diff --git a/packages/types/src/message.ts b/packages/types/src/message.ts
index c8d0a5c..e244660 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/message.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/message.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ export type MessageStatus =
 
 export type ApprovalDecision = 'APPROVED' | 'REJECTED';
 
+// Platform-neutral normalized message — zero Baileys/Telegram types here
+export interface NormalizedMessage {
+  platformMsgId: string;
+  sourceGroupJid: string;
+  senderJid: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  content: string;
+  accountId: string;  // which bot account received this message
+}
+
+// Platform-neutral normalized reaction (e.g. WhatsApp emoji reaction)
+export interface NormalizedReaction {
+  reactorJid: string;
+  targetMsgId: string;    // platformMsgId of the message being reacted to
+  sourceGroupJid: string;
+  emoji: string;
+  accountId: string;      // which bot account received this reaction
+}
+
 export interface CanonicalMessage {
   messageId: string;
   platform: Platform;
@@ -42,9 +61,19 @@ export interface SyncRoute {
 export interface IngestJobData {
   platformMsgId: string;
   platform: Platform;
+  accountId: string;          // which bot account received this message
   sourceGroupId: string;
   senderJid: string;
   senderName?: string;
   content: string;
   tags: string[];
 }
+
+export interface ForwardJobData {
+  messageId: string;          // DB id of the approved Message record
+  content: string;
+  sourceGroupName: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  toGroupJid: string;
+  fromAccountId: string;      // which bot account to send the forward from
+}