diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/BufferedDesktopNotifier.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/BufferedDesktopNotifier.cs
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+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public sealed class BufferedDesktopNotifier : IDesktopNotifier
+{
+    public readonly record struct Toast(string Title, string Body, AlertSeverity Severity, DateTimeOffset At);
+
+    private readonly object gate = new();
+    private readonly List<Toast> pending = new();
+
+    public Task ShowAsync(string title, string body, AlertSeverity severity, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        lock (gate)
+            pending.Add(new Toast(title, body, severity, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow));
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<Toast> DrainPending()
+    {
+        lock (gate)
+        {
+            var drained = pending.ToArray();
+            pending.Clear();
+            return drained;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/DesktopAlertSink.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/DesktopAlertSink.cs
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+++ b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/DesktopAlertSink.cs
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+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public sealed class DesktopAlertSink : IAlertSink
+{
+    private readonly IDesktopNotifier notifier;
+
+    public DesktopAlertSink(IDesktopNotifier notifier)
+    {
+        this.notifier = notifier;
+    }
+
+    public Task NotifyAsync(AlertNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var title = notification.Kind == AlertTransitionKind.Fired
+            ? $"Alert: {notification.RuleName}"
+            : $"Resolved: {notification.RuleName}";
+        return notifier.ShowAsync(title, notification.Summary(), notification.Severity, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IAlertSink.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IAlertSink.cs
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+++ b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IAlertSink.cs
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+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public interface IAlertSink
+{
+    Task NotifyAsync(AlertNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IDesktopNotifier.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IDesktopNotifier.cs
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+++ b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/IDesktopNotifier.cs
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+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public interface IDesktopNotifier
+{
+    Task ShowAsync(string title, string body, AlertSeverity severity, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/LogAlertSink.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/LogAlertSink.cs
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+++ b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/LogAlertSink.cs
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+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public sealed class LogAlertSink : IAlertSink
+{
+    private readonly IAlertLog log;
+
+    public LogAlertSink(IAlertLog log)
+    {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
+
+    public Task NotifyAsync(AlertNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        log.Append(new AlertLogEntry(notification.Timestamp, notification.Severity, notification.Summary()));
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/WebhookAlertSink.cs b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/WebhookAlertSink.cs
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+++ b/src/Vantage.Core/Alerts/WebhookAlertSink.cs
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+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+
+namespace Vantage.Core.Alerts;
+
+public sealed class WebhookAlertSink : IAlertSink
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient httpClient;
+    private readonly Uri endpoint;
+    private readonly TimeSpan timeout;
+
+    public WebhookAlertSink(HttpClient httpClient, Uri endpoint, TimeSpan? timeout = null)
+    {
+        this.httpClient = httpClient;
+        this.endpoint = endpoint;
+        this.timeout = timeout ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+    }
+
+    public async Task NotifyAsync(AlertNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var payload = new WebhookPayload(
+            Status: notification.Kind == AlertTransitionKind.Fired ? "firing" : "resolved",
+            Severity: notification.Severity.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(),
+            Rule: notification.RuleName,
+            Host: notification.HostId,
+            Metric: notification.Metric,
+            Value: notification.Value,
+            Threshold: notification.Threshold,
+            Comparison: notification.ComparisonSymbol,
+            Summary: notification.Summary(),
+            Timestamp: notification.Timestamp.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+
+        using var timeoutCts = new CancellationTokenSource(timeout);
+        using var linked = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, timeoutCts.Token);
+
+        using var response = await httpClient
+            .PostAsJsonAsync(endpoint, payload, linked.Token)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+    }
+
+    private sealed record WebhookPayload(
+        string Status,
+        string Severity,
+        string Rule,
+        string Host,
+        string Metric,
+        double Value,
+        double Threshold,
+        string Comparison,
+        string Summary,
+        long Timestamp);
+}