implements PLN-0142

crates/console/prometeu-firmware/src/firmware/firmware.rs

@@ -834,6 +834,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(render_ownership_after_home.app_mode, AppMode::Shell);
         assert_eq!(render_ownership_after_home.app_id, 0);
         assert!(render_ownership_after_home.epoch > render_ownership_before_home.epoch);
+        assert!(firmware.os.lifecycle().pending_game_lifecycle_events().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            firmware.os.vm().delivered_game_lifecycle_events().last().map(|event| event.kind),
+            Some(GameLifecycleEventKind::Pause)
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -874,6 +879,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(firmware.os.lifecycle().task_state(task_id), Some(TaskState::Foreground));
         assert!(!platform.input().pad().any());
         assert!(!platform.input().touch().f().down);
+        assert!(firmware.os.lifecycle().pending_game_lifecycle_events().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            firmware.os.vm().delivered_game_lifecycle_events().last().map(|event| event.kind),
+            Some(GameLifecycleEventKind::ResumeForeground)
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]

crates/console/prometeu-firmware/src/firmware/firmware_step_game_running.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ impl GameRunningStep {
             return Some(FirmwareState::AppCrashes(AppCrashesStep { report }));
         }
 
+        ctx.os.vm().deliver_pending_game_lifecycle_events();
+
         match ctx.os.lifecycle().advance_game_pause_budget(self.task_id) {
             Ok(true) => {
                 ctx.os.vm().transition_render_owner(AppMode::Shell, 0);

crates/console/prometeu-system/src/os/facades/vm.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::CrashReport;
-use crate::os::SystemOS;
+use crate::os::{GameLifecycleEvent, SystemOS};
 use crate::{RenderWorkerConfig, RenderWorkerController};
 use prometeu_hal::app_mode::AppMode;
 use prometeu_hal::cartridge::Cartridge;
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ impl<'a> VmFacade<'a> {
         signals: &InputSignals,
         platform: &mut dyn RuntimePlatform,
     ) -> Option<CrashReport> {
+        self.deliver_pending_game_lifecycle_events();
+
         self.os.vm_runtime.tick(
             &mut self.os.log_service,
             &mut self.os.fs,
@@ -44,6 +46,25 @@ impl<'a> VmFacade<'a> {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn deliver_pending_game_lifecycle_events(&mut self) {
+        if self.os.vm_runtime.current_cartridge_app_mode == AppMode::Game {
+            let resident_game_task = self.os.foreground_stack.resident_game_task();
+            let mut retained = Vec::new();
+            let mut delivered = Vec::new();
+
+            for event in self.os.game_lifecycle_events.drain(..) {
+                if Some(event.task_id) == resident_game_task {
+                    delivered.push(event);
+                } else {
+                    retained.push(event);
+                }
+            }
+
+            self.os.game_lifecycle_events = retained;
+            self.os.vm_runtime.deliver_game_lifecycle_events(delivered);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn reset(&mut self, vm: &mut VirtualMachine) {
         self.os.vm_runtime.reset(vm);
     }
@@ -80,6 +101,14 @@ impl<'a> VmFacade<'a> {
         self.os.vm_runtime.logical_frame_active
     }
 
+    pub fn delivered_game_lifecycle_events(&self) -> &[GameLifecycleEvent] {
+        self.os.vm_runtime.delivered_game_lifecycle_events()
+    }
+
+    pub fn take_delivered_game_lifecycle_events(&mut self) -> Vec<GameLifecycleEvent> {
+        self.os.vm_runtime.take_delivered_game_lifecycle_events()
+    }
+
     pub fn tick_index(&self) -> u64 {
         self.os.vm_runtime.tick_index
     }

crates/console/prometeu-system/src/services/vm_runtime/lifecycle.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ impl VirtualMachineRuntime {
             gfx2d_commands: Vec::new(),
             gfxui_commands: Vec::new(),
             logs_written_this_frame: HashMap::new(),
+            game_lifecycle_events_delivered: Vec::new(),
             atomic_telemetry,
             last_crash_report: None,
             certifier: Certifier::new(cap_config.unwrap_or_default()),
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ impl VirtualMachineRuntime {
         self.gfx2d_commands.clear();
         self.gfxui_commands.clear();
         self.logs_written_this_frame.clear();
+        self.game_lifecycle_events_delivered.clear();
 
         self.last_crash_report = None;
 
@@ -191,6 +193,21 @@ impl VirtualMachineRuntime {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn deliver_game_lifecycle_events<I>(&mut self, events: I)
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = GameLifecycleEvent>,
+    {
+        self.game_lifecycle_events_delivered.extend(events);
+    }
+
+    pub fn delivered_game_lifecycle_events(&self) -> &[GameLifecycleEvent] {
+        &self.game_lifecycle_events_delivered
+    }
+
+    pub fn take_delivered_game_lifecycle_events(&mut self) -> Vec<GameLifecycleEvent> {
+        std::mem::take(&mut self.game_lifecycle_events_delivered)
+    }
+
     pub fn initialize_vm(
         &mut self,
         log_service: &mut LogService,
@@ -224,3 +241,26 @@ impl VirtualMachineRuntime {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::os::{GameLifecycleEvent, GameLifecycleEventKind};
+    use crate::task::TaskId;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vm_runtime_records_and_drains_delivered_game_lifecycle_events() {
+        let mut runtime = VirtualMachineRuntime::new(None);
+        let pause = GameLifecycleEvent { task_id: TaskId(7), kind: GameLifecycleEventKind::Pause };
+        let resume = GameLifecycleEvent {
+            task_id: TaskId(7),
+            kind: GameLifecycleEventKind::ResumeForeground,
+        };
+
+        runtime.deliver_game_lifecycle_events([pause, resume]);
+
+        assert_eq!(runtime.delivered_game_lifecycle_events(), &[pause, resume]);
+        assert_eq!(runtime.take_delivered_game_lifecycle_events(), vec![pause, resume]);
+        assert!(runtime.delivered_game_lifecycle_events().is_empty());
+    }
+}

crates/console/prometeu-system/src/services/vm_runtime/mod.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod tests;
 mod tick;
 
 use crate::CrashReport;
+use crate::os::GameLifecycleEvent;
 pub use frame_scheduler::FrameScheduler;
 use prometeu_bytecode::string_materialization_count;
 use prometeu_hal::app_mode::AppMode;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub struct VirtualMachineRuntime {
     pub gfx2d_commands: Vec<Gfx2dCommand>,
     pub gfxui_commands: Vec<GfxUiCommand>,
     pub logs_written_this_frame: HashMap<u32, u32>,
+    pub game_lifecycle_events_delivered: Vec<GameLifecycleEvent>,
     pub atomic_telemetry: Arc<AtomicTelemetry>,
     pub last_crash_report: Option<CrashReport>,
     pub certifier: Certifier,

discussion/index.ndjson

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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discussion/workflow/plans/PLN-0142-deliver-game-lifecycle-events-to-vm-runtime.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 id: PLN-0142
 ticket: foreground-stack-game-pause-shell-vm-backed
 title: Deliver Game Lifecycle Events To VM Runtime
-status: open
+status: done
 created: 2026-07-04
 ref_decisions: [DEC-0037]
 tags: [runtime, os, lifecycle, shell, game, vm, foreground, architecture]