diff --git a/decnet/supervisor.py b/decnet/supervisor.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""In-process worker supervision — host several worker coroutines in one process
+without losing per-worker fault isolation.
+
+This is the consolidation primitive for DECNET 1.1 (see
+``development/RELEASE-1.1.md``). It deliberately does NOT use
+``asyncio.TaskGroup``: TaskGroup cancels every sibling when one task raises,
+which is the opposite of worker isolation. Instead each worker runs in its own
+``supervise()`` restart loop — the in-process equivalent of systemd
+``Restart=on-failure`` with exponential backoff — and the loops are run
+concurrently so one crashing worker never takes down the others.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import signal
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+
+log = logging.getLogger("decnet.supervisor")
+
+# A worker is anything that returns a fresh awaitable each time it's (re)started.
+WorkerFactory = Callable[[], Awaitable[None]]
+
+
+async def supervise(
+    name: str, factory: WorkerFactory, *, max_backoff: float = 30.0
+) -> None:
+    """Run one worker, restarting it with exponential backoff if it crashes.
+
+    - A raised exception → log, sleep (capped backoff), restart.
+    - A clean return → stop supervising (the worker decided it was done).
+    - Cancellation (group shutdown) → propagate, do not restart.
+    """
+    backoff = 1.0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            await factory()
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            log.info("worker %s cancelled; stopping", name)
+            raise
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception(
+                "worker %s crashed; restarting in %.0fs", name, backoff
+            )
+            try:
+                await asyncio.sleep(backoff)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                raise
+            backoff = min(backoff * 2.0, max_backoff)
+        else:
+            log.info("worker %s exited cleanly; not restarting", name)
+            return
+
+
+async def run_group(
+    specs: list[tuple[str, WorkerFactory]],
+    *,
+    stop: asyncio.Event | None = None,
+    install_signals: bool = True,
+) -> None:
+    """Host a group of workers as independently-supervised concurrent tasks.
+
+    Returns when ``stop`` is set (SIGTERM/SIGINT install it by default), at which
+    point every worker task is cancelled and awaited. A worker that exits or
+    crashes on its own never cancels its siblings — that is the whole point.
+    """
+    if not specs:
+        return
+    if stop is None:
+        stop = asyncio.Event()
+    if install_signals:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT):
+            try:
+                loop.add_signal_handler(sig, stop.set)
+            except (NotImplementedError, RuntimeError):  # pragma: no cover
+                pass
+
+    tasks = [
+        asyncio.create_task(supervise(name, fac), name=name)
+        for name, fac in specs
+    ]
+    log.info("supervisor: hosting %d workers: %s", len(tasks),
+             ", ".join(n for n, _ in specs))
+    try:
+        await stop.wait()
+    finally:
+        for t in tasks:
+            t.cancel()
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+        log.info("supervisor: group shut down (%d workers)", len(tasks))
diff --git a/tests/test_supervisor.py b/tests/test_supervisor.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""Tests for the in-process worker supervisor (DECNET 1.1 consolidation)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+
+import pytest
+
+from decnet.supervisor import run_group, supervise
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
+
+
+async def test_supervise_restarts_on_crash():
+    calls = []
+
+    async def flaky():
+        calls.append(1)
+        if len(calls) < 3:
+            raise RuntimeError("boom")
+        # third start: block until cancelled
+        await asyncio.Event().wait()
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(supervise("flaky", flaky, max_backoff=0.01))
+    # let it crash-restart its way to the blocking third start
+    for _ in range(200):
+        if len(calls) >= 3:
+            break
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.005)
+    task.cancel()
+    with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await task
+    assert len(calls) == 3  # crashed twice, restarted, then stuck on the 3rd
+
+
+async def test_supervise_clean_exit_does_not_restart():
+    calls = []
+
+    async def one_shot():
+        calls.append(1)
+
+    await asyncio.wait_for(supervise("once", one_shot), timeout=1.0)
+    assert calls == [1]  # returned cleanly, no restart loop
+
+
+async def test_one_worker_crash_does_not_kill_siblings():
+    survivor_ticks = []
+    crash_count = []
+
+    async def survivor():
+        while True:
+            survivor_ticks.append(1)
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.005)
+
+    async def crasher():
+        crash_count.append(1)
+        raise RuntimeError("crash")
+
+    stop = asyncio.Event()
+    group = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_group(
+            [("survivor", survivor), ("crasher", crasher)],
+            stop=stop,
+            install_signals=False,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    # survivor kept ticking despite crasher dying — the isolation property.
+    # (restart/backoff timing is covered by test_supervise_restarts_on_crash)
+    assert len(survivor_ticks) > 3
+    assert len(crash_count) >= 1
+    stop.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(group, timeout=1.0)
+
+
+async def test_run_group_shutdown_cancels_all():
+    running = {"a": False, "b": False}
+
+    def make(name):
+        async def worker():
+            running[name] = True
+            try:
+                await asyncio.Event().wait()
+            finally:
+                running[name] = False
+        return worker
+
+    stop = asyncio.Event()
+    group = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_group(
+            [("a", make("a")), ("b", make("b"))],
+            stop=stop,
+            install_signals=False,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
+    assert running == {"a": True, "b": True}
+    stop.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(group, timeout=1.0)
+    assert running == {"a": False, "b": False}  # finally blocks ran → clean cancel
+
+
+async def test_empty_group_returns_immediately():
+    await asyncio.wait_for(run_group([], install_signals=False), timeout=1.0)