diff --git a/turbo/generators/config.ts b/turbo/generators/config.ts
index 00fd61b..39b8850 100644
--- a/turbo/generators/config.ts
+++ b/turbo/generators/config.ts
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ export default function generator(plop: PlopTypes.NodePlopAPI): void {
         publisher?: string;
       };
       if (a.mode === "publish") return publishActions(a);
-      throw new Error("consume mode is wired in Task 40");
+      if (!a.publisher) {
+        throw new Error("consume mode requires a publisher feature");
+      }
+      return consumeActions(a as Required<typeof a>);
     },
   });
 }
@@ -443,6 +446,128 @@ function publishActions(a: {
   ];
 }
 
+function consumeActions(a: {
+  feature: string;
+  event: string;
+  publisher: string;
+}): PlopTypes.ActionType[] {
+  const eventKebab = a.event.replace(/\./g, "-");
+  const handlerName = `on${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}`;
+  const symbolFile = `packages/${a.feature}/src/di/symbols.ts`;
+  const bindProdFile = `packages/${a.feature}/src/di/bind-production.ts`;
+  const bindDevFile = `packages/${a.feature}/src/di/bind-dev-seed.ts`;
+  const cmsIndexFile = `packages/${a.feature}/src/integrations/cms/index.ts`;
+  return [
+    () => {
+      assertAnchors(process.cwd(), symbolFile, ["// <gen:event-handler-symbols>"]);
+      assertAnchors(process.cwd(), bindProdFile, ["// <gen:event-handlers>"]);
+      assertAnchors(process.cwd(), bindDevFile, ["// <gen:event-handlers>"]);
+      assertAnchors(process.cwd(), cmsIndexFile, ["// <gen:job-tasks>"]);
+      return "All required anchors present";
+    },
+    {
+      type: "add",
+      path: `packages/${a.feature}/src/events/handlers/on-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.handler.ts`,
+      templateFile: "templates/event/consume/handler.ts.hbs",
+      data: a,
+    },
+    {
+      type: "add",
+      path: `packages/${a.feature}/src/events/handlers/on-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.handler.test.ts`,
+      templateFile: "templates/event/consume/handler.test.ts.hbs",
+      data: a,
+    },
+    {
+      type: "add",
+      path: `packages/${a.feature}/src/integrations/cms/jobs/__events-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.task.ts`,
+      templateFile: "templates/event/consume/event-task.ts.hbs",
+      data: a,
+    },
+    {
+      type: "modify",
+      path: symbolFile,
+      pattern: /\/\/ <gen:event-handler-symbols>/,
+      template: `// <gen:event-handler-symbols>\n  IOn${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}Handler: Symbol.for("@repo/${a.feature}/${handlerName}"),`,
+    },
+    {
+      type: "modify",
+      path: bindProdFile,
+      pattern: /\/\/ <gen:event-handlers>/,
+      template: handlerBindBlock(a),
+    },
+    {
+      type: "modify",
+      path: bindDevFile,
+      pattern: /\/\/ <gen:event-handlers>/,
+      template: handlerBindBlock(a),
+    },
+    {
+      type: "modify",
+      path: cmsIndexFile,
+      pattern: /\/\/ <gen:job-tasks>/,
+      template: `// <gen:job-tasks>\nexport { on${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}EventTask } from "./jobs/__events-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.task";`,
+    },
+    () => printConsumeNextSteps(a),
+  ];
+}
+
+function handlerBindBlock(a: {
+  feature: string;
+  event: string;
+  publisher: string;
+}): string {
+  const handlerFn = `on${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}Handler`;
+  const eventConst = `${camel(a.event.replace(/\./g, "-"))}Event`;
+  const handlerSymbol = `${constantCase(a.feature)}_SYMBOLS.IOn${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}Handler`;
+  const wrappedVar = `wrapped${pascalCase(a.publisher)}${pascalCase(a.event)}`;
+  const containerVar = `${camel(a.feature)}Container`;
+  return `// <gen:event-handlers>
+  // ${handlerFn} subscription — generated, edit the handler file (not this block) for behavior.
+  const ${wrappedVar} = withSpan(
+    tracer,
+    { name: "${a.feature}.${handlerFn}", op: "event-handler" },
+    withCapture(
+      logger,
+      {
+        feature: "${a.feature}",
+        layer: "event-handler",
+        name: "${a.feature}.${handlerFn}",
+      },
+      ${handlerFn}(),
+    ),
+  );
+  if (${containerVar}.isBound(${handlerSymbol})) {
+    ${containerVar}.unbind(${handlerSymbol});
+  }
+  ${containerVar}.bind(${handlerSymbol}).toConstantValue(${wrappedVar});
+  bus.subscribe(${eventConst}, "${a.feature}", ${wrappedVar});`;
+}
+
+function printConsumeNextSteps(a: {
+  feature: string;
+  event: string;
+  publisher: string;
+}): string {
+  const eventKebab = a.event.replace(/\./g, "-");
+  const eventConst = `${camel(a.event.replace(/\./g, "-"))}Event`;
+  return [
+    "",
+    "─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────",
+    `Handler on-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab} scaffolded in ${a.feature}.`,
+    "",
+    "Next steps (manual):",
+    `  1. Implement the handler body in packages/${a.feature}/src/events/handlers/on-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.handler.ts`,
+    `  2. Add the import at the top of bind-production.ts AND bind-dev-seed.ts:`,
+    `       import { ${eventConst} } from "@repo/${a.publisher}";`,
+    `       import { ${camel(`on-${a.publisher}-${a.event.replace(/\./g, "-")}-handler`)} } from "../events/handlers/on-${a.publisher}-${eventKebab}.handler";`,
+    `  3. If your handler needs deps, extend the factory signature and pass them in the generated bind block.`,
+    `  4. Add "@repo/${a.publisher}": "workspace:*" to packages/${a.feature}/package.json dependencies (if not already present).`,
+    `  5. Verify: pnpm --filter @repo/${a.feature} lint typecheck test`,
+    "─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+
 function printPublishNextSteps(a: { feature: string; event: string }): string {
   const eventKebab = a.event.replace(/\./g, "-");
   return [
@@ -475,3 +600,14 @@ function camel(input: string): string {
   const p = cap(input);
   return p ? p[0]!.toLowerCase() + p.slice(1) : "";
 }
+function pascalCase(input: string): string {
+  // Same as `cap` but also splits on dots, so "user.signed-up" → "UserSignedUp".
+  return input
+    .split(/[-_.\s]+/)
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map((s) => s[0]!.toUpperCase() + s.slice(1))
+    .join("");
+}
+function constantCase(input: string): string {
+  return input.toUpperCase().replace(/[-.\s]/g, "_");
+}