diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Added TDD bug-capture test for bug #988 — ReactiveEventBus.emit() swallows
+  exception details.  Behave BDD scenario (`@tdd_bug @tdd_bug_988
+  @tdd_expected_fail`) captures the missing exception message and traceback in
+  the emit() exception handler.  The test subscribes a handler that raises
+  ValueError with a distinctive message and asserts the message appears in the
+  structlog warning log — which currently fails, confirming the bug.  The
+  `@tdd_expected_fail` tag inverts this to a CI pass until the fix is merged.
+  (#1093)
 - Added TDD bug-capture E2E tests for bug #1028 — ACMS indexing pipeline not
   wired into CLI.  Four Robot Framework E2E tests prove ContextTierService starts
   empty on every CLI invocation.  Tests use ``@tdd_expected_fail`` until the bug
diff --git a/features/steps/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow_steps.py b/features/steps/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96d49fe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"""Step definitions for tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow.feature.
+
+This test captures bug #988: ReactiveEventBus.emit() swallows exception
+details.  The exception handler logs only ``type(exc).__name__`` and omits
+``str(exc)`` and ``exc_info=True``, making production debugging impossible.
+
+The scenario is tagged ``@tdd_expected_fail`` so the underlying assertion
+failure (confirming the bug exists) is inverted to a CI pass.  Once the
+fix for #988 is merged, remove the ``@tdd_expected_fail`` tag from the
+feature file and this test will run normally as a regression guard.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import structlog
+from behave import given, then, when  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+from behave.runner import Context  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+from cleveragents.infrastructure.events.models import DomainEvent
+from cleveragents.infrastructure.events.reactive import ReactiveEventBus
+from cleveragents.infrastructure.events.types import EventType
+
+# The distinctive error message that must appear in log output.
+_ERROR_MESSAGE = "detailed error message for debugging"
+
+
+def _failing_handler(event: DomainEvent) -> None:
+    """Subscriber that always raises, simulating a real handler failure."""
+    raise ValueError(_ERROR_MESSAGE)
+
+
+@given("a ReactiveEventBus with a handler that raises a ValueError")
+def step_given_bus_with_failing_handler(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Create a ReactiveEventBus and subscribe a handler that always raises."""
+    context.bus = ReactiveEventBus()
+    context.bus.subscribe(EventType.PLAN_CREATED, _failing_handler)
+
+
+@when("I emit an event that triggers the failing handler")
+def step_when_emit_event(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Emit a PLAN_CREATED event and capture structlog output."""
+    with structlog.testing.capture_logs() as captured:
+        context.bus.emit(DomainEvent(event_type=EventType.PLAN_CREATED))
+    context.captured_logs = captured
+
+
+@then("the warning log should contain the exception message text")
+def step_then_log_contains_exception_message(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Assert the exception message (``str(exc)``) appears in the log entry."""
+    # Find the warning log entry from the emit() exception handler.
+    warning_logs = [
+        entry
+        for entry in context.captured_logs
+        if entry.get("log_level") == "warning"
+        and entry.get("event") == "event_handler_failed"
+    ]
+    assert warning_logs, (
+        f"Expected a 'event_handler_failed' warning log entry, "
+        f"but captured logs were: {context.captured_logs}"
+    )
+
+    log_entry = warning_logs[0]
+
+    # The fix for #988 must include str(exc) in the log entry — either as
+    # a dedicated field (e.g. ``error_message``) or embedded in the event
+    # string.  Assert that the distinctive error message text appears
+    # somewhere in the log entry's values.
+    log_values_str = " ".join(str(v) for v in log_entry.values())
+    assert _ERROR_MESSAGE in log_values_str, (
+        f"Bug #988: The exception message {_ERROR_MESSAGE!r} was not found "
+        f"in the warning log entry. The handler logged only the exception "
+        f"type name without the message. Log entry: {log_entry}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the warning log should contain traceback information")
+def step_then_log_contains_traceback(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Assert the log entry includes ``exc_info`` for full traceback output.
+
+    Bug #988 acceptance criteria require ``exc_info=True`` so that the
+    traceback is available in production logs.  When structlog captures logs,
+    the presence of an ``exc_info`` key (with a truthy value) confirms the
+    logger was invoked with traceback forwarding enabled.
+    """
+    warning_logs = [
+        entry
+        for entry in context.captured_logs
+        if entry.get("log_level") == "warning"
+        and entry.get("event") == "event_handler_failed"
+    ]
+    assert warning_logs, (
+        f"Expected a 'event_handler_failed' warning log entry, "
+        f"but captured logs were: {context.captured_logs}"
+    )
+
+    log_entry = warning_logs[0]
+
+    # structlog.testing.capture_logs() stores exc_info when the caller
+    # passes exc_info=True.  Assert the key is present and truthy.
+    assert log_entry.get("exc_info"), (
+        f"Bug #988: The warning log entry is missing 'exc_info' (traceback). "
+        f"The handler must call logger.warning(..., exc_info=True) so that "
+        f"the full traceback appears in production logs. Log entry: {log_entry}"
+    )
diff --git a/features/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow.feature b/features/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0768d91b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/tdd_event_bus_exception_swallow.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@tdd_expected_fail @tdd_bug @tdd_bug_988
+Feature: TDD Bug #988 — ReactiveEventBus.emit() swallows exception details
+  As a developer debugging a subscriber failure
+  I want the exception handler in ReactiveEventBus.emit() to log the full
+  exception message and traceback
+  So that I can diagnose why a subscriber failed without guessing
+
+  This test captures bug #988. The exception handler in
+  ReactiveEventBus.emit() currently logs only `type(exc).__name__`
+  (e.g. "ValueError") without `str(exc)` or `exc_info=True`. When a
+  subscriber raises, the log contains no diagnostic detail — no message,
+  no traceback, no clue about which input or state caused the failure.
+
+  The test uses `@tdd_expected_fail` because the underlying assertion
+  FAILS (confirming the bug exists). The tag inversion mechanism causes
+  CI to report the test as passed. Once the fix for #988 is merged,
+  the `@tdd_expected_fail` tag must be removed so the test runs normally.
+
+  See CONTRIBUTING.md > Bug Fix Workflow > TDD Bug Test Tags.
+
+  Scenario: Bug #988 — emit() logs exception message when handler raises
+    Given a ReactiveEventBus with a handler that raises a ValueError
+    When I emit an event that triggers the failing handler
+    Then the warning log should contain the exception message text
+
+  Scenario: Bug #988 — emit() logs traceback via exc_info when handler raises
+    Given a ReactiveEventBus with a handler that raises a ValueError
+    When I emit an event that triggers the failing handler
+    Then the warning log should contain traceback information