diff --git a/rust/exo_rs/src/lib.rs b/rust/exo_rs/src/lib.rs
index 5efd9e793..322adcb60 100644
--- a/rust/exo_rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/exo_rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub mod storage;
 pub mod task;
 
 use crate::last_value::lv_submodule;
+use crate::mailbox::mailbox_module;
 use crate::networking::networking_submodule;
 use crate::pidfile::pidfile_submodule;
 use crate::session::session_submodule;
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ fn main_module(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     session_submodule(m)?;
     storage_submodule(m)?;
     task_submodule(m)?;
+    mailbox_module(m)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/rust/exo_rs/src/mailbox.rs b/rust/exo_rs/src/mailbox.rs
index 3fffdfcf5..42ce1b1de 100644
--- a/rust/exo_rs/src/mailbox.rs
+++ b/rust/exo_rs/src/mailbox.rs
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ impl Mailbox {
         })
     }
 }
+
+pub fn mailbox_module(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
+    m.add_class::<Mailbox>()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/exo/api/main.py b/src/exo/api/main.py
index 648fd00f7..34b17e6f0 100644
--- a/src/exo/api/main.py
+++ b/src/exo/api/main.py
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ from exo.api.types.openai_responses import (
 )
 from exo.master.image_store import ImageStore
 from exo.master.placement import (
-    #add_instance_to_placements,
-    #cancel_unnecessary_downloads,
-    #delete_instance,
-    #get_transition_events,
+    # add_instance_to_placements,
+    # cancel_unnecessary_downloads,
+    # delete_instance,
+    # get_transition_events,
     place_instance,
 )
 from exo.shared.apply import apply
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.chunks import (
 )
 from exo.shared.types.commands import (
     CancelDownload,
-    Command,
     DeleteDownload,
     DeleteInstance,
     DownloadCommand,
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ class API:
         self.node_id: NodeId = node_id
         self.last_completed_election: int = 0
         self.port = port
-        self.aggregator = session_handle.last_value_aggregator("node_metrics")
+        self.aggregator = session_handle.last_value_aggregator("nodes")
         self.storage = session_handle.storage_interface()
         self.task_requester = session_handle.task_requester()
         # TODO: Mail sender?
@@ -451,7 +450,6 @@ class API:
         mail = JoinInstance(instance=instance)
         self._sh.send_mail(nodes, mail.model_dump_json())
         # TODO: wait until we see all nodes have appeared
-        
 
         return CreateInstanceResponse(
             message="Command received.",
@@ -1920,13 +1918,6 @@ class API:
             if removed > 0:
                 logger.debug(f"Cleaned up {removed} expired images")
 
-    async def _send(self, command: Command):
-        while self.paused:
-            await self.paused_ev.wait()
-        await self.command_sender.send(
-            ForwarderCommand(origin=self._system_id, command=command)
-        )
-
     async def _send_download(self, command: DownloadCommand):
         await self.download_command_sender.send(
             ForwarderDownloadCommand(origin=self._system_id, command=command)
diff --git a/src/exo/download/coordinator.py b/src/exo/download/coordinator.py
index 3dcd305f0..ed5e89585 100644
--- a/src/exo/download/coordinator.py
+++ b/src/exo/download/coordinator.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class DownloadCoordinator:
     def _publisher_for_model(self, model_id: ModelId) -> LVPublisher:
         if (publisher := self._download_publishers.get(model_id)) is None:
             publisher = self.session_handle.last_value_publisher(
-                f"node_metrics/{self.node_id}/downloads/{model_id}"
+                f"nodes/{self.node_id}/downloads/{model_id}"
             )
             self._download_publishers[model_id] = publisher
 
diff --git a/src/exo/main.py b/src/exo/main.py
index 4554bf1ed..d606ed6d4 100644
--- a/src/exo/main.py
+++ b/src/exo/main.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Node:
             local_event_receiver=router.receiver(topics.LOCAL_EVENTS),
             command_receiver=router.receiver(topics.COMMANDS),
             download_command_sender=router.sender(topics.DOWNLOAD_COMMANDS),
-            aggregator=session_handle.last_value_aggregator("node_metrics"),
+            aggregator=session_handle.last_value_aggregator("nodes"),
             storage=session_handle.storage_interface(),
         )
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class Node:
                         download_command_sender=self.router.sender(
                             topics.DOWNLOAD_COMMANDS
                         ),
-                        aggregator=self._sh.last_value_aggregator("node_metrics"),
+                        aggregator=self._sh.last_value_aggregator("nodes"),
                         storage=self._sh.storage_interface(),
                     )
                     self._tg.start_soon(self.master.run)
diff --git a/src/exo/master/main.py b/src/exo/master/main.py
index f4fc78aa1..d64e0a279 100644
--- a/src/exo/master/main.py
+++ b/src/exo/master/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from exo.master.placement import (
     cancel_unnecessary_downloads,
     delete_instance,
     get_transition_events,
-    place_instance,
 )
 from exo.master.placement_utils import find_ip_prioritised
 from exo.routing.event_router import (
@@ -26,10 +25,8 @@ from exo.shared.types.commands import (
     ForwarderDownloadCommand,
     ImageEdits,
     ImageGeneration,
-    PlaceInstance,
     RequestEventLog,
     TaskCancelled,
-    TaskFinished,
     TestCommand,
     TextGeneration,
 )
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.events import (
     NodeGatheredInfo,
     NodeTimedOut,
     TaskCreated,
-    TaskDeleted,
     TaskStatusUpdated,
     TraceEventData,
     TracesCollected,
@@ -376,22 +372,6 @@ class Master:
                                     )
                                 )
                             generated_events.extend(transition_events)
-                        case PlaceInstance():
-                            state = self.state.with_aggregator(self.aggregator)
-                            placement = place_instance(
-                                command,
-                                state.topology,
-                                state.instances,
-                                state.node_memory,
-                                state.node_network,
-                                state.node_backends,
-                                download_status=state.downloads,
-                                node_rdma_ctl=state.node_rdma_ctl,
-                            )
-                            transition_events = get_transition_events(
-                                self.state.instances, placement, self.state.tasks
-                            )
-                            generated_events.extend(transition_events)
                         case CreateInstance():
                             state = self.state.with_aggregator(self.aggregator)
                             placement = add_instance_to_placements(
@@ -419,18 +399,6 @@ class Master:
                                 logger.warning(
                                     f"Nonexistent command {command.cancelled_command_id} cancelled"
                                 )
-                        case TaskFinished():
-                            if (
-                                task_id := self.command_task_mapping.pop(
-                                    command.finished_command_id, None
-                                )
-                            ) is not None:
-                                generated_events.append(TaskDeleted(task_id=task_id))
-                            else:
-                                logger.warning(
-                                    f"Finished command {command.finished_command_id} finished"
-                                )
-
                         case RequestEventLog():
                             # We should just be able to send everything, since other buffers will ignore old messages
                             # rate limit to 1000 at a time
@@ -442,6 +410,8 @@ class Master:
                                 await self._send_indexed_event(
                                     IndexedEvent(idx=i, event=event)
                                 )
+                        case other:
+                            logger.warning(f"ONE SLIPPED THROUGH {other}")
                     for event in generated_events:
                         await self.event_sender.send(event)
                 except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/exo/master/placement.py b/src/exo/master/placement.py
index ed5b76bf7..2495a5700 100644
--- a/src/exo/master/placement.py
+++ b/src/exo/master/placement.py
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ def place_instance(
             )
 
 
-
 def delete_instance(
     command: DeleteInstance,
     current_instances: Mapping[InstanceId, Instance],
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/apply.py b/src/exo/shared/apply.py
index d02a830d9..9ed4b7811 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/apply.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/apply.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.events import (
     RunnerStatusUpdated,
     TaskAcknowledged,
     TaskCreated,
-    TaskDeleted,
     TaskFailed,
     TaskStatusUpdated,
     TestEvent,
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ def event_apply(event: Event, state: State) -> State:
             return apply_runner_status_updated(event, state)
         case TaskCreated():
             return apply_task_created(event, state)
-        case TaskDeleted():
-            return apply_task_deleted(event, state)
         case TaskFailed():
             return apply_task_failed(event, state)
         case TaskStatusUpdated():
@@ -144,13 +141,6 @@ def apply_task_created(event: TaskCreated, state: State) -> State:
     return state.model_copy(update={"tasks": new_tasks})
 
 
-def apply_task_deleted(event: TaskDeleted, state: State) -> State:
-    new_tasks: Mapping[TaskId, Task] = {
-        tid: task for tid, task in state.tasks.items() if tid != event.task_id
-    }
-    return state.model_copy(update={"tasks": new_tasks})
-
-
 def apply_task_status_updated(event: TaskStatusUpdated, state: State) -> State:
     if event.task_id not in state.tasks:
         # maybe should raise
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/types/commands.py b/src/exo/shared/types/commands.py
index 6e6856d84..c50f6939d 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/types/commands.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/types/commands.py
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ class ForwarderDownloadCommand(FrozenModel):
     origin: SystemId
     command: DownloadCommand
 
+
 class JoinInstance(TaggedModel):
     # TODO: strip this down to less data
     instance: Instance
 
+
 Mail = JoinInstance
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/types/state.py b/src/exo/shared/types/state.py
index 106d51d89..7461bc0ac 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/types/state.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/types/state.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ from exo.shared.models import model_cards
 from exo.shared.topology import Topology
 from exo.shared.types.backends import Backend
 from exo.shared.types.common import NodeId
-from exo.shared.types.events import NodeDownloadProgress, NodeGatheredInfo
+from exo.shared.types.events import (
+    NodeDownloadProgress,
+    NodeGatheredInfo,
+    RunnerStatusUpdated,
+)
 from exo.shared.types.profiling import (
     DiskUsage,
     MemoryUsage,
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ from exo.utils.info_gatherer.info_gatherer import (
 from exo.utils.pydantic_ext import FrozenModel
 
 _DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS_ADAPTER = TypeAdapter[DownloadProgress](DownloadProgress)
+_RUNNER_STATUS_ADAPTER = TypeAdapter[RunnerStatus](RunnerStatus)
 _GATHERED_INFO_ADAPTER = TypeAdapter[GatheredInfo](GatheredInfo)
 
 
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ class State(FrozenModel):
 
     def with_aggregator(self, aggregator: LVAggregator) -> "State":
         from exo.shared.apply import event_apply
+
         state = self.model_copy()
         values = aggregator.dump()
         node_ids = {NodeId(key.split("/")[0]) for key in values}
@@ -177,6 +183,11 @@ class State(FrozenModel):
                 if len(parts) >= 3 and parts[1] == "downloads":
                     progress = _DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS_ADAPTER.validate_json(value)
                     event = NodeDownloadProgress(download_progress=progress)
+                elif len(parts) == 5 and parts[1] == "runners":
+                    runner_status = _RUNNER_STATUS_ADAPTER.validate_json(value)
+                    event = RunnerStatusUpdated(
+                        runner_status=runner_status, runner_id=RunnerId(parts[3])
+                    )
                 else:
                     data = _GATHERED_INFO_ADAPTER.validate_json(value)
                     node_id = NodeId(parts[0])
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/types/tasks.py b/src/exo/shared/types/tasks.py
index f188a13bc..a5fec8cc3 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/types/tasks.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/types/tasks.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class ImageEdits(BaseTask):  # emitted by Master
 class Shutdown(BaseTask):  # emitted by Worker
     runner_id: RunnerId
 
+
 Task = (
     CreateRunner
     | DownloadModel
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/types/worker/instances.py b/src/exo/shared/types/worker/instances.py
index ccc141364..eb0e54f7e 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/types/worker/instances.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/types/worker/instances.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ class BaseInstance(TaggedModel):
                 yield rid
 
     def primary_output_node(self) -> NodeId:
-        return self.shard_assignments.shards[self.shard_assignments.primary_output_node].node_id
+        return self.shard_assignments.shards[
+            self.shard_assignments.primary_output_node
+        ].node_id
 
 
 class MlxRingInstance(BaseInstance):
diff --git a/src/exo/shared/types/worker/shards.py b/src/exo/shared/types/worker/shards.py
index 0a873bec1..20d16d4b6 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/types/worker/shards.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/types/worker/shards.py
@@ -107,6 +107,4 @@ class TensorShardMetadata(BaseShardMetadata):
     pass
 
 
-ShardMetadata = (
-    PipelineShardMetadata | CfgShardMetadata | TensorShardMetadata
-)
+ShardMetadata = PipelineShardMetadata | CfgShardMetadata | TensorShardMetadata
diff --git a/src/exo/utils/info_gatherer/info_gatherer.py b/src/exo/utils/info_gatherer/info_gatherer.py
index 3d644c574..252254adb 100644
--- a/src/exo/utils/info_gatherer/info_gatherer.py
+++ b/src/exo/utils/info_gatherer/info_gatherer.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class InfoGatherer:
     async def send(self, info: GatheredInfo):
         if (tag := info.tag()) not in self.info_senders:
             self.info_senders[tag] = self.session_handle.last_value_publisher(
-                f"node_metrics/{self.node_id}/{tag}"
+                f"nodes/{self.node_id}/{tag}"
             )
         await self.info_senders[tag].put(info.model_dump_json())
 
diff --git a/src/exo/worker/main.py b/src/exo/worker/main.py
index acdaf0af2..eddde8c65 100644
--- a/src/exo/worker/main.py
+++ b/src/exo/worker/main.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import anyio
 from anyio import fail_after, to_thread
-from exo_rs import LVAggregator, SessionHandle
+from exo_rs import LVAggregator, Mailbox, SessionHandle
 from loguru import logger
-from pydantic import ValidationError
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 
 from exo.download.download_utils import is_read_only_model_dir, resolve_existing_model
 from exo.routing.event_router import (
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from exo.shared.types.commands import (
     DeleteInstance,
     ForwarderCommand,
     ForwarderDownloadCommand,
+    JoinInstance,
+    Mail,
     StartDownload,
 )
 from exo.shared.types.common import NodeId, SystemId
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ from exo.shared.types.tasks import (
 )
 from exo.shared.types.topology import Connection, SocketConnection
 from exo.shared.types.worker.downloads import DownloadCompleted
-from exo.shared.types.worker.instances import InstanceId
+from exo.shared.types.worker.instances import BoundInstance, InstanceId
 from exo.shared.types.worker.runners import RunnerId
 from exo.utils.channels import Receiver, Sender
 from exo.utils.info_gatherer.info_gatherer import GatheredInfo, InfoGatherer
@@ -92,8 +94,10 @@ class Worker:
         self._stopped: anyio.Event = anyio.Event()
         self._sh: SessionHandle = session_handle
         self.aggregator: LVAggregator = session_handle.last_value_aggregator(
-            "node_metrics"
+            "nodes"
         )
+        self.mailbox: Mailbox = session_handle.mailbox(node_id)
+        self.desired_runners: dict[RunnerId, BoundInstance] = {}
 
     async def run(self):
         logger.info("Starting Worker")
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ class Worker:
                 tg.start_soon(self._event_applier)
                 tg.start_soon(self._poll_connection_updates)
                 tg.start_soon(self._reconcile_custom_cards)
+                tg.start_soon(self._listen_to_mailbox)
         except* (EventRouterBrokenResourceError, EventRouterClosedResourceError):
             # Event router has been closed (try-star syntax handles error groups)
             pass
@@ -120,6 +125,26 @@ class Worker:
                 runner.shutdown()
             self._stopped.set()
 
+    async def _listen_to_mailbox(self):
+        ta = TypeAdapter[Mail](Mail)
+        while (mail := await self.mailbox.recv()) is not None:
+            try:
+                mail = ta.validate_json(mail)
+            except ValidationError:
+                logger.warning(f"discarding corrupt mail {mail}")
+                continue
+
+            match mail:
+                case JoinInstance(instance=instance):
+                    # no backoff - moving that inside the supervisor
+                    for runner_id in instance.runners_for(self.node_id):
+                        bound_instance = BoundInstance(
+                            instance=instance,
+                            bound_node_id=self.node_id,
+                            bound_runner_id=runner_id,
+                        )
+                        self.desired_runners[runner_id] = bound_instance
+
     async def _forward_info(self, recv: Receiver[GatheredInfo]):
         with recv as info_stream:
             async for info in info_stream:
@@ -164,13 +189,16 @@ class Worker:
     async def plan_step(self):
         while True:
             await anyio.sleep(0.1)
+            state = self.state.with_aggregator(self.aggregator)
             task: Task | None = plan(
                 self.node_id,
                 self.runners,
-                self.state.downloads,
-                self.state.instances,
-                self.state.runners,
-                self.state.tasks,
+                state.downloads,  # comes from with_agg
+                {
+                    value.instance.instance_id: value.instance
+                    for value in self.desired_runners.values()
+                },  # comes from mailbox
+                state.runners,  # comes from with_agg
                 self._instance_backoff,
                 self._download_backoff,
             )
@@ -183,10 +211,11 @@ class Worker:
                     logger.warning(
                         f"Instance {iid} exceeded {EXO_MAX_INSTANCE_RETRIES} retries, requesting deletion"
                     )
+                    self.desired_runners.pop(task.bound_instance.bound_runner_id)
                     await self.command_sender.send(
                         ForwarderCommand(
                             origin=self._system_id,
-                            command=DeleteInstance(instance_id=iid),
+                            command=DeleteInstance(),
                         )
                     )
                     continue
@@ -300,6 +329,9 @@ class Worker:
             task_assignment_subscriber=self._sh.last_value_subscriber(
                 f"task_assignments/{task.instance_id}/*"
             ),
+            runner_status_publisher=self._sh.last_value_publisher(
+                f"nodes/{self.node_id}/runners/{task.bound_instance.bound_runner_id}/status"
+            ),
             task_responder=task_responder,
         )
         self.runners[task.bound_instance.bound_runner_id] = runner
diff --git a/src/exo/worker/plan.py b/src/exo/worker/plan.py
index 02113426f..63dff75dc 100644
--- a/src/exo/worker/plan.py
+++ b/src/exo/worker/plan.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 
 from exo.shared.types.common import ModelId, NodeId
 from exo.shared.types.tasks import (
-    CancelTask,
     ConnectToGroup,
     CreateRunner,
     DownloadModel,
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.tasks import (
     Shutdown,
     StartWarmup,
     Task,
-    TaskId,
-    TaskStatus,
 )
 from exo.shared.types.worker.downloads import (
     DownloadCompleted,
@@ -43,17 +40,17 @@ def plan(
     # Runners is expected to be FRESH and so should not come from state
     runners: Mapping[RunnerId, RunnerSupervisor],
     global_download_status: Mapping[NodeId, Sequence[DownloadProgress]],
-    instances: Mapping[InstanceId, Instance],
+    desired_instances: Mapping[InstanceId, Instance],
     all_runners: Mapping[RunnerId, RunnerStatus],  # all global
-    tasks: Mapping[TaskId, Task],
     instance_backoff: KeyedBackoff[InstanceId],
     download_backoff: KeyedBackoff[ModelId],
 ) -> Task | None:
     # Python short circuiting OR logic should evaluate these sequentially.
     return (
-        _cancel_tasks(runners, tasks)
-        or _kill_runner(runners, all_runners, instances)
-        or _create_runner(node_id, runners, all_runners, instances, instance_backoff)
+        _kill_runner(runners, all_runners, desired_instances)
+        or _create_runner(
+            node_id, runners, all_runners, desired_instances, instance_backoff
+        )
         or _model_needs_download(
             node_id, runners, global_download_status, download_backoff
         )
@@ -294,22 +291,3 @@ def _ready_to_warmup(
             return StartWarmup(instance_id=instance.instance_id)
 
     return None
-
-
-def _cancel_tasks(
-    runners: Mapping[RunnerId, RunnerSupervisor],
-    tasks: Mapping[TaskId, Task],
-) -> Task | None:
-    for task in tasks.values():
-        if task.task_status != TaskStatus.Cancelled:
-            continue
-        for runner_id, runner in runners.items():
-            if task.instance_id != runner.bound_instance.instance.instance_id:
-                continue
-            if task.task_id in runner.cancelled:
-                continue
-            return CancelTask(
-                instance_id=task.instance_id,
-                cancelled_task_id=task.task_id,
-                runner_id=runner_id,
-            )
diff --git a/src/exo/worker/runner/supervisor.py b/src/exo/worker/runner/supervisor.py
index e16201299..30918aadf 100644
--- a/src/exo/worker/runner/supervisor.py
+++ b/src/exo/worker/runner/supervisor.py
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ from anyio import (
     CancelScope,
     ClosedResourceError,
 )
-from exo_rs import LVSubscriber, TaskChunkSender, TaskRequest, TaskResponder
+from exo_rs import (
+    LVPublisher,
+    LVSubscriber,
+    TaskChunkSender,
+    TaskRequest,
+    TaskResponder,
+)
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ from exo.shared.constants import EXO_RUNNER_STDERR_LOG, EXO_RUNNER_STDOUT_LOG
 from exo.shared.types.chunks import ErrorChunk, PrefillProgressChunk
 from exo.shared.types.commands import (
     Command,
+    DeleteInstance,
     TaskCancelled,
     TaskFinished,
 )
@@ -39,7 +46,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.events import (
     RunnerStatusUpdated,
     TaskAcknowledged,
     TaskCreated,
-    TaskDeleted,
     TaskStatusUpdated,
 )
 from exo.shared.types.tasks import (
@@ -63,7 +69,6 @@ from exo.shared.types.worker.runners import (
     RunnerStatus,
     RunnerWarmingUp,
 )
-from exo.shared.types.worker.shards import ShardMetadata
 from exo.utils.async_process import AsyncProcess
 from exo.utils.channels import MpReceiver, MpSender, Receiver, Sender, mp_channel
 from exo.utils.fs import ensure_parent_directory_exists
@@ -216,7 +221,6 @@ class RunnerStdioHandler:
 
 @dataclass(eq=False)
 class RunnerSupervisor:
-    shard_metadata: ShardMetadata
     bound_instance: BoundInstance
     runner_process: AsyncProcess
     _runner_stdio_handler: RunnerStdioHandler
@@ -225,8 +229,9 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
     _task_sender: MpSender[Task]
     _event_sender: Sender[Event]
     _cancel_sender: MpSender[TaskId]
-    _task_responder: TaskResponder | None = None
-    _task_assignment_subscriber: LVSubscriber | None = None
+    _task_responder: TaskResponder | None
+    _task_assignment_subscriber: LVSubscriber
+    runner_status_publisher: LVPublisher
     _assigned_tasks: dict[TaskId, BridgeTask] = field(default_factory=dict, init=False)
     _tg: TaskGroup = field(default_factory=TaskGroup, init=False)
     status: RunnerStatus = field(default_factory=RunnerIdle, init=False)
@@ -251,8 +256,9 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
         *,
         bound_instance: BoundInstance,
         event_sender: Sender[Event],
-        task_assignment_subscriber: LVSubscriber | None = None,
-        task_responder: TaskResponder | None = None,
+        task_assignment_subscriber: LVSubscriber,
+        runner_status_publisher: LVPublisher,
+        task_responder: TaskResponder | None,
         initialize_timeout: float = 400,
     ) -> Self:
         ev_send, ev_recv = mp_channel[Event | RunnerTerminationError]()
@@ -274,11 +280,8 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
             stdout_rx=runner_process.stdout, stderr_rx=runner_process.stderr
         )
 
-        shard_metadata = bound_instance.bound_shard
-
         self = cls(
             bound_instance=bound_instance,
-            shard_metadata=shard_metadata,
             runner_process=runner_process,
             _runner_stdio_handler=runner_stdio_handler,
             initialize_timeout=initialize_timeout,
@@ -288,6 +291,7 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
             _event_sender=event_sender,
             _task_responder=task_responder,
             _task_assignment_subscriber=task_assignment_subscriber,
+            runner_status_publisher=runner_status_publisher,
         )
 
         return self
@@ -303,11 +307,10 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
                 tg.start_soon(self._forward_events)
                 if self._task_responder is not None:
                     tg.start_soon(self._run_task_responder, self._task_responder)
-                if self._task_assignment_subscriber is not None:
-                    tg.start_soon(
-                        self._run_task_assignment_subscriber,
-                        self._task_assignment_subscriber,
-                    )
+                tg.start_soon(
+                    self._run_task_assignment_subscriber,
+                    self._task_assignment_subscriber,
+                )
         finally:
             logger.info("Runner supervisor shutting down")
             if not self._cancel_watch_runner.cancel_called:
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
                 self._cancel_sender.close()
 
             with anyio.CancelScope(shield=True):
+                await self.runner_status_publisher.delete()
                 await self.runner_process.stop()
                 logger.info(
                     f"Runner process successfully terminated: {self.runner_process.exitcode}"
@@ -336,6 +340,8 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
         instance_id = self.bound_instance.instance.instance_id
         while (received := await subscriber.recv()) is not None:
             key, payload = received
+            if payload is None:
+                continue
             if (ids := _task_assignment_ids(key)) is None:
                 continue
             assigned_instance_id, assigned_task_id = ids
@@ -420,6 +426,9 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
 
                         case RunnerStatusUpdated(runner_status=runner_status):
                             self.status = runner_status
+                            await self.runner_status_publisher.put(
+                                self.status.model_dump_json()
+                            )
                             await self._event_sender.send(event)
                             await self._reconcile_assigned_tasks()
 
@@ -497,6 +506,8 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
                     case TaskFinished(finished_command_id=command_id):
                         await self._finish_bridge_task(command_id)
                         request.reply(command_id)
+                    case DeleteInstance():
+                        self.shutdown()
                     case _:
                         request.reply_err(f"Unsupported bridge command: {command}")
             except Exception as exception:
@@ -571,7 +582,6 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
             return
         self.bridge_command_tasks.pop(task.command_id, None)
         self.bridge_chunk_senders.pop(task.command_id, None)
-        await self._event_sender.send(TaskDeleted(task_id=task_id))
         if self._task_responder is not None:
             await self._task_responder.unassign_task(task_id)
 
@@ -633,7 +643,7 @@ class RunnerSupervisor:
                         ChunkGenerated(
                             command_id=task.command_id,
                             chunk=ErrorChunk(
-                                model=self.shard_metadata.model_card.model_id,
+                                model=self.bound_instance.bound_shard.model_card.model_id,
                                 diagnostics=diagnostics,
                                 error_message=(
                                     "Runner shutdown before completing command "