diff --git a/turbo/generators/__snapshots__/core-package/audit.snapshot.json b/turbo/generators/__snapshots__/core-package/audit.snapshot.json
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@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+[
+  {
+    "path": "AGENTS.md",
+    "sha256": "65b3fe18cf85c2fb23fe88b5d7bda102316eccee7539c0d326947eb1c0b9a645"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "eslint.config.js",
+    "sha256": "64a85c158e386417d855793d256b9c59be38635ce2febcb5a6a15b17f4143745"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "package.json",
+    "sha256": "8cab25d20ec35d1fea7a219ae826eef968ffcc54a023e5e60c1e14aa99459361"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/audit-log.interface.ts",
+    "sha256": "f316595a17c9b6805d0601fd3b6301ab2d4d8959b11d0690d58df7f127baebe7"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/audit-logs-collection.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "7fc919718cd0fe753e03ba7abc9ef8d423b678da27503ffb6ff66dc4ea1916f0"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/audit-logs-collection.ts",
+    "sha256": "398f868ba38ad27a7393e0b73ccddec4e8a145aec3c055a403a7973e484ddc3f"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/di/bind-audit.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "fbeb4dfdc4fd791f1f0e1ccc6427bd1681994f1726a62e87c1b228100ad2d8bb"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/di/bind-audit.ts",
+    "sha256": "cecc80336488b7af62a915963e9fb4a2a6a0e0a31c5aa178150836b4cb504789"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/di/symbols.ts",
+    "sha256": "00dfd799408966c7cf7ec0bb2f9c38c2bce3dd4beabd7b0cca66043b51051483"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "e83b6a83c7ef21383ac9202ad66d859fe9cea1c065903bf6eb36ebefac60ab59"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.ts",
+    "sha256": "39c027bde689ecaa5ce06101ae56b30389123ae8589230a32d6cbbaabeb9a28b"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "2ac009a983b203eade0790ec6ff95c6cb8d7983cbbc1851ae6ec0efd35573838"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts",
+    "sha256": "aa2cd2264eb65afc76cb81079174a8f7e7c4e4f884fba87f4b72463a5623bae5"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/hooks/index.ts",
+    "sha256": "dfeeba5f12da914d270b1f3ec87541c91435dcec7e9c1f5542148d7bcc288f8b"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/index.ts",
+    "sha256": "677726cbf5e1f17f0915e8141dbf158ecc87e12342dc188d68154496e333b06b"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/integrations/api/procedures.ts",
+    "sha256": "f142ac0e40459a8f652a90b06fa6315caac0187b215a1b28f12fcb40bd50f65d"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/integrations/api/router.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "309a9643d88fc6dd2fd2db7defdcf3e826210a9f30c4ba5eb60f9a4074763a45"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/integrations/api/router.ts",
+    "sha256": "6c6ef05ef723776cb6a15ab13ef8b9f5f27c4de81a7e09b6eb299c303bfca841"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/multi-sink-audit-log.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "7b63a2dc865bf0020aef97b052f3c4b69a35a471365ee67b1a3ba88b8728a547"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/multi-sink-audit-log.ts",
+    "sha256": "010045b2c54f0799c4096eb90c8d25ebcb7281e25fe5b1985d9426779f99a5fb"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/noop-audit-log.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "161089a8fdb5c9c2eddae6006ac38cc0d18da82e9f28b6c5acd42b4660876ffb"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/noop-audit-log.ts",
+    "sha256": "b0421ed50916af095740073ae358d8c7b303af6e8639499563bf51f571e81909"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/payload-audit-log.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "fc328519888a850b99cc6e0c9abc0c3888b03573cd5f34a3219ebd889d9b7f10"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/payload-audit-log.ts",
+    "sha256": "e486a18ecb0220596aea0babcb42d3d85e20c9bae630edffc039be89c153beb5"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/pseudonymize.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "bfd0af626ae461ad1a481b99a42053ee75f00ac92c2463b9872e875b178d76ca"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/pseudonymize.ts",
+    "sha256": "8139dccdf79ac6930be44c5b462965cebc59c9cfa4fbde841c7ed9acf1fab1ba"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/stdout-json-audit-log.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "9b4d659a374f5bbd3bb62927afb564e852975dd79a38deace3ca18b027b79735"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/stdout-json-audit-log.ts",
+    "sha256": "6cbc38b1d746e5cd2fce2ae0f3a28c430c3131ce4e09a124c30da74223c39959"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.test.ts",
+    "sha256": "d9259dd13a8db1e6c3bf75d9441001031c3bb26495f9f388c8c93f85ec67de22"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.ts",
+    "sha256": "1a80e12cbec2e13a5d31545b8641bf777d57a2fc6fbabf2c3cd92917c74f5141"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "tsconfig.json",
+    "sha256": "0ed0e183a0842acb42a8c712a9dad0217b4612a9ae17e1f3a3f61b638d204147"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "turbo.json",
+    "sha256": "ae544305202c960399110a31fe976e2c38577956c5aa738989f5d885f156d130"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "vitest.config.ts",
+    "sha256": "cc7a9e6aba7cbe81af665c3e1bf50f535f77a2b950db8ccc62775c7b5d380df7"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/AGENTS.md.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/AGENTS.md.hbs
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+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/AGENTS.md.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# @repo/core-audit
+
+Optional core package providing DPA-compliant audit logging. Scaffold via `pnpm turbo gen core-package audit`.
+
+## Structure
+
+```
+src/
+  audit-log.interface.ts          # IAuditLog extends AuditLogProtocol
+  audit-logs-collection.ts        # Payload collection (append-only)
+  noop-audit-log.ts               # NoopAuditLog
+  payload-audit-log.ts            # PayloadAuditLog (local cache impl)
+  stdout-json-audit-log.ts        # StdoutJsonAuditLog (log-shipper sink)
+  multi-sink-audit-log.ts         # MultiSinkAuditLog (fan-out wrapper)
+  trace-id-enriching-audit-log.ts # OTel correlation decorator
+  pseudonymize.ts                 # sha256-with-salt for GDPR pseudonymization
+  di/bind-audit.ts                # bindAudit binder
+  integrations/api/router.ts      # admin tRPC procedure
+  hooks/                          # Payload hook factories
+```
+
+## Compliance posture
+
+- `AuditEntry` type (in `@repo/core-shared/audit`) has no `payload`/`body`/`oldValue`/`newValue` fields — type system enforces DPA "what NOT to log".
+- Append-only Payload collection (`update: () => false`); erasure uses `overrideAccess: true` for the privileged path.
+- `AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT` env REQUIRED in production. Validated at bind time.
+
+See `docs/guides/audit-and-compliance.md` for the full guide.
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/eslint.config.js.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/eslint.config.js.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7440d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/eslint.config.js.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import baseConfig from "@repo/core-eslint/base";
+
+export default baseConfig;
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/package.json.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/package.json.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013f356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/package.json.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "name": "@repo/core-audit",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./collection": "./src/audit-logs-collection.ts",
+    "./di": "./src/di/bind-audit.ts",
+    "./hooks": "./src/hooks/index.ts",
+    "./api": "./src/integrations/api/router.ts"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@repo/core-shared": "workspace:*",
+    "@trpc/server": "^11.0.0",
+    "zod": "^3.23.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "payload": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "payload": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-logs": "^0.55.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^1.28.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^1.27.0",
+    "@repo/core-eslint": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-testing": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-typescript": "workspace:*",
+    "inversify": "^6.2.0",
+    "payload": "^3.14.0",
+    "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
+    "vitest": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-log.interface.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-log.interface.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b8abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-log.interface.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { AuditLogProtocol } from "@repo/core-shared/di/bind-protocols";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+
+/**
+ * Full audit log interface. Extends the minimal `AuditLogProtocol` from
+ * core-shared with the privileged `eraseSubject` op for GDPR erasure.
+ *
+ * Feature binders that receive `ctx.auditLog` see only `AuditLogProtocol`
+ * (record). Admin-path code that needs erasure imports this full interface.
+ *
+ * The `extends` link forces typecheck failure if either side narrows below
+ * the protocol surface — same safety net as IEventBus, IRealtimeBroadcaster,
+ * IRealtimeHandlerRegistry, IMetrics.
+ */
+export interface IAuditLog extends AuditLogProtocol {
+  // record(entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void>  — inherited from protocol
+  eraseSubject(actorId: string, mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+// Re-export AuditEntry for convenience (so consumers don't always need
+// to dual-import from @repo/core-shared/audit).
+export type { AuditEntry };
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd105e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { auditLogsCollection } from "./audit-logs-collection";
+
+describe("auditLogsCollection", () => {
+  it("uses slug 'audit-logs'", () => {
+    expect(auditLogsCollection.slug).toBe("audit-logs");
+  });
+
+  it("is append-only (update: () => false)", () => {
+    const access = auditLogsCollection.access as Record<string, (() => boolean) | undefined>;
+    expect(access["update"]?.()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("has the required fields", () => {
+    const fieldNames = (auditLogsCollection.fields as Array<{ name: string }>).map((f) => f.name);
+    // WHO
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("actorId");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("actorType");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("actorRoles");
+    // WHAT
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("action");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("resourceType");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("resourceId");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("changedFields");
+    // SCOPE
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("scopeFeature");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("scopeEnvironment");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("scopeTenant");
+    // WHY
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("reason");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("correlationId");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("requestId");
+    // FROM
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("ipTruncated");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("userAgent");
+    // PII
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("containsPii");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("piiCategories");
+    // OUTCOME
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("outcome");
+    expect(fieldNames).toContain("errorCode");
+  });
+
+  it("enables timestamps so createdAt maps to AuditEntry.at", () => {
+    expect(auditLogsCollection.timestamps).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e6123b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/audit-logs-collection.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
+
+/**
+ * Append-only Payload collection for audit entries. Mounted by core-cms
+ * when this package is scaffolded (manual wiring step printed by generator).
+ *
+ * Access rules:
+ *   - read: admins only
+ *   - create: any authenticated context (filtered upstream by PayloadAuditLog)
+ *   - update: NEVER (compliance requires append-only)
+ *   - delete: admins only (used by the GDPR erasure path with overrideAccess)
+ *
+ * The `update: () => false` rule is the compliance backbone. The erasure
+ * path uses `overrideAccess: true` to bypass for pseudonymization — that's
+ * Payload's documented escape hatch for privileged operations.
+ */
+export const auditLogsCollection: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: "audit-logs",
+  access: {
+    read: ({ req }) => {
+      const user = req.user as { roles?: string[] } | null | undefined;
+      return Array.isArray(user?.roles) && user.roles.includes("admin");
+    },
+    create: () => true,
+    update: () => false,
+    delete: ({ req }) => {
+      const user = req.user as { roles?: string[] } | null | undefined;
+      return Array.isArray(user?.roles) && user.roles.includes("admin");
+    },
+  },
+  timestamps: true,
+  fields: [
+    // WHO
+    { name: "actorId", type: "text", required: true, index: true },
+    {
+      name: "actorType",
+      type: "select",
+      options: ["user", "system", "service"],
+      required: true,
+    },
+    { name: "actorRoles", type: "json", required: true },
+
+    // WHAT
+    {
+      name: "action",
+      type: "select",
+      options: ["VIEW", "CREATE", "UPDATE", "DELETE", "EXPORT", "PERMISSION_CHANGE"],
+      required: true,
+      index: true,
+    },
+    { name: "resourceType", type: "text", required: true, index: true },
+    { name: "resourceId", type: "text" },
+    { name: "changedFields", type: "json" },
+
+    // SCOPE
+    { name: "scopeFeature", type: "text", required: true, index: true },
+    { name: "scopeEnvironment", type: "text", required: true },
+    { name: "scopeTenant", type: "text", required: true, index: true },
+
+    // WHY
+    { name: "reason", type: "text" },
+    { name: "correlationId", type: "text", index: true },
+    { name: "requestId", type: "text" },
+
+    // FROM
+    { name: "ipTruncated", type: "text", required: true },
+    { name: "userAgent", type: "text", required: true },
+
+    // PII
+    { name: "containsPii", type: "checkbox", required: true },
+    { name: "piiCategories", type: "json" },
+
+    // OUTCOME
+    {
+      name: "outcome",
+      type: "select",
+      options: ["success", "denied", "error"],
+      required: true,
+    },
+    { name: "errorCode", type: "text" },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cc9b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import "reflect-metadata";
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { Container } from "inversify";
+import { bindAudit } from "./bind-audit";
+import { AUDIT_SYMBOLS } from "./symbols";
+import { NoopAuditLog } from "../noop-audit-log";
+import { StdoutJsonAuditLog } from "../stdout-json-audit-log";
+import { PayloadAuditLog } from "../payload-audit-log";
+import { MultiSinkAuditLog } from "../multi-sink-audit-log";
+import { TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog } from "../trace-id-enriching-audit-log";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+describe("bindAudit", () => {
+  it("defaults to MultiSinkAuditLog([payload, stdout]) when payloadConfig is provided", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    bindAudit(container, { payloadConfig: {} as never });
+    const auditLog = container.get<IAuditLog>(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog);
+    expect(auditLog).toBeInstanceOf(TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog);
+    expect((auditLog as unknown as { inner: unknown }).inner).toBeInstanceOf(MultiSinkAuditLog);
+  });
+
+  it("returns StdoutJsonAuditLog alone when payloadConfig omitted + default sinks", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    bindAudit(container, {});
+    const auditLog = container.get<IAuditLog>(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog);
+    expect(auditLog).toBeInstanceOf(TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog);
+    expect((auditLog as unknown as { inner: unknown }).inner).toBeInstanceOf(StdoutJsonAuditLog);
+  });
+
+  it("returns NoopAuditLog when sinks=[]", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    bindAudit(container, { sinks: [] });
+    const auditLog = container.get<IAuditLog>(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog);
+    expect(auditLog).toBeInstanceOf(TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog);
+    expect((auditLog as unknown as { inner: unknown }).inner).toBeInstanceOf(NoopAuditLog);
+  });
+
+  it("returns PayloadAuditLog when sinks=['payload'] only", () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+    bindAudit(container, { payloadConfig: {} as never, sinks: ["payload"] });
+    const auditLog = container.get<IAuditLog>(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog);
+    expect(auditLog).toBeInstanceOf(TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog);
+    expect((auditLog as unknown as { inner: unknown }).inner).toBeInstanceOf(PayloadAuditLog);
+  });
+
+  it("validates AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT in production", () => {
+    const env = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+    const oldEnv = env["NODE_ENV"];
+    const oldSalt = env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+    env["NODE_ENV"] = "production";
+    delete env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+    expect(() => bindAudit(new Container(), { sinks: ["stdout"] })).toThrow(
+      /AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT/,
+    );
+    env["NODE_ENV"] = oldEnv;
+    if (oldSalt) env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = oldSalt;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4154bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/bind-audit.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import "reflect-metadata";
+import type { Container } from "inversify";
+import { getPayload as _getPayload, type SanitizedConfig } from "payload";
+import { NoopAuditLog } from "../noop-audit-log";
+import { PayloadAuditLog } from "../payload-audit-log";
+import { StdoutJsonAuditLog } from "../stdout-json-audit-log";
+import { MultiSinkAuditLog } from "../multi-sink-audit-log";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+import { AUDIT_SYMBOLS } from "./symbols";
+import { TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog } from "../trace-id-enriching-audit-log";
+
+export type BindAuditOpts = {
+  /** Payload config; required if "payload" is in sinks. */
+  payloadConfig?: SanitizedConfig;
+  /** Sink selection. Default ["payload", "stdout"]. */
+  sinks?: ("payload" | "stdout")[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Binds an `IAuditLog` impl to the container under `AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog`.
+ *
+ * Default sink set: ["payload", "stdout"] — Payload local cache + structured
+ * JSON to stdout (operator wires a log shipper to the centralized aggregator).
+ *
+ * In production, AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT env var MUST be set. Boot fails fast
+ * if not — better to refuse to start than to ship audit data with a dev-fallback
+ * salt that an attacker could reverse.
+ *
+ * The returned auditLog is wrapped in TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog (Phase 4)
+ * so all sinks receive AuditEntry.correlationId auto-populated from the
+ * active OTel span. The inner sink/fan-out is accessible via `.inner`.
+ */
+export function bindAudit(
+  container: Container,
+  opts: BindAuditOpts = {},
+): { auditLog: IAuditLog } {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && !process.env.AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT environment variable is required in production. " +
+        "Generate via `openssl rand -hex 32` and store in your secrets manager.",
+    );
+  }
+
+  const sinkList = opts.sinks ?? ["payload", "stdout"];
+  const sinks: IAuditLog[] = [];
+  if (sinkList.includes("payload") && opts.payloadConfig) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    sinks.push(new PayloadAuditLog(opts.payloadConfig, _getPayload as any));
+  }
+  if (sinkList.includes("stdout")) {
+    sinks.push(new StdoutJsonAuditLog());
+  }
+
+  const inner: IAuditLog =
+    sinks.length > 1 ? new MultiSinkAuditLog(sinks)
+    : sinks.length === 1 ? sinks[0]!
+    : new NoopAuditLog();
+  const auditLog: IAuditLog = new TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog(inner);
+
+  if (container.isBound(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog)) {
+    container.unbind(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog);
+  }
+  container.bind<IAuditLog>(AUDIT_SYMBOLS.IAuditLog).toConstantValue(auditLog);
+
+  return { auditLog };
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/symbols.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/symbols.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..badb48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/di/symbols.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const AUDIT_SYMBOLS = {
+  IAuditLog: Symbol.for("core-audit:IAuditLog"),
+} as const;
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde4fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createAuditAfterReadHook } from "./audit-after-read-hook";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+function makeAuditLog(): IAuditLog & { recorded: AuditEntry[] } {
+  const recorded: AuditEntry[] = [];
+  return {
+    recorded,
+    async record(e) { recorded.push(e); },
+    eraseSubject: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+function baseOpts(auditLog: IAuditLog) {
+  return {
+    auditLog,
+    resourceType: "users",
+    feature: "auth",
+    environment: "test",
+    resolveTenant: () => "default",
+    containsPii: true,
+    piiCategories: ["email"],
+  };
+}
+
+describe("createAuditAfterReadHook", () => {
+  it("emits a VIEW entry with the resource type + feature + tenant", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook(baseOpts(auditLog));
+
+    const doc = { id: "abc", email: "x@y.com" };
+    const req = { user: { id: "user_1", roles: ["user"] }, headers: { "user-agent": "Mozilla" }, ip: "10.0.0.5" };
+    await hook({ doc, req } as never);
+
+    // Wait one tick for fire-and-forget to flush
+    await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+
+    expect(auditLog.recorded).toHaveLength(1);
+    const e = auditLog.recorded[0]!;
+    expect(e.action).toBe("VIEW");
+    expect(e.resource.type).toBe("users");
+    expect(e.resource.id).toBe("abc");
+    expect(e.actorId).toBe("user_1");
+    expect(e.actorRoles).toEqual(["user"]);
+    expect(e.scope.feature).toBe("auth");
+    expect(e.scope.tenant).toBe("default");
+    expect(e.containsPii).toBe(true);
+    expect(e.piiCategories).toEqual(["email"]);
+    expect(e.outcome).toBe("success");
+    expect(e.from.ipTruncated).toBe("10.0.0.0");  // /24 truncation applied
+  });
+
+  it("uses 'system' actor when req.user is null", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook(baseOpts(auditLog));
+    await hook({ doc: { id: "abc" }, req: { user: null, headers: {} } } as never);
+    await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+    expect(auditLog.recorded[0]!.actorId).toBe("system");
+    expect(auditLog.recorded[0]!.actorType).toBe("system");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to 'internal' / 'payload-internal' sentinels when no IP/UA", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook(baseOpts(auditLog));
+    await hook({ doc: { id: "abc" }, req: { user: null, headers: {} } } as never);
+    await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+    expect(auditLog.recorded[0]!.from.ipTruncated).toBe("internal");
+    expect(auditLog.recorded[0]!.from.userAgent).toBe("payload-internal");
+  });
+
+  it("shouldSkip predicate prevents emission", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook({ ...baseOpts(auditLog), shouldSkip: () => true });
+    await hook({ doc: { id: "abc" }, req: { user: null, headers: {} } } as never);
+    await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+    expect(auditLog.recorded).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the doc unchanged (afterRead hook contract)", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook(baseOpts(auditLog));
+    const doc = { id: "abc", title: "Hello" };
+    const result = await hook({ doc, req: { user: null, headers: {} } } as never);
+    expect(result).toBe(doc);
+  });
+
+  it("audit-sink failures do not propagate (fire-and-forget)", async () => {
+    const auditLog: IAuditLog = {
+      record: async () => { throw new Error("sink-failed"); },
+      eraseSubject: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    const errSpy = vi.spyOn(process.stderr, "write").mockImplementation(() => true);
+    const hook = createAuditAfterReadHook(baseOpts(auditLog));
+    await expect(
+      hook({ doc: { id: "abc" }, req: { user: null, headers: {} } } as never),
+    ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    // Give the microtask queue a moment to flush the catch handler
+    await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+    expect(errSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    errSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa759f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-after-read-hook.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import type { CollectionAfterReadHook } from "payload";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import { truncateIp } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+export type AuditAfterReadHookOpts = {
+  auditLog: IAuditLog;
+  /** Resource type for AuditEntry.resource.type (e.g., "users"). */
+  resourceType: string;
+  /** Feature attribution for AuditEntry.scope.feature. */
+  feature: string;
+  /** Deployment environment. */
+  environment: string;
+  /** Tenant resolver — single-tenant projects return "default". */
+  resolveTenant: (req: { user?: { id: string; tenantId?: string } | null }) => string;
+  /** Whether this collection contains PII. Propagates to every entry. */
+  containsPii: boolean;
+  /** Optional PII categories applicable to all entries from this collection. */
+  piiCategories?: string[];
+  /** Optional predicate; return true to skip emitting an entry. */
+  shouldSkip?: (args: { req: unknown; doc: { id: string | number } }) => boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Payload afterRead hook factory. Emits a VIEW AuditEntry per document read.
+ * Per-collection opt-in: install via `hooks.afterRead: [createAuditAfterReadHook(...)]`
+ * on the collection config.
+ *
+ * Fire-and-forget: a failing audit sink does NOT propagate up to break the
+ * user-facing read. Failures emit a structured error to stderr (visible to
+ * the same log shipper as audit entries themselves).
+ *
+ * Combine with use-case-level record() calls for app-facing reads; this hook
+ * covers direct CMS/admin/programmatic reads. The use-case path captures
+ * "why" (reason); this hook captures "the system saw this doc".
+ */
+export function createAuditAfterReadHook(
+  opts: AuditAfterReadHookOpts,
+): CollectionAfterReadHook {
+  return async ({ doc, req }) => {
+    if (opts.shouldSkip?.({ req, doc: doc as { id: string | number } })) {
+      return doc;
+    }
+
+    const actor = (req as { user?: { id: string; roles?: string[]; tenantId?: string } | null }).user;
+    const entry: AuditEntry = {
+      actorId: actor?.id ?? "system",
+      actorType: actor ? "user" : "system",
+      actorRoles: actor?.roles ?? [],
+      action: "VIEW",
+      resource: {
+        type: opts.resourceType,
+        id: typeof doc.id === "string" || typeof doc.id === "number" ? String(doc.id) : undefined,
+      },
+      at: new Date(),
+      scope: {
+        feature: opts.feature,
+        environment: opts.environment,
+        tenant: opts.resolveTenant(req as { user?: { id: string; tenantId?: string } | null }),
+      },
+      reason: "payload-afterRead-hook",
+      from: {
+        ipTruncated: extractIpTruncated(req) ?? "internal",
+        userAgent: extractUserAgent(req) ?? "payload-internal",
+      },
+      containsPii: opts.containsPii,
+      piiCategories: opts.piiCategories,
+      outcome: "success",
+    };
+
+    // Fire-and-forget — never break the read.
+    void opts.auditLog.record(entry).catch((err: unknown) => {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          _type: "audit-hook-error",
+          hook: "afterRead",
+          resourceType: opts.resourceType,
+          error: String(err),
+          at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        }) + "\n",
+      );
+    });
+
+    return doc;
+  };
+}
+
+function extractIpTruncated(req: unknown): string | undefined {
+  const r = req as { ip?: string; headers?: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> };
+  const rawIp = r.ip ?? r.headers?.["x-forwarded-for"];
+  if (!rawIp) return undefined;
+  const candidate = Array.isArray(rawIp) ? rawIp[0]! : rawIp.split(",")[0]!.trim();
+  try {
+    return truncateIp(candidate);
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+function extractUserAgent(req: unknown): string | undefined {
+  const r = req as { headers?: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> };
+  const ua = r.headers?.["user-agent"];
+  if (!ua) return undefined;
+  return Array.isArray(ua) ? ua[0] : ua;
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b7fb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createAuditErasureHook } from "./audit-erasure-hook";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+function makeAuditLog(): IAuditLog {
+  return {
+    record: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    eraseSubject: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
+}
+
+/** Minimal CollectionAfterDeleteHook args shape (only `doc` matters here). */
+function hookArgs(id: unknown) {
+  return {
+    doc: { id },
+    req: {} as never,
+    id: String(id),
+    collection: {} as never,
+    context: {},
+  };
+}
+
+describe("createAuditErasureHook", () => {
+  it("defaults to 'pseudonymize' mode", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs("user_1") as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_1", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("respects explicit mode='delete'", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog, mode: "delete" });
+    await hook(hookArgs("user_2") as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_2", "delete");
+  });
+
+  it("coerces numeric id to string", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(42) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("42", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is undefined", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(undefined) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is null", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(null) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is an object", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs({ nested: true }) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6001ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { CollectionAfterDeleteHook } from "payload";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+export type AuditErasureHookOpts = {
+  /** The audit log impl that will perform the erasure. */
+  auditLog: IAuditLog;
+  /**
+   * Erasure mode. Defaults to "pseudonymize" — the softer option that
+   * retains the audit trail shape while removing PII linkage. Use
+   * "delete" only when the data-subject specifically requests hard removal.
+   */
+  mode?: "pseudonymize" | "delete";
+};
+
+/**
+ * Payload `afterDelete` hook factory for GDPR erasure.
+ *
+ * Wire this on any collection whose `id` doubles as an audit subject
+ * (e.g., the users collection). When Payload deletes a document, the
+ * hook calls `auditLog.eraseSubject(String(doc.id), mode)`, removing
+ * or pseudonymizing all audit entries recorded for that actor.
+ *
+ * The hook has no schema-specific knowledge — it works on any collection
+ * that stores the subject identifier as its document `id`.
+ *
+ * Non-string, non-numeric ids are silently skipped (safe guard against
+ * undefined/null that Payload may produce in edge cases).
+ */
+export function createAuditErasureHook(
+  opts: AuditErasureHookOpts,
+): CollectionAfterDeleteHook {
+  const mode = opts.mode ?? "pseudonymize";
+  return async ({ doc }) => {
+    if (typeof doc.id === "string" || typeof doc.id === "number") {
+      await opts.auditLog.eraseSubject(String(doc.id), mode);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/index.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/index.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11dcd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/hooks/index.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export {
+  createAuditErasureHook,
+  type AuditErasureHookOpts,
+} from "./audit-erasure-hook";
+export {
+  createAuditAfterReadHook,
+  type AuditAfterReadHookOpts,
+} from "./audit-after-read-hook";
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/index.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/index.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a76b85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+export type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+export type { AuditEntry, AuditAction, AuditFrom } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+export { NoopAuditLog } from "./noop-audit-log";
+export { StdoutJsonAuditLog } from "./stdout-json-audit-log";
+export { PayloadAuditLog } from "./payload-audit-log";
+export { MultiSinkAuditLog } from "./multi-sink-audit-log";
+export { auditLogsCollection } from "./audit-logs-collection";
+export { bindAudit, type BindAuditOpts } from "./di/bind-audit";
+export { TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog } from "./trace-id-enriching-audit-log";
+export { AUDIT_SYMBOLS } from "./di/symbols";
+// Phase 3 — GDPR erasure
+export { pseudonymize } from "./pseudonymize";
+export {
+  createAuditErasureHook,
+  type AuditErasureHookOpts,
+} from "./hooks/audit-erasure-hook";
+// Phase 5 — VIEW capture
+export {
+  createAuditAfterReadHook,
+  type AuditAfterReadHookOpts,
+} from "./hooks";
+export {
+  createAuditRouter,
+  auditRouter,
+  type AuditRouter,
+} from "./integrations/api/router";
+export {
+  auditProcedure,
+  type AdminTrpcUser,
+} from "./integrations/api/procedures";
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/procedures.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/procedures.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a80e4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/procedures.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { t } from "@repo/core-shared/trpc/init";
+import { defineErrorMiddleware } from "@repo/core-shared/trpc/define-error-middleware";
+
+/**
+ * The minimum user shape that the adminOnly middleware expects to find on `ctx`.
+ * Apps must include this field when creating their tRPC context for requests
+ * that may reach admin procedures. Unauthenticated requests leave `user`
+ * undefined, which the middleware treats as non-admin.
+ */
+export type AdminTrpcUser = {
+  roles: string[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Middleware that blocks non-admin callers.
+ *
+ * Reads `ctx.user?.roles` from the tRPC context. Throws FORBIDDEN if the
+ * user is absent or lacks the "admin" role. Apps that mount the auditRouter
+ * must set `ctx.user` with the authenticated user's roles.
+ */
+const adminOnly = t.middleware(({ ctx, next }) => {
+  const user = (ctx as { user?: AdminTrpcUser }).user;
+  if (!user?.roles.includes("admin")) {
+    throw new TRPCError({
+      code: "FORBIDDEN",
+      message: "Admin role required",
+    });
+  }
+  return next({ ctx: { ...ctx, user } });
+});
+
+/**
+ * Base procedure for all audit admin routes.
+ *
+ * - `adminOnly` middleware gates every mutation/query.
+ * - `defineErrorMiddleware([])` — no audit-specific domain errors need tRPC
+ *   mapping; the FORBIDDEN thrown by `adminOnly` is a plain TRPCError and
+ *   propagates unchanged.
+ */
+export const auditProcedure = t.procedure
+  .use(adminOnly)
+  .use(defineErrorMiddleware([]));
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3e755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createAuditRouter } from "./router";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../../audit-log.interface";
+import type { AdminTrpcUser } from "./procedures";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal harness: create a tRPC caller directly from the router so we
+ * don't need a real HTTP layer.
+ */
+function makeCallerWithUser(
+  auditLog: IAuditLog,
+  user?: AdminTrpcUser,
+) {
+  const router = createAuditRouter(auditLog);
+  // Use the tRPC caller factory to invoke mutations directly in tests.
+  return router.createCaller({ user } as Record<string, unknown>);
+}
+
+function makeAuditLog(): IAuditLog {
+  return {
+    record: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    eraseSubject: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("auditRouter.eraseSubject", () => {
+  it("throws FORBIDDEN when ctx.user is absent", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, undefined);
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.eraseSubject({ actorId: "user_1", mode: "pseudonymize" }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "FORBIDDEN" });
+
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("throws FORBIDDEN when user lacks admin role", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, { roles: ["editor", "viewer"] });
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.eraseSubject({ actorId: "user_1", mode: "pseudonymize" }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "FORBIDDEN" });
+
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("calls eraseSubject with pseudonymize mode for an admin user", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, { roles: ["admin"] });
+
+    const result = await caller.eraseSubject({
+      actorId: "user_1",
+      mode: "pseudonymize",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_1", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("calls eraseSubject with delete mode for an admin user", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, { roles: ["admin"] });
+
+    const result = await caller.eraseSubject({
+      actorId: "user_2",
+      mode: "delete",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_2", "delete");
+  });
+
+  it("defaults mode to 'pseudonymize' when not provided", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, { roles: ["admin"] });
+
+    // mode has a .default("pseudonymize") in the schema
+    await caller.eraseSubject({ actorId: "user_3", mode: "pseudonymize" });
+
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_3", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects empty actorId (schema validation)", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const caller = makeCallerWithUser(auditLog, { roles: ["admin"] });
+
+    await expect(
+      caller.eraseSubject({ actorId: "", mode: "pseudonymize" }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1026e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/integrations/api/router.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { t } from "@repo/core-shared/trpc/init";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../../audit-log.interface";
+import { auditProcedure } from "./procedures";
+
+/**
+ * Creates the audit admin tRPC router.
+ *
+ * The `auditLog` parameter is captured at router-creation time. Apps that
+ * mount this router must pass the `IAuditLog` impl returned by `bindAudit`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * const { auditLog } = bindAudit(container, { payloadConfig, sinks: ["payload", "stdout"] });
+ * const appRouter = t.router({ ..., audit: createAuditRouter(auditLog) });
+ * ```
+ */
+export function createAuditRouter(auditLog: IAuditLog) {
+  return t.router({
+    eraseSubject: auditProcedure
+      .input(
+        z
+          .object({
+            actorId: z.string().min(1),
+            mode: z.enum(["pseudonymize", "delete"]).default("pseudonymize"),
+          })
+          .strict(),
+      )
+      .mutation(async ({ input }) => {
+        await auditLog.eraseSubject(input.actorId, input.mode);
+        return { ok: true as const };
+      }),
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convenience singleton for projects that have a single audit log instance.
+ * Most callers should use `createAuditRouter` and pass the IAuditLog explicitly.
+ * This export is a stub that throws at call time if auditLog has not been
+ * provided — it exists for type inference purposes (`AuditRouter`).
+ */
+export const auditRouter = createAuditRouter(
+  new Proxy({} as IAuditLog, {
+    get(_target, prop) {
+      if (prop === "then") return undefined; // not a Promise
+      throw new Error(
+        `auditRouter singleton used without providing an IAuditLog. ` +
+          `Use createAuditRouter(auditLog) instead.`,
+      );
+    },
+  }),
+);
+
+export type AuditRouter = ReturnType<typeof createAuditRouter>;
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63c9961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { MultiSinkAuditLog } from "./multi-sink-audit-log";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+const sample: AuditEntry = {
+  actorId: "user_1",
+  actorType: "user",
+  actorRoles: [],
+  action: "VIEW",
+  resource: { type: "articles" },
+  at: new Date(),
+  scope: { feature: "blog", environment: "test", tenant: "default" },
+  from: { ipTruncated: "10.0.0.0", userAgent: "test" },
+  containsPii: false,
+  outcome: "success",
+};
+
+function makeRecorder(): IAuditLog & { records: AuditEntry[]; erasures: string[] } {
+  const records: AuditEntry[] = [];
+  const erasures: string[] = [];
+  return {
+    records,
+    erasures,
+    async record(e) { records.push(e); },
+    async eraseSubject(actorId) { erasures.push(actorId); },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("MultiSinkAuditLog", () => {
+  it("record() fans out to every sink", async () => {
+    const a = makeRecorder();
+    const b = makeRecorder();
+    const m = new MultiSinkAuditLog([a, b]);
+    await m.record(sample);
+    expect(a.records).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(b.records).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("settle-all: one sink failing does not skip others", async () => {
+    const errSpy = vi.spyOn(process.stderr, "write").mockImplementation(() => true);
+    const a: IAuditLog = { record: async () => { throw new Error("a-fail"); }, eraseSubject: async () => {} };
+    const b = makeRecorder();
+    const m = new MultiSinkAuditLog([a, b]);
+
+    await m.record(sample);
+
+    expect(b.records).toHaveLength(1);  // b still received the entry
+    expect(errSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const written = errSpy.mock.calls[0]![0] as string;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(written.trimEnd());
+    expect(parsed._type).toBe("audit-sink-error");
+    expect(parsed.error).toContain("a-fail");
+    errSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("eraseSubject() fans out to every sink", async () => {
+    const a = makeRecorder();
+    const b = makeRecorder();
+    const m = new MultiSinkAuditLog([a, b]);
+    await m.eraseSubject("user_1", "delete");
+    expect(a.erasures).toEqual(["user_1"]);
+    expect(b.erasures).toEqual(["user_1"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0be9b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/multi-sink-audit-log.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+/**
+ * Fan-out wrapper. Delivers each entry to every inner sink with settle-all
+ * semantics — one failing sink doesn't drop the audit entry from others.
+ *
+ * Failures emit a structured `audit-sink-error` JSON line to stderr.
+ * Stderr (not via OTel/Sentry) avoids recursion: if Sentry is one of the
+ * sinks failing and we routed the error back through Sentry's reporter,
+ * we'd loop. Stderr is consumed by the same log shipper as audit entries
+ * themselves, so the operator sees the failure in their aggregator.
+ */
+export class MultiSinkAuditLog implements IAuditLog {
+  constructor(private readonly sinks: IAuditLog[]) {}
+
+  async record(entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void> {
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(this.sinks.map((s) => s.record(entry)));
+    for (const r of results) {
+      if (r.status === "rejected") {
+        this.reportSinkError(r.reason);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async eraseSubject(actorId: string, mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void> {
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+      this.sinks.map((s) => s.eraseSubject(actorId, mode)),
+    );
+    for (const r of results) {
+      if (r.status === "rejected") {
+        this.reportSinkError(r.reason);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private reportSinkError(reason: unknown): void {
+    const line = JSON.stringify({
+      _type: "audit-sink-error",
+      error: String(reason),
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+    process.stderr.write(line + "\n");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68cdd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { NoopAuditLog } from "./noop-audit-log";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+
+describe("NoopAuditLog", () => {
+  const sample: AuditEntry = {
+    actorId: "user_1",
+    actorType: "user",
+    actorRoles: [],
+    action: "VIEW",
+    resource: { type: "articles", id: "1" },
+    at: new Date(),
+    scope: { feature: "blog", environment: "test", tenant: "default" },
+    from: { ipTruncated: "10.0.0.0", userAgent: "test" },
+    containsPii: false,
+    outcome: "success",
+  };
+
+  it("record() is a no-op that does not throw", async () => {
+    const log = new NoopAuditLog();
+    await expect(log.record(sample)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("eraseSubject() is a no-op that does not throw", async () => {
+    const log = new NoopAuditLog();
+    await expect(log.eraseSubject("user_1", "pseudonymize")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(log.eraseSubject("user_1", "delete")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d9e5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/noop-audit-log.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+export class NoopAuditLog implements IAuditLog {
+  async record(_entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void> {
+    // intentional no-op
+  }
+  async eraseSubject(_actorId: string, _mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void> {
+    // intentional no-op
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e37e5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { PayloadAuditLog } from "./payload-audit-log";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+
+const sample: AuditEntry = {
+  actorId: "user_1",
+  actorType: "user",
+  actorRoles: ["admin"],
+  action: "UPDATE",
+  resource: { type: "articles", id: "abc" },
+  changedFields: ["title", "body"],
+  at: new Date("2026-05-11T10:00:00.000Z"),
+  scope: { feature: "blog", environment: "production", tenant: "default" },
+  from: { ipTruncated: "10.0.0.0", userAgent: "Mozilla/5.0" },
+  containsPii: false,
+  outcome: "success",
+};
+
+describe("PayloadAuditLog.record", () => {
+  it("maps AuditEntry → flat collection doc + calls payload.create", async () => {
+    const mockCreate = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: "doc_1" });
+    const mockGetPayload = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ create: mockCreate });
+    const log = new PayloadAuditLog({} as never, mockGetPayload);
+
+    await log.record(sample);
+
+    expect(mockCreate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const call = mockCreate.mock.calls[0]![0] as { collection: string; data: Record<string, unknown> };
+    expect(call.collection).toBe("audit-logs");
+    expect(call.data.actorId).toBe("user_1");
+    expect(call.data.action).toBe("UPDATE");
+    expect(call.data.resourceType).toBe("articles");
+    expect(call.data.resourceId).toBe("abc");
+    expect(call.data.changedFields).toEqual(["title", "body"]);
+    expect(call.data.scopeFeature).toBe("blog");
+    expect(call.data.scopeTenant).toBe("default");
+    expect(call.data.ipTruncated).toBe("10.0.0.0");
+    expect(call.data.containsPii).toBe(false);
+    expect(call.data.outcome).toBe("success");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("PayloadAuditLog.eraseSubject", () => {
+  const originalSalt = process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = "test-salt-erase";
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalSalt === undefined) {
+      delete process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+    } else {
+      process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = originalSalt;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("mode='delete' calls payload.delete with the correct where clause + overrideAccess", async () => {
+    const mockDelete = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const mockGetPayload = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ delete: mockDelete });
+    const log = new PayloadAuditLog({} as never, mockGetPayload);
+
+    await log.eraseSubject("user_1", "delete");
+
+    expect(mockDelete).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const call = mockDelete.mock.calls[0]![0] as {
+      collection: string;
+      where: Record<string, unknown>;
+      overrideAccess: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(call.collection).toBe("audit-logs");
+    expect(call.where).toEqual({ actorId: { equals: "user_1" } });
+    expect(call.overrideAccess).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("mode='pseudonymize' finds matching docs and updates each actorId to the pseudonym", async () => {
+    const mockFind = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      docs: [{ id: "doc_a" }, { id: "doc_b" }],
+    });
+    const mockUpdate = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const mockGetPayload = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      find: mockFind,
+      update: mockUpdate,
+    });
+    const log = new PayloadAuditLog({} as never, mockGetPayload);
+
+    await log.eraseSubject("user_1", "pseudonymize");
+
+    // find must use overrideAccess + limit=10_000
+    const findCall = mockFind.mock.calls[0]![0] as {
+      collection: string;
+      where: Record<string, unknown>;
+      limit: number;
+      overrideAccess: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(findCall.collection).toBe("audit-logs");
+    expect(findCall.where).toEqual({ actorId: { equals: "user_1" } });
+    expect(findCall.limit).toBe(10_000);
+    expect(findCall.overrideAccess).toBe(true);
+
+    // update called for each doc
+    expect(mockUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    const updateCalls = mockUpdate.mock.calls as Array<
+      [{ collection: string; id: string; data: Record<string, unknown>; overrideAccess: boolean }]
+    >;
+    expect(updateCalls[0]![0].id).toBe("doc_a");
+    expect(updateCalls[1]![0].id).toBe("doc_b");
+
+    // both updates replace actorId with the same pseudonym
+    const pseudonym = updateCalls[0]![0].data["actorId"] as string;
+    expect(pseudonym).toMatch(/^erased-[0-9a-f]{16}$/);
+    expect(updateCalls[1]![0].data["actorId"]).toBe(pseudonym);
+
+    // overrideAccess bypasses the append-only rule
+    expect(updateCalls[0]![0].overrideAccess).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("mode='pseudonymize' with no matching docs does not call update", async () => {
+    const mockFind = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ docs: [] });
+    const mockUpdate = vi.fn();
+    const mockGetPayload = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ find: mockFind, update: mockUpdate });
+    const log = new PayloadAuditLog({} as never, mockGetPayload);
+
+    await log.eraseSubject("unknown_user", "pseudonymize");
+
+    expect(mockUpdate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca64543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/payload-audit-log.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from "payload";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+import { pseudonymize } from "./pseudonymize";
+
+type GetPayload = (args: { config: SanitizedConfig }) => Promise<{
+  create: (args: { collection: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }) => Promise<unknown>;
+  find: (args: {
+    collection: string;
+    where: Record<string, unknown>;
+    limit: number;
+    overrideAccess: true;
+  }) => Promise<{ docs: Array<{ id: string | number }> }>;
+  update: (args: {
+    collection: string;
+    id: string | number;
+    data: Record<string, unknown>;
+    overrideAccess: true;
+  }) => Promise<unknown>;
+  delete: (args: {
+    collection: string;
+    where: Record<string, unknown>;
+    overrideAccess: true;
+  }) => Promise<unknown>;
+}>;
+
+/**
+ * Local-cache audit sink: writes entries to the `audit-logs` Payload
+ * collection. The collection is append-only by access-rule
+ * (`update: () => false`); the eraseSubject path uses `overrideAccess: true`
+ * to bypass for the privileged GDPR pseudonymization op.
+ *
+ * The getPayload param is injectable for tests; production callers pass
+ * the real `getPayload` from `payload`.
+ */
+export class PayloadAuditLog implements IAuditLog {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly config: SanitizedConfig,
+    private readonly getPayload: GetPayload,
+  ) {}
+
+  async record(entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void> {
+    const payload = await this.getPayload({ config: this.config });
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: "audit-logs",
+      data: {
+        actorId: entry.actorId,
+        actorType: entry.actorType,
+        actorRoles: entry.actorRoles,
+        action: entry.action,
+        resourceType: entry.resource.type,
+        resourceId: entry.resource.id ?? null,
+        changedFields: entry.changedFields ?? null,
+        scopeFeature: entry.scope.feature,
+        scopeEnvironment: entry.scope.environment,
+        scopeTenant: entry.scope.tenant,
+        reason: entry.reason ?? null,
+        correlationId: entry.correlationId ?? null,
+        requestId: entry.requestId ?? null,
+        ipTruncated: entry.from.ipTruncated,
+        userAgent: entry.from.userAgent,
+        containsPii: entry.containsPii,
+        piiCategories: entry.piiCategories ?? null,
+        outcome: entry.outcome,
+        errorCode: entry.errorCode ?? null,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async eraseSubject(actorId: string, mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void> {
+    const payload = await this.getPayload({ config: this.config });
+
+    if (mode === "delete") {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection: "audit-logs",
+        where: { actorId: { equals: actorId } },
+        overrideAccess: true,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // mode === "pseudonymize"
+    // Fetch all matching docs. Limit is 10_000 — a subject with more than
+    // 10k audit entries will not have all entries pseudonymized in one call.
+    // This is an accepted v1 limitation; callers may loop if needed.
+    const { docs } = await payload.find({
+      collection: "audit-logs",
+      where: { actorId: { equals: actorId } },
+      limit: 10_000,
+      overrideAccess: true,
+    });
+
+    const pseudonym = pseudonymize(actorId);
+    for (const doc of docs) {
+      await payload.update({
+        collection: "audit-logs",
+        id: doc.id,
+        data: { actorId: pseudonym },
+        overrideAccess: true,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d737c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { pseudonymize } from "./pseudonymize";
+
+describe("pseudonymize", () => {
+  const originalSalt = process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = "test-salt-1";
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalSalt === undefined) {
+      delete process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+    } else {
+      process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = originalSalt;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns a string prefixed with 'erased-'", () => {
+    const result = pseudonymize("user_42");
+    expect(result).toMatch(/^erased-/);
+  });
+
+  it("produces exactly 16 hex chars after the prefix", () => {
+    const result = pseudonymize("user_42");
+    const hex = result.slice("erased-".length);
+    expect(hex).toHaveLength(16);
+    expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]+$/);
+  });
+
+  it("is deterministic — same salt + actorId always yields the same token", () => {
+    const a = pseudonymize("user_42");
+    const b = pseudonymize("user_42");
+    expect(a).toBe(b);
+  });
+
+  it("differs when actorId differs (same salt)", () => {
+    const a = pseudonymize("user_42");
+    const b = pseudonymize("user_99");
+    expect(a).not.toBe(b);
+  });
+
+  it("differs when the salt changes", () => {
+    const withSalt1 = pseudonymize("user_42");
+
+    process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] = "test-salt-2";
+    const withSalt2 = pseudonymize("user_42");
+
+    expect(withSalt1).not.toBe(withSalt2);
+  });
+
+  it("uses the fallback salt when env var is absent", () => {
+    delete process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"];
+    // Should not throw; just use the fallback.
+    const result = pseudonymize("user_1");
+    expect(result).toMatch(/^erased-[0-9a-f]{16}$/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4439cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/pseudonymize.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+
+/**
+ * Produces a stable, irreversible token for a GDPR-erased actorId.
+ *
+ * Format: `erased-<first-16-hex-chars-of-sha256(salt:actorId)>`
+ *
+ * The salt is read from `AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT` env at call time so that
+ * production binding can pre-validate the var at boot (see `bindAudit`)
+ * while tests can override it per-test via `process.env`.
+ *
+ * Fallback salt is intentionally weak and labelled so that any token
+ * produced with it is recognisable as a dev/test artefact.
+ */
+export function pseudonymize(actorId: string): string {
+  const salt =
+    process.env["AUDIT_PSEUDONYM_SALT"] ?? "dev-fallback-salt-replace-in-prod";
+  const hash = createHash("sha256")
+    .update(`${salt}:${actorId}`)
+    .digest("hex");
+  return `erased-${hash.slice(0, 16)}`;
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e32ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { StdoutJsonAuditLog } from "./stdout-json-audit-log";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+
+const sample: AuditEntry = {
+  actorId: "user_1",
+  actorType: "user",
+  actorRoles: ["admin"],
+  action: "CREATE",
+  resource: { type: "articles", id: "abc" },
+  at: new Date("2026-05-11T10:00:00.000Z"),
+  scope: { feature: "blog", environment: "production", tenant: "default" },
+  from: { ipTruncated: "10.0.0.0", userAgent: "Mozilla/5.0" },
+  containsPii: false,
+  outcome: "success",
+};
+
+describe("StdoutJsonAuditLog", () => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  let writeSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn<any, any>>;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    writeSpy = vi.spyOn(process.stdout, "write").mockImplementation(() => true);
+  });
+
+  it("record() writes one JSON line per entry to stdout", async () => {
+    const log = new StdoutJsonAuditLog();
+    await log.record(sample);
+    expect(writeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const written = writeSpy.mock.calls[0]![0] as string;
+    expect(written.endsWith("\n")).toBe(true);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(written.trimEnd());
+    expect(parsed._type).toBe("audit");
+    expect(parsed.actorId).toBe("user_1");
+    expect(parsed.action).toBe("CREATE");
+    expect(parsed.at).toBe("2026-05-11T10:00:00.000Z");  // ISO 8601 serialization
+  });
+
+  it("eraseSubject() emits a tombstone with mode + actorId", async () => {
+    const log = new StdoutJsonAuditLog();
+    await log.eraseSubject("user_1", "pseudonymize");
+    expect(writeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const written = writeSpy.mock.calls[0]![0] as string;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(written.trimEnd());
+    expect(parsed._type).toBe("audit-erasure");
+    expect(parsed.actorId).toBe("user_1");
+    expect(parsed.mode).toBe("pseudonymize");
+    expect(typeof parsed.at).toBe("string");  // ISO 8601 timestamp
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d46493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/stdout-json-audit-log.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+/**
+ * Writes one structured JSON line per audit entry to stdout. A log shipper
+ * (Vector, Fluent Bit) picks these up and forwards to the centralized
+ * aggregator (Grafana Cloud, Datadog, Loki EU, etc.).
+ *
+ * Lines include a `_type` discriminator so the shipper can route:
+ *   "audit"          → audit entry
+ *   "audit-erasure"  → GDPR erasure tombstone
+ *
+ * `eraseSubject` is best-effort: past stdout lines can't be retroactively
+ * removed. The tombstone informs the downstream aggregator to filter/delete.
+ */
+export class StdoutJsonAuditLog implements IAuditLog {
+  async record(entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void> {
+    const serialized = JSON.stringify({
+      _type: "audit",
+      ...entry,
+      at: entry.at.toISOString(),
+    });
+    process.stdout.write(serialized + "\n");
+  }
+
+  async eraseSubject(actorId: string, mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void> {
+    const tombstone = {
+      _type: "audit-erasure",
+      actorId,
+      mode,
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(tombstone) + "\n");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59147d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.test.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { context, trace } from "@opentelemetry/api";
+import { AsyncLocalStorageContextManager } from "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks";
+import { BasicTracerProvider, InMemorySpanExporter, SimpleSpanProcessor } from "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base";
+import { TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog } from "./trace-id-enriching-audit-log";
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+// Register async context manager so startActiveSpan propagates context.
+const ctxManager = new AsyncLocalStorageContextManager();
+ctxManager.enable();
+context.setGlobalContextManager(ctxManager);
+
+function setupProvider(): { exporter: InMemorySpanExporter; provider: BasicTracerProvider } {
+  const exporter = new InMemorySpanExporter();
+  const provider = new BasicTracerProvider({
+    spanProcessors: [new SimpleSpanProcessor(exporter)],
+  });
+  trace.setGlobalTracerProvider(provider);
+  return { exporter, provider };
+}
+
+const sample: AuditEntry = {
+  actorId: "user_1",
+  actorType: "user",
+  actorRoles: [],
+  action: "VIEW",
+  resource: { type: "articles" },
+  at: new Date(),
+  scope: { feature: "blog", environment: "test", tenant: "default" },
+  from: { ipTruncated: "10.0.0.0", userAgent: "test" },
+  containsPii: false,
+  outcome: "success",
+};
+
+function makeInner(): IAuditLog & { records: AuditEntry[] } {
+  const records: AuditEntry[] = [];
+  return {
+    records,
+    async record(e) {
+      records.push(e);
+    },
+    eraseSubject: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog", () => {
+  let exporter: InMemorySpanExporter;
+  let provider: BasicTracerProvider;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    ({ exporter, provider } = setupProvider());
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await provider.shutdown();
+    trace.disable();
+    void exporter;
+  });
+
+  it("passes through when no active span", async () => {
+    const inner = makeInner();
+    const wrapper = new TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog(inner);
+    await wrapper.record(sample);
+    expect(inner.records[0]!.correlationId).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("auto-populates correlationId from active span", async () => {
+    const inner = makeInner();
+    const wrapper = new TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog(inner);
+    const tracer = trace.getTracer("test");
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      tracer.startActiveSpan("test", async (span) => {
+        await wrapper.record(sample);
+        const expected = span.spanContext().traceId;
+        expect(inner.records[0]!.correlationId).toBe(expected);
+        span.end();
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("explicit correlationId wins over auto-populated", async () => {
+    const inner = makeInner();
+    const wrapper = new TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog(inner);
+    const tracer = trace.getTracer("test");
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      tracer.startActiveSpan("test", async (span) => {
+        await wrapper.record({ ...sample, correlationId: "explicit-trace-id" });
+        expect(inner.records[0]!.correlationId).toBe("explicit-trace-id");
+        span.end();
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("eraseSubject passes through unchanged", async () => {
+    const eraseSpy = vi.fn();
+    const inner: IAuditLog = { record: vi.fn(), eraseSubject: eraseSpy };
+    const wrapper = new TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog(inner);
+    await wrapper.eraseSubject("user_1", "delete");
+    expect(eraseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_1", "delete");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6829ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/src/trace-id-enriching-audit-log.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { AuditEntry } from "@repo/core-shared/audit";
+import { currentTraceId } from "@repo/core-shared/instrumentation";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "./audit-log.interface";
+
+/**
+ * Decorates any IAuditLog by auto-populating AuditEntry.correlationId from
+ * the active OTel span (when present and the caller didn't supply a value).
+ * Caller-supplied correlationId always wins — explicit > implicit.
+ *
+ * Applied at bind time by bindAudit so all sinks see entries with
+ * correlationId already set. Single source of truth for the OTel-audit bridge.
+ */
+export class TraceIdEnrichingAuditLog implements IAuditLog {
+  constructor(readonly inner: IAuditLog) {}
+
+  async record(entry: AuditEntry): Promise<void> {
+    if (entry.correlationId) {
+      return this.inner.record(entry);
+    }
+    const traceId = currentTraceId();
+    if (!traceId) {
+      return this.inner.record(entry);
+    }
+    return this.inner.record({ ...entry, correlationId: traceId });
+  }
+
+  eraseSubject(actorId: string, mode: "pseudonymize" | "delete"): Promise<void> {
+    return this.inner.eraseSubject(actorId, mode);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/tsconfig.json.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/tsconfig.json.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8facef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/tsconfig.json.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@repo/core-typescript/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/turbo.json.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/turbo.json.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb8fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/turbo.json.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": ["//"],
+  "tags": ["core"]
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/vitest.config.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/vitest.config.ts.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee07c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/core-package/audit/vitest.config.ts.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import { mergeConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import { nodeVitestConfig } from "@repo/core-typescript/vitest.base.node";
+
+export default mergeConfig(nodeVitestConfig, {
+  resolve: {
+    alias: { "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src") },
+  },
+});