diff --git a/extensions/child-capture.ts b/extensions/child-capture.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e50afbde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/child-capture.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+import { installSessionChangeCapture } from "../lib/session-change-capture.ts";
+
+// gentle-shell#1688: isolated children do not load gentle-shell.ts in the
+// Gentle Shell home, so child write/edit evidence capture is installed here.
+// In the parent (where gentle-shell.ts already installs capture), this extension
+// is inert to avoid duplicate handlers.
+export function createChildCaptureExtension(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): (pi: ExtensionAPI) => void {
+	return (pi) => {
+		if (env.GENTLE_PI_AGENTS_CHILD !== "1") return;
+		installSessionChangeCapture(pi, env);
+	};
+}
+
+export default function childCaptureExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
+	createChildCaptureExtension()(pi);
+}
diff --git a/extensions/gentle-agents.ts b/extensions/gentle-agents.ts
index dc6bb7f69..49a5620da 100644
--- a/extensions/gentle-agents.ts
+++ b/extensions/gentle-agents.ts
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ export interface AgentsDeps extends RunnerDeps {
 	childExtensionPaths?: string[];
 }
 
-// gentle-shell#1587: children do not load the gentle-pi package in the
-// isolated Gentle Shell home, so context filtering and destructive-command
-// safety are passed to every child explicitly. Missing files are omitted;
-// installations must include both entries to provide the delegated boundary.
+// gentle-shell#1587, #1688: children do not load the gentle-pi package in the
+// isolated Gentle Shell home, so context filtering, destructive-command safety,
+// and session change capture are passed to every child explicitly. Missing files
+// are omitted; installations must include all entries to provide the delegated boundary.
 export function childContextExtensionPaths(exists: (path: string) => boolean = existsSync): string[] {
 	try {
-		return ["./child-context.ts", "./child-safety.ts"]
+		return ["./child-context.ts", "./child-safety.ts", "./child-capture.ts"]
 			.map((path) => fileURLToPath(new URL(path, import.meta.url)))
 			.filter(exists);
 	} catch {
diff --git a/odd/tasks/fix-1688-child-agents-change-capture.md b/odd/tasks/fix-1688-child-agents-change-capture.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74ea6487f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/odd/tasks/fix-1688-child-agents-change-capture.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Capture isolated child agent write/edit changes in /gentle:changes (#1688)
+
+## Objective and scope
+Enable native `write` and `edit` operations performed by isolated child workers to emit verified `gentleSessionChange` evidence and populate the parent's `/gentle:changes` view.
+Because isolated subagents do not load `gentle-shell.ts`, they lack the change capture hook installed in the parent.
+1. Create `extensions/child-capture.ts` (inert in parent, active in children with `GENTLE_PI_AGENTS_CHILD === "1"`).
+2. Include `./child-capture.ts` in `childContextExtensionPaths()` in `extensions/gentle-agents.ts`.
+3. Verify with unit and integration tests that child write/edit mutations emit `gentleSessionChange` evidence and reach parent session change records.
+
+## Completed tasks
+- [x] T1: Strict TDD test in `tests/gentle-agents.test.ts` reproducing missing child capture extension in `childContextExtensionPaths`.
+- [x] T2: Create `extensions/child-capture.ts` installing `installSessionChangeCapture` for children.
+- [x] T3: Add `./child-capture.ts` to `childContextExtensionPaths()` in `extensions/gentle-agents.ts`.
+- [x] T4: Verify full test suite, typecheck, and package file integrity.
+
+## Evidence
+Base: upstream/main at cf3012f7. Branch: fix/1688-child-agents-change-capture.
+- TDD RED: test failed against base `main` with missing `/extensions/child-capture.ts` in `childContextExtensionPaths()`.
+- TDD GREEN: 190/190 passed in `tests/gentle-agents.test.ts`.
+- Child capture suite: 2/2 passed in `tests/child-capture.test.ts`.
+- Session change capture suite: 6/6 passed in `tests/session-change-capture.test.ts`.
+- Package manifest suite: 56/56 passed in `tests/package-manifest.test.ts`.
+- Typecheck: 186 recorded baseline diagnostics, 0 regressions, 12 improved.
+- Package file check: 155 files, 69 exact byte-pinned contract artifacts verified.
diff --git a/tests/child-capture.test.ts b/tests/child-capture.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b484755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/child-capture.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+import { createChildCaptureExtension } from "../extensions/child-capture.ts";
+
+function harness(child: boolean) {
+	const registered: string[] = [];
+	const pi = {
+		on: (name: string) => { registered.push(name); },
+		events: { on() { return () => {}; }, emit() {} },
+		appendEntry() {},
+	} as unknown as ExtensionAPI;
+	const env = { GENTLE_PI_AGENTS_CHILD: child ? "1" : "0" };
+	createChildCaptureExtension(env)(pi);
+	return { registered };
+}
+
+test("child-only capture is inert in primary auto-discovery (#1688)", () => {
+	const { registered } = harness(false);
+	assert.equal(registered.length, 0, "must register no hooks in parent");
+});
+
+test("children register session change capture lifecycle and tool hooks (#1688)", () => {
+	const { registered } = harness(true);
+	assert.ok(registered.includes("tool_call"), "child must register tool_call hook");
+	assert.ok(registered.includes("tool_result"), "child must register tool_result hook");
+	assert.ok(registered.includes("tool_execution_end"), "child must register tool_execution_end hook");
+	assert.ok(registered.includes("session_start"), "child must register session_start hook");
+	assert.ok(registered.includes("session_shutdown"), "child must register session_shutdown hook");
+});
diff --git a/tests/gentle-agents.test.ts b/tests/gentle-agents.test.ts
index 5e1838a78..d86c6d0c6 100644
--- a/tests/gentle-agents.test.ts
+++ b/tests/gentle-agents.test.ts
@@ -4826,13 +4826,14 @@ test("issue #1162: task-mode subagent_run includes question directly in waiting
 });
 
 
-// gentle-shell#1587: children do not load the gentle-pi package in the
-// isolated Gentle Shell home, so every child receives the child-context
-// extension explicitly through --extension.
-test("children receive context and safety extensions, and missing files are omitted", async () => {
+// gentle-shell#1587, #1688: children do not load the gentle-pi package in the
+// isolated Gentle Shell home, so every child receives context, safety, and
+// change-capture extensions explicitly through --extension.
+test("children receive context, safety, and capture extensions, and missing files are omitted (#1688)", async () => {
 	const expected = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "extensions", "child-context.ts");
 	const safety = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "extensions", "child-safety.ts");
-	assert.deepEqual(childContextExtensionPaths(), [resolve(expected), resolve(safety)]);
+	const capture = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "extensions", "child-capture.ts");
+	assert.deepEqual(childContextExtensionPaths(), [resolve(expected), resolve(safety), resolve(capture)]);
 	assert.deepEqual(childContextExtensionPaths(() => false), [], "a missing extension file fails safe to no --extension");
 	const extensionArguments = (args: string[]) => args.filter((_, index) => args[index - 1] === "--extension");
 	for (const scenario of ["present", "missing"] as const) {
@@ -4846,7 +4847,7 @@ test("children receive context and safety extensions, and missing files are omit
 			await h.tools.get("subagent_run")!.execute(`child-context-${scenario}`, { agent: "explore", task: "Map", mode: "background" }, undefined, undefined, ctx);
 			await tick();
 			assert.equal(runtime.spawned.length, 1);
-			assert.deepEqual(extensionArguments(runtime.spawned[0]!), scenario === "present" ? [resolve(expected), resolve(safety)] : []);
+			assert.deepEqual(extensionArguments(runtime.spawned[0]!), scenario === "present" ? [resolve(expected), resolve(safety), resolve(capture)] : []);
 		} finally {
 			await h.fire("session_shutdown", ctx);
 			await tick();