diff --git a/src/logparser.js b/src/logparser.js
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index 0000000..6d80f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logparser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Pure EverQuest log-line parser. No DOM; importable by the browser and
+// node:test.
+//
+// EQ P99 log format:
+//   [Day Mon DD HH:MM:SS YYYY] <content>
+//
+// Chat lines — where a player quoted a log message inside /say, /shout, /ooc,
+// /guild, /group, or /tell — are suppressed so their body is never mistaken
+// for a real game event.
+
+const TIMESTAMP_RE =
+  /^\[(?:Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat) (?:Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec) [ \d]\d \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} \d{4}\] /;
+
+// Each regex is anchored to the start of the post-timestamp content.
+const CHAT_RES = [
+  /^\S+ -> \S+: /, // tell (outgoing): "CharA -> CharB: ..."
+  /^\S+ tells you, '/, // tell (incoming): "Name tells you, '...'"
+  /^\S+ says, '/, // say — other: "Name says, '...'"
+  /^You say, '/, // say — self
+  /^\S+ shouts, '/, // shout — other
+  /^You shout, '/, // shout — self
+  /^\S+ says out of character, '/, // ooc — other
+  /^You say out of character, '/, // ooc — self
+  /^\S+ says to your guild, '/, // guild — other
+  /^You say to your guild, '/, // guild — self
+  /^\S+ tells the group, '/, // group — other
+  /^You tell the group, '/, // group — self
+  /^\S+ auctions, '/, // auction — other
+  /^You auction, '/, // auction — self
+];
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when `content` (the portion of a log line after the timestamp)
+ * is a chat-channel message. Such lines must not be parsed as game events
+ * because a player may have pasted event-like text into chat.
+ *
+ * @param {string} content post-timestamp line content
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function isChat(content) {
+  return CHAT_RES.some((re) => re.test(content));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse one line from an EverQuest log file into a typed event object, or
+ * return null for lines that are not recognized game events (including all
+ * chat-channel lines).
+ *
+ * @param {string} line raw log line
+ * @returns {{ type: string } | null}
+ */
+export function parseLine(line) {
+  const m = line.match(TIMESTAMP_RE);
+  if (!m) return null;
+
+  const content = line.slice(m[0].length);
+  if (isChat(content)) return null;
+
+  // Level up: "You have gained a level! Welcome to level N!"
+  const levelUpM = content.match(/^You have gained a level! Welcome to level (\d+)!$/);
+  if (levelUpM) return { type: "level_up", level: parseInt(levelUpM[1], 10) };
+
+  // Kill by self: "You have slain <mob>!"
+  const selfKillM = content.match(/^You have slain (.+)!$/);
+  if (selfKillM) return { type: "kill", mob: selfKillM[1], slayer: null };
+
+  // Kill by named player/NPC: "<mob> has been slain by <slayer>!"
+  const namedKillM = content.match(/^(.+) has been slain by (.+)!$/);
+  if (namedKillM) return { type: "kill", mob: namedKillM[1], slayer: namedKillM[2] };
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/xp.js b/src/xp.js
index 111f074..30dd956 100644
--- a/src/xp.js
+++ b/src/xp.js
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ export { partyXpForMob } from "./partyxp.js";
 export { splitXp } from "./split.js";
 export { awardXp } from "./award.js";
 export { killsToNextLevel } from "./kills.js";
+export { parseLine, isChat } from "./logparser.js";
diff --git a/test/logparser.test.js b/test/logparser.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..928f5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/logparser.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { parseLine, isChat } from "../src/logparser.js";
+
+// ── isChat ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("isChat: outgoing tell (CharA -> CharB: ...)", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isChat(
+      "MyChar -> TheirChar: and then Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021 You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!",
+    ),
+    true,
+  );
+});
+
+test("isChat: incoming tell (Name tells you, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob tells you, 'hello'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: say — other player (Name says, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob says, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: say — self (You say, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You say, 'You have slain a goblin!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: shout — other player (Name shouts, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob shouts, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 12!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: shout — self (You shout, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You shout, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 12!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: ooc — other player (Name says out of character, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob says out of character, 'copy of a log line'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: ooc — self (You say out of character, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You say out of character, 'copy of a log line'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: guild — other player (Name says to your guild, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob says to your guild, 'You have slain a rat!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: guild — self (You say to your guild, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You say to your guild, 'You have slain a rat!'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: group — other player (Name tells the group, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isChat("Gurob tells the group, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'"),
+    true,
+  );
+});
+
+test("isChat: group — self (You tell the group, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isChat("You tell the group, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'"),
+    true,
+  );
+});
+
+test("isChat: auction — other player (Name auctions, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("Gurob auctions, 'Torch PST'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: auction — self (You auction, '...')", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You auction, 'Torch 10pp'"), true);
+});
+
+test("isChat: returns false for a real level-up event", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You have gained a level! Welcome to level 10!"), false);
+});
+
+test("isChat: returns false for a real kill event", () => {
+  assert.equal(isChat("You have slain a goblin!"), false);
+});
+
+// ── parseLine: chat lines suppressed ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// The canonical case from the issue: a tell whose body contains text that
+// looks exactly like a level-up log event.
+test("parseLine: tell containing level-up text is null (user example)", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Wed Jan 28 21:31:44 2026] MyChar -> TheirChar: and then Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021 You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: incoming tell containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob tells you, 'did you see Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021 You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: say containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob says, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 10!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-say containing kill text is null", () => {
+  const line = "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You say, 'You have slain a goblin!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: shout containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob shouts, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 12!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-shout containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You shout, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 12!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: ooc containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob says out of character, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 5!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-ooc containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You say out of character, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 5!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: guild containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob says to your guild, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 20!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-guild containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You say to your guild, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 20!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: group-tell containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob tells the group, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-group-tell containing level-up text is null", () => {
+  const line =
+    "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You tell the group, 'You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: auction containing event-like text is null", () => {
+  const line = "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] Gurob auctions, 'You have slain Nagafen!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: self-auction containing event-like text is null", () => {
+  const line = "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You auction, 'You have slain Nagafen!'";
+  assert.equal(parseLine(line), null);
+});
+
+// ── parseLine: real events ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("parseLine: level-up event", () => {
+  const line = "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You have gained a level! Welcome to level 10!";
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLine(line), { type: "level_up", level: 10 });
+});
+
+test("parseLine: level-up at level 59", () => {
+  const line = "[Thu Jun 17 18:33:44 2021] You have gained a level! Welcome to level 59!";
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLine(line), { type: "level_up", level: 59 });
+});
+
+test("parseLine: kill by self", () => {
+  const line = "[Wed Jan 28 21:31:44 2026] You have slain a goblin!";
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLine(line), { type: "kill", mob: "a goblin", slayer: null });
+});
+
+test("parseLine: kill — mob slain by named player", () => {
+  const line = "[Wed Jan 28 21:31:44 2026] a goblin has been slain by Gurob!";
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLine(line), { type: "kill", mob: "a goblin", slayer: "Gurob" });
+});
+
+// ── parseLine: edge cases ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("parseLine: line with no timestamp is null", () => {
+  assert.equal(parseLine("You have gained a level! Welcome to level 10!"), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: empty string is null", () => {
+  assert.equal(parseLine(""), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: timestamp with unrecognized content is null", () => {
+  assert.equal(parseLine("[Wed Jan 28 21:31:44 2026] Something unknown happened."), null);
+});
+
+test("parseLine: single-digit day in timestamp is parsed", () => {
+  const line = "[Wed Jan  1 00:00:00 2020] You have gained a level! Welcome to level 2!";
+  assert.deepEqual(parseLine(line), { type: "level_up", level: 2 });
+});