diff --git a/src/server/event_publisher.rs b/src/server/event_publisher.rs
index 8d05dcf..8a85f20 100644
--- a/src/server/event_publisher.rs
+++ b/src/server/event_publisher.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::e2e::E2EKey;
 use crate::protocol::{Header, Message};
 use crate::traits::{PayloadWireFormat, WireFormat};
 use crate::transport::{E2ERegistryHandle, SocketHandle, TransportSocket};
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "embassy_channels", feature = "server"))]
 use alloc::sync::Arc;
 use core::net::SocketAddrV4;
 use heapless::Vec as HeaplessVec;
@@ -451,6 +451,100 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Shared handle to the [`EventPublisher`] backing a
+/// [`Server`](super::Server).
+///
+/// Abstracts how the event publisher is shared between the Server's
+/// run loop and any external task that wants to publish events
+/// (`server.publisher().publish_event(...)`). Two impls ship out
+/// of the box, mirroring the pattern established by
+/// [`crate::transport::SocketHandle`] and
+/// [`super::SdStateHandle`]:
+///
+/// - `Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>` on alloc-using builds — the
+///   default for `Server::new_with_deps` / `new_passive_with_deps`.
+/// - `&'static EventPublisher<R, S, H>` on bare-metal-no-alloc
+///   — caller declares a `static` somewhere and supplies the
+///   reference into a future `Server::new_with_handles`
+///   constructor.
+///
+/// `Clone + 'static` only — neither `Send` nor `Sync` at the trait
+/// level. Method-level `where` clauses on Server add Send bounds
+/// at use sites that need them (`announcement_loop`'s
+/// `+ Send`-bounded return type, etc.).
+pub trait EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>: Clone + 'static
+where
+    R: E2ERegistryHandle,
+    S: SubscriptionHandle,
+    H: SocketHandle,
+{
+    /// Borrow the underlying [`EventPublisher`] for read-only
+    /// access. Used by Server's run loop and accessor.
+    fn publisher(&self) -> &EventPublisher<R, S, H>;
+}
+
+// `&'static EventPublisher<...>`: trivially `Copy + Clone + 'static`
+// for any 'static publisher. Caller arranges the static storage.
+impl<R, S, H> EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H> for &'static EventPublisher<R, S, H>
+where
+    R: E2ERegistryHandle,
+    S: SubscriptionHandle,
+    H: SocketHandle,
+{
+    fn publisher(&self) -> &EventPublisher<R, S, H> {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "embassy_channels", feature = "server"))]
+impl<R, S, H> EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H> for Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>
+where
+    R: E2ERegistryHandle,
+    S: SubscriptionHandle,
+    H: SocketHandle,
+{
+    fn publisher(&self) -> &EventPublisher<R, S, H> {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension of [`EventPublisherHandle`] for handles that can be
+/// constructed inline from an owned [`EventPublisher`].
+///
+/// Required by `Server` constructors that build the publisher
+/// internally (the alloc-using path). The future
+/// `Server::new_with_handles` will accept a pre-built `Hep:
+/// EventPublisherHandle` directly and won't need this trait —
+/// callers using `&'static EventPublisher<...>` declare their
+/// `static` storage themselves and pass the reference in.
+///
+/// Mirrors the [`crate::transport::WrappableSocketHandle`] /
+/// [`super::WrappableSdStateHandle`] split: the basic `Handle`
+/// trait gives read access; the `Wrappable*` extension adds the
+/// inline-construction path that requires an allocator.
+pub trait WrappableEventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>: EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>
+where
+    R: E2ERegistryHandle,
+    S: SubscriptionHandle,
+    H: SocketHandle,
+{
+    /// Place an owned [`EventPublisher`] behind this handle's
+    /// shared storage.
+    fn wrap(publisher: EventPublisher<R, S, H>) -> Self;
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "embassy_channels", feature = "server"))]
+impl<R, S, H> WrappableEventPublisherHandle<R, S, H> for Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>
+where
+    R: E2ERegistryHandle,
+    S: SubscriptionHandle,
+    H: SocketHandle,
+{
+    fn wrap(publisher: EventPublisher<R, S, H>) -> Self {
+        Arc::new(publisher)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "server-tokio"))]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index f77d40e..ae9bb2d 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mod service_info;
 mod subscription_manager;
 
 pub use error::Error;
-pub use event_publisher::EventPublisher;
+pub use event_publisher::{EventPublisher, EventPublisherHandle, WrappableEventPublisherHandle};
 pub use service_info::Subscriber;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub use service_info::{EventGroupInfo, ServiceInfo};
@@ -143,8 +143,15 @@ where
 /// these as `Arc<Mutex<E2ERegistry>>` / `Arc<RwLock<SubscriptionManager>>`
 /// / `TokioTransport` / `TokioTimer`. Bare-metal callers use
 /// [`Self::new_with_deps`] (under `server`) and supply their own.
-pub struct Server<R, S, F, Tm, H = Arc<<F as TransportFactory>::Socket>, Hsd = Arc<SdStateManager>>
-where
+pub struct Server<
+    R,
+    S,
+    F,
+    Tm,
+    H = Arc<<F as TransportFactory>::Socket>,
+    Hsd = Arc<SdStateManager>,
+    Hep = Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>,
+> where
     R: E2ERegistryHandle,
     S: SubscriptionHandle,
     F: TransportFactory + 'static,
@@ -152,6 +159,7 @@ where
     Tm: Timer + Clone + 'static,
     H: SocketHandle<Socket = F::Socket>,
     Hsd: SdStateHandle,
+    Hep: EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>,
 {
     config: ServerConfig,
     /// Socket for receiving subscription requests, behind whatever
@@ -163,8 +171,10 @@ where
     sd_socket: H,
     /// Subscription manager
     subscriptions: S,
-    /// Event publisher
-    publisher: Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>,
+    /// Event publisher, behind whatever shared-storage `Hep` chose
+    /// (`Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>>` on std,
+    /// `&'static EventPublisher<R, S, H>` on bare-metal-no-alloc).
+    publisher: Hep,
     /// SD session-ID counter and announcement emitter, behind whatever
     /// shared-storage `Hsd` chose (`Arc<SdStateManager>` on std,
     /// `&'static SdStateManager` on bare-metal-no-alloc).
@@ -282,7 +292,7 @@ impl
     }
 }
 
-impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd>
+impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep>
 where
     R: E2ERegistryHandle,
     S: SubscriptionHandle,
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ where
     Tm: Timer + Clone + 'static,
     H: WrappableSocketHandle<Socket = F::Socket>,
     Hsd: WrappableSdStateHandle,
+    Hep: WrappableEventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>,
 {
     /// Bare-metal-friendly constructor that takes every dependency
     /// explicitly via a [`ServerDeps`] bundle. The `server-tokio`
@@ -358,7 +369,7 @@ where
             sd::MULTICAST_IP
         );
 
-        let publisher = Arc::new(EventPublisher::new(
+        let publisher = Hep::wrap(EventPublisher::new(
             subscriptions.clone(),
             unicast_socket.clone(),
             e2e_registry.clone(),
@@ -428,7 +439,7 @@ where
             sd_placeholder_addr
         );
 
-        let publisher = Arc::new(EventPublisher::new(
+        let publisher = Hep::wrap(EventPublisher::new(
             subscriptions.clone(),
             unicast_socket.clone(),
             e2e_registry.clone(),
@@ -450,7 +461,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd>
+impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep>
 where
     R: E2ERegistryHandle,
     S: SubscriptionHandle,
@@ -459,6 +470,7 @@ where
     Tm: Timer + Clone + 'static,
     H: SocketHandle<Socket = F::Socket>,
     Hsd: SdStateHandle,
+    Hep: EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>,
 {
     /// Build the periodic-SD-announcement future.
     ///
@@ -694,10 +706,14 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Get the event publisher for sending events
+    /// Get a clone of the event-publisher handle for sending events.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the [`EventPublisherHandle`] type — `Arc<EventPublisher<R,
+    /// S, H>>` for std users (the default `Hep`),
+    /// `&'static EventPublisher<R, S, H>` for bare-metal-no-alloc.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn publisher(&self) -> Arc<EventPublisher<R, S, H>> {
-        Arc::clone(&self.publisher)
+    pub fn publisher(&self) -> Hep {
+        self.publisher.clone()
     }
 
     /// Get the local address of the unicast socket.
@@ -1219,7 +1235,7 @@ fn extract_subscriber_endpoint(
     }
 }
 
-impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd>
+impl<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep> Server<R, S, F, Tm, H, Hsd, Hep>
 where
     R: E2ERegistryHandle,
     S: SubscriptionHandle,
@@ -1228,6 +1244,7 @@ where
     Tm: Timer + Clone + 'static,
     H: SocketHandle<Socket = F::Socket>,
     Hsd: SdStateHandle,
+    Hep: EventPublisherHandle<R, S, H>,
 {
     /// Send `SubscribeAck` from an entry view
     async fn send_subscribe_ack_from_view(