diff --git a/decnet/agent/executor.py b/decnet/agent/executor.py
index 69851439..9e1c31bb 100644
--- a/decnet/agent/executor.py
+++ b/decnet/agent/executor.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 # Stop+disable every systemd unit the installer may have dropped.
-for unit in decnet-agent decnet-engine decnet-collector decnet-forwarder decnet-prober decnet-sniffer decnet-updater; do
+for unit in decnet-agent decnet-engine decnet-collector decnet-forwarder decnet-prober decnet-reconciler decnet-sniffer decnet-updater; do
     systemctl stop "$unit" 2>/dev/null
     systemctl disable "$unit" 2>/dev/null
 done
diff --git a/decnet/fleet/reconciler.py b/decnet/fleet/reconciler.py
index e54d2e99..70e8fe5b 100644
--- a/decnet/fleet/reconciler.py
+++ b/decnet/fleet/reconciler.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
 
+from decnet.bus import topics as _topics
+from decnet.bus.base import BaseBus
+from decnet.bus.publish import publish_safely
 from decnet.config import DecnetConfig, load_state as _real_load_state
 from decnet.logging import get_logger
 from decnet.web.db.models import LOCAL_HOST_SENTINEL
@@ -105,8 +108,15 @@ async def reconcile_once(
     host_uuid: str = LOCAL_HOST_SENTINEL,
     load_state_fn: Callable[[], Optional[tuple[DecnetConfig, Any]]] = _real_load_state,
     docker_client_factory: Optional[Callable[[], Any]] = None,
+    bus: Optional[BaseBus] = None,
 ) -> dict[str, int]:
-    """Single reconciliation pass.  Returns counts of work done."""
+    """Single reconciliation pass.  Returns counts of work done.
+
+    When *bus* is provided, fires ``decky.<host_uuid:name>.state`` on every
+    insert / delete / state transition.  The DB write is the source of
+    truth — bus publish is best-effort notification; a dropped event is at
+    most one tick of UI latency.
+    """
     counts = {"inserted": 0, "deleted": 0, "state_updated": 0}
 
     state = await asyncio.to_thread(load_state_fn)
@@ -130,8 +140,9 @@ async def reconcile_once(
             _aggregate_decky_state(d.name, list(d.services), container_states)
             if docker_known else "running"
         )
+        row_host = d.host_uuid or host_uuid
         await repo.upsert_fleet_decky({
-            "host_uuid": d.host_uuid or host_uuid,
+            "host_uuid": row_host,
             "name": d.name,
             "services": list(d.services),
             "decky_config": d.model_dump(mode="json"),
@@ -139,6 +150,7 @@ async def reconcile_once(
             "state": new_state,
         })
         counts["inserted"] += 1
+        await _emit_state(bus, row_host, d.name, new_state, transition="inserted")
 
     # 2. DELETE: present in DB (this host), absent from JSON.
     # Scoped to host_uuid by list_fleet_deckies(host_uuid=...) call above —
@@ -150,6 +162,10 @@ async def reconcile_once(
                 host_uuid=r["host_uuid"], name=r["name"],
             )
             counts["deleted"] += 1
+            await _emit_state(
+                bus, r["host_uuid"], r["name"], "torn_down",
+                transition="deleted",
+            )
 
     # 3. STATE: present in both, docker says something fresh.
     if docker_known:
@@ -160,12 +176,56 @@ async def reconcile_once(
             new_state = _aggregate_decky_state(
                 d.name, list(d.services), container_states,
             )
-            if existing.get("state") != new_state:
+            previous_state = existing.get("state")
+            if previous_state != new_state:
                 await repo.update_fleet_decky_state(
                     host_uuid=existing["host_uuid"],
                     name=d.name,
                     state=new_state,
                 )
                 counts["state_updated"] += 1
+                await _emit_state(
+                    bus, existing["host_uuid"], d.name, new_state,
+                    transition="state_changed",
+                    previous=previous_state,
+                )
 
     return counts
+
+
+async def _emit_state(
+    bus: Optional[BaseBus],
+    host_uuid: str,
+    name: str,
+    state: str,
+    *,
+    transition: str,
+    previous: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Publish ``decky.<host_uuid:name>.state`` on a fleet row transition.
+
+    Topic uses an existing topic family (``DECKY_STATE``) — no
+    bus/topics.py change required.  The composite ``host_uuid:name`` keeps
+    fleet rows distinguishable from MazeNET TopologyDecky rows (whose ids
+    are bare UUIDs).  A ``:`` is a legal token character; ``.``, ``*``,
+    ``>``, and whitespace are the only banned ones (see
+    ``bus.topics._reject_tokens``).
+    """
+    if bus is None:
+        return
+    decky_id = f"{host_uuid}:{name}"
+    payload: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "host_uuid": host_uuid,
+        "name": name,
+        "state": state,
+        "transition": transition,
+        "source": "fleet",
+    }
+    if previous is not None:
+        payload["previous_state"] = previous
+    await publish_safely(
+        bus,
+        _topics.decky(decky_id, _topics.DECKY_STATE),
+        payload,
+        event_type=_topics.DECKY_STATE,
+    )
diff --git a/decnet/fleet/reconciler_worker.py b/decnet/fleet/reconciler_worker.py
index e2aeae80..863072ae 100644
--- a/decnet/fleet/reconciler_worker.py
+++ b/decnet/fleet/reconciler_worker.py
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ async def fleet_reconciler_worker(
             if shutdown.is_set():
                 break
             try:
-                counts = await reconcile_once(repo, host_uuid=host_uuid)
+                counts = await reconcile_once(
+                    repo, host_uuid=host_uuid, bus=bus,
+                )
                 if any(counts.values()):
                     logger.info(
                         "reconcile inserted=%d deleted=%d state_updated=%d",
diff --git a/deploy/decnet-reconciler.service.j2 b/deploy/decnet-reconciler.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47663183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/decnet-reconciler.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=DECNET Fleet Reconciler (converges decnet-state.json ↔ fleet_deckies DB ↔ docker)
+Documentation=https://git.resacachile.cl/anti/DECNET/wiki/Workers#reconciler
+After=network-online.target decnet-bus.service
+Wants=network-online.target decnet-bus.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User={{ user }}
+Group={{ group }}
+WorkingDirectory={{ install_dir }}
+EnvironmentFile=-{{ install_dir }}/.env.local
+Environment=DECNET_SYSTEM_LOGS=/var/log/decnet/decnet.reconciler.log
+ExecStart={{ venv_dir }}/bin/decnet reconcile
+StandardOutput=append:/var/log/decnet/decnet.reconciler.log
+StandardError=append:/var/log/decnet/decnet.reconciler.log
+
+# The reconciler queries the docker daemon (via `docker.from_env()`) to
+# observe per-container state.  Membership in the docker group lets it
+# read /var/run/docker.sock without root.  It does NOT exec into
+# containers, bind to the network, or spawn new containers.
+SupplementaryGroups=docker
+
+CapabilityBoundingSet=
+AmbientCapabilities=
+
+# Security Hardening
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+ProtectSystem=full
+ProtectHome=read-only
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ProtectKernelTunables=yes
+ProtectKernelModules=yes
+ProtectControlGroups=yes
+RestrictSUIDSGID=yes
+LockPersonality=yes
+# Read-only access to /var/lib/decnet so we can read decnet-state.json.
+# Read-write access only to install_dir + log dir.
+ReadOnlyPaths=/var/lib/decnet
+ReadWritePaths={{ install_dir }} /var/log/decnet
+
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+TimeoutStopSec=15
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/deploy/decnet.target b/deploy/decnet.target
index d4fb8e33..cf3a50f8 100644
--- a/deploy/decnet.target
+++ b/deploy/decnet.target
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Wants=decnet-bus.service \
       decnet-sniffer.service \
       decnet-prober.service \
       decnet-mutator.service \
+      decnet-reconciler.service \
       decnet-reuse-correlator.service \
       decnet-enrich.service \
       decnet-clusterer.service \
diff --git a/tests/fleet/test_reconciler.py b/tests/fleet/test_reconciler.py
index abfdf53e..53ac24ec 100644
--- a/tests/fleet/test_reconciler.py
+++ b/tests/fleet/test_reconciler.py
@@ -255,6 +255,103 @@ class TestReconcileOnce:
         # host-b's row survives
         assert any(r["host_uuid"] == "host-b" for r in repo.rows)
 
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_publishes_decky_state_on_transitions(self):
+        """When *bus* is provided, every insert/delete/state-change must
+        publish on ``decky.<host_uuid:name>.state``."""
+        from decnet.bus.fake import FakeBus
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        await bus.connect()
+
+        published: list = []
+
+        async def collect():
+            async with bus.subscribe("decky.>") as sub:
+                async for ev in sub:
+                    published.append(ev)
+                    if len(published) >= 3:
+                        return
+
+        try:
+            collector = asyncio.create_task(collect())
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)  # let subscription register
+
+            repo = FakeRepo([
+                # An existing row that will be deleted (not in JSON).
+                {"host_uuid": "local", "name": "ghost", "services": ["ssh"],
+                 "state": "running", "decky_ip": "10.0.0.99"},
+                # An existing row whose state will flip running → failed.
+                {"host_uuid": "local", "name": "d-flip", "services": ["ssh"],
+                 "state": "running", "decky_ip": "10.0.0.20"},
+            ])
+            json_deckies = [
+                _decky(name="d-new", ip="10.0.0.30", services=["http"]),
+                _decky(name="d-flip", ip="10.0.0.20", services=["ssh"]),
+            ]
+            await reconcile_once(
+                repo,
+                load_state_fn=_state_loader(json_deckies),
+                docker_client_factory=_docker_factory({
+                    "d-new-http": "running",
+                    "d-flip-ssh": "exited",
+                }),
+                bus=bus,
+            )
+            await asyncio.wait_for(collector, timeout=2.0)
+        finally:
+            await bus.close()
+
+        topics = sorted(ev.topic for ev in published)
+        assert topics == [
+            "decky.local:d-flip.state",
+            "decky.local:d-new.state",
+            "decky.local:ghost.state",
+        ]
+        by_name = {ev.payload["name"]: ev.payload for ev in published}
+        assert by_name["d-new"]["transition"] == "inserted"
+        assert by_name["d-new"]["state"] == "running"
+        assert by_name["ghost"]["transition"] == "deleted"
+        assert by_name["ghost"]["state"] == "torn_down"
+        assert by_name["d-flip"]["transition"] == "state_changed"
+        assert by_name["d-flip"]["state"] == "failed"
+        assert by_name["d-flip"]["previous_state"] == "running"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_no_bus_publish_when_already_converged(self):
+        """Quiet ticks must not publish — otherwise every 30s the bus
+        floods with no-op events."""
+        from decnet.bus.fake import FakeBus
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        await bus.connect()
+        try:
+            published: list = []
+
+            async def collect():
+                async with bus.subscribe("decky.>") as sub:
+                    async for ev in sub:
+                        published.append(ev)
+
+            collector = asyncio.create_task(collect())
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+            repo = FakeRepo([
+                {"host_uuid": "local", "name": "d1", "services": ["ssh"],
+                 "state": "running", "decky_ip": "10.0.0.10"},
+            ])
+            d = _decky(name="d1", services=["ssh"])
+            await reconcile_once(
+                repo,
+                load_state_fn=_state_loader([d]),
+                docker_client_factory=_docker_factory({"d1-ssh": "running"}),
+                bus=bus,
+            )
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # give the bus a window to deliver
+            collector.cancel()
+        finally:
+            await bus.close()
+
+        assert published == []
+
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_combined_drift_in_one_pass(self):
         """JSON has new decky AND DB has stale decky AND third decky's