diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index 5f3df16..c4322a5 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ callers are migrated in later stages.
 
 ## Stage 2: Implement reporter state and managed output writers
 
-Status: pending.
+Status: complete.
 
 Primary files: new private reporting implementation in core, plus
 [identity.go](../../identity.go) as needed for internal wiring.
diff --git a/execute.go b/execute.go
index 0ca7120..15efbcd 100644
--- a/execute.go
+++ b/execute.go
@@ -215,16 +215,6 @@ func (current *execution) routeUsageLine() string {
 	return line + "\nAlias for: " + canonical
 }
 
-func normalizeStreams(streams Streams) Streams {
-	if streams.Out == nil {
-		streams.Out = io.Discard
-	}
-	if streams.Err == nil {
-		streams.Err = io.Discard
-	}
-	return streams
-}
-
 func (a *App) present(outcome Outcome, path []string, streams Streams) Outcome {
 	return a.presentWithUsageLine(outcome, path, streams, a.usageLine)
 }
diff --git a/identity.go b/identity.go
index 2095d9e..e155243 100644
--- a/identity.go
+++ b/identity.go
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ type Streams struct {
 	Err io.Writer
 }
 
+func normalizeStreams(streams Streams) Streams {
+	if streams.Out == nil {
+		streams.Out = io.Discard
+	}
+	if streams.Err == nil {
+		streams.Err = io.Discard
+	}
+	return streams
+}
+
 // Invocation provides execution context and output streams to a command
 // handler. For command aliases, EnteredPath and CanonicalPath expose the route
 // the caller used and the selected canonical command path. Both omit the
diff --git a/reporter.go b/reporter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4890c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reporter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package commandkit
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type reportingMode uint8
+
+const (
+	modeOrdinary reportingMode = iota
+	modeQuiet
+	modeVerbose
+	modeDebug
+)
+
+type reportingDestination uint8
+
+const (
+	destinationOutput reportingDestination = iota
+	destinationDiagnostics
+)
+
+type reportingState struct {
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	output      destinationState
+	diagnostics destinationState
+	closed      bool
+	mode        reportingMode
+	progress    bool
+	progressSet bool
+}
+
+type destinationState struct {
+	writer      io.Writer
+	submitted   bool
+	delivered   bool
+	suppressed  bool
+	renderError error
+	writeError  error
+}
+
+// Reporter coordinates presentation and delivery for one invocation.
+//
+// The invocation supplies the reporter. Consumers use Output for substantive
+// command results and the reporting methods for categorized messages.
+type Reporter struct {
+	state *reportingState
+}
+
+type managedOutputWriter struct {
+	state       *reportingState
+	destination reportingDestination
+}
+
+func newReporter(streams Streams) *Reporter {
+	streams = normalizeStreams(streams)
+	return &Reporter{state: &reportingState{
+		output:      destinationState{writer: streams.Out},
+		diagnostics: destinationState{writer: streams.Err},
+		mode:        modeOrdinary,
+	}}
+}
+
+// Output returns a managed writer for substantive command results.
+func (r *Reporter) Output() io.Writer {
+	if r == nil || r.state == nil {
+		return managedOutputWriter{}
+	}
+	return managedOutputWriter{state: r.state, destination: destinationOutput}
+}
+
+func (w managedOutputWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if w.state == nil {
+		return 0, ErrReporterClosed
+	}
+	return w.state.write(w.destination, p)
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) write(destination reportingDestination, p []byte) (int, error) {
+	state.mu.Lock()
+	defer state.mu.Unlock()
+	return state.writeLocked(destination, p)
+}
+
+// writeLocked is used by reporter operations that already hold state.mu.
+func (state *reportingState) writeLocked(destination reportingDestination, p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if state.closed {
+		return 0, ErrReporterClosed
+	}
+
+	current := state.destination(destination)
+	current.submitted = true
+	if state.suppressed(destination) {
+		current.suppressed = true
+		return len(p), nil
+	}
+	if current.writeError != nil {
+		return 0, current.writeError
+	}
+
+	n, err := current.writer.Write(p)
+	if err == nil && n < len(p) {
+		err = io.ErrShortWrite
+	}
+	if err != nil && current.writeError == nil {
+		current.writeError = err
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		current.delivered = true
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) destination(destination reportingDestination) *destinationState {
+	if destination == destinationDiagnostics {
+		return &state.diagnostics
+	}
+	return &state.output
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) suppressed(destination reportingDestination) bool {
+	if destination == destinationOutput {
+		return state.mode == modeQuiet
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) recordRenderErrorLocked(destination reportingDestination, err error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	current := state.destination(destination)
+	if current.renderError == nil {
+		current.renderError = err
+	}
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) presentationLocked() PresentationResult {
+	return PresentationResult{
+		Output:      state.deliveryResultLocked(destinationOutput),
+		Diagnostics: state.deliveryResultLocked(destinationDiagnostics),
+	}
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) presentation() PresentationResult {
+	state.mu.Lock()
+	defer state.mu.Unlock()
+	return state.presentationLocked()
+}
+
+func (state *reportingState) deliveryResultLocked(destination reportingDestination) DeliveryResult {
+	current := state.destination(destination)
+	result := DeliveryResult{RenderError: current.renderError, WriteError: current.writeError}
+	switch {
+	case current.renderError != nil || current.writeError != nil:
+		result.State = DeliveryIncomplete
+	case !current.submitted:
+		result.State = DeliveryNone
+	case current.delivered:
+		result.State = DeliveryComplete
+	case current.suppressed:
+		result.State = DeliverySuppressed
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (r *Reporter) setVisibility(mode reportingMode, progress bool, progressSet bool) {
+	if r == nil || r.state == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.state.mu.Lock()
+	r.state.mode = mode
+	r.state.progress = progress
+	r.state.progressSet = progressSet
+	r.state.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (r *Reporter) close() {
+	if r == nil || r.state == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.state.mu.Lock()
+	r.state.closed = true
+	r.state.mu.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/reporter_test.go b/reporter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4af00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reporter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+package commandkit
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type reporterTestWriter struct {
+	writes int
+	n      int
+	err    error
+	output bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+func (w *reporterTestWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.writes++
+	if w.err != nil || w.n < len(p) {
+		n := w.n
+		if n > len(p) {
+			n = len(p)
+		}
+		if n > 0 {
+			_, _ = w.output.Write(p[:n])
+		}
+		return n, w.err
+	}
+	return w.output.Write(p)
+}
+
+func TestReporterOutputSubmitsOnWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	var destination bytes.Buffer
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: &destination})
+	writer := reporter.Output()
+
+	if got := reporter.state.presentation().Output.State; got != DeliveryNone {
+		t.Fatalf("state after obtaining output = %v, want no delivery", got)
+	}
+	if n, err := writer.Write([]byte("report")); err != nil || n != len("report") {
+		t.Fatalf("Write() = %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if destination.String() != "report" {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q", destination.String())
+	}
+	if got := reporter.state.presentation().Output.State; got != DeliveryComplete {
+		t.Fatalf("output state = %v, want complete", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterQuietOutputDiscardsSuccessfully(t *testing.T) {
+	var destination bytes.Buffer
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: &destination})
+	reporter.setVisibility(modeQuiet, false, false)
+	writer := reporter.Output()
+
+	if n, err := writer.Write([]byte("hidden")); err != nil || n != len("hidden") {
+		t.Fatalf("quiet Write() = %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if destination.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("quiet output reached destination: %q", destination.String())
+	}
+	if got := reporter.state.presentation().Output.State; got != DeliverySuppressed {
+		t.Fatalf("output state = %v, want suppressed", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterRetainsFirstWriteFailureAndStopsUsingDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	first := errors.New("first write failed")
+	second := errors.New("later write failed")
+	destination := &reporterTestWriter{n: 1, err: first}
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: destination})
+	writer := reporter.Output()
+
+	if n, err := writer.Write([]byte("first")); n != 1 || !errors.Is(err, first) {
+		t.Fatalf("first Write() = %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := writer.Write([]byte("second")); n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, first) || errors.Is(err, second) {
+		t.Fatalf("second Write() = %d, %v, want retained first error", n, err)
+	}
+	if destination.writes != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("destination writes = %d, want 1", destination.writes)
+	}
+	result := reporter.state.presentation().Output
+	if result.State != DeliveryIncomplete || !errors.Is(result.WriteError, first) {
+		t.Fatalf("delivery result = %#v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterNormalizesShortWriteAndRetainsIgnoredFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	destination := &reporterTestWriter{n: 2}
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: destination})
+	_, _ = reporter.Output().Write([]byte("short"))
+
+	result := reporter.state.presentation().Output
+	if result.State != DeliveryIncomplete || !errors.Is(result.WriteError, io.ErrShortWrite) {
+		t.Fatalf("delivery result = %#v, want short-write failure", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterRetainsFirstRenderFailurePerDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	firstOutputErr := errors.New("first output render failed")
+	secondOutputErr := errors.New("later output render failed")
+	diagnosticErr := errors.New("diagnostic render failed")
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
+
+	reporter.state.mu.Lock()
+	reporter.state.recordRenderErrorLocked(destinationOutput, firstOutputErr)
+	reporter.state.recordRenderErrorLocked(destinationOutput, secondOutputErr)
+	reporter.state.recordRenderErrorLocked(destinationDiagnostics, diagnosticErr)
+	reporter.state.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := reporter.state.presentation()
+	if !errors.Is(result.Output.RenderError, firstOutputErr) || errors.Is(result.Output.RenderError, secondOutputErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("output render error = %v, want first error only", result.Output.RenderError)
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(result.Diagnostics.RenderError, diagnosticErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("diagnostic render error = %v", result.Diagnostics.RenderError)
+	}
+	if result.Output.State != DeliveryIncomplete || result.Diagnostics.State != DeliveryIncomplete {
+		t.Fatalf("render failures were not incomplete: %#v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterDestinationsTrackFailuresIndependently(t *testing.T) {
+	outputErr := errors.New("output failed")
+	output := &reporterTestWriter{n: 1, err: outputErr}
+	var diagnostics bytes.Buffer
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: output, Err: &diagnostics})
+
+	_, _ = reporter.Output().Write([]byte("out"))
+	if n, err := reporter.state.write(destinationDiagnostics, []byte("warning")); err != nil || n != len("warning") {
+		t.Fatalf("diagnostic Write() = %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if diagnostics.String() != "warning" {
+		t.Fatalf("diagnostic output = %q", diagnostics.String())
+	}
+	result := reporter.state.presentation()
+	if result.Output.State != DeliveryIncomplete || !errors.Is(result.Output.WriteError, outputErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("output result = %#v", result.Output)
+	}
+	if result.Diagnostics.State != DeliveryComplete || result.Diagnostics.WriteError != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("diagnostic result = %#v", result.Diagnostics)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReporterClosedHandlesReturnClosedErrorIncludingQuiet(t *testing.T) {
+	var destination bytes.Buffer
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{Out: &destination})
+	writer := reporter.Output()
+	reporter.setVisibility(modeQuiet, false, false)
+	reporter.close()
+
+	if n, err := writer.Write([]byte("late")); n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, ErrReporterClosed) {
+		t.Fatalf("late Write() = %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if destination.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("late output reached destination: %q", destination.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewReporterNormalizesNilDestinationsAndStartsOrdinary(t *testing.T) {
+	reporter := newReporter(Streams{})
+	if reporter.state.output.writer != io.Discard || reporter.state.diagnostics.writer != io.Discard {
+		t.Fatalf("nil destinations were not normalized: %#v", reporter.state)
+	}
+	if reporter.state.mode != modeOrdinary || reporter.state.progress || reporter.state.progressSet {
+		t.Fatalf("initial visibility = mode %v, progress %v (set %v)", reporter.state.mode, reporter.state.progress, reporter.state.progressSet)
+	}
+	reporter.setVisibility(modeDebug, true, true)
+	if reporter.state.mode != modeDebug || !reporter.state.progress || !reporter.state.progressSet {
+		t.Fatalf("visibility was not retained: mode %v, progress %v (set %v)", reporter.state.mode, reporter.state.progress, reporter.state.progressSet)
+	}
+}