diff --git a/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20261020120000_tab_events/migration.sql b/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20261020120000_tab_events/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667c5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20261020120000_tab_events/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+-- CreateTable
+CREATE TABLE "TabEvent" (
+    "id" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "venueId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "deviceId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "tabId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "customerName" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "type" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "productName" TEXT,
+    "unitPriceInCents" INTEGER,
+    "quantityDelta" INTEGER,
+    "amountInCents" INTEGER,
+    "paymentMethod" TEXT,
+    "commandId" TEXT,
+    "items" JSONB,
+    "occurredAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL,
+    "receivedAt" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+
+    CONSTRAINT "TabEvent_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+);
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "TabEvent_venueId_occurredAt_idx" ON "TabEvent"("venueId", "occurredAt");
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "TabEvent_venueId_type_occurredAt_idx" ON "TabEvent"("venueId", "type", "occurredAt");
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE "TabEvent" ADD CONSTRAINT "TabEvent_venueId_fkey" FOREIGN KEY ("venueId") REFERENCES "Venue"("id") ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE;
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE "TabEvent" ADD CONSTRAINT "TabEvent_deviceId_fkey" FOREIGN KEY ("deviceId") REFERENCES "Device"("id") ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE;
+
diff --git a/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index 1e56944..224c433 100644
--- a/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ model Venue {
   regCodes       RegistrationCode[]
   plannedTabs    PlannedTab[]
   tabReminders   TabReminder[]
+  tabEvents      TabEvent[]
 }
 
 model Device {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ model Device {
   tabSnapshots   OpenTabSnapshot[]
   tabOwnerships  TabOwnership[]
   remoteCommands RemoteCommand[]
+  tabEvents      TabEvent[]
 
   @@index([venueId, revokedAt])
 }
@@ -183,3 +185,32 @@ model TabReminder {
   @@index([venueId, sentAt])
   @@index([venueId, tabId])
 }
+
+// What happened on a tab, as reported by the terminal: lines added or removed, and settlements.
+// The id is generated by the terminal so a re-sent event is stored only once.
+model TabEvent {
+  id               String   @id
+  venueId          String
+  deviceId         String
+  tabId            String
+  customerName     String
+  // line_added | line_removed | settled
+  type             String
+  productName      String?
+  unitPriceInCents Int?
+  // Signed: positive for line_added, negative for line_removed
+  quantityDelta    Int?
+  // settled only
+  amountInCents    Int?
+  paymentMethod    String?
+  commandId        String?
+  items            Json?
+  occurredAt       DateTime
+  receivedAt       DateTime @default(now())
+
+  venue  Venue  @relation(fields: [venueId], references: [id])
+  device Device @relation(fields: [deviceId], references: [id])
+
+  @@index([venueId, occurredAt])
+  @@index([venueId, type, occurredAt])
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/prisma/setup.js b/apps/api/prisma/setup.js
index a5734c8..1962dad 100644
--- a/apps/api/prisma/setup.js
+++ b/apps/api/prisma/setup.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ async function main() {
 
   await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
     await tx.auditLog.deleteMany();
+    await tx.tabEvent.deleteMany();
     await tx.tabReminder.deleteMany();
     await tx.plannedTab.deleteMany();
     await tx.remoteCommand.deleteMany();
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.spec.ts
index ceeeb67..3a8810c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function createService({ previous = [] as Snapshot[], delivered = 0, expired = 0
     openTabSnapshot: { deleteMany: jest.fn(), upsert: jest.fn(), updateMany: jest.fn() },
     plannedTab: { updateMany: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ count: delivered }) },
     device: { update: jest.fn() },
+    tabEvent: { createMany: jest.fn() },
   };
   const prisma = {
     openTabSnapshot: { findMany: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(previous) },
@@ -154,3 +155,49 @@ describe('DevicesService.sync writes', () => {
     expect(tx.openTabSnapshot.updateMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe('DevicesService.sync tab events', () => {
+  const event = {
+    id: '6f1c2c0e-6a2b-4c1e-9a4c-1f2a3b4c5d6e',
+    type: 'line_added',
+    tabId: 't1',
+    customerName: 'Jan',
+    occurredAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    productName: 'Cola',
+    unitPriceInCents: 250,
+    quantity: 2,
+  };
+
+  it('stores events once and acknowledges them', async () => {
+    const { service, tx } = createService();
+
+    const result = await service.sync(device, { deviceId: 'd1', openTabs: [], events: [event] });
+
+    expect(tx.tabEvent.createMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      data: [expect.objectContaining({ id: event.id, venueId: 'v1', deviceId: 'd1', quantityDelta: 2 })],
+      skipDuplicates: true,
+    });
+    expect(result.acknowledgedEventIds).toEqual([event.id]);
+    expect(result.rejectedEvents).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('still syncs when an event is invalid, and reports it', async () => {
+    const { service, tx } = createService();
+
+    const result = await service.sync(device, { deviceId: 'd1', openTabs: [], events: [{ ...event, quantity: -1 }] });
+
+    expect(tx.tabEvent.createMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(tx.device.update).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.acknowledgedEventIds).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.rejectedEvents).toEqual([{ id: event.id, reason: expect.stringMatching(/quantity/) }]);
+  });
+
+  it('works for terminals that send no events', async () => {
+    const { service, tx } = createService();
+
+    const result = await service.sync(device, { deviceId: 'd1', openTabs: [] });
+
+    expect(tx.tabEvent.createMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.acknowledgedEventIds).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.ts
index ead85de..c3a0e69 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/devices.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Injectable,
+  Logger,
   NotFoundException,
   ConflictException,
   ForbiddenException,
@@ -13,9 +14,12 @@ import { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 import { OpenTabDto, OpenTabItemDto, SyncDto } from './dto/sync.dto';
 import { customerNameKey } from '../planned-tabs/customer-name';
 import { AckCommandDto } from './dto/ack-command.dto';
+import { parseTabEvents, tabEventRow } from './tab-events';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DevicesService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(DevicesService.name);
+
   constructor(
     private prisma: PrismaService,
     private auditService: AuditService,
@@ -31,6 +35,10 @@ export class DevicesService {
     }
 
     const now = new Date();
+    const events = parseTabEvents(dto.events ?? []);
+    for (const { id, reason } of events.rejected) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Device ${device.id} sent an invalid tab event ${id ?? '(no id)'}: ${reason}`);
+    }
     const openTabs = dto.openTabs || [];
     const openTabIds = openTabs.map((t) => t.id);
 
@@ -140,6 +148,13 @@ export class DevicesService {
         }));
       }
 
+      if (events.accepted.length > 0) {
+        await tx.tabEvent.createMany({
+          data: events.accepted.map((event) => tabEventRow(event, device.venueId, device.id, now)),
+          skipDuplicates: true,
+        });
+      }
+
       await tx.device.update({
         where: { id: device.id },
         data: { lastSeenAt: now },
@@ -208,6 +223,10 @@ export class DevicesService {
         createdAt: c.createdAt,
       })),
       plannedTabNames: plannedTabs.map((t) => t.customerName),
+      // Stored (or already stored earlier): the terminal can drop these from its outbox
+      acknowledgedEventIds: events.accepted.map((e) => e.id),
+      // Invalid and never stored: the terminal should log and drop these too, re-sending won't help
+      rejectedEvents: events.rejected,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/dto/sync.dto.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/dto/sync.dto.ts
index 5b475d5..b811fd9 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/devices/dto/sync.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/dto/sync.dto.ts
@@ -70,4 +70,11 @@ export class SyncDto {
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
   @Type(() => OpenTabDto)
   openTabs: OpenTabDto[];
+
+  // Validated one by one in the service: a bad event is rejected on its own instead of failing the sync
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'TabEventDto[]: what happened on tabs since the last acknowledged sync' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsArray()
+  @ArrayMaxSize(1000)
+  events?: unknown[];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/dto/tab-event.dto.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/dto/tab-event.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b86181d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/dto/tab-event.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import {
+  IsString, IsIn, IsInt, Min, IsUUID, IsNotEmpty, MaxLength, IsISO8601, ValidateIf, IsOptional, IsArray,
+  ArrayMaxSize, ValidateNested,
+} from 'class-validator';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { ApiProperty, ApiPropertyOptional } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { OpenTabItemDto } from './sync.dto';
+
+export const TAB_EVENT_TYPES = ['line_added', 'line_removed', 'settled'] as const;
+export type TabEventType = (typeof TAB_EVENT_TYPES)[number];
+
+export const SETTLEMENT_PAYMENT_METHODS = ['cash', 'payconiq', 'payment_pending', 'other'] as const;
+
+const isLine = (event: TabEventDto) => event.type !== 'settled';
+const isSettlement = (event: TabEventDto) => event.type === 'settled';
+
+export class TabEventDto {
+  @ApiProperty({ description: 'Generated by the terminal; re-sending the same id stores the event once' })
+  @IsUUID()
+  id: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: TAB_EVENT_TYPES })
+  @IsIn(TAB_EVENT_TYPES)
+  type: TabEventType;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'local-tab-uuid' })
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  tabId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'Jan' })
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(200)
+  customerName: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: '2026-10-24T21:41:03.120Z', description: 'When it happened on the terminal' })
+  @IsISO8601({ strict: true })
+  occurredAt: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 'Cola', description: 'line_added / line_removed' })
+  @ValidateIf(isLine)
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  @MaxLength(200)
+  productName?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 250, description: 'line_added / line_removed' })
+  @ValidateIf(isLine)
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(0)
+  unitPriceInCents?: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 2, description: 'line_added / line_removed: how many were added or removed, always positive' })
+  @ValidateIf(isLine)
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(1)
+  quantity?: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 2450, description: 'settled: the amount that was settled' })
+  @ValidateIf(isSettlement)
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(0)
+  amountInCents?: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ enum: SETTLEMENT_PAYMENT_METHODS, description: 'settled' })
+  @ValidateIf(isSettlement)
+  @IsIn(SETTLEMENT_PAYMENT_METHODS)
+  paymentMethod?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'settled: the remote close command that caused it, if any' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  commandId?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ type: [OpenTabItemDto], description: 'settled: the lines that were settled' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsArray()
+  @ArrayMaxSize(500)
+  @ValidateNested({ each: true })
+  @Type(() => OpenTabItemDto)
+  items?: OpenTabItemDto[];
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8983d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
+import { parseTabEvents, tabEventRow } from './tab-events';
+
+const now = new Date('2026-10-24T22:00:00.000Z');
+
+const lineAdded = {
+  id: '6f1c2c0e-6a2b-4c1e-9a4c-1f2a3b4c5d6e',
+  type: 'line_added',
+  tabId: 'tab-1',
+  customerName: 'Jan',
+  occurredAt: '2026-10-24T21:41:03.120Z',
+  productName: 'Cola',
+  unitPriceInCents: 250,
+  quantity: 2,
+};
+
+const settled = {
+  id: '7a2d3e4f-5b6c-4d7e-8f9a-0b1c2d3e4f5a',
+  type: 'settled',
+  tabId: 'tab-1',
+  customerName: 'Jan',
+  occurredAt: '2026-10-24T21:55:00.000Z',
+  amountInCents: 500,
+  paymentMethod: 'payconiq',
+  items: [{ productName: 'Cola', quantity: 2, unitPriceInCents: 250 }],
+};
+
+describe('parseTabEvents', () => {
+  it('accepts valid line and settlement events', () => {
+    const { accepted, rejected } = parseTabEvents([lineAdded, settled]);
+
+    expect(accepted.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual([lineAdded.id, settled.id]);
+    expect(rejected).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects invalid events one by one, keeping their id', () => {
+    const { accepted, rejected } = parseTabEvents([
+      lineAdded,
+      { ...lineAdded, id: '8b3e4f5a-6c7d-4e8f-9a0b-1c2d3e4f5a6b', quantity: 0 },
+      { ...settled, id: '9c4f5a6b-7d8e-4f9a-0b1c-2d3e4f5a6b7c', paymentMethod: 'bitcoin' },
+      { ...lineAdded, id: 'not-a-uuid' },
+      'nonsense',
+    ]);
+
+    expect(accepted.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual([lineAdded.id]);
+    expect(rejected.map((r) => r.id)).toEqual([
+      '8b3e4f5a-6c7d-4e8f-9a0b-1c2d3e4f5a6b',
+      '9c4f5a6b-7d8e-4f9a-0b1c-2d3e4f5a6b7c',
+      'not-a-uuid',
+      null,
+    ]);
+    expect(rejected[0].reason).toMatch(/quantity/);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores fields it does not know, so newer app versions keep working', () => {
+    const { accepted } = parseTabEvents([{ ...lineAdded, discountInCents: 50 }]);
+
+    expect(accepted).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(accepted[0]).not.toHaveProperty('discountInCents');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects line events without a product', () => {
+    const { productName, ...withoutProduct } = lineAdded;
+
+    expect(parseTabEvents([withoutProduct]).rejected).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('tabEventRow', () => {
+  it('stores removed lines as a negative quantity', () => {
+    const [event] = parseTabEvents([{ ...lineAdded, type: 'line_removed', quantity: 3 }]).accepted;
+
+    expect(tabEventRow(event, 'v1', 'd1', now)).toMatchObject({
+      venueId: 'v1',
+      deviceId: 'd1',
+      type: 'line_removed',
+      productName: 'Cola',
+      unitPriceInCents: 250,
+      quantityDelta: -3,
+      occurredAt: new Date(lineAdded.occurredAt),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('stores a settlement with its amount, payment method and lines', () => {
+    const [event] = parseTabEvents([settled]).accepted;
+
+    const row = tabEventRow(event, 'v1', 'd1', now);
+
+    expect(row).toMatchObject({ type: 'settled', amountInCents: 500, paymentMethod: 'payconiq', commandId: null });
+    expect(row.items).toEqual(settled.items);
+    expect(row.quantityDelta).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('stores JSON null for a settlement without lines', () => {
+    const { items, ...withoutItems } = settled;
+    const [event] = parseTabEvents([withoutItems]).accepted;
+
+    expect(tabEventRow(event, 'v1', 'd1', now).items).toBe(Prisma.JsonNull);
+  });
+
+  it('uses the receive time when the terminal clock runs ahead', () => {
+    const [event] = parseTabEvents([{ ...lineAdded, occurredAt: '2026-10-25T03:00:00.000Z' }]).accepted;
+
+    expect(tabEventRow(event, 'v1', 'd1', now).occurredAt).toEqual(now);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.ts b/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3c34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/devices/tab-events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
+import { validateSync, ValidationError } from 'class-validator';
+import { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
+import { TabEventDto } from './dto/tab-event.dto';
+
+// A terminal clock that runs ahead must not put sales in the future
+const MAX_CLOCK_AHEAD_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+export type RejectedTabEvent = { id: string | null; reason: string };
+
+export function parseTabEvents(raw: unknown[]): { accepted: TabEventDto[]; rejected: RejectedTabEvent[] } {
+  const accepted: TabEventDto[] = [];
+  const rejected: RejectedTabEvent[] = [];
+
+  for (const value of raw) {
+    const id = typeof (value as { id?: unknown })?.id === 'string' ? (value as { id: string }).id : null;
+    if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null || Array.isArray(value)) {
+      rejected.push({ id, reason: 'event must be an object' });
+      continue;
+    }
+    const event = plainToInstance(TabEventDto, value);
+    // Unknown fields are ignored so a newer app version adding one never loses sales
+    const errors = validateSync(event, { whitelist: true });
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+      rejected.push({ id, reason: describe(errors) });
+      continue;
+    }
+    accepted.push(event);
+  }
+
+  return { accepted, rejected };
+}
+
+export function tabEventRow(event: TabEventDto, venueId: string, deviceId: string, now: Date): Prisma.TabEventCreateManyInput {
+  const occurredAt = new Date(event.occurredAt);
+  const base = {
+    id: event.id,
+    venueId,
+    deviceId,
+    tabId: event.tabId,
+    customerName: event.customerName,
+    type: event.type,
+    occurredAt: occurredAt.getTime() > now.getTime() + MAX_CLOCK_AHEAD_MS ? now : occurredAt,
+    receivedAt: now,
+  };
+
+  if (event.type === 'settled') {
+    return {
+      ...base,
+      amountInCents: event.amountInCents,
+      paymentMethod: event.paymentMethod,
+      commandId: event.commandId ?? null,
+      items: event.items
+        ? event.items.map(({ productName, quantity, unitPriceInCents }) => ({ productName, quantity, unitPriceInCents }))
+        : Prisma.JsonNull,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...base,
+    productName: event.productName,
+    unitPriceInCents: event.unitPriceInCents,
+    quantityDelta: event.type === 'line_removed' ? -event.quantity! : event.quantity,
+  };
+}
+
+function describe(errors: ValidationError[]): string {
+  return errors
+    .flatMap((error) => [
+      ...Object.values(error.constraints ?? {}),
+      ...(error.children?.length ? [`${error.property}: ${describe(error.children)}`] : []),
+    ])
+    .join('; ');
+}
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 99bfeda..37900c6 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@ Sync semantics:
   filters. Devices dedupe by command id and re-send the ack for commands they already processed.
 - The first ack for a command wins; later acks are accepted as no-ops.
 - `plannedTabNames` only contains planned customers the device has not opened a tab for yet. Once a sync
-  reports an open tab with exactly that name, the customer is marked delivered and no longer sent.
-  The customer (and their email, used for reminders) is kept.
+  reports an open tab with that name (ignoring case and extra spaces), the customer is marked delivered
+  and no longer sent. The customer (and their email, used for reminders) is kept.
+- `events` (optional) reports what happened on tabs since the last sync, for sales statistics. Each event
+  has a terminal-generated UUID `id`, a `type`, `tabId`, `customerName` and `occurredAt` (ISO-8601, UTC):
+  - `line_added` / `line_removed`: `productName`, `unitPriceInCents`, `quantity` (always positive)
+  - `settled`: `amountInCents`, `paymentMethod` (`cash`, `payconiq`, `payment_pending` or `other`),
+    optional `commandId` (the remote close that caused it) and `items` (the settled lines)
+
+  The response lists `acknowledgedEventIds` (stored, including events already stored by an earlier sync)
+  and `rejectedEvents` (`[{ id, reason }]`, invalid and never stored). The terminal removes both from its
+  outbox. An invalid event never fails the sync. At most 1000 events per sync.
 
 ### Tabs
 `GET /venues/:venueId/tabs` - List open tabs
diff --git a/docs/flutter-sales-events-prompt.md b/docs/flutter-sales-events-prompt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7247467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/flutter-sales-events-prompt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+## KoolTap Flutter App — Report Tab Events for Sales Statistics
+
+The server can now store **what happens on tabs**: lines added, lines removed and settlements. This is used
+for sales statistics (sales per night, per product, per hour, cash vs Payconiq). Add an **event outbox** to
+the app: every change to a tab writes an event to a local table, the sync sends pending events to the
+server, and the app deletes them once the server confirms them.
+
+Nothing else about the sync changes: `openTabs`, commands, acks and `plannedTabNames` keep working exactly
+as they do now.
+
+### Existing Files (read these first)
+
+- `lib/models/remote_command.dart` — `SyncResponse`, `RemoteCommand`, `SnapshotTab` and the sync request
+- `lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart` — the sync loop (`_performSync()` or similar)
+- `lib/services/bar_tab_service.dart` — creates and changes tabs, adds/removes lines, settles tabs
+- `lib/models/bar_tab.dart` — the `BarTab` model and its lines
+- `lib/database/app_database.dart` — the Drift database schema and migrations
+- The code that processes a `close_tab` remote command (search for `close_tab`)
+
+Before writing code, find **every** place where a tab's lines or balance change: adding a product, changing
+a line's quantity, removing a line, changing a price, settling (locally and through a remote `close_tab`
+command) and deleting a tab. List them in your plan.
+
+### The Events
+
+Every event is a JSON object with these common fields:
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `id` | string (UUID v4) | Generated by the app when the event is created. Never reuse. |
+| `type` | string | `line_added`, `line_removed` or `settled` |
+| `tabId` | string | The same id the app sends as `SnapshotTab.id` |
+| `customerName` | string | The tab's customer name at that moment |
+| `occurredAt` | string | `DateTime.now().toUtc().toIso8601String()` at the moment it happened |
+
+`line_added` and `line_removed` add:
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `productName` | string | As shown on the tab |
+| `unitPriceInCents` | int | Price per piece at that moment |
+| `quantity` | int | How many were added or removed. **Always positive** (≥ 1) |
+
+`settled` adds:
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `amountInCents` | int | The amount that was settled |
+| `paymentMethod` | string | `cash`, `payconiq`, `payment_pending` or `other`. Map the app's own payment options to these. |
+| `commandId` | string (UUID), optional | The remote `close_tab` command id, when the settlement came from the dashboard |
+| `items` | list, optional | The lines that were settled: `[{ "productName", "quantity", "unitPriceInCents" }]` |
+
+Examples:
+
+```json
+{ "id": "6f1c2c0e-6a2b-4c1e-9a4c-1f2a3b4c5d6e", "type": "line_added", "tabId": "a1b2", "customerName": "Jan",
+  "occurredAt": "2026-10-24T21:41:03.120Z", "productName": "Cola", "unitPriceInCents": 250, "quantity": 2 }
+
+{ "id": "7a2d3e4f-5b6c-4d7e-8f9a-0b1c2d3e4f5a", "type": "settled", "tabId": "a1b2", "customerName": "Jan",
+  "occurredAt": "2026-10-24T23:55:00.000Z", "amountInCents": 500, "paymentMethod": "payconiq",
+  "items": [{ "productName": "Cola", "quantity": 2, "unitPriceInCents": 250 }] }
+```
+
+### When to Write Which Event
+
+- **Product added to a tab** → `line_added` with the quantity added.
+- **Quantity of a line increased** (e.g. 2 → 5) → `line_added` with `quantity: 3`.
+- **Quantity of a line decreased or a line removed** (e.g. 5 → 1) → `line_removed` with `quantity: 4`.
+- **Price of a line changed** → `line_removed` for the old line (old price) and `line_added` for the new one.
+- **Tab settled** (paid; the tab stays open with a zero balance) → **one** `settled` event with the amount,
+  payment method and the settled lines. Do **not** also write `line_removed` events for the lines that the
+  settlement clears: those drinks were sold, not taken back.
+- **Remote `close_tab` command processed** → the same `settled` event, with `paymentMethod` from the command
+  and `commandId` set to the command's id. Write it only when the settlement actually happened (not when the
+  command fails or conflicts), and only once, even if the same command is received again.
+- **Tab deleted while it still has lines** → `line_removed` for each remaining line (it was a mistake).
+- **Customer renamed** → no event; later events just use the new name.
+
+### 1. Outbox Table (Drift)
+
+In `lib/database/app_database.dart` add a table, bump `schemaVersion` and add a migration step that
+creates it for existing installs (existing data must stay):
+
+```dart
+class TabEvents extends Table {
+  TextColumn get id => text()();                       // the event's UUID
+  TextColumn get payload => text()();                  // the event as JSON
+  DateTimeColumn get createdAt => dateTime()();
+  @override
+  Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Write Events Together with the Change
+
+In `BarTabService` (and wherever else tabs change), insert the event **in the same database transaction**
+as the change itself. That way a crash can never record a sale without the event, or an event without the
+sale. Put the JSON building in one small helper (e.g. `TabEventFactory` or methods on the service) instead
+of building maps in many places.
+
+### 3. Send Events in the Sync
+
+In the sync request, add an `events` field with the **oldest 500** events from the outbox (ordered by
+`createdAt`), as a list of the stored JSON objects:
+
+```json
+{ "deviceId": "…", "openTabs": [ … ], "events": [ { … }, { … } ] }
+```
+
+Read the events **before** building `openTabs`, so the snapshot is never older than the events.
+
+### 4. Handle the Response
+
+Add to `SyncResponse` (both optional, default to empty lists so an older server still works):
+
+```dart
+final List<String> acknowledgedEventIds;              // json['acknowledgedEventIds']
+final List<RejectedEvent> rejectedEvents;             // json['rejectedEvents']: [{ "id": String?, "reason": String }]
+```
+
+After a successful sync:
+- Delete every event in `acknowledgedEventIds` from the outbox.
+- Delete every event in `rejectedEvents` that has an id too, and log `id` + `reason` (debug log is fine).
+  Re-sending won't help: it's a bug in the app that should be fixed.
+- Events created while the sync was in flight are not in either list; they stay and go with the next sync.
+
+If the sync request fails (network, 5xx), delete nothing; the same events are sent again next time. The
+server stores each event id only once, so re-sending is safe.
+
+If the outbox has more than 500 events (e.g. after a long time offline), they drain 500 per sync; no
+special handling needed.
+
+### Important Notes
+
+- Generate ids with the `uuid` package (`const Uuid().v4()`), already used in the app if available; add it
+  otherwise.
+- Always send `occurredAt` in UTC with the `Z` suffix.
+- Amounts are integers in cents everywhere, like `SnapshotTab.totalInCents`.
+- Don't change how tabs, versions, `openTabs`, commands or planned tabs work.
+- Keep the outbox in the local database, never only in memory: events must survive an app restart and a
+  tablet that is offline for a whole evening.
+
+### Testing
+
+Unit tests:
+- Adding a product, changing a quantity up and down, and removing a line write the right events with the
+  right quantities.
+- Settling writes one `settled` event and no `line_removed` events.
+- A processed `close_tab` command writes a `settled` event with its `commandId` and payment method, once.
+- The sync sends at most 500 events, oldest first, and deletes exactly the acknowledged and rejected ids.
+- A failed sync deletes nothing.
+
+Manual check against the server:
+1. Add a few drinks to a tab, remove one, and settle it with Payconiq.
+2. After the next sync the outbox is empty.
+3. On the server: `SELECT type, "productName", "quantityDelta", "amountInCents", "paymentMethod" FROM "TabEvent" ORDER BY "occurredAt";`
+   shows the additions, the removal (negative `quantityDelta`) and the settlement.
+4. Turn off wifi, add drinks, turn it back on: the events arrive with their original `occurredAt`.
+
+### Files to Modify
+
+- `lib/database/app_database.dart` — `TabEvents` table, schema version and migration
+- `lib/services/bar_tab_service.dart` — write events with every change to a tab's lines and on settlement
+- The remote `close_tab` handling — write the `settled` event with `commandId`
+- `lib/models/remote_command.dart` — `events` in the sync request, `acknowledgedEventIds` and `rejectedEvents` in `SyncResponse`
+- `lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart` — send outbox events, delete acknowledged and rejected ones