diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/Delivery/DeliveryOutcome.cs b/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/Delivery/DeliveryOutcome.cs
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+namespace ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Delivery;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Classification of a single delivery attempt. Transient failures are eligible for
+/// retry; permanent failures are terminal and not retried.
+/// </summary>
+public enum DeliveryResult
+{
+    /// <summary>The notification was delivered successfully.</summary>
+    Success,
+
+    /// <summary>Delivery failed for a transient reason and may succeed on retry.</summary>
+    TransientFailure,
+
+    /// <summary>Delivery failed for a permanent reason and must not be retried.</summary>
+    PermanentFailure
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of a delivery attempt produced by an <see cref="INotificationDeliveryAdapter"/>.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Result">The classification of the attempt.</param>
+/// <param name="ResolvedTargets">
+/// The concrete delivery targets used, snapshotted for audit. Set only on success.
+/// </param>
+/// <param name="Error">A human-readable failure description. Set only on failure.</param>
+public record DeliveryOutcome(DeliveryResult Result, string? ResolvedTargets, string? Error)
+{
+    /// <summary>Creates a successful outcome carrying the resolved delivery targets.</summary>
+    public static DeliveryOutcome Success(string resolvedTargets) =>
+        new(DeliveryResult.Success, resolvedTargets, null);
+
+    /// <summary>Creates a transient-failure outcome carrying an error description.</summary>
+    public static DeliveryOutcome Transient(string error) =>
+        new(DeliveryResult.TransientFailure, null, error);
+
+    /// <summary>Creates a permanent-failure outcome carrying an error description.</summary>
+    public static DeliveryOutcome Permanent(string error) =>
+        new(DeliveryResult.PermanentFailure, null, error);
+}
diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/Delivery/INotificationDeliveryAdapter.cs b/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/Delivery/INotificationDeliveryAdapter.cs
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+using ScadaLink.Commons.Entities.Notifications;
+using ScadaLink.Commons.Types.Enums;
+
+namespace ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Delivery;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Channel-specific delivery strategy for outbox notifications. Each adapter handles
+/// a single <see cref="NotificationType"/>; the outbox dispatcher selects the adapter
+/// matching a notification's type.
+/// </summary>
+public interface INotificationDeliveryAdapter
+{
+    /// <summary>The notification channel this adapter delivers.</summary>
+    NotificationType Type { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts delivery of the given notification and reports the classified outcome.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="notification">The notification to deliver.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Token used to cancel the delivery attempt.</param>
+    /// <returns>The outcome of the delivery attempt.</returns>
+    Task<DeliveryOutcome> DeliverAsync(Notification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/NotificationOutboxOptions.cs b/src/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox/NotificationOutboxOptions.cs
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+namespace ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration options for the Notification Outbox component: dispatch cadence,
+/// batch sizing, stuck-message detection, terminal retention, and KPI windowing.
+/// </summary>
+public class NotificationOutboxOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>Interval between dispatch sweeps that pick up pending notifications for delivery.</summary>
+    public TimeSpan DispatchInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+
+    /// <summary>Maximum number of notifications claimed for delivery in a single dispatch sweep.</summary>
+    public int DispatchBatchSize { get; set; } = 100;
+
+    /// <summary>Age past which an in-progress notification is considered stuck and re-claimed.</summary>
+    public TimeSpan StuckAgeThreshold { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10);
+
+    /// <summary>Retention period for notifications in a terminal state before they are purged.</summary>
+    public TimeSpan TerminalRetention { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromDays(365);
+
+    /// <summary>Interval between background purge sweeps of terminal notifications.</summary>
+    public TimeSpan PurgeInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromDays(1);
+
+    /// <summary>Trailing window used to compute the delivered-notifications throughput KPI.</summary>
+    public TimeSpan DeliveredKpiWindow { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests/Delivery/DeliveryOutcomeTests.cs b/tests/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests/Delivery/DeliveryOutcomeTests.cs
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+using ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Delivery;
+
+namespace ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests.Delivery;
+
+public class DeliveryOutcomeTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Success_SetsResolvedTargets_AndNoError()
+    {
+        var outcome = DeliveryOutcome.Success("targets");
+
+        Assert.Equal(DeliveryResult.Success, outcome.Result);
+        Assert.Equal("targets", outcome.ResolvedTargets);
+        Assert.Null(outcome.Error);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Transient_SetsError_AndNoResolvedTargets()
+    {
+        var outcome = DeliveryOutcome.Transient("e");
+
+        Assert.Equal(DeliveryResult.TransientFailure, outcome.Result);
+        Assert.Equal("e", outcome.Error);
+        Assert.Null(outcome.ResolvedTargets);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Permanent_SetsError_AndNoResolvedTargets()
+    {
+        var outcome = DeliveryOutcome.Permanent("e");
+
+        Assert.Equal(DeliveryResult.PermanentFailure, outcome.Result);
+        Assert.Equal("e", outcome.Error);
+        Assert.Null(outcome.ResolvedTargets);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests/NotificationOutboxOptionsTests.cs b/tests/ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests/NotificationOutboxOptionsTests.cs
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+namespace ScadaLink.NotificationOutbox.Tests;
+
+public class NotificationOutboxOptionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Defaults_AreExpectedValues()
+    {
+        var options = new NotificationOutboxOptions();
+
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), options.DispatchInterval);
+        Assert.Equal(100, options.DispatchBatchSize);
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10), options.StuckAgeThreshold);
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromDays(365), options.TerminalRetention);
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromDays(1), options.PurgeInterval);
+        Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1), options.DeliveredKpiWindow);
+    }
+}