diff --git a/EVENTS.md b/EVENTS.md
index d9ec5a7..a4c0ddb 100644
--- a/EVENTS.md
+++ b/EVENTS.md
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ This blocks and streams JSON events as they occur, one per line.
 Each line is a JSON object:
 
 ```json
-{"id":"uuid","ts":1708598520,"agent":"a1b2c3d4","type":"StateChange","data":{"state":"running"}}
-{"id":"uuid","ts":1708598525,"agent":"a1b2c3d4","type":"UserRecv","data":{"from":"user","subject":"Review request"}}
+{"id":"uuid","ts":1708598520,"source":"a1b2c3d4","type":"StateChange","data":{"state":"running"}}
+{"id":"uuid","ts":1708598525,"source":"a1b2c3d4","type":"UserRecv","data":{"from":"user","subject":"Review request"}}
+{"id":"uuid","ts":1708598530,"source":"beads/myproject","type":"BeadReady","data":{"id":"bd-abc","title":"...","status":"open","labels":[...],"comments":[...],"mount":"myproject",...}}
 ```
 
 ## Event Types
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Each line is a JSON object:
 - `UserSend` - Message sent by user
 - `BotRecv` - Message received by bot
 - `BotSend` - Message sent by bot
+- `BeadReady` - A bead transitioned to open/ready; `source` is `beads/<mount>`, `data` is full bead JSON including comments
 
 ## Consuming Events
 
@@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ Pipe to any tool:
 
 # Custom notification script
 9p read anvillm/events | while read event; do
-  echo "$event" | jq -r '"\(.type): \(.agent)"'
+  echo "$event" | jq -r '"\(.type): \(.source)"'
 done
 
 # Desktop notifications on state changes
-9p read anvillm/events | jq -r 'select(.type == "StateChange") | "\(.agent): \(.data.state)"' | \
+9p read anvillm/events | jq -r 'select(.type == "StateChange") | "\(.source): \(.data.state)"' | \
   while read msg; do notify-send "AnviLLM" "$msg"; done
 ```
 
diff --git a/internal/eventbus/bus.go b/internal/eventbus/bus.go
index 7d8eb13..3030edb 100644
--- a/internal/eventbus/bus.go
+++ b/internal/eventbus/bus.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const allTopic = "events"
 type Event struct {
 	ID    string `json:"id"`
 	TS    int64  `json:"ts"`
-	Agent string `json:"agent"`
+	Source string `json:"source"`
 	Type  string `json:"type"`
 	Data  any    `json:"data"`
 }
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ func New() *Bus {
 // It is non-blocking; slow subscribers will have events dropped.
 func (b *Bus) Publish(agent, eventType string, data any) {
 	e := &Event{
-		ID:    uuid.New().String(),
-		TS:    time.Now().Unix(),
-		Agent: agent,
-		Type:  eventType,
-		Data:  data,
+		ID:     uuid.New().String(),
+		TS:     time.Now().Unix(),
+		Source: agent,
+		Type:   eventType,
+		Data:   data,
 	}
 	b.bus.Publish(allTopic, e)
 }
diff --git a/internal/maildir/writer.go b/internal/maildir/writer.go
index 22ca1d3..1617a22 100644
--- a/internal/maildir/writer.go
+++ b/internal/maildir/writer.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (w *Writer) run(ch <-chan *eventbus.Event) {
 		default:
 			continue
 		}
-		w.append(ev.Agent, suffix, ev)
+		w.append(ev.Source, suffix, ev)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/p9/beads.go b/internal/p9/beads.go
index bde9ae3..09785b6 100644
--- a/internal/p9/beads.go
+++ b/internal/p9/beads.go
@@ -94,11 +94,29 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) SetEventBus(eb *eventbus.Bus) {
 	b.eventbus = eb
 }
 
-// publishBeadReady emits EventBeadReady if an event bus is wired.
-func (b *BeadsFS) publishBeadReady(beadID string) {
-	if b.eventbus != nil {
-		b.eventbus.Publish("beads", eventbus.EventBeadReady, map[string]string{"bead_id": beadID})
+// publishBeadReady emits EventBeadReady with the full bead and its comments.
+// source is "beads/<mount>" so listeners can filter by mount without a round trip.
+func (b *BeadsFS) publishBeadReady(store bd.Storage, mountName, beadID string) {
+	if b.eventbus == nil {
+		return
 	}
+	issue, err := store.GetIssue(b.ctx, beadID)
+	if err != nil || issue == nil {
+		b.eventbus.Publish("beads/"+mountName, eventbus.EventBeadReady, map[string]string{"bead_id": beadID})
+		return
+	}
+	comments, _ := store.GetIssueComments(b.ctx, beadID)
+	type beadReadyPayload struct {
+		*bd.Issue
+		Mount    string        `json:"mount"`
+		Comments interface{}   `json:"comments,omitempty"`
+	}
+	payload := beadReadyPayload{
+		Issue:    issue,
+		Mount:    mountName,
+		Comments: comments,
+	}
+	b.eventbus.Publish("beads/"+mountName, eventbus.EventBeadReady, payload)
 }
 
 // Close is a no-op since the store is managed externally.
@@ -336,7 +354,7 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) Write(path string, data []byte, sessionID string) error {
 func (b *BeadsFS) writeToMount(m *MountedProject, endpoint string, data []byte, sessionID string) error {
 	parts := strings.Split(endpoint, "/")
 	if len(parts) == 1 && parts[0] == "ctl" {
-		return b.executeCtlOnStore(m.store, string(data))
+		return b.executeCtlOnStore(m.store, m.name, string(data))
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("unsupported mount write endpoint: %s", endpoint)
 }
@@ -678,7 +696,7 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) getBlockersFromStore(store bd.Storage, id string) ([]string, e
 }
 
 
-func (b *BeadsFS) executeCtlOnStore(store bd.Storage, cmd string) error {
+func (b *BeadsFS) executeCtlOnStore(store bd.Storage, mountName, cmd string) error {
 	command, args, err := parseCtlCommand(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -921,7 +939,7 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) executeCtlOnStore(store bd.Storage, cmd string) error {
 		if err := store.UpdateIssue(b.ctx, args[0], updates, actor); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		b.publishBeadReady(args[0])
+		b.publishBeadReady(store, mountName, args[0])
 		return nil
 
 	case "open":
@@ -933,7 +951,7 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) executeCtlOnStore(store bd.Storage, cmd string) error {
 		if err := store.UpdateIssue(b.ctx, args[0], map[string]any{"status": bd.StatusOpen}, actor); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		b.publishBeadReady(args[0])
+		b.publishBeadReady(store, mountName, args[0])
 		return nil
 
 	case "defer":
@@ -965,7 +983,7 @@ func (b *BeadsFS) executeCtlOnStore(store bd.Storage, cmd string) error {
 		if err := store.UpdateIssue(b.ctx, args[0], updates, actor); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		b.publishBeadReady(args[0])
+		b.publishBeadReady(store, mountName, args[0])
 		return nil
 
 	case "relate":
diff --git a/scripts/anvillm-inbox-notify b/scripts/anvillm-inbox-notify
index 0d50348..19b6d50 100755
--- a/scripts/anvillm-inbox-notify
+++ b/scripts/anvillm-inbox-notify
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ send_notification() {
 # addressed to the human user whose message type is in the notify_on list.
 #
 # Full event shape:
-#   {"id":"...", "ts":..., "agent":"user", "type":"UserRecv",
+#   {"id":"...", "ts":..., "source":"user", "type":"UserRecv",
 #    "data":{"id":"...", "from":"agent-id", "to":"user",
 #            "type":"APPROVAL_REQUEST", "subject":"...", "body":"..."}}
 
diff --git a/scripts/anvillm-notify b/scripts/anvillm-notify
index 4c9e26b..746cda7 100755
--- a/scripts/anvillm-notify
+++ b/scripts/anvillm-notify
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ get_summary() {
 		StateChange)
 			old_state=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.data.old_state // empty')
 			new_state=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.data.new_state // empty')
-			agent=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.agent // empty')
+			agent=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.source // empty')
 			
 			if [ "$old_state" = "running" ] && [ "$new_state" = "idle" ]; then
 				name=$(get_alias "$agent")