diff --git a/internal/aw/aw.go b/internal/aw/aw.go
index e322e16..920ea7f 100644
--- a/internal/aw/aw.go
+++ b/internal/aw/aw.go
@@ -68,3 +68,57 @@ func hostname() string {
 	}
 	return "keel"
 }
+
+type eventJSON struct {
+	Timestamp time.Time      `json:"timestamp"`
+	Duration  float64        `json:"duration"`
+	Data      map[string]any `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// Insert posts a single event to the bucket. The AW events endpoint takes a
+// JSON array, so the event is wrapped in a one-element list.
+func (c *Client) Insert(ctx context.Context, bucketID string, e Event) error {
+	body, _ := json.Marshal([]eventJSON{{Timestamp: e.Timestamp, Duration: e.Duration, Data: e.Data}})
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost,
+		c.baseURL+"/api/0/buckets/"+bucketID+"/events", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	resp, err := c.hc.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("aw: insert into %s: status %d", bucketID, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Recent returns up to limit events from the bucket, newest first (the AW
+// default ordering for the events endpoint).
+func (c *Client) Recent(ctx context.Context, bucketID string, limit int) ([]Event, error) {
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/0/buckets/%s/events?limit=%d", c.baseURL, bucketID, limit)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	resp, err := c.hc.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("aw: read %s: status %d", bucketID, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	var raw []eventJSON
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&raw); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := make([]Event, len(raw))
+	for i, e := range raw {
+		out[i] = Event{Timestamp: e.Timestamp, Duration: e.Duration, Data: e.Data}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/aw/aw_test.go b/internal/aw/aw_test.go
index a95c7e7..359ef8f 100644
--- a/internal/aw/aw_test.go
+++ b/internal/aw/aw_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestEnsureBucketPostsCreate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -54,3 +55,54 @@ func TestEnsureBucketErrorsOnServerError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error on 500")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInsertPostsEventArray(t *testing.T) {
+	var gotPath string
+	var gotEvents []map[string]any
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		gotPath = r.URL.Path
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			t.Errorf("method = %q, want POST", r.Method)
+		}
+		b, _ := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(b, &gotEvents)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := New(srv.URL)
+	ev := Event{Timestamp: time.Unix(1000, 0).UTC(), Data: map[string]any{"_kind": "proposal_made"}}
+	if err := c.Insert(context.Background(), "keel.events", ev); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Insert: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotPath != "/api/0/buckets/keel.events/events" {
+		t.Fatalf("path = %q", gotPath)
+	}
+	if len(gotEvents) != 1 || gotEvents[0]["data"].(map[string]any)["_kind"] != "proposal_made" {
+		t.Fatalf("events = %+v", gotEvents)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecentDecodesNewestFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+			t.Errorf("method = %q, want GET", r.Method)
+		}
+		if got := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); got != "5" {
+			t.Errorf("limit = %q, want 5", got)
+		}
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `[
+			{"id":2,"timestamp":"2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00","duration":0,"data":{"_kind":"proposal_made"}},
+			{"id":1,"timestamp":"2026-06-04T10:00:00+00:00","duration":0,"data":{"_kind":"action_taken"}}
+		]`)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	got, err := New(srv.URL).Recent(context.Background(), "keel.events", 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Recent: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 || got[0].Data["_kind"] != "proposal_made" {
+		t.Fatalf("got = %+v", got)
+	}
+}