feat: worker-local KvIndexer in KvEventPublisher (#4519)

Co-authored-by: Yan Ru Pei <yanrpei@gmail.com>

Cargo.lock

@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "candle-core 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "chrono",
- "clap 4.5.52",
+ "clap 4.5.53",
  "criterion 0.3.6",
  "cudarc",
  "dashmap 5.5.3",
@@ -4065,8 +4065,8 @@ checksum = "629d8f3bbeda9d148036d6b0de0a3ab947abd08ce90626327fc3547a49d59d97"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "futures",
- "indicatif 0.17.11",
  "http 1.4.0",
+ "indicatif 0.17.11",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "num_cpus",

components/src/dynamo/mocker/args.py

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def create_temp_engine_args_file(args) -> Path:
         else None,
         "is_prefill": getattr(args, "is_prefill_worker", None),
         "is_decode": getattr(args, "is_decode_worker", None),
+        "enable_local_indexer": getattr(args, "enable_local_indexer", None),
     }
 
     # Remove None values to only include explicitly set arguments
@@ -284,6 +285,12 @@ def parse_args():
         default=False,
         help="Mark this as a decode worker which does not publish KV events and skips prefill cost estimation (default: False)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--enable-local-indexer",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Enable worker-local KV indexer for tracking this worker's own KV cache state (default: False)",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--store-kv",
         type=str,

components/src/dynamo/vllm/args.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Config:
     custom_jinja_template: Optional[str] = None
     store_kv: str
     request_plane: str
+    enable_local_indexer: bool = False
 
     # mirror vLLM
     model: str
@@ -204,6 +205,13 @@ def parse_args() -> Config:
         default=os.environ.get("DYN_REQUEST_PLANE", "nats"),
         help="Determines how requests are distributed from routers to workers. 'tcp' is fastest [nats|http|tcp]",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--enable-local-indexer",
+        type=str,
+        choices=["true", "false"],
+        default=os.environ.get("DYN_LOCAL_INDEXER", "false"),
+        help="Enable worker-local KV indexer for tracking this worker's own KV cache state (can also be toggled with env var DYN_LOCAL_INDEXER).",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--use-vllm-tokenizer",
         action="store_true",
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ def parse_args() -> Config:
 
     parser = AsyncEngineArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    args.enable_local_indexer = str(args.enable_local_indexer).lower() == "true"
     engine_args = AsyncEngineArgs.from_cli_args(args)
 
     # Workaround for vLLM GIL contention bug with NIXL connector when using UniProcExecutor.
@@ -312,6 +321,7 @@ def parse_args() -> Config:
     config.mm_prompt_template = args.mm_prompt_template
     config.store_kv = args.store_kv
     config.request_plane = args.request_plane
+    config.enable_local_indexer = args.enable_local_indexer
     config.use_vllm_tokenizer = args.use_vllm_tokenizer
 
     # Validate custom Jinja template file exists if provided

components/src/dynamo/vllm/main.py

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ def setup_kv_event_publisher(
             worker_id=generate_endpoint.connection_id(),
             kv_block_size=vllm_config.cache_config.block_size,
             zmq_endpoint=zmq_endpoint,
+            enable_local_indexer=config.enable_local_indexer,
         )
         kv_publisher = ZmqKvEventPublisher(component=component, config=zmq_config)
         kv_publishers.append(kv_publisher)
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ async def register_vllm_model(
     runtime_config.total_kv_blocks = runtime_values["num_gpu_blocks"]
     runtime_config.max_num_seqs = runtime_values["max_num_seqs"]
     runtime_config.max_num_batched_tokens = runtime_values["max_num_batched_tokens"]
+    runtime_config.enable_local_indexer = config.enable_local_indexer
 
     # Add tool/reasoning parsers for decode models
     if model_type != ModelType.Prefill:

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

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use rs::traits::events::EventSubscriber;
 use tracing;
 
 use llm_rs::kv_router::protocols::*;
-use llm_rs::kv_router::publisher::{KvEventSourceConfig, create_stored_blocks};
+use llm_rs::kv_router::publisher::{KvEventSourceConfig, create_stored_blocks, start_zmq_listener};
 use llm_rs::protocols::common::{OutputOptions, SamplingOptions, StopConditions};
 
 #[pyfunction]
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ pub struct ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig {
     pub zmq_endpoint: String,
     #[pyo3(get, set)]
     pub zmq_topic: String,
+    #[pyo3(get, set)]
+    pub enable_local_indexer: bool, // whether the underlying KvEventPublisher publishes to
+                                    // both global and worker-local KvIndexers
 }
 
 #[pymethods]
@@ -115,19 +118,22 @@ impl ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig {
         worker_id,
         kv_block_size,
         zmq_endpoint = "tcp://127.0.0.1:5557".to_string(),
-        zmq_topic = "".to_string()
+        zmq_topic = "".to_string(),
+        enable_local_indexer = false
     ))]
     pub fn new(
         worker_id: WorkerId,
         kv_block_size: usize,
         zmq_endpoint: String,
         zmq_topic: String,
+        enable_local_indexer: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             worker_id,
             kv_block_size,
             zmq_endpoint,
             zmq_topic,
+            enable_local_indexer,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -141,13 +147,14 @@ pub(crate) struct ZmqKvEventPublisher {
 impl ZmqKvEventPublisher {
     #[new]
     fn new(component: Component, config: ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        let inner = llm_rs::kv_router::publisher::KvEventPublisher::new(
+        let inner = llm_rs::kv_router::publisher::KvEventPublisher::new_with_local_indexer(
             component.inner,
             config.kv_block_size as u32,
             Some(KvEventSourceConfig::Zmq {
                 endpoint: config.zmq_endpoint,
                 topic: config.zmq_topic,
             }),
+            config.enable_local_indexer,
         )
         .map_err(to_pyerr)?;
         Ok(Self { inner })
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ impl ZmqKvEventListener {
             let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
             let shutdown_token = tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken::new();
 
-            tokio::spawn(llm_rs::kv_router::publisher::start_zmq_listener(
+            tokio::spawn(start_zmq_listener(
                 zmq_endpoint,
                 zmq_topic,
                 tx,

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

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ impl ModelRuntimeConfig {
         self.inner.data_parallel_size = data_parallel_size;
     }
 
+    #[setter]
+    fn set_enable_local_indexer(&mut self, enable_local_indexer: bool) {
+        self.inner.enable_local_indexer = enable_local_indexer;
+    }
+
     fn set_engine_specific(&mut self, key: &str, value: String) -> PyResult<()> {
         let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&value).map_err(to_pyerr)?;
         self.inner
@@ -103,6 +108,11 @@ impl ModelRuntimeConfig {
         self.inner.reasoning_parser.clone()
     }
 
+    #[getter]
+    fn enable_local_indexer(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.enable_local_indexer
+    }
+
     #[getter]
     fn runtime_data(&self, py: Python<'_>) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
         let dict = PyDict::new(py);

lib/bindings/python/src/dynamo/_core.pyi

@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ class ModelRuntimeConfig:
     max_num_batched_tokens: int | None
     tool_call_parser: str | None
     reasoning_parser: str | None
+    enable_local_indexer: bool
     runtime_data: dict[str, Any]
     tensor_model_config: Any | None
 
@@ -843,7 +844,8 @@ class ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig:
         worker_id: int,
         kv_block_size: int,
         zmq_endpoint: str = "tcp://127.0.0.1:5557",
-        zmq_topic: str = ""
+        zmq_topic: str = "",
+        enable_local_indexer: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """
         Configuration for the ZmqKvEventPublisher.
@@ -852,6 +854,7 @@ class ZmqKvEventPublisherConfig:
         :param kv_block_size: The block size for the key-value store.
         :param zmq_endpoint: The ZeroMQ endpoint. Defaults to "tcp://127.0.0.1:5557".
         :param zmq_topic: The ZeroMQ topic to subscribe to. Defaults to an empty string.
+        :param enable_local_indexer: Whether to enable the worker-local KV indexer. Defaults to False.
         """
         ...
 

lib/llm/src/kv_router.rs

@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ pub mod scheduler;
 pub mod scoring;
 pub mod sequence;
 pub mod subscriber;
+pub mod worker_query;
 
+use indexer::WorkerKvQueryResponse;
 pub use prefill_router::PrefillRouter;
+use worker_query::WorkerQueryClient;
 
 use crate::{
     kv_router::{
@@ -45,11 +48,12 @@ use crate::{
             compute_block_hash_for_seq, compute_seq_hash_for_block,
         },
         protocols::{
-            LocalBlockHash, RouterRequest, RouterResponse, WorkerSelectionResult, WorkerWithDpRank,
+            LocalBlockHash, RouterRequest, RouterResponse, WorkerId, WorkerSelectionResult,
+            WorkerWithDpRank,
         },
         scheduler::{KvScheduler, KvSchedulerError, PotentialLoad, SchedulingRequest},
         sequence::SequenceError,
-        subscriber::start_kv_router_background,
+        subscriber::{recover_from_all_workers, start_kv_router_background},
     },
     local_model::runtime_config::ModelRuntimeConfig,
     model_card::ModelDeploymentCard,
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ pub const ACTIVE_SEQUENCES_SUBJECT: &str = "active_sequences_events";
 pub const RADIX_STATE_BUCKET: &str = "radix-bucket";
 pub const RADIX_STATE_FILE: &str = "radix-state";
 
+// for worker-local kvindexer query
+pub const WORKER_KV_INDEXER_QUERY_SUBJECT: &str = "worker_kv_indexer_query";
+pub const WORKER_KV_INDEXER_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 1024; // store 1024 most recent events in worker buffer
+
 // for router discovery registration
 pub const KV_ROUTER_COMPONENT: &str = "kv-router";
 pub const KV_ROUTER_ENDPOINT: &str = "generate";
@@ -270,6 +278,8 @@ pub struct KvRouter {
     cancellation_token: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken,
 
     client: Client,
+
+    worker_query_client: Option<WorkerQueryClient>,
 }
 
 impl KvRouter {
@@ -296,7 +306,7 @@ impl KvRouter {
             endpoint: endpoint_id.name.clone(),
         };
         let discovery_stream = discovery
-            .list_and_watch(discovery_key, Some(cancellation_token.clone()))
+            .list_and_watch(discovery_key.clone(), Some(cancellation_token.clone()))
             .await?;
         let runtime_configs_rx =
             watch_and_extract_field(discovery_stream, |card: ModelDeploymentCard| {
@@ -333,13 +343,19 @@ impl KvRouter {
             component.clone(),
             block_size,
             instance_ids_rx,
-            runtime_configs_rx,
+            runtime_configs_rx.clone(),
             selector,
             kv_router_config.router_replica_sync,
             consumer_id.clone(),
         )
         .await?;
 
+        // Initialize worker query client using namespace abstraction
+        // (created before background task so we can use it for startup recovery)
+        let worker_query_client =
+            worker_query::WorkerQueryClient::new(component.clone(), runtime_configs_rx.clone());
+        tracing::info!("Worker query client initialized");
+
         // Start KV event subscriber background process (only when use_kv_events is enabled)
         if kv_router_config.use_kv_events
             && let Indexer::KvIndexer(ref kv_indexer) = indexer
@@ -360,6 +376,47 @@ impl KvRouter {
                 kv_router_config.router_reset_states,
             )
             .await?;
+
+            // Perform startup recovery from workers with local indexers
+            // This catches up on any events missed while the router was offline
+            let last_event_ids = kv_indexer
+                .get_last_received_event_ids()
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            let instances = client.instance_source.as_ref().borrow().clone();
+            let worker_ids: Vec<WorkerId> = instances.iter().map(|i| i.instance_id).collect();
+
+            if !worker_ids.is_empty() {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    worker_count = worker_ids.len(),
+                    "Starting recovery from workers with local indexers"
+                );
+
+                // NOTE: recover_from_all_workers() is a no-op if
+                // Worker with worker_id is not associated with a
+                // local indexer instance.
+                let recovered = recover_from_all_workers(
+                    &worker_query_client,
+                    &last_event_ids,
+                    &worker_ids,
+                    &kv_indexer.event_sender(),
+                )
+                .await;
+
+                if recovered > 0 {
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        recovered_events = recovered,
+                        "KV Router startup: Recovered {} KV events from workers {:?}",
+                        recovered,
+                        worker_ids
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        "KV Router startup: No KV events recovered from workers {:?}",
+                        worker_ids
+                    );
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         tracing::info!("KV Routing initialized");
@@ -370,6 +427,7 @@ impl KvRouter {
             kv_router_config,
             cancellation_token,
             client,
+            worker_query_client: Some(worker_query_client),
         })
     }
 
@@ -502,6 +560,62 @@ impl KvRouter {
     pub async fn dump_events(&self) -> Result<Vec<RouterEvent>, KvRouterError> {
         self.indexer.dump_events().await
     }
+
+    /// Query a specific worker's local KV indexer for its events
+    /// (See docstring for `WorkerQueryClient.query_worker()`)
+    pub async fn query_worker_local_kv(
+        &self,
+        worker_id: WorkerId,
+        start_event_id: Option<u64>,
+        end_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Result<WorkerKvQueryResponse> {
+        let query_client = self
+            .worker_query_client
+            .as_ref()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Worker query client not available (NATS required)"))?;
+
+        query_client
+            .query_worker(worker_id, start_event_id, end_event_id)
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// Recover missed KV events from a specific worker.
+    ///
+    /// Queries the worker's local KV indexer for events starting from
+    /// `start_event_id` and applies them to the router's indexer.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `worker_id` - The worker to recover from
+    /// * `start_event_id` - First event ID to fetch (inclusive), or None to start from beginning
+    /// * `end_event_id` - Last event ID to fetch (inclusive), or None for all
+    pub async fn recover_from_worker(
+        &self,
+        worker_id: WorkerId,
+        start_event_id: Option<u64>,
+        end_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Result<usize> {
+        let query_client = self
+            .worker_query_client
+            .as_ref()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Worker query client not available"))?;
+
+        let event_tx = match &self.indexer {
+            Indexer::KvIndexer(kv_indexer) => kv_indexer.event_sender(),
+            Indexer::None => {
+                anyhow::bail!("Cannot recover: indexer is disabled (--overlap_score_weight is 0)")
+            }
+        };
+
+        subscriber::recover_from_worker(
+            query_client,
+            worker_id,
+            start_event_id,
+            end_event_id,
+            &event_tx,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
 }
 
 // NOTE: KVRouter works like a PushRouter,

lib/llm/src/kv_router/indexer.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     iter,
     rc::Rc,
-    sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock},
     thread::JoinHandle,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
@@ -199,6 +199,31 @@ impl RouterEvent {
     }
 }
 
+// -------
+// Distributed router - Worker KV Query types
+// -------
+
+/// Request to query a worker's local KV indexer.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WorkerKvQueryRequest {
+    /// The worker ID of the worker to query.
+    pub worker_id: WorkerId,
+
+    /// The query can specify the [start, end) range of event id's to return.
+    /// If neither is specified, the worker dumps all events.
+    /// If only one is specified, `start` is assumed to be the oldest logged event,
+    /// and `end` is assumed to be the newest logged event.
+    pub start_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    pub end_event_id: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+/// Response from a worker's local KV indexer.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WorkerKvQueryResponse {
+    /// The events from the worker local KvIndexer.
+    pub events: Vec<RouterEvent>,
+}
+
 /// A block in the Radix Tree.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct RadixBlock {
@@ -781,6 +806,13 @@ pub struct GetWorkersRequest {
     pub resp: oneshot::Sender<Vec<WorkerId>>,
 }
 
+/// A request to get the last received event ID per worker.
+/// Used for fault tolerance recovery to determine which events to request from workers.
+pub struct GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest {
+    /// Channel to send the last received event IDs per worker
+    pub resp: oneshot::Sender<HashMap<WorkerId, u64>>,
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait KvIndexerInterface {
     /// Find matches for a given sequence of `LocalBlockHash`es.
@@ -885,6 +917,8 @@ pub struct KvIndexer {
     dump_tx: mpsc::Sender<DumpRequest>,
     /// A sender for routing decision requests.
     routing_tx: mpsc::Sender<RoutingDecisionRequest>,
+    /// A sender for getting last received event IDs (for fault tolerance recovery).
+    last_event_ids_tx: mpsc::Sender<GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest>,
     /// A handle to the background task managing the KV store.
     task: OnceLock<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
     /// The size of the KV block this indexer can handle.
@@ -918,6 +952,9 @@ impl KvIndexer {
         let (dump_tx, dump_rx) = mpsc::channel::<DumpRequest>(16);
         let (routing_tx, mut routing_rx) = mpsc::channel::<RoutingDecisionRequest>(2048);
         let (prune_tx, mut prune_rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
+        let (last_event_ids_tx, mut last_event_ids_rx) =
+            mpsc::channel::<GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest>(16);
+
         let cancel_clone = token.clone();
 
         let task = std::thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -942,6 +979,10 @@ impl KvIndexer {
                 });
                 let mut event_id_counter = 0u64;
 
+                // Track last received event ID per worker (for fault tolerance recovery)
+                // Only used when enable_event_tracking is true
+                let mut last_received_event_id: HashMap<WorkerId, u64> = HashMap::new();
+
                 loop {
                     // Create a future that sleeps until the next expiration time
                     let expiry_fut = if let Some(ref pm) = prune_manager
@@ -968,6 +1009,10 @@ impl KvIndexer {
                             let _ = get_workers_req.resp.send(workers);
                         }
 
+                        Some(req) = last_event_ids_rx.recv() => {
+                            let _ = req.resp.send(last_received_event_id.clone());
+                        }
+
                         Some(_) = prune_rx.recv() => {
                             // Tree size-based pruning triggered
                             let Some(ref mut pm) = prune_manager else { continue };
@@ -990,6 +1035,33 @@ impl KvIndexer {
                         }
 
                         Some(event) = event_rx.recv() => {
+                            // Track last received event ID per worker
+                            // Check for gaps before updating the last received ID
+                            // TODO should this trigger a recovery event?
+                            let last_id = *last_received_event_id.get(&event.worker_id).unwrap_or(&0);
+                            let incoming_id = event.event.event_id;
+
+                            // Detect gap: if incoming ID is more than 1 greater than last received
+                            if incoming_id > last_id + 1 && last_id > 0 {
+                                let gap_start = last_id + 1;
+                                let gap_end = incoming_id - 1;
+                                tracing::warn!(
+                                    worker_id = event.worker_id,
+                                    gap_start,
+                                    gap_end,
+                                    gap_size = gap_end - gap_start + 1,
+                                    "Event ID gap detected! Missed events [{}, {}]. \
+                                     If this is a global KvIndexer, within a KvRouter context,
+                                     consider calling KvRouter::query_worker_local_kv() to potentially recover worker-stored events.",
+                                    gap_start,
+                                    gap_end,
+                                );
+                            }
+
+                            // Update last received event ID (use max to handle out-of-order events)
+                            let entry = last_received_event_id.entry(event.worker_id).or_insert(0);
+                            *entry = (*entry).max(event.event.event_id);
+
                             let event_type = KvIndexerMetrics::get_event_type(&event.event.data);
                             let result = trie.apply_event(event.clone());
                             let result_is_ok = result.is_ok();
@@ -1121,6 +1193,7 @@ impl KvIndexer {
             get_workers_tx,
             dump_tx,
             routing_tx,
+            last_event_ids_tx,
             task: once,
             kv_block_size,
         }
@@ -1173,6 +1246,48 @@ impl KvIndexer {
     pub fn get_workers_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<GetWorkersRequest> {
         self.get_workers_tx.clone()
     }
+
+    /// Get a sender for last received event IDs requests.
+    ///
+    /// ### Returns
+    ///
+    /// A `mpsc::Sender` for `GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest`s.
+    pub fn last_event_ids_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest> {
+        self.last_event_ids_tx.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the last received event ID for each worker.
+    ///
+    /// This method is used for **fault tolerance recovery** when the router needs to
+    /// catch up on missed events after a disconnect. By tracking the last event ID
+    /// received from each worker, the router can query workers for events starting
+    /// from `last_id + 1` to recover missed state.
+    ///
+    /// **Note**: This method is intdned for the global `KvIndexer` used by routers,
+    /// not on `LocalKvIndexer` (worker-side) or `KvIndexerSharded`.
+    ///
+    /// ### Returns
+    ///
+    /// A `HashMap` mapping worker IDs to their last received event ID.
+    ///
+    pub async fn get_last_received_event_ids(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<HashMap<WorkerId, u64>, KvRouterError> {
+        let (resp_tx, resp_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let req = GetLastReceivedEventIdsRequest { resp: resp_tx };
+
+        if let Err(e) = self.last_event_ids_tx.send(req).await {
+            tracing::error!(
+                "Failed to send last event IDs request: {:?}; the indexer maybe offline",
+                e
+            );
+            return Err(KvRouterError::IndexerOffline);
+        }
+
+        resp_rx
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| KvRouterError::IndexerDroppedRequest)
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -1285,6 +1400,574 @@ impl Drop for KvIndexer {
     }
 }
 
+// -------------------------------------------------
+// Decentralized router: LocalKvIndexer for workers
+// -------------------------------------------------
+
+/// A thin wrapper around KvIndexer that buffers recent events
+/// (e.g. which may be queued by router upon startup)
+///
+pub struct LocalKvIndexer {
+    /// The underlying indexer
+    indexer: KvIndexer,
+    /// Circular buffer of recent events
+    event_buffer: Mutex<VecDeque<RouterEvent>>,
+    /// Maximum number of events to keep in buffer
+    max_buffer_size: usize, // Router sets this to WORKER_KV_INDEXER_BUFFER_SIZE
+}
+
+impl LocalKvIndexer {
+    /// create a new LocalKvIndexer pointing to a KvIndexer.
+    pub fn new(
+        token: CancellationToken,
+        kv_block_size: u32,
+        metrics: Arc<KvIndexerMetrics>,
+        max_buffer_size: usize,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            indexer: KvIndexer::new(token, kv_block_size, metrics),
+            event_buffer: Mutex::new(VecDeque::with_capacity(max_buffer_size)),
+            max_buffer_size,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get all buffered events (oldest first).
+    pub fn get_all_events_in_buffer(&self) -> Vec<RouterEvent> {
+        let buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        buffer.iter().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Query events by ID range, returning events in `[start_id, end_id]` (both inclusive).
+    ///
+    /// This method attempts to serve the request from the in-memory event buffer when possible.
+    /// If the requested range extends beyond what's available in the buffer, a full tree dump
+    /// is performed instead.
+    ///
+    /// ### Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `start_id` - Starting event ID (inclusive). If `None`, returns from oldest available.
+    /// * `end_id` - Ending event ID (inclusive). If `None`, returns up to newest available.
+    ///
+    /// ### Behavior
+    ///
+    /// - **Buffer path**: If `start_id >= first_buffered_id`, events are retrieved directly
+    ///   from the buffer with their original event IDs.
+    ///
+    /// - **Tree dump path**: If the range extends before the buffer or no range is specified,
+    ///   a full tree dump is performed. **Note**: Tree dumps generate synthetic 0-indexed
+    ///   event IDs that do NOT correspond to the original event IDs. The entire tree state
+    ///   is returned regardless of the requested range.
+    ///
+    /// ### Returns
+    ///
+    /// A vector of `RouterEvent`s. When served from buffer, events have their original IDs.
+    /// When served from tree dump, events have synthetic sequential IDs starting from 0.
+    pub async fn get_events_in_id_range(
+        &self,
+        start_id: Option<u64>,
+        end_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Vec<RouterEvent> {
+        // Validate range if both specified
+        if let (Some(s), Some(e)) = (start_id, end_id)
+            && s > e
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                start_id = s,
+                end_id = e,
+                "Requested start_id > end_id; returning empty result."
+            );
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        // Check if we can serve from buffer
+        let buffer_range = {
+            let buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+            if buffer.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some((
+                    buffer.front().unwrap().event.event_id,
+                    buffer.back().unwrap().event.event_id,
+                ))
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Determine if request can be served from buffer
+        let can_use_buffer = match (start_id, buffer_range) {
+            // No start specified means we need everything from the beginning -> tree dump
+            (None, _) => false,
+            // Buffer is empty -> tree dump
+            (_, None) => false,
+            // start_id is within or after buffer range -> can use buffer
+            (Some(s), Some((first_buffered, _))) => s >= first_buffered,
+        };
+
+        if can_use_buffer {
+            // Serve from buffer - these have real event IDs
+            self.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(start_id, end_id)
+        } else {
+            // Must dump entire tree
+            if let (Some(s), Some(e)) = (start_id, end_id) {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    requested_start_id = s,
+                    requested_end_id = e,
+                    buffer_range = ?buffer_range,
+                    "Requested event ID range extends before buffer; dumping entire tree. \
+                     Note: Tree dump returns synthetic 0-indexed event IDs, not original IDs."
+                );
+            } else if start_id.is_some() || end_id.is_some() {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    requested_start_id = ?start_id,
+                    requested_end_id = ?end_id,
+                    buffer_range = ?buffer_range,
+                    "Partial range specified but cannot serve from buffer; dumping entire tree. \
+                     Note: Tree dump returns synthetic 0-indexed event IDs, not original IDs."
+                );
+            }
+            // Return full tree dump - no filtering since IDs are synthetic
+            self.dump_events().await.unwrap_or_default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get events from the buffer in the range `[start_id, end_id]` (both inclusive).
+    pub fn get_buffer_events_in_id_range(
+        &self,
+        start_id: Option<u64>,
+        end_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Vec<RouterEvent> {
+        let buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        if buffer.is_empty() {
+            tracing::warn!("No events in buffer yet; returning empty result.");
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let first_id = buffer.front().map(|e| e.event.event_id).unwrap();
+        let last_id = buffer.back().map(|e| e.event.event_id).unwrap();
+
+        let start_id = start_id.unwrap_or(first_id);
+        let end_id = end_id.unwrap_or(last_id);
+
+        if start_id > end_id {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                start_id,
+                end_id,
+                "Requested start_id > end_id; returning empty result."
+            );
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let start_idx = match buffer.binary_search_by_key(&start_id, |e| e.event.event_id) {
+            Ok(idx) => idx,
+            Err(_) if start_id < first_id => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    start_id,
+                    first_id,
+                    "Requested start_id precedes buffer; clamping to oldest."
+                );
+                0
+            }
+            Err(_) if start_id > last_id => {
+                tracing::error!(
+                    start_id,
+                    last_id,
+                    "Requested start_id is newer than buffer; returning empty."
+                );
+                return Vec::new();
+            }
+            Err(insertion_point) => insertion_point,
+        };
+
+        // For inclusive end, we need idx + 1 when we find an exact match
+        let end_idx = match buffer.binary_search_by_key(&end_id, |e| e.event.event_id) {
+            Ok(idx) => idx + 1, // Include the matched element
+            Err(_) if end_id < first_id => {
+                return Vec::new();
+            }
+            Err(_) if end_id > last_id => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    end_id,
+                    last_id,
+                    "Requested end_id exceeds buffer; clamping to newest."
+                );
+                buffer.len()
+            }
+            Err(insertion_point) => insertion_point,
+        };
+
+        buffer
+            .iter()
+            .skip(start_idx)
+            .take(end_idx.saturating_sub(start_idx))
+            .cloned()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Record an event in the buffer
+    fn record_event(&self, event: RouterEvent) {
+        let mut buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+
+        // Check that event id is consecutive to last one
+        if let Some(last_event) = buffer.back()
+            && event.event.event_id != last_event.event.event_id + 1
+        {
+            let expected = last_event.event.event_id + 1;
+            tracing::error!(
+                worker_id = event.worker_id,
+                expected,
+                got = event.event.event_id,
+                "Non-consecutive KV event id; buffer may have gaps"
+            );
+        }
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Recorded event {:?} in buffer, now size is {}",
+            event,
+            buffer.len()
+        );
+
+        // Add to back
+        buffer.push_back(event);
+
+        // Remove from front if over capacity (circular buffer behavior)
+        while buffer.len() > self.max_buffer_size {
+            buffer.pop_front();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Apply event with buffering.
+    ///
+    /// This records the event in the buffer and forwards it to the underlying indexer.
+    pub async fn apply_event_with_buffer(&self, event: RouterEvent) -> Result<(), KvRouterError> {
+        // Record in buffer
+        self.record_event(event.clone());
+
+        // Forward to underlying indexer
+        self.indexer
+            .event_sender()
+            .send(event)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| KvRouterError::IndexerOffline)
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the event buffer.
+    pub fn clear_buffer(&self) {
+        let mut buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        buffer.clear();
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current buffer size.
+    pub fn buffer_len(&self) -> usize {
+        let buffer = self.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+        buffer.len()
+    }
+
+    // Delegation methods to underlying KvIndexer
+    /// Get a sender for `RouterEvent`s.
+    pub fn event_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<RouterEvent> {
+        self.indexer.event_sender()
+    }
+
+    /// Get a sender for dump requests (snapshot events).
+    pub fn snapshot_event_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<DumpRequest> {
+        self.indexer.snapshot_event_sender()
+    }
+
+    /// Get a sender for worker removal requests.
+    pub fn remove_worker_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<WorkerId> {
+        self.indexer.remove_worker_sender()
+    }
+
+    /// Get a sender for get workers requests.
+    pub fn get_workers_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<GetWorkersRequest> {
+        self.indexer.get_workers_sender()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the KV block size.
+    pub fn block_size(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.indexer.block_size()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod local_kv_indexer_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn make_indexer_with_events(ids: &[u64]) -> LocalKvIndexer {
+        let indexer = LocalKvIndexer::new(
+            CancellationToken::new(),
+            4,
+            Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered()),
+            32,
+        );
+        {
+            let mut buffer = indexer.event_buffer.lock().unwrap();
+            for &id in ids {
+                buffer.push_back(RouterEvent::new(
+                    0,
+                    KvCacheEvent {
+                        event_id: id,
+                        data: KvCacheEventData::Cleared,
+                        dp_rank: 0,
+                    },
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        indexer
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn returns_slice_within_range() {
+        let indexer = make_indexer_with_events(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+
+        // Test get_buffer_events_in_id_range (buffer-only queries)
+        // Range is [start, end] inclusive
+        let mut result = indexer.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(Some(2), Some(4));
+        let mut ids: Vec<u64> = result
+            .iter()
+            .map(|router_event| router_event.event.event_id)
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec![2, 3, 4]); // inclusive range [2, 4]
+
+        result = indexer.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(Some(2), Some(6));
+        ids = result
+            .iter()
+            .map(|router_event| router_event.event.event_id)
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec![2, 3, 4, 5]); // clamp end to buffer max
+
+        result = indexer.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(Some(0), Some(4));
+        ids = result
+            .iter()
+            .map(|router_event| router_event.event.event_id)
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec![1, 2, 3, 4]); // clamp start to buffer min, inclusive end
+
+        result = indexer.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(Some(3), Some(3));
+        ids = result
+            .iter()
+            .map(|router_event| router_event.event.event_id)
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec![3]); // single element when start == end
+
+        result = indexer.get_buffer_events_in_id_range(Some(5), Some(2));
+        ids = result
+            .iter()
+            .map(|router_event| router_event.event.event_id)
+            .collect();
+        assert!(ids.is_empty()); // return empty when start > end
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_events_in_id_range_all_cases() {
+        use crate::kv_router::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, LocalBlockHash};
+
+        // Create indexer with small buffer (5 events max)
+        // This way older events will only be in the tree, not the buffer
+        let indexer = LocalKvIndexer::new(
+            CancellationToken::new(),
+            4, // block_size
+            Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered()),
+            5, // max_buffer_size - only keeps 5 most recent events
+        );
+
+        // Helper to create a test event
+        let make_event = |id: u64| {
+            RouterEvent::new(
+                0, // worker_id
+                KvCacheEvent {
+                    event_id: id,
+                    data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                        parent_hash: None,
+                        blocks: vec![KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                            block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(id * 100),
+                            tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(id * 200),
+                        }],
+                    }),
+                    dp_rank: 0,
+                },
+            )
+        };
+
+        // Add 10 events (IDs 5-14)
+        // Buffer will only keep the last 5: events 10-14
+        // Tree will have all blocks
+        for id in 5..15 {
+            indexer
+                .apply_event_with_buffer(make_event(id))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Wait for events to be processed by the tree
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // Helper to extract event IDs from result
+        let get_ids = |events: Vec<RouterEvent>| -> Vec<u64> {
+            events.iter().map(|e| e.event.event_id).collect()
+        };
+
+        // Verify buffer state: should have events 10-14 (last 5)
+        let buffer_events = indexer.get_all_events_in_buffer();
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(buffer_events),
+            vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
+            "Buffer should have events 10-14"
+        );
+
+        // ========== BUFFER PATH TESTS (start_id >= first_buffered) ==========
+        // Range is [start, end] inclusive
+
+        // Test: start_id within buffer, no end
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(11), None).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![11, 12, 13, 14],
+            "start_id=11 (in buffer) should return [11, 14]"
+        );
+
+        // Test: start_id at buffer boundary
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(10), None).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
+            "start_id=10 (buffer start) should return [10, 14]"
+        );
+
+        // Test: both start and end within buffer (inclusive)
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(11), Some(13)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![11, 12, 13],
+            "range [11, 13] inclusive should return 3 events"
+        );
+
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(10), Some(14)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
+            "range [10, 14] should return all buffer events"
+        );
+
+        // ========== TREE DUMP PATH TESTS (range extends before buffer) ==========
+        // Note: Tree dumps return synthetic 0-indexed event IDs, so we just check
+        // that we get events back (the IDs won't match original IDs)
+
+        // Test: (None, None) dumps entire tree
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(None, None).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.len(),
+            10,
+            "(None, None) should dump entire tree (10 events)"
+        );
+
+        // Test: (None, Some(_)) dumps entire tree
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(None, Some(8)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.len(),
+            10,
+            "(None, Some(_)) dumps entire tree - end_id is ignored for tree dumps"
+        );
+
+        // Test: start_id before buffer triggers tree dump
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(7), None).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.len(),
+            10,
+            "start_id=7 (before buffer) should dump entire tree"
+        );
+
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(5), Some(12)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.len(),
+            10,
+            "range [5, 12] extending before buffer should dump entire tree"
+        );
+
+        // ========== EDGE CASES ==========
+
+        // Single element when start == end (inclusive range)
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(12), Some(12)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![12],
+            "start == end should return single event"
+        );
+
+        // Empty when start > end
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(15), Some(10)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_empty(), "start > end should return empty");
+
+        // Request beyond buffer but valid range -> buffer returns what it has
+        let result = indexer.get_events_in_id_range(Some(12), Some(100)).await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_ids(result),
+            vec![12, 13, 14],
+            "range with end beyond buffer should return available buffer events"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+// Implement KvIndexerInterface by delegating to the underlying indexer
+#[async_trait]
+impl KvIndexerInterface for LocalKvIndexer {
+    async fn find_matches(
+        &self,
+        sequence: Vec<LocalBlockHash>,
+    ) -> Result<OverlapScores, KvRouterError> {
+        self.indexer.find_matches(sequence).await
+    }
+
+    async fn find_matches_for_request(
+        &self,
+        tokens: &[u32],
+    ) -> Result<OverlapScores, KvRouterError> {
+        self.indexer.find_matches_for_request(tokens).await
+    }
+
+    async fn apply_event(&mut self, event: RouterEvent) {
+        // Use the buffering version
+        let _ = self.apply_event_with_buffer(event).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn remove_worker(&mut self, worker: WorkerId) {
+        let _ = self.indexer.remove_worker_sender().send(worker).await;
+    }
+
+    fn shutdown(&mut self) {
+        // Note: Since indexer is Arc<KvIndexer>, we can't call mutable methods directly.
+        // The indexer will be shut down when the CancellationToken is cancelled
+        // or when the last Arc reference is dropped.
+    }
+
+    async fn dump_events(&self) -> Result<Vec<RouterEvent>, KvRouterError> {
+        self.indexer.dump_events().await
+    }
+
+    async fn process_routing_decision(
+        &self,
+        worker: WorkerWithDpRank,
+        local_hashes: Vec<LocalBlockHash>,
+        sequence_hashes: Vec<SequenceHash>,
+    ) -> Result<(), KvRouterError> {
+        // TODO I guess the local kvindexers have little use for this method?
+        // Keeping it here now to implement the trait fully
+        self.indexer
+            .process_routing_decision(worker, local_hashes, sequence_hashes)
+            .await
+    }
+
+    async fn process_routing_decision_for_request(
+        &self,
+        tokens: &[u32],
+        worker: WorkerWithDpRank,
+    ) -> Result<(), KvRouterError> {
+        // TODO I guess the local kvindexers have little use for this method?
+        // Keeping it here now to implement the trait fully
+        self.indexer
+            .process_routing_decision_for_request(tokens, worker)
+            .await
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ShardedMatchRequest {
     sequence: Vec<LocalBlockHash>,
@@ -2978,3 +3661,158 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.contains_key(&WorkerWithDpRank::from_worker_id(worker_2)));
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests_local_indexer {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::kv_router::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, LocalBlockHash};
+    use tokio::time;
+    use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+
+    fn setup() {
+        dynamo_runtime::logging::init();
+    }
+
+    fn make_blocks(hashes: Vec<u64>) -> Vec<KvCacheStoredBlockData> {
+        hashes
+            .iter()
+            .map(|i| KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(*i),
+                block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(*i * 100),
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn create_store_event(
+        worker_id: WorkerId,
+        event_id: u64,
+        hashes: Vec<u64>,
+        parent: Option<ExternalSequenceBlockHash>,
+    ) -> RouterEvent {
+        RouterEvent {
+            worker_id,
+            event: KvCacheEvent {
+                event_id,
+                data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                    parent_hash: parent,
+                    blocks: make_blocks(hashes),
+                }),
+                dp_rank: 0,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_local_indexer_buffer_and_serialization() {
+        // Tests components of the LocalKvIndexer query without using nats
+
+        let worker_id = 42u64;
+
+        // Create a local indexer
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let local_indexer = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics, 100));
+
+        // Add events to local indexer's buffer
+        let test_event_1 = RouterEvent::new(
+            worker_id,
+            KvCacheEvent {
+                event_id: 1,
+                data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                    parent_hash: None,
+                    blocks: vec![KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100),
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                    }],
+                }),
+                dp_rank: 0,
+            },
+        );
+
+        // Apply events with buffer
+        local_indexer
+            .apply_event_with_buffer(test_event_1)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Wait for events to be processed
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+
+        // Get buffered events (what the query service would return)
+        let buffered_events = local_indexer.get_all_events_in_buffer();
+
+        // Verify buffer contents
+        assert_eq!(buffered_events.len(), 1, "Buffer should have 1 event");
+        assert_eq!(buffered_events[0].worker_id, worker_id);
+        assert_eq!(buffered_events[0].event.event_id, 1);
+
+        // Build the response that would be sent
+        let response = WorkerKvQueryResponse {
+            events: buffered_events.clone(),
+        };
+
+        // Test serialization/deserialization (simulating NATS round-trip)
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_vec(&response).unwrap();
+        let deserialized: WorkerKvQueryResponse = serde_json::from_slice(&serialized).unwrap();
+
+        // Verify response correctness
+        assert_eq!(deserialized.events.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(deserialized.events[0].worker_id, worker_id);
+        assert_eq!(deserialized.events[0].event.event_id, 1);
+
+        // Verify event data
+        match &deserialized.events[0].event.data {
+            KvCacheEventData::Stored(store_data) => {
+                assert_eq!(store_data.blocks.len(), 1);
+                assert_eq!(store_data.blocks[0].block_hash.0, 100);
+                assert_eq!(store_data.blocks[0].tokens_hash.0, 200);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Expected Stored event"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_gap_detection_per_worker() {
+        setup();
+
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let indexer = KvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics);
+
+        let worker_a: WorkerId = 100;
+        let worker_b: WorkerId = 200;
+        let event_tx = indexer.event_sender();
+
+        // Worker A: events 1, 2, 3 (no gap)
+        for id in 1..=3 {
+            let event = create_store_event(worker_a, id, vec![id], None);
+            event_tx.send(event).await.unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Worker B: events 1, then 5 (gap of 2, 3, 4)
+        let event_b1 = create_store_event(worker_b, 1, vec![10], None);
+        event_tx.send(event_b1).await.unwrap();
+
+        let event_b5 = create_store_event(worker_b, 5, vec![50], None);
+        event_tx.send(event_b5).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Give time for events to be processed
+        time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+
+        // Verify each worker has correct last_received_event_id
+        let last_ids = indexer.get_last_received_event_ids().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            last_ids.get(&worker_a),
+            Some(&3),
+            "Worker A should have last_id = 3 (no gap)"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            last_ids.get(&worker_b),
+            Some(&5),
+            "Worker B should have last_id = 5 (despite gap)"
+        );
+
+        // Cleanup
+        token.cancel();
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/kv_router/protocols.rs

@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ExternalSequenceBlockHash {
     }
 }
 
+// ------
+// Tests
+// ------
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;

lib/llm/src/kv_router/publisher.rs

@@ -16,15 +16,22 @@ use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use zeromq::{Socket, SocketRecv, SubSocket};
 
 use dynamo_runtime::metrics::{MetricsHierarchy, prometheus_names::kvstats};
-use dynamo_runtime::traits::{DistributedRuntimeProvider, events::EventPublisher};
+use dynamo_runtime::traits::{
+    DistributedRuntimeProvider, events::EventPublisher, events::EventSubscriber,
+};
 use dynamo_runtime::{
     component::{Component, Namespace},
     transports::nats::{NatsQueue, QUEUE_NAME, Slug},
 };
+use futures::StreamExt;
 
 use crate::kv_router::{
-    KV_EVENT_SUBJECT, KV_METRICS_SUBJECT,
-    indexer::{RouterEvent, compute_block_hash_for_seq},
+    KV_EVENT_SUBJECT, KV_METRICS_SUBJECT, WORKER_KV_INDEXER_BUFFER_SIZE,
+    WORKER_KV_INDEXER_QUERY_SUBJECT,
+    indexer::{
+        KvIndexerInterface, KvIndexerMetrics, LocalKvIndexer, RouterEvent, WorkerKvQueryRequest,
+        WorkerKvQueryResponse, compute_block_hash_for_seq,
+    },
     protocols::*,
 };
 use dynamo_runtime::config::environment_names::nats as env_nats;
@@ -101,6 +108,15 @@ impl KvEventPublisher {
         component: Component,
         kv_block_size: u32,
         source_config: Option<KvEventSourceConfig>,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::new_with_local_indexer(component, kv_block_size, source_config, false)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_local_indexer(
+        component: Component,
+        kv_block_size: u32,
+        source_config: Option<KvEventSourceConfig>,
+        enable_local_indexer: bool,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
 
@@ -109,6 +125,18 @@ impl KvEventPublisher {
         // Infer worker_id from component's connection
         let worker_id = component.drt().connection_id();
 
+        tracing::info!(
+            worker_id,
+            component = component.name(),
+            "Initializing KvEventPublisher for worker {worker_id} in component {component}"
+        );
+
+        if enable_local_indexer {
+            tracing::info!(
+                "LocalKvIndexer enabled for worker {worker_id} in component {component}"
+            );
+        }
+
         // Create our event source (if any)
         let mut source = None;
         if let Some(config) = source_config {
@@ -121,6 +149,36 @@ impl KvEventPublisher {
             )?);
         }
 
+        // Create local indexer if requested
+        let local_indexer = if enable_local_indexer {
+            let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+            Some(Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(
+                cancellation_token.clone(),
+                kv_block_size,
+                metrics,
+                WORKER_KV_INDEXER_BUFFER_SIZE,
+            )))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        // Spawn runtime for router->local indexer comm if requested
+        let _local_indexer_query_handle = local_indexer.as_ref().map(|local_indexer_ref| {
+            let component = component.clone();
+            let local_indexer = local_indexer_ref.clone();
+
+            component
+                .drt()
+                .runtime()
+                .secondary()
+                .spawn(start_worker_kv_query_service(
+                    component,
+                    worker_id,
+                    local_indexer,
+                    cancellation_token.clone(),
+                ))
+        });
+
         let stream_name = Slug::slugify(&format!("{}.{}", component.subject(), KV_EVENT_SUBJECT))
             .to_string()
             .replace("_", "-");
@@ -135,12 +193,20 @@ impl KvEventPublisher {
 
         // Connect the NatsQueue before passing it to the event processor
         let cancellation_token_clone = cancellation_token.clone();
+        let local_indexer_clone = local_indexer.clone();
         component.drt().runtime().secondary().spawn(async move {
             if let Err(e) = nats_queue.connect().await {
                 tracing::error!("Failed to connect NatsQueue: {}", e);
                 return;
             }
-            start_event_processor(nats_queue, worker_id, cancellation_token_clone, rx).await
+            start_event_processor(
+                nats_queue,
+                worker_id,
+                cancellation_token_clone,
+                rx,
+                local_indexer_clone,
+            )
+            .await
         });
 
         Ok(Self {
@@ -181,6 +247,7 @@ async fn start_event_processor<P: EventPublisher + Send + Sync + 'static>(
     worker_id: u64,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     mut rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<KvCacheEvent>,
+    local_indexer: Option<Arc<LocalKvIndexer>>,
 ) {
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
@@ -194,14 +261,126 @@ async fn start_event_processor<P: EventPublisher + Send + Sync + 'static>(
                     break;
                 };
 
-                // Encapsulate in a router event and publish.
+                // Encapsulate in a router event.
                 tracing::trace!("Event processor for worker_id {} processing event: {:?}", worker_id, event.data);
                 let router_event = RouterEvent::new(worker_id, event);
+
+                // Apply to local indexer first (if present)
+                if let Some(indexer) = &local_indexer {
+                    // Adds event into local indexer, and logs it into internal buffer
+                    if let Err(e) = indexer.apply_event_with_buffer(router_event.clone()).await {
+                        tracing::warn!(
+                            "Failed to send event to local indexer for worker {}: {}",
+                            worker_id,
+                            e
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Then publish to NATS for global distribution
                 if let Err(e) = publisher.publish(QUEUE_NAME, &router_event).await {
-                    tracing::error!("Failed to publish event: {}", e);
+                    tracing::error!("Failed to publish event to NATS: {}", e);
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Processor for Router -> LocalKvIndexer query service
+async fn start_worker_kv_query_service(
+    component: Component,
+    worker_id: u64,
+    local_indexer: Arc<LocalKvIndexer>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+) {
+    // Create NATS subscriber on a subject specific to worker's id
+    let subject = format!("{}.{}", WORKER_KV_INDEXER_QUERY_SUBJECT, worker_id);
+    let mut subscriber = match component.subscribe(&subject).await {
+        Ok(sub) => sub,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to subscribe to {}: {}", subject, e);
+            return; // No ? because function doesn't return Result
+        }
+    };
+    tracing::debug!(
+        "Query service on worker {} listening on NATS subject: {}",
+        worker_id,
+        subject
+    );
+
+    // Receive query request from router, retrieve event(s) from LocalKvIndexer, return response
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = cancellation_token.cancelled() => {
+                tracing::info!("Router-Worker communication channel received cancellation signal");
+                break;
+            }
+
+            msg = subscriber.next() => {
+                let Some(msg) = msg else {
+                    tracing::debug!("Router-Worker stream ended.");
+                    break;
+                };
+
+                // deserialize from msg (async_nats::Message)
+                let request: WorkerKvQueryRequest = match serde_json::from_slice(&msg.payload) {
+                    Ok(request) => request,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to deserialize WorkerKvQueryRequest: {}", e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                // TODO extract request event id range. For now, just debug print
+                tracing::debug!("Received WorkerKvQueryRequest: {:?}", request);
+
+                // Resolve which events to return based on optional start/end ids
+                let events = match (request.start_event_id, request.end_event_id) {
+                    (None, None) => {
+                        match local_indexer.dump_events().await {
+                            Ok(events) => events,
+                            Err(err) => {
+                                tracing::error!(
+                                    error = %err,
+                                    worker_id,
+                                    "Failed to dump events for WorkerKvQueryRequest; returning buffered events instead"
+                                );
+                                local_indexer.get_all_events_in_buffer()
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                            local_indexer.get_events_in_id_range(request.start_event_id, request.end_event_id).await
                     }
+                };
+
+                // Build WorkerKvQueryResponse
+                let response = WorkerKvQueryResponse { events };
+
+                // Send reply back (if reply subject exists)
+                if let Some(reply_subject) = msg.reply {
+                    let payload = match serde_json::to_vec(&response) {
+                        Ok(p) => p,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            tracing::error!("Failed to serialize response: {}", e);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    // Publish through DRT/NATS directly instead of namespace (adds a prefix)
+                    if let Err(e) = component
+                        .drt()
+                        .kv_router_nats_publish(reply_subject.to_string(), payload.into())
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to send reply: {}", e);
                     }
                 }
+
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1009,7 +1188,9 @@ mod test_event_processing {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests_startup_helpers {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::kv_router::protocols::ExternalSequenceBlockHash;
+    use crate::kv_router::KvIndexer;
+    use crate::kv_router::indexer::KvIndexerInterface;
+    use crate::kv_router::protocols::{ExternalSequenceBlockHash, LocalBlockHash};
     use async_trait;
     use bytes::Bytes;
     use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -1090,7 +1271,7 @@ mod tests_startup_helpers {
         tx.send(event).unwrap();
         drop(tx);
 
-        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(component, 1, token, rx));
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(component, 1, token, rx, None));
 
         tokio::time::timeout(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1), handle)
             .await
@@ -1103,6 +1284,300 @@ mod tests_startup_helpers {
         assert_eq!(subject, QUEUE_NAME);
     }
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test start_event_processor with local indexer
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_start_event_processor_with_local_indexer() {
+        let (component, published) = MockComponent::new();
+
+        // Create a local indexer
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let local_indexer = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics, 100));
+
+        // Create BlockStored event
+        let event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 1,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                parent_hash: None,
+                blocks: vec![
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100),
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                    },
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(101),
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(201),
+                    },
+                ],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
+        tx.send(event).unwrap();
+        drop(tx);
+
+        // Start event processor with local indexer
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(
+            component,
+            1,
+            token.clone(),
+            rx,
+            Some(local_indexer.clone()), // arc::clone just increments atomic counters
+        ));
+
+        // Wait for processing
+        tokio::time::timeout(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1), handle)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Verify event was published to NATS (same as test_start_event_processor)
+        {
+            let published_events = published.lock().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(published_events.len(), 1);
+            let (subject, _) = &published_events[0];
+            assert_eq!(subject, QUEUE_NAME);
+        } // drop lock
+
+        // Verify event was applied to local indexer
+        // We can check by querying the workers that have blocks
+        let get_workers_tx = local_indexer.get_workers_sender();
+        let mut found = false;
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            // Try up to 20 times (200ms total)
+            let (resp_tx, resp_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+            get_workers_tx
+                .send(crate::kv_router::indexer::GetWorkersRequest { resp: resp_tx })
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            let workers: Vec<u64> = resp_rx.await.unwrap();
+
+            if workers.contains(&1) {
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // Wait before retrying
+            tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+
+        // Worker 1 should be in the set (we used worker_id=1)
+        assert!(
+            found,
+            "Worker 1 was not found in the indexer after processing"
+        );
+
+        // Cleanup
+        token.cancel();
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test BlockRemoved event with local indexer
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_event_processor_block_removed_with_local_indexer() {
+        let (component, published) = MockComponent::new();
+
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let local_indexer = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics, 100));
+
+        // First, store a block
+        let store_event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 1,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                parent_hash: None,
+                blocks: vec![KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                    block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100),
+                    tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                }],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
+        tx.send(store_event).unwrap();
+
+        // Start event processor with local indexer
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(
+            component,
+            1,
+            token.clone(),
+            rx,
+            Some(local_indexer.clone()),
+        ));
+
+        // Then remove same event
+        let remove_event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 2,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Removed(KvCacheRemoveData {
+                block_hashes: vec![ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100)],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+        tx.send(remove_event).unwrap();
+        drop(tx);
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1), handle)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Local indexer should have no block
+        let mut no_blocks = false;
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            // Try up to 20 times (200ms total)
+            let scores = local_indexer
+                .find_matches(vec![LocalBlockHash(200)])
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            if scores.scores.is_empty() {
+                no_blocks = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+        assert!(no_blocks, "worker should have no blocks after removal");
+
+        // Global kvindexer should have recieved two events (create/remove)
+        let published = published.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            published.len(),
+            2,
+            "expected 2 published events, found {}",
+            published.len()
+        );
+
+        token.cancel();
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test AllBlocksCleared event with local indexer
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_event_processor_all_blocks_cleared_with_local_indexer() {
+        let (component, published) = MockComponent::new();
+
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let local_indexer = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics, 100));
+
+        // Store a block
+        let store_event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 1,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                parent_hash: None,
+                blocks: vec![KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                    block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100),
+                    tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                }],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
+        tx.send(store_event).unwrap();
+
+        // Clear all blocks
+        let clear_event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 2,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Cleared,
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+        tx.send(clear_event).unwrap();
+        drop(tx);
+
+        // Create event processor and wait
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(
+            component,
+            1,
+            token.clone(),
+            rx,
+            Some(local_indexer.clone()),
+        ));
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1), handle)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Local indexer should have no block
+        let mut no_blocks = false;
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            // Try up to 20 times (200ms total)
+            let scores = local_indexer
+                .find_matches(vec![LocalBlockHash(200)])
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            if scores.scores.is_empty() {
+                no_blocks = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+        assert!(no_blocks, "worker should have no blocks after clearing");
+
+        // Global kvindexer should have recieved two events (create/remove)
+        let published = published.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            published.len(),
+            2,
+            "expected 2 published events, found {}",
+            published.len()
+        );
+
+        token.cancel();
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test that local indexer failure doesn't break NATS publishing
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_event_processor_local_indexer_failure_continues() {
+        let (component, published) = MockComponent::new();
+
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let metrics = Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered());
+        let local_indexer = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(token.clone(), 4, metrics, 100));
+
+        // cancel indexer immediately to simulate failure
+        token.cancel();
+
+        let event = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 1,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Removed(KvCacheRemoveData {
+                block_hashes: vec![ExternalSequenceBlockHash(1)],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        let new_token = CancellationToken::new();
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
+        tx.send(event).unwrap();
+        drop(tx);
+
+        // Despite local indexer being cancelled, event processor should continue
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(
+            component,
+            1,
+            new_token,
+            rx,
+            Some(local_indexer),
+        ));
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1), handle)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Verify event was still published to NATS despite local indexer failure
+        let published_events = published.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(published_events.len(), 1);
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Test start_zmq_listener without a real socket
     //   (feed it frames through a ZMQ PAIR tcp socket)
@@ -1186,6 +1661,215 @@ mod tests_startup_helpers {
         token.cancel();
         let _ = listener_handle.await;
     }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test distributed recovery: Router queries worker's LocalKvIndexer after outage
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_distributed_kvindexer_recovery_from_outage() {
+        let worker_1_id = 1u64;
+        let block_size = 4u32;
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+        // === SETUP: Worker Components ===
+        let (worker_component, worker_published) = MockComponent::new();
+        let local_indexer_1 = Arc::new(LocalKvIndexer::new(
+            token.clone(),
+            block_size,
+            Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered()),
+            100, // buffer size
+        ));
+
+        let (worker_tx, worker_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<KvCacheEvent>();
+
+        // Start worker's event processor
+        tokio::spawn(start_event_processor(
+            worker_component,
+            worker_1_id,
+            token.clone(),
+            worker_rx,
+            Some(local_indexer_1.clone()),
+        ));
+
+        // === SETUP: Router Components ===
+        let router_indexer = Arc::new(KvIndexer::new(
+            token.clone(),
+            block_size,
+            Arc::new(KvIndexerMetrics::new_unregistered()),
+        ));
+
+        // === STEP 1: Normal Operation ===
+        let event_1 = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 1,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                parent_hash: None,
+                blocks: vec![
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100),
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                    },
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(101),
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(201),
+                    },
+                ],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        worker_tx.send(event_1.clone()).unwrap();
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // Simulate JetStream: forward worker's published event to router
+        let (subject, bytes) = {
+            let published = worker_published.lock().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(published.len(), 1, "Worker should have published 1 event");
+            (published[0].0.clone(), published[0].1.clone())
+        }; // drop worker_published before await
+        assert_eq!(subject, QUEUE_NAME);
+
+        let router_event: RouterEvent = rmp_serde::from_slice(&bytes).unwrap();
+        router_indexer
+            .event_sender()
+            .send(router_event)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // assert: Router's indexer has event
+        let get_workers_tx = router_indexer.get_workers_sender();
+        let mut router_has_worker = false;
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            let (resp_tx, resp_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+            get_workers_tx
+                .send(crate::kv_router::indexer::GetWorkersRequest { resp: resp_tx })
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            let workers: Vec<u64> = resp_rx.await.unwrap();
+            if workers.contains(&worker_1_id) {
+                router_has_worker = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+        assert!(
+            router_has_worker,
+            "Router should see worker 1 after normal operation"
+        );
+
+        // assert: Worker's local indexer buffered event
+        let buffered = local_indexer_1.get_all_events_in_buffer();
+        assert_eq!(buffered.len(), 1, "Local indexer should buffer 1 event");
+
+        // === STEP 2 & 3: Simulate Outage - Stop forwarding to router ===
+        let event_2 = KvCacheEvent {
+            event_id: 2,
+            data: KvCacheEventData::Stored(KvCacheStoreData {
+                parent_hash: None,
+                blocks: vec![
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(100), // Shared prefix
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(200),
+                    },
+                    KvCacheStoredBlockData {
+                        block_hash: ExternalSequenceBlockHash(102), // New block
+                        tokens_hash: LocalBlockHash(202),
+                    },
+                ],
+            }),
+            dp_rank: 0,
+        };
+
+        worker_tx.send(event_2.clone()).unwrap(); // send to worker but not to router
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // assert: Worker published event_2 to "NATS" (MockComponent)
+        {
+            let published = worker_published.lock().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                published.len(),
+                2,
+                "Worker should have published 2 events total"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // assert: Worker's local indexer has both events
+        let buffered = local_indexer_1.get_all_events_in_buffer();
+        assert_eq!(
+            buffered.len(),
+            2,
+            "Local indexer should have both events during outage"
+        );
+
+        // assert: Router DOESN'T have event_2
+        let block_hashes_2 = vec![LocalBlockHash(200), LocalBlockHash(202)];
+        let overlap = router_indexer
+            .find_matches(block_hashes_2.clone())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let router_overlap = overlap
+            .scores
+            .get(&crate::kv_router::protocols::WorkerWithDpRank::from_worker_id(worker_1_id))
+            .copied()
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            router_overlap, 1,
+            "Router should only see 1 shared block (not the new block from event_2)"
+        );
+
+        // === STEP 4 & 5: Recovery - Query last received event IDs and fetch missed events ===
+        // Step 4a: Router queries its last received event ID per worker
+        let last_ids = router_indexer.get_last_received_event_ids().await.unwrap();
+        let last_known_id = last_ids.get(&worker_1_id).copied().unwrap_or(0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            last_known_id, 1,
+            "Router should have last_received_event_id = 1 for worker (only event_1 was forwarded)"
+        );
+
+        // Step 4b: Query worker's local indexer for events after last_known_id
+        let missed_events = local_indexer_1
+            .get_events_in_id_range(Some(last_known_id + 1), None)
+            .await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            missed_events.len(),
+            1,
+            "Should get 1 missed event (event_2 with id=2)"
+        );
+
+        // Step 5: Apply missed events to router
+        for router_event in missed_events {
+            router_indexer
+                .event_sender()
+                .send(router_event)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        // assert: Router now has complete state
+        let overlap = router_indexer.find_matches(block_hashes_2).await.unwrap();
+        let router_overlap_after = overlap
+            .scores
+            .get(&crate::kv_router::protocols::WorkerWithDpRank::from_worker_id(worker_1_id))
+            .copied()
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            router_overlap_after, 2,
+            "Router should now see both blocks after recovery"
+        );
+
+        // assert: Router's last_received_event_id is updated after recovery
+        let last_ids_after = router_indexer.get_last_received_event_ids().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            last_ids_after.get(&worker_1_id),
+            Some(&2),
+            "Router should have last_received_event_id = 2 after recovery"
+        );
+
+        token.cancel();
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1431,3 +2115,402 @@ mod test_integration_publisher {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "integration"))]
+mod test_integration_publisher_with_kvindexer {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use crate::kv_router::scheduler::DefaultWorkerSelector;
+    use crate::kv_router::{KvPushRouter, KvRouter, KvRouterConfig};
+    use crate::local_model::LocalModelBuilder;
+    use crate::local_model::runtime_config::ModelRuntimeConfig;
+    use crate::mocker::engine::{MOCKER_COMPONENT, MockVllmEngine};
+    use crate::mocker::protocols::MockEngineArgs;
+    use crate::protocols::common::llm_backend::{LLMEngineOutput, PreprocessedRequest};
+    use crate::protocols::common::{OutputOptions, SamplingOptions, StopConditions};
+    use dynamo_runtime::distributed_test_utils::create_test_shared_drt_async;
+    use dynamo_runtime::engine::AsyncEngine;
+    use dynamo_runtime::pipeline::{Context, PushRouter, RouterMode, network::Ingress};
+    use dynamo_runtime::protocols::annotated::Annotated;
+
+    /// Integration test: KvPushRouter end-to-end routing with mock engines.
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    #[ignore] // Requires NATS/etcd. Run with: cargo test --package dynamo-llm --lib --features integration test_distributed_kvindexer_e2e -- --ignored --nocapture
+    async fn test_distributed_kvindexer_e2e() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        const BLOCK_SIZE: u32 = 4;
+        const NUM_REQUESTS: usize = 4;
+
+        dynamo_runtime::logging::init();
+
+        // === SETUP: Distributed runtimes and namespaces ===
+        let shared_store_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let shared_store_path = shared_store_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+
+        // Make both runtimes point at the same file-backed storage backend so worker
+        // registrations and heartbeats remain visible to every DRT instance.
+        let distributed1 = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let distributed2 = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let component1 = distributed1
+            .namespace("test_e2e_router")?
+            .component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+        let component2 = distributed2
+            .namespace("test_e2e_router")?
+            .component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+
+        // === SETUP: Start mocker workers  ===
+        let mocker_args = MockEngineArgs::builder()
+            .block_size(BLOCK_SIZE as usize)
+            .dp_size(1) // single worker per runtime
+            .enable_prefix_caching(true)
+            .enable_local_indexer(true) // affects scheduler/publisher args
+            .build()?;
+
+        let worker_components = vec![component1.clone(), component2.clone()];
+        let mut server_handles = Vec::new();
+        let mut worker_ids = Vec::new();
+
+        for comp in worker_components {
+            let engine = Arc::new(MockVllmEngine::new(mocker_args.clone()));
+            engine.start(comp.clone()).await?;
+            tracing::info!("MockVllmEngine started for {:?}", comp);
+
+            // Register MDC with runtime_config so router can discover enable_local_indexer.
+            // (Without this step, the MDC-based assert in query_worker() in worker_query.rs will fail.)
+            // This inlines code which in the Python path would be performed by:
+            // - local_model.rs: LocalModelBuilder::build() sets runtime_config from MockEngineArgs
+            // - entrypoint/input/endpoint.rs: LocalModel::attach() registers MDC via discovery
+            let endpoint = comp.endpoint("generate");
+            let runtime_config = ModelRuntimeConfig {
+                enable_local_indexer: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let mut builder = LocalModelBuilder::default();
+            builder
+                .model_name(Some("mock".to_string()))
+                .kv_cache_block_size(Some(BLOCK_SIZE))
+                .runtime_config(runtime_config);
+            let mut local_model = builder.build().await?;
+            local_model
+                .attach(
+                    &endpoint,
+                    crate::model_type::ModelType::Chat,
+                    crate::model_type::ModelInput::Tokens,
+                    None,
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            let ingress = Ingress::for_engine(engine.clone())?;
+            let endpoint_component = comp.clone();
+            let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = endpoint_component
+                    .endpoint("generate")
+                    .endpoint_builder()
+                    .handler(ingress)
+                    .start()
+                    .await
+                {
+                    tracing::error!("Generate endpoint failed: {e}");
+                }
+            });
+            server_handles.push(handle);
+            worker_ids.push(comp.drt().connection_id());
+        }
+        tracing::info!("Generate endpoint servers launched");
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+
+        // === SETUP: Build KvPushRouter ===
+        let router_distributed = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let router_namespace = router_distributed.namespace("test_e2e_router")?;
+        let backend_component = router_namespace.component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+        let backend_endpoint = backend_component.endpoint("generate");
+        let client = backend_endpoint.client().await?;
+        let kv_router_config = KvRouterConfig::default();
+        let selector = Box::new(DefaultWorkerSelector::new(Some(kv_router_config)));
+        let consumer_id = format!("test-router-{}", router_distributed.connection_id());
+
+        let kv_router: Arc<KvRouter> = Arc::new(
+            KvRouter::new(
+                backend_endpoint.clone(),
+                client.clone(),
+                BLOCK_SIZE,
+                Some(selector),
+                Some(kv_router_config),
+                consumer_id,
+            )
+            .await?,
+        );
+
+        let push_router =
+               PushRouter::<PreprocessedRequest, Annotated<LLMEngineOutput>>::from_client_with_threshold(
+                   client,
+                   RouterMode::KV,
+                   None,
+                   None,
+               )
+               .await?;
+
+        let kv_push_router = KvPushRouter::new(push_router, kv_router.clone());
+
+        // ===== TEST PART 1: ROUTE & SEND REQUESTS TO WORKERS (ROUTER -> WORKER) =====
+        let create_request = |tokens: Vec<u32>| {
+            PreprocessedRequest::builder()
+                .model("mock".to_string())
+                .token_ids(tokens)
+                .stop_conditions(StopConditions {
+                    max_tokens: Some(10),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .sampling_options(SamplingOptions::default())
+                .output_options(OutputOptions::default())
+                .build()
+                .unwrap()
+        }; // from mocker/engine.rs
+
+        for i in 0..NUM_REQUESTS {
+            tracing::info!("Sending routed request {}", i + 1);
+            let tokens = vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, i as u32];
+            let request = create_request(tokens.clone());
+
+            let response_stream = kv_push_router.generate(Context::new(request)).await?;
+            let responses: Vec<Annotated<LLMEngineOutput>> = response_stream.collect().await;
+            assert!(
+                !responses.is_empty(),
+                "Request {} should produce at least one response",
+                i + 1
+            );
+        }
+
+        tracing::info!("KvPushRouter generate() succeeded for {NUM_REQUESTS} requests");
+
+        // ===== TEST PART 2: QUERY WORKER-LOCAL KVINDEXERS DIRECTLY =====
+        // TODO: This could be refactored as router function (e.g. router.refresh_from_worker(worker_id))
+        // (which should also update the global kvIndexer with the buffer from the local kvIndexer)
+        let mut best_worker_info: Option<(u64, usize)> = None;
+
+        // Exactly one worker should have been routed requests. Find that worker
+        for &worker_id in &worker_ids {
+            let response = kv_router
+                .query_worker_local_kv(worker_id, None, None)
+                .await?;
+            if response.events.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let event_count = response.events.len();
+            tracing::info!(
+                worker_id,
+                events = event_count,
+                "Worker query on worker {worker_id} returned buffered KV events"
+            );
+            best_worker_info = Some((worker_id, event_count));
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // Verify that only one worker has KV events in buffer
+        let (best_worker_id, best_worker_event_count) =
+            best_worker_info.expect("At least one worker should have buffered KV events");
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Best worker is {best_worker_id} with {best_worker_event_count} buffered KV events"
+        );
+
+        for &worker_id in &worker_ids {
+            if worker_id == best_worker_id {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let response = kv_router
+                .query_worker_local_kv(worker_id, None, None)
+                .await?;
+            assert!(
+                response.events.is_empty(),
+                "Worker {worker_id} should not report buffered KV events; best worker {best_worker_id} reported {best_worker_event_count}"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // === Cleanup ===
+        for handle in server_handles {
+            handle.abort();
+        }
+        distributed1.shutdown();
+        distributed2.shutdown();
+        router_distributed.shutdown();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    #[ignore]
+    async fn test_distributed_kvindexer_e2e_startup() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        const BLOCK_SIZE: u32 = 4;
+
+        dynamo_runtime::logging::init();
+
+        // === SETUP: Distributed runtimes and namespaces ===
+        let shared_store_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let shared_store_path = shared_store_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+
+        // Use a unique namespace per test run for full isolation
+        let test_namespace = format!("test_e2e_{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4().simple());
+
+        // Make both runtimes point at the same file-backed storage backend so worker
+        // registrations and heartbeats remain visible to every DRT instance.
+        let distributed1 = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let distributed2 = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let component1 = distributed1
+            .namespace(&test_namespace)?
+            .component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+        let component2 = distributed2
+            .namespace(&test_namespace)?
+            .component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+
+        // === SETUP: Start mocker workers  ===
+        let mocker_args = MockEngineArgs::builder()
+            .block_size(BLOCK_SIZE as usize)
+            .dp_size(1) // single worker per runtime
+            .enable_prefix_caching(true)
+            .enable_local_indexer(true) // affects scheduler/publisher args
+            .build()?;
+
+        let worker_components = vec![component1.clone(), component2.clone()];
+        let mut server_handles = Vec::new();
+        let mut worker_ids = Vec::new();
+
+        for comp in worker_components {
+            let engine: Arc<MockVllmEngine> = Arc::new(MockVllmEngine::new(mocker_args.clone()));
+            engine.start(comp.clone()).await?;
+            tracing::info!("MockVllmEngine started for {:?}", comp);
+
+            // Register MDC with runtime_config so router can discover enable_local_indexer.
+            // (Without this step, the MDC-based assert in query_worker() in worker_query.rs will fail.)
+            // This inlines code which in the Python path would be performed by:
+            // - local_model.rs: LocalModelBuilder::build() sets runtime_config from MockEngineArgs
+            // - entrypoint/input/endpoint.rs: LocalModel::attach() registers MDC via discovery
+            let endpoint = comp.endpoint("generate");
+            let runtime_config = ModelRuntimeConfig {
+                enable_local_indexer: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let mut builder = LocalModelBuilder::default();
+            builder
+                .model_name(Some("mock".to_string()))
+                .kv_cache_block_size(Some(BLOCK_SIZE))
+                .runtime_config(runtime_config);
+            let mut local_model = builder.build().await?;
+            local_model
+                .attach(
+                    &endpoint,
+                    crate::model_type::ModelType::Chat,
+                    crate::model_type::ModelInput::Tokens,
+                    None,
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            let ingress = Ingress::for_engine(engine.clone())?;
+            let endpoint_component = comp.clone();
+            let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = endpoint_component
+                    .endpoint("generate")
+                    .endpoint_builder()
+                    .handler(ingress)
+                    .start()
+                    .await
+                {
+                    tracing::error!("Generate endpoint failed: {e}");
+                }
+            });
+            server_handles.push(handle);
+            worker_ids.push(comp.drt().connection_id());
+        }
+        tracing::info!("Generate endpoint servers launched");
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+
+        // === STEP 1: Send request to worker_ids[0] to populate its local indexer ===
+        // This simulates a situation where KvPushRouter is initialized
+        // to route to workers which already have KV events
+        let pre_router_distributed = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let pre_backend_endpoint = pre_router_distributed
+            .namespace(&test_namespace)?
+            .component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?
+            .endpoint("generate");
+        let pre_client = pre_backend_endpoint.client().await?;
+
+        // Create a PushRouter to send requests directly to a specific worker
+        let pre_push_router =
+            PushRouter::<PreprocessedRequest, Annotated<LLMEngineOutput>>::from_client_with_threshold(
+                pre_client,
+                RouterMode::Random, // We'll use direct() so mode doesn't matter
+                None,
+                None,
+            )
+            .await?;
+
+        // Force sending one requests each to the two workers
+        for &worker_id in &worker_ids {
+            let tokens: Vec<u32> = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+            let request = PreprocessedRequest::builder()
+                .model("mock".to_string())
+                .token_ids(tokens.clone())
+                .sampling_options(SamplingOptions::default())
+                .output_options(OutputOptions::default())
+                .stop_conditions(StopConditions {
+                    max_tokens: Some(5),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .build()?;
+            let response_stream = pre_push_router
+                .direct(Context::new(request), worker_id)
+                .await?;
+            // Consume the stream to complete the request
+            let _responses: Vec<_> = response_stream.collect().await;
+            tracing::debug!(
+                "Sent request {:?} directly to worker {} to populate its local indexer",
+                tokens,
+                worker_id
+            );
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000)).await;
+
+        // === SETUP: Build KvPushRouter ===
+        let router_distributed = create_test_shared_drt_async(&shared_store_path).await;
+        let router_namespace = router_distributed.namespace(&test_namespace)?;
+        let backend_component = router_namespace.component(MOCKER_COMPONENT)?;
+        let backend_endpoint = backend_component.endpoint("generate");
+        let client = backend_endpoint.client().await?;
+        let kv_router_config = KvRouterConfig::default();
+        let selector = Box::new(DefaultWorkerSelector::new(Some(kv_router_config)));
+        let consumer_id = format!("test-router-{}", router_distributed.connection_id());
+
+        let kv_router: Arc<KvRouter> = Arc::new(
+            KvRouter::new(
+                backend_endpoint.clone(),
+                client.clone(),
+                BLOCK_SIZE,
+                Some(selector),
+                Some(kv_router_config),
+                consumer_id,
+            )
+            .await?,
+        );
+
+        // At this point kvrouter's indexer should already have the
+        // events stored in the workers, due to the catch-up built into KvRouter::new.
+        // Each request generates 2 events: input block (parent_hash: None) + output block (parent_hash: Some)
+        // With 2 workers, that's 4 events total.
+        let global_kv_events = kv_router.indexer.dump_events().await?;
+        tracing::debug!("Global KV events: {:?}", global_kv_events);
+        assert_eq!(global_kv_events.len(), 4); // 2 workers × 2 events per request (input + output)
+
+        // === Cleanup ===
+        for handle in server_handles {
+            handle.abort();
+        }
+        distributed1.shutdown();
+        distributed2.shutdown();
+        router_distributed.shutdown();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/kv_router/subscriber.rs

 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-//! Background processes for the KV Router including event consumption and snapshot uploads.
-
-use std::{collections::HashSet, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, collections::HashSet, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use dynamo_runtime::{
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::kv_router::{
     indexer::{DumpRequest, GetWorkersRequest, RouterEvent},
     protocols::WorkerId,
     router_discovery_query,
+    worker_query::WorkerQueryClient,
 };
 
 /// Delay between snapshot reads to verify stability
@@ -33,6 +32,163 @@ const MAX_SNAPSHOT_STABILITY_ATTEMPTS: usize = 10;
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_BASE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_JITTER_MS: i64 = 100;
 
+// ============================================================================
+// Local KvIndexer-based Recovery
+// ============================================================================
+
+/// Recover missed events from all workers with local indexers.
+///
+/// This function should be called on router startup to catch up on any events
+/// that were missed while the router was offline.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `worker_query_client` - Client for querying worker local indexers
+/// * `last_received_event_ids` - Map of worker ID to last received event ID
+/// * `worker_ids` - List of worker IDs to recover from
+/// * `event_tx` - Channel to send recovered events to the indexer
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// Total number of events recovered across all workers
+pub async fn recover_from_all_workers(
+    worker_query_client: &WorkerQueryClient,
+    last_received_event_ids: &HashMap<WorkerId, u64>,
+    worker_ids: &Vec<WorkerId>,
+    event_tx: &mpsc::Sender<RouterEvent>,
+) -> usize {
+    let mut total_recovered = 0;
+    let mut successful_workers = 0;
+    let mut failed_workers = 0;
+
+    for &worker_id in worker_ids {
+        // Skip workers without local indexer
+        if !worker_query_client.has_local_indexer(worker_id) {
+            tracing::debug!(
+                worker_id,
+                "Skipping recovery - worker does not have local indexer enabled"
+            );
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // If we haven't seen any events from this worker, start from beginning (None)
+        // If we've seen events, start from last_known_id + 1
+        let start_event_id = last_received_event_ids
+            .get(&worker_id)
+            .map(|&last_id| last_id + 1);
+
+        match recover_from_worker(
+            worker_query_client,
+            worker_id,
+            start_event_id,
+            None, // Get all events after start_event_id
+            event_tx,
+        )
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(count) => {
+                total_recovered += count;
+                if count > 0 {
+                    successful_workers += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                failed_workers += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Log summary
+    if total_recovered > 0 || failed_workers > 0 {
+        tracing::info!(
+            total_recovered,
+            successful_workers,
+            failed_workers,
+            "Startup recovery completed"
+        );
+    }
+
+    total_recovered
+}
+
+/// Recover missed KV events from a specific worker.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `worker_query_client` - Client for querying worker local indexers
+/// * `worker_id` - The worker to recover from
+/// * `start_event_id` - First event ID to fetch (inclusive), or None to start from beginning
+/// * `end_event_id` - Last event ID to fetch (inclusive), or None for all
+/// * `event_tx` - Channel to send recovered events to the indexer
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// Number of events recovered, or error if recovery failed
+pub async fn recover_from_worker(
+    worker_query_client: &WorkerQueryClient,
+    worker_id: WorkerId,
+    start_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    end_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    event_tx: &mpsc::Sender<RouterEvent>,
+) -> Result<usize> {
+    if worker_query_client.has_local_indexer(worker_id) {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            worker_id,
+            start_event_id = ?start_event_id,
+            end_event_id = ?end_event_id,
+            "Attempting recovery from worker"
+        );
+    } else {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            "Worker {} does not have local indexer enabled, skipping recovery",
+            worker_id
+        );
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    // Query worker for events in range
+    let response = worker_query_client
+        .query_worker(worker_id, start_event_id, end_event_id)
+        .await?;
+
+    let events_count = response.events.len();
+
+    if events_count == 0 {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            worker_id,
+            start_event_id = ?start_event_id,
+            "No missed events to recover from worker"
+        );
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    tracing::info!(
+        worker_id,
+        start_event_id = ?start_event_id,
+        events_count,
+        "Recovered {} missed events from worker",
+        events_count
+    );
+
+    // Apply recovered events to the indexer
+    for event in response.events {
+        if let Err(e) = event_tx.send(event).await {
+            tracing::error!(
+                worker_id,
+                error = %e,
+                "Failed to send recovered event to indexer"
+            );
+            anyhow::bail!("Failed to send recovered event: {}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(events_count)
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Snapshot Management
+// ============================================================================
+
 /// Download a stable snapshot from object store and send events to the indexer.
 /// Retries until two consecutive reads match or max attempts is reached.
 async fn download_stable_snapshot(

lib/llm/src/kv_router/worker_query.rs

+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use dynamo_runtime::component::Component;
+use dynamo_runtime::traits::DistributedRuntimeProvider;
+use dynamo_runtime::traits::events::EventPublisher;
+use tokio::sync::watch;
+
+use crate::kv_router::WORKER_KV_INDEXER_QUERY_SUBJECT;
+use crate::kv_router::indexer::{WorkerKvQueryRequest, WorkerKvQueryResponse};
+use crate::kv_router::protocols::WorkerId;
+use crate::local_model::runtime_config::ModelRuntimeConfig;
+
+/// Router-side client for querying worker local KV indexers
+///
+/// Performs request/reply communication with workers via NATS.
+/// (Only queries workers that have `enable_local_indexer=true` in their MDC user_data)
+/// The client is spawned by KvRouter; it watches same discovery stream as the router.
+pub struct WorkerQueryClient {
+    component: Component,
+    /// Watch receiver for enable_local_indexer state per worker
+    model_runtime_config_rx: watch::Receiver<HashMap<WorkerId, ModelRuntimeConfig>>,
+}
+
+impl WorkerQueryClient {
+    /// Create a new WorkerQueryClient with a watch receiver for local indexer states
+    pub fn new(
+        component: Component,
+        model_runtime_config_rx: watch::Receiver<HashMap<WorkerId, ModelRuntimeConfig>>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            component,
+            model_runtime_config_rx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if a worker has local indexer enabled
+    pub fn has_local_indexer(&self, worker_id: WorkerId) -> bool {
+        self.model_runtime_config_rx
+            .borrow()
+            .get(&worker_id)
+            .map(|config| config.enable_local_indexer)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// Query a specific worker's local KV indexer and return its buffered events.
+    /// Returns an error if the worker does not have enable_local_indexer=true.
+    pub async fn query_worker(
+        &self,
+        worker_id: WorkerId,
+        start_event_id: Option<u64>,
+        end_event_id: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Result<WorkerKvQueryResponse> {
+        // Check if worker has local indexer enabled
+        if !self.has_local_indexer(worker_id) {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "Worker {} does not have local indexer enabled (enable_local_indexer=false or not set in MDC user_data)",
+                worker_id
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Match worker's subscribe format
+        let subject_str = format!("{}.{}", WORKER_KV_INDEXER_QUERY_SUBJECT, worker_id); // see publisher.rs/start_worker_kv_query_service()
+        let subject = format!("{}.{}", self.component.subject(), subject_str);
+
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "Router sending query request to worker {} on NATS subject: {}",
+            worker_id,
+            subject
+        );
+
+        // Create and serialize request
+        let request = WorkerKvQueryRequest {
+            worker_id,
+            start_event_id,
+            end_event_id,
+        };
+        let request_bytes =
+            serde_json::to_vec(&request).context("Failed to serialize WorkerKvQueryRequest")?;
+
+        // Send NATS request with timeout using DRT helper
+        let timeout = tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1);
+        let response_msg = self
+            .component
+            .drt()
+            .kv_router_nats_request(subject.clone(), request_bytes.into(), timeout)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to send request to worker {} on subject {}",
+                    worker_id, subject
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        // Deserialize response
+        let response: WorkerKvQueryResponse = serde_json::from_slice(&response_msg.payload)
+            .context("Failed to deserialize WorkerKvQueryResponse")?;
+
+        Ok(response)
+    }
+}

lib/llm/src/local_model.rs

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ impl LocalModelBuilder {
             self.runtime_config.max_num_seqs = mocker_engine_args.max_num_seqs.map(|v| v as u64);
             self.runtime_config.max_num_batched_tokens =
                 mocker_engine_args.max_num_batched_tokens.map(|v| v as u64);
+            self.runtime_config.enable_local_indexer = mocker_engine_args.enable_local_indexer;
             self.runtime_config.data_parallel_size = mocker_engine_args.dp_size;
             self.media_decoder = Some(MediaDecoder::default());
             self.media_fetcher = Some(MediaFetcher::default());

lib/llm/src/local_model/runtime_config.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ pub struct ModelRuntimeConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_data_parallel_size")]
     pub data_parallel_size: u32,
 
+    /// Enable worker-local KV indexer for tracking this worker's own KV cache state
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enable_local_indexer: bool,
+
     /// Mapping of engine-specific runtime configs
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "HashMap::is_empty")]
     pub runtime_data: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ impl Default for ModelRuntimeConfig {
             tool_call_parser: None,
             reasoning_parser: None,
             data_parallel_size: default_data_parallel_size(),
+            enable_local_indexer: false,
             runtime_data: HashMap::new(),
             tensor_model_config: None,
         }

lib/llm/src/mocker/kv_manager.rs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct KvManager {
 
 impl KvManager {
     pub fn new(max_capacity: usize, block_size: usize) -> Self {
-        Self::new_with_publisher(max_capacity, block_size, None, 0)
+        Self::new_with_publisher(max_capacity, block_size, None, 0, false)
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_publisher(
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ impl KvManager {
         block_size: usize,
         component: Option<Component>,
         dp_rank: u32,
+        enable_local_indexer: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let active_blocks = HashMap::new();
         let inactive_blocks = LRUEvictor::default();
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ impl KvManager {
 
         let kv_event_publisher = component.map(|comp| {
             tracing::info!(
-                "Initializing KV event publisher for DP rank {dp_rank} with block_size {block_size}"
+                "Initializing KV event publisher for DP rank {dp_rank} with block_size {block_size}, enable_local_indexer={enable_local_indexer}"
             );
             Arc::new(
-                KvEventPublisher::new(comp, block_size as u32, None)
+                KvEventPublisher::new_with_local_indexer(comp, block_size as u32, None, enable_local_indexer)
                     .expect("Failed to create KV event publisher"),
             )
         });

lib/llm/src/mocker/protocols.rs

@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ pub struct MockEngineArgs {
     #[serde(skip)]
     #[builder(default = "Arc::new(PerfModel::default())")]
     pub perf_model: Arc<PerfModel>,
+
+    /// Enable worker-local KV indexer for tracking this worker's own KV cache state
+    #[builder(default = "false")]
+    pub enable_local_indexer: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for MockEngineArgs {
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ impl MockEngineArgs {
             "is_prefill",
             "is_decode",
             "planner_profile_data",
+            "enable_local_indexer",
         ]
         .iter()
         .cloned()
@@ -239,6 +244,12 @@ impl MockEngineArgs {
             builder = builder.startup_time(Some(num));
         }
 
+        if let Some(value) = extra_args.get("enable_local_indexer")
+            && let Some(enabled) = value.as_bool()
+        {
+            builder = builder.enable_local_indexer(enabled);
+        }
+
         // Parse worker type from is_prefill and is_decode flags
         let is_prefill = extra_args
             .get("is_prefill")

lib/llm/src/mocker/scheduler.rs

@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
                 args.block_size,
                 component,
                 dp_rank,
+                args.enable_local_indexer,
             );
             let mut hit_rates = RunningMean::new(1000);
 

lib/runtime/src/distributed.rs

@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ impl DistributedRuntime {
 
     /// TODO: This is a temporary KV router measure for component/component.rs EventPublisher impl for
     /// Component, to allow it to publish to NATS. KV Router is the only user.
-    pub(crate) async fn kv_router_nats_publish(
+    pub async fn kv_router_nats_publish(
         &self,
         subject: String,
         payload: bytes::Bytes,
@@ -420,6 +420,25 @@ impl DistributedRuntime {
         Ok(nats_client.client().subscribe(subject).await?)
     }
 
+    /// TODO (karenc): This is a temporary KV router measure for worker query requests.
+    /// Allows KV Router to perform request/reply with workers. (versus the pub/sub pattern above)
+    /// KV Router is the only user, made public for use in dynamo-llm crate
+    pub async fn kv_router_nats_request(
+        &self,
+        subject: String,
+        payload: bytes::Bytes,
+        timeout: std::time::Duration,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<async_nats::Message> {
+        let Some(nats_client) = self.nats_client.as_ref() else {
+            anyhow::bail!("KV router's request requires NATS");
+        };
+        let response =
+            tokio::time::timeout(timeout, nats_client.client().request(subject, payload))
+                .await
+                .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("Request timed out after {:?}", timeout))??;
+        Ok(response)
+    }
+
     /// DEPRECATED: This method exists only for NATS request plane support.
     /// Once everything uses the TCP request plane, this can be removed along with
     /// the NATS service registration infrastructure.
@@ -633,6 +652,26 @@ pub mod distributed_test_utils {
         };
         super::DistributedRuntime::new(rt, config).await.unwrap()
     }
+
+    /// Helper function to create a DRT instance which points at
+    /// a (shared) file-backed KV store and ephemeral NATS transport so that
+    /// multiple DRT instances may observe the same registration state.
+    /// NOTE: This gets around the fact that create_test_drt_async() is
+    /// hardcoded to spin up a memory-backed discovery store
+    /// which means we can't share discovery state across runtimes.
+    pub async fn create_test_shared_drt_async(
+        store_path: &std::path::Path,
+    ) -> super::DistributedRuntime {
+        use crate::{storage::kv, transports::nats};
+
+        let rt = crate::Runtime::from_current().unwrap();
+        let config = super::DistributedConfig {
+            store_backend: kv::Selector::File(store_path.to_path_buf()),
+            nats_config: Some(nats::ClientOptions::default()),
+            request_plane: crate::distributed::RequestPlaneMode::default(),
+        };
+        super::DistributedRuntime::new(rt, config).await.unwrap()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "integration"))]