feat: persist process history events, listeners, and ACTION executions

Give hosts an append-only timeline, post-commit OrdoEventListener hooks, and durable ACTION results without blocking the approval flow.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

docs/roadmap.md

@@ -3,38 +3,43 @@
 记录当前已完成能力之后，后续要做的开发计划。按优先级分组，供后续排期/立项参考。
 
 ## 已完成（背景，非本文档重点）
+
 - ANY/ALL 多候选人会签/或签（见 `/memories/repo/any-all-multi-approval.md`）
 - JDBC 存储模块 + Flyway 迁移（V1~V4）
 - 条件路由 `StepTransition` + `RoutingCondition`
 - ACTION 步骤 + `ActionHandler`
 - 流程撤回（`WITHDRAWN`）
 - **任务/实例/流程定义分页过滤查询 API**（2026-09-15 完成）：`ApprovalTaskRepository.query`、
-  `ProcessInstanceRepository.query`、`ProcessDefinitionRepository.findAll` + `OrdoEngine` 对应的
+`ProcessInstanceRepository.query`、`ProcessDefinitionRepository.findAll` + `OrdoEngine` 对应的
-  `queryTasks`/`queryInstances`/`listDefinitions`，均支持 `PageRequest`/`Page` 分页与按
+`queryTasks`/`queryInstances`/`listDefinitions`，均支持 `PageRequest`/`Page` 分页与按
-  assignee/instanceId/definitionId/status/initiator/时间范围过滤，默认按时间降序（最新优先）。
+assignee/instanceId/definitionId/status/initiator/时间范围过滤，默认按时间降序（最新优先）。
 
 ## P0 — 审计与扩展点
-1. **独立历史/审计事件模型**：现在历史只能靠 `ApprovalTask.action` 字段拼凑，没有独立的流程事件表
+
+- [x] **独立历史/审计事件模型**：现在历史只能靠 `ApprovalTask.action` 字段拼凑，没有独立的流程事件表
   （谁在何时对哪个实例做了什么）。建议新增 `ProcessEvent`/`ProcessHistoryRepository`。
-2. **状态变更事件监听器**：`OrdoEngine` 目前没有任何 listener/hook，无法在任务创建、审批、实例完成时
+- [x] **状态变更事件监听器**：`OrdoEngine` 目前没有任何 listener/hook，无法在任务创建、审批、实例完成时
   被外部感知（做通知、写审计日志等）。可加 `OrdoEventListener` 扩展点，风格与 `AssigneeResolver`/
   `RoutingCondition` 一致。
-3. **ACTION 步骤执行记录持久化**：目前 `ActionHandler` 执行结果只在宿主内存里记（如 rhizome 的
+- [x] **ACTION 步骤执行记录持久化**：目前 `ActionHandler` 执行结果只在宿主内存里记（如 rhizome 的
   `LeaveActionHandler`），重启即丢失，且失败只打日志不影响流程状态，需要设计重试/失败处理策略。
 
 ## P1 — 任务生命周期完善
-4. **任务委托/转派（delegate/reassign）**：任务创建后 assignee 不可变，无法转交他人处理。
+
-5. **超时/升级（SLA/escalation）**：无到期时间、定时器、自动升级机制。
+- [ ] **任务委托/转派（delegate/reassign）**：任务创建后 assignee 不可变，无法转交他人处理。
-6. **流程实例取消 vs 撤回**：目前只有 `WITHDRAWN`（仅发起人可操作），没有管理员/系统层面的
+- [ ] **超时/升级（SLA/escalation）**：无到期时间、定时器、自动升级机制。
+- [ ] **流程实例取消 vs 撤回**：目前只有 `WITHDRAWN`（仅发起人可操作），没有管理员/系统层面的
   `CANCELLED` 语义。
 
 ## P2 — 架构级演进（范围较大，放在后面）
-7. **流程定义版本化**：目前同 id 直接整体替换（`replace`），建议演进为不可变多版本 + 运行中实例
+
+- [ ] **流程定义版本化**：目前同 id 直接整体替换（`replace`），建议演进为不可变多版本 + 运行中实例
   锁定所用版本。
-8. **多租户支持**：数据模型无 tenant 隔离字段。
+- [ ] **多租户支持**：数据模型无 tenant 隔离字段。
-9. **JDBC 多方言支持**：目前 DDL/实现明显偏向 PostgreSQL（唯一键冲突处理等），无 MySQL/Testcontainers
+- [ ] **JDBC 多方言支持**：目前 DDL/实现明显偏向 PostgreSQL（唯一键冲突处理等），无 MySQL/Testcontainers
   测试，若要支持更多数据库需要抽象 dialect 层。
-10. **通用 REST Starter**：现在 REST 层完全是 rhizome 自己写的 demo，可考虑提供一个可选的
+- [ ] **通用 REST Starter**：现在 REST 层完全是 rhizome 自己写的 demo，可考虑提供一个可选的
   `ordo-spring-boot-starter-web` 暴露标准 REST 接口。
-11. **表单/UI schema、子流程、并行 fork-join**：属于更大的引擎能力扩展，优先级最低，等基础能力稳定后
+- [ ] **表单/UI schema、子流程、并行 fork-join**：属于更大的引擎能力扩展，优先级最低，等基础能力稳定后
   再评估是否需要。
+

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/ActionExecution.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** Persisted record of an ACTION step invocation. */
+public record ActionExecution(String id, String instanceId, String stepId, String actionKey,
+                              ActionExecutionStatus status, String errorMessage, Instant startedAt,
+                              Instant finishedAt) {
+    public ActionExecution {
+        requireText(id, "id");
+        requireText(instanceId, "instanceId");
+        requireText(stepId, "stepId");
+        requireText(actionKey, "actionKey");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(status, "status must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(startedAt, "startedAt must not be null");
+        errorMessage = errorMessage == null || errorMessage.isBlank() ? null : errorMessage.strip();
+    }
+
+    private static void requireText(String value, String name) {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(name + " must not be blank");
+        }
+    }
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/ActionExecutionStatus.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api;
+
+/** Lifecycle of a persisted ACTION-step execution. */
+public enum ActionExecutionStatus {
+    PENDING,
+    SUCCESS,
+    FAILED
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/OrdoEngine.java

@@ -47,4 +47,10 @@ public interface OrdoEngine {
 
     /** Paginated listing of all registered process definitions. */
     Page<ProcessDefinition> listDefinitions(PageRequest pageRequest);
+
+    /** Instance timeline, oldest-first; see {@link com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessHistoryRepository#query}. */
+    Page<ProcessEvent> queryHistory(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest);
+
+    /** ACTION executions for an instance, oldest-first. */
+    Page<ActionExecution> queryActionExecutions(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest);
 }

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/OrdoEventListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api;
+
+/**
+ * Host hook invoked after a process mutation has been committed. Implementations must not throw
+ * in a way that affects the engine: the runtime isolates listener failures.
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface OrdoEventListener {
+    void onEvent(ProcessEvent event);
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/ProcessEvent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** Immutable audit record of something that happened to a process instance. */
+public record ProcessEvent(String id, String instanceId, String taskId, String stepId, ProcessEventType type,
+                           String actor, String detail, Instant occurredAt) {
+    public ProcessEvent {
+        requireText(id, "id");
+        requireText(instanceId, "instanceId");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(type, "type must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(occurredAt, "occurredAt must not be null");
+        taskId = blankToNull(taskId);
+        stepId = blankToNull(stepId);
+        actor = blankToNull(actor);
+        detail = blankToNull(detail);
+    }
+
+    private static String blankToNull(String value) {
+        return value == null || value.isBlank() ? null : value.strip();
+    }
+
+    private static void requireText(String value, String name) {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(name + " must not be blank");
+        }
+    }
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/ProcessEventType.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api;
+
+/** Kinds of append-only process history events. */
+public enum ProcessEventType {
+    INSTANCE_STARTED,
+    TASK_CREATED,
+    TASK_APPROVED,
+    TASK_REJECTED,
+    TASK_SKIPPED,
+    INSTANCE_APPROVED,
+    INSTANCE_REJECTED,
+    INSTANCE_WITHDRAWN,
+    ACTION_SUCCEEDED,
+    ACTION_FAILED
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/repository/ActionExecutionRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+/** Storage port for ACTION-step execution records. */
+public interface ActionExecutionRepository {
+    void insert(ActionExecution execution);
+
+    /**
+     * Completes a pending execution.
+     *
+     * @return true if the row was still pending and was updated
+     */
+    boolean complete(String executionId, ActionExecutionStatus status, String errorMessage, Instant finishedAt);
+
+    /** Executions for one instance, oldest-first ({@code started_at}, then {@code id}). */
+    Page<ActionExecution> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest);
+}

ordo-api/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/api/repository/ProcessHistoryRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+
+/** Storage port for append-only process history. */
+public interface ProcessHistoryRepository {
+    void append(ProcessEvent event);
+
+    /** Timeline for one instance, oldest-first ({@code occurred_at}, then {@code id}). */
+    Page<ProcessEvent> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest);
+}

ordo-core/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/core/DefaultOrdoEngine.java

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package com.jetlumen.ordo.core;
 
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionHandler;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalPolicy;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalTask;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEngine;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEventListener;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessStatus;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
@@ -30,8 +35,10 @@ import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.InstanceQuery;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.TaskQuery;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ActionExecutionRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ApprovalTaskRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessDefinitionRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessHistoryRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessInstanceRepository;
 
 import java.time.Clock;
@@ -44,6 +51,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 
 /**
@@ -64,12 +72,20 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
     private final ProcessDefinitionRepository definitionRepository;
     private final ProcessInstanceRepository instanceRepository;
     private final ApprovalTaskRepository taskRepository;
+    private final ProcessHistoryRepository historyRepository;
+    private final ActionExecutionRepository actionExecutionRepository;
+    private final List<OrdoEventListener> listeners;
+    /** Monotonic millis offset so same-clock events keep causal order after JDBC Timestamp round-trips. */
+    private final AtomicLong eventSequence = new AtomicLong();
 
     public DefaultOrdoEngine(Clock clock, AssigneeResolver assigneeResolver, RoutingCondition routingCondition,
                              ActionHandler actionHandler, TransactionExecutor transactionExecutor,
                              ProcessDefinitionRepository definitionRepository,
                              ProcessInstanceRepository instanceRepository,
-                             ApprovalTaskRepository taskRepository) {
+                             ApprovalTaskRepository taskRepository,
+                             ProcessHistoryRepository historyRepository,
+                             ActionExecutionRepository actionExecutionRepository,
+                             List<OrdoEventListener> listeners) {
         this.clock = Objects.requireNonNull(clock, "clock must not be null");
         this.assigneeResolver = Objects.requireNonNull(assigneeResolver, "assigneeResolver must not be null");
         this.routingCondition = Objects.requireNonNull(routingCondition, "routingCondition must not be null");
@@ -78,6 +94,10 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         this.definitionRepository = Objects.requireNonNull(definitionRepository, "definitionRepository must not be null");
         this.instanceRepository = Objects.requireNonNull(instanceRepository, "instanceRepository must not be null");
         this.taskRepository = Objects.requireNonNull(taskRepository, "taskRepository must not be null");
+        this.historyRepository = Objects.requireNonNull(historyRepository, "historyRepository must not be null");
+        this.actionExecutionRepository = Objects.requireNonNull(actionExecutionRepository,
+                "actionExecutionRepository must not be null");
+        this.listeners = List.copyOf(Objects.requireNonNull(listeners, "listeners must not be null"));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -108,49 +128,58 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         requireText(initiator, "initiator");
         Objects.requireNonNull(context, "context must not be null");
         List<PendingAction> queued = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<ProcessEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
         ProcessInstance instance = transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
             ProcessDefinition definition = requireDefinition(definitionId);
             Instant now = clock.instant();
             ProcessInstance started = new ProcessInstance(nextId(), definition.id(), initiator,
                     ProcessStatus.RUNNING, now, null, context);
             instanceRepository.insert(started);
-            enterStep(started, definition, definition.steps().getFirst(), now, queued);
+            record(events, started.id(), null, null, ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED, initiator, null, now);
+            enterStep(started, definition, definition.steps().getFirst(), now, queued, events);
             return started;
         });
-        runQueuedActions(queued);
+        finishCommittedWork(queued, events);
         return instanceRepository.findById(instance.id()).orElse(instance);
     }
 
     @Override
     public synchronized ApprovalTask approve(String taskId, String actor, String comment) {
         List<PendingAction> queued = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<ProcessEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
         ApprovalTask completed = transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
             ApprovalTask task = requirePendingTaskForActor(taskId, actor);
             Instant now = clock.instant();
-            ApprovalTask completedTask = completeTask(task, TaskStatus.APPROVED, new TaskAction(actor, comment, now));
+            ApprovalTask completedTask = completeTask(task, TaskStatus.APPROVED, new TaskAction(actor, comment, now),
-            advanceAfterDecision(completedTask, now, queued);
+                    events);
+            advanceAfterDecision(completedTask, now, queued, events);
             return completedTask;
         });
-        runQueuedActions(queued);
+        finishCommittedWork(queued, events);
         return completed;
     }
 
     @Override
     public synchronized ApprovalTask reject(String taskId, String actor, String comment) {
-        return transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
+        List<ProcessEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
+        ApprovalTask completed = transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
             ApprovalTask task = requirePendingTaskForActor(taskId, actor);
             Instant now = clock.instant();
-            ApprovalTask completedTask = completeTask(task, TaskStatus.REJECTED, new TaskAction(actor, comment, now));
+            ApprovalTask completedTask = completeTask(task, TaskStatus.REJECTED, new TaskAction(actor, comment, now),
-            advanceAfterDecision(completedTask, now, List.of());
+                    events);
+            advanceAfterDecision(completedTask, now, List.of(), events);
             return completedTask;
         });
+        dispatch(events);
+        return completed;
     }
 
     @Override
     public synchronized ProcessInstance withdraw(String instanceId, String actor, String comment) {
         requireText(instanceId, "instance id");
         requireText(actor, "actor");
-        return transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
+        List<ProcessEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
+        ProcessInstance withdrawn = transactionExecutor.execute(() -> {
             ProcessInstance instance = instanceRepository.findById(instanceId)
                     .orElseThrow(() -> new InstanceNotFoundException(instanceId));
             if (!instance.initiator().equals(actor)) {
@@ -160,19 +189,25 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
                 throw new InstanceAlreadyCompletedException(instanceId);
             }
             Instant now = clock.instant();
-            ProcessInstance withdrawn = new ProcessInstance(instance.id(), instance.definitionId(), instance.initiator(),
+            ProcessInstance completed = new ProcessInstance(instance.id(), instance.definitionId(), instance.initiator(),
                     ProcessStatus.WITHDRAWN, instance.startedAt(), now, instance.context());
-            if (!instanceRepository.completeIfRunning(withdrawn)) {
+            if (!instanceRepository.completeIfRunning(completed)) {
                 throw new InstanceAlreadyCompletedException(instanceId);
             }
+            record(events, instanceId, null, null, ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_WITHDRAWN, actor, comment, now);
             TaskAction action = new TaskAction(actor, comment, now);
             for (ApprovalTask pending : taskRepository.findPendingByInstanceId(instanceId)) {
                 ApprovalTask skipped = new ApprovalTask(pending.id(), pending.instanceId(), pending.stepId(),
                         pending.name(), pending.assignee(), TaskStatus.SKIPPED, pending.createdAt(), now, action);
-                taskRepository.completeIfPending(skipped);
+                if (taskRepository.completeIfPending(skipped)) {
+                    record(events, instanceId, pending.id(), pending.stepId(), ProcessEventType.TASK_SKIPPED, actor,
+                            comment, now);
                 }
-            return withdrawn;
+            }
+            return completed;
         });
+        dispatch(events);
+        return withdrawn;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -222,12 +257,28 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         return definitionRepository.findAll(pageRequest);
     }
 
-    private void createStepTasks(ProcessInstance instance, ApprovalStep step, Instant now) {
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Page<ProcessEvent> queryHistory(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        requireText(instanceId, "instance id");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        return historyRepository.query(instanceId, pageRequest);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Page<ActionExecution> queryActionExecutions(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        requireText(instanceId, "instance id");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        return actionExecutionRepository.query(instanceId, pageRequest);
+    }
+
+    private void createStepTasks(ProcessInstance instance, ApprovalStep step, Instant now, List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         for (String candidate : step.candidates()) {
             String assignee = assigneeResolver.resolve(candidate, step, instance.context());
             requireText(assignee, "resolved assignee");
-            taskRepository.save(new ApprovalTask(nextId(), instance.id(), step.id(), step.name(), assignee,
+            ApprovalTask task = new ApprovalTask(nextId(), instance.id(), step.id(), step.name(), assignee,
-                    TaskStatus.PENDING, now, null, null));
+                    TaskStatus.PENDING, now, null, null);
+            taskRepository.save(task);
+            record(events, instance.id(), task.id(), step.id(), ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED, assignee, null, now);
         }
     }
 
@@ -244,12 +295,17 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         return task;
     }
 
-    private ApprovalTask completeTask(ApprovalTask task, TaskStatus status, TaskAction action) {
+    private ApprovalTask completeTask(ApprovalTask task, TaskStatus status, TaskAction action,
+                                      List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         ApprovalTask completed = new ApprovalTask(task.id(), task.instanceId(), task.stepId(), task.name(),
                 task.assignee(), status, task.createdAt(), action.operatedAt(), action);
         if (!taskRepository.completeIfPending(completed)) {
             throw new TaskAlreadyCompletedException(task.id());
         }
+        ProcessEventType type = status == TaskStatus.APPROVED
+                ? ProcessEventType.TASK_APPROVED : ProcessEventType.TASK_REJECTED;
+        record(events, task.instanceId(), task.id(), task.stepId(), type, action.actor(), action.comment(),
+                action.operatedAt());
         return completed;
     }
 
@@ -257,21 +313,22 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
      * Decides whether the step (and the process instance) can move on after a single candidate
      * task was approved or rejected, applying the step's {@link ApprovalPolicy}.
      */
-    private void advanceAfterDecision(ApprovalTask completedTask, Instant now, List<PendingAction> queued) {
+    private void advanceAfterDecision(ApprovalTask completedTask, Instant now, List<PendingAction> queued,
+                                      List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         ProcessInstance instance = requireInstance(completedTask.instanceId());
         ProcessDefinition definition = requireDefinition(instance.definitionId());
         ApprovalStep step = requireStep(definition, completedTask.stepId());
         List<ApprovalTask> siblings = taskRepository.findByInstanceIdAndStepId(instance.id(), step.id());
 
         if (completedTask.status() == TaskStatus.APPROVED && step.policy() == ApprovalPolicy.ANY) {
-            skipPendingSiblings(siblings, completedTask.id(), now);
+            skipPendingSiblings(siblings, completedTask.id(), completedTask.action().actor(), now, events);
-            advanceOrComplete(instance, definition, step, now, queued);
+            advanceOrComplete(instance, definition, step, now, queued, events);
             return;
         }
 
         if (completedTask.status() == TaskStatus.REJECTED && step.policy() == ApprovalPolicy.ALL) {
-            skipPendingSiblings(siblings, completedTask.id(), now);
+            skipPendingSiblings(siblings, completedTask.id(), completedTask.action().actor(), now, events);
-            completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.REJECTED, now);
+            completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.REJECTED, now, events);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -281,7 +338,7 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
                     .anyMatch(sibling -> !sibling.id().equals(completedTask.id())
                             && (sibling.status() == TaskStatus.PENDING || sibling.status() == TaskStatus.APPROVED));
             if (!stepStillAlive) {
-                completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.REJECTED, now);
+                completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.REJECTED, now, events);
             }
             return;
         }
@@ -289,32 +346,37 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         // ALL policy: only advance once every candidate has approved.
         boolean allApproved = siblings.stream().allMatch(sibling -> sibling.status() == TaskStatus.APPROVED);
         if (allApproved) {
-            advanceOrComplete(instance, definition, step, now, queued);
+            advanceOrComplete(instance, definition, step, now, queued, events);
         }
     }
 
     private void advanceOrComplete(ProcessInstance instance, ProcessDefinition definition, ApprovalStep step,
-                                   Instant now, List<PendingAction> queued) {
+                                   Instant now, List<PendingAction> queued, List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         StepTransition matched = resolveTransition(definition, step, instance);
         if (matched.toStepId() == null) {
-            completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.APPROVED, now);
+            completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.APPROVED, now, events);
         } else {
-            enterStep(instance, definition, requireStep(definition, matched.toStepId()), now, queued);
+            enterStep(instance, definition, requireStep(definition, matched.toStepId()), now, queued, events);
         }
     }
 
     private void enterStep(ProcessInstance instance, ProcessDefinition definition, ApprovalStep start, Instant now,
-                           List<PendingAction> queued) {
+                           List<PendingAction> queued, List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         ApprovalStep current = start;
         for (int hops = 0; hops < MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ACTIONS; hops++) {
             if (current.kind() == StepKind.APPROVAL) {
-                createStepTasks(instance, current, now);
+                createStepTasks(instance, current, now, events);
                 return;
             }
-            queued.add(new PendingAction(current.actionKey(), instance.context()));
+            String executionId = nextId();
+            actionExecutionRepository.insert(new ActionExecution(executionId, instance.id(), current.id(),
+                    current.actionKey(), ActionExecutionStatus.PENDING, null,
+                    now.plusMillis(eventSequence.getAndIncrement()), null));
+            queued.add(new PendingAction(executionId, current.actionKey(), instance.id(), current.id(),
+                    instance.context()));
             StepTransition matched = resolveTransition(definition, current, instance);
             if (matched.toStepId() == null) {
-                completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.APPROVED, now);
+                completeInstance(instance, ProcessStatus.APPROVED, now, events);
                 return;
             }
             current = requireStep(definition, matched.toStepId());
@@ -322,16 +384,49 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         throw new IllegalStateException("too many consecutive action steps in instance: " + instance.id());
     }
 
-    private void runQueuedActions(List<PendingAction> queued) {
+    private void finishCommittedWork(List<PendingAction> queued, List<ProcessEvent> events) {
+        runQueuedActions(queued, events);
+        dispatch(events);
+    }
+
+    private void runQueuedActions(List<PendingAction> queued, List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         for (PendingAction pending : queued) {
+            Instant now = clock.instant();
             try {
                 actionHandler.execute(pending.actionKey(), pending.context());
+                actionExecutionRepository.complete(pending.executionId(), ActionExecutionStatus.SUCCESS, null, now);
+                record(events, pending.instanceId(), null, pending.stepId(), ProcessEventType.ACTION_SUCCEEDED, null,
+                        pending.actionKey(), now);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                actionExecutionRepository.complete(pending.executionId(), ActionExecutionStatus.FAILED, e.getMessage(),
+                        now);
+                record(events, pending.instanceId(), null, pending.stepId(), ProcessEventType.ACTION_FAILED, null,
+                        e.getMessage(), now);
                 LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "action failed: " + pending.actionKey(), e);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private void dispatch(List<ProcessEvent> events) {
+        for (ProcessEvent event : events) {
+            for (OrdoEventListener listener : listeners) {
+                try {
+                    listener.onEvent(event);
+                } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                    LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "listener failed for event: " + event.type(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void record(List<ProcessEvent> events, String instanceId, String taskId, String stepId,
+                        ProcessEventType type, String actor, String detail, Instant occurredAt) {
+        ProcessEvent event = new ProcessEvent(nextId(), instanceId, taskId, stepId, type, actor, detail,
+                occurredAt.plusMillis(eventSequence.getAndIncrement()));
+        historyRepository.append(event);
+        events.add(event);
+    }
+
     private StepTransition resolveTransition(ProcessDefinition definition, ApprovalStep step, ProcessInstance instance) {
         List<StepTransition> candidates = definition.transitions().stream()
                 .filter(transition -> transition.fromStepId().equals(step.id()))
@@ -348,7 +443,8 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
     }
 
     /** Marks any still-pending sibling candidate tasks for the same step as skipped. */
-    private void skipPendingSiblings(List<ApprovalTask> siblings, String decidedTaskId, Instant now) {
+    private void skipPendingSiblings(List<ApprovalTask> siblings, String decidedTaskId, String actor, Instant now,
+                                     List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         for (ApprovalTask sibling : siblings) {
             if (sibling.id().equals(decidedTaskId) || sibling.status() != TaskStatus.PENDING) {
                 continue;
@@ -356,16 +452,23 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
             ApprovalTask skipped = new ApprovalTask(sibling.id(), sibling.instanceId(), sibling.stepId(),
                     sibling.name(), sibling.assignee(), TaskStatus.SKIPPED, sibling.createdAt(), now, null);
             // Best-effort: if another concurrent decision already completed this sibling, leave it as-is.
-            taskRepository.completeIfPending(skipped);
+            if (taskRepository.completeIfPending(skipped)) {
+                record(events, sibling.instanceId(), sibling.id(), sibling.stepId(), ProcessEventType.TASK_SKIPPED,
+                        actor, null, now);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    private void completeInstance(ProcessInstance instance, ProcessStatus status, Instant now) {
+    private void completeInstance(ProcessInstance instance, ProcessStatus status, Instant now,
+                                  List<ProcessEvent> events) {
         ProcessInstance completed = new ProcessInstance(instance.id(), instance.definitionId(), instance.initiator(),
                 status, instance.startedAt(), now, instance.context());
         if (!instanceRepository.completeIfRunning(completed)) {
             throw new InstanceAlreadyCompletedException(instance.id());
         }
+        ProcessEventType type = status == ProcessStatus.APPROVED
+                ? ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED : ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_REJECTED;
+        record(events, instance.id(), null, null, type, null, null, now);
     }
 
     private ProcessDefinition requireDefinition(String definitionId) {
@@ -395,6 +498,7 @@ public final class DefaultOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
         }
     }
 
-    private record PendingAction(String actionKey, ProcessContext context) {
+    private record PendingAction(String executionId, String actionKey, String instanceId, String stepId,
+                                 ProcessContext context) {
     }
 }

ordo-core/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/core/InMemoryOrdoEngine.java

@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 package com.jetlumen.ordo.core;
 
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionHandler;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalTask;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEngine;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEventListener;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.InstanceQuery;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.TaskQuery;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository.InMemoryActionExecutionRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository.InMemoryApprovalTaskRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository.InMemoryProcessDefinitionRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository.InMemoryProcessHistoryRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository.InMemoryProcessInstanceRepository;
 
 import java.time.Clock;
@@ -54,12 +59,20 @@ public final class InMemoryOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
 
     public InMemoryOrdoEngine(Clock clock, AssigneeResolver assigneeResolver, RoutingCondition routingCondition,
                              ActionHandler actionHandler) {
+        this(clock, assigneeResolver, routingCondition, actionHandler, List.of());
+    }
+
+    public InMemoryOrdoEngine(Clock clock, AssigneeResolver assigneeResolver, RoutingCondition routingCondition,
+                             ActionHandler actionHandler, List<OrdoEventListener> listeners) {
         InMemoryProcessInstanceRepository instanceRepository = new InMemoryProcessInstanceRepository();
         this.delegate = new DefaultOrdoEngine(clock, assigneeResolver, routingCondition, actionHandler,
                 new NoopTransactionExecutor(),
                 new InMemoryProcessDefinitionRepository(),
                 instanceRepository,
-                new InMemoryApprovalTaskRepository(instanceRepository));
+                new InMemoryApprovalTaskRepository(instanceRepository),
+                new InMemoryProcessHistoryRepository(),
+                new InMemoryActionExecutionRepository(),
+                listeners);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -131,4 +144,14 @@ public final class InMemoryOrdoEngine implements OrdoEngine {
     public Page<ProcessDefinition> listDefinitions(PageRequest pageRequest) {
         return delegate.listDefinitions(pageRequest);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Page<ProcessEvent> queryHistory(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        return delegate.queryHistory(instanceId, pageRequest);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Page<ActionExecution> queryActionExecutions(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        return delegate.queryActionExecutions(instanceId, pageRequest);
+    }
 }

ordo-core/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/core/repository/InMemoryActionExecutionRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ActionExecutionRepository;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** Development-only in-memory implementation of the ACTION execution port. */
+public final class InMemoryActionExecutionRepository implements ActionExecutionRepository {
+    private final Map<String, ActionExecution> executions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void insert(ActionExecution execution) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(execution, "execution must not be null");
+        executions.put(execution.id(), execution);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized boolean complete(String executionId, ActionExecutionStatus status, String errorMessage,
+                                         Instant finishedAt) {
+        ActionExecution current = executions.get(executionId);
+        if (current == null || current.status() != ActionExecutionStatus.PENDING) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        executions.put(executionId, new ActionExecution(current.id(), current.instanceId(), current.stepId(),
+                current.actionKey(), status, errorMessage, current.startedAt(), finishedAt));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Page<ActionExecution> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instanceId, "instanceId must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        List<ActionExecution> matched = executions.values().stream()
+                .filter(execution -> execution.instanceId().equals(instanceId))
+                .sorted(Comparator.comparing(ActionExecution::startedAt).thenComparing(ActionExecution::id))
+                .toList();
+        List<ActionExecution> page = matched.stream()
+                .skip((long) pageRequest.offset())
+                .limit(pageRequest.size())
+                .toList();
+        return new Page<>(page, matched.size(), pageRequest.page(), pageRequest.size());
+    }
+}

ordo-core/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/core/repository/InMemoryProcessHistoryRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.core.repository;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessHistoryRepository;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** Development-only in-memory implementation of the process history port. */
+public final class InMemoryProcessHistoryRepository implements ProcessHistoryRepository {
+    private final List<ProcessEvent> events = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void append(ProcessEvent event) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(event, "event must not be null");
+        events.add(event);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized Page<ProcessEvent> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instanceId, "instanceId must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        List<ProcessEvent> matched = events.stream()
+                .filter(event -> event.instanceId().equals(instanceId))
+                .sorted(Comparator.comparing(ProcessEvent::occurredAt).thenComparing(ProcessEvent::id))
+                .toList();
+        List<ProcessEvent> page = matched.stream()
+                .skip((long) pageRequest.offset())
+                .limit(pageRequest.size())
+                .toList();
+        return new Page<>(page, matched.size(), pageRequest.page(), pageRequest.size());
+    }
+}

ordo-core/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/core/InMemoryOrdoEngineTest.java

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package com.jetlumen.ordo.core;
 
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalPolicy;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalTask;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessStatus;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
@@ -512,4 +516,106 @@ class InMemoryOrdoEngineTest {
         assertEquals(2, all.totalElements());
         assertEquals(List.of("expense", "leave"), all.content().stream().map(ProcessDefinition::id).toList());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void recordsHistoryForStartApproveSkipAndComplete() {
+        InMemoryOrdoEngine anyEngine = new InMemoryOrdoEngine();
+        anyEngine.register(ProcessDefinition.linear("leave-any", "Leave request", List.of(
+                new ApprovalStep("manager", "Manager approval", List.of("maria", "mike"), ApprovalPolicy.ANY),
+                ApprovalStep.single("hr", "HR approval", "henry")
+        )));
+
+        var instance = anyEngine.start("leave-any", "alice");
+        ApprovalTask mariaTask = anyEngine.findTasks(instance.id()).stream()
+                .filter(task -> task.assignee().equals("maria")).findFirst().orElseThrow();
+        anyEngine.approve(mariaTask.id(), "maria");
+        anyEngine.approve(anyEngine.findPendingTasksByInstanceId(instance.id()).getFirst().id(), "henry");
+
+        List<ProcessEventType> types = anyEngine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 50)).content()
+                .stream().map(ProcessEvent::type).toList();
+        assertEquals(List.of(
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_APPROVED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_SKIPPED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_APPROVED,
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED), types);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void recordsHistoryForWithdraw() {
+        var instance = engine.start("leave", "alice");
+        engine.withdraw(instance.id(), "alice", "changed plans");
+
+        List<ProcessEventType> types = engine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 20)).content()
+                .stream().map(ProcessEvent::type).toList();
+        assertEquals(List.of(
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_WITHDRAWN,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_SKIPPED), types);
+        assertEquals("alice", engine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 20)).content().get(2).actor());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void notifiesListenersAfterCommitAndIsolatesListenerFailures() {
+        List<ProcessEventType> received = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
+        InMemoryOrdoEngine listening = new InMemoryOrdoEngine(Clock.systemUTC(), AssigneeResolver.direct(),
+                RoutingCondition.always(), (key, context) -> {
+                }, List.of(event -> {
+                    if (event.type() == ProcessEventType.TASK_APPROVED) {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("listener boom");
+                    }
+                    received.add(event.type());
+                }));
+        listening.register(ProcessDefinition.linear("leave", "Leave request", List.of(
+                ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria"))));
+
+        var instance = listening.start("leave", "alice");
+        listening.approve(listening.findPendingTasksByInstanceId(instance.id()).getFirst().id(), "maria");
+
+        assertEquals(ProcessStatus.APPROVED, listening.findInstance(instance.id()).orElseThrow().status());
+        assertEquals(List.of(
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED,
+                ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED), received);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void persistsSuccessfulAndFailedActionExecutionsWithoutBlockingTheFlow() {
+        InMemoryOrdoEngine actionEngine = new InMemoryOrdoEngine(Clock.systemUTC(), AssigneeResolver.direct(),
+                RoutingCondition.always(), (key, context) -> {
+            if (key.equals("fail-mail")) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("mail failed");
+            }
+        });
+        actionEngine.register(new ProcessDefinition("leave", "Leave request", List.of(
+                ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria"),
+                ApprovalStep.action("notify", "Notify HR", "ok-mail"),
+                ApprovalStep.action("fail", "Fail mail", "fail-mail")),
+                List.of(
+                        StepTransition.always("manager", "notify"),
+                        StepTransition.always("notify", "fail"),
+                        StepTransition.end("fail"))));
+
+        var instance = actionEngine.start("leave", "alice");
+        actionEngine.approve(actionEngine.findPendingTasksByInstanceId(instance.id()).getFirst().id(), "maria");
+
+        assertEquals(ProcessStatus.APPROVED, actionEngine.findInstance(instance.id()).orElseThrow().status());
+        List<ActionExecution> executions = actionEngine.queryActionExecutions(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 10))
+                .content();
+        assertEquals(2, executions.size());
+        assertEquals("ok-mail", executions.get(0).actionKey());
+        assertEquals(ActionExecutionStatus.SUCCESS, executions.get(0).status());
+        assertEquals("fail-mail", executions.get(1).actionKey());
+        assertEquals(ActionExecutionStatus.FAILED, executions.get(1).status());
+        assertEquals("mail failed", executions.get(1).errorMessage());
+        List<ProcessEventType> types = actionEngine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 50)).content()
+                .stream().map(ProcessEvent::type).toList();
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.ACTION_SUCCEEDED));
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.ACTION_FAILED));
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED));
+    }
 }

ordo-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/spring/OrdoJdbcAutoConfiguration.java

@@ -3,17 +3,23 @@ package com.jetlumen.ordo.spring;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionHandler;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEngine;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEventListener;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.TransactionExecutor;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ActionExecutionRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ApprovalTaskRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessDefinitionRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessHistoryRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessInstanceRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.core.DefaultOrdoEngine;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcActionExecutionRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcApprovalTaskRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcConnectionProvider;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcProcessHistoryRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcProcessInstanceRepository;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.JdbcTransactionExecutor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -103,6 +109,18 @@ public class OrdoJdbcAutoConfiguration {
         return new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider);
     }
 
+    @Bean
+    @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+    public ProcessHistoryRepository ordoProcessHistoryRepository(JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider) {
+        return new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+    public ActionExecutionRepository ordoActionExecutionRepository(JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider) {
+        return new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider);
+    }
+
     @Bean
     @ConditionalOnMissingBean
     public OrdoEngine ordoEngine(Clock ordoClock,
@@ -112,10 +130,14 @@ public class OrdoJdbcAutoConfiguration {
                                   TransactionExecutor ordoTransactionExecutor,
                                   ProcessDefinitionRepository ordoProcessDefinitionRepository,
                                   ProcessInstanceRepository ordoProcessInstanceRepository,
-                                  ApprovalTaskRepository ordoApprovalTaskRepository) {
+                                  ApprovalTaskRepository ordoApprovalTaskRepository,
+                                  ProcessHistoryRepository ordoProcessHistoryRepository,
+                                  ActionExecutionRepository ordoActionExecutionRepository,
+                                  ObjectProvider<OrdoEventListener> ordoEventListeners) {
         return new DefaultOrdoEngine(ordoClock, ordoAssigneeResolver, ordoRoutingCondition, actionHandler,
                 ordoTransactionExecutor, ordoProcessDefinitionRepository, ordoProcessInstanceRepository,
-                ordoApprovalTaskRepository);
+                ordoApprovalTaskRepository, ordoProcessHistoryRepository, ordoActionExecutionRepository,
+                ordoEventListeners.orderedStream().toList());
     }
 
     @Bean

ordo-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/spring/OrdoJdbcAutoConfigurationTest.java

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalTask;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEngine;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEventListener;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessDefinitionRepository;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
@@ -151,6 +155,27 @@ class OrdoJdbcAutoConfigurationTest {
                 });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void invokesOrdoEventListenerBeans() {
+        withDataSourceRunner.withUserConfiguration(RecordingListenerConfig.class)
+                .run(context -> {
+                    OrdoEngine engine = context.getBean(OrdoEngine.class);
+                    engine.register(LEAVE_REQUEST);
+                    ProcessInstance instance = engine.start("leave-request", "alice");
+                    engine.approve(engine.findPendingTasksByAssignee("maria").getFirst().id(), "maria");
+
+                    RecordingListener listener = context.getBean(RecordingListener.class);
+                    assertThat(listener.types).contains(
+                            ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED,
+                            ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED,
+                            ProcessEventType.TASK_APPROVED,
+                            ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED);
+                    assertThat(listener.types.getFirst()).isEqualTo(ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED);
+                    assertThat(engine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 20))
+                            .totalElements()).isGreaterThan(0);
+                });
+    }
+
     @Configuration
     static class CustomAssigneeResolverConfig {
         @Bean
@@ -176,4 +201,21 @@ class OrdoJdbcAutoConfigurationTest {
             };
         }
     }
+
+    static class RecordingListener implements OrdoEventListener {
+        final List<ProcessEventType> types = new java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+
+        @Override
+        public void onEvent(ProcessEvent event) {
+            types.add(event.type());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Configuration
+    static class RecordingListenerConfig {
+        @Bean
+        RecordingListener recordingListener() {
+            return new RecordingListener();
+        }
+    }
 }

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcActionExecutionRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ActionExecutionRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.mapper.ActionExecutionMapper;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** JDBC implementation of the ACTION execution port. */
+public final class JdbcActionExecutionRepository implements ActionExecutionRepository {
+    private static final String COLUMNS =
+            "id, instance_id, step_id, action_key, status, error_message, started_at, finished_at";
+    private static final String INSERT =
+            "INSERT INTO ordo_action_execution (id, instance_id, step_id, action_key, status, started_at)"
+                    + " VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
+    private static final String COMPLETE_IF_PENDING =
+            "UPDATE ordo_action_execution SET status = ?, error_message = ?, finished_at = ?"
+                    + " WHERE id = ? AND status = 'PENDING'";
+
+    private final JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider;
+
+    public JdbcActionExecutionRepository(JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider) {
+        this.connectionProvider = Objects.requireNonNull(connectionProvider, "connectionProvider must not be null");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void insert(ActionExecution execution) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(execution, "execution must not be null");
+        Connection connection = connectionProvider.getConnection();
+        try (PreparedStatement insert = connection.prepareStatement(INSERT)) {
+            ActionExecutionMapper.bindInsert(insert, execution);
+            insert.executeUpdate();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new JdbcStorageException("failed to insert action execution: " + execution.id(), e);
+        } finally {
+            connectionProvider.close(connection);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean complete(String executionId, ActionExecutionStatus status, String errorMessage, Instant finishedAt) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(executionId, "executionId must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(status, "status must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(finishedAt, "finishedAt must not be null");
+        Connection connection = connectionProvider.getConnection();
+        try (PreparedStatement update = connection.prepareStatement(COMPLETE_IF_PENDING)) {
+            ActionExecutionMapper.bindComplete(update, executionId, status, errorMessage, finishedAt);
+            return update.executeUpdate() == 1;
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new JdbcStorageException("failed to complete action execution: " + executionId, e);
+        } finally {
+            connectionProvider.close(connection);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Page<ActionExecution> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instanceId, "instanceId must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        Connection connection = connectionProvider.getConnection();
+        try {
+            long total = PageSupport.count(connection,
+                    "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ordo_action_execution WHERE instance_id = ?", List.of(instanceId));
+            String sql = "SELECT " + COLUMNS + " FROM ordo_action_execution WHERE instance_id = ?"
+                    + " ORDER BY started_at ASC, id ASC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?";
+            List<ActionExecution> content = new ArrayList<>();
+            try (PreparedStatement select = connection.prepareStatement(sql)) {
+                select.setString(1, instanceId);
+                select.setInt(2, pageRequest.size());
+                select.setInt(3, pageRequest.offset());
+                try (ResultSet resultSet = select.executeQuery()) {
+                    while (resultSet.next()) {
+                        content.add(ActionExecutionMapper.read(resultSet));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return new Page<>(content, total, pageRequest.page(), pageRequest.size());
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new JdbcStorageException("failed to query action executions for instance: " + instanceId, e);
+        } finally {
+            connectionProvider.close(connection);
+        }
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcProcessHistoryRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.repository.ProcessHistoryRepository;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.mapper.ProcessEventMapper;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** JDBC implementation of the process history port. */
+public final class JdbcProcessHistoryRepository implements ProcessHistoryRepository {
+    private static final String COLUMNS =
+            "id, instance_id, task_id, step_id, event_type, actor, detail, occurred_at";
+    private static final String INSERT =
+            "INSERT INTO ordo_process_event (id, instance_id, task_id, step_id, event_type, actor, detail, occurred_at)"
+                    + " VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
+
+    private final JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider;
+
+    public JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider) {
+        this.connectionProvider = Objects.requireNonNull(connectionProvider, "connectionProvider must not be null");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void append(ProcessEvent event) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(event, "event must not be null");
+        Connection connection = connectionProvider.getConnection();
+        try (PreparedStatement insert = connection.prepareStatement(INSERT)) {
+            ProcessEventMapper.bindInsert(insert, event);
+            insert.executeUpdate();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new JdbcStorageException("failed to append process event: " + event.id(), e);
+        } finally {
+            connectionProvider.close(connection);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Page<ProcessEvent> query(String instanceId, PageRequest pageRequest) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instanceId, "instanceId must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(pageRequest, "pageRequest must not be null");
+        Connection connection = connectionProvider.getConnection();
+        try {
+            long total = PageSupport.count(connection,
+                    "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ordo_process_event WHERE instance_id = ?", List.of(instanceId));
+            String sql = "SELECT " + COLUMNS + " FROM ordo_process_event WHERE instance_id = ?"
+                    + " ORDER BY occurred_at ASC, id ASC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?";
+            List<ProcessEvent> content = new ArrayList<>();
+            try (PreparedStatement select = connection.prepareStatement(sql)) {
+                select.setString(1, instanceId);
+                select.setInt(2, pageRequest.size());
+                select.setInt(3, pageRequest.offset());
+                try (ResultSet resultSet = select.executeQuery()) {
+                    while (resultSet.next()) {
+                        content.add(ProcessEventMapper.read(resultSet));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return new Page<>(content, total, pageRequest.page(), pageRequest.size());
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new JdbcStorageException("failed to query process events for instance: " + instanceId, e);
+        } finally {
+            connectionProvider.close(connection);
+        }
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/mapper/ActionExecutionMapper.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.mapper;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
+
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+/** Maps rows of {@code ordo_action_execution} to {@link ActionExecution} objects and back. */
+public final class ActionExecutionMapper {
+    private ActionExecutionMapper() {
+    }
+
+    public static void bindInsert(PreparedStatement statement, ActionExecution execution) throws SQLException {
+        statement.setString(1, execution.id());
+        statement.setString(2, execution.instanceId());
+        statement.setString(3, execution.stepId());
+        statement.setString(4, execution.actionKey());
+        statement.setString(5, execution.status().name());
+        statement.setTimestamp(6, Timestamp.from(execution.startedAt()));
+    }
+
+    public static ActionExecution read(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException {
+        Timestamp finishedAt = resultSet.getTimestamp("finished_at");
+        return new ActionExecution(
+                resultSet.getString("id"),
+                resultSet.getString("instance_id"),
+                resultSet.getString("step_id"),
+                resultSet.getString("action_key"),
+                ActionExecutionStatus.valueOf(resultSet.getString("status")),
+                resultSet.getString("error_message"),
+                resultSet.getTimestamp("started_at").toInstant(),
+                finishedAt == null ? null : finishedAt.toInstant());
+    }
+
+    public static void bindComplete(PreparedStatement statement, String executionId, ActionExecutionStatus status,
+                                    String errorMessage, java.time.Instant finishedAt) throws SQLException {
+        statement.setString(1, status.name());
+        if (errorMessage == null || errorMessage.isBlank()) {
+            statement.setNull(2, Types.VARCHAR);
+        } else {
+            statement.setString(2, errorMessage);
+        }
+        statement.setTimestamp(3, Timestamp.from(finishedAt));
+        statement.setString(4, executionId);
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/main/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/mapper/ProcessEventMapper.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc.mapper;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
+
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+/** Maps rows of {@code ordo_process_event} to {@link ProcessEvent} objects and back. */
+public final class ProcessEventMapper {
+    private ProcessEventMapper() {
+    }
+
+    public static void bindInsert(PreparedStatement statement, ProcessEvent event) throws SQLException {
+        statement.setString(1, event.id());
+        statement.setString(2, event.instanceId());
+        setNullableString(statement, 3, event.taskId());
+        setNullableString(statement, 4, event.stepId());
+        statement.setString(5, event.type().name());
+        setNullableString(statement, 6, event.actor());
+        setNullableString(statement, 7, event.detail());
+        statement.setTimestamp(8, Timestamp.from(event.occurredAt()));
+    }
+
+    public static ProcessEvent read(ResultSet resultSet) throws SQLException {
+        return new ProcessEvent(
+                resultSet.getString("id"),
+                resultSet.getString("instance_id"),
+                resultSet.getString("task_id"),
+                resultSet.getString("step_id"),
+                ProcessEventType.valueOf(resultSet.getString("event_type")),
+                resultSet.getString("actor"),
+                resultSet.getString("detail"),
+                resultSet.getTimestamp("occurred_at").toInstant());
+    }
+
+    private static void setNullableString(PreparedStatement statement, int index, String value) throws SQLException {
+        if (value == null) {
+            statement.setNull(index, Types.VARCHAR);
+        } else {
+            statement.setString(index, value);
+        }
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/main/resources/db/migration/V5__add_process_event_and_action_execution.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+-- Process history events and ACTION-step execution records.
+
+CREATE TABLE ordo_process_event (
+    id           VARCHAR(36)  PRIMARY KEY,
+    instance_id  VARCHAR(36)  NOT NULL,
+    task_id      VARCHAR(36),
+    step_id      VARCHAR(64),
+    event_type   VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL,
+    actor        VARCHAR(255),
+    detail       TEXT,
+    occurred_at  TIMESTAMP    NOT NULL,
+    CONSTRAINT fk_process_event_instance FOREIGN KEY (instance_id) REFERENCES ordo_process_instance (id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_process_event_instance_time ON ordo_process_event (instance_id, occurred_at, id);
+
+CREATE TABLE ordo_action_execution (
+    id             VARCHAR(36)  PRIMARY KEY,
+    instance_id    VARCHAR(36)  NOT NULL,
+    step_id        VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
+    action_key     VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    status         VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL,
+    error_message  TEXT,
+    started_at     TIMESTAMP    NOT NULL,
+    finished_at    TIMESTAMP,
+    CONSTRAINT fk_action_execution_instance FOREIGN KEY (instance_id) REFERENCES ordo_process_instance (id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_action_execution_instance ON ordo_action_execution (instance_id);

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcActionExecutionRepositoryTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecution;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+class JdbcActionExecutionRepositoryTest {
+    private static final Instant T0 = Instant.parse("2026-03-01T08:00:00Z");
+
+    private JdbcActionExecutionRepository repository;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider = new JdbcConnectionProvider(JdbcTestSupport.newDataSource());
+        repository = new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider);
+        new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider).insertIfAbsent(ProcessDefinition.linear("leave",
+                "Leave request", List.of(ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria"))));
+        new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider).insert(new ProcessInstance("inst-1", "leave", "alice",
+                ProcessStatus.RUNNING, T0, null, ProcessContext.empty()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void roundTripsPendingThenCompletedExecution() {
+        ActionExecution pending = new ActionExecution("ex-1", "inst-1", "notify", "leave-mail",
+                ActionExecutionStatus.PENDING, null, T0, null);
+        repository.insert(pending);
+
+        assertTrue(repository.complete("ex-1", ActionExecutionStatus.SUCCESS, null, T0.plusSeconds(2)));
+        Page<ActionExecution> page = repository.query("inst-1", new PageRequest(0, 10));
+        assertEquals(1, page.totalElements());
+        ActionExecution stored = page.content().getFirst();
+        assertEquals(ActionExecutionStatus.SUCCESS, stored.status());
+        assertEquals(T0.plusSeconds(2), stored.finishedAt());
+        assertFalse(repository.complete("ex-1", ActionExecutionStatus.FAILED, "nope", T0.plusSeconds(3)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void completeFailsForUnknownExecution() {
+        assertFalse(repository.complete("missing", ActionExecutionStatus.FAILED, "x", T0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void queryOrdersOldestFirst() {
+        repository.insert(new ActionExecution("ex-1", "inst-1", "a", "first", ActionExecutionStatus.PENDING, null,
+                T0, null));
+        repository.insert(new ActionExecution("ex-2", "inst-1", "b", "second", ActionExecutionStatus.PENDING, null,
+                T0.plusSeconds(1), null));
+        Page<ActionExecution> page = repository.query("inst-1", new PageRequest(0, 10));
+        assertEquals(List.of("ex-1", "ex-2"), page.content().stream().map(ActionExecution::id).toList());
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcOrdoEngineIntegrationTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc;
 
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionExecutionStatus;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ActionHandler;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalTask;
@@ -7,8 +8,11 @@ import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.AssigneeResolver;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.OrdoEngine;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.RoutingCondition;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.StepTransition;
 import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.TaskStatus;
@@ -124,7 +128,10 @@ class JdbcOrdoEngineIntegrationTest {
                 new JdbcTransactionExecutor(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider),
-                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider));
+                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider),
+                List.of());
         failingEngine.register(new ProcessDefinition("leave-noroute", "Leave request",
                 List.of(ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria")),
                 List.of(StepTransition.endWhen("manager", "never", 0))));
@@ -137,6 +144,9 @@ class JdbcOrdoEngineIntegrationTest {
         assertEquals(TaskStatus.PENDING, storedTask.status());
         assertNull(storedTask.action());
         assertEquals(ProcessStatus.RUNNING, failingEngine.findInstance(instance.id()).orElseThrow().status());
+        assertEquals(List.of(ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED, ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED),
+                failingEngine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 20)).content().stream()
+                        .map(ProcessEvent::type).toList());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -196,12 +206,55 @@ class JdbcOrdoEngineIntegrationTest {
         assertThrows(InstanceAlreadyCompletedException.class, () -> engine.withdraw(instance.id(), "alice"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void persistHistoryAndActionExecutions() {
+        OrdoEngine actionEngine = new DefaultOrdoEngine(Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC), AssigneeResolver.direct(),
+                RoutingCondition.always(),
+                (key, context) -> {
+                    if ("boom".equals(key)) {
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("mail failed");
+                    }
+                },
+                new JdbcTransactionExecutor(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider),
+                List.of());
+        actionEngine.register(new ProcessDefinition("leave-action", "Leave request", List.of(
+                ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria"),
+                ApprovalStep.action("notify", "Notify", "ok-mail"),
+                ApprovalStep.action("fail", "Fail", "boom")),
+                List.of(
+                        StepTransition.always("manager", "notify"),
+                        StepTransition.always("notify", "fail"),
+                        StepTransition.end("fail"))));
+
+        ProcessInstance instance = actionEngine.start("leave-action", "alice");
+        actionEngine.approve(actionEngine.findPendingTasksByInstanceId(instance.id()).getFirst().id(), "maria");
+
+        assertEquals(ProcessStatus.APPROVED, actionEngine.findInstance(instance.id()).orElseThrow().status());
+        assertEquals(ActionExecutionStatus.SUCCESS,
+                actionEngine.queryActionExecutions(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 10)).content().getFirst().status());
+        assertEquals(ActionExecutionStatus.FAILED,
+                actionEngine.queryActionExecutions(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 10)).content().get(1).status());
+        List<ProcessEventType> types = actionEngine.queryHistory(instance.id(), new PageRequest(0, 50)).content()
+                .stream().map(ProcessEvent::type).toList();
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.ACTION_SUCCEEDED));
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.ACTION_FAILED));
+        assertTrue(types.contains(ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_APPROVED));
+    }
+
     private OrdoEngine newEngine(AssigneeResolver assigneeResolver) {
         return new DefaultOrdoEngine(Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC), assigneeResolver, RoutingCondition.always(),
                 ActionHandler.noop(),
                 new JdbcTransactionExecutor(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider),
-                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider));
+                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider),
+                List.of());
     }
 }

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcPostgresIntegrationTest.java

@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ class JdbcPostgresIntegrationTest {
                 new JdbcTransactionExecutor(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider),
                 new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider),
-                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider));
+                new JdbcApprovalTaskRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider),
+                new JdbcActionExecutionRepository(connectionProvider),
+                List.of());
     }
 
     private static PGSimpleDataSource newDataSource(String currentSchema) {

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcProcessHistoryRepositoryTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.jetlumen.ordo.storage.jdbc;
+
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ApprovalStep;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessContext;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessDefinition;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEvent;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessEventType;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessInstance;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.ProcessStatus;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.Page;
+import com.jetlumen.ordo.api.query.PageRequest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+class JdbcProcessHistoryRepositoryTest {
+    private static final Instant T0 = Instant.parse("2026-03-01T08:00:00Z");
+
+    private JdbcProcessHistoryRepository repository;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        JdbcConnectionProvider connectionProvider = new JdbcConnectionProvider(JdbcTestSupport.newDataSource());
+        repository = new JdbcProcessHistoryRepository(connectionProvider);
+        new JdbcProcessDefinitionRepository(connectionProvider).insertIfAbsent(ProcessDefinition.linear("leave",
+                "Leave request", List.of(ApprovalStep.single("manager", "Manager approval", "maria"))));
+        new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider).insert(new ProcessInstance("inst-1", "leave", "alice",
+                ProcessStatus.RUNNING, T0, null, ProcessContext.empty()));
+        new JdbcProcessInstanceRepository(connectionProvider).insert(new ProcessInstance("inst-2", "leave", "bob",
+                ProcessStatus.RUNNING, T0, null, ProcessContext.empty()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void appendsAndQueriesOldestFirstForOneInstance() {
+        ProcessEvent started = event("e1", "inst-1", ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED, T0);
+        ProcessEvent created = event("e2", "inst-1", ProcessEventType.TASK_CREATED, T0.plusSeconds(1));
+        ProcessEvent other = event("e3", "inst-2", ProcessEventType.INSTANCE_STARTED, T0);
+        repository.append(started);
+        repository.append(created);
+        repository.append(other);
+
+        Page<ProcessEvent> page = repository.query("inst-1", new PageRequest(0, 10));
+        assertEquals(2, page.totalElements());
+        assertEquals(List.of(started, created), page.content());
+
+        Page<ProcessEvent> first = repository.query("inst-1", new PageRequest(0, 1));
+        assertEquals(1, first.content().size());
+        assertEquals("e1", first.content().getFirst().id());
+        assertTrue(first.hasNext());
+    }
+
+    private static ProcessEvent event(String id, String instanceId, ProcessEventType type, Instant at) {
+        return new ProcessEvent(id, instanceId, null, null, type, "alice", null, at);
+    }
+}

ordo-storage-jdbc/src/test/java/com/jetlumen/ordo/storage/jdbc/JdbcTestSupport.java

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ final class JdbcTestSupport {
             "/db/migration/V1__create_ordo_tables.sql",
             "/db/migration/V2__add_step_candidates_and_policy.sql",
             "/db/migration/V3__add_step_transitions.sql",
-            "/db/migration/V4__add_step_kind_and_action_key.sql"
+            "/db/migration/V4__add_step_kind_and_action_key.sql",
+            "/db/migration/V5__add_process_event_and_action_execution.sql"
     };
     private static final String[] SCHEMA_SQL = loadSchemas();