diff --git a/examples/timer/c_bindings/my_timer.h b/examples/timer/c_bindings/my_timer.h
index cd50e82..d5270b0 100644
--- a/examples/timer/c_bindings/my_timer.h
+++ b/examples/timer/c_bindings/my_timer.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int my_timer_schedule(void *ctx, FFICallBack callback, void *userData, JobSpec j
 
 int my_timer_destroy(void *ctx);
 
+// Native event payloads — cast the callback's msg accordingly:
+//   "on_echo_fired"  ->  const EchoEvent *
 uint64_t my_timer_add_event_listener(void *ctx, const char *eventName, FFICallBack callback, void *userData);
 int my_timer_remove_event_listener(void *ctx, uint64_t listenerId);
 
diff --git a/ffi.nimble b/ffi.nimble
index d6b3215..effec1d 100644
--- a/ffi.nimble
+++ b/ffi.nimble
@@ -146,19 +146,22 @@ task genbindings_rust, "Generate Rust bindings for the timer example":
     " -d:ffiSrcPath=../timer.nim" &
     " -o:/dev/null examples/timer/timer.nim"
 
-task genbindings_c, "Generate C bindings for the timer example":
-  exec "nim c " & nimFlagsOrc &
-    " --app:lib --noMain --nimMainPrefix:libmy_timer" &
-    " -d:ffiGenBindings -d:targetLang=c" &
-    " -d:ffiOutputDir=examples/timer/c_bindings" &
-    " -d:ffiSrcPath=../timer.nim" &
-    " -o:/dev/null examples/timer/timer.nim"
-  exec "nim c " & nimFlagsRefc &
-    " --app:lib --noMain --nimMainPrefix:libmy_timer" &
-    " -d:ffiGenBindings -d:targetLang=c" &
-    " -d:ffiOutputDir=examples/timer/c_bindings" &
-    " -d:ffiSrcPath=../timer.nim" &
-    " -o:/dev/null examples/timer/timer.nim"
+# `mode` selects the ABI to emit: "native", "cbor", or "both" (-d:ffiMode).
+proc genC(mode: string) =
+  for flags in [nimFlagsOrc, nimFlagsRefc]:
+    exec "nim c " & flags & " --app:lib --noMain --nimMainPrefix:libmy_timer" &
+      " -d:ffiGenBindings -d:targetLang=c -d:ffiMode=" & mode &
+      " -d:ffiOutputDir=examples/timer/c_bindings -d:ffiSrcPath=../timer.nim" &
+      " -o:/dev/null examples/timer/timer.nim"
+
+task genbindings_c, "Generate C bindings (native + CBOR) for the timer example":
+  genC("both")
+
+task genbindings_c_native, "Generate only the native C bindings (<lib>.h)":
+  genC("native")
+
+task genbindings_c_cbor, "Generate only the CBOR C bindings (<lib>_cbor.h)":
+  genC("cbor")
 
 task genbindings_go, "Generate Go (cgo) bindings for the timer example":
   exec "nim c " & nimFlagsOrc &
diff --git a/ffi/codegen/c.nim b/ffi/codegen/c.nim
index 369b5d1..06b3744 100644
--- a/ffi/codegen/c.nim
+++ b/ffi/codegen/c.nim
@@ -167,8 +167,13 @@ proc generateCHeader*(
     lines.add("")
 
   # `declareLibrary` always exports the listener-registration ABI. The native
-  # header advertises the native listener: the callback's msg is a typed
-  # `const <Event>*` (cast it), not CBOR.
+  # listener delivers the payload as a typed struct: on RET_OK the callback's
+  # `msg` is a `const <Event>*` (cast it; valid only for the callback), keyed by
+  # the registered event name below.
+  if events.len > 0:
+    lines.add("// Native event payloads — cast the callback's msg accordingly:")
+    for e in events:
+      lines.add("//   \"" & e.wireName & "\"  ->  const " & e.payloadTypeName & " *")
   lines.add(
     "uint64_t " & libName &
       "_add_event_listener(void *ctx, const char *eventName, FFICallBack callback, void *userData);"
@@ -401,12 +406,14 @@ proc generateCBindings*(
     nimSrcRelPath: string,
     events: seq[FFIEventMeta] = @[],
 ) =
-  # Emit both ABIs so consumers can choose per call site: the native (zero-copy,
-  # same-process) one and the CBOR (boundary-crossing / generic) one.
-  writeFile(
-    outputDir / (libName & ".h"), generateCHeader(procs, types, libName, events)
-  )
-  writeFile(
-    outputDir / (libName & "_cbor.h"),
-    generateCborCHeader(procs, types, libName, events),
-  )
+  # Emit the ABI(s) selected by -d:ffiMode (default both): the native (zero-copy,
+  # same-process) header and/or the CBOR (boundary-crossing / generic) one.
+  if ffiEmitNative():
+    writeFile(
+      outputDir / (libName & ".h"), generateCHeader(procs, types, libName, events)
+    )
+  if ffiEmitCbor():
+    writeFile(
+      outputDir / (libName & "_cbor.h"),
+      generateCborCHeader(procs, types, libName, events),
+    )
diff --git a/ffi/codegen/meta.nim b/ffi/codegen/meta.nim
index 230919a..16d5189 100644
--- a/ffi/codegen/meta.nim
+++ b/ffi/codegen/meta.nim
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ var currentLibName* {.compileTime.}: string
 # Target language for binding generation; override with -d:targetLang=cpp
 const targetLang* {.strdefine.} = "rust"
 
+# Which ABI(s) to emit: "native" (zero-serialization C structs), "cbor"
+# (inter-process), or "both" (default). Override with -d:ffiMode=native.
+const ffiMode* {.strdefine.} = "both"
+
+func ffiEmitNative*(): bool =
+  ffiMode == "native" or ffiMode == "both"
+
+func ffiEmitCbor*(): bool =
+  ffiMode == "cbor" or ffiMode == "both"
+
 # Output directory for generated bindings; set with -d:ffiOutputDir=path/to/dir
 const ffiOutputDir* {.strdefine.} = ""