diff --git a/infra/docker-compose.deploy.yml b/infra/docker-compose.deploy.yml
index e086e19..c149fbb 100644
--- a/infra/docker-compose.deploy.yml
+++ b/infra/docker-compose.deploy.yml
@@ -294,11 +294,9 @@ services:
     environment:
       PUSH_GATEWAY_PORT: 8081
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
+      # M7 (ADR-040): Redis Pub/Sub backplane for real-time push.
+      # push-gateway no longer mounts Kafka directly.
       REDIS_URL: ${REDIS_URL}
-      KAFKA_BROKERS: ${KAFKA_BROKERS:-kafka:29092}
-      # ARB-013 canonical topic name (v2 alignment with msg Outbox publisher).
-      KAFKA_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC: edu.notify.notification.sent
-      KAFKA_CONSUMER_GROUP: push-gateway
       # PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN is the canonical env var (ARB-013 alignment with
       # msg). INTERNAL_API_TOKEN kept as backward-compat alias.
       PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN: ${PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN:-${INTERNAL_API_TOKEN:-edu-internal-token}}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 60b28d9..6f1292f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ importers:
         version: 5.101.2(react@18.3.0)
       '@urql/next':
         specifier: ^1.1.0
-        version: 1.1.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)(urql@4.2.0(@urql/core@5.0.0(graphql@16.14.2))(react@18.3.0))
+        version: 1.1.0(next@14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)(urql@4.2.0(@urql/core@5.0.0(graphql@16.14.2))(react@18.3.0))
       clsx:
         specifier: ^2.1.0
         version: 2.1.1
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ importers:
         version: 14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)
       nuqs:
         specifier: ^1.19.0
-        version: 1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))
+        version: 1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))
       react:
         specifier: ^18.3.0
         version: 18.3.0
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ importers:
         version: 3.20.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)
       nuqs:
         specifier: ^1.19.0
-        version: 1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))
+        version: 1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))
       react:
         specifier: ^18.3.0
         version: 18.3.0
@@ -832,6 +832,9 @@ importers:
       graphql:
         specifier: ^16.9.0
         version: 16.14.2
+      ioredis:
+        specifier: ^5.4.0
+        version: 5.11.1
       kafkajs:
         specifier: ^2.2.4
         version: 2.2.4
@@ -15806,7 +15809,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - graphql
 
-  '@urql/next@1.1.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)(urql@4.2.0(@urql/core@5.0.0(graphql@16.14.2))(react@18.3.0))':
+  '@urql/next@1.1.0(next@14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)(urql@4.2.0(@urql/core@5.0.0(graphql@16.14.2))(react@18.3.0))':
     dependencies:
       next: 14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)
       react: 18.3.0
@@ -19308,7 +19311,7 @@ snapshots:
       gauge: 3.0.2
       set-blocking: 2.0.0
 
-  nuqs@1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)):
+  nuqs@1.19.0(next@14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)):
     dependencies:
       mitt: 3.0.1
       next: 14.2.35(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@playwright/test@1.61.1)(react-dom@18.3.0(react@18.3.0))(react@18.3.0)
diff --git a/services/msg/src/channels/in-app.channel.ts b/services/msg/src/channels/in-app.channel.ts
index 7c37b14..e478756 100644
--- a/services/msg/src/channels/in-app.channel.ts
+++ b/services/msg/src/channels/in-app.channel.ts
@@ -8,21 +8,24 @@ import type {
  * InAppChannel —— 站内信渠道。
  *
  * 站内信数据已在 NotificationService 中写入 MySQL + ES，
- * 此渠道仅负责触发 push-gateway 实时推送给在线用户（软失败）。
+ * 此渠道仅负责触发实时推送给在线用户（软失败）。
+ *
+ * M7 (ADR-040)：实时推送通过 Redis Pub/Sub backplane 发布到
+ * `user:{userId}:notify` 通道，realtime-gateway SSE 端点订阅并转发。
  *
  * 仲裁依据 02-architecture-design.md §2.4：
  * - in_app 总是发送，保证站内信可见
- * - 实时推送通过 push-gateway，不在线时用户下次拉取即可见
+ * - 实时推送通过 Redis Pub/Sub，不在线时用户下次拉取即可见
  */
-import { sendPush } from "../shared/push/push-gateway.client.js";
+import { publishToRedisPubSub } from "../shared/push/redis-publisher.js";
 import { logger } from "../shared/observability/logger.js";
 
 class InAppChannel implements NotificationChannelStrategy {
   readonly name = "in_app" as const;
 
   async send(ctx: ChannelSendContext): Promise<ChannelSendResult> {
-    // 站内信数据已落库，仅触发实时推送
-    const pushResult = await sendPush({
+    // 站内信数据已落库，仅触发实时推送（M7：Redis Pub/Sub backplane）
+    const pushResult = await publishToRedisPubSub({
       userId: ctx.userId,
       event: "notification.new",
       data: {
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ class InAppChannel implements NotificationChannelStrategy {
     if (!pushResult.sent) {
       logger.debug(
         { userId: ctx.userId, notificationId: ctx.notificationId },
-        "In-app push not delivered (user offline or gateway unavailable)",
+        "In-app real-time push not delivered (user offline or Redis unavailable)",
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/services/msg/src/channels/push.channel.ts b/services/msg/src/channels/push.channel.ts
index cd6f476..22cb8f6 100644
--- a/services/msg/src/channels/push.channel.ts
+++ b/services/msg/src/channels/push.channel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { sendPush } from "../shared/push/push-gateway.client.js";
+import { publishToRedisPubSub } from "../shared/push/redis-publisher.js";
 import type {
   ChannelSendContext,
   ChannelSendResult,
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ import type {
 /**
  * PushChannel —— 移动推送渠道。
  *
- * 通过 push-gateway HTTP /internal/push 推送。
- * 仲裁依据 M4：HTTP POST（豁免 gRPC）。
+ * M7 (ADR-040)：通过 Redis Pub/Sub backplane 发布到
+ * `user:{userId}:notify` 通道，realtime-gateway SSE 端点订阅并转发。
  *
- * 软失败：push-gateway 不可用或用户离线时返回 sent=false，不阻断。
+ * 软失败：Redis 不可用或用户离线时返回 sent=false，不阻断。
  */
 class PushChannel implements NotificationChannelStrategy {
   readonly name = "push" as const;
 
   async send(ctx: ChannelSendContext): Promise<ChannelSendResult> {
-    const result = await sendPush({
+    const result = await publishToRedisPubSub({
       userId: ctx.userId,
       event: "notification.push",
       data: {
diff --git a/services/msg/src/shared/push/redis-publisher.ts b/services/msg/src/shared/push/redis-publisher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..517bc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/msg/src/shared/push/redis-publisher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { getRedis } from "../redis/redis.client.js";
+import { logger } from "../observability/logger.js";
+
+/**
+ * Redis Pub/Sub 实时推送发布器（M7 / ADR-040）。
+ *
+ * 仲裁依据：
+ * - M7：msg 服务消费 Kafka（持久化、脱敏）后，通过 Redis Pub/Sub 发布实时推送
+ * - 通道命名：`user:{userId}:notify`
+ * - realtime-gateway 实例仅在用户连接 SSE 时 SUBSCRIBE 该通道
+ * - 软失败：Redis 不可用时返回 { sent: false }，不阻断主流程
+ *
+ * 消息格式：JSON 字符串，由 realtime-gateway SSE 端点原样转发为 `data: {json}\n\n`
+ */
+
+export interface RedisPushRequest {
+  userId: string;
+  event: string;
+  data: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface RedisPushResult {
+  sent: boolean;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * 构造 Redis Pub/Sub 通道名。
+ * 通道命名规范（M7）：`user:{userId}:notify`
+ */
+export function notifyChannel(userId: string): string {
+  return `user:${userId}:notify`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * 通过 Redis Pub/Sub 发布实时通知到用户的通道。
+ *
+ * 软失败语义：
+ * - REDIS_URL 未配置 → 返回 { sent: false }，不报错
+ * - Redis 发布错误 → 返回 { sent: false, error }，logger.warn
+ * - 成功 → 返回 { sent: true }
+ *
+ * 消息体为 JSON 字符串，realtime-gateway SSE 端点原样转发为 SSE data 帧。
+ */
+export async function publishToRedisPubSub(
+  req: RedisPushRequest,
+): Promise<RedisPushResult> {
+  const client = getRedis();
+  if (!client) {
+    return { sent: false };
+  }
+
+  const channel = notifyChannel(req.userId);
+  const payload = JSON.stringify({
+    event: req.event,
+    data: req.data,
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const receivers = await client.publish(channel, payload);
+    if (receivers === 0) {
+      // 无订阅者：用户未通过 SSE 连接，不算错误（站内信仍可见）
+      logger.debug(
+        { userId: req.userId, channel },
+        "Redis Pub/Sub: no active SSE subscribers (user offline)",
+      );
+    }
+    return { sent: true };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const error = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    logger.warn(
+      { err, userId: req.userId, channel },
+      "Redis Pub/Sub publish failed",
+    );
+    return { sent: false, error };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/go.mod b/services/push-gateway/go.mod
index 102edaf..468c5be 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/go.mod
+++ b/services/push-gateway/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.0
-	github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.48
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin v0.69.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0
 )
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.29.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22 // indirect
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.15 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/go.sum b/services/push-gateway/go.sum
index 9136b80..4faac83 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/go.sum
+++ b/services/push-gateway/go.sum
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.29.0 h1:5VipnvEpbqr2gA2VbM+nYVbkIF2
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.29.0/go.mod h1:Hyl3n6Twe1hvtd9XUXDec4pTvgMSEixRuQKPTMH2bNs=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.9/go.mod h1:PhcZ0MbTNciWF3rruxRgKxI5NkcHHrHUDtV4Yw2GlzU=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 h1:c/Cqfb0r+Yi+JtIEq73FWXVkRonBlf0CRNYc8Zttxdo=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0/go.mod h1:2Pp+KzxcywXVXMr50+X0Q/Lsb43OQHYWRCY2AiWywWQ=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 h1:S4CRMLnYUhGeDFDqkGriYKdfoFlDnMtqTiI/sFzhA9Y=
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.3.1 h1:MYEvvGnQjeNkRF1qUuGolNtNExTDwct51yp7olPtrEc=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:2gIqNv+qfxSVS7cM2xJQKtLSTLUE9V8t9Stt+h56mCY=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.15 h1:MO0/ucJhngq7299dKLwIMtgTfbkoSPF6AoMYDd8Q4q0=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.15/go.mod h1:gZWDp/Ze/IJXGXf23ltt2EXimqmTUXEy0GFuRQyBid4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2 h1:Je96obch5RDVy3FDMndoUsjAhG5Edi49h0RJWRi/o0o=
@@ -103,8 +100,6 @@ github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.0 h1:HhLSs+B6O021gwzl+locl0zEDnyNkxMtf/Z3NNBMa
 github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.7.0/go.mod h1:f6zhXITC7JUJIlPEiBOTXxJgPLdZcA93GewI7inzyWw=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
-github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.48 h1:9jyu9CWK4W5W+SroCe8EffbrRZVqAOkuaLd/ApID4Vs=
-github.com/segmentio/kafka-go v0.4.48/go.mod h1:HjF6XbOKh0Pjlkr5GVZxt6CsjjwnmhVOfURM5KMd8qg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
@@ -120,14 +115,6 @@ github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 h1:SU5vSMR7hnwNxj24w34ZyCi/FmDZTkS
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1/go.mod h1:a1lVb/DtPvCB8fslRZhAngC2+aY1QWCk3Cedj/Gdt08=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.3.1 h1:waO7eEiFDwidsBN6agj1vJQ4AG7lh2yqXyOXqhgQuyY=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.3.1/go.mod h1:pRBVtBSKl77K30Bv8R2P+cLSGaTtex6fsA2Wjqmfxj4=
-github.com/xdg-go/pbkdf2 v1.0.0 h1:Su7DPu48wXMwC3bs7MCNG+z4FhcyEuz5dlvchbq0B0c=
-github.com/xdg-go/pbkdf2 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:jrpuAogTd400dnrH08LKmI/xc1MbPOebTwRqcT5RDeI=
-github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.1.2/go.mod h1:RT/sEzTbU5y00aCK8UOx6R7YryM0iF1N2MOmC3kKLN4=
-github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.2.0 h1:bYKF2AEwG5rqd1BumT4gAnvwU/M9nBp2pTSxeZw7Wvs=
-github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.2.0/go.mod h1:3dlrS0iBaWKYVt2ZfA4cj48umJZ+cAEbR6/SjLA88I8=
-github.com/xdg-go/stringprep v1.0.4 h1:XLI/Ng3O1Atzq0oBs3TWm+5ZVgkq2aqdlvP9JtoZ6c8=
-github.com/xdg-go/stringprep v1.0.4/go.mod h1:mPGuuIYwz7CmR2bT9j4GbQqutWS1zV24gijq1dTyGkM=
-github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.6.0 h1:b9sJOYrkmt4l8bY43ZenFBcPlhYIjaOfYHLtbB/5qi8=
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:yOI9kBsufol30iFsl1slpdq1I0eHPzybRWdyYUs8K/0=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ64=
@@ -162,53 +149,14 @@ go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 h1:DzmwEr2rDGHl7lsFgAHxmNz/1NlQ7xLIrlN2h5d1eGI=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2/go.mod h1:081UH+NErpNdqlCXm3TtEran0rJZGxAYx9hb/ELlsPU=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.27.0 h1:0WNVcR8u9yFz8j5FvdHpgwNp3FS5U4guYdzHwEiGjoU=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.27.0/go.mod h1:0X+GdSIP+kL5wPmpK7sdkEVTt2XoYP0cSjQSbZBwOi8=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0/go.mod h1:MVFd36DqK4CsrnJYDkBA3VC4m2GkXAM0PvzMCn4JQf4=
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diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config.go
index 366b06b..12a8a35 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 // variables. Required variables (JWT_SECRET in production, PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN
 // or INTERNAL_API_TOKEN when not in DevMode) cause a fatal exit when missing.
 //
-// v2 alignment (ARB-013 / msg contract): Kafka topic default changed to
-// edu.notify.notification.sent; PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN is the canonical env var
-// for /internal/* auth (INTERNAL_API_TOKEN kept as a backward-compat alias).
+// M7 (ADR-040): Kafka config removed — push-gateway no longer mounts Kafka
+// directly. Real-time push is routed through Redis Pub/Sub backplane
+// (channel: user:{userId}:notify). PUSH_INTERNAL_TOKEN is the canonical env
+// var for /internal/* auth (INTERNAL_API_TOKEN kept as a backward-compat
+// alias).
 package config
 
 import (
@@ -29,10 +31,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	HeartbeatInterval int // seconds
 	// JWT RS256 (via shared-go/jwks, iam /.well-known/jwks.json)
 	JWKSURL string
-	// Kafka
-	KafkaBrokers        []string
-	KafkaNotificationTopic string
-	KafkaConsumerGroup   string
 	// Instance identity (for Redis SET membership)
 	InstanceID string
 }
@@ -80,11 +78,6 @@ func Load() *Config {
 		MaxConnsPerUser:  env.GetInt("MAX_CONNS_PER_USER", 5),
 		HeartbeatInterval: env.GetInt("HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 30),
 		JWKSURL:          env.Get("JWKS_URL", "http://localhost:50052/.well-known/jwks.json"),
-		KafkaBrokers:     parseBrokers(env.Get("KAFKA_BROKERS", "localhost:9092")),
-		// ARB-013 canonical topic name: edu.<domain>.<aggregate>.<action>.
-		// msg's Outbox publisher emits to this topic.
-		KafkaNotificationTopic: env.Get("KAFKA_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC", "edu.notify.notification.sent"),
-		KafkaConsumerGroup:   env.Get("KAFKA_CONSUMER_GROUP", "push-gateway"),
 		InstanceID:       env.Get("INSTANCE_ID", generateInstanceID()),
 	}
 }
@@ -105,18 +98,6 @@ func parseOrigins(raw string) []string {
 	return out
 }
 
-// parseBrokers splits a comma-separated list of Kafka broker addresses.
-func parseBrokers(raw string) []string {
-	parts := strings.Split(raw, ",")
-	out := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
-	for _, p := range parts {
-		if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(p); trimmed != "" {
-			out = append(out, trimmed)
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
 // generateInstanceID returns a stable process-unique identifier. Falls back to
 // the hostname when INSTANCE_ID is not explicitly set, allowing each replica to
 // be uniquely identifiable in the Redis online-presence SET.
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config_test.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config_test.go
index af841b2..b638d69 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/services/push-gateway/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ func TestLoadDevMode(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.HeartbeatInterval != 30 {
 		t.Errorf("HeartbeatInterval = %d, want 30", cfg.HeartbeatInterval)
 	}
-	// ARB-013: canonical topic name is edu.notify.notification.sent.
-	if cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic != "edu.notify.notification.sent" {
-		t.Errorf("KafkaNotificationTopic = %q, want edu.notify.notification.sent", cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic)
-	}
-	if cfg.KafkaConsumerGroup != "push-gateway" {
-		t.Errorf("KafkaConsumerGroup = %q, want push-gateway", cfg.KafkaConsumerGroup)
-	}
 	if cfg.InstanceID == "" {
 		t.Error("InstanceID should default to hostname, got empty")
 	}
@@ -113,17 +106,6 @@ func TestParseOrigins(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestParseBrokers verifies comma-separated broker parsing.
-func TestParseBrokers(t *testing.T) {
-	got := parseBrokers("kafka1:9092,kafka2:9092,kafka3:9092")
-	if len(got) != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("parseBrokers returned %d items, want 3", len(got))
-	}
-	if got[0] != "kafka1:9092" || got[1] != "kafka2:9092" || got[2] != "kafka3:9092" {
-		t.Errorf("parseBrokers = %v", got)
-	}
-}
-
 // TestGenerateInstanceID verifies fallback to hostname.
 func TestGenerateInstanceID(t *testing.T) {
 	id := generateInstanceID()
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/health/readyz.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/health/readyz.go
index 0d640db..5d29888 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/internal/health/readyz.go
+++ b/services/push-gateway/internal/health/readyz.go
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@
 //
 // /readyz reports readiness based on downstream dependency health. Per
 // ARB-015 §17.4 / ISSUE-058 the readiness probe uses SOFT FAILURE semantics:
-// when Redis or Kafka is unavailable the endpoint still returns HTTP 200 but
-// carries `degraded: true` plus a `dependencies` block describing which
-// component failed. This prevents Kubernetes from evicting the pod when a
-// transient dependency blip occurs, at the cost of accepting some degraded
-// behavior (no cross-instance fanout, no Kafka consumption) during the blip.
-// Only the Hub being in a shutting-down state returns a non-200 (503).
+// when Redis is unavailable the endpoint still returns HTTP 200 but carries
+// `degraded: true` plus a `dependencies` block describing which component
+// failed. This prevents Kubernetes from evicting the pod when a transient
+// dependency blip occurs, at the cost of accepting some degraded behavior
+// (no Redis Pub/Sub fanout, no SSE delivery) during the blip. Only the Hub
+// being in a shutting-down state returns a non-200 (503).
+//
+// M7 (ADR-040): Kafka probe removed — push-gateway no longer mounts Kafka.
 //
 // The hard-failure case is limited to:
 //   - Hub.closing == true (process is shutting down) -> 503
-//   - Internal misconfiguration (both Redis and Kafka missing in non-DevMode)
-//     -> still 200 + degraded, since the pod can still serve local WebSocket
-//     traffic.
+//   - Redis missing in non-DevMode -> still 200 + degraded, since the pod can
+//     still serve local WebSocket traffic.
 package health
 
 import (
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/hub"
-	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/kafkaconsumer"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/redisclient"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ type dependencyStatus struct {
 // readyzResponse is the ActionState-shaped envelope returned by /readyz.
 // `degraded` is true when at least one non-critical dependency is unhealthy.
 type readyzResponse struct {
-	Status       string                      `json:"status"`
-	Service      string                      `json:"service"`
-	InstanceID   string                      `json:"instance_id"`
-	Degraded     bool                        `json:"degraded"`
-	Connections  int                         `json:"connections"`
-	Users        int                         `json:"users"`
+	Status       string                       `json:"status"`
+	Service      string                       `json:"service"`
+	InstanceID   string                       `json:"instance_id"`
+	Degraded     bool                         `json:"degraded"`
+	Connections  int                          `json:"connections"`
+	Users        int                          `json:"users"`
 	Dependencies map[string]*dependencyStatus `json:"dependencies"`
 }
 
@@ -68,28 +68,26 @@ func Healthz(service string) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-// Readyzer builds the /readyz handler. It probes Redis (PING) and Kafka
-// (reader lag / connectivity) and reports degraded state per ARB-015 §17.4.
+// Readyzer builds the /readyz handler. It probes Redis (PING) and reports
+// degraded state per ARB-015 §17.4.
 //
 // The Hub is used to report local connection counts and to detect the
 // shutting-down state (which triggers a hard 503). The redisClient may be nil
-// in DevMode; the kafkaConsumer may be nil when KAFKA_BROKERS is unset. Both
-// nil cases are reported as degraded rather than failing the probe.
+// in DevMode; the nil case is reported as degraded rather than failing the
+// probe.
 type Readyzer struct {
 	hub      *hub.Hub
 	redis    *redisclient.Client
-	kafka    *kafkaconsumer.Consumer
 	instance string
 	service  string
 }
 
-// NewReadyzer constructs a Readyzer. redis and kafka may be nil; the resulting
-// probe will mark the missing dependency as degraded.
-func NewReadyzer(h *hub.Hub, r *redisclient.Client, k *kafkaconsumer.Consumer, service, instanceID string) *Readyzer {
+// NewReadyzer constructs a Readyzer. redis may be nil; the resulting probe
+// will mark the missing dependency as degraded.
+func NewReadyzer(h *hub.Hub, r *redisclient.Client, service, instanceID string) *Readyzer {
 	return &Readyzer{
 		hub:      h,
 		redis:    r,
-		kafka:    k,
 		instance: instanceID,
 		service:  service,
 	}
@@ -98,8 +96,6 @@ func NewReadyzer(h *hub.Hub, r *redisclient.Client, k *kafkaconsumer.Consumer, s
 // Handler is the gin.HandlerFunc for GET /readyz.
 func (rz *Readyzer) Handler(c *gin.Context) {
 	// Hard failure: Hub is shutting down — reject new traffic.
-	// (Hub.CloseAll sets closing=true; we treat this as 503 so the load
-	// balancer stops sending WebSocket upgrades during drain.)
 	if rz.hub.IsClosing() {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, readyzResponse{
 			Status:      "shutting_down",
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ func (rz *Readyzer) Handler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	deps := make(map[string]*dependencyStatus, 2)
+	deps := make(map[string]*dependencyStatus, 1)
 	degraded := false
 
 	// Redis probe (soft failure).
@@ -129,17 +125,6 @@ func (rz *Readyzer) Handler(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Kafka probe (soft failure).
-	if rz.kafka == nil {
-		deps["kafka"] = &dependencyStatus{Ok: false, Error: "not configured"}
-		degraded = true
-	} else {
-		deps["kafka"] = probeKafka(rz.kafka)
-		if !deps["kafka"].Ok {
-			degraded = true
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Always 200 (unless shutting down) per ISSUE-058/006 soft-failure rule.
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, readyzResponse{
 		Status:       statusText(degraded),
@@ -171,16 +156,3 @@ func probeRedis(r *redisclient.Client) *dependencyStatus {
 	}
 	return &dependencyStatus{Ok: true, Latency: time.Since(start).Milliseconds()}
 }
-
-// probeKafka checks that the consumer reader is still reachable. We use a
-// lightweight Lag() call (segmentio/kafka-go Client API); on failure the
-// consumer is marked degraded. Note: a degraded Kafka does NOT block WebSocket
-// traffic — it only pauses notification consumption until recovery.
-func probeKafka(k *kafkaconsumer.Consumer) *dependencyStatus {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), probeTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-	if err := k.HealthCheck(ctx); err != nil {
-		return &dependencyStatus{Ok: false, Error: err.Error()}
-	}
-	return &dependencyStatus{Ok: true}
-}
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/kafkaconsumer/consumer.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/kafkaconsumer/consumer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b3efdd2..0000000
--- a/services/push-gateway/internal/kafkaconsumer/consumer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,253 +0,0 @@
-// Package kafkaconsumer subscribes to the edu.notify.notification.sent topic
-// (ARB-013 canonical topic name) on behalf of push-gateway. Each consumed
-// NotificationRequested event is dispatched to the Hub for delivery to online
-// clients. At-least-once delivery is enforced via manual commit; idempotency
-// is provided by Redis SETNX on event_id (TTL 24h).
-//
-// Topic naming follows ARB-013 (edu.<domain>.<aggregate>.<action>); the
-// previous name edu.notification.requested is deprecated (v2 alignment).
-package kafkaconsumer
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/hub"
-	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/observability"
-	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/redisclient"
-	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
-)
-
-// MaxRetries is the per-message retry count before sending to the dead-letter
-// topic. After MaxRetries failures the message is committed (skipped) and
-// logged; a future P6 enhancement can republish to a DLQ topic.
-const MaxRetries = 3
-
-// NotificationRequested is the message shape produced by msg (ai10). Field
-// names mirror the JSON wire format produced by msg's Outbox publisher.
-type NotificationRequested struct {
-	EventID   string          `json:"event_id"`
-	UserID    string          `json:"user_id"`
-	EventType string          `json:"event_type"`
-	Channel   string          `json:"channel"`
-	Title     string          `json:"title"`
-	Content   string          `json:"content"`
-	Data      json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
-	Broadcast bool            `json:"broadcast"`
-	OccurredAt int64          `json:"occurred_at"`
-}
-
-// Consumer wraps a kafka.Reader for the notification topic.
-type Consumer struct {
-	reader       *kafka.Reader
-	hub          *hub.Hub
-	redis        *redisclient.Client
-	metrics      *observability.Metrics
-	topic        string
-	groupID      string
-	dlqTopic     string
-}
-
-// Config configures the Kafka consumer.
-type Config struct {
-	Brokers []string
-	Topic   string
-	GroupID string
-	DLQTopic string
-}
-
-// New creates a Consumer for the configured topic and group.
-func New(cfg Config, h *hub.Hub, r *redisclient.Client, m *observability.Metrics) *Consumer {
-	if cfg.DLQTopic == "" {
-		cfg.DLQTopic = cfg.Topic + ".dlq"
-	}
-	reader := kafka.NewReader(kafka.ReaderConfig{
-		Brokers:        cfg.Brokers,
-		Topic:          cfg.Topic,
-		GroupID:        cfg.GroupID,
-		MinBytes:       1,
-		MaxBytes:       10 * 1024 * 1024,
-		CommitInterval: 1 * time.Second, // periodic background commit
-		StartOffset:    kafka.LastOffset, // skip historical backlog on first start
-	})
-	return &Consumer{
-		reader:   reader,
-		hub:      h,
-		redis:    r,
-		metrics:  m,
-		topic:    cfg.Topic,
-		groupID:  cfg.GroupID,
-		dlqTopic: cfg.DLQTopic,
-	}
-}
-
-// Run blocks until ctx is canceled, consuming messages and dispatching them.
-// Errors are logged but do not stop the consumer unless ctx is canceled.
-func (c *Consumer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
-	observability.Logger().Info("kafka consumer starting",
-		"topic", c.topic, "group", c.groupID, "brokers", c.reader.Config().Brokers)
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
-		default:
-		}
-		msg, err := c.reader.ReadMessage(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-				return nil
-			}
-			observability.Logger().Warn("kafka read failed", "err", err)
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return nil
-			case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		c.metrics.IncKafkaConsumed(c.topic, fmt.Sprintf("%d", msg.Partition))
-		c.processMessage(ctx, msg)
-	}
-}
-
-// Close releases the underlying reader. Should be called after Run returns.
-func (c *Consumer) Close() error {
-	return c.reader.Close()
-}
-
-// HealthCheck verifies that the Kafka broker is reachable. Used by /readyz as
-// a soft-failure probe: a failing check marks the consumer as degraded but
-// does not return 503 (per ARB-015 §17.4 / ISSUE-058).
-//
-// The check issues a metadata request for the consumer topic; on success the
-// broker is considered reachable. This is cheaper than a Lag() call which
-// requires partition assignment to have completed.
-func (c *Consumer) HealthCheck(ctx context.Context) error {
-	conn, err := kafka.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", c.reader.Config().Brokers[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kafka: dial broker: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-	partitions, err := conn.ReadPartitions(c.topic)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kafka: read partitions: %w", err)
-	}
-	if len(partitions) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kafka: topic %q has no partitions", c.topic)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Topic returns the configured topic name. Exposed for diagnostics.
-func (c *Consumer) Topic() string {
-	return c.topic
-}
-
-// GroupID returns the configured consumer group name.
-func (c *Consumer) GroupID() string {
-	return c.groupID
-}
-
-// processMessage handles a single Kafka message with retry and idempotency.
-func (c *Consumer) processMessage(ctx context.Context, msg kafka.Message) {
-	var event NotificationRequested
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Value, &event); err != nil {
-		observability.Logger().Warn("kafka: invalid message payload",
-			"topic", c.topic, "partition", msg.Partition, "offset", msg.Offset, "err", err)
-		c.metrics.IncPushed("notification.invalid", "invalid")
-		// Commit to skip the poison message.
-		_ = c.reader.CommitMessages(ctx, msg)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// eventLabel is the metrics label for IncPushed. Prefer event_type (the
-	// actual event name like "ExamExtended"); fall back to a generic label.
-	eventLabel := event.EventType
-	if eventLabel == "" {
-		eventLabel = "notification.sent"
-	}
-
-	// Idempotency: skip already-processed events by event_id.
-	fresh, err := c.redis.DedupEventId(ctx, event.EventID)
-	if err != nil {
-		observability.Logger().Warn("kafka: dedup check failed, processing anyway",
-			"event_id", event.EventID, "err", err)
-	}
-	if !fresh {
-		observability.Logger().Debug("kafka: duplicate event skipped",
-			"event_id", event.EventID)
-		c.metrics.IncPushed(eventLabel, "duplicate")
-		_ = c.reader.CommitMessages(ctx, msg)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Retry up to MaxRetries on dispatch failure.
-	for attempt := 1; attempt <= MaxRetries; attempt++ {
-		if err := c.dispatch(ctx, event); err == nil {
-			c.metrics.IncPushed(eventLabel, "delivered")
-			_ = c.reader.CommitMessages(ctx, msg)
-			return
-		} else if attempt < MaxRetries {
-			observability.Logger().Warn("kafka: dispatch retry",
-				"event_id", event.EventID, "attempt", attempt, "err", err)
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(attempt) * time.Second)
-		}
-	}
-	// MaxRetries exhausted: send to DLQ (best-effort) and commit.
-	observability.Logger().Error("kafka: dispatch failed after retries, sending to DLQ",
-		"event_id", event.EventID, "topic", c.topic)
-	c.sendToDLQ(ctx, msg.Value)
-	c.metrics.IncPushed(eventLabel, "dlq")
-	_ = c.reader.CommitMessages(ctx, msg)
-}
-
-// dispatch delivers the event to local Hub connections and, when the user is
-// not local, asks Redis to fan out via Pub/Sub.
-func (c *Consumer) dispatch(ctx context.Context, event NotificationRequested) error {
-	payload, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
-		"type":      "message",
-		"event":     event.EventType,
-		"data":      event.Data,
-		"timestamp": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("marshal payload: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if event.Broadcast {
-		// Broadcast: deliver locally + publish to other instances.
-		c.hub.Broadcast(payload)
-		return c.redis.PublishBroadcast(ctx, redisclient.CrossInstanceMessage{
-			Event: event.EventType,
-			Data:  event.Data,
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Directed: try local first, fall back to Redis Pub/Sub.
-	if c.hub.HasUser(event.UserID) {
-		if c.hub.SendToUser(event.UserID, payload) > 0 {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	return c.redis.PublishUser(ctx, event.UserID, redisclient.CrossInstanceMessage{
-		Event: event.EventType,
-		Data:  event.Data,
-	})
-}
-
-// sendToDLQ publishes a raw message to the dead-letter topic. Best-effort;
-// failure is logged but does not block commit.
-func (c *Consumer) sendToDLQ(ctx context.Context, value []byte) {
-	conn, err := kafka.DialLeader(ctx, "tcp", c.reader.Config().Brokers[0], c.dlqTopic, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		observability.Logger().Error("kafka: DLQ dial failed", "topic", c.dlqTopic, "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-	_ = conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second))
-	_, _ = conn.WriteMessages(kafka.Message{Value: value})
-}
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/redisclient/pubsub.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/redisclient/pubsub.go
index 8e5b276..5db2cdf 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/internal/redisclient/pubsub.go
+++ b/services/push-gateway/internal/redisclient/pubsub.go
@@ -359,6 +359,16 @@ func idempotentKey(eventID string) string {
 	return "edu:push:idempotent:" + eventID
 }
 
+// NotifyChannel returns the Redis Pub/Sub channel name for a user's real-time
+// notification stream. M7 (ADR-040): msg service publishes notifications to
+// this channel; realtime-gateway instances subscribe per-connection when a
+// user connects via SSE.
+//
+// Channel naming: `user:{userId}:notify`
+func NotifyChannel(userID string) string {
+	return "user:" + userID + ":notify"
+}
+
 // ParseUserChannel extracts the userID from a "edu:push:channel:user:<userID>"
 // channel name. Returns empty string when the name does not match.
 func ParseUserChannel(channel string) string {
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/internal/sse/handler.go b/services/push-gateway/internal/sse/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4556485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/push-gateway/internal/sse/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+// Package sse implements the Server-Sent Events endpoint for real-time
+// notification delivery.
+//
+// M7 (ADR-040): The SSE endpoint replaces direct Kafka mounting with a
+// Redis Pub/Sub backplane. Each SSE connection dynamically subscribes to
+// the Redis channel `user:{userId}:notify` for the authenticated user.
+// When the user disconnects, the subscription is released. This per-connection
+// subscription model means each realtime-gateway instance only holds Redis
+// subscriptions for users actively connected to it, enabling horizontal
+// scaling behind a load balancer.
+//
+// Authentication:
+//   - JWT RS256 validated via shared-go/jwks (caching JWKS from iam
+//     /.well-known/jwks.json). DevMode accepts the literal "dev-token"
+//     returning a synthetic dev-user subject.
+//
+// SSE format: `data: {json}\n\n` (per the HTML5 Server-Sent Events spec).
+// Heartbeat comments (`: heartbeat\n\n`) are sent every 30s to keep the
+// connection alive through proxies.
+package sse
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/config"
+	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/observability"
+	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/redisclient"
+	"github.com/edu-cloud/shared-go/jwks"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+)
+
+// heartbeatInterval is how often a comment frame is sent to keep the SSE
+// connection alive through proxies that idle-timeout connections.
+const heartbeatInterval = 30 * time.Second
+
+// errResponse is the ActionState-shaped error envelope returned for auth
+// failures and Redis unavailability.
+type errResponse struct {
+	Success bool    `json:"success"`
+	Error   *errBody `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type errBody struct {
+	Code    string `json:"code"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+var (
+	errMissingToken  = errors.New("missing token")
+	errInvalidToken  = errors.New("invalid token")
+	errMissingUserID = errors.New("missing user id")
+)
+
+// Handler owns the SSE endpoint for notification delivery.
+type Handler struct {
+	cfg         *config.Config
+	redis       *redisclient.Client
+	jwksFetcher *jwks.Fetcher
+	metrics     *observability.Metrics
+}
+
+// NewHandler constructs an SSE Handler. cfg supplies JWT auth configuration;
+// redis may be nil in DevMode (SSE returns 503 when Redis is unavailable).
+// jwksFetcher is initialized from cfg.JWKSURL when non-empty.
+func NewHandler(cfg *config.Config, r *redisclient.Client, m *observability.Metrics) *Handler {
+	var fetcher *jwks.Fetcher
+	if cfg.JWKSURL != "" {
+		fetcher = jwks.NewFetcher(cfg.JWKSURL)
+	}
+	return &Handler{
+		cfg:         cfg,
+		redis:       r,
+		jwksFetcher: fetcher,
+		metrics:     m,
+	}
+}
+
+// HandleNotifications is the GET /sse/notifications endpoint. It upgrades the
+// HTTP connection to a persistent SSE stream, subscribing to the user's
+// Redis Pub/Sub channel and forwarding messages as SSE data frames.
+//
+// Lifecycle:
+//  1. Authenticate via JWT (query ?token= or Authorization: Bearer header)
+//  2. Set SSE headers (Content-Type: text/event-stream, no-cache, etc.)
+//  3. SUBSCRIBE to Redis channel `user:{userId}:notify`
+//  4. Forward each Redis message as `data: {json}\n\n`
+//  5. Send heartbeat comment every 30s
+//  6. On client disconnect or context cancel: UNSUBSCRIBE (deferred pubsub.Close)
+func (h *Handler) HandleNotifications(c *gin.Context) {
+	userID, err := h.authenticate(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, errResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Error:   &errBody{Code: "SSE_UNAUTHORIZED", Message: err.Error()},
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if h.redis == nil {
+		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, errResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Error:   &errBody{Code: "SSE_REDIS_UNAVAILABLE", Message: "Redis not configured"},
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// SSE response headers.
+	c.Header("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+	c.Header("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	c.Header("Connection", "keep-alive")
+	c.Header("X-Accel-Buffering", "no") // Disable nginx buffering.
+
+	// Per-connection Redis subscription to the user's notify channel.
+	// go-redis PubSub is goroutine-safe per instance; each Subscribe call
+	// creates an independent PubSub that is closed on connection end.
+	channel := redisclient.NotifyChannel(userID)
+	pubsub := h.redis.Redis().Subscribe(c.Request.Context(), channel)
+	defer pubsub.Close()
+
+	msgCh := pubsub.Channel()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(heartbeatInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	observability.Logger().Info("sse connection opened",
+		"user_id", userID, "channel", channel)
+
+	c.Stream(func(w io.Writer) bool {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Request.Context().Done():
+			return false
+		case msg, ok := <-msgCh:
+			if !ok {
+				// Redis subscription closed (e.g. Redis connection lost).
+				observability.Logger().Warn("sse redis subscription closed",
+					"user_id", userID)
+				return false
+			}
+			// Forward Redis payload as SSE data frame: `data: {json}\n\n`
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "data: %s\n\n", msg.Payload)
+			h.metrics.IncPushed("sse.notification", "delivered")
+			return true
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			// SSE comment frame keeps the connection alive through proxies.
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, ": heartbeat\n\n")
+			return true
+		}
+	})
+
+	observability.Logger().Info("sse connection closed", "user_id", userID)
+}
+
+// authenticate validates the JWT token. Production uses RS256 via shared-go/jwks;
+// DevMode accepts the literal "dev-token" string. The token may be passed via
+// the ?token= query parameter or the Authorization: Bearer header.
+func (h *Handler) authenticate(c *gin.Context) (string, error) {
+	tokenStr := c.Query("token")
+	if tokenStr == "" {
+		if auth := c.GetHeader("Authorization"); strings.HasPrefix(auth, "Bearer ") {
+			tokenStr = strings.TrimPrefix(auth, "Bearer ")
+		}
+	}
+	if tokenStr == "" {
+		return "", errMissingToken
+	}
+
+	// DevMode shortcut: dev-token maps to a synthetic local user.
+	if h.cfg.DevMode && tokenStr == "dev-token" {
+		return "dev-user", nil
+	}
+
+	// RS256 via shared-go/jwks (preferred, requires iam /.well-known/jwks.json).
+	if h.jwksFetcher != nil {
+		claims, err := h.jwksFetcher.ValidateToken(tokenStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errInvalidToken
+		}
+		if claims.UserID == "" {
+			return "", errMissingUserID
+		}
+		return claims.UserID, nil
+	}
+
+	// DevMode without JWKS: fall back to HS256 with the configured secret.
+	if h.cfg.DevMode && h.cfg.JWTSecret != "" {
+		return validateHS256(tokenStr, h.cfg.JWTSecret)
+	}
+	return "", errInvalidToken
+}
+
+// validateHS256 parses and validates an HS256 JWT signed with secret. Used
+// only in DevMode when no JWKS endpoint is configured (local integration
+// tests). Returns the user_id claim on success.
+func validateHS256(tokenStr, secret string) (string, error) {
+	claims := &jwks.Claims{}
+	parsed, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenStr, claims, func(t *jwt.Token) (any, error) {
+		if _, ok := t.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sse: unexpected signing method %v", t.Header["alg"])
+		}
+		return []byte(secret), nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errInvalidToken
+	}
+	if !parsed.Valid {
+		return "", errInvalidToken
+	}
+	if claims.UserID == "" {
+		return "", errMissingUserID
+	}
+	return claims.UserID, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/push-gateway/main.go b/services/push-gateway/main.go
index ed1babd..920646f 100644
--- a/services/push-gateway/main.go
+++ b/services/push-gateway/main.go
@@ -1,28 +1,41 @@
-// Command push-gateway is the Edu platform's real-time WebSocket push gateway.
+// Command push-gateway is the Edu platform's real-time push gateway.
 //
-// It maintains per-user WebSocket connections, delivers directed and broadcast
-// messages from msg (via HTTP /internal/* APIs and Kafka), and synchronizes
-// online presence across instances via Redis Pub/Sub.
+// M7 (ADR-040): The gateway no longer mounts Kafka directly. Real-time push
+// is routed through a Redis Pub/Sub backplane. The msg service publishes
+// notifications to Redis channel `user:{userId}:notify` after Kafka
+// consumption (persistence, desensitization). This gateway dynamically
+// subscribes to the user's Redis channel when an SSE connection is opened,
+// and unsubscribes on disconnect.
+//
+// Endpoints:
+//   - GET /sse/notifications: SSE stream for real-time notifications (JWT auth,
+//     per-connection Redis subscription). M7 preferred path.
+//   - GET /ws: WebSocket upgrade (JWT auth, legacy path with global Redis
+//     PSubscribe fanout for backwards compatibility).
+//   - POST /internal/push, /internal/broadcast: internal HTTP APIs (X-Internal-Key
+//     auth, consumed by msg for legacy WebSocket fanout).
+//   - GET /internal/online/:userID: presence query.
+//   - GET /healthz, /readyz: health probes.
+//   - GET /metrics: Prometheus metrics.
 //
 // Startup sequence:
 //  1. config.Load (env vars, DevMode detection)
 //  2. observability.InitLogger (slog JSON/text)
 //  3. observability.InitTracer (shared-go/tracer → OTLP)
 //  4. observability.NewMetrics (Prometheus)
-//  5. hub.NewHub (in-memory connection registry)
+//  5. hub.NewHub (in-memory connection registry for WebSocket)
 //  6. redisclient.New + SetHub + RebuildPresenceOnStartup (ISSUE-058)
-//  7. redisclient.SubscribeAll (cross-instance Pub/Sub fanout)
-//  8. kafkaconsumer.New + goroutine Run (edu.notify.notification.sent, ARB-013)
-//  9. ws.NewHandler (JWT RS256, X-Internal-Key, WebSocket upgrade)
+//  7. redisclient.SubscribeAll (cross-instance Pub/Sub fanout for WebSocket)
+//  8. ws.NewHandler (JWT RS256, X-Internal-Key, WebSocket upgrade)
+//  9. sse.NewHandler (JWT RS256, per-connection Redis subscription)
 //  10. health.NewReadyzer (/readyz soft-failure probe)
 //  11. gin router + http.Server
 //
 // Graceful shutdown (SIGINT/SIGTERM):
-//  1. Hub.CloseAll (send close frame 1001 to every live connection)
-//  2. http.Server.Shutdown (stop accepting new HTTP/WebSocket requests)
-//  3. Kafka consumer goroutine cancel + reader.Close
-//  4. Redis Pub/Sub cancel + client.Close
-//  5. Tracer shutdown (flush pending spans)
+//  1. Hub.CloseAll (send close frame 1001 to every live WebSocket connection)
+//  2. http.Server.Shutdown (stop accepting new HTTP/SSE/WebSocket requests)
+//  3. Redis Pub/Sub cancel + client.Close
+//  4. Tracer shutdown (flush pending spans)
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -37,9 +50,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/config"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/health"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/hub"
-	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/kafkaconsumer"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/observability"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/redisclient"
+	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/sse"
 	"github.com/edu-cloud/push-gateway/internal/ws"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
@@ -50,7 +63,8 @@ const serviceName = "push-gateway"
 
 // shutdownTimeout bounds the graceful shutdown of the HTTP server. After this
 // window in-flight requests are forcibly closed. WebSocket long-poll
-// connections are drained by Hub.CloseAll before this timer starts.
+// connections and SSE streams are drained by Hub.CloseAll before this timer
+// starts; SSE streams are drained by http.Server.Shutdown.
 const shutdownTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 
 func main() {
@@ -65,8 +79,6 @@ func main() {
 		"max_conns_per_user", cfg.MaxConnsPerUser,
 		"jwks_url", cfg.JWKSURL,
 		"redis_url", cfg.RedisURL,
-		"kafka_brokers", cfg.KafkaBrokers,
-		"kafka_topic", cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic,
 	)
 
 	// 2. OpenTelemetry tracer (best-effort).
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ func main() {
 	// 3. Prometheus metrics.
 	metrics := observability.NewMetrics()
 
-	// 4. Hub: in-memory connection registry.
+	// 4. Hub: in-memory connection registry (for WebSocket legacy path).
 	h := hub.NewHub(cfg.MaxConnsPerUser)
 
 	// 5. Redis client (optional in DevMode). When present, wire presence
@@ -98,10 +110,10 @@ func main() {
 			logger.Info("redis presence synced", "url", cfg.RedisURL)
 		}
 	} else {
-		logger.Warn("REDIS_URL empty; cross-instance fanout disabled")
+		logger.Warn("REDIS_URL empty; SSE and cross-instance fanout disabled")
 	}
 
-	// 6. Redis Pub/Sub subscriber (cross-instance message fanout).
+	// 6. Redis Pub/Sub subscriber (cross-instance message fanout for WebSocket).
 	var pubsubCancel func() error
 	if redisClient != nil {
 		subCtx, subCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -116,36 +128,14 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// 7. Kafka consumer (edu.notify.notification.sent, ARB-013). Started only
-	// when at least one broker is configured; otherwise the HTTP /internal/push
-	// API is the only delivery channel.
-	var kafkaConsumer *kafkaconsumer.Consumer
-	var kafkaCancel context.CancelFunc
-	if len(cfg.KafkaBrokers) > 0 && cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic != "" {
-		kafkaConsumer = kafkaconsumer.New(kafkaconsumer.Config{
-			Brokers: cfg.KafkaBrokers,
-			Topic:   cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic,
-			GroupID: cfg.KafkaConsumerGroup,
-		}, h, redisClient, metrics)
-		kafkaCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		kafkaCancel = cancel
-		go func() {
-			logger.Info("kafka consumer starting",
-				"topic", cfg.KafkaNotificationTopic, "group", cfg.KafkaConsumerGroup)
-			if err := kafkaConsumer.Run(kafkaCtx); err != nil &&
-				!errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-				logger.Error("kafka consumer exited with error", "err", err)
-			}
-		}()
-	} else {
-		logger.Warn("KAFKA_BROKERS empty; notification consumption disabled")
-	}
-
-	// 8. WebSocket + internal HTTP handlers.
+	// 7. WebSocket + internal HTTP handlers (legacy path, backwards compat).
 	wsHandler := ws.NewHandler(h, cfg, redisClient, metrics)
 
+	// 8. SSE handler (M7 preferred path: per-connection Redis subscription).
+	sseHandler := sse.NewHandler(cfg, redisClient, metrics)
+
 	// 9. /readyz probe (soft failure per ARB-015 §17.4).
-	readyzer := health.NewReadyzer(h, redisClient, kafkaConsumer, serviceName, cfg.InstanceID)
+	readyzer := health.NewReadyzer(h, redisClient, serviceName, cfg.InstanceID)
 
 	// 10. Gin router.
 	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
@@ -155,10 +145,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Liveness (no auth, no dependency checks).
 	r.GET("/healthz", health.Healthz(serviceName))
-	// Readiness (soft failure on Redis/Kafka).
+	// Readiness (soft failure on Redis).
 	r.GET("/readyz", readyzer.Handler)
 	// Prometheus metrics.
 	r.GET("/metrics", gin.WrapH(promhttp.Handler()))
+	// SSE endpoint (M7 preferred: per-connection Redis subscription).
+	r.GET("/sse/notifications", sseHandler.HandleNotifications)
 	// WebSocket upgrade (JWT auth via query ?token= or Authorization header).
 	r.GET("/ws", wsHandler.HandleWebSocket)
 	// Internal HTTP APIs consumed by msg (X-Internal-Key auth, ARB-013).
@@ -171,7 +163,7 @@ func main() {
 		Addr:         ":" + cfg.Port,
 		Handler:      r,
 		ReadTimeout:  10 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout: 0, // WebSocket connections are long-lived; no write timeout.
+		WriteTimeout: 0, // SSE and WebSocket connections are long-lived; no write timeout.
 	}
 
 	// 11. Start HTTP server.
@@ -193,27 +185,17 @@ func main() {
 	shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shutdownTimeout)
 	defer shutdownCancel()
 
-	// 13a. Hub.CloseAll sends close frame 1001 to every live connection.
+	// 13a. Hub.CloseAll sends close frame 1001 to every live WebSocket connection.
 	h.CloseAll()
 	logger.Info("hub closeAll complete; draining connections",
 		"active_connections", h.ActiveConnections())
 
-	// 13b. Stop accepting new HTTP requests; drain in-flight.
+	// 13b. Stop accepting new HTTP requests; drain in-flight (including SSE).
 	if err := srv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("http server shutdown error", "err", err)
 	}
 
-	// 13c. Stop Kafka consumer (cancel context + close reader).
-	if kafkaCancel != nil {
-		kafkaCancel()
-	}
-	if kafkaConsumer != nil {
-		if err := kafkaConsumer.Close(); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("kafka consumer close error", "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// 13d. Stop Redis Pub/Sub subscriber + close client.
+	// 13c. Stop Redis Pub/Sub subscriber + close client.
 	if pubsubCancel != nil {
 		if err := pubsubCancel(); err != nil {
 			logger.Warn("redis pubsub cancel error", "err", err)