diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 28e31704..f3cb9fea 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use coordinator::CoordinatorEvent;
 use dora_core::config::{Input, OperatorId};
 use dora_core::coordinator_messages::CoordinatorRequest;
 use dora_core::daemon_messages::{Data, InterDaemonEvent, Timestamped};
-use dora_core::message::uhlc::{self, HLC};
+use dora_core::message::uhlc::{self, Timestamp, HLC};
 use dora_core::message::MetadataParameters;
 use dora_core::{
     config::{DataId, InputMapping, NodeId},
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 use tcp_utils::tcp_send;
 use tokio::fs::File;
-use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender;
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ impl Daemon {
                 tracing::warn!("failed to update HLC with incoming event timestamp: {err}");
             }
 
+            if let Err(err) = self
+                .record_event(&inner, timestamp)
+                .await
+                .context("failed to record event")
+            {
+                tracing::warn!("{err:?}");
+            };
+
             match inner {
                 Event::Coordinator(CoordinatorEvent { event, reply_tx }) => {
                     let status = self.handle_coordinator_event(event, reply_tx).await?;
@@ -300,6 +308,73 @@ impl Daemon {
         Ok(self.dataflow_errors)
     }
 
+    async fn record_event(&mut self, event: &Event, timestamp: Timestamp) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+        let dataflow_id = match &event {
+            Event::Node { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+            Event::Coordinator(CoordinatorEvent { event, .. }) => match event {
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::Spawn(SpawnDataflowNodes { dataflow_id, .. }) => {
+                    dataflow_id
+                }
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::AllNodesReady { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::StopDataflow { dataflow_id } => dataflow_id,
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::ReloadDataflow { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::Logs { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+                DaemonCoordinatorEvent::Destroy | DaemonCoordinatorEvent::Heartbeat => {
+                    return Ok(())
+                }
+            },
+            Event::Daemon(event) => match event {
+                InterDaemonEvent::Output { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+                InterDaemonEvent::InputsClosed { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+            },
+            Event::Dora(event) => match event {
+                DoraEvent::Timer { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+                DoraEvent::SpawnedNodeResult { dataflow_id, .. } => dataflow_id,
+            },
+            Event::HeartbeatInterval | Event::CtrlC => return Ok(()),
+        };
+        let Some(dataflow) = self.running.get_mut(dataflow_id) else {
+            bail!("no running dataflow with id `{dataflow_id}`");
+        };
+        if !dataflow.record {
+            // event recording is disabled
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let rendered = format!("at {timestamp}: {event:?}\n\n");
+
+        let record_folder = dataflow
+            .working_dir
+            .join("record")
+            .join(dataflow.id.to_string());
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&record_folder)
+            .await
+            .wrap_err_with(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "failed to create record folder at {}",
+                    record_folder.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+        let record_file_path = record_folder.join("events.txt");
+        let mut record_file = tokio::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .create(true)
+            .append(true)
+            .open(&record_file_path)
+            .await
+            .wrap_err_with(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "failed to open record file at {}",
+                    record_file_path.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+        record_file
+            .write_all(rendered.as_bytes())
+            .await
+            .context("failed to write event to record file")?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn handle_coordinator_event(
         &mut self,
         event: DaemonCoordinatorEvent,
@@ -510,7 +585,8 @@ impl Daemon {
         dataflow_descriptor: Descriptor,
         record: bool,
     ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-        let dataflow = RunningDataflow::new(dataflow_id, self.machine_id.clone());
+        let dataflow =
+            RunningDataflow::new(dataflow_id, self.machine_id.clone(), working_dir.clone());
         let dataflow = match self.running.entry(dataflow_id) {
             std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => entry.insert(dataflow),
             std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Occupied(_) => {
@@ -1258,6 +1334,8 @@ fn close_input(
 
 pub struct RunningDataflow {
     id: Uuid,
+    working_dir: PathBuf,
+
     /// Local nodes that are not started yet
     pending_nodes: PendingNodes,
 
@@ -1286,9 +1364,10 @@ pub struct RunningDataflow {
 }
 
 impl RunningDataflow {
-    fn new(dataflow_id: Uuid, machine_id: String) -> RunningDataflow {
+    fn new(dataflow_id: Uuid, machine_id: String, working_dir: PathBuf) -> RunningDataflow {
         Self {
             id: dataflow_id,
+            working_dir,
             pending_nodes: PendingNodes::new(dataflow_id, machine_id),
             subscribe_channels: HashMap::new(),
             drop_channels: HashMap::new(),