diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/BUILD b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/BUILD
index cfb4d2d..913884e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/BUILD
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/BUILD
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
     name = "events",
     srcs = glob(["*.java"]),
     deps = [
-        "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/io",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/io:out-err",
-        "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/vfs:pathfragment",
         "//src/main/java/net/starlark/java/eval",
         "//src/main/java/net/starlark/java/syntax",
         "//third_party:guava",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/Event.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/Event.java
index bbd8c52..a74c70b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/Event.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/Event.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 import static java.util.Comparator.comparing;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableClassToInstanceMap;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.io.FileOutErr;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.PathFragment;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -173,9 +171,12 @@
     return withProperty(String.class, tag);
   }
 
-  /** Like {@link #withProperty(Class, Object)}, with {@code type.equals(FileOutErr.class)}. */
-  public Event withStdoutStderr(FileOutErr outErr) {
-    return withProperty(FileOutErr.class, outErr);
+  /**
+   * Returns a new event with the provided {@link ProcessOutput} property. See {@link #withProperty}
+   * for more specifics.
+   */
+  public Event withProcessOutput(ProcessOutput processOutput) {
+    return withProperty(ProcessOutput.class, processOutput);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -189,61 +190,29 @@
     return getProperty(String.class);
   }
 
-  /** Indicates if a {@link FileOutErr} property is associated with this event. */
-  public boolean hasStdoutStderr() {
-    return getProperty(FileOutErr.class) != null;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the path to the stdout associated with this event (which the caller must not access), or
-   * null if there is no such path.
-   */
   @Nullable
-  public PathFragment getStdOutPathFragment() {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    return outErr == null ? null : outErr.getOutputPathFragment();
-  }
-
-  /** Gets the size of the stdout associated with this event without reading it. */
-  public long getStdOutSize() throws IOException {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    return outErr == null ? 0 : outErr.outSize();
+  public ProcessOutput getProcessOutput() {
+    return getProperty(ProcessOutput.class);
   }
 
   /** Returns the stdout bytes associated with this event if any, and {@code null} otherwise. */
   @Nullable
   public byte[] getStdOut() {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    if (outErr == null) {
+    ProcessOutput processOutput = getProperty(ProcessOutput.class);
+    if (processOutput == null) {
       return null;
     }
-    return outErr.outAsBytes();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the path to the stderr associated with this event (which the caller must not access), or
-   * null if there is no such path.
-   */
-  @Nullable
-  public PathFragment getStdErrPathFragment() {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    return outErr == null ? null : outErr.getErrorPathFragment();
-  }
-
-  /** Gets the size of the stderr associated with this event without reading it. */
-  public long getStdErrSize() throws IOException {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    return outErr == null ? 0 : outErr.errSize();
+    return processOutput.getStdOut();
   }
 
   /** Returns the stderr bytes associated with this event if any, and {@code null} otherwise. */
   @Nullable
   public byte[] getStdErr() {
-    FileOutErr outErr = getProperty(FileOutErr.class);
-    if (outErr == null) {
+    ProcessOutput processOutput = getProperty(ProcessOutput.class);
+    if (processOutput == null) {
       return null;
     }
-    return outErr.errAsBytes();
+    return processOutput.getStdErr();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -463,4 +432,34 @@
   public static StarlarkThread.PrintHandler makeDebugPrintHandler(EventHandler h) {
     return (thread, msg) -> h.handle(Event.debug(thread.getCallerLocation(), msg));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Process output associated with an event. The contents is just-about-certainly on disk, so
+   * special care should be taken when accessing it.
+   *
+   * <p>Note that this indirection exists partially for documentation sake, but also to keep the
+   * event library lightweight and broadly usable by avoiding bringing in all of the dependencies
+   * that come with dealing with process output (specifically the filesystem library).
+   */
+  public interface ProcessOutput {
+    /**
+     * Returns the string representation of the path containing the process's stdout for
+     * logging/debugging purposes.
+     */
+    String getStdOutPath();
+
+    long getStdOutSize() throws IOException;
+
+    byte[] getStdOut();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the string representation of the path containing the process's stderr for
+     * logging/debugging purposes.
+     */
+    String getStdErrPath();
+
+    long getStdErrSize() throws IOException;
+
+    byte[] getStdErr();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiEventHandler.java
index 1c56e04..ae84347 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiEventHandler.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.buildtool.buildevent.TestFilteringCompleteEvent;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.clock.Clock;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Event;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Event.ProcessOutput;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.EventHandler;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.EventKind;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.ExtendedEventHandler.FetchProgress;
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@
 
   @Nullable
   private byte[] getContentIfSmallEnough(
-      String name, long size, Supplier<byte[]> getContent, Supplier<PathFragment> getPath) {
+      String name, long size, Supplier<byte[]> getContent, Supplier<String> getPath) {
     if (size == 0) {
       // Avoid any possible I/O when we know it'll be empty anyway.
       return null;
@@ -412,13 +413,20 @@
       // much memory.
       byte[] stdout = null;
       byte[] stderr = null;
-      if (event.hasStdoutStderr()) {
+      ProcessOutput processOutput = event.getProcessOutput();
+      if (processOutput != null) {
         stdout =
             getContentIfSmallEnough(
-                "stdout", event.getStdOutSize(), event::getStdOut, event::getStdOutPathFragment);
+                "stdout",
+                processOutput.getStdOutSize(),
+                processOutput::getStdOut,
+                processOutput::getStdOutPath);
         stderr =
             getContentIfSmallEnough(
-                "stderr", event.getStdErrSize(), event::getStdErr, event::getStdErrPathFragment);
+                "stderr",
+                processOutput.getStdErrSize(),
+                processOutput::getStdErr,
+                processOutput::getStdErrPath);
       }
 
       if (debugAllEvents) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/SkyframeActionExecutor.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/SkyframeActionExecutor.java
index 57e85e1..5076621 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/SkyframeActionExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/SkyframeActionExecutor.java
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@
     }
     if (outErrBuffer != null && outErrBuffer.hasRecordedOutput()) {
       // Bind the output to the prefix event.
-      eventHandler.handle(prefixEvent.withStdoutStderr(outErrBuffer));
+      eventHandler.handle(prefixEvent.withProcessOutput(new ActionOutputEventData(outErrBuffer)));
     } else {
       eventHandler.handle(prefixEvent);
     }
@@ -1736,4 +1736,43 @@
       return input != null ? input : perBuildFileCache.getInput(execPath);
     }
   }
+
+  /** Adapts a {@link FileOutErr} to an {@link Event.ProcessOutput}. */
+  private static class ActionOutputEventData implements Event.ProcessOutput {
+    private final FileOutErr fileOutErr;
+
+    private ActionOutputEventData(FileOutErr fileOutErr) {
+      this.fileOutErr = fileOutErr;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getStdOutPath() {
+      return fileOutErr.getOutputPathFragment().getPathString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getStdOutSize() throws IOException {
+      return fileOutErr.outSize();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getStdOut() {
+      return fileOutErr.outAsBytes();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getStdErrPath() {
+      return fileOutErr.getErrorPathFragment().getPathString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getStdErrSize() throws IOException {
+      return fileOutErr.errSize();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getStdErr() {
+      return fileOutErr.errAsBytes();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/EventTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/EventTest.java
index 4da3d9c..9ac7645 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/EventTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/events/EventTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.testutil.TestFileOutErr;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Event.ProcessOutput;
 import net.starlark.java.eval.Mutability;
 import net.starlark.java.eval.StarlarkSemantics;
 import net.starlark.java.eval.StarlarkThread;
@@ -180,29 +180,59 @@
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void stdoutStderr() throws Exception {
+  public void testWithProcessOutput() throws Exception {
+    String stdoutPath = "/stdout";
+    byte[] stdout = "some stdout output".getBytes(UTF_8);
+    String stderrPath = "/stderr";
+    byte[] stderr = "some stderr error".getBytes(UTF_8);
+
+    ProcessOutput testProcessOutput =
+        new ProcessOutput() {
+          @Override
+          public String getStdOutPath() {
+            return stdoutPath;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public long getStdOutSize() {
+            return stdout.length;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public byte[] getStdOut() {
+            return stdout;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public String getStdErrPath() {
+            return stderrPath;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public long getStdErrSize() {
+            return stderr.length;
+          }
+
+          @Override
+          public byte[] getStdErr() {
+            return stderr;
+          }
+        };
+
     Event event = Event.of(EventKind.WARNING, "myMessage");
-    TestFileOutErr testFileOutErr = new TestFileOutErr();
-    String stdoutText = "some stdout output";
-    String stderrText = "some stderr error";
-    testFileOutErr.printOut(stdoutText);
-    testFileOutErr.printErr(stderrText);
-    Event eventWithStdoutStderr = event.withStdoutStderr(testFileOutErr);
+    Event eventWithProcessOutput = event.withProcessOutput(testProcessOutput);
 
-    assertThat(event.hasStdoutStderr()).isFalse();
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.hasStdoutStderr()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput).isNotEqualTo(event);
+    assertThat(event.getProcessOutput()).isNull();
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getProcessOutput()).isNotNull();
 
-    byte[] stdoutBytes = stdoutText.getBytes(UTF_8);
-    int stdoutLength = stdoutBytes.length;
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdOut()).isEqualTo(stdoutBytes);
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdOutSize()).isEqualTo(stdoutLength);
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdOut()).isEqualTo(stdoutBytes);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getStdOut()).isEqualTo(stdout);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getProcessOutput().getStdOut()).isEqualTo(stdout);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getProcessOutput().getStdOutSize()).isEqualTo(stdout.length);
 
-    byte[] stderrBytes = stderrText.getBytes(UTF_8);
-    int stderrLength = stderrBytes.length;
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdErr()).isEqualTo(stderrBytes);
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdErrSize()).isEqualTo(stderrLength);
-    assertThat(eventWithStdoutStderr.getStdErr()).isEqualTo(stderrBytes);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getStdErr()).isEqualTo(stderr);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getProcessOutput().getStdErr()).isEqualTo(stderr);
+    assertThat(eventWithProcessOutput.getProcessOutput().getStdErrSize()).isEqualTo(stderr.length);
   }
 
   @Test