diff --git a/crates/adapters/event-payload/Cargo.toml b/crates/adapters/event-payload/Cargo.toml
index ae5332c..dbf32c5 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/event-payload/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/adapters/event-payload/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 serde      = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
+domain     = { workspace = true }
+uuid       = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/adapters/event-payload/src/lib.rs b/crates/adapters/event-payload/src/lib.rs
index a2a4b5f..db4ecc6 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/event-payload/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/event-payload/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+use domain::{
+    errors::DomainError,
+    events::DomainEvent,
+    value_objects::{BoostId, LikeId, ThoughtId, UserId},
+};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// Serializable mirror of domain::events::DomainEvent.
@@ -78,6 +83,122 @@ impl EventPayload {
     }
 }
 
+// ── DomainEvent → EventPayload ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+impl From<&DomainEvent> for EventPayload {
+    fn from(e: &DomainEvent) -> Self {
+        match e {
+            DomainEvent::ThoughtCreated { thought_id, user_id, in_reply_to_id } => Self::ThoughtCreated {
+                thought_id: thought_id.to_string(),
+                user_id: user_id.to_string(),
+                in_reply_to_id: in_reply_to_id.as_ref().map(|x| x.to_string()),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::ThoughtDeleted { thought_id, user_id } => Self::ThoughtDeleted {
+                thought_id: thought_id.to_string(), user_id: user_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::ThoughtUpdated { thought_id, user_id } => Self::ThoughtUpdated {
+                thought_id: thought_id.to_string(), user_id: user_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::LikeAdded { like_id, user_id, thought_id } => Self::LikeAdded {
+                like_id: like_id.to_string(), user_id: user_id.to_string(), thought_id: thought_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::LikeRemoved { user_id, thought_id } => Self::LikeRemoved {
+                user_id: user_id.to_string(), thought_id: thought_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::BoostAdded { boost_id, user_id, thought_id } => Self::BoostAdded {
+                boost_id: boost_id.to_string(), user_id: user_id.to_string(), thought_id: thought_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::BoostRemoved { user_id, thought_id } => Self::BoostRemoved {
+                user_id: user_id.to_string(), thought_id: thought_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::FollowRequested { follower_id, following_id } => Self::FollowRequested {
+                follower_id: follower_id.to_string(), following_id: following_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::FollowAccepted { follower_id, following_id } => Self::FollowAccepted {
+                follower_id: follower_id.to_string(), following_id: following_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::FollowRejected { follower_id, following_id } => Self::FollowRejected {
+                follower_id: follower_id.to_string(), following_id: following_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::Unfollowed { follower_id, following_id } => Self::Unfollowed {
+                follower_id: follower_id.to_string(), following_id: following_id.to_string(),
+            },
+            DomainEvent::UserBlocked { blocker_id, blocked_id } => Self::UserBlocked {
+                blocker_id: blocker_id.to_string(), blocked_id: blocked_id.to_string(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── EventPayload → DomainEvent ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn parse_uuid(s: &str, field: &str) -> Result<uuid::Uuid, DomainError> {
+    uuid::Uuid::parse_str(s)
+        .map_err(|_| DomainError::Internal(format!("invalid uuid for {field}: {s}")))
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<EventPayload> for DomainEvent {
+    type Error = DomainError;
+
+    fn try_from(p: EventPayload) -> Result<Self, DomainError> {
+        Ok(match p {
+            EventPayload::ThoughtCreated { thought_id, user_id, in_reply_to_id } => DomainEvent::ThoughtCreated {
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+                in_reply_to_id: in_reply_to_id
+                    .map(|s| parse_uuid(&s, "in_reply_to_id").map(ThoughtId::from_uuid))
+                    .transpose()?,
+            },
+            EventPayload::ThoughtDeleted { thought_id, user_id } => DomainEvent::ThoughtDeleted {
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::ThoughtUpdated { thought_id, user_id } => DomainEvent::ThoughtUpdated {
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::LikeAdded { like_id, user_id, thought_id } => DomainEvent::LikeAdded {
+                like_id: LikeId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&like_id, "like_id")?),
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::LikeRemoved { user_id, thought_id } => DomainEvent::LikeRemoved {
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::BoostAdded { boost_id, user_id, thought_id } => DomainEvent::BoostAdded {
+                boost_id: BoostId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&boost_id, "boost_id")?),
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::BoostRemoved { user_id, thought_id } => DomainEvent::BoostRemoved {
+                user_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&user_id, "user_id")?),
+                thought_id: ThoughtId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&thought_id, "thought_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::FollowRequested { follower_id, following_id } => DomainEvent::FollowRequested {
+                follower_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&follower_id, "follower_id")?),
+                following_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&following_id, "following_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::FollowAccepted { follower_id, following_id } => DomainEvent::FollowAccepted {
+                follower_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&follower_id, "follower_id")?),
+                following_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&following_id, "following_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::FollowRejected { follower_id, following_id } => DomainEvent::FollowRejected {
+                follower_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&follower_id, "follower_id")?),
+                following_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&following_id, "following_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::Unfollowed { follower_id, following_id } => DomainEvent::Unfollowed {
+                follower_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&follower_id, "follower_id")?),
+                following_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&following_id, "following_id")?),
+            },
+            EventPayload::UserBlocked { blocker_id, blocked_id } => DomainEvent::UserBlocked {
+                blocker_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&blocker_id, "blocker_id")?),
+                blocked_id: UserId::from_uuid(parse_uuid(&blocked_id, "blocked_id")?),
+            },
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/adapters/nats/Cargo.toml b/crates/adapters/nats/Cargo.toml
index a0b1380..3eb4fcb 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/nats/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/adapters/nats/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,15 @@
 name = "nats"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+domain        = { workspace = true }
+event-payload = { workspace = true }
+async-nats    = { workspace = true }
+async-stream  = { workspace = true }
+serde_json    = { workspace = true }
+futures       = { workspace = true }
+tokio         = { workspace = true }
+async-trait   = { workspace = true }
+tracing       = { workspace = true }
+uuid          = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/adapters/nats/src/lib.rs b/crates/adapters/nats/src/lib.rs
index e69de29..f874ec8 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/nats/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/nats/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use domain::{
+    errors::DomainError,
+    events::{DomainEvent, EventEnvelope},
+    ports::{EventConsumer, EventPublisher},
+};
+use event_payload::EventPayload;
+use futures::stream::BoxStream;
+
+// ── NatsEventPublisher ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub struct NatsEventPublisher {
+    client: async_nats::Client,
+}
+
+impl NatsEventPublisher {
+    pub fn new(client: async_nats::Client) -> Self { Self { client } }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EventPublisher for NatsEventPublisher {
+    async fn publish(&self, event: &DomainEvent) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        let payload = EventPayload::from(event);
+        let subject = payload.subject();
+        let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&payload)
+            .map_err(|e| DomainError::Internal(e.to_string()))?;
+        self.client
+            .publish(subject, bytes.into())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DomainError::Internal(e.to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
+// ── NatsEventConsumer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub struct NatsEventConsumer {
+    client: async_nats::Client,
+}
+
+impl NatsEventConsumer {
+    pub fn new(client: async_nats::Client) -> Self { Self { client } }
+}
+
+impl EventConsumer for NatsEventConsumer {
+    fn consume(&self) -> BoxStream<'_, Result<EventEnvelope, DomainError>> {
+        let client = self.client.clone();
+        Box::pin(async_stream::try_stream! {
+            let mut sub = client
+                .subscribe(">")
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| DomainError::Internal(e.to_string()))?;
+
+            use futures::StreamExt;
+            while let Some(msg) = sub.next().await {
+                let payload = match serde_json::from_slice::<EventPayload>(&msg.payload) {
+                    Ok(p) => p,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::warn!("failed to deserialize event payload: {e}");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                let event = match DomainEvent::try_from(payload) {
+                    Ok(e) => e,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::warn!("failed to convert payload to domain event: {e}");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                // Basic NATS: no ack/nack (at-most-once delivery)
+                yield EventEnvelope {
+                    event,
+                    ack:  Box::new(|| {}),
+                    nack: Box::new(|| {}),
+                };
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use domain::value_objects::{LikeId, ThoughtId, UserId};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn payload_from_domain_event_has_correct_subject() {
+        let event = DomainEvent::ThoughtCreated {
+            thought_id: ThoughtId::new(),
+            user_id: UserId::new(),
+            in_reply_to_id: None,
+        };
+        let payload = EventPayload::from(&event);
+        assert_eq!(payload.subject(), "thoughts.created");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn domain_event_roundtrip_via_payload() {
+        let uid = UserId::new();
+        let tid = ThoughtId::new();
+        let event = DomainEvent::LikeAdded {
+            like_id: LikeId::new(),
+            user_id: uid.clone(),
+            thought_id: tid.clone(),
+        };
+        let payload = EventPayload::from(&event);
+        let back = DomainEvent::try_from(payload).unwrap();
+        if let DomainEvent::LikeAdded { user_id, thought_id, .. } = back {
+            assert_eq!(user_id, uid);
+            assert_eq!(thought_id, tid);
+        } else {
+            panic!("wrong variant");
+        }
+    }
+}