diff --git a/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.test.ts b/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f97f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { TaskPayload } from '../types.js';
+import { createLocalAdapter } from './local.js';
+
+function makePayload(id: string): TaskPayload {
+  return { id, type: 'test', data: { value: id }, createdAt: new Date().toISOString() };
+}
+
+describe('LocalAdapter', () => {
+  let dataDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dataDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mosaic-queue-test-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(dataDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('enqueue + dequeue in FIFO order', async () => {
+    const adapter = createLocalAdapter({ type: 'local', dataDir });
+    const a = makePayload('a');
+    const b = makePayload('b');
+    const c = makePayload('c');
+
+    await adapter.enqueue('tasks', a);
+    await adapter.enqueue('tasks', b);
+    await adapter.enqueue('tasks', c);
+
+    expect(await adapter.dequeue('tasks')).toEqual(a);
+    expect(await adapter.dequeue('tasks')).toEqual(b);
+    expect(await adapter.dequeue('tasks')).toEqual(c);
+    expect(await adapter.dequeue('tasks')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('length accuracy', async () => {
+    const adapter = createLocalAdapter({ type: 'local', dataDir });
+
+    expect(await adapter.length('q')).toBe(0);
+    await adapter.enqueue('q', makePayload('1'));
+    await adapter.enqueue('q', makePayload('2'));
+    expect(await adapter.length('q')).toBe(2);
+    await adapter.dequeue('q');
+    expect(await adapter.length('q')).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('publish + subscribe delivery', async () => {
+    const adapter = createLocalAdapter({ type: 'local', dataDir });
+    const received: string[] = [];
+
+    const unsub = adapter.subscribe('chan', (msg) => received.push(msg));
+    await adapter.publish('chan', 'hello');
+    await adapter.publish('chan', 'world');
+
+    expect(received).toEqual(['hello', 'world']);
+
+    unsub();
+    await adapter.publish('chan', 'after-unsub');
+    expect(received).toEqual(['hello', 'world']);
+  });
+
+  it('persistence survives close and re-create', async () => {
+    const p1 = makePayload('x');
+    const p2 = makePayload('y');
+
+    const adapter1 = createLocalAdapter({ type: 'local', dataDir });
+    await adapter1.enqueue('persist-q', p1);
+    await adapter1.enqueue('persist-q', p2);
+    await adapter1.close();
+
+    const adapter2 = createLocalAdapter({ type: 'local', dataDir });
+    expect(await adapter2.length('persist-q')).toBe(2);
+    expect(await adapter2.dequeue('persist-q')).toEqual(p1);
+    expect(await adapter2.dequeue('persist-q')).toEqual(p2);
+    await adapter2.close();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.ts b/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c0309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/queue/src/adapters/local.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+
+import type { QueueAdapter, QueueConfig, TaskPayload } from '../types.js';
+
+const DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = '.mosaic/queue';
+
+export function createLocalAdapter(config: QueueConfig): QueueAdapter {
+  if (config.type !== 'local') {
+    throw new Error(`Expected config type "local", got "${config.type}"`);
+  }
+
+  const dataDir = config.dataDir ?? DEFAULT_DATA_DIR;
+  const queues = new Map<string, TaskPayload[]>();
+  const emitter = new EventEmitter();
+
+  mkdirSync(dataDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  // Load existing JSON files on startup
+  for (const file of readdirSync(dataDir)) {
+    if (!file.endsWith('.json')) continue;
+    const queueName = file.slice(0, -5);
+    try {
+      const raw = readFileSync(join(dataDir, file), 'utf-8');
+      const items = JSON.parse(raw) as TaskPayload[];
+      if (Array.isArray(items)) {
+        queues.set(queueName, items);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore corrupt files
+    }
+  }
+
+  function persist(queueName: string): void {
+    const items = queues.get(queueName) ?? [];
+    writeFileSync(join(dataDir, `${queueName}.json`), JSON.stringify(items), 'utf-8');
+  }
+
+  function getQueue(queueName: string): TaskPayload[] {
+    let q = queues.get(queueName);
+    if (!q) {
+      q = [];
+      queues.set(queueName, q);
+    }
+    return q;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    name: 'local',
+
+    async enqueue(queueName: string, payload: TaskPayload): Promise<void> {
+      getQueue(queueName).push(payload);
+      persist(queueName);
+    },
+
+    async dequeue(queueName: string): Promise<TaskPayload | null> {
+      const q = getQueue(queueName);
+      const item = q.shift() ?? null;
+      persist(queueName);
+      return item;
+    },
+
+    async length(queueName: string): Promise<number> {
+      return getQueue(queueName).length;
+    },
+
+    async publish(channel: string, message: string): Promise<void> {
+      emitter.emit(channel, message);
+    },
+
+    subscribe(channel: string, handler: (message: string) => void): () => void {
+      emitter.on(channel, handler);
+      return () => {
+        emitter.off(channel, handler);
+      };
+    },
+
+    async close(): Promise<void> {
+      for (const queueName of queues.keys()) {
+        persist(queueName);
+      }
+      queues.clear();
+      emitter.removeAllListeners();
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/queue/src/index.ts b/packages/queue/src/index.ts
index 6c63dfa..0aa4089 100644
--- a/packages/queue/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/queue/src/index.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ export {
 export { type QueueAdapter, type QueueConfig as QueueAdapterConfig } from './types.js';
 export { createQueueAdapter, registerQueueAdapter } from './factory.js';
 export { createBullMQAdapter } from './adapters/bullmq.js';
+export { createLocalAdapter } from './adapters/local.js';
 
 import { registerQueueAdapter } from './factory.js';
 import { createBullMQAdapter } from './adapters/bullmq.js';
+import { createLocalAdapter } from './adapters/local.js';
 
 registerQueueAdapter('bullmq', createBullMQAdapter);
+registerQueueAdapter('local', createLocalAdapter);