diff --git a/pkg/cli/gptscript.go b/pkg/cli/gptscript.go
index 8b6b2ffe..2a210f26 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/gptscript.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/gptscript.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type GPTScript struct {
 	Debug              bool   `usage:"Enable debug logging"`
 	Quiet              *bool  `usage:"No output logging (set --quiet=false to force on even when there is no TTY)" short:"q"`
 	Output             string `usage:"Save output to a file, or - for stdout" short:"o"`
+	EventsStreamTo     string `usage:"Stream events to this location, could be a file descriptor/handle (e.g. fd://2), filename, or named pipe (e.g. \\\\.\\pipe\\my-pipe)" name:"events-stream-to"`
 	Input              string `usage:"Read input from a file (\"-\" for stdin)" short:"f"`
 	SubTool            string `usage:"Use tool of this name, not the first tool in file" local:"true"`
 	Assemble           bool   `usage:"Assemble tool to a single artifact, saved to --output" hidden:"true" local:"true"`
@@ -137,6 +138,15 @@ func (r *GPTScript) NewGPTScriptOpts() (gptscript.Options, error) {
 
 	opts.Runner.CredentialOverride = r.CredentialOverride
 
+	if r.EventsStreamTo != "" {
+		mf, err := monitor.NewFileFactory(r.EventsStreamTo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return gptscript.Options{}, err
+		}
+
+		opts.Runner.MonitorFactory = mf
+	}
+
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/display.go b/pkg/monitor/display.go
index 55cd8bcb..429b60d2 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/display.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/display.go
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ func (d *display) Event(event runner.Event) {
 	log := log.Fields(
 		"id", currentCall.ID,
 		"parentID", currentCall.ParentID,
-		"toolID", currentCall.ToolID)
+		"toolID", currentCall.ToolID,
+	)
 
 	_, ok := d.callIDMap[currentCall.ID]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/fd.go b/pkg/monitor/fd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ec4d38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/monitor/fd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package monitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gptscript-ai/gptscript/pkg/runner"
+	"github.com/gptscript-ai/gptscript/pkg/types"
+)
+
+type Event struct {
+	runner.Event `json:",inline"`
+	Program      *types.Program `json:"program,omitempty"`
+	Input        string         `json:"input,omitempty"`
+	Output       string         `json:"output,omitempty"`
+	Err          string         `json:"err,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type fileFactory struct {
+	file *os.File
+}
+
+// NewFileFactory creates a new monitor factory that writes events to the location specified.
+// The location can be one of three things:
+// 1. a file descriptor/handle in the form "fd://2"
+// 2. a file name
+// 3. a named pipe in the form "\\.\pipe\my-pipe"
+func NewFileFactory(loc string) (runner.MonitorFactory, error) {
+	var (
+		file *os.File
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(loc, "fd://") {
+		fd, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(loc, "fd://"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		file = os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "events")
+	} else {
+		file, err = os.OpenFile(loc, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &fileFactory{
+		file: file,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s fileFactory) Start(_ context.Context, prg *types.Program, env []string, input string) (runner.Monitor, error) {
+	fd := &fd{
+		prj:   prg,
+		env:   env,
+		input: input,
+		file:  s.file,
+	}
+
+	fd.event(Event{
+		Event: runner.Event{
+			Time: time.Now(),
+			Type: "runStart",
+		},
+		Program: prg,
+	})
+
+	return fd, nil
+}
+
+type fd struct {
+	prj     *types.Program
+	env     []string
+	input   string
+	file    *os.File
+	runLock sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func (f *fd) Event(event runner.Event) {
+	f.event(Event{
+		Event: event,
+		Input: f.input,
+	})
+}
+
+func (f *fd) event(event Event) {
+	f.runLock.Lock()
+	defer f.runLock.Unlock()
+	b, err := json.Marshal(event)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to marshal event: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err = f.file.Write(append(b, '\n', '\n')); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to write event to file: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *fd) Stop(output string, err error) {
+	e := Event{
+		Event: runner.Event{
+			Time: time.Now(),
+			Type: "runFinish",
+		},
+		Input:  f.input,
+		Output: output,
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		e.Err = err.Error()
+	}
+
+	f.event(e)
+	if err = f.file.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to close file: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *fd) Pause() func() {
+	f.runLock.Lock()
+	return func() {
+		f.runLock.Unlock()
+	}
+}