diff --git a/internal/process/manager.go b/internal/process/manager.go
index 022031f..46ba7e5 100644
--- a/internal/process/manager.go
+++ b/internal/process/manager.go
@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@ package process
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"codespace/internal/util"
 )
 
+const (
+	outputBufferSize = 4 * 1024
+	ringBufferSize   = 64 * 1024
+)
+
 // Manager manages OpenCode processes per workspace.
 type Manager interface {
 	Start(workspaceID string, workspaceRoot string) error
 	Stop(workspaceID string) error
 	Restart(workspaceID string, workspaceRoot string) error
 	Status(workspaceID string) Status
+	Subscribe(workspaceID string) (Subscription, error)
 }
 
 // LocalManager implements Manager using local OS processes.
@@ -51,19 +59,108 @@ func (m *LocalManager) Start(workspaceID string, workspaceRoot string) error {
 	cmd.Dir = workspaceRoot
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("HOME=%s", workspaceRoot))
 
+	stdinR, stdinW, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return util.Wrap(util.CodeInternal, "failed to create stdin pipe", err)
+	}
+
+	stdoutR, stdoutW, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		stdinR.Close()
+		stdinW.Close()
+		return util.Wrap(util.CodeInternal, "failed to create stdout pipe", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd.Stdin = stdinR
+	cmd.Stdout = stdoutW
+	cmd.Stderr = stdoutW
+
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		stdinR.Close()
+		stdinW.Close()
+		stdoutR.Close()
+		stdoutW.Close()
 		return util.Wrap(util.CodeInternal, "failed to start process", err)
 	}
 
-	m.sessions[workspaceID] = &Session{
+	stdinR.Close()
+	stdoutW.Close()
+
+	sess := &Session{
 		WorkspaceID: workspaceID,
 		Root:        workspaceRoot,
 		Cmd:         cmd,
+		Stdin:       stdinW,
 	}
+	m.sessions[workspaceID] = sess
+
+	outputDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go m.captureOutput(sess, stdoutR, outputDone)
+	go m.waitExit(sess, outputDone)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// captureOutput reads from the merged stdout/stderr pipe, keeps the most
+// recent ringBufferSize bytes in an in-memory ring buffer, and fans out each
+// chunk to all subscribers using non-blocking sends.
+func (m *LocalManager) captureOutput(sess *Session, stdoutR *os.File, done chan<- struct{}) {
+	defer close(done)
+	defer stdoutR.Close()
+
+	buf := make([]byte, outputBufferSize)
+	ring := newRingBuffer(ringBufferSize)
+
+	for {
+		n, err := stdoutR.Read(buf)
+		if n > 0 {
+			chunk := make([]byte, n)
+			copy(chunk, buf[:n])
+			ring.Write(chunk)
+
+			sess.mu.Lock()
+			subs := make([]Subscription, len(sess.Subscribers))
+			copy(subs, sess.Subscribers)
+			sess.mu.Unlock()
+
+			for _, sub := range subs {
+				sub.(*subscription).send(chunk)
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			if err != io.EOF {
+				// Ignore read errors; the pipe is closing.
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// waitExit waits for the process to exit, then records the exit status, closes
+// the stdin writer, and closes every subscriber channel exactly once.
+func (m *LocalManager) waitExit(sess *Session, outputDone <-chan struct{}) {
+	_ = sess.Cmd.Wait()
+	<-outputDone
+
+	sess.mu.Lock()
+	defer sess.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if sess.Cmd.ProcessState != nil {
+		sess.Exit.Code = sess.Cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode()
+		if ws, ok := sess.Cmd.ProcessState.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus); ok && ws.Signaled() {
+			sess.Exit.Signal = ws.Signal().String()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if sess.Stdin != nil {
+		_ = sess.Stdin.Close()
+	}
+
+	for _, sub := range sess.Subscribers {
+		sub.(*subscription).closeChan()
+	}
+}
+
 // Stop kills the process for the given workspace.
 // Returns CodeNotFound if no session exists.
 func (m *LocalManager) Stop(workspaceID string) error {
@@ -117,3 +214,51 @@ func (m *LocalManager) Status(workspaceID string) Status {
 		PID:         sess.Cmd.Process.Pid,
 	}
 }
+
+// Subscribe creates a new output subscription for the workspace.
+// Returns CodeNotFound if the workspace has no session.
+func (m *LocalManager) Subscribe(workspaceID string) (Subscription, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	sess, ok := m.sessions[workspaceID]
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, util.New(util.CodeNotFound, "no running process")
+	}
+
+	sess.mu.Lock()
+	sub := newSubscription(sess)
+	sess.Subscribers = append(sess.Subscribers, sub)
+	if sess.Cmd.ProcessState != nil {
+		sub.closeChan()
+	}
+	sess.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return sub, nil
+}
+
+// ringBuffer is a fixed-size byte buffer that drops the oldest bytes when full.
+type ringBuffer struct {
+	mu   sync.Mutex
+	buf  []byte
+	maxN int
+}
+
+func newRingBuffer(maxN int) *ringBuffer {
+	return &ringBuffer{maxN: maxN}
+}
+
+func (r *ringBuffer) Write(p []byte) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if len(p) >= r.maxN {
+		r.buf = append(r.buf[:0], p[len(p)-r.maxN:]...)
+		return
+	}
+
+	r.buf = append(r.buf, p...)
+	if len(r.buf) > r.maxN {
+		r.buf = r.buf[len(r.buf)-r.maxN:]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/process/session.go b/internal/process/session.go
index 1122eee..4a42152 100644
--- a/internal/process/session.go
+++ b/internal/process/session.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package process
 
-import "os/exec"
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+)
 
 // Status represents the status of a process for a workspace.
 type Status struct {
@@ -9,9 +13,32 @@ type Status struct {
 	PID         int    `json:"pid,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ExitInfo holds the exit reason of a process.
+type ExitInfo struct {
+	Code   int
+	Signal string
+}
+
 // Session holds the runtime state of a started OpenCode process.
 type Session struct {
 	WorkspaceID string
 	Root        string
 	Cmd         *exec.Cmd
+	Stdin       io.WriteCloser
+	Subscribers []Subscription
+	Exit        ExitInfo
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// removeSubscription removes sub from s.Subscribers. It is safe to call when
+// the subscription is no longer present.
+func (s *Session) removeSubscription(sub *subscription) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	for i, cur := range s.Subscribers {
+		if cur == sub {
+			s.Subscribers = append(s.Subscribers[:i], s.Subscribers[i+1:]...)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/process/subscription.go b/internal/process/subscription.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..641dd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/process/subscription.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package process
+
+import "sync"
+
+// Subscription is a consumer handle for a process output stream.
+type Subscription interface {
+	Output() <-chan []byte
+	Close() error
+}
+
+// subscription is a buffered, closable fan-out channel for a Session.
+type subscription struct {
+	session *Session
+	ch      chan []byte
+	once    sync.Once
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	closed  bool
+}
+
+func newSubscription(sess *Session) *subscription {
+	return &subscription{
+		session: sess,
+		ch:      make(chan []byte, 32),
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *subscription) Output() <-chan []byte {
+	return s.ch
+}
+
+func (s *subscription) Close() error {
+	s.once.Do(func() {
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		s.closed = true
+		close(s.ch)
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+		s.session.removeSubscription(s)
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// closeChan closes the underlying channel exactly once without removing the
+// subscription from the session's subscriber list. It is used by the manager
+// when the process exits.
+func (s *subscription) closeChan() {
+	s.once.Do(func() {
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		s.closed = true
+		close(s.ch)
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+	})
+}
+
+// send performs a non-blocking send to the subscription channel. If the
+// channel is full or already closed, the chunk is dropped.
+func (s *subscription) send(chunk []byte) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if s.closed {
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case s.ch <- chunk:
+	default:
+	}
+}