feat: Add KV event consolidator for KVBM (vllm) and router integration (#3725)

Signed-off-by: krishung5 <krish@nvidia.com>

components/backends/vllm/launch/agg_kvbm_router.sh

+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+set -e
+trap 'echo Cleaning up...; kill 0' EXIT
+
+# Set deterministic hash for KV event IDs
+export PYTHONHASHSEED=0
+
+# Common configuration
+MODEL="Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B"
+
+# run frontend + KV router
+python -m dynamo.frontend \
+    --router-mode kv \
+    --http-port 8000 \
+    --router-reset-states &
+
+# run workers with KVBM enabled
+# --enforce-eager is added for quick deployment. for production use, need to remove this flag
+# Each worker needs unique ZMQ ports to avoid KVBM coordination conflicts
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT=56001 \
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_ACK_PORT=56002 \
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_GB=2 \
+    python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager \
+    --connector kvbm --gpu-memory-utilization 0.4 &
+
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT=56003 \
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_ACK_PORT=56004 \
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_GB=2 \
+    python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager \
+    --connector kvbm --gpu-memory-utilization 0.4

components/backends/vllm/launch/disagg_kvbm_router.sh

+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+set -e
+trap 'echo Cleaning up...; kill 0' EXIT
+
+# Set deterministic hash for KV event IDs
+export PYTHONHASHSEED=0
+
+# Common configuration
+MODEL="Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B"
+
+# run decode router with kv-overlap-score-weight 0 for pure load balancing
+python -m dynamo.frontend \
+    --router-mode kv \
+    --http-port 8000 \
+    --kv-overlap-score-weight 0 \
+    --router-reset-states &
+
+# run standalone router service for prefill workers
+python -m dynamo.router \
+    --endpoint dynamo.prefill.generate \
+    --router-reset-states \
+    --no-track-active-blocks &
+
+# two decode workers (without KVBM)
+# --enforce-eager is added for quick deployment. for production use, need to remove this flag
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager &
+
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=1 python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager &
+
+# two prefill workers with KVBM enabled
+# Each worker needs unique ZMQ ports to avoid KVBM coordination conflicts
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT=56001 \
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_ACK_PORT=56002 \
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2 DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_GB=20 \
+    python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager \
+    --is-prefill-worker \
+    --connector kvbm &
+
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT=56003 \
+DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_ACK_PORT=56004 \
+CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=3 DYN_KVBM_CPU_CACHE_GB=20 \
+    python3 -m dynamo.vllm \
+    --model $MODEL \
+    --enforce-eager \
+    --is-prefill-worker \
+    --connector kvbm

components/src/dynamo/vllm/args.py

@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ class Config:
     # dump config to file
     dump_config_to: Optional[str] = None
 
+    def has_connector(self, connector_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if a specific connector is enabled.
+
+        Args:
+            connector_name: Name of the connector to check (e.g., "kvbm", "nixl")
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the connector is in the connector list, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self.connector_list is not None and connector_name in self.connector_list
+
 
 @register_encoder(Config)
 def _preprocess_for_encode_config(config: Config) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -311,7 +323,7 @@ async def configure_ports(runtime: DistributedRuntime, config: Config):
         logger.info(f"Allocated ZMQ KV events port: {kv_port} (worker_id={worker_id})")
 
         # Check if NIXL is needed based on connector list
-    needs_nixl = config.connector_list and "nixl" in config.connector_list
+    needs_nixl = config.has_connector("nixl")
 
     if needs_nixl:
         # Allocate side channel ports

components/src/dynamo/vllm/main.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import signal
+from typing import Optional
 
 import uvloop
 from prometheus_client import REGISTRY
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from dynamo.llm import (
     fetch_llm,
     register_llm,
 )
+from dynamo.llm.vllm_integration.consolidator_config import get_consolidator_endpoints
 from dynamo.runtime import DistributedRuntime, dynamo_worker
 from dynamo.runtime.logging import configure_dynamo_logging
 from dynamo.vllm.multimodal_handlers import (
@@ -122,11 +124,21 @@ def setup_kv_event_publisher(
     component,
     generate_endpoint,
     vllm_config,
-):
+    consolidator_enabled: bool = False,
+    consolidator_port: Optional[int] = 5558,
+) -> Optional[ZmqKvEventPublisher]:
     """
     Set up KV event publishers for prefix caching if enabled.
     Creates one publisher per dp_rank since each dp_rank publishes to a different port.
 
+    Args:
+        config: Worker configuration
+        component: Component for runtime integration
+        generate_endpoint: Endpoint for worker ID
+        vllm_config: vLLM configuration
+        consolidator_enabled: If True, subscribe to kv eventconsolidator's ZMQ endpoint
+        consolidator_port: Port where kv event consolidator publishes (default: 5558)
+
     Returns:
         List of ZmqKvEventPublisher instances (one per dp_rank) if prefix caching is enabled, None otherwise.
     """
@@ -143,11 +155,21 @@ def setup_kv_event_publisher(
     kv_publishers = []
 
     for dp_rank in range(data_parallel_size):
-        # Each dp_rank publishes to a different port
-        zmq_endpoint = ZmqEventPublisher.offset_endpoint_port(
-            config.engine_args.kv_events_config.endpoint,
-            data_parallel_rank=dp_rank,
-        ).replace("*", "127.0.0.1")
+        if consolidator_enabled:
+            # TODO: Use different port for each dp_rank once KVBM supports DP
+            zmq_endpoint = f"tcp://127.0.0.1:{consolidator_port}"
+            logger.info(
+                f"KV event publisher for dp_rank={dp_rank} subscribing to consolidator at {zmq_endpoint}"
+            )
+        else:
+            # Each dp_rank publishes to a different port
+            zmq_endpoint = ZmqEventPublisher.offset_endpoint_port(
+                config.engine_args.kv_events_config.endpoint,
+                data_parallel_rank=dp_rank,
+            ).replace("*", "127.0.0.1")
+            logger.info(
+                f"KV event publisher for dp_rank={dp_rank} subscribing to vLLM at {zmq_endpoint}"
+            )
 
         zmq_config = ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig(
             worker_id=generate_endpoint.connection_id(),
@@ -191,6 +213,12 @@ def setup_vllm_engine(config, stat_logger=None):
     usage_context = UsageContext.OPENAI_API_SERVER
     vllm_config = engine_args.create_engine_config(usage_context=usage_context)
 
+    # Set up consolidator endpoints if KVBM is enabled
+    consolidator_endpoints = None
+    if config.has_connector("kvbm"):
+        consolidator_endpoints = get_consolidator_endpoints(vllm_config)
+    vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints = consolidator_endpoints
+
     factory = []
     if stat_logger:
         factory.append(stat_logger)
@@ -282,9 +310,29 @@ async def init_prefill(runtime: DistributedRuntime, config: Config):
         runtime, component, engine_client, default_sampling_params
     )
 
+    # Check if kv event consolidator is enabled (port was allocated in setup_vllm_engine)
+    consolidator_enabled = False
+    consolidator_port = None
+
+    if (
+        hasattr(vllm_config, "consolidator_endpoints")
+        and vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints
+    ):
+        # Extract connect endpoint (third element) for clients to subscribe
+        # consolidator_endpoints = (vllm_endpoint, bind_endpoint, connect_endpoint)
+        consolidator_output_endpoint = vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints[2]
+        consolidator_port = int(consolidator_output_endpoint.split(":")[-1])
+        consolidator_enabled = True
+
     # Set up KV event publishers for prefix caching if enabled (one per dp_rank)
+    # If kv event consolidator is enabled, publisher will subscribe to kv event consolidator's output
     kv_publishers = setup_kv_event_publisher(
-        config, component, generate_endpoint, vllm_config
+        config,
+        component,
+        generate_endpoint,
+        vllm_config,
+        consolidator_enabled=consolidator_enabled,
+        consolidator_port=consolidator_port,
     )
     if kv_publishers:
         handler.kv_publishers = kv_publishers
@@ -368,9 +416,29 @@ async def init(runtime: DistributedRuntime, config: Config):
         default_sampling_params,
     )
 
-    # Set up KV event publishers for prefix caching if enabled (one per dp_rank)
+    # Check if kv event consolidator is enabled (port was allocated in setup_vllm_engine)
+    consolidator_enabled = False
+    consolidator_port = None
+
+    if (
+        hasattr(vllm_config, "consolidator_endpoints")
+        and vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints
+    ):
+        # Extract connect endpoint (third element) for clients to subscribe
+        # consolidator_endpoints = (vllm_endpoint, bind_endpoint, connect_endpoint)
+        consolidator_output_endpoint = vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints[2]
+        consolidator_port = int(consolidator_output_endpoint.split(":")[-1])
+        consolidator_enabled = True
+
+    # Set up KV event publisher for prefix caching if enabled
+    # If kv event consolidator is enabled, publisher will subscribe to kv event consolidator's output
     kv_publishers = setup_kv_event_publisher(
-        config, component, generate_endpoint, vllm_config
+        config,
+        component,
+        generate_endpoint,
+        vllm_config,
+        consolidator_enabled=consolidator_enabled,
+        consolidator_port=consolidator_port,
     )
     if kv_publishers:
         handler.kv_publishers = kv_publishers

lib/bindings/python/rust/llm/block_manager.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use dynamo_llm::block_manager::block::{
     data::logical::distributed_leader_worker::DistributedLeaderWorkerResources, locality::Logical,
 };
+use dynamo_llm::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidatorConfig;
 use dynamo_llm::block_manager::offload::filter::FrequencyFilter;
 use dynamo_llm::block_manager::{BasicMetadata, BlockParallelismStrategy};
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ pub struct BlockManagerBuilder {
     page_size: usize,
     disable_device_pool: bool,
     kvbm_metrics: Option<dynamo_llm::block_manager::metrics_kvbm::KvbmMetrics>,
+    consolidator_config: Option<(String, String)>, // (vllm_endpoint, output_endpoint)
 }
 
 impl BlockManagerBuilder {
@@ -286,6 +288,11 @@ impl BlockManagerBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn consolidator_config(mut self, vllm_endpoint: String, output_endpoint: String) -> Self {
+        self.consolidator_config = Some((vllm_endpoint, output_endpoint));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Async build (call from an async context).
     pub async fn build(self) -> Result<BlockManager> {
         let worker_id = self.worker_id;
@@ -356,6 +363,12 @@ impl BlockManagerBuilder {
         if let Some(kvbm_metrics) = self.kvbm_metrics {
             config_builder = config_builder.kvbm_metrics(Some(kvbm_metrics));
         }
+
+        if let Some((vllm_ep, output_ep)) = self.consolidator_config {
+            let consolidator_config = KvEventConsolidatorConfig::new(vllm_ep, output_ep);
+            config_builder = config_builder.consolidator_config(consolidator_config);
+        }
+
         let config = config_builder.build()?;
 
         let resources =

lib/bindings/python/rust/llm/block_manager/vllm/connector/leader.rs

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ impl KvConnectorLeader {
         drt: PyDistributedRuntime,
         page_size: usize,
         leader_py: PyKvbmLeader,
+        consolidator_vllm_endpoint: Option<String>,
+        consolidator_output_endpoint: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         tracing::info!(
             "KvConnectorLeader initialized with worker_id: {}",
@@ -114,6 +116,9 @@ impl KvConnectorLeader {
 
         {
             let slot_manager_cell = slot_manager_cell.clone();
+            // Capture consolidator endpoints for the async block
+            let consolidator_vllm_ep = consolidator_vllm_endpoint.clone();
+            let consolidator_output_ep = consolidator_output_endpoint.clone();
 
             handle.spawn(async move {
                 let ready = leader.wait_worker_sync_ready().await;
@@ -124,15 +129,27 @@ impl KvConnectorLeader {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                let block_manager = match BlockManagerBuilder::new()
+                let mut block_manager_builder = BlockManagerBuilder::new()
                     .worker_id(0)
                     .leader(leader_py)
                     .page_size(page_size)
                     .disable_device_pool(false)
-                    .kvbm_metrics(kvbm_metrics_clone.clone())
-                    .build()
-                    .await
+                    .kvbm_metrics(kvbm_metrics_clone.clone());
+
+                // Add consolidator config if provided
+                if let (Some(vllm_ep), Some(output_ep)) =
+                    (consolidator_vllm_ep, consolidator_output_ep)
                 {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        "Adding consolidator config to BlockManager: vllm={}, output={}",
+                        vllm_ep,
+                        output_ep
+                    );
+                    block_manager_builder =
+                        block_manager_builder.consolidator_config(vllm_ep, output_ep);
+                }
+
+                let block_manager = match block_manager_builder.build().await {
                     Ok(bm) => bm,
                     Err(e) => {
                         tracing::error!("Failed to build BlockManager: {}", e);
@@ -547,23 +564,40 @@ pub struct PyKvConnectorLeader {
 #[pymethods]
 impl PyKvConnectorLeader {
     #[new]
-    #[pyo3(signature = (worker_id, drt, page_size, leader))]
+    #[pyo3(signature = (worker_id, drt, page_size, leader, consolidator_vllm_endpoint=None, consolidator_output_endpoint=None))]
     pub fn new(
         worker_id: String,
         drt: PyDistributedRuntime,
         page_size: usize,
         leader: PyKvbmLeader,
+        consolidator_vllm_endpoint: Option<String>,
+        consolidator_output_endpoint: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
+        // Initialize logging for the vLLM connector
+        dynamo_runtime::logging::init();
+
         let enable_kvbm_record = std::env::var("ENABLE_KVBM_RECORD")
             .map(|v| v == "1" || v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true"))
             .unwrap_or(false);
 
         let connector_leader: Box<dyn Leader> = if enable_kvbm_record {
             Box::new(recorder::KvConnectorLeaderRecorder::new(
-                worker_id, drt, page_size, leader,
+                worker_id,
+                drt,
+                page_size,
+                leader,
+                consolidator_vllm_endpoint,
+                consolidator_output_endpoint,
             ))
         } else {
-            Box::new(KvConnectorLeader::new(worker_id, drt, page_size, leader))
+            Box::new(KvConnectorLeader::new(
+                worker_id,
+                drt,
+                page_size,
+                leader,
+                consolidator_vllm_endpoint,
+                consolidator_output_endpoint,
+            ))
         };
         Self { connector_leader }
     }

lib/bindings/python/rust/llm/block_manager/vllm/connector/leader/recorder.rs

@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ impl KvConnectorLeaderRecorder {
         drt: PyDistributedRuntime,
         page_size: usize,
         leader_py: PyKvbmLeader,
+        consolidator_vllm_endpoint: Option<String>,
+        consolidator_output_endpoint: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         tracing::info!(
             "KvConnectorLeaderRecorder initialized with worker_id: {}",
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ impl KvConnectorLeaderRecorder {
 
         {
             let slot_manager_cell = slot_manager_cell.clone();
+            // Capture consolidator endpoints for the async block
+            let consolidator_vllm_ep = consolidator_vllm_endpoint.clone();
+            let consolidator_output_ep = consolidator_output_endpoint.clone();
 
             handle.spawn(async move {
                 let ready = leader.wait_worker_sync_ready().await;
@@ -140,15 +145,22 @@ impl KvConnectorLeaderRecorder {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                let block_manager = match BlockManagerBuilder::new()
+                let mut block_manager_builder = BlockManagerBuilder::new()
                     .worker_id(0)
                     .leader(leader_py)
                     .page_size(page_size)
                     .disable_device_pool(false)
-                    .kvbm_metrics(kvbm_metrics_clone.clone())
-                    .build()
-                    .await
+                    .kvbm_metrics(kvbm_metrics_clone.clone());
+
+                // Add consolidator config if provided
+                if let (Some(vllm_ep), Some(output_ep)) =
+                    (consolidator_vllm_ep, consolidator_output_ep)
                 {
+                    block_manager_builder =
+                        block_manager_builder.consolidator_config(vllm_ep, output_ep);
+                }
+
+                let block_manager = match block_manager_builder.build().await {
                     Ok(bm) => bm,
                     Err(e) => {
                         tracing::error!("Failed to build BlockManager: {}", e);

lib/bindings/python/src/dynamo/llm/vllm_integration/connector_leader.py

@@ -63,9 +63,47 @@ class KvConnectorLeader:
         leader = KvbmLeader(world_size, drt=self.drt)
 
         print(f"KvConnectorLeader initialized with engine_id: {engine_id}")
-        self._connector = RustKvConnectorLeader(
-            engine_id, self.drt, vllm_config.cache_config.block_size, leader
-        )
+        # Get kv event consolidator endpoints from vllm_config (pre-computed in main.py)
+        consolidator_vllm_endpoint = None
+        consolidator_output_endpoint = None
+        self._consolidator_output_port = None
+
+        if (
+            hasattr(vllm_config, "consolidator_endpoints")
+            and vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints
+        ):
+            # Unpack all three endpoints
+            # [0]: vllm_endpoint (for consolidator to subscribe to vLLM)
+            # [1]: output_bind_endpoint (for consolidator to bind/publish)
+            # [2]: output_connect_endpoint (for clients to connect)
+            (
+                consolidator_vllm_endpoint,
+                consolidator_output_endpoint,
+                _consolidator_output_connect_endpoint,  # Not needed here
+            ) = vllm_config.consolidator_endpoints
+            self._consolidator_output_port = int(
+                consolidator_output_endpoint.split(":")[-1]
+            )
+
+            # Pass endpoints to Rust
+            self._connector = RustKvConnectorLeader(
+                engine_id,
+                self.drt,
+                vllm_config.cache_config.block_size,
+                leader,
+                consolidator_vllm_endpoint=consolidator_vllm_endpoint,
+                consolidator_output_endpoint=consolidator_output_endpoint,
+            )
+        else:
+            # No kv event consolidator - pass None to Rust
+            self._connector = RustKvConnectorLeader(
+                engine_id,
+                self.drt,
+                vllm_config.cache_config.block_size,
+                leader,
+                consolidator_vllm_endpoint=None,
+                consolidator_output_endpoint=None,
+            )
 
     # KV Connector
 

lib/bindings/python/src/dynamo/llm/vllm_integration/consolidator_config.py

+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""
+Helper functions for KV Event Consolidator configuration.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+from vllm.distributed.kv_events import ZmqEventPublisher
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def is_truthy(val: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a string represents a truthy value.
+    Truthy values: "1", "true", "on", "yes" (case-insensitive)
+
+    Args:
+        val: The string value to check
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the value is truthy, False otherwise
+    """
+    return val.lower() in ("1", "true", "on", "yes")
+
+
+def should_enable_consolidator(vllm_config) -> bool:
+    """
+    Determine if the KV Event Consolidator should be enabled based on vLLM config.
+
+    The consolidator can be controlled via the DYN_KVBM_KV_EVENTS_ENABLE_CONSOLIDATOR environment variable:
+    - Set to truthy values ("1", "true", "on", "yes") to enable (default)
+    - Set to any other value to disable
+    - If not set, defaults to enabled and auto-detects based on KVBM connector and prefix caching settings
+
+    Args:
+        vllm_config: The vLLM VllmConfig object
+
+    Returns:
+        True if consolidator should be enabled, False otherwise
+    """
+    # Check environment variable override
+    env_override = os.getenv("DYN_KVBM_KV_EVENTS_ENABLE_CONSOLIDATOR", "true")
+    if not is_truthy(env_override):
+        logger.info(
+            "KV Event Consolidator disabled via DYN_KVBM_KV_EVENTS_ENABLE_CONSOLIDATOR environment variable"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    # Auto-detection: Check if KVBM connector is in use
+    if (
+        not hasattr(vllm_config, "kv_transfer_config")
+        or vllm_config.kv_transfer_config is None
+    ):
+        logger.warning(
+            "KV Event Consolidator is not enabled due to missing kv_transfer_config"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    kv_transfer_config = vllm_config.kv_transfer_config
+
+    # Check if DynamoConnector is present
+    connector_name = getattr(kv_transfer_config, "kv_connector", None)
+    is_dynamo_connector = connector_name == "DynamoConnector"
+
+    # For multi-connector (PdConnector), check if DynamoConnector is in the list
+    if connector_name == "PdConnector":
+        extra_config = getattr(kv_transfer_config, "kv_connector_extra_config", {})
+        connectors = extra_config.get("connectors", [])
+        is_dynamo_connector = any(
+            conn.get("kv_connector") == "DynamoConnector" for conn in connectors
+        )
+
+    if not is_dynamo_connector:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"KV Event Consolidator is not enabled: DynamoConnector (KVBM) not found (current connector: {connector_name})"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    # Check if prefix caching is enabled (required for KV events)
+    if not vllm_config.cache_config.enable_prefix_caching:
+        logger.warning(
+            "KVBM connector requires prefix caching to be enabled for KV event consolidation. "
+            "KV Event Consolidator is not enabled."
+        )
+        return False
+
+    logger.info(
+        "KV Event Consolidator auto-enabled (KVBM connector + prefix caching detected)"
+    )
+    return True
+
+
+def get_consolidator_endpoints(vllm_config) -> Optional[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
+    """
+    Get consolidator endpoints from vLLM config.
+
+    Args:
+        vllm_config: The vLLM VllmConfig object
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (vllm_endpoint, output_bind_endpoint, output_connect_endpoint) if consolidator should be enabled,
+        where:
+        - vllm_endpoint: ZMQ endpoint for consolidator to subscribe to vLLM events
+        - output_bind_endpoint: ZMQ endpoint for consolidator to bind and publish (tcp://0.0.0.0:PORT)
+        - output_connect_endpoint: ZMQ endpoint for clients to connect (tcp://127.0.0.1:PORT)
+        None if consolidator should not be enabled
+    """
+    if not should_enable_consolidator(vllm_config):
+        return None
+
+    # Get vLLM's ZMQ endpoint
+    # TODO: Data parallelism is not yet supported for consolidator
+    # Currently assumes data_parallel_rank=0
+    base_endpoint = vllm_config.kv_events_config.endpoint
+    data_parallel_rank = (
+        getattr(vllm_config.parallel_config, "data_parallel_rank", 0) or 0
+    )
+
+    if data_parallel_rank != 0:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"KV Event Consolidator does not yet support data_parallel_rank={data_parallel_rank}. "
+            "Only rank 0 is supported. Proceeding with rank 0."
+        )
+        data_parallel_rank = 0
+
+    vllm_endpoint = ZmqEventPublisher.offset_endpoint_port(
+        base_endpoint,
+        data_parallel_rank=data_parallel_rank,
+    ).replace("*", "127.0.0.1")
+
+    # Derive consolidator port deterministically from KVBM leader ZMQ pub port
+    # Default value (56001) aligns with Rust constant DEFAULT_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT defined in:
+    # dynamo/lib/bindings/python/rust/llm/block_manager/distributed/utils.rs
+    kvbm_pub_port_str = os.getenv("DYN_KVBM_LEADER_ZMQ_PUB_PORT", "56001")
+    kvbm_pub_port = int(kvbm_pub_port_str)
+
+    # Use 1000 offset to keep ports close together
+    # Example: 56001 -> 57001
+    consolidator_port_offset = 1000
+    output_port = kvbm_pub_port + consolidator_port_offset
+
+    # Validate the derived port is within valid range
+    if output_port > 65535:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Derived consolidator port {output_port} exceeds maximum (65535). "
+            f"KVBM port {kvbm_pub_port} is too high. Use a lower base port."
+        )
+
+    # Build bind and connect endpoints
+    # Consolidator binds to 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces), clients connect to 127.0.0.1
+    output_bind_endpoint = f"tcp://0.0.0.0:{output_port}"
+    output_connect_endpoint = f"tcp://127.0.0.1:{output_port}"
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"Consolidator endpoints: vllm={vllm_endpoint}, "
+        f"output_bind={output_bind_endpoint}, output_connect={output_connect_endpoint} "
+        f"(derived from KVBM port {kvbm_pub_port})"
+    )
+
+    # Return both bind and connect endpoints as a tuple
+    # First element is vllm_endpoint (for consolidator to subscribe)
+    # Second element is output_bind_endpoint (for consolidator to bind/publish)
+    # Third element is output_connect_endpoint (for clients to connect)
+    return vllm_endpoint, output_bind_endpoint, output_connect_endpoint

lib/llm/src/block_manager.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub mod block;
 pub mod connector;
 pub mod distributed;
 pub mod events;
+pub mod kv_consolidator;
 pub mod layout;
 pub mod metrics_kvbm;
 pub mod numa_allocator;

lib/llm/src/block_manager/block/registry.rs

@@ -230,6 +230,16 @@ pub struct RegistrationHandle {
 }
 
 impl RegistrationHandle {
+    /// Returns the block size (number of tokens in the block)
+    pub fn block_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.token_block.block_size()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the tokens in this block
+    pub fn tokens(&self) -> &crate::tokens::Tokens {
+        self.token_block.tokens()
+    }
+
     fn from_token_block(
         token_block: &TokenBlock,
         release_manager: Arc<dyn EventReleaseManager>,

lib/llm/src/block_manager/config.rs

@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ pub struct KvBlockManagerConfig {
     /// Optional KVBM-level metrics for tracking offload/onboard operations
     #[builder(default)]
     pub kvbm_metrics: Option<crate::block_manager::metrics_kvbm::KvbmMetrics>,
+
+    /// Optional KV Event Consolidator Configuration
+    ///
+    /// If provided, KVBM will create a KV Event Consolidator that deduplicates
+    /// KV cache events from vLLM (G1) and KVBM (G2/G3) before sending to the router.
+    /// This is used when `--connector kvbm` is enabled with prefix caching.
+    #[builder(default, setter(strip_option))]
+    pub consolidator_config:
+        Option<crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidatorConfig>,
 }
 
 impl KvBlockManagerConfig {

lib/llm/src/block_manager/events.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::block::registry::RegistrationHandle;
 
+use crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::EventSource;
+use crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidator;
+
 /// The [EventManager] is not responsible for managing the history of the blocks, nor what
 /// events have been published.
 ///
@@ -141,6 +144,148 @@ impl EventReleaseManager for NullEventManager {
     fn block_release(&self, _registration_handle: &RegistrationHandle) {}
 }
 
+/// Event manager that sends KVBM events to the kv event consolidator
+pub struct DynamoEventManager {
+    consolidator_handle: Arc<crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidatorHandle>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    _consolidator: Option<Arc<crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidator>>,
+}
+
+impl DynamoEventManager {
+    /// Create a new DynamoEventManager with a consolidator handle
+    pub fn new(
+        consolidator_handle: Arc<crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidatorHandle>,
+    ) -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            consolidator_handle,
+            _consolidator: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new DynamoEventManager with kv event consolidator configuration
+    ///
+    /// This creates and manages the kv event consolidator internally.
+    /// The kv event consolidator will be started asynchronously.
+    pub async fn new_with_config(
+        config: crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::KvEventConsolidatorConfig,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>> {
+        let mut kv_event_consolidator = KvEventConsolidator::new(config)?;
+        kv_event_consolidator.start().await?;
+        let handle = kv_event_consolidator.get_handle();
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(Self {
+            consolidator_handle: Arc::new(handle),
+            _consolidator: Some(Arc::new(kv_event_consolidator)),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /// Send store events to the kv event consolidator
+    ///
+    /// Called when KVBM registers/stores blocks. Sends events to the kv event consolidator
+    /// which will deduplicate them with vLLM events.
+    ///
+    fn publish_store_events(&self, handles: Vec<Arc<RegistrationHandle>>) {
+        if handles.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "DynamoEventManager::publish_store_events called with {} blocks",
+            handles.len()
+        );
+
+        // Send each block to the consolidator
+        let kv_event_consolidator = self.consolidator_handle.clone();
+
+        if let Ok(rt) = tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
+            rt.spawn(async move {
+                for handle in handles {
+                    // Extract block metadata from RegistrationHandle
+                    let block_hash = handle.sequence_hash().to_string();
+                    let parent_hash = handle.parent_sequence_hash().map(|h| h.to_string());
+
+                    // Extract block_size and tokens from RegistrationHandle
+                    let block_size = handle.block_size(); // usize
+                    let tokens: Vec<u32> = handle.tokens().iter().copied().collect();
+
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        "DynamoEventManager sending store event to kv event consolidator: block_hash={}, block_size={}, tokens={}",
+                        block_hash,
+                        block_size,
+                        tokens.len()
+                    );
+
+                    // Send to consolidator with EventSource::Kvbm
+                    kv_event_consolidator
+                        .handle_store(
+                            block_hash,
+                            EventSource::Kvbm,
+                            tokens,
+                            parent_hash,
+                            block_size,
+                            None, // lora_id
+                            None, // tier
+                            None, // data_parallel_rank
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            tracing::error!(
+                "No Tokio runtime in context; dropping store events for {} blocks",
+                handles.len()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Send remove event to the kv event consolidator
+    ///
+    /// Called when a RegistrationHandle is dropped (block evicted from KVBM).
+    fn publish_remove_event(&self, registration_handle: &RegistrationHandle) {
+        let block_hash = registration_handle.sequence_hash().to_string();
+
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "DynamoEventManager::publish_remove_event called: block_hash={}",
+            block_hash
+        );
+
+        let kv_event_consolidator = self.consolidator_handle.clone();
+
+        if let Ok(rt) = tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
+            rt.spawn(async move {
+                kv_event_consolidator
+                    .handle_remove(&block_hash, EventSource::Kvbm)
+                    .await;
+            });
+        } else {
+            tracing::error!(
+                "No Tokio runtime in context; dropping remove event for block {}",
+                block_hash
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for DynamoEventManager {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "DynamoEventManager(kv_event_consolidator)")
+    }
+}
+
+impl EventManager for DynamoEventManager {}
+
+impl EventPublisher for DynamoEventManager {
+    fn publish(&self, handles: Vec<Arc<RegistrationHandle>>) {
+        self.publish_store_events(handles);
+    }
+}
+
+impl EventReleaseManager for DynamoEventManager {
+    fn block_release(&self, registration_handle: &RegistrationHandle) {
+        self.publish_remove_event(registration_handle);
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {
     use crate::tokens::SequenceHash;

lib/llm/src/block_manager/events/dynamo.rs

-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::{
-    kv_router::{
-        indexer::RouterEvent,
-        protocols::{
-            ExternalSequenceBlockHash, KvCacheEvent, KvCacheEventData, KvCacheRemoveData,
-            KvCacheStoreData, KvCacheStoredBlockData, LocalBlockHash,
-        },
-        KV_EVENT_SUBJECT,
-    },
-    tokens::BlockHash,
-};
-use derive_getters::{Dissolve, Getters};
-use dynamo_runtime::traits::events::EventPublisher;
-use dynamo_runtime::{
-    component::{Component, Namespace},
-    raise, Result,
-};
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-
-pub enum DynamoPublisher {
-    Component(Component),
-    Namespace(Namespace),
-}
-
-impl DynamoPublisher {
-    pub async fn publish(&self, event: RouterEvent) -> Result<()> {
-        match self {
-            DynamoPublisher::Component(component) => {
-                component.publish(KV_EVENT_SUBJECT, &event).await
-            }
-            DynamoPublisher::Namespace(namespace) => {
-                namespace.publish(KV_EVENT_SUBJECT, &event).await
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct EventChannel {
-    tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<Event>,
-}
-
-impl EventReleaseManager for EventChannel {
-    // Generalize sequence_hash
-    fn block_release(&self, sequence_hash: SequenceHash) {
-        if self.tx.send(Event::RemoveSingle(sequence_hash)).is_err() {
-            tracing::warn!("Failed to send remove block event");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct NatsEventManager {
-    event_channel: Arc<EventChannel>,
-}
-
-impl NatsEventManager {
-    // todo - generalize identifier
-    pub async fn new(publisher: DynamoPublisher, worker_identifier: u64) -> Self {
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-        let state = NatsEventsManagerState {
-            rx,
-            publisher,
-            worker_identifier,
-        };
-
-        tokio::spawn(progress_engine(state));
-
-        Self {
-            event_channel: Arc::new(EventChannel { tx }),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Debug for NatsEventManager {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "NatsEventManager")
-    }
-}
-
-impl EventManager for NatsEventManager {
-    fn register_block(&self, token_block: &TokenBlock) -> Result<RegistrationHandle> {
-        let event = Event::StoreSingle(RegisterBlockEvent {
-            block_hash: LocalBlockHash(token_block.block_hash()),
-            sequence_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(token_block.sequence_hash()),
-            parent_hash: token_block
-                .parent_sequence_hash()
-                .map(ExternalSequenceBlockHash),
-        });
-        if self.event_channel.tx.send(event).is_err() {
-            tracing::warn!("Failed to send store block event");
-            raise!("Failed to send store block event");
-        }
-        Ok(RegistrationHandle {
-            sequence_hash: token_block.sequence_hash(),
-            release_manager: Some(self.event_channel.clone()),
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn register_blocks(&self, token_blocks: &[TokenBlock]) -> Result<Vec<RegistrationHandle>> {
-        let event = Event::StoreMultiple(RegisterBlocksEvent {
-            hashes: token_blocks
-                .iter()
-                .map(|block| {
-                    (
-                        LocalBlockHash(block.block_hash()),
-                        ExternalSequenceBlockHash(block.sequence_hash()),
-                    )
-                })
-                .collect(),
-            parent_hash: token_blocks
-                .first()
-                .and_then(|block| block.parent_sequence_hash().map(ExternalSequenceBlockHash)),
-        });
-
-        let handles = token_blocks
-            .iter()
-            .map(|block| RegistrationHandle {
-                sequence_hash: block.sequence_hash(),
-                release_manager: Some(self.event_channel.clone()),
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        if self.event_channel.tx.send(event).is_err() {
-            tracing::warn!("Failed to send store block event");
-            raise!("Failed to send store block event");
-        }
-
-        Ok(handles)
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Dissolve)]
-struct NatsEventsManagerState {
-    rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Event>,
-    publisher: DynamoPublisher,
-    worker_identifier: WorkerIdentifier,
-}
-
-async fn progress_engine(state: NatsEventsManagerState) {
-    let (mut rx, publisher, worker_identifier) = state.dissolve();
-
-    let mut event_id = 0;
-
-    while let Some(event) = rx.recv().await {
-        match event {
-            Event::StoreSingle(event) => {
-                let store_data = KvCacheStoreData {
-                    blocks: vec![KvCacheStoredBlockData {
-                        block_hash: event.sequence_hash,
-                        tokens_hash: event.block_hash,
-                    }],
-                    parent_hash: event.parent_hash,
-                };
-                let data = KvCacheEventData::Stored(store_data);
-                let event = KvCacheEvent { event_id, data };
-                let event = RouterEvent::new(worker_identifier as i64, event);
-                if publisher.publish(event).await.is_err() {
-                    tracing::warn!("Failed to publish store event");
-                }
-            }
-            Event::StoreMultiple(event) => {
-                let store_data = KvCacheStoreData {
-                    blocks: event
-                        .hashes
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|(local_hash, external_hash)| KvCacheStoredBlockData {
-                            block_hash: *external_hash,
-                            tokens_hash: *local_hash,
-                        })
-                        .collect(),
-                    parent_hash: event.parent_hash,
-                };
-                let data = KvCacheEventData::Stored(store_data);
-                let event = KvCacheEvent { event_id, data };
-                let event = RouterEvent::new(worker_identifier as i64, event);
-                if publisher.publish(event).await.is_err() {
-                    tracing::warn!("Failed to publish store event");
-                }
-            }
-            Event::RemoveSingle(sequence_hash) => {
-                let remove_data = KvCacheRemoveData {
-                    block_hashes: vec![ExternalSequenceBlockHash(sequence_hash)],
-                };
-                let data = KvCacheEventData::Removed(remove_data);
-                let event = KvCacheEvent { event_id, data };
-                let event = RouterEvent::new(worker_identifier as i64, event);
-                if publisher.publish(event).await.is_err() {
-                    tracing::warn!("Failed to publish remove event");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        event_id += 1;
-    }
-}

lib/llm/src/block_manager/kv_consolidator/config.rs

+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//! Configuration for the KV Event Consolidator
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Configuration for the KV Event Consolidator
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct KvEventConsolidatorConfig {
+    /// ZMQ endpoint to subscribe to vLLM events (e.g., "tcp://localhost:5557")
+    pub vllm_event_endpoint: String,
+
+    /// ZMQ endpoint to publish consolidated events (e.g., "tcp://*:5558")
+    pub consolidated_event_endpoint: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for KvEventConsolidatorConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            vllm_event_endpoint: "tcp://localhost:5557".to_string(),
+            consolidated_event_endpoint: "tcp://*:5558".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl KvEventConsolidatorConfig {
+    pub fn new(vllm_event_endpoint: String, consolidated_event_endpoint: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            vllm_event_endpoint,
+            consolidated_event_endpoint,
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/block_manager/kv_consolidator/mod.rs

+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//! KV Event Consolidator
+//!
+//! This module consolidates kv events from multiple sources (vLLM's G1 events
+//! and KVBM's G2/G3 events) before publishing them to the router.
+pub mod config;
+pub mod publisher;
+pub mod subscriber;
+pub mod tracker;
+
+pub use config::KvEventConsolidatorConfig;
+pub use publisher::KvEventConsolidatorPublisher;
+pub use tracker::{CacheStatusTracker, EventSource, StorageTier};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+
+use subscriber::start_simple_zmq_listener;
+
+/// Handle for KVBM to send G2/G3 events directly to the KV Event Consolidator
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct KvEventConsolidatorHandle {
+    pub(crate) tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+}
+
+impl KvEventConsolidatorHandle {
+    /// Send a block store event to the KV Event Consolidator
+    ///
+    /// This is called by KVBM when a block is stored in G2 or G3.
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+    pub async fn handle_store(
+        &self,
+        block_hash: String,
+        source: EventSource,
+        token_ids: Vec<u32>,
+        parent_hash: Option<String>,
+        block_size: usize,
+        lora_id: Option<u64>,
+        tier: Option<StorageTier>,
+        data_parallel_rank: Option<i32>,
+    ) {
+        let mut tracker = self.tracker.write().await;
+        tracker.handle_store(
+            block_hash,
+            source,
+            token_ids,
+            parent_hash,
+            block_size,
+            lora_id.map(|id| id as i32),
+            tier,
+            data_parallel_rank,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Send a block remove event to the KV Event Consolidator
+    ///
+    /// This is called by KVBM when a block is removed from G2 or G3.
+    pub async fn handle_remove(&self, block_hash: &str, source: EventSource) {
+        let mut tracker = self.tracker.write().await;
+        tracker.handle_remove(block_hash, source);
+    }
+
+    /// Clear all blocks from the KV Event Consolidator
+    ///
+    /// This is called by KVBM when all blocks should be evicted.
+    pub async fn handle_clear_all(&self) {
+        let mut tracker = self.tracker.write().await;
+        tracker.handle_clear_all();
+    }
+}
+
+/// The main KV Event Consolidator that manages the event flow
+pub struct KvEventConsolidator {
+    config: KvEventConsolidatorConfig,
+    tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+    subscriber_handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+    publisher: Option<KvEventConsolidatorPublisher>,
+}
+
+impl KvEventConsolidator {
+    /// Create a new KV Event Consolidator
+    pub fn new(config: KvEventConsolidatorConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let tracker = Arc::new(RwLock::new(CacheStatusTracker::new()));
+        let cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            config,
+            tracker,
+            subscriber_handle: None,
+            cancellation_token,
+            publisher: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Start the KV Event Consolidator
+    pub async fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Starting KV Event Consolidator: subscribe from {}, publish to {}",
+            self.config.vllm_event_endpoint,
+            self.config.consolidated_event_endpoint
+        );
+
+        // Start the publisher first
+        let publisher = KvEventConsolidatorPublisher::new(
+            &self.config.consolidated_event_endpoint,
+            self.tracker.clone(),
+        )?;
+        self.publisher = Some(publisher);
+
+        tracing::info!("Waiting for downstream subscribers to connect...");
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // Start the subscriber (connects to vLLM's publisher)
+        let handle = start_simple_zmq_listener(
+            self.config.vllm_event_endpoint.clone(),
+            self.tracker.clone(),
+            self.cancellation_token.clone(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        self.subscriber_handle = Some(handle);
+
+        tracing::info!("KV Event Consolidator fully started and ready");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Shutdown the KV Event Consolidator
+    pub async fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        tracing::info!("Shutting down KV Event Consolidator");
+
+        // Cancel the ZMQ listener
+        self.cancellation_token.cancel();
+
+        // Wait for adapter task to finish
+        if let Some(handle) = self.subscriber_handle.take() {
+            handle.abort();
+            let _ = handle.await;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(publisher) = self.publisher.take() {
+            publisher.shutdown().await?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the cache status tracker (for debugging/metrics)
+    pub fn tracker(&self) -> Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>> {
+        self.tracker.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Get a handle that KVBM can use to send G2/G3 kv events directly
+    pub fn get_handle(&self) -> KvEventConsolidatorHandle {
+        KvEventConsolidatorHandle {
+            tracker: self.tracker.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/block_manager/kv_consolidator/publisher.rs

+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//! ZMQ Publisher for KV Events Consolidator
+//!
+//! Publishes consolidated KV cache events to the router using the same format as vLLM.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use rmp_serde::Serializer;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use zeromq::{PubSocket, Socket, SocketSend};
+
+use super::tracker::{CacheStatusTracker, ConsolidatedEvent};
+
+/// Event batch structure matching vLLM's format (array_like=True)
+/// Format: [timestamp, [events], data_parallel_rank]
+///
+/// Note: This uses a tuple struct to serialize as an array [ts, events, rank]
+/// rather than an object {"ts": ..., "events": ..., "rank": ...} for vLLM compatibility.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct EventBatch(
+    f64,         // ts
+    Vec<Event>,  // events
+    Option<i32>, // data_parallel_rank
+);
+
+/// Event types matching vLLM's format
+/// Note: block_hashes are u64 to match vLLM's ExternalBlockHash type
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+enum Event {
+    #[serde(rename = "BlockStored")]
+    BlockStored {
+        block_hashes: Vec<u64>,
+        parent_block_hash: Option<u64>,
+        token_ids: Vec<i32>,
+        block_size: i32,
+        lora_id: Option<i32>,
+    },
+    #[serde(rename = "BlockRemoved")]
+    BlockRemoved { block_hashes: Vec<u64> },
+    #[serde(rename = "AllBlocksCleared")]
+    AllBlocksCleared {},
+}
+
+impl Event {
+    /// Convert from ConsolidatedEvent to vLLM Event format
+    /// Parses string block hashes back to u64 for router compatibility
+    /// Note: source field is kept in ConsolidatedEvent for internal logging but not sent to router
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if block hash parsing fails to prevent sending corrupted events to the router
+    fn from_consolidated(event: ConsolidatedEvent) -> Result<Self> {
+        match event {
+            ConsolidatedEvent::Store {
+                block_hash,
+                parent_hash,
+                token_ids,
+                block_size,
+                lora_id,
+                source: _, // Source used for logging only, not sent to router
+            } => {
+                // Parse block hash - fail if invalid to prevent corruption
+                let parsed_hash = block_hash
+                    .parse::<u64>()
+                    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse block_hash: {}", block_hash))?;
+
+                // Parse parent hash if present - fail if invalid
+                let parsed_parent = parent_hash
+                    .map(|h| {
+                        h.parse::<u64>()
+                            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse parent_hash: {}", h))
+                    })
+                    .transpose()?;
+
+                // Convert u32 token_ids to i32 for vLLM compatibility
+                // Token IDs should never exceed i32::MAX in practice, but we handle it gracefully
+                let token_ids_i32: Vec<i32> = token_ids
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|t| {
+                        i32::try_from(t).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                            tracing::warn!("Token ID {} exceeds i32::MAX, clamping to i32::MAX", t);
+                            i32::MAX
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+
+                // Convert usize block_size to i32 for vLLM compatibility
+                let block_size_i32 = i32::try_from(block_size).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        "Block size {} exceeds i32::MAX, clamping to i32::MAX",
+                        block_size
+                    );
+                    i32::MAX
+                });
+
+                Ok(Event::BlockStored {
+                    block_hashes: vec![parsed_hash],
+                    parent_block_hash: parsed_parent,
+                    token_ids: token_ids_i32,
+                    block_size: block_size_i32,
+                    lora_id,
+                })
+            }
+            ConsolidatedEvent::Remove {
+                block_hash,
+                source: _,
+            } => {
+                // Parse block hash - fail if invalid to prevent corruption
+                let parsed_hash = block_hash.parse::<u64>().with_context(|| {
+                    format!("Failed to parse block_hash for removal: {}", block_hash)
+                })?;
+
+                Ok(Event::BlockRemoved {
+                    block_hashes: vec![parsed_hash],
+                })
+            }
+            ConsolidatedEvent::ClearAll => Ok(Event::AllBlocksCleared {}),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// ZMQ Publisher for consolidated events
+pub struct KvEventConsolidatorPublisher {
+    endpoint: String,
+    tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+    sequence: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    task_handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl KvEventConsolidatorPublisher {
+    /// Create a new publisher
+    pub fn new(endpoint: &str, tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let endpoint = endpoint.to_string();
+        let sequence = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+
+        let publisher = Self {
+            endpoint: endpoint.clone(),
+            tracker: tracker.clone(),
+            sequence: sequence.clone(),
+            task_handle: None,
+        };
+
+        // Start the publisher task
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Err(e) = Self::run_publisher_loop(endpoint, tracker, sequence).await {
+                // Bind failures and other critical errors should crash the process
+                panic!("Publisher task failed: {}", e);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            endpoint: publisher.endpoint,
+            tracker: publisher.tracker,
+            sequence: publisher.sequence,
+            task_handle: Some(handle),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the publisher task
+    pub async fn shutdown(self) -> Result<()> {
+        if let Some(handle) = self.task_handle {
+            handle.abort();
+            let _ = handle.await;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Main publisher loop
+    async fn run_publisher_loop(
+        endpoint: String,
+        tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+        sequence: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        tracing::info!("Starting consolidated event publisher on {}", endpoint);
+
+        // Create ZMQ PUB socket and bind
+        let mut socket = PubSocket::new();
+        socket
+            .bind(&endpoint)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to bind publisher to {}", endpoint))?;
+
+        tracing::info!("Publisher bound to {}", endpoint);
+
+        // Publish loop - check for events every 50ms
+        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
+
+        loop {
+            interval.tick().await;
+
+            // Drain events from tracker
+            let events = {
+                let mut tracker_guard = tracker.write().await;
+                tracker_guard.drain_events()
+            };
+
+            if events.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            tracing::debug!(
+                "Publishing {} consolidated event(s) to router",
+                events.len()
+            );
+
+            // Convert to vLLM format, filtering out events with invalid hashes
+            let vllm_events: Vec<Event> = events
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|event| match Event::from_consolidated(event) {
+                    Ok(e) => Some(e),
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to convert consolidated event, skipping: {}", err);
+                        None
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            // Skip publishing if all events were invalid
+            if vllm_events.is_empty() {
+                tracing::warn!("All consolidated events failed validation, skipping publish");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let num_events = vllm_events.len(); // Save length before move
+
+            let batch = EventBatch(
+                std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                    .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .as_secs_f64(), // ts
+                vllm_events, // events
+                Some(0),     // data_parallel_rank (default)
+            );
+
+            // Serialize to msgpack
+            let mut payload = Vec::new();
+            batch
+                .serialize(&mut Serializer::new(&mut payload))
+                .context("Failed to serialize event batch")?;
+
+            // Get sequence number
+            let seq = sequence.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            let seq_bytes = seq.to_be_bytes();
+
+            // Send multipart message: [topic, sequence, payload]
+            // Empty topic means all subscribers receive it
+            let frames = vec![
+                Bytes::from(""),
+                Bytes::from(seq_bytes.to_vec()),
+                Bytes::from(payload),
+            ];
+
+            let msg = match zeromq::ZmqMessage::try_from(frames) {
+                Ok(m) => m,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!("Failed to create multipart ZMQ message: {:?}", e);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            if let Err(e) = socket.send(msg).await {
+                tracing::error!("Failed to send consolidated events: {}", e);
+            } else {
+                tracing::debug!(
+                    "Published batch with {} event(s) to router (seq={})",
+                    num_events,
+                    seq
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/block_manager/kv_consolidator/subscriber.rs

+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//! Simple ZMQ Subscriber for vLLM KV Events
+//!
+//! This is a simplified subscriber that deserializes raw vLLM events.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use rmp_serde::Deserializer;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use zeromq::{Socket, SocketRecv, SubSocket};
+
+use super::tracker::{CacheStatusTracker, StorageTier};
+
+/// Event batch received from vLLM (array format)
+/// Format: [timestamp, [events], data_parallel_rank]
+///
+/// Note: This uses a tuple struct to deserialize from array [ts, events, rank]
+/// rather than an object {"ts": ..., "events": ..., "rank": ...} for vLLM compatibility.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct VllmEventBatch(
+    f64,               // ts
+    Vec<VllmRawEvent>, // events
+    Option<i32>,       // data_parallel_rank
+);
+
+impl VllmEventBatch {
+    fn ts(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn events(&self) -> &Vec<VllmRawEvent> {
+        &self.1
+    }
+
+    fn data_parallel_rank(&self) -> Option<i32> {
+        self.2
+    }
+}
+
+/// Block hash can be either an integer or a string (bytes hex-encoded)
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum BlockHash {
+    Int(u64),
+    Str(String),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for BlockHash {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            BlockHash::Int(n) => write!(f, "{}", n),
+            BlockHash::Str(s) => write!(f, "{}", s),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Raw vLLM event format (preserves all data including token_ids)
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+enum VllmRawEvent {
+    #[serde(rename = "BlockStored")]
+    BlockStored {
+        block_hashes: Vec<BlockHash>,
+        parent_block_hash: Option<BlockHash>,
+        token_ids: Vec<i32>,
+        block_size: i32,
+        lora_id: Option<i32>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        medium: Option<String>,
+    },
+    #[serde(rename = "BlockRemoved")]
+    BlockRemoved {
+        block_hashes: Vec<BlockHash>,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        medium: Option<String>,
+    },
+    #[serde(rename = "AllBlocksCleared")]
+    AllBlocksCleared {},
+}
+
+/// Start ZMQ listener and process events into tracker
+pub async fn start_simple_zmq_listener(
+    endpoint: String,
+    tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+) -> Result<JoinHandle<()>> {
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = run_listener_loop(endpoint, tracker, cancellation_token).await {
+            tracing::error!("ZMQ listener task failed: {}", e);
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(handle)
+}
+
+async fn run_listener_loop(
+    endpoint: String,
+    tracker: Arc<RwLock<CacheStatusTracker>>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    tracing::info!(
+        "KV event consolidator ZMQ listener connecting to {}",
+        endpoint
+    );
+
+    let mut socket = SubSocket::new();
+    socket
+        .connect(&endpoint)
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to connect to ZMQ endpoint")?;
+    socket
+        .subscribe("")
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to subscribe to ZMQ topics")?;
+
+    tracing::info!(
+        "KV event consolidator ZMQ listener successfully connected to {}",
+        endpoint
+    );
+
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            biased;
+
+            _ = cancellation_token.cancelled() => {
+                tracing::debug!("ZMQ listener received cancellation signal");
+                break;
+            }
+
+            msg_result = socket.recv() => {
+                let Ok(msg) = msg_result else {
+                    tracing::warn!("Error receiving ZMQ message: {:?}", msg_result.unwrap_err());
+                    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                    continue;
+                };
+
+                // Parse multipart message: supports both formats
+                // - 2 frames: [topic, payload]
+                // - 3 frames: [topic, sequence, payload]
+                let frames: Vec<Vec<u8>> = msg.into_vec().into_iter().map(|f| f.to_vec()).collect();
+
+                let payload = match frames.len() {
+                    2 => &frames[1],  // [topic, payload]
+                    3 => &frames[2],  // [topic, sequence, payload]
+                    _ => {
+                        tracing::warn!("Unexpected frame count: {} (expected 2 or 3)", frames.len());
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                // Deserialize event batch
+                let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(&payload[..]);
+                let batch: VllmEventBatch = match Deserialize::deserialize(&mut deserializer) {
+                    Ok(b) => b,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::warn!("Failed to deserialize event batch: {}", e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let dp_rank = batch.data_parallel_rank();
+                tracing::debug!(
+                    "Consolidator received event batch with {} events (ts={:.2}, dp_rank={:?})",
+                    batch.events().len(),
+                    batch.ts(),
+                    dp_rank
+                );
+
+                // Process events
+                let mut tracker_guard = tracker.write().await;
+                for event in batch.events() {
+                    process_event(&mut tracker_guard, event.clone(), dp_rank);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn process_event(
+    tracker: &mut CacheStatusTracker,
+    event: VllmRawEvent,
+    data_parallel_rank: Option<i32>,
+) {
+    match event {
+        VllmRawEvent::BlockStored {
+            block_hashes,
+            parent_block_hash,
+            token_ids,
+            block_size,
+            lora_id,
+            medium,
+        } => {
+            let storage_tier = medium
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|m| StorageTier::from_vllm_medium(m))
+                .unwrap_or(StorageTier::Device);
+
+            tracing::debug!(
+                "Processing BlockStored: {} blocks, tier={:?}, tokens={}, block_size={}, parent={:?}, dp_rank={:?}",
+                block_hashes.len(),
+                storage_tier,
+                token_ids.len(),
+                block_size,
+                parent_block_hash,
+                data_parallel_rank
+            );
+
+            // Convert block_size from i32 to usize for chunking
+            // SAFETY: Must validate block_size > 0 to prevent panic in chunks()
+            let block_size_usize = match usize::try_from(block_size) {
+                Ok(size) if size > 0 => size,
+                _ => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        "Invalid block_size {} (must be positive), skipping event to avoid chunks() panic",
+                        block_size
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Convert token_ids from i32 to u32 and split into chunks
+            let token_ids_u32: Vec<u32> = token_ids
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|t| {
+                    u32::try_from(t).ok().or_else(|| {
+                        tracing::warn!("Invalid token ID {}, skipping", t);
+                        None
+                    })
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            let token_chunks: Vec<Vec<u32>> = token_ids_u32
+                .chunks(block_size_usize)
+                .map(|chunk| chunk.to_vec())
+                .collect();
+
+            if token_chunks.len() != block_hashes.len() {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    "Token chunks ({}) don't match block hashes ({}), skipping event",
+                    token_chunks.len(),
+                    block_hashes.len()
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Process each block with its corresponding token chunk
+            // For batches, chain the blocks: each block's parent is the previous block in the batch
+            let mut current_parent = parent_block_hash.as_ref().map(|h| h.to_string());
+
+            for (i, block_hash) in block_hashes.iter().enumerate() {
+                let block_tokens = token_chunks[i].clone();
+
+                tracker.handle_store(
+                    block_hash.to_string(),
+                    crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::EventSource::Vllm,
+                    block_tokens,
+                    current_parent.clone(),
+                    block_size_usize,
+                    lora_id,
+                    Some(storage_tier),
+                    data_parallel_rank,
+                );
+
+                // Next block's parent is this block
+                current_parent = Some(block_hash.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+
+        VllmRawEvent::BlockRemoved {
+            block_hashes,
+            medium,
+        } => {
+            let storage_tier = medium
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|m| StorageTier::from_vllm_medium(m))
+                .unwrap_or(StorageTier::Device);
+
+            tracing::debug!(
+                "Processing BlockRemoved: {} blocks, tier={:?}",
+                block_hashes.len(),
+                storage_tier
+            );
+
+            for block_hash in block_hashes {
+                tracker.handle_remove(
+                    &block_hash.to_string(),
+                    crate::block_manager::kv_consolidator::EventSource::Vllm,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        VllmRawEvent::AllBlocksCleared {} => {
+            tracing::debug!("Processing AllBlocksCleared");
+            tracker.handle_clear_all();
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/block_manager/state.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<R: LogicalResources, Metadata: BlockMetadata>
 {
     pub async fn new(config: KvBlockManagerConfig, logical_resources: R) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let model_config = config.model.clone();
-        let mut resources = Resources::new(config)?;
+        let mut resources = Resources::new(config).await?;
         let block_data_factories =
             logical::LogicalBlockFactories::new(&mut resources, logical_resources)?;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl<R: LogicalResources, Metadata: BlockMetadata>
 impl<Metadata: BlockMetadata> KvBlockManagerState<locality::Local, Metadata> {
     pub async fn new(config: KvBlockManagerConfig) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let model_config = config.model.clone();
-        let mut resources = Resources::new(config)?;
+        let mut resources = Resources::new(config).await?;
         let block_data_factories = local::LocalBlockDataFactories::new(&mut resources)?;
 
         let (mut local_block_set, disk_factory, host_factory, device_factory) =