diff --git a/scripts/install/Install-Services.ps1 b/scripts/install/Install-Services.ps1
index d411ba0..15a5b0a 100644
--- a/scripts/install/Install-Services.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install/Install-Services.ps1
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ if ($InstallWonderwareHistorian) {
         "OTOPCUA_ALLOWED_SID=$sid"
         "OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_SECRET=$HistorianSharedSecret"
         "OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ENABLED=true"
+        # Default-on when the historian sidecar is installed; flip to false for a
+        # read-only deployment that still loads aahClientManaged for reads but
+        # rejects WriteAlarmEvents frames.
+        "OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED=true"
         "OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_SERVER=$HistorianServer"
         "OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_PORT=$HistorianPort"
     ) -join "`0"
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Program.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Program.cs
index a347081..6db08b9 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Program.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public static class Program
             }
 
             using var historian = BuildHistorian();
-            var handler = new HistorianFrameHandler(historian, Log.Logger);
+            var alarmWriter = BuildAlarmWriter();
+            var handler = new HistorianFrameHandler(historian, Log.Logger, alarmWriter);
             using var server = new PipeServer(pipeName, allowedSid, sharedSecret, Log.Logger);
 
             Log.Information("Wonderware historian sidecar serving — pipe={Pipe} allowedSid={Sid}", pipeName, allowedSidValue);
@@ -107,4 +108,46 @@ public static class Program
         var raw = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(envName);
         return int.TryParse(raw, out var parsed) ? parsed : defaultValue;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Constructs the alarm-event writer when the alarm-write toggle is on, otherwise
+    ///     returns <c>null</c> so <see cref="HistorianFrameHandler"/> falls back to the
+    ///     "not configured" reply for any incoming <c>WriteAlarmEvents</c> frame.
+    ///     Default is <c>true</c> when <c>OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ENABLED=true</c>; explicitly
+    ///     set <c>OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED=false</c> to keep a read-only
+    ///     deployment that still loads the SDK for reads.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static IAlarmEventWriter? BuildAlarmWriter()
+    {
+        var raw = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED");
+        var enabled = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(raw)
+            ? true
+            : !string.Equals(raw, "false", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        if (!enabled)
+        {
+            Log.Information("Alarm-event writer disabled (OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED=false); historian sidecar will reject WriteAlarmEvents frames.");
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var cfg = BuildAlarmWriterConfig();
+        var backend = new SdkAlarmHistorianWriteBackend(cfg);
+        Log.Information("Alarm-event writer enabled — backend=SdkAlarmHistorianWriteBackend server={Server}", cfg.ServerName);
+        return new AahClientManagedAlarmEventWriter(backend);
+    }
+
+    private static HistorianConfiguration BuildAlarmWriterConfig()
+    {
+        return new HistorianConfiguration
+        {
+            Enabled = true,
+            ServerName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_SERVER") ?? "localhost",
+            Port = TryParseInt("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_PORT", 32568),
+            IntegratedSecurity = !string.Equals(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_INTEGRATED"), "false", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+            UserName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_USER"),
+            Password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_PASS"),
+            CommandTimeoutSeconds = TryParseInt("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_TIMEOUT_SEC", 30),
+            FailureCooldownSeconds = TryParseInt("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_COOLDOWN_SEC", 60),
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware.Tests/ProgramAlarmWriterTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware.Tests/ProgramAlarmWriterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce2f835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware.Tests/ProgramAlarmWriterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using System;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware.Backend;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     PR C.2 — pins the env-var contract that gates whether the sidecar boots an
+    ///     alarm-event writer. Default-on (when the historian itself is enabled) so a
+    ///     fresh deploy picks up the writer without a service-config edit; explicit
+    ///     <c>false</c> opts a read-only deployment out.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+    public sealed class ProgramAlarmWriterTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void BuildAlarmWriter_returns_writer_when_env_unset()
+        {
+            using var _ = ScopedEnv("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED", null);
+
+            var writer = Program.BuildAlarmWriter();
+
+            writer.ShouldNotBeNull();
+            writer.ShouldBeOfType<AahClientManagedAlarmEventWriter>();
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("true")]
+        [InlineData("True")]
+        [InlineData("TRUE")]
+        public void BuildAlarmWriter_returns_writer_when_env_explicitly_true(string value)
+        {
+            using var _ = ScopedEnv("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED", value);
+
+            var writer = Program.BuildAlarmWriter();
+
+            writer.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("false")]
+        [InlineData("False")]
+        [InlineData("FALSE")]
+        public void BuildAlarmWriter_returns_null_when_env_false(string value)
+        {
+            using var _ = ScopedEnv("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED", value);
+
+            var writer = Program.BuildAlarmWriter();
+
+            writer.ShouldBeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void BuildAlarmWriter_treats_unrecognized_value_as_enabled()
+        {
+            // Anything other than the literal "false" (case-insensitive) keeps the writer
+            // wired — fail-open under accidental misconfiguration so an alarm-write deploy
+            // doesn't silently lose alarms because of a typo.
+            using var _ = ScopedEnv("OTOPCUA_HISTORIAN_ALARM_WRITE_ENABLED", "yes");
+
+            var writer = Program.BuildAlarmWriter();
+
+            writer.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        }
+
+        private static IDisposable ScopedEnv(string name, string? value)
+        {
+            var prior = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(name);
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(name, value);
+            return new DisposableAction(() => Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(name, prior));
+        }
+
+        private sealed class DisposableAction : IDisposable
+        {
+            private readonly Action _action;
+            public DisposableAction(Action action) { _action = action; }
+            public void Dispose() => _action();
+        }
+    }
+}