diff --git a/compiler/__tests__/parser.test.ts b/compiler/__tests__/parser.test.ts
index 4678ab3..0a92083 100644
--- a/compiler/__tests__/parser.test.ts
+++ b/compiler/__tests__/parser.test.ts
@@ -766,4 +766,32 @@ speck Second {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  // Cycle 61: top-of-file `event_suffix:` directive. When set, the .proto
+  // generator appends the suffix to every event message name.
+  describe('event_suffix directive (cycle 61)', () => {
+    it('should record eventSuffix on the SpeckNode', () => {
+      const content = `speck FederatedMeetup {
+  event_suffix: "Payload"
+  event CreateGroup { name: String }
+}`;
+      const ast = parseSpeckContent(content);
+      expect(ast.specks[0].eventSuffix).toBe('Payload');
+    });
+
+    it('should leave eventSuffix undefined when not set', () => {
+      const content = `speck FederatedMeetup {
+  event CreateGroup { name: String }
+}`;
+      const ast = parseSpeckContent(content);
+      expect(ast.specks[0].eventSuffix).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should tolerate quoted and bare values', () => {
+      const a = parseSpeckContent('speck A {\n  event_suffix: "Payload"\n}');
+      const b = parseSpeckContent('speck B {\n  event_suffix: Payload\n}');
+      expect(a.specks[0].eventSuffix).toBe('Payload');
+      expect(b.specks[0].eventSuffix).toBe('Payload');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/compiler/src/generators/protobuf.ts b/compiler/src/generators/protobuf.ts
index 91b8c42..4fb895a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/generators/protobuf.ts
+++ b/compiler/src/generators/protobuf.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ function emitSpeck(speck: SpeckNode, packageName?: string): string {
 
   // Then emit events as messages
   for (const ev of events) {
-    lines.push(`message ${ev.name} {`);
+    // Cycle 61: honor `event_suffix: "Payload"` directive so emitted
+    // message names match consumer Go bindings (e.g. CreateGroupPayload
+    // instead of CreateGroup).
+    const evName = speck.eventSuffix ? ev.name + speck.eventSuffix : ev.name;
+    lines.push(`message ${evName} {`);
     if (ev.fields.length === 0) {
       lines.push('  // empty event');
     } else {
diff --git a/compiler/src/parser.ts b/compiler/src/parser.ts
index ed90599..e4c66cb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/parser.ts
+++ b/compiler/src/parser.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ export interface SpeckNode {
   // go_package: e.g. "github.com/sscoble/federated-meetup/proto/federated_meetup/v1;federatedmeetupv1"
   protoPackage?: string;
   goPackage?: string;
+  // Cycle 61: optional event-name suffix. When set, the .proto generator
+  // appends this string to every `event` block's message name (e.g. an
+  // event CreateGroup with event_suffix: "Payload" emits
+  // `message CreateGroupPayload { ... }`). Matches the federated-meetup
+  // convention where every transition payload is named XxxPayload.
+  eventSuffix?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ImportNode {
@@ -318,6 +324,16 @@ function parseSpeck(lines: string[], startIndex: number): SpeckNode | null {
   const name = headerMatch[1];
   const members: MemberNode[] = [];
 
+  // Cycle 61: clear static metadata fields at the start of each parse
+  // so per-speck directives don't leak between parse calls. This is the
+  // pre-existing static-field-hack pattern for proto_package / go_package
+  // (see spec-compiler-dogfood skill anti-pattern). Refactoring to a
+  // local-object approach is tracked as a separate cleanup; for now
+  // resetting the fields here is the minimal-touch fix.
+  (parseSpeck as any)._protoPackage = undefined;
+  (parseSpeck as any)._goPackage = undefined;
+  (parseSpeck as any)._eventSuffix = undefined;
+
   let i = startIndex + 1;
   let braceCount = 1;
 
@@ -336,7 +352,7 @@ function parseSpeck(lines: string[], startIndex: number): SpeckNode | null {
     // `author:`, `version:`, `license:` continue to be parsed as members
     // (AuthorNode, etc.) for backward compatibility with the existing
     // PROV-O / CycloneDX generators.
-    const metaMatch = line.match(/^(proto_package|go_package)\s*:\s*(.+)$/);
+    const metaMatch = line.match(/^(proto_package|go_package|event_suffix)\s*:\s*(.+)$/);
     if (metaMatch) {
       // Strip surrounding quotes if present
       const value = metaMatch[2].trim().replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, '');
@@ -344,6 +360,8 @@ function parseSpeck(lines: string[], startIndex: number): SpeckNode | null {
         (parseSpeck as any)._protoPackage = value;
       } else if (metaMatch[1] === 'go_package') {
         (parseSpeck as any)._goPackage = value;
+      } else if (metaMatch[1] === 'event_suffix') {
+        (parseSpeck as any)._eventSuffix = value;
       }
       i++;
       continue;
@@ -417,7 +435,8 @@ function parseSpeck(lines: string[], startIndex: number): SpeckNode | null {
 
   return { type: 'speck', name, members,
            protoPackage: (parseSpeck as any)._protoPackage,
-           goPackage: (parseSpeck as any)._goPackage };
+           goPackage: (parseSpeck as any)._goPackage,
+           eventSuffix: (parseSpeck as any)._eventSuffix };
 }
 
 function findBlockEnd(lines: string[], startIndex: number, startBraceCount: number): number {