diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a4622e1..18d6301 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-19 - 3.2.0 - feat(destination-buffer)
+add SmartlogDestinationBuffer in-memory circular buffer destination with query/filter/pagination and tests
+
+- Introduce SmartlogDestinationBuffer: an in-memory circular buffer implementing ILogDestination with configurable maxEntries (default 2000).
+- Expose APIs: handleLog, getEntries (supports level filtering, search, since timestamp, limit/offset pagination, newest-first ordering), getEntryCount, and clear.
+- Add package export './destination-buffer' and module entry points (index and plugins) to expose the new destination.
+- Add tests covering storage, filtering by level and search, pagination, eviction when maxEntries exceeded, clearing, and default maxEntries behavior.
+
 ## 2026-02-14 - 3.1.11 - fix(destination-receiver)
 return full webrequest response from SmartlogDestinationReceiver and migrate to WebrequestClient; update tests, dependencies, docs, and npmextra metadata
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14dc245..98f0795 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "./destination-devtools": "./dist_ts_destination_devtools/index.js",
     "./destination-file": "./dist_ts_destination_file/index.js",
     "./destination-local": "./dist_ts_destination_local/index.js",
+    "./destination-buffer": "./dist_ts_destination_buffer/index.js",
     "./destination-receiver": "./dist_ts_destination_receiver/index.js",
     "./receiver": "./dist_ts_receiver/index.js"
   },
diff --git a/test/test.destination-buffer.node.ts b/test/test.destination-buffer.node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1723345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.destination-buffer.node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartlogDestinationBuffer } from '../ts_destination_buffer/index.js';
+import type { ILogPackage, TLogLevel } from '../ts_interfaces/index.js';
+
+const createMockLogPackage = (level: TLogLevel, message: string): ILogPackage => {
+  return {
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+    type: 'log',
+    level,
+    message,
+    context: {
+      environment: 'test',
+      runtime: 'node',
+      zone: 'test-zone',
+    },
+    correlation: {
+      id: '123',
+      type: 'none',
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+let buffer: SmartlogDestinationBuffer;
+
+tap.test('should create a buffer destination instance', async () => {
+  buffer = new SmartlogDestinationBuffer({ maxEntries: 100 });
+  expect(buffer).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(buffer.getEntryCount()).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('should store log entries via handleLog', async () => {
+  await buffer.handleLog(createMockLogPackage('info', 'Hello world'));
+  await buffer.handleLog(createMockLogPackage('error', 'Something failed'));
+  await buffer.handleLog(createMockLogPackage('warn', 'Watch out'));
+
+  expect(buffer.getEntryCount()).toEqual(3);
+});
+
+tap.test('should retrieve entries newest-first', async () => {
+  const entries = buffer.getEntries();
+  expect(entries.length).toEqual(3);
+  expect(entries[0].message).toEqual('Watch out');
+  expect(entries[2].message).toEqual('Hello world');
+});
+
+tap.test('should filter entries by level', async () => {
+  const errorEntries = buffer.getEntries({ level: 'error' });
+  expect(errorEntries.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(errorEntries[0].message).toEqual('Something failed');
+
+  const multiLevel = buffer.getEntries({ level: ['info', 'warn'] });
+  expect(multiLevel.length).toEqual(2);
+});
+
+tap.test('should filter entries by search string', async () => {
+  const results = buffer.getEntries({ search: 'hello' });
+  expect(results.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(results[0].message).toEqual('Hello world');
+});
+
+tap.test('should support limit and offset pagination', async () => {
+  const page1 = buffer.getEntries({ limit: 2, offset: 0 });
+  expect(page1.length).toEqual(2);
+  expect(page1[0].message).toEqual('Watch out');
+
+  const page2 = buffer.getEntries({ limit: 2, offset: 2 });
+  expect(page2.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(page2[0].message).toEqual('Hello world');
+});
+
+tap.test('should filter by since timestamp', async () => {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const freshBuffer = new SmartlogDestinationBuffer();
+
+  const oldPkg = createMockLogPackage('info', 'Old message');
+  oldPkg.timestamp = now - 60000;
+  await freshBuffer.handleLog(oldPkg);
+
+  const newPkg = createMockLogPackage('info', 'New message');
+  newPkg.timestamp = now;
+  await freshBuffer.handleLog(newPkg);
+
+  const results = freshBuffer.getEntries({ since: now - 1000 });
+  expect(results.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(results[0].message).toEqual('New message');
+});
+
+tap.test('should enforce circular buffer max entries', async () => {
+  const smallBuffer = new SmartlogDestinationBuffer({ maxEntries: 5 });
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    await smallBuffer.handleLog(createMockLogPackage('info', `Message ${i}`));
+  }
+
+  expect(smallBuffer.getEntryCount()).toEqual(5);
+
+  // Should have kept the latest 5 (messages 5-9)
+  const entries = smallBuffer.getEntries({ limit: 10 });
+  expect(entries[0].message).toEqual('Message 9');
+  expect(entries[4].message).toEqual('Message 5');
+});
+
+tap.test('should clear all entries', async () => {
+  expect(buffer.getEntryCount()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  buffer.clear();
+  expect(buffer.getEntryCount()).toEqual(0);
+  expect(buffer.getEntries().length).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('should use default maxEntries of 2000', async () => {
+  const defaultBuffer = new SmartlogDestinationBuffer();
+  // Just verify it was created without error
+  expect(defaultBuffer).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(defaultBuffer.getEntryCount()).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+export default tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index e1ec593..15de5cf 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartlog',
-  version: '3.1.11',
+  version: '3.2.0',
   description: 'A minimalistic, distributed, and extensible logging tool supporting centralized log management.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_destination_buffer/classes.destinationbuffer.ts b/ts_destination_buffer/classes.destinationbuffer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c83d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_destination_buffer/classes.destinationbuffer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import type { ILogDestination, ILogPackage, TLogLevel } from '../dist_ts_interfaces/index.js';
+
+export interface IDestinationBufferOptions {
+  maxEntries?: number;
+}
+
+export interface IBufferQueryOptions {
+  level?: TLogLevel | TLogLevel[];
+  search?: string;
+  limit?: number;
+  offset?: number;
+  since?: number;
+}
+
+export class SmartlogDestinationBuffer implements ILogDestination {
+  private logPackages: ILogPackage[] = [];
+  private maxEntries: number;
+
+  constructor(options?: IDestinationBufferOptions) {
+    this.maxEntries = options?.maxEntries ?? 2000;
+  }
+
+  public async handleLog(logPackage: ILogPackage): Promise<void> {
+    this.logPackages.push(logPackage);
+    if (this.logPackages.length > this.maxEntries) {
+      this.logPackages.shift();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public getEntries(options?: IBufferQueryOptions): ILogPackage[] {
+    const limit = options?.limit ?? 100;
+    const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
+
+    let results = this.logPackages;
+
+    // Filter by level
+    if (options?.level) {
+      const levels = Array.isArray(options.level) ? options.level : [options.level];
+      results = results.filter((pkg) => levels.includes(pkg.level));
+    }
+
+    // Filter by search (message content)
+    if (options?.search) {
+      const searchLower = options.search.toLowerCase();
+      results = results.filter((pkg) => pkg.message.toLowerCase().includes(searchLower));
+    }
+
+    // Filter by timestamp
+    if (options?.since) {
+      results = results.filter((pkg) => pkg.timestamp >= options.since);
+    }
+
+    // Return newest-first, with pagination
+    return results
+      .slice()
+      .reverse()
+      .slice(offset, offset + limit);
+  }
+
+  public getEntryCount(): number {
+    return this.logPackages.length;
+  }
+
+  public clear(): void {
+    this.logPackages = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts_destination_buffer/index.ts b/ts_destination_buffer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a30255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_destination_buffer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SmartlogDestinationBuffer, type IDestinationBufferOptions, type IBufferQueryOptions } from './classes.destinationbuffer.js';
diff --git a/ts_destination_buffer/plugins.ts b/ts_destination_buffer/plugins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7965b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_destination_buffer/plugins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import * as smartlogInterfaces from '../dist_ts_interfaces/index.js';
+
+export { smartlogInterfaces };