diff --git a/pkg/beholder/durable_event_store.go b/pkg/beholder/durable_event_store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dc4026ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/beholder/durable_event_store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package beholder
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Backward-compatibility types for downstream consumers (e.g. chainlink node).
+// These were moved to pkg/durableemitter in PR #2081. They are re-declared here
+// (not aliases) to avoid an import cycle through test utilities.
+//
+// TODO(SHARED-2644): Remove this file once chainlink node migrates imports to
+// pkg/durableemitter (tracked in chainlink PR #22562). These duplicate declarations
+// have no compile-time sync check against the canonical types.
+
+// DurableEvent represents a persisted event awaiting delivery to Chip.
+type DurableEvent struct {
+	ID        int64
+	Payload   []byte
+	CreatedAt time.Time
+}
+
+// DurableQueueStats is a point-in-time snapshot of the pending queue for metrics.
+type DurableQueueStats struct {
+	Depth            int64
+	PayloadBytes     int64
+	OldestPendingAge time.Duration
+	NearTTLCount     int64
+}
+
+// DurableQueueObserver is optionally implemented by DurableEventStore implementations
+// so DurableEmitter can export queue depth and age gauges when metrics are enabled.
+type DurableQueueObserver interface {
+	ObserveDurableQueue(ctx context.Context, eventTTL, nearExpiryLead time.Duration) (DurableQueueStats, error)
+}
+
+// BatchInserter is optionally implemented by DurableEventStore implementations
+// to support multi-row inserts for higher throughput.
+type BatchInserter interface {
+	InsertBatch(ctx context.Context, payloads [][]byte) ([]int64, error)
+}
+
+// DurableEventStore abstracts the persistence layer for durable chip events.
+type DurableEventStore interface {
+	Insert(ctx context.Context, payload []byte) (int64, error)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error
+	MarkDelivered(ctx context.Context, id int64) error
+	MarkDeliveredBatch(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (int64, error)
+	PurgeDelivered(ctx context.Context, batchLimit int) (deleted int64, err error)
+	ListPending(ctx context.Context, createdBefore time.Time, limit int) ([]DurableEvent, error)
+	DeleteExpired(ctx context.Context, ttl time.Duration) (int64, error)
+}
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 3310f7904e..1cc2d54cd0 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ sonar.tests=.
 sonar.test.inclusions=**/*_test.go
 
 # Duplication exclusions
-sonar.cpd.exclusions=**/observability-lib/**/*
\ No newline at end of file
+sonar.cpd.exclusions=\
+**/observability-lib/**/*,\
+pkg/beholder/durable_event_store.go