diff --git a/edge/__main__.py b/edge/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8744750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edge/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from edge.daemon import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/edge/daemon.py b/edge/daemon.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..408892b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edge/daemon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import os
+
+
+def run_loop(runtime, client, queue, *, clock, sleep, iterations=None,
+             sync_every=150, heartbeat_every=900, flush_every=300,
+             frame_interval=0.0):
+    counters = {"frames": 0, "syncs": 0, "beats": 0, "flushes": 0, "errors": 0}
+    i = 0
+    while iterations is None or i < iterations:
+        i += 1
+        try:
+            runtime.step(clock())
+            counters["frames"] += 1
+        except Exception:
+            counters["errors"] += 1
+        if sync_every and i % sync_every == 0:
+            cfg = client.fetch_config()
+            if cfg is not None:
+                from edge.zones import zones_from_config
+                runtime.apply_zones(zones_from_config(cfg))
+                counters["syncs"] += 1
+        if heartbeat_every and i % heartbeat_every == 0:
+            if client.send_heartbeat({"fps": 0.0, "frames": counters["frames"]}):
+                counters["beats"] += 1
+        if flush_every and i % flush_every == 0:
+            queue.flush()
+            counters["flushes"] += 1
+        if frame_interval:
+            sleep(frame_interval)
+    return counters
+
+
+def main() -> None:  # pragma: no cover (integration entrypoint, exercised on device)
+    import time
+    from edge.config import load_config
+    from edge.cloudclient import CloudClient
+    from edge.alert import PostClient
+    from edge.queue import OfflineQueue
+    from edge.runtime import PipelineRuntime
+    from edge.adapters.uvc_source import UvcSource
+    from edge.adapters.movenet_pose import MoveNetPoseAdapter
+
+    cfg = load_config(dict(os.environ))
+    nonce = lambda: os.urandom(8).hex()
+    now = time.time
+    base = cfg.cafe24_url.rstrip("/")
+    client = CloudClient(base, cfg.device_id, cfg.secret, nonce, now)
+    post = PostClient(base + "/api/events", cfg.device_id, cfg.secret, nonce, now)
+    queue = OfflineQueue(os.environ.get("QUEUE_DB", "queue.db"), post)
+    source = UvcSource(int(os.environ.get("UVC_DEVICE", "0")))
+    pose = MoveNetPoseAdapter(os.environ["MOVENET_ONNX"])
+    runtime = PipelineRuntime(cfg, source, pose, queue)
+    run_loop(runtime, client, queue, clock=now, sleep=time.sleep, iterations=None,
+             frame_interval=1.0 / float(os.environ.get("TARGET_FPS", "12")))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a75cd4d..510cccc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ dependencies = ["numpy", "opencv-python", "requests"]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = ["pytest"]
 
+[project.scripts]
+move-detect-edge = "edge.daemon:main"
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = ["tests"]
 addopts = "-q"
diff --git a/tests/test_daemon.py b/tests/test_daemon.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a675be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_daemon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from edge.daemon import run_loop
+
+
+class _Runtime:
+    def __init__(self): self.steps = 0; self.applied = None
+    def step(self, now): self.steps += 1; return []
+    def apply_zones(self, zones): self.applied = zones
+
+
+class _Client:
+    def __init__(self): self.configs = 0; self.beats = 0
+    def fetch_config(self): self.configs += 1; return {"zones": [], "thresholds": {}}
+    def send_heartbeat(self, m): self.beats += 1; return True
+
+
+class _Queue:
+    def __init__(self): self.flushes = 0
+    def flush(self): self.flushes += 1; return 0
+
+
+def test_loop_steps_and_periodics():
+    rt, cl, q = _Runtime(), _Client(), _Queue()
+    ticks = iter(range(1000))
+    counters = run_loop(rt, cl, q, clock=lambda: float(next(ticks)),
+                        sleep=lambda s: None, iterations=10,
+                        sync_every=5, heartbeat_every=5, flush_every=5)
+    assert rt.steps == 10
+    assert cl.configs == 2 and cl.beats == 2 and q.flushes == 2  # at frames 5 and 10
+    assert rt.applied == []  # zones applied from fetched config
+
+
+def test_loop_survives_step_exception():
+    class Boom(_Runtime):
+        def step(self, now):
+            self.steps += 1
+            if self.steps == 2: raise RuntimeError("frame glitch")
+            return []
+    rt = Boom()
+    counters = run_loop(rt, _Client(), _Queue(), clock=lambda: 0.0,
+                        sleep=lambda s: None, iterations=3,
+                        sync_every=99, heartbeat_every=99, flush_every=99)
+    assert rt.steps == 3  # kept going past the exception
+    assert counters["errors"] == 1