diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Plugins/AppPluginHost.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Plugins/AppPluginHost.cs
index dbe918f..2916724 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Plugins/AppPluginHost.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Plugins/AppPluginHost.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ namespace AcDream.App.Plugins;
 
 public sealed class AppPluginHost : IPluginHost
 {
-    public AppPluginHost(IPluginLogger log) => Log = log;
+    public AppPluginHost(IPluginLogger log, IGameState state, IEvents events)
+    {
+        Log = log;
+        State = state;
+        Events = events;
+    }
+
     public IPluginLogger Log { get; }
+    public IGameState State { get; }
+    public IEvents Events { get; }
 }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
index 10b3a6b..da0f748 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(datDir))
     return 2;
 }
 
-var host = new AppPluginHost(new SerilogAdapter(Log.Logger));
+var worldGameState = new AcDream.Core.Plugins.WorldGameState();
+var worldEvents = new AcDream.Core.Plugins.WorldEvents();
+var host = new AppPluginHost(new SerilogAdapter(Log.Logger), worldGameState, worldEvents);
 
 var pluginsDir = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "plugins");
 Log.Information("scanning plugins in {PluginsDir}", pluginsDir);
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldEvents.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldEvents.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..086810f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldEvents.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldEvents.cs
+using AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Plugins;
+
+public sealed class WorldEvents : IEvents
+{
+    private readonly object _lock = new();
+    private readonly List<WorldEntitySnapshot> _alreadySpawned = new();
+    private Action<WorldEntitySnapshot>? _subscribers;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called by the host as each entity is hydrated into the world. Records the
+    /// snapshot for later replay and dispatches to current subscribers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void FireEntitySpawned(WorldEntitySnapshot snapshot)
+    {
+        Action<WorldEntitySnapshot>? toNotify;
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            _alreadySpawned.Add(snapshot);
+            toNotify = _subscribers;
+        }
+
+        if (toNotify is null) return;
+        foreach (Action<WorldEntitySnapshot> handler in toNotify.GetInvocationList())
+        {
+            try { handler(snapshot); }
+            catch { /* plugin errors don't propagate out of event dispatch */ }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public event Action<WorldEntitySnapshot> EntitySpawned
+    {
+        add
+        {
+            WorldEntitySnapshot[] replay;
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                _subscribers += value;
+                replay = _alreadySpawned.ToArray();
+            }
+            // Replay outside the lock to avoid deadlock if a handler re-enters.
+            foreach (var s in replay)
+            {
+                try { value(s); }
+                catch { /* plugin errors don't propagate out of += */ }
+            }
+        }
+        remove
+        {
+            lock (_lock)
+                _subscribers -= value;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldGameState.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldGameState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d304827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldGameState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// src/AcDream.Core/Plugins/WorldGameState.cs
+using AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Plugins;
+
+public sealed class WorldGameState : IGameState
+{
+    private readonly List<WorldEntitySnapshot> _entities = new();
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<WorldEntitySnapshot> Entities => _entities;
+
+    /// <summary>Called by the host as each entity is hydrated.</summary>
+    public void Add(WorldEntitySnapshot snapshot) => _entities.Add(snapshot);
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IEvents.cs b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IEvents.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e498b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IEvents.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IEvents.cs
+namespace AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IEvents
+{
+    event Action<WorldEntitySnapshot> EntitySpawned;
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IGameState.cs b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IGameState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3d640c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IGameState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IGameState.cs
+namespace AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IGameState
+{
+    IReadOnlyList<WorldEntitySnapshot> Entities { get; }
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IPluginHost.cs b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IPluginHost.cs
index 755dd77..7374ea9 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IPluginHost.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/IPluginHost.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ namespace AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Entry point for a plugin into the acdream runtime. The surface will grow
-/// across phases as more systems come online. For Phase 1 only IPluginLogger is real.
+/// across phases as more systems come online.
 /// </summary>
 public interface IPluginHost
 {
     IPluginLogger Log { get; }
+    IGameState State { get; }
+    IEvents Events { get; }
 }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/WorldEntitySnapshot.cs b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/WorldEntitySnapshot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d47db84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/WorldEntitySnapshot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// src/AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions/WorldEntitySnapshot.cs
+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+public readonly record struct WorldEntitySnapshot(
+    uint Id,
+    uint SourceId,
+    Vector3 Position,
+    Quaternion Rotation);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/PluginLoaderTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/PluginLoaderTests.cs
index 5947e55..2fdafc9 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/PluginLoaderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/PluginLoaderTests.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class PluginLoaderTests
     private sealed class StubHost : IPluginHost
     {
         public IPluginLogger Log { get; } = new StubLogger();
+        public IGameState State { get; } = new StubState();
+        public IEvents Events { get; } = new StubEvents();
     }
 
     private sealed class StubLogger : IPluginLogger
@@ -37,6 +39,20 @@ public class PluginLoaderTests
         public void Error(string message, Exception? exception = null) { }
     }
 
+    private sealed class StubState : IGameState
+    {
+        public IReadOnlyList<WorldEntitySnapshot> Entities { get; } = Array.Empty<WorldEntitySnapshot>();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class StubEvents : IEvents
+    {
+        public event Action<WorldEntitySnapshot> EntitySpawned
+        {
+            add { }
+            remove { }
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Load_FixtureDll_InstantiatesPluginAndCallsInitialize()
     {
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/WorldEventsTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/WorldEventsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0868b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/WorldEventsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Plugins/WorldEventsTests.cs
+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.Core.Plugins;
+using AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Plugins;
+
+public class WorldEventsTests
+{
+    private static WorldEntitySnapshot S(uint id) => new(id, SourceId: 0x01000000u, Position: Vector3.Zero, Rotation: Quaternion.Identity);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FireBeforeAnySubscriber_LateSubscribeReceivesReplay()
+    {
+        var events = new WorldEvents();
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(1));
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(2));
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(3));
+
+        var seen = new List<uint>();
+        events.EntitySpawned += e => seen.Add(e.Id);
+
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 1, 2, 3 }, seen);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FireAfterSubscribe_ReachesSubscriber()
+    {
+        var events = new WorldEvents();
+        var seen = new List<uint>();
+        events.EntitySpawned += e => seen.Add(e.Id);
+
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(10));
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(20));
+
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 10, 20 }, seen);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReplayPlusLive_DeliversExactlyOnceEach()
+    {
+        var events = new WorldEvents();
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(1));  // pre-subscribe
+
+        var seen = new List<uint>();
+        events.EntitySpawned += e => seen.Add(e.Id);  // replay fires 1
+
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(2));  // live fires 2
+
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 1, 2 }, seen);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Unsubscribe_StopsLiveDelivery()
+    {
+        var events = new WorldEvents();
+        var seen = new List<uint>();
+        Action<WorldEntitySnapshot> handler = e => seen.Add(e.Id);
+
+        events.EntitySpawned += handler;
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(1));
+        events.EntitySpawned -= handler;
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(2));
+
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 1 }, seen);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HandlerThrowsDuringReplay_OtherReplayEntriesStillDelivered()
+    {
+        var events = new WorldEvents();
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(1));
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(2));
+        events.FireEntitySpawned(S(3));
+
+        var seen = new List<uint>();
+        events.EntitySpawned += e =>
+        {
+            if (e.Id == 2) throw new InvalidOperationException("boom");
+            seen.Add(e.Id);
+        };
+
+        // No exception propagates out of the += add; 1 and 3 were still delivered.
+        Assert.Contains(1u, seen);
+        Assert.Contains(3u, seen);
+    }
+}