diff --git a/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.cpp b/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.cpp
index efe5ab82..371ac6b3 100644
--- a/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.cpp
+++ b/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 #include "core/process_runner.h"
+#include "core/process_state_machine.h"
 #include "core/tokens.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <cmath>
 
 namespace fn_ui {
 
+// Helpers para puentear el RunnerState (publico) con la SM pura.
+// RunnerState y ProcessState comparten orden y valores enteros (0..3).
+namespace {
+ProcessState to_ps(RunnerState s) { return static_cast<ProcessState>(static_cast<int>(s)); }
+RunnerState  to_rs(ProcessState s) { return static_cast<RunnerState>(static_cast<int>(s)); }
+
+// Aplica un evento al estado actual del runner via process_transition.
+void apply_event(ProcessRunner& r, std::atomic<int>& state, ProcessEvent ev) {
+    (void)r;
+    int cur = state.load();
+    ProcessState ns = process_transition(to_ps(static_cast<RunnerState>(cur)), ev);
+    state.store(static_cast<int>(to_rs(ns)));
+}
+} // namespace
+
 ProcessRunner::ProcessRunner() = default;
 
 ProcessRunner::~ProcessRunner() {
@@ -26,7 +42,8 @@ std::string ProcessRunner::message() const {
 
 void ProcessRunner::reset() {
     if (is_busy()) return;
-    state_.store(static_cast<int>(RunnerState::Idle));
+    // Reset event: Success/Error -> Idle (no-op si ya en Idle).
+    apply_event(*this, state_, ProcessEvent::Reset);
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(mu_);
     message_.clear();
 }
@@ -36,7 +53,9 @@ void runner_trigger(ProcessRunner& r,
     if (r.is_busy()) return;
     if (r.th_.joinable()) r.th_.join();
 
-    r.state_.store(static_cast<int>(RunnerState::Running));
+    // Si venimos de Success/Error, primero Reset -> Idle, luego Spawned -> Running.
+    apply_event(r, r.state_, ProcessEvent::Reset);
+    apply_event(r, r.state_, ProcessEvent::Spawned);
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(r.mu_);
         r.message_.clear();
@@ -55,7 +74,8 @@ void runner_trigger(ProcessRunner& r,
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(r.mu_);
             r.message_ = std::move(out);
         }
-        r.state_.store(static_cast<int>(ok ? RunnerState::Success : RunnerState::Error));
+        // Running -> Success/Error via SM pura.
+        apply_event(r, r.state_, ok ? ProcessEvent::Finished : ProcessEvent::Failed);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.md b/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.md
index 924ba5b1..a33fd46f 100644
--- a/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.md
+++ b/cpp/functions/core/process_runner.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ purity: impure
 signature: "class fn_ui::ProcessRunner { is_busy(); state(); message(); reset(); }; void runner_trigger(ProcessRunner&, std::function<bool(std::string&)>); void runner_status(const ProcessRunner&, const char* label)"
 description: "Ejecuta una tarea en std::thread en background y expone estado thread-safe (idle/running/success/error). Incluye widget inline con spinner + resultado."
 tags: [imgui, ui, async, thread, runner, tokens]
-uses_functions: ["tokens_cpp_core"]
+uses_functions: ["process_state_machine_cpp_core", "tokens_cpp_core"]
 uses_types: []
 returns: []
 returns_optional: false