diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/agent.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/agent.ts
index c14f96bdd3ed..0a1577581866 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/agent.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
       .pipe(
         Stream.filterEffect((update) => Effect.map(config.entries(), (entries) => isAgentSource(entries, update.path))),
       )
-    const configUpdates = ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"))
+    const configUpdates = ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
     yield* Stream.merge(sourceChanges, configUpdates).pipe(
       Stream.debounce("100 millis"),
       Stream.runForEach(() => reload),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/command.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/command.ts
index 458d08d5f230..1ff6061877e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/command.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/command.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
           Effect.map(config.entries(), (entries) => isCommandSource(entries, update.path)),
         ),
       )
-    const configUpdates = ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"))
+    const configUpdates = ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
     yield* Stream.merge(sourceChanges, configUpdates).pipe(
       Stream.debounce("100 millis"),
       Stream.runForEach(() => reload),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/policy.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/policy.ts
index 7509e2b9b922..a97e7c6e44fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/policy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/policy.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
         if (policy?.effect === "deny") catalog.provider.remove(record.provider.id)
       }
     })
-    yield* ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(
-      Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
+    yield* ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated").pipe(
       Stream.runForEach(() =>
         config.entries().pipe(
           Effect.tap((entries) => Effect.sync(() => (loaded.entries = entries))),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
index 6d89cb6b7a76..e5b0da8759a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/provider.ts
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
         }
       }
     })
-    yield* ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(
-      Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
+    yield* ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated").pipe(
       Stream.runForEach(() =>
         config.entries().pipe(
           Effect.tap((entries) => Effect.sync(() => (loaded.entries = entries))),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/reference.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/reference.ts
index 9b8b444962b8..9965762ce550 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/reference.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/reference.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
       }
       for (const [name, source] of entries) draft.add(name, source)
     })
-    yield* ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(
-      Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
+    yield* ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated").pipe(
       Stream.runForEach(() =>
         config.entries().pipe(
           Effect.tap((entries) => Effect.sync(() => (loaded.entries = entries))),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/skill.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/skill.ts
index d263fbc420ba..cbfa7b08989a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/skill.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/skill.ts
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
     yield* ctx.skill.transform((draft) => {
       for (const skill of loaded.skills) draft.add(skill)
     })
-    yield* ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(
-      Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
+    yield* ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated").pipe(
       Stream.runForEach(() =>
         config.entries().pipe(
           Effect.tap((entries) => Effect.sync(() => (loaded.entries = entries))),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/websearch.ts b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/websearch.ts
index 8bfef3866532..b56bef76475e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/plugin/websearch.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/plugin/websearch.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ export const Plugin = define({
       if (selection === false) websearch.default.set(false)
       if (selection) websearch.default.set(selection.provider)
     })
-    yield* ctx.event.subscribe().pipe(
-      Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
+    yield* ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated").pipe(
       Stream.runForEach(() =>
         config.entries().pipe(
           Effect.tap((entries) => Effect.sync(() => (loaded.entries = entries))),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/host.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/host.ts
index d431d2233f19..7be18cd117d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/host.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/host.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ export const make = Effect.fn("PluginHost.make")(function* (plugin: import("../p
     ref.directory === location.directory && ref.workspaceID === location.workspaceID
   const response = <A, E, R>(effect: Effect.Effect<A, E, R>) =>
     effect.pipe(Effect.map((data) => ({ location: locationInfo(), data })))
+  const subscribe: Plugin.Context["event"]["subscribe"] = (type?: EventManifest.ServerEvent["type"]) => {
+    if (type === undefined) return bus.subscribe().pipe(Stream.filter(EventManifest.isServer))
+    const definition = EventManifest.Server.get(type)
+    if (!definition) return Stream.fail(new Error(`Unknown plugin event type: ${type}`))
+    return bus.subscribe(definition).pipe(Stream.filter(EventManifest.isServer))
+  }
 
   return {
     app,
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ export const make = Effect.fn("PluginHost.make")(function* (plugin: import("../p
         }),
     },
     event: {
-      subscribe: () => bus.subscribe().pipe(Stream.filter(EventManifest.isServer)),
+      subscribe,
     },
     integration: {
       list: () => response(integration.list()),
diff --git a/packages/core/test/plugin.test.ts b/packages/core/test/plugin.test.ts
index 83a8dbc01cf9..c1d99e588b01 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/plugin.test.ts
@@ -20,24 +20,55 @@ class Secret extends Context.Service<Secret, string>()("@opencode/test/PluginSec
 const versioned = <R>(plugin: EffectPlugin.Plugin<R>, version = "1") => ({ ...plugin, version })
 
 describe("Plugin", () => {
-  it.live("exposes public events through the plugin context", () =>
+  it.live("selects one public event type through the plugin context", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const plugins = yield* Plugin.Service
       const bus = yield* Bus.Service
       const host = yield* PluginHost.make(plugins)
-      const received = yield* host.event.subscribe().pipe(
-        Stream.filter((event) => event.type === "config.updated"),
-        Stream.runHead,
-        Effect.forkScoped({ startImmediately: true }),
-      )
+      const received = yield* host.event
+        .subscribe("config.updated")
+        .pipe(Stream.runHead, Effect.forkScoped({ startImmediately: true }))
       yield* Effect.sleep("10 millis")
 
+      yield* bus.publish(Plugin.Event.Updated, {})
       yield* bus.publish(ConfigSchema.Event.Updated, {})
 
       expect((yield* Fiber.join(received)).valueOrUndefined?.type).toBe("config.updated")
     }),
   )
 
+  it.live("exposes all public events through a wildcard plugin subscription", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const plugins = yield* Plugin.Service
+      const bus = yield* Bus.Service
+      const host = yield* PluginHost.make(plugins)
+      const received = yield* host.event
+        .subscribe()
+        .pipe(Stream.take(2), Stream.runCollect, Effect.forkScoped({ startImmediately: true }))
+      yield* Effect.sleep("10 millis")
+
+      yield* bus.publish(Plugin.Event.Updated, {})
+      yield* bus.publish(ConfigSchema.Event.Updated, {})
+
+      expect(Array.from(yield* Fiber.join(received), (event) => event.type)).toEqual([
+        "plugin.updated",
+        "config.updated",
+      ])
+    }),
+  )
+
+  it.effect("rejects unknown runtime plugin event types", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const plugins = yield* Plugin.Service
+      const host = yield* PluginHost.make(plugins)
+      const subscribe = host.event.subscribe as unknown as (type: string) => Stream.Stream<never, Error>
+
+      const failure = yield* subscribe("unknown.event").pipe(Stream.runDrain, Effect.flip)
+
+      expect(failure.message).toBe("Unknown plugin event type: unknown.event")
+    }),
+  )
+
   it.effect("replaces plugins by ID and version", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const plugins = yield* Plugin.Service
diff --git a/packages/core/test/plugin/promise.test.ts b/packages/core/test/plugin/promise.test.ts
index 056b823d6aad..818753f5a2b8 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/plugin/promise.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/plugin/promise.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { Message, SystemPart } from "@opencode-ai/ai"
-import { DateTime, Effect, Schema } from "effect"
+import { DateTime, Effect, Schema, Stream } from "effect"
 import { Agent } from "@opencode-ai/core/agent"
 import { Catalog } from "@opencode-ai/core/catalog"
 import { Model } from "@opencode-ai/core/model"
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { Provider } from "@opencode-ai/core/provider"
 import { Project } from "@opencode-ai/core/project"
 import { AbsolutePath } from "@opencode-ai/core/schema"
 import { define } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/promise/plugin"
+import { Plugin as EffectPlugin } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/effect"
+import type { PluginEventType } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/effect/event"
 import { Money } from "@opencode-ai/schema/money"
 import type { SessionHooks } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/effect/session"
 import { testEffect } from "../lib/effect"
@@ -27,6 +29,28 @@ import { host as testHost } from "./host"
 const it = testEffect(PluginTestLayer)
 
 describe("fromPromise", () => {
+  it.effect("forwards a selected event type", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      let selected: string | undefined
+      const subscribe: EffectPlugin.Context["event"]["subscribe"] = (type?: PluginEventType) => {
+        selected = type
+        return Stream.empty
+      }
+      const host = testHost({ event: { subscribe } })
+
+      yield* PluginPromise.fromPromise(
+        define({
+          id: "promise-event-subscribe",
+          setup: (ctx) => {
+            ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
+          },
+        }),
+      ).effect(host)
+
+      expect(selected).toBe("config.updated")
+    }),
+  )
+
   it.effect("adapts session creation through the protocol schema", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       let seen: unknown
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/effect/event.ts b/packages/plugin/src/effect/event.ts
index 283d4109f05e..8c3c3ad40a4c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/effect/event.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/effect/event.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 import type { EventApi } from "@opencode-ai/client/effect/api"
+import type { OpenCodeEvent } from "@opencode-ai/client/effect"
+import type { Stream } from "effect"
 
-export interface EventDomain extends Pick<EventApi<unknown>, "subscribe"> {}
+export type PluginEvent = Exclude<OpenCodeEvent, { readonly type: "server.connected" }>
+export type PluginEventType = PluginEvent["type"]
+
+export interface EventSubscribe {
+  (): Stream.Stream<PluginEvent, unknown>
+  (type: PluginEventType): Stream.Stream<PluginEvent, unknown>
+}
+
+export interface EventDomain extends Omit<EventApi<unknown>, "subscribe"> {
+  readonly subscribe: EventSubscribe
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/promise/adapter.ts b/packages/plugin/src/promise/adapter.ts
index 9ed8a6d7192a..eb2528120caf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/promise/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/promise/adapter.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Tool } from "@opencode-ai/schema/tool"
 import { Effect, Schema, SchemaAST, Scope, Stream } from "effect"
 import { HttpApiEndpoint, HttpApiSchema } from "effect/unstable/httpapi"
 import { define } from "../effect/plugin.js"
+import type { PluginEventType } from "./event.js"
 import type { Context, Plugin } from "./plugin.js"
 import type { Info } from "./tool.js"
 
@@ -149,13 +150,15 @@ export function fromPromise(plugin: Plugin) {
             reload: () => run(host.command.reload()),
           },
           event: {
-            subscribe: () =>
-              Stream.toAsyncIterable(
-                host.event.subscribe().pipe(
+            subscribe: (type?: PluginEventType) => {
+              const events = type === undefined ? host.event.subscribe() : host.event.subscribe(type)
+              return Stream.toAsyncIterable(
+                events.pipe(
                   Stream.mapEffect((event) => Schema.encodeUnknownEffect(OpenCodeEvent)(event)),
                   Stream.map((event) => event as unknown as PromiseEvent),
                 ),
-              ),
+              )
+            },
           },
           integration: {
             list: adaptApiMethod(IntegrationEndpoints["integration.list"], host.integration.list),
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/promise/event.ts b/packages/plugin/src/promise/event.ts
index 344f5d6f30a6..37d62ed5de01 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/promise/event.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/promise/event.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+import type { OpenCodeEvent } from "@opencode-ai/client"
 import type { EventApi } from "@opencode-ai/client/promise/api"
 
-export interface EventDomain extends Pick<EventApi, "subscribe"> {}
+export type PluginEvent = Exclude<OpenCodeEvent, { readonly type: "server.connected" }>
+export type PluginEventType = PluginEvent["type"]
+
+export interface EventSubscribe {
+  (): AsyncIterable<PluginEvent>
+  (type: PluginEventType): AsyncIterable<PluginEvent>
+}
+
+export interface EventDomain extends Omit<EventApi, "subscribe"> {
+  readonly subscribe: EventSubscribe
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin/test/event-types.test.ts b/packages/plugin/test/event-types.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13a1cca2d182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin/test/event-types.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import type { Context as EffectContext } from "../src/effect/plugin.js"
+import type { Context as PromiseContext } from "../src/promise/plugin.js"
+
+function effectSubscriptions(ctx: EffectContext) {
+  ctx.event.subscribe()
+  ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
+  // @ts-expect-error server.connected is a network-only marker
+  ctx.event.subscribe("server.connected")
+  // @ts-expect-error plugin subscriptions select at most one event type
+  ctx.event.subscribe(["config.updated"])
+}
+
+function promiseSubscriptions(ctx: PromiseContext) {
+  ctx.event.subscribe()
+  ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
+  // @ts-expect-error server.connected is a network-only marker
+  ctx.event.subscribe("server.connected")
+  // @ts-expect-error plugin subscriptions select at most one event type
+  ctx.event.subscribe(["config.updated"])
+}
+
+test("event subscription types support wildcard and one public event", () => {
+  expect(effectSubscriptions).toBeFunction()
+  expect(promiseSubscriptions).toBeFunction()
+})
diff --git a/packages/www/content/docs/build/plugins.mdx b/packages/www/content/docs/build/plugins.mdx
index cdfe3cb35981..233e57786e51 100644
--- a/packages/www/content/docs/build/plugins.mdx
+++ b/packages/www/content/docs/build/plugins.mdx
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ and plugin options.
 | `ctx.event`            | `subscribe` to the current public server event stream                                        |
 | `ctx.options`          | Readonly options from the matching config object                                             |
 
+Event subscriptions can receive every plugin-visible public event, or select
+one event type:
+
+```ts
+ctx.event.subscribe()
+ctx.event.subscribe("config.updated")
+```
+
 ### Transform hooks
 
 Transform hooks let a plugin modify how OpenCode is configured. Use them to add