diff --git a/task-scheduler/Cargo.toml b/task-scheduler/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "task-scheduler"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5.15"
+tracing = "0.1.44"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.22", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/task-scheduler/examples/phase_1.rs b/task-scheduler/examples/phase_1.rs
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+/// Phase 1 — Synchronous Foundation (std::sync::mpsc)
+///
+/// A single producer thread sends 100 Jobs down a std::sync::mpsc channel.
+/// The main thread receives and prints each one.
+///
+/// Key things to observe:
+///   1. tx can be cloned; rx cannot — try it and watch the compile error.
+///   2. When the producer thread finishes, tx is dropped.
+///      The main thread's for-loop detects the closed channel and exits cleanly.
+///   3. send() blocks if the channel is full (unbounded here, so it won't).
+///      try_send() is the non-blocking alternative — swap it in to experiment.
+use std::thread;
+use std::{sync::mpsc, time};
+
+use tracing::info;
+
+use task_scheduler::job::{Job, JobType};
+
+fn main() {
+    // Initialise tracing so info!() calls print to stdout.
+    // Set RUST_LOG=info (or debug/warn) to control verbosity.
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<Job>();
+
+    // start the producer thread
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        for i in 1..=10 {
+            let job_type = match i % 3 {
+                0 => JobType::Metric,
+                1 => JobType::HTTPRequest,
+                _ => JobType::Reconcile,
+            };
+
+            let job = Job::new(i, job_type);
+            info!(id = job.id, payload = %job.payload, "producer: sending job");
+
+            // send() returns Err only if the receiver has been dropped.
+            // Here we just unwrap — if rx is gone there's nothing useful to do.
+            tx.send(job).unwrap();
+
+            // Small sleep so the output is readable when running live.
+            thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(20));
+        }
+
+        // tx is dropped here when the closure ends.
+        // The receiver will see the channel close after draining remaining items.
+        info!("producer: done, dropping tx");
+    });
+
+    // main thread (consumer)
+    // Iterating over rx blocks until the next item arrives.
+    // The loop exits automatically when tx is dropped and the channel is empty.
+    for job in rx {
+        info!(id = job.id, payload = %job.payload, "consumer: received job");
+    }
+
+    info!("consumer: channel closed, exiting");
+}
diff --git a/task-scheduler/examples/phase_2.rs b/task-scheduler/examples/phase_2.rs
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+/// Phase 2 —  Multi-Consumer with crossbeam-channel
+///
+/// Swap std::sync::mpsc for crossbeam-channel.
+/// Now multiple dispatcher threads can compete for jobs from the same channel, giving you a true MPMC setup
+use std::thread;
+use std::time;
+
+use crossbeam_channel as crossbeam;
+use tracing::info;
+
+use task_scheduler::job::{Job, JobType};
+
+fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let (tx, rx) = crossbeam::unbounded::<Job>();
+    let mut producer_handles = vec![];
+
+    // start multiple producers
+    for i in 1..=3 {
+        let tx = tx.clone();
+        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+            for i in 1..=10 {
+                let job_type = match i % 3 {
+                    0 => JobType::Metric,
+                    1 => JobType::HTTPRequest,
+                    _ => JobType::Reconcile,
+                };
+
+                let job = Job::new(i, job_type);
+                info!(id = job.id, payload = %job.payload, "producer: sending job");
+
+                tx.send(job).unwrap();
+                thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(20));
+            }
+
+            info!("producer-{i}: done, dropping tx");
+        });
+
+        producer_handles.push(handle);
+    }
+    drop(tx);
+
+    let mut consumer_handles = vec![];
+    // start multiple consumers
+    for i in 1..5 {
+        let rx = rx.clone();
+        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+            for job in rx {
+                info!(id = job.id, payload = %job.payload, "consumer-{i}: received job");
+            }
+        });
+
+        consumer_handles.push(handle);
+    }
+
+    // join on the producer threads
+    for handle in producer_handles {
+        handle.join().unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // join on the consumer threads
+    for handle in consumer_handles {
+        handle.join().unwrap();
+    }
+
+    info!("consumer channels closed, exiting");
+}
diff --git a/task-scheduler/src/job.rs b/task-scheduler/src/job.rs
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+/// The type of work this job represents.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum JobType {
+    Reconcile,
+    HTTPRequest,
+    Metric,
+}
+
+/// A unit of work flowing through the pipeline. #[derive(Debug]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Job {
+    pub id: u8,
+    pub job_type: JobType,
+    pub payload: String,
+}
+
+impl Job {
+    pub fn new(id: u8, job_type: JobType) -> Self {
+        Job {
+            payload: format!("{:?} job #{id}", job_type),
+            id,
+            job_type,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/task-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/task-scheduler/src/lib.rs
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+pub mod job;