diff --git a/src/engine/__tests__/story.test.ts b/src/engine/__tests__/story.test.ts
index 3d0f9ba..2686dd2 100644
--- a/src/engine/__tests__/story.test.ts
+++ b/src/engine/__tests__/story.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { buildContent } from '../../content/schema';
 import { buildStoryContent } from '../../content/storySchema';
 import { createGameState } from '../game';
-import { enterStoryNode, initStory } from '../story';
+import { enterStoryNode, evaluateTriggers, initStory } from '../story';
 
 function gameContent() {
   const base = buildContent({
@@ -35,6 +35,84 @@ function gameContent() {
   return { ...base, ...story };
 }
 
+function gameContentWithActionTrigger() {
+  const base = buildContent({
+    resources: [
+      { id: 'supplies', name: 'Supplies', startAmount: 10 },
+      { id: 'coin', name: 'Coin', startAmount: 0 },
+    ],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        id: 'scout_path',
+        name: 'Scout',
+        durationMs: 1000,
+        costs: [],
+        yields: [{ resourceId: 'coin', amount: 1 }],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  const story = buildStoryContent(
+    [
+      {
+        id: 'boot_intro',
+        prose: 'Boot.',
+        triggers: [{ type: 'boot', targetNodeId: 'boot_intro' }],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'scout_aftermath',
+        prose: 'After scouting.',
+        triggers: [
+          { type: 'actionComplete', actionId: 'scout_path', targetNodeId: 'scout_aftermath' },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    base.actionsById,
+    base.resourcesById,
+  );
+  return { ...base, ...story };
+}
+
+function gameContentWithThreshold() {
+  const base = buildContent({
+    resources: [
+      { id: 'supplies', name: 'Supplies', startAmount: 10 },
+      { id: 'coin', name: 'Coin', startAmount: 0 },
+    ],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        id: 'scout_path',
+        name: 'Scout',
+        durationMs: 1000,
+        costs: [],
+        yields: [{ resourceId: 'coin', amount: 1 }],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  const story = buildStoryContent(
+    [
+      {
+        id: 'boot_intro',
+        prose: 'Boot.',
+        triggers: [{ type: 'boot', targetNodeId: 'boot_intro' }],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'merchant_flavor',
+        prose: 'Merchant.',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'minResources',
+            minResources: { coin: 3 },
+            targetNodeId: 'merchant_flavor',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    base.actionsById,
+    base.resourcesById,
+  );
+  return { ...base, ...story };
+}
+
 describe('enterStoryNode()', () => {
   it('sets current node, marks seen, applies enterOutcomes', () => {
     const content = gameContent();
@@ -55,3 +133,40 @@ describe('initStory()', () => {
     expect(state.currentStoryNodeId).toBe('');
   });
 });
+
+describe('evaluateTriggers()', () => {
+  it('fires boot trigger on boot reason', () => {
+    const content = gameContent();
+    const state = createGameState(content);
+    initStory(state, content);
+    const { enteredNodeIds } = evaluateTriggers(state, content, { reason: 'boot' });
+    expect(enteredNodeIds).toEqual(['boot_intro']);
+    expect(state.currentStoryNodeId).toBe('boot_intro');
+  });
+
+  it('fires actionComplete when scout_path finishes', () => {
+    const content = gameContentWithActionTrigger();
+    const state = createGameState(content);
+    const { enteredNodeIds } = evaluateTriggers(state, content, {
+      reason: 'actionComplete',
+      actionId: 'scout_path',
+    });
+    expect(enteredNodeIds).toEqual(['scout_aftermath']);
+  });
+
+  it('fires minResources on publish when thresholds met', () => {
+    const content = gameContentWithThreshold();
+    const state = createGameState(content);
+    state.resources.coin = 3;
+    const { enteredNodeIds } = evaluateTriggers(state, content, { reason: 'publish' });
+    expect(enteredNodeIds).toEqual(['merchant_flavor']);
+  });
+
+  it('does not re-fire once-only triggers for seen targets', () => {
+    const content = gameContent();
+    const state = createGameState(content);
+    evaluateTriggers(state, content, { reason: 'boot' });
+    const second = evaluateTriggers(state, content, { reason: 'boot' });
+    expect(second.enteredNodeIds).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/engine/story.ts b/src/engine/story.ts
index 5695a38..e2e40a2 100644
--- a/src/engine/story.ts
+++ b/src/engine/story.ts
@@ -70,3 +70,63 @@ export function initStory(state: GameState, _content: GameContent): void {
     state.currentStoryNodeId = '';
   }
 }
+
+export type TriggerContext = {
+  reason: 'boot' | 'publish' | 'actionComplete';
+  actionId?: string;
+};
+
+export interface TriggerResult {
+  enteredNodeIds: string[];
+  events: StoryEvent[];
+}
+
+function meetsMinResources(state: GameState, minResources: Record<string, number>): boolean {
+  return Object.entries(minResources).every(
+    ([id, min]) => (state.resources[id] ?? 0) >= min,
+  );
+}
+
+function shouldSkipTrigger(state: GameState, trigger: { targetNodeId: string; once: boolean }): boolean {
+  return trigger.once !== false && state.seenStoryNodeIds.includes(trigger.targetNodeId);
+}
+
+export function evaluateTriggers(
+  state: GameState,
+  content: GameContent,
+  ctx: TriggerContext,
+): TriggerResult {
+  const enteredNodeIds: string[] = [];
+  const events: StoryEvent[] = [];
+
+  for (const node of content.storyNodes) {
+    for (const trigger of node.triggers ?? []) {
+      if (shouldSkipTrigger(state, trigger)) continue;
+
+      let matches = false;
+      if (ctx.reason === 'boot' && trigger.type === 'boot') matches = true;
+      if (
+        ctx.reason === 'actionComplete' &&
+        trigger.type === 'actionComplete' &&
+        trigger.actionId === ctx.actionId
+      ) {
+        matches = true;
+      }
+      if (
+        (ctx.reason === 'publish' || ctx.reason === 'actionComplete') &&
+        trigger.type === 'minResources' &&
+        trigger.minResources &&
+        meetsMinResources(state, trigger.minResources)
+      ) {
+        matches = true;
+      }
+
+      if (matches) {
+        enteredNodeIds.push(trigger.targetNodeId);
+        events.push(...enterStoryNode(state, content, trigger.targetNodeId));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { enteredNodeIds, events };
+}