diff --git a/CHECKLIST.md b/CHECKLIST.md
index 747d867..e0120df 100644
--- a/CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/CHECKLIST.md
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ Isolation audit (run after any change to desktop CSS/JS to confirm no mobile reg
 - [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/joins.js stats` totals match what you see in `list`
 - [ ] Logged out: `curl -X POST https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/api/bifrost-join` → 401 (auth gate holds)
 
+## H1b. After changes to engagement event tracking (events)
+
+- [ ] [browser, logged out] Log in fresh via the entrance form → entrance advances to the welcome step
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js list --type login --limit 5` shows a new row with your email, current timestamp, populated device/os/browser, and a session-ID prefix
+- [ ] [browser, logged in] Visit `/timeline` → page loads
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js list --type timeline_view --limit 5` shows a new row with `view=desktop forced=false` (or `view=mobile forced=false` if you tested on a phone UA)
+- [ ] [browser] Visit `/timeline?view=mobile` from a desktop UA → mobile page renders
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js list --type timeline_view --limit 5` shows the most recent row with `view=mobile forced=true`
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js summary` includes your email with correct `LOGINS` and `TIMELINE` counts
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js stats` totals match what `list` shows; device breakdown reflects the views you generated
+- [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js for <yourtestemail>` shows full per-user history
+- [ ] No 500s in `journalctl -u fenja -n 100` from the test traffic
+
 ## H2. After changes to the hidden admin page (`/fenjaops`)
 
 Covers `admin/`, the `/api/fenjaops/*` endpoints, and `requireAdmin`.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 9ba8051..2e7cc23 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ npm start                            # production start
 node bin/invite.js add <email>       # invite (also: remove, list)
 node bin/joins.js list               # read join-CTA click log
                                      # (also: summary, for <email>, stats)
+node bin/events.js list              # read engagement event log
+                                     # (also: summary, for <email>, stats)
 ```
 
 There is no test suite, linter, or build step. Verification is the checklist in `CHECKLIST.md`, primarily by walking the entrance → code → timeline flow in a browser.
@@ -67,4 +69,4 @@ These are from `PROJECT.md`. A change that breaks any of them is a security regr
 
 - ESM imports only, Node 20+.
 - File headers use the `// ─── ... ───` comment banner style. Match it when editing existing files.
-- `bin/invite.js` and `bin/joins.js` are the admin CLIs — there is no web UI for either by design. `invite.js` manages the invite list; `joins.js` reads the CTA click log.
+- `bin/invite.js`, `bin/joins.js`, and `bin/events.js` are the admin CLIs — there is no web UI for them by design. `invite.js` manages the invite list; `joins.js` reads the final-CTA click log; `events.js` reads the engagement event log (logins, timeline views).
diff --git a/OPERATIONS.md b/OPERATIONS.md
index 02a2804..a1cd2b9 100644
--- a/OPERATIONS.md
+++ b/OPERATIONS.md
@@ -87,6 +87,37 @@ sudo -u fenja sqlite3 /opt/fenja/data/fenja.sqlite \
   "SELECT email, datetime(clicked_at/1000,'unixepoch') FROM bifrost_joins ORDER BY clicked_at DESC;"
 ```
 
+## Reading engagement events
+
+Logins and timeline page views are logged to the `events` table. Each row carries the user's email, a timestamp, the session ID, and device fields parsed from the User-Agent (`device_type`, `os`, `browser`). Use `bin/events.js` to read it:
+
+```bash
+# Every event, newest first (filter with --type, page with --limit)
+sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js list
+sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js list --type login --limit 50
+
+# One row per user — login count, timeline-view count, last seen
+sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js summary
+
+# Full event history for a single user
+sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js for someone@example.com
+
+# Totals per event type + device-type breakdown
+sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/events.js stats
+```
+
+Events recorded:
+
+- `login` — written on `POST /auth/login` success. One row per fresh login (cookie-loss re-logins included). The `meta` column is empty.
+- `timeline_view` — written on every `GET /timeline`. `meta` is `{view: "mobile"|"desktop", forced: true|false}`; `forced=true` means the user passed `?view=mobile` or `?view=desktop` to override the UA guess.
+
+For ad-hoc SQL:
+
+```bash
+sudo -u fenja sqlite3 /opt/fenja/data/fenja.sqlite \
+  "SELECT event_type, email, datetime(occurred_at/1000,'unixepoch'), device_type, os, browser FROM events ORDER BY occurred_at DESC LIMIT 50;"
+```
+
 ## Service control
 
 ```bash