc")
+	if got := conn.SubscriptionID(); got != "mail.x:abc" {
+		t.Errorf("SubscriptionID() = %q, want %q", got, "mail.x:abc")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConn_SubscriptionID_EmptyFallsBackToEventKey(t *testing.T) {
+	c1, c2 := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	defer c2.Close()
+	conn := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 999, "")
+	if got := conn.SubscriptionID(); got != "mail.x" {
+		t.Errorf("SubscriptionID() with empty input = %q, want fallback %q", got, "mail.x")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/handle_hello_test.go b/internal/event/bus/handle_hello_test.go
index 7be844de..034fbd1b 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/handle_hello_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/handle_hello_test.go
@@ -63,3 +63,134 @@ func TestHandleHello_HelloAckWriteFailureUnregisters(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("b.conns after failed HelloAck = %d entries, want 0", remaining)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestHandleHello_LegacyClient_FallsBackToEventKey: a Hello with empty
+// subscription_id registers under EventKey (today's behavior preserved).
+func TestHandleHello_LegacyClient_FallsBackToEventKey(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.New(io.Discard, "", 0)
+	hub := NewHub()
+	b := &Bus{
+		hub:        hub,
+		logger:     logger,
+		conns:      make(map[*Conn]struct{}),
+		idleTimer:  time.NewTimer(30 * time.Second),
+		shutdownCh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+
+	server, client := net.Pipe()
+	defer server.Close()
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	// Legacy client: no subscription_id field (empty string).
+	hello := &protocol.Hello{
+		PID:            9999,
+		EventKey:       "im.message",
+		EventTypes:     []string{"im.message.receive_v1"},
+		SubscriptionID: "", // legacy: empty, should fallback to EventKey
+	}
+
+	br := bufio.NewReader(server)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		b.handleHello(server, br, hello)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	// Read the HelloAck from client side to let handleHello complete.
+	clientReader := bufio.NewReader(client)
+	ackLine, err := clientReader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read HelloAck: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("handleHello did not return within 3s")
+	}
+
+	// Assertions: registered under EventKey (not a qualified subscription ID).
+	if got := hub.ConnCount(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.ConnCount = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.EventKeyCount("im.message"); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.EventKeyCount(im.message) = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.SubCount("im.message"); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.SubCount(im.message) = %d, want 1 (legacy fallback to EventKey)", got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.SubCount("im.message:something"); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.SubCount(im.message:something) = %d, want 0 (should not exist)", got)
+	}
+
+	if ackLine == "" {
+		t.Fatal("HelloAck was empty")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestHandleHello_ModernClient_UsesSubscriptionID: a Hello with
+// non-empty subscription_id registers under that ID, not EventKey.
+func TestHandleHello_ModernClient_UsesSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.New(io.Discard, "", 0)
+	hub := NewHub()
+	b := &Bus{
+		hub:        hub,
+		logger:     logger,
+		conns:      make(map[*Conn]struct{}),
+		idleTimer:  time.NewTimer(30 * time.Second),
+		shutdownCh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+
+	server, client := net.Pipe()
+	defer server.Close()
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	// Modern client: subscription_id explicitly set.
+	subscriptionID := "mail.message:alice@example.com"
+	hello := &protocol.Hello{
+		PID:            8888,
+		EventKey:       "mail.message",
+		EventTypes:     []string{"mail.message.receive_v1"},
+		SubscriptionID: subscriptionID, // modern: per-resource subscription
+	}
+
+	br := bufio.NewReader(server)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		b.handleHello(server, br, hello)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	// Read the HelloAck from client side to let handleHello complete.
+	clientReader := bufio.NewReader(client)
+	ackLine, err := clientReader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read HelloAck: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("handleHello did not return within 3s")
+	}
+
+	// Assertions: registered under the subscription_id, not bare EventKey.
+	if got := hub.ConnCount(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.ConnCount = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.EventKeyCount("mail.message"); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.EventKeyCount(mail.message) = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.SubCount(subscriptionID); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.SubCount(%q) = %d, want 1 (modern: uses SubscriptionID)", subscriptionID, got)
+	}
+	if got := hub.SubCount("mail.message"); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("hub.SubCount(mail.message) = %d, want 0 (modern: NOT registered under bare EventKey)", got)
+	}
+
+	if ackLine == "" {
+		t.Fatal("HelloAck was empty")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/hub.go b/internal/event/bus/hub.go
index 76b7d22e..620d3df6 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/hub.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/hub.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 // Subscriber is the interface a connection must satisfy for Hub registration.
 type Subscriber interface {
 	EventKey() string
+	// SubscriptionID identifies the per-resource subscription for dedup purposes.
+	// When no resource qualifier is needed it equals EventKey.
+	SubscriptionID() string
 	EventTypes() []string
 	SendCh() chan interface{}
 	PID() int
@@ -34,8 +37,11 @@ type Subscriber interface {
 type Hub struct {
 	mu          sync.RWMutex
 	subscribers map[Subscriber]struct{}
-	keyCounts   map[string]int
-	// cleanupInProgress[key] holds a channel closed on release; presence means a cleanup lock is held.
+	// subCounts is keyed by SubscriptionID (not EventKey) so that different
+	// per-resource subscriptions sharing the same EventKey are deduped independently.
+	subCounts map[string]int
+	// cleanupInProgress[subscriptionID] holds a channel closed on release;
+	// presence means a cleanup lock is held for that subscription.
 	cleanupInProgress map[string]chan struct{}
 	logger            atomic.Pointer[log.Logger]
 }
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ type Hub struct {
 func NewHub() *Hub {
 	return &Hub{
 		subscribers:       make(map[Subscriber]struct{}),
-		keyCounts:         make(map[string]int),
+		subCounts:         make(map[string]int),
 		cleanupInProgress: make(map[string]chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ func NewHub() *Hub {
 // SetLogger attaches a logger (nil tolerated).
 func (h *Hub) SetLogger(l *log.Logger) { h.logger.Store(l) }
 
-// UnregisterAndIsLast removes s and reports whether it was last for its EventKey; stale unregisters are no-ops.
+// UnregisterAndIsLast removes s and reports whether it was last for its SubscriptionID; stale unregisters are no-ops.
 func (h *Hub) UnregisterAndIsLast(s Subscriber) bool {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
@@ -59,34 +65,35 @@ func (h *Hub) UnregisterAndIsLast(s Subscriber) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	delete(h.subscribers, s)
-	h.keyCounts[s.EventKey()]--
-	isLast := h.keyCounts[s.EventKey()] == 0
+	sid := s.SubscriptionID()
+	h.subCounts[sid]--
+	isLast := h.subCounts[sid] == 0
 	if isLast {
-		delete(h.keyCounts, s.EventKey())
+		delete(h.subCounts, sid)
 	}
 	return isLast
 }
 
-// AcquireCleanupLock reserves cleanup rights iff exactly one subscriber exists for eventKey and no lock is held.
+// AcquireCleanupLock reserves cleanup rights iff exactly one subscriber exists for subscriptionID and no lock is held.
 // Count==0 is rejected (would block future Register calls). On true return, caller MUST Release.
-func (h *Hub) AcquireCleanupLock(eventKey string) bool {
+func (h *Hub) AcquireCleanupLock(subscriptionID string) bool {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
-	if h.keyCounts[eventKey] != 1 {
+	if h.subCounts[subscriptionID] != 1 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if _, alreadyLocked := h.cleanupInProgress[eventKey]; alreadyLocked {
+	if _, alreadyLocked := h.cleanupInProgress[subscriptionID]; alreadyLocked {
 		return false
 	}
-	h.cleanupInProgress[eventKey] = make(chan struct{})
+	h.cleanupInProgress[subscriptionID] = make(chan struct{})
 	return true
 }
 
 // ReleaseCleanupLock is idempotent; OnClose calls unconditionally.
-func (h *Hub) ReleaseCleanupLock(eventKey string) {
+func (h *Hub) ReleaseCleanupLock(subscriptionID string) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
-	ch := h.cleanupInProgress[eventKey]
-	delete(h.cleanupInProgress, eventKey)
+	ch := h.cleanupInProgress[subscriptionID]
+	delete(h.cleanupInProgress, subscriptionID)
 	h.mu.Unlock()
 	if ch != nil {
 		close(ch)
@@ -94,23 +101,24 @@ func (h *Hub) ReleaseCleanupLock(eventKey string) {
 }
 
 // RegisterAndIsFirst adds s to the hub and reports whether it's the first
-// subscriber for its EventKey. If a cleanup is in progress for
-// s.EventKey() (another conn holds the cleanup lock), this waits until
+// subscriber for its SubscriptionID. If a cleanup is in progress for
+// s.SubscriptionID() (another conn holds the cleanup lock), this waits until
 // cleanup releases before registering — closing the PreShutdownCheck ×
 // Hello TOCTOU race. The wait releases h.mu before blocking on the
-// channel, so concurrent operations on other keys aren't stalled.
+// channel, so concurrent operations on other subscriptions aren't stalled.
 func (h *Hub) RegisterAndIsFirst(s Subscriber) bool {
+	sid := s.SubscriptionID()
 	for {
 		h.mu.Lock()
-		ch, locked := h.cleanupInProgress[s.EventKey()]
+		ch, locked := h.cleanupInProgress[sid]
 		if locked {
 			h.mu.Unlock()
 			<-ch // wait for release, then re-check (defensive against races)
 			continue
 		}
-		isFirst := h.keyCounts[s.EventKey()] == 0
+		isFirst := h.subCounts[sid] == 0
 		h.subscribers[s] = struct{}{}
-		h.keyCounts[s.EventKey()]++
+		h.subCounts[sid]++
 		h.mu.Unlock()
 		return isFirst
 	}
@@ -176,11 +184,25 @@ func (h *Hub) ConnCount() int {
 	return len(h.subscribers)
 }
 
-// EventKeyCount returns the number of subscribers registered for eventKey.
+// EventKeyCount returns total subscribers for the given EventKey, aggregating
+// across all SubscriptionIDs. For per-subscription counts use SubCount.
 func (h *Hub) EventKeyCount(eventKey string) int {
 	h.mu.RLock()
 	defer h.mu.RUnlock()
-	return h.keyCounts[eventKey]
+	count := 0
+	for s := range h.subscribers {
+		if s.EventKey() == eventKey {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+// SubCount returns the count of subscribers for the given SubscriptionID.
+func (h *Hub) SubCount(subscriptionID string) int {
+	h.mu.RLock()
+	defer h.mu.RUnlock()
+	return h.subCounts[subscriptionID]
 }
 
 // BroadcastSourceStatus fans out a source-level status change to every
@@ -205,10 +227,11 @@ func (h *Hub) Consumers() []protocol.ConsumerInfo {
 	result := make([]protocol.ConsumerInfo, 0, len(h.subscribers))
 	for s := range h.subscribers {
 		result = append(result, protocol.ConsumerInfo{
-			PID:      s.PID(),
-			EventKey: s.EventKey(),
-			Received: s.Received(),
-			Dropped:  s.DroppedCount(),
+			PID:            s.PID(),
+			EventKey:       s.EventKey(),
+			SubscriptionID: s.SubscriptionID(),
+			Received:       s.Received(),
+			Dropped:        s.DroppedCount(),
 		})
 	}
 	return result
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/hub_observability_test.go b/internal/event/bus/hub_observability_test.go
index 051e3501..0134fe2a 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/hub_observability_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/hub_observability_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestHubDroppedCountIncrements(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := testNetPipe(t)
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1)
+	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1, "")
 	c.sendCh = make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(c)
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestPublishAssignsIncrementalSeq(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := testNetPipe(t)
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1)
+	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1, "")
 	c.sendCh = make(chan interface{}, 10)
 	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(c)
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestPublishPopulatesEventIDAndSourceTime(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := testNetPipe(t)
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1)
+	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1, "")
 	c.sendCh = make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(c)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestPublishSourceTimeTakesPrecedence(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := testNetPipe(t)
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1)
+	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1, "")
 	c.sendCh = make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(c)
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestPublishSourceTimeFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	server, client := testNetPipe(t)
 	defer server.Close()
 	defer client.Close()
-	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1)
+	c := NewConn(server, nil, "k", []string{"t"}, 1, "")
 	c.sendCh = make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(c)
 
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/hub_publish_race_test.go b/internal/event/bus/hub_publish_race_test.go
index b91987f5..f0eb0866 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/hub_publish_race_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/hub_publish_race_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ type alwaysFailSubscriber struct {
 }
 
 func (s *alwaysFailSubscriber) EventKey() string         { return s.eventKey }
+func (s *alwaysFailSubscriber) SubscriptionID() string   { return s.eventKey }
 func (s *alwaysFailSubscriber) EventTypes() []string     { return s.eventTypes }
 func (s *alwaysFailSubscriber) SendCh() chan interface{} { return s.sendCh }
 func (s *alwaysFailSubscriber) PID() int                 { return 0 }
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ func newRaceSubscriber(key string, types []string, capacity int) *raceSubscriber
 }
 
 func (s *raceSubscriber) EventKey() string         { return s.eventKey }
+func (s *raceSubscriber) SubscriptionID() string   { return s.eventKey }
 func (s *raceSubscriber) EventTypes() []string     { return s.eventTypes }
 func (s *raceSubscriber) SendCh() chan interface{} { return s.sendCh }
 func (s *raceSubscriber) PID() int                 { return s.pid }
diff --git a/internal/event/bus/hub_test.go b/internal/event/bus/hub_test.go
index e135d436..04fe5364 100644
--- a/internal/event/bus/hub_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/bus/hub_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package bus
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
@@ -235,7 +236,10 @@ func newTestConn(eventKey string, eventTypes []string) *testConn {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *testConn) EventKey() string         { return c.eventKey }
+func (c *testConn) EventKey() string { return c.eventKey }
+
+// SubscriptionID falls back to EventKey for test mocks that don't set a separate subscription ID.
+func (c *testConn) SubscriptionID() string   { return c.eventKey }
 func (c *testConn) EventTypes() []string     { return c.eventTypes }
 func (c *testConn) SendCh() chan interface{} { return c.sendCh }
 func (c *testConn) PID() int                 { return c.pid }
@@ -275,3 +279,79 @@ func (c *testConn) TrySend(msg interface{}) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHub_SubscriptionID_Isolation(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewHub()
+	c1, _ := net.Pipe()
+	c2, _ := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	defer c2.Close()
+	s1 := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 1, "mail.x:alice")
+	s2 := NewConn(c2, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 2, "mail.x:bob")
+
+	if !h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s1) {
+		t.Error("s1 should be first for its subscription")
+	}
+	if !h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s2) {
+		t.Error("s2 should ALSO be first (different SubscriptionID)")
+	}
+	if !h.UnregisterAndIsLast(s1) {
+		t.Error("s1 should be last for mail.x:alice")
+	}
+	if !h.UnregisterAndIsLast(s2) {
+		t.Error("s2 should be last for mail.x:bob")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHub_SameSubscriptionID_NotFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewHub()
+	c1, _ := net.Pipe()
+	c2, _ := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	defer c2.Close()
+	s1 := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 1, "mail.x:alice")
+	s2 := NewConn(c2, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 2, "mail.x:alice")
+
+	if !h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s1) {
+		t.Error("s1 first")
+	}
+	if h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s2) {
+		t.Error("s2 same SubscriptionID should NOT be first")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHub_EventKeyCount_AggregatesAcrossSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewHub()
+	c1, _ := net.Pipe()
+	c2, _ := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	defer c2.Close()
+	s1 := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 1, "mail.x:alice")
+	s2 := NewConn(c2, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 2, "mail.x:bob")
+	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s1)
+	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s2)
+	if got := h.EventKeyCount("mail.x"); got != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("EventKeyCount(mail.x) = %d, want 2 (aggregated across subscriptions)", got)
+	}
+	if got := h.SubCount("mail.x:alice"); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("SubCount(mail.x:alice) = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := h.SubCount("mail.x:bob"); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("SubCount(mail.x:bob) = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHub_Consumers_PopulatesSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewHub()
+	c1, _ := net.Pipe()
+	defer c1.Close()
+	s1 := NewConn(c1, nil, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, 1, "mail.x:alice")
+	h.RegisterAndIsFirst(s1)
+	consumers := h.Consumers()
+	if len(consumers) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d consumers, want 1", len(consumers))
+	}
+	if consumers[0].SubscriptionID != "mail.x:alice" {
+		t.Errorf("Consumers()[0].SubscriptionID = %q, want %q", consumers[0].SubscriptionID, "mail.x:alice")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/consume.go b/internal/event/consume/consume.go
index de4be276..76a5b5c3 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/consume.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/consume.go
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, tr transport.IPC, appID, profileName, domain strin
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Normalize params (resolve aliases like "me" -> real email) before fingerprint
+	// compute, PreConsume, Match, Process. Must happen BEFORE doHello so the
+	// SubscriptionID we send to bus reflects canonical values.
+	if keyDef.NormalizeParams != nil {
+		if err := keyDef.NormalizeParams(ctx, opts.Runtime, opts.Params); err != nil {
+			if _, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err); ok {
+				return err
+			}
+			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
+				"normalize params for %s: %s", opts.EventKey, err).WithCause(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Compute subscription identity from normalized params + SubscriptionKey flags.
+	subscriptionID := ComputeSubscriptionID(keyDef, opts.Params)
+
 	if opts.Timeout > 0 {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, opts.Timeout)
@@ -81,13 +97,13 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, tr transport.IPC, appID, profileName, domain strin
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	ack, br, err := doHello(conn, opts.EventKey, []string{keyDef.EventType})
+	ack, br, err := doHello(conn, opts.EventKey, []string{keyDef.EventType}, subscriptionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
 			"event bus handshake failed: %s", err).WithCause(err)
 	}
 
-	var cleanup func()
+	var cleanup func() error
 	if ack.FirstForKey && keyDef.PreConsume != nil {
 		if !opts.Quiet {
 			fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "[event] running pre-consume setup...\n")
@@ -113,14 +129,22 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, tr transport.IPC, appID, profileName, domain strin
 		if cleanup != nil {
 			switch {
 			case r != nil:
-				fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "WARN: panic recovered; running cleanup unconditionally (may affect other consumers of %s)\n", opts.EventKey)
-				cleanup()
+				fmt.Fprintf(errOut,
+					"WARN: panic recovered; running cleanup unconditionally (may affect other consumers of %s)\n",
+					opts.EventKey)
+				if cleanupErr := cleanup(); cleanupErr != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(errOut,
+						"WARN: cleanup also failed during panic recovery: %v\n", cleanupErr)
+				}
 			case lastForKey:
 				if !opts.Quiet {
 					fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "[event] running cleanup...\n")
 				}
-				cleanup()
-				if !opts.Quiet {
+				if cleanupErr := cleanup(); cleanupErr != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(errOut,
+						"WARN: cleanup failed: %v (server-side subscribe is idempotent — residual record will be overwritten on next subscribe)\n",
+						cleanupErr)
+				} else if !opts.Quiet {
 					fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "[event] cleanup done.\n")
 				}
 			}
@@ -144,7 +168,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, tr transport.IPC, appID, profileName, domain strin
 
 	writeReadyMarker(errOut, opts)
 
-	return consumeLoop(ctx, conn, br, keyDef, opts, &lastForKey, &emitted)
+	return consumeLoop(ctx, conn, br, keyDef, opts, subscriptionID, &lastForKey, &emitted)
 }
 
 func truncateDuration(d time.Duration) time.Duration {
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/consume_test.go b/internal/event/consume/consume_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a082e71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/event/consume/consume_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package consume
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/event"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/event/protocol"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/event/transport"
+)
+
+// fakeRT is a minimal event.APIClient mock.
+type fakeRT struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRT) CallAPI(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ interface{}) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	return nil, f.err
+}
+
+func TestNormalizeParams_ErrorIsWrappedWithEventKey(t *testing.T) {
+	// Drives the real Run() path: NormalizeParams fails before EnsureBus, so no
+	// bus is contacted, yet the production error-wrapping is exercised — if Run()
+	// ever stops wrapping, this test fails.
+	const key = "test.evt_normalize_fail"
+	event.RegisterKey(event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:       key,
+		EventType: key,
+		Schema:    event.SchemaDef{Custom: &event.SchemaSpec{Raw: json.RawMessage(`{"type":"object"}`)}},
+		NormalizeParams: func(_ context.Context, _ event.APIClient, _ map[string]string) error {
+			return errors.New("simulated normalize failure")
+		},
+	})
+	defer event.UnregisterKeyForTest(key)
+
+	err := Run(context.Background(), transport.New(), "app", "", "", Options{
+		EventKey: key,
+		Runtime:  &fakeRT{},
+		Quiet:    true,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected Run to fail when NormalizeParams errors")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "normalize params for "+key+":") {
+		t.Errorf("error not wrapped with EventKey prefix: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "simulated normalize failure") {
+		t.Errorf("underlying error not propagated: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoHello_PassesSubscriptionIDToWire(t *testing.T) {
+	a, b := net.Pipe()
+	defer a.Close()
+	defer b.Close()
+
+	// Server-side: read Hello, decode, assert SubscriptionID, send ack
+	done := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		br := bufio.NewReader(b)
+		line, err := protocol.ReadFrame(br)
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- "READ_ERR:" + err.Error()
+			return
+		}
+		msg, err := protocol.Decode(bytes.TrimRight(line, "\n"))
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- "DECODE_ERR:" + err.Error()
+			return
+		}
+		if hello, ok := msg.(*protocol.Hello); ok {
+			done <- hello.SubscriptionID
+			// send ack so client can return
+			ack := protocol.NewHelloAck("v1", true)
+			_ = protocol.EncodeWithDeadline(b, ack, protocol.WriteTimeout)
+		} else {
+			done <- "WRONG_TYPE"
+		}
+	}()
+
+	ack, _, err := doHello(a, "mail.x", []string{"mail.x"}, "mail.x:alice")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("doHello error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if ack == nil {
+		t.Fatal("got nil ack")
+	}
+	got := <-done
+	if got != "mail.x:alice" {
+		t.Errorf("Hello.SubscriptionID on wire = %q, want %q", got, "mail.x:alice")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/fingerprint.go b/internal/event/consume/fingerprint.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a452f1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/event/consume/fingerprint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package consume
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/event"
+)
+
+// ComputeSubscriptionID returns a stable identifier scoped to (EventKey, values
+// of the ParamDefs marked SubscriptionKey); the framework uses it to dedup
+// PreConsume/cleanup gates and key Hub counts per-subscription. No SubscriptionKey
+// params -> returns def.Key verbatim (legacy one-dimensional behavior).
+//
+// Stability contract: same EventKey + same normalized param values -> same ID
+// across CLI versions; changing the encoding requires a wire-format bump.
+func ComputeSubscriptionID(def *event.KeyDefinition, params map[string]string) string {
+	type kv struct {
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Value string `json:"value"`
+	}
+	var subParams []kv
+	for _, p := range def.Params {
+		if !p.SubscriptionKey {
+			continue
+		}
+		subParams = append(subParams, kv{Name: p.Name, Value: params[p.Name]})
+	}
+	if len(subParams) == 0 {
+		return def.Key
+	}
+	sort.Slice(subParams, func(i, j int) bool { return subParams[i].Name < subParams[j].Name })
+	raw, _ := json.Marshal(subParams) // err impossible: kv has no unmarshalable fields
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(raw)
+	return def.Key + ":" + base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(sum[:12])
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/fingerprint_test.go b/internal/event/consume/fingerprint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1440ff5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/event/consume/fingerprint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package consume
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/event"
+)
+
+func TestComputeSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	makeDef := func(subKeyNames ...string) *event.KeyDefinition {
+		def := &event.KeyDefinition{Key: "test.evt"}
+		marked := make(map[string]bool, len(subKeyNames))
+		for _, n := range subKeyNames {
+			marked[n] = true
+		}
+		for _, n := range []string{"alpha", "beta", "gamma"} {
+			def.Params = append(def.Params, event.ParamDef{Name: n, SubscriptionKey: marked[n]})
+		}
+		return def
+	}
+
+	t.Run("no SubscriptionKey params returns EventKey verbatim", func(t *testing.T) {
+		def := makeDef()
+		got := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"alpha": "x", "beta": "y"})
+		if got != "test.evt" {
+			t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, "test.evt")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("single SubscriptionKey param: non-sub params do not leak into ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		def := makeDef("alpha")
+		id1 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"alpha": "value1", "beta": "ignored"})
+		id2 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"alpha": "value1", "beta": "different"})
+		if id1 != id2 {
+			t.Errorf("non-SubscriptionKey param change leaked into ID: %q vs %q", id1, id2)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("different SubscriptionKey value produces different ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		def := makeDef("alpha")
+		id1 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"alpha": "v1"})
+		id2 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"alpha": "v2"})
+		if id1 == id2 {
+			t.Errorf("different values produced same ID: %q", id1)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestComputeSubscriptionID_Stability(t *testing.T) {
+	// Param order in the ParamDef list must not affect the result (sorted by name internally).
+	def1 := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key: "test.evt",
+		Params: []event.ParamDef{
+			{Name: "b", SubscriptionKey: true},
+			{Name: "a", SubscriptionKey: true},
+		},
+	}
+	def2 := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key: "test.evt",
+		Params: []event.ParamDef{
+			{Name: "a", SubscriptionKey: true},
+			{Name: "b", SubscriptionKey: true},
+		},
+	}
+	id1 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def1, map[string]string{"a": "1", "b": "2"})
+	id2 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def2, map[string]string{"a": "1", "b": "2"})
+	if id1 != id2 {
+		t.Errorf("order-sensitive: id1=%q id2=%q", id1, id2)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeSubscriptionID_Format(t *testing.T) {
+	def := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:    "mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1",
+		Params: []event.ParamDef{{Name: "mailbox", SubscriptionKey: true}},
+	}
+	id := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"mailbox": "liuxinyang@example.com"})
+	prefix := "mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1:"
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(id, prefix) {
+		t.Fatalf("missing prefix: %q", id)
+	}
+	suffix := strings.TrimPrefix(id, prefix)
+	if len(suffix) != 16 {
+		t.Errorf("fingerprint length = %d, want 16", len(suffix))
+	}
+	for _, c := range suffix {
+		isValid := (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= '0' && c <= '9') || c == '-' || c == '_'
+		if !isValid {
+			t.Errorf("non-base64URL char in fingerprint: %q", suffix)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeSubscriptionID_UnicodeAndSpecialChars(t *testing.T) {
+	def := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:    "test.evt",
+		Params: []event.ParamDef{{Name: "value", SubscriptionKey: true}},
+	}
+	for _, val := range []string{"中文", "emoji🚀", "with spaces", "with:colons", "with\"quotes"} {
+		id := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"value": val})
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(id, "test.evt:") || len(id) != len("test.evt:")+16 {
+			t.Errorf("ID malformed for value=%q: %q (len=%d)", val, id, len(id))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeSubscriptionID_EmptyValue(t *testing.T) {
+	def := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key:    "test.evt",
+		Params: []event.ParamDef{{Name: "x", SubscriptionKey: true}},
+	}
+	id1 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"x": ""})
+	id2 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{}) // missing entirely
+	if id1 != id2 {
+		t.Errorf("empty value should be indistinguishable from missing: %q vs %q", id1, id2)
+	}
+	id3 := ComputeSubscriptionID(def, map[string]string{"x": "nonempty"})
+	if id1 == id3 {
+		t.Errorf("empty and nonempty produced same ID: %q", id1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/handshake.go b/internal/event/consume/handshake.go
index 7aac408d..18aeac95 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/handshake.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/handshake.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const helloAckTimeout = 5 * time.Second // symmetric with bus-side hello read de
 
 // doHello returns a bufio.Reader holding any bytes already pulled off conn so events
 // buffered with the ack in one TCP segment aren't dropped.
-func doHello(conn net.Conn, eventKey string, eventTypes []string) (*protocol.HelloAck, *bufio.Reader, error) {
-	hello := protocol.NewHello(os.Getpid(), eventKey, eventTypes, "v1")
+func doHello(conn net.Conn, eventKey string, eventTypes []string, subscriptionID string) (*protocol.HelloAck, *bufio.Reader, error) {
+	hello := protocol.NewHello(os.Getpid(), eventKey, eventTypes, "v1", subscriptionID)
 	if err := protocol.EncodeWithDeadline(conn, hello, protocol.WriteTimeout); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/handshake_test.go b/internal/event/consume/handshake_test.go
index b434a9a9..918c849e 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/handshake_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/handshake_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestDoHello_ReadDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	done := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		_, _, err := doHello(client, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"})
+		_, _, err := doHello(client, "im.msg", []string{"im.msg"}, "")
 		done <- err
 	}()
 
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/loop.go b/internal/event/consume/loop.go
index 6a3f844c..849caddd 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/loop.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/loop.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // consumeLoop reads events and dispatches to workers; cancels on terminal sink errors.
-func consumeLoop(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, br *bufio.Reader, keyDef *event.KeyDefinition, opts Options, lastForKey *bool, emitted *atomic.Int64) error {
+func consumeLoop(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, br *bufio.Reader, keyDef *event.KeyDefinition, opts Options, subscriptionID string, lastForKey *bool, emitted *atomic.Int64) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func consumeLoop(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, br *bufio.Reader, keyDef *e
 		close(stopReader)
 		<-readerDone
 		conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
-		*lastForKey = checkLastForKey(conn, opts.EventKey)
+		*lastForKey = checkLastForKey(conn, opts.EventKey, subscriptionID)
 		conn.Close()
 	case <-allDone:
 		// bus-side close; can't query, assume last
@@ -199,13 +199,19 @@ func consumeLoop(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, br *bufio.Reader, keyDef *e
 
 // processAndOutput returns (wrote, err); err non-nil only for sink.Write failures.
 func processAndOutput(ctx context.Context, keyDef *event.KeyDefinition, evt *protocol.Event, opts Options, sink Sink, jqCode *gojq.Code) (bool, error) {
+	raw := &event.RawEvent{
+		EventType: evt.EventType,
+		Payload:   evt.Payload,
+	}
+
+	// Synchronous Match filter runs before any work (Process / sink write).
+	if keyDef.Match != nil && !keyDef.Match(raw, opts.Params) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	var result json.RawMessage
 
 	if keyDef.Process != nil {
-		raw := &event.RawEvent{
-			EventType: evt.EventType,
-			Payload:   evt.Payload,
-		}
 		var err error
 		result, err = keyDef.Process(ctx, opts.Runtime, raw, opts.Params)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/loop_test.go b/internal/event/consume/loop_test.go
index 9b098da7..ace554fd 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/loop_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/loop_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestConsumeLoop_DeliversEventsAndExitsOnMaxEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, &lastForKey, &emitted)
+	err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, "", &lastForKey, &emitted)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("consumeLoop: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestConsumeLoop_SeqGapEmitsWarning(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	if err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, &lastForKey, &emitted); err != nil {
+	if err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, "", &lastForKey, &emitted); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("consumeLoop: %v", err)
 	}
 	if got := emitted.Load(); got != 2 {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestConsumeLoop_JQFilterAppliedPerEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	if err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, &lastForKey, &emitted); err != nil {
+	if err := consumeLoop(ctx, client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, "", &lastForKey, &emitted); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("consumeLoop: %v", err)
 	}
 	if got := emitted.Load(); got != 1 {
@@ -196,12 +196,96 @@ func TestConsumeLoop_CompileJQFailsEarly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var lastForKey bool
 	var emitted atomic.Int64
-	err := consumeLoop(context.Background(), client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, &lastForKey, &emitted)
+	err := consumeLoop(context.Background(), client, bufio.NewReader(client), echoKeyDef("test.key"), opts, "", &lastForKey, &emitted)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("consumeLoop should fail immediately on bad jq expression")
 	}
 }
 
+// captureSink is a minimal Sink for unit-testing processAndOutput directly.
+type captureSink struct {
+	written []json.RawMessage
+}
+
+func (s *captureSink) Write(data json.RawMessage) error {
+	s.written = append(s.written, data)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestProcessAndOutput_Match_DropsEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	calledProcess := false
+	keyDef := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key: "test.evt",
+		Match: func(raw *event.RawEvent, params map[string]string) bool {
+			return false
+		},
+		Process: func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, raw *event.RawEvent, params map[string]string) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+			calledProcess = true
+			return json.RawMessage(`{}`), nil
+		},
+	}
+	sink := &captureSink{}
+	wrote, err := processAndOutput(context.Background(), keyDef,
+		&protocol.Event{Type: protocol.MsgTypeEvent, EventType: "test.evt", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{"x":1}`)},
+		Options{}, sink, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if wrote {
+		t.Error("Match returned false but event was written")
+	}
+	if calledProcess {
+		t.Error("Process was called even though Match returned false")
+	}
+	if len(sink.written) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("sink received %d events, want 0", len(sink.written))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessAndOutput_Match_NilAcceptsAll(t *testing.T) {
+	keyDef := &event.KeyDefinition{Key: "test.evt"} // no Match, no Process
+	sink := &captureSink{}
+	wrote, err := processAndOutput(context.Background(), keyDef,
+		&protocol.Event{Type: protocol.MsgTypeEvent, EventType: "test.evt", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{"x":1}`)},
+		Options{}, sink, nil)
+	if err != nil || !wrote {
+		t.Errorf("expected wrote=true err=nil; got wrote=%v err=%v", wrote, err)
+	}
+	if len(sink.written) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("sink received %d events, want 1", len(sink.written))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessAndOutput_Match_RunsBeforeProcess(t *testing.T) {
+	// Record the actual call sequence — a bare call-count check would still
+	// pass if Process ran before Match.
+	var order []string
+	keyDef := &event.KeyDefinition{
+		Key: "test.evt",
+		Match: func(raw *event.RawEvent, params map[string]string) bool {
+			order = append(order, "match")
+			return true
+		},
+		Process: func(ctx context.Context, rt event.APIClient, raw *event.RawEvent, params map[string]string) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+			order = append(order, "process")
+			return raw.Payload, nil
+		},
+	}
+	sink := &captureSink{}
+	wrote, err := processAndOutput(context.Background(), keyDef,
+		&protocol.Event{Type: protocol.MsgTypeEvent, EventType: "test.evt", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)},
+		Options{}, sink, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !wrote {
+		t.Error("expected wrote=true")
+	}
+	if len(order) != 2 || order[0] != "match" || order[1] != "process" {
+		t.Errorf("call order = %v, want [match process]", order)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIsTerminalSinkError(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		name string
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/shutdown.go b/internal/event/consume/shutdown.go
index e41209e2..3c07f986 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/shutdown.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/shutdown.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const preShutdownAckTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 
 // checkLastForKey atomically reserves a cleanup lock; on any error defaults to true
 // (cleanup-on-error is safer than leaking server state). Discards non-ack frames in flight.
-func checkLastForKey(conn net.Conn, eventKey string) bool {
-	msg := protocol.NewPreShutdownCheck(eventKey)
+func checkLastForKey(conn net.Conn, eventKey string, subscriptionID string) bool {
+	msg := protocol.NewPreShutdownCheck(eventKey, subscriptionID)
 	if err := protocol.EncodeWithDeadline(conn, msg, protocol.WriteTimeout); err != nil {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/internal/event/consume/shutdown_test.go b/internal/event/consume/shutdown_test.go
index c77754a4..76e28ad6 100644
--- a/internal/event/consume/shutdown_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/consume/shutdown_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package consume
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ func TestCheckLastForKey_IgnoresNonAckFrames(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg")
+	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg", "")
 	if got != false {
 		t.Errorf("checkLastForKey = %v, want false", got)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ func TestCheckLastForKey_ReturnsAckValue(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = protocol.Encode(server, ack)
 	}()
 
-	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg")
+	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg", "")
 	if got != true {
 		t.Errorf("checkLastForKey = %v, want true", got)
 	}
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ func TestCheckLastForKey_DefaultsToTrueOnTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg")
+	got := checkLastForKey(client, "im.msg", "")
 	elapsed := time.Since(start)
 
 	if got != true {
@@ -93,3 +95,39 @@ func TestCheckLastForKey_DefaultsToTrueOnTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("elapsed = %v, expected ~%v (timeout-bounded)", elapsed, preShutdownAckTimeout)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCheckLastForKey_SendsSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	a, b := net.Pipe()
+	defer a.Close()
+	defer b.Close()
+
+	done := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		br := bufio.NewReader(b)
+		line, err := protocol.ReadFrame(br)
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- "READ_ERR"
+			return
+		}
+		msg, err := protocol.Decode(bytes.TrimRight(line, "\n"))
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- "DECODE_ERR"
+			return
+		}
+		check, ok := msg.(*protocol.PreShutdownCheck)
+		if !ok {
+			done <- "WRONG_TYPE"
+			return
+		}
+		done <- check.SubscriptionID
+		// Reply with ack so client returns
+		ack := protocol.NewPreShutdownAck(true)
+		_ = protocol.EncodeWithDeadline(b, ack, protocol.WriteTimeout)
+	}()
+
+	_ = checkLastForKey(a, "mail.x", "mail.x:alice")
+	got := <-done
+	if got != "mail.x:alice" {
+		t.Errorf("PreShutdownCheck.SubscriptionID on wire = %q, want %q", got, "mail.x:alice")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/protocol/codec_test.go b/internal/event/protocol/codec_test.go
index 91dbe01f..979c487a 100644
--- a/internal/event/protocol/codec_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/protocol/codec_test.go
@@ -77,3 +77,88 @@ func TestDecodeUnknownType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error for unknown type")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEncodeDecodeHello_WithSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := &Hello{
+		Type:           MsgTypeHello,
+		PID:            12345,
+		EventKey:       "mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1",
+		EventTypes:     []string{"mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1"},
+		Version:        "v1",
+		SubscriptionID: "mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1:a7Bx9Kp2Lm3Qv4Rs",
+	}
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := Encode(buf, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	line := buf.Bytes()
+	if !bytes.Contains(line, []byte(`"subscription_id":"mail.user_mailbox.event.message_received_v1:a7Bx9Kp2Lm3Qv4Rs"`)) {
+		t.Errorf("subscription_id not serialized: %s", string(line))
+	}
+	decoded, err := Decode(bytes.TrimRight(line, "\n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	hello, ok := decoded.(*Hello)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *Hello, got %T", decoded)
+	}
+	if hello.SubscriptionID != msg.SubscriptionID {
+		t.Errorf("roundtrip subscription_id: got %q want %q", hello.SubscriptionID, msg.SubscriptionID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncodeDecodeHello_EmptySubscriptionIDOmitted(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := &Hello{
+		Type:       MsgTypeHello,
+		PID:        1,
+		EventKey:   "k",
+		EventTypes: []string{"k"},
+		Version:    "v1",
+	}
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := Encode(buf, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if bytes.Contains(buf.Bytes(), []byte("subscription_id")) {
+		t.Errorf("empty subscription_id should be omitted: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+	decoded, _ := Decode(bytes.TrimRight(buf.Bytes(), "\n"))
+	hello := decoded.(*Hello)
+	if hello.SubscriptionID != "" {
+		t.Errorf("got %q, want empty", hello.SubscriptionID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncodeDecodePreShutdownCheck_WithSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := &PreShutdownCheck{
+		Type:           MsgTypePreShutdownCheck,
+		EventKey:       "mail.x",
+		SubscriptionID: "mail.x:abc",
+	}
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := Encode(buf, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	decoded, err := Decode(bytes.TrimRight(buf.Bytes(), "\n"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got := decoded.(*PreShutdownCheck)
+	if got.SubscriptionID != msg.SubscriptionID {
+		t.Errorf("roundtrip: got %q want %q", got.SubscriptionID, msg.SubscriptionID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStatusResponse_ConsumerInfo_SubscriptionID(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := NewStatusResponse(7, 120, 1, []ConsumerInfo{
+		{PID: 99, EventKey: "mail.x", SubscriptionID: "mail.x:abc", Received: 5, Dropped: 0},
+	})
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := Encode(buf, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(buf.Bytes(), []byte(`"subscription_id":"mail.x:abc"`)) {
+		t.Errorf("ConsumerInfo.SubscriptionID missing from JSON: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/event/protocol/messages.go b/internal/event/protocol/messages.go
index 0effa36c..9274c647 100644
--- a/internal/event/protocol/messages.go
+++ b/internal/event/protocol/messages.go
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ type SourceStatus struct {
 }
 
 type Hello struct {
-	Type       string   `json:"type"`
-	PID        int      `json:"pid"`
-	EventKey   string   `json:"event_key"`
-	EventTypes []string `json:"event_types"`
-	Version    string   `json:"version"`
+	Type           string   `json:"type"`
+	PID            int      `json:"pid"`
+	EventKey       string   `json:"event_key"`
+	EventTypes     []string `json:"event_types"`
+	Version        string   `json:"version"`
+	SubscriptionID string   `json:"subscription_id,omitempty"` // empty = fallback to EventKey on bus side
 }
 
 type HelloAck struct {
@@ -61,10 +62,11 @@ type Bye struct {
 	Type string `json:"type"`
 }
 
-// PreShutdownCheck atomically reserves the cleanup lock for EventKey.
+// PreShutdownCheck atomically reserves the cleanup lock for (EventKey, SubscriptionID).
 type PreShutdownCheck struct {
-	Type     string `json:"type"`
-	EventKey string `json:"event_key"`
+	Type           string `json:"type"`
+	EventKey       string `json:"event_key"`
+	SubscriptionID string `json:"subscription_id,omitempty"` // empty = fallback to EventKey
 }
 
 type PreShutdownAck struct {
@@ -77,10 +79,11 @@ type StatusQuery struct {
 }
 
 type ConsumerInfo struct {
-	PID      int    `json:"pid"`
-	EventKey string `json:"event_key"`
-	Received int64  `json:"received"`
-	Dropped  int64  `json:"dropped"`
+	PID            int    `json:"pid"`
+	EventKey       string `json:"event_key"`
+	SubscriptionID string `json:"subscription_id,omitempty"`
+	Received       int64  `json:"received"`
+	Dropped        int64  `json:"dropped"`
 }
 
 type StatusResponse struct {
@@ -95,13 +98,14 @@ type Shutdown struct {
 	Type string `json:"type"`
 }
 
-func NewHello(pid int, eventKey string, eventTypes []string, version string) *Hello {
+func NewHello(pid int, eventKey string, eventTypes []string, version string, subscriptionID string) *Hello {
 	return &Hello{
-		Type:       MsgTypeHello,
-		PID:        pid,
-		EventKey:   eventKey,
-		EventTypes: eventTypes,
-		Version:    version,
+		Type:           MsgTypeHello,
+		PID:            pid,
+		EventKey:       eventKey,
+		EventTypes:     eventTypes,
+		Version:        version,
+		SubscriptionID: subscriptionID,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -124,8 +128,8 @@ func NewEvent(eventType, eventID, sourceTime string, seq uint64, payload json.Ra
 	}
 }
 
-func NewPreShutdownCheck(eventKey string) *PreShutdownCheck {
-	return &PreShutdownCheck{Type: MsgTypePreShutdownCheck, EventKey: eventKey}
+func NewPreShutdownCheck(eventKey, subscriptionID string) *PreShutdownCheck {
+	return &PreShutdownCheck{Type: MsgTypePreShutdownCheck, EventKey: eventKey, SubscriptionID: subscriptionID}
 }
 
 func NewPreShutdownAck(lastForKey bool) *PreShutdownAck {
diff --git a/internal/event/protocol/messages_test.go b/internal/event/protocol/messages_test.go
index c6ca2bd9..2893789f 100644
--- a/internal/event/protocol/messages_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/protocol/messages_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // Every NewXxx helper must set the Type discriminator (Decode rejects messages without it).
 func TestConstructors_PinTypeField(t *testing.T) {
-	if got := NewHello(1, "k", []string{"t"}, "v1"); got.Type != MsgTypeHello {
+	if got := NewHello(1, "k", []string{"t"}, "v1", ""); got.Type != MsgTypeHello {
 		t.Errorf("NewHello.Type = %q, want %q", got.Type, MsgTypeHello)
 	}
 	if got := NewHelloAck("v1", true); got.Type != MsgTypeHelloAck || !got.FirstForKey {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestConstructors_PinTypeField(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := NewEvent("im.msg", "e1", "", 7, json.RawMessage(`{}`)); got.Type != MsgTypeEvent || got.Seq != 7 {
 		t.Errorf("NewEvent mismatch: %+v", got)
 	}
-	if got := NewPreShutdownCheck("k"); got.Type != MsgTypePreShutdownCheck || got.EventKey != "k" {
+	if got := NewPreShutdownCheck("k", ""); got.Type != MsgTypePreShutdownCheck || got.EventKey != "k" {
 		t.Errorf("NewPreShutdownCheck mismatch: %+v", got)
 	}
 	if got := NewPreShutdownAck(true); got.Type != MsgTypePreShutdownAck || !got.LastForKey {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestEncode_DecodeRoundtripAllTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	roundtrip(t, NewHelloAck("v1", true), &HelloAck{})
-	roundtrip(t, NewPreShutdownCheck("im.msg"), &PreShutdownCheck{})
+	roundtrip(t, NewPreShutdownCheck("im.msg", ""), &PreShutdownCheck{})
 	roundtrip(t, NewPreShutdownAck(false), &PreShutdownAck{})
 	roundtrip(t, NewStatusQuery(), &StatusQuery{})
 	roundtrip(t, NewStatusResponse(7, 120, 1, []ConsumerInfo{{PID: 99, EventKey: "k"}}), &StatusResponse{})
diff --git a/internal/event/types.go b/internal/event/types.go
index 4dde301a..1121c11d 100644
--- a/internal/event/types.go
+++ b/internal/event/types.go
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ type ParamDef struct {
 	Default     string       `json:"default,omitempty"`
 	Description string       `json:"description"`
 	Values      []ParamValue `json:"values,omitempty"`
+
+	// SubscriptionKey marks this param as part of the subscription identity.
+	// Two consumers of the same EventKey but different values for any
+	// SubscriptionKey-marked param are treated as DISTINCT subscriptions:
+	// PreConsume runs once per (EventKey, SubscriptionID), cleanup runs once per
+	// (EventKey, SubscriptionID).
+	//
+	// CONTRACT: only mark a param SubscriptionKey if the EventKey's server-side
+	// subscribe/unsubscribe API is itself scoped to that resource. Lark keys the
+	// subscription record by (app, user, event_type) and overwrites it rather
+	// than reference-counting, so for a non-per-resource API the cleanup of one
+	// resource's last consumer unsubscribes the shared record and silently cuts
+	// off every other resource sharing that event_type.
+	//
+	// Default false = the param is a filter / formatting / metadata param
+	// and does not affect subscription identity.
+	SubscriptionKey bool `json:"subscription_key,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ProcessFunc = func(ctx context.Context, rt APIClient, raw *RawEvent, params map[string]string) (json.RawMessage, error)
@@ -83,10 +100,44 @@ type KeyDefinition struct {
 
 	Schema SchemaDef `json:"schema"`
 
+	// NormalizeParams canonicalizes param values BEFORE fingerprint compute,
+	// PreConsume, Match, and Process. Mutates the params map in place.
+	// May call OAPI; runs once per consumer at startup.
+	//
+	// Use cases: resolve aliases ("me" -> real email, a name -> an ID),
+	// trim whitespace. On error, consume fails (no retry); caller gets the
+	// wrapped error.
+	//
+	// Default nil = no normalization, params pass through unchanged.
+	NormalizeParams func(ctx context.Context, rt APIClient, params map[string]string) error `json:"-"`
+
 	// Process required when Schema.Custom is Processed output; must be nil when Native is used.
+	//
+	// Convention: returning (nil, nil) signals "drop this event" — the
+	// consumer loop will skip writing it to sink and not advance the
+	// emitted counter. Useful for async filtering (e.g. fetch metadata,
+	// drop if folder doesn't match). For sync filters that don't need
+	// OAPI, use Match instead.
 	Process func(ctx context.Context, rt APIClient, raw *RawEvent, params map[string]string) (json.RawMessage, error) `json:"-"`
 
-	PreConsume func(ctx context.Context, rt APIClient, params map[string]string) (cleanup func(), err error) `json:"-"`
+	// Match is a synchronous payload filter run on every received event
+	// BEFORE Process. Return false to drop the event without further work.
+	//
+	// Signature deliberately omits ctx/rt to physically enforce "no OAPI
+	// calls in Match". For filters that need a metadata fetch first, use
+	// Process and return nil to drop.
+	//
+	// Default nil = accept all events.
+	Match func(raw *RawEvent, params map[string]string) bool `json:"-"`
+
+	// PreConsume runs once per (EventKey, SubscriptionID) when this consumer
+	// is first for that scope. Returns a cleanup function that the framework
+	// invokes when this consumer is the last for its scope.
+	//
+	// The cleanup's error return is honored: on nil the framework prints
+	// "[event] cleanup done."; on non-nil it prints a WARN with an
+	// idempotency note.
+	PreConsume func(ctx context.Context, rt APIClient, params map[string]string) (cleanup func() error, err error) `json:"-"`
 
 	Scopes []string `json:"scopes,omitempty"`