diff --git a/store/session.go b/store/session.go
index 279484d..710c3a3 100644
--- a/store/session.go
+++ b/store/session.go
@@ -26,13 +26,17 @@ type Session struct {
 	cancel     context.CancelFunc
 	log        []byte
 	logVers    uint32
+	logMu      sync.Mutex
+	logCond    *sync.Cond
 	ChatOffset int
 	plan       []byte
 	prevPrompt []byte // last submitted prompt; overwritten on each new submission
 }
 
 func NewSession(id string, core agent.Core, ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) *Session {
-	return &Session{id: id, Core: core, Ctx: ctx, cancel: cancel}
+	s := &Session{id: id, Core: core, Ctx: ctx, cancel: cancel}
+	s.logCond = sync.NewCond(&s.logMu)
+	return s
 }
 
 func (sess *Session) RunnableID() string { return sess.id }
@@ -54,16 +58,59 @@ func (sess *Session) AppendLog(data []byte) {
 	sess.log = append(sess.log, data...)
 	sess.logVers++
 	sess.mu.Unlock()
+	sess.logCond.Broadcast()
 }
 
 // EnsureTrailingNewline appends a newline if the log doesn't already end with one.
+// Always signals waiters to unblock chatwait at end of turn.
 func (sess *Session) EnsureTrailingNewline() {
 	sess.mu.Lock()
 	if len(sess.log) > 0 && sess.log[len(sess.log)-1] != '\n' {
 		sess.log = append(sess.log, '\n')
-		sess.logVers++
 	}
+	sess.logVers++
 	sess.mu.Unlock()
+	sess.logCond.Broadcast()
+}
+
+// WaitLog blocks until the log grows past offset, then returns the new bytes.
+// Returns nil if ctx is cancelled or the log is signalled without growth
+// (e.g. end of turn).
+func (sess *Session) WaitLog(ctx context.Context, offset int) []byte {
+	stop := context.AfterFunc(ctx, func() {
+		sess.logCond.Broadcast()
+	})
+	defer stop()
+
+	sess.logMu.Lock()
+	defer sess.logMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Snapshot version before waiting.
+	sess.mu.RLock()
+	startVers := sess.logVers
+	sess.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	for ctx.Err() == nil {
+		sess.mu.RLock()
+		n := len(sess.log)
+		v := sess.logVers
+		var data []byte
+		if n > offset {
+			data = make([]byte, n-offset)
+			copy(data, sess.log[offset:])
+		}
+		sess.mu.RUnlock()
+		if data != nil {
+			return data
+		}
+		// If version changed but no new content (e.g. end-of-turn signal),
+		// return nil to unblock the caller.
+		if v != startVers {
+			return nil
+		}
+		sess.logCond.Wait()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LogInfo returns the current log length and version atomically.
diff --git a/store/sessionfile.go b/store/sessionfile.go
index fd86c46..58ed225 100644
--- a/store/sessionfile.go
+++ b/store/sessionfile.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var SessionFileList = []struct {
 	{"env", 0444},
 	{"tail", 0555},
 	{"prompt.prev", 0444},
+	{"chatwait", 0444},
 	{"context", 0444},
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +193,25 @@ func (h *sessionHelper) fileSpec(name string, mode os.FileMode) FileSpec {
 			return []byte(v + "\n"), nil
 		}
 	}
+	if name == "chatwait" {
+		fs.Wait = func(connCtx context.Context, base string) ([]byte, error) {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(connCtx)
+			defer cancel()
+			context.AfterFunc(h.sess.Ctx, cancel)
+			offset := 0
+			if base == "" {
+				n, _ := h.sess.LogInfo()
+				offset = n
+			} else {
+				offset, _ = strconv.Atoi(base)
+			}
+			data := h.sess.WaitLog(ctx, offset)
+			if data == nil {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
+			return data, nil
+		}
+	}
 
 	return fs
 }
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index 7fa7fa4..0a800ff 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -448,6 +448,60 @@ func TestSessionAppendLog(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSessionWaitLog(t *testing.T) {
+	sess := testSession("wl")
+	defer sess.Cancel()
+
+	sess.AppendLog([]byte("existing"))
+
+	// WaitLog should return new content appended after offset.
+	done := make(chan []byte, 1)
+	go func() {
+		data := sess.WaitLog(context.Background(), 8) // offset = len("existing")
+		done <- data
+	}()
+
+	// Give goroutine time to block.
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	sess.AppendLog([]byte(" new"))
+
+	select {
+	case data := <-done:
+		if string(data) != " new" {
+			t.Errorf("WaitLog = %q; want %q", data, " new")
+		}
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("WaitLog did not unblock")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionWaitLogEndOfTurn(t *testing.T) {
+	sess := testSession("wl2")
+	defer sess.Cancel()
+
+	sess.AppendLog([]byte("content\n"))
+
+	// WaitLog should unblock on EnsureTrailingNewline (end-of-turn signal)
+	// even when no new content is added.
+	done := make(chan []byte, 1)
+	go func() {
+		data := sess.WaitLog(context.Background(), 8) // offset = len("content\n")
+		done <- data
+	}()
+
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	sess.EnsureTrailingNewline() // no new byte, but signals end of turn
+
+	select {
+	case data := <-done:
+		if data != nil {
+			t.Errorf("WaitLog = %q; want nil", data)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("WaitLog did not unblock on end-of-turn")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSessionStoreFileMode(t *testing.T) {
 	if m, ok := store.SessionStoreFileMode("new"); !ok || m != 0666 {
 		t.Errorf("SessionStoreFileMode(new) = %o, %v", m, ok)