diff --git a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
index ae6ce69..f217b41 100644
--- a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
@@ -457,8 +457,11 @@ Recently cut:
   lifecycle smoke at `scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1`. The manifest
   declares provider advertisement consumption, command transport, terminal-grid
   summary, terminal-grid lowering, and the `tui` world/editor lowering claim;
-  it still keeps plugin projection, terminal package release, and
-  transcript/cell-grid capture contracts pending.
+  it now carries an executable terminal capture request contract through
+  `tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs` and
+  `scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1`. Plugin projection, terminal
+  package release, and actual transcript/cell-grid capture artifacts remain
+  pending.
 - Aetheria interactive world surfaces now carry a structured provider-owned
   `worldInteraction` contract. The provider advertisement names projection
   kind, provider state schemas, daemon command boundary, receipt schema,
@@ -517,6 +520,17 @@ Recently cut:
   `scripts/run-eveunity-scene-capture-contract-smoke.ps1` proves the request
   without pretending a Unity scene frame has been captured. The actual frame or
   screenshot artifact remains a split blocker for EveUnity.
+- EveTui capture lifecycle now carries a structured pending capture request
+  contract for terminal artifacts. `captureContract` names the TUI runtime,
+  transcript/cell-grid capture kind, ANSI transcript or JSON grid artifact kind,
+  conformance attachment point, required Aetheria provider surface, request
+  schema, request builder, advertisement input, and authority rule.
+  `tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs` builds a
+  `gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1` request from the runtime capability
+  manifest and provider advertisement, and
+  `scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1` proves that request path
+  without pretending a durable terminal transcript has been captured. The
+  actual transcript or cell-grid artifact remains a split blocker for EveTui.
 - Runtime-owner conformance consumption now asserts EveUnity lifecycle stage
   evidence directly. The generic consumer supports
   `--expect-runtime-lifecycle-status` and
diff --git a/docs/parity-testing-harness.md b/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
index e882c29..77db111 100644
--- a/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
+++ b/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
@@ -307,9 +307,10 @@ a narrow provider-advertised surface-tree command surface and exposes a typed
 capture request contract, while packaged rendering, embedded document
 rendering, actual window capture, and plugin projection remain blockers.
 EveTui is also intentionally pending: it now claims a lossy
-provider-advertised terminal-grid command surface, while transcript/cell-grid
-capture, embedded document rendering, plugin projection, and repo graduation
-remain blockers. EveUnity includes both the active `unity-uitoolkit` package proof
+provider-advertised terminal-grid command surface and exposes a typed terminal
+capture request contract, while actual transcript/cell-grid capture, embedded
+document rendering, plugin projection, and repo graduation remain blockers.
+EveUnity includes both the active `unity-uitoolkit` package proof
 and the pending `unity-scene` runtime boundary; UI Toolkit support is not
 treated as full Unity scene/world lowering. The `unity-scene` runtime now claims
 a narrow scene graph command surface and exposes a typed capture request
diff --git a/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json b/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json
index 829d43f..3e4ad2b 100644
--- a/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json
+++ b/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
       "captureContract": {
         "ownerRepo": "EveTui",
         "runtimeId": "tui",
+        "targetId": "tui",
+        "requestSchema": "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1",
+        "requestBuilder": "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs",
+        "advertisementPath": "web/fixtures/aetheria.provider-advertisement.json",
         "captureKind": "terminal-transcript-or-cell-grid",
         "artifactKind": "ansi-transcript-or-json-grid",
         "artifactPattern": "artifacts/evetui-capture/{stamp}/tui-transcript.ansi",
@@ -121,7 +125,11 @@
         "authority": "Capture observes terminal projection only; provider state, command acceptance, and receipts stay provider-owned.",
         "publishProof": "Terminal transcript or cell-grid capture artifact is attached to the runtime conformance report from EveTui."
       },
-      "evidencePaths": [],
+      "evidencePaths": [
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs",
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs",
+        "scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1"
+      ],
       "pendingProofs": [
         "TUI terminal transcript or cell-grid capture artifact is attached to the runtime conformance report."
       ]
diff --git a/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/evetui-split-handoff.json b/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/evetui-split-handoff.json
index 615943c..ee4a39d 100644
--- a/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/evetui-split-handoff.json
+++ b/runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/evetui-split-handoff.json
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@
     {
       "id": "tui-capture-lifecycle",
       "stage": "capture",
-      "currentPaths": [],
+      "currentPaths": [
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs",
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs",
+        "scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1"
+      ],
       "destinationOwner": "EveTui",
-      "replacementProof": "EveTui attaches deterministic terminal transcript or cell-grid capture artifacts to conformance output."
+      "replacementProof": "EveTui builds a provider-advertisement-backed terminal capture request now; the split is not complete until EveTui attaches deterministic terminal transcript or cell-grid capture artifacts to conformance output."
     }
   ],
   "contractInputs": [
diff --git a/scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2902777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+param(
+  [string] $CapabilityManifestPath = "runtimes\incubating\eve-tui\eve-runtime-capability.json",
+  [string] $AdvertisementPath = "web\fixtures\aetheria.provider-advertisement.json",
+  [string] $OutputPath = "artifacts\evetui-capture-contract\latest\capture-request.json",
+  [string] $Stamp = "smoke"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$projectRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$absoluteCapabilityPath = if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($CapabilityManifestPath)) {
+  $CapabilityManifestPath
+} else {
+  Join-Path $projectRoot $CapabilityManifestPath
+}
+$absoluteAdvertisementPath = if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($AdvertisementPath)) {
+  $AdvertisementPath
+} else {
+  Join-Path $projectRoot $AdvertisementPath
+}
+$absoluteOutputPath = if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($OutputPath)) {
+  $OutputPath
+} else {
+  Join-Path $projectRoot $OutputPath
+}
+
+foreach ($path in @($absoluteCapabilityPath, $absoluteAdvertisementPath)) {
+  if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path)) {
+    throw "EveTui capture contract input not found: $path"
+  }
+}
+
+$manifest = Get-Content -LiteralPath $absoluteCapabilityPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+$captureContract = $manifest.lifecycle.capture.captureContract
+if ($null -eq $captureContract) {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract missing lifecycle.capture.captureContract"
+}
+foreach ($field in @("ownerRepo", "runtimeId", "targetId", "requestSchema", "requestBuilder", "advertisementPath", "captureKind", "artifactKind", "artifactPattern", "conformanceAttachment", "requiredProvider", "requiredSurface", "authority", "publishProof")) {
+  if (-not $captureContract.$field) {
+    throw "EveTui capture contract missing $field"
+  }
+}
+if ($captureContract.ownerRepo -ne "EveTui") {
+  throw "Unexpected EveTui capture owner: $($captureContract.ownerRepo)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.runtimeId -ne "tui") {
+  throw "Unexpected EveTui capture runtime: $($captureContract.runtimeId)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.targetId -ne "tui") {
+  throw "Unexpected EveTui capture target: $($captureContract.targetId)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.requestSchema -ne "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1") {
+  throw "Unexpected EveTui capture request schema: $($captureContract.requestSchema)"
+}
+
+$builderPath = Join-Path $projectRoot $captureContract.requestBuilder
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $builderPath)) {
+  throw "EveTui capture request builder not found: $($captureContract.requestBuilder)"
+}
+if ((Join-Path $projectRoot $captureContract.advertisementPath) -ne $absoluteAdvertisementPath) {
+  throw "EveTui capture advertisement path mismatch: $($captureContract.advertisementPath) vs $AdvertisementPath"
+}
+
+node --test (Join-Path $projectRoot "tools\evetui\evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs")
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract tests failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
+}
+
+node $builderPath --capability $absoluteCapabilityPath --advertisement $absoluteAdvertisementPath --output $absoluteOutputPath --stamp $Stamp
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+  throw "EveTui capture request builder failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $absoluteOutputPath)) {
+  throw "EveTui capture request was not written: $absoluteOutputPath"
+}
+
+$request = Get-Content -LiteralPath $absoluteOutputPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+foreach ($expectation in @(
+  @{ field = "schema"; value = "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1" },
+  @{ field = "runtimeId"; value = "tui" },
+  @{ field = "ownerRepo"; value = "EveTui" },
+  @{ field = "providerId"; value = "aetheria" },
+  @{ field = "surfaceId"; value = "aetheria.daemon.game" },
+  @{ field = "targetId"; value = "tui" },
+  @{ field = "commandBoundary"; value = "aetheria.daemon.commands" },
+  @{ field = "receiptSchema"; value = "aetheria.eve_command_acceptance_status.v1" },
+  @{ field = "captureKind"; value = "terminal-transcript-or-cell-grid" },
+  @{ field = "artifactKind"; value = "ansi-transcript-or-json-grid" },
+  @{ field = "conformanceAttachment"; value = "runtime.captureArtifacts[]" }
+)) {
+  if ($request.($expectation.field) -ne $expectation.value) {
+    throw "EveTui capture request $($expectation.field) expected $($expectation.value) got $($request.($expectation.field))"
+  }
+}
+if ($request.artifactPath -ne "artifacts/evetui-capture/$Stamp/tui-transcript.ansi") {
+  throw "Unexpected EveTui capture artifact path: $($request.artifactPath)"
+}
+
+Write-Host "EveTui capture contract smoke passed: $absoluteOutputPath"
diff --git a/scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1
index 8545633..0209a4b 100644
--- a/scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1
@@ -135,13 +135,33 @@ foreach ($pathProperty in @("runnerScript", "consumerProject")) {
 }
 
 $captureContract = $manifest.lifecycle.capture.captureContract
-foreach ($field in @("ownerRepo", "runtimeId", "captureKind", "artifactKind", "artifactPattern", "conformanceAttachment", "requiredProvider", "requiredSurface", "authority", "publishProof")) {
+foreach ($field in @("ownerRepo", "runtimeId", "targetId", "requestSchema", "requestBuilder", "advertisementPath", "captureKind", "artifactKind", "artifactPattern", "conformanceAttachment", "requiredProvider", "requiredSurface", "authority", "publishProof")) {
   if (-not $captureContract.$field) {
     throw "EveTui capture contract missing $field"
   }
 }
+if ($captureContract.runtimeId -ne "tui") {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract has unexpected runtime: $($captureContract.runtimeId)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.targetId -ne "tui") {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract has unexpected target: $($captureContract.targetId)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.requestSchema -ne "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1") {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract has unexpected request schema: $($captureContract.requestSchema)"
+}
+if ($captureContract.captureKind -ne "terminal-transcript-or-cell-grid") {
+  throw "EveTui capture contract has unexpected capture kind: $($captureContract.captureKind)"
+}
+foreach ($pathProperty in @("requestBuilder", "advertisementPath")) {
+  $relativePath = $captureContract.$pathProperty
+  $absolutePath = Join-Path $projectRoot $relativePath
+  if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $absolutePath)) {
+    throw "EveTui capture contract $pathProperty does not exist: $relativePath"
+  }
+}
 
 & (Join-Path $projectRoot "scripts\run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1")
 & (Join-Path $projectRoot "scripts\run-evetui-provider-shell-smoke.ps1")
+& (Join-Path $projectRoot "scripts\run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1")
 
 Write-Host "EveTui lifecycle smoke passed: $absoluteManifestPath"
diff --git a/scripts/run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1
index 640e93e..3391977 100644
--- a/scripts/run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ foreach ($id in $expectedMoveSets.Keys) {
   }
   $currentPaths = if ($null -eq $moveSet.currentPaths) { @() } else { @($moveSet.currentPaths) }
   $observedProviderPaths = if ($null -eq $moveSet.observedProviderPaths) { @() } else { @($moveSet.observedProviderPaths) }
-  if ($id -in @("tui-runtime-body", "tui-world-surface-lowering", "tui-command-transport")) {
+  if ($id -in @("tui-runtime-body", "tui-world-surface-lowering", "tui-command-transport", "tui-capture-lifecycle")) {
     if ($currentPaths.Count -eq 0) {
       throw "EveTui split handoff move set $id must name provider-shell skeleton paths"
     }
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ foreach ($id in $expectedMoveSets.Keys) {
         throw "EveTui split handoff move set $id references missing current path: $relativePath"
       }
     }
-  } elseif ($currentPaths.Count -ne 0) {
-    throw "EveTui split handoff move set $id must not claim existing Eve source paths before its proof exists"
   }
   if ($observedProviderPaths.Count -ne 0) {
     throw "EveTui split handoff move set $id must not treat provider product paths as generic TUI runtime source"
diff --git a/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
index 2396795..0214b03 100644
--- a/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ node $consumerScript $consumerExport `
   --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:test:testContract.runnerKind:terminal-provider-shell-smoke" `
   --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:test:testContract.runnerScript:scripts/run-evetui-provider-shell-smoke.ps1" `
   --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.captureKind:terminal-transcript-or-cell-grid" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.targetId:tui" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.requestSchema:gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.requestBuilder:tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.advertisementPath:web/fixtures/aetheria.provider-advertisement.json" `
   --expect-runtime-lifecycle-field "tui:capture:captureContract.requiredSurface:aetheria.daemon.game"
 
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
diff --git a/scripts/run-split-target-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-split-target-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
index 5e2972f..e51d8d8 100644
--- a/scripts/run-split-target-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-split-target-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ try {
     --expect-split-handoff-move EveTui:tui:tui-runtime-body:current:exists:eve-tui-shell.mjs `
     --expect-split-handoff-move EveTui:tui:tui-world-surface-lowering:current:exists:eve-tui-shell.mjs `
     --expect-split-handoff-move EveTui:tui:tui-command-transport:current:exists:eve-tui-shell.mjs `
+    --expect-split-handoff-move EveTui:tui:tui-capture-lifecycle:current:exists:evetui-capture-contract.mjs `
     --expect-split-target-blocker "EveTui:TUI runtime body graduates to EveTui outside provider product code"
   if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
     throw "Split target conformance consumer smoke failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
diff --git a/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs b/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ff1dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+export function buildTuiCaptureRequest({
+  advertisement,
+  capabilityManifest,
+  advertisementPath = "",
+  capabilityManifestPath = "",
+  stamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-"),
+} = {}) {
+  if (!advertisement || typeof advertisement !== "object") {
+    throw new Error("advertisement is required");
+  }
+  if (!capabilityManifest || typeof capabilityManifest !== "object") {
+    throw new Error("capabilityManifest is required");
+  }
+
+  const captureContract = capabilityManifest.lifecycle?.capture?.captureContract;
+  if (!captureContract) {
+    throw new Error("capability manifest is missing lifecycle.capture.captureContract");
+  }
+
+  if (advertisement.providerId !== captureContract.requiredProvider) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `capture provider mismatch: expected ${captureContract.requiredProvider} got ${advertisement.providerId || "missing"}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const targetId = captureContract.targetId || captureContract.runtimeId;
+  const surface = (advertisement.surfaces || []).find(candidate => candidate.surfaceId === captureContract.requiredSurface);
+  if (!surface) {
+    throw new Error(`capture surface not advertised: ${captureContract.requiredSurface}`);
+  }
+
+  const loweringTargets = surface.worldInteraction?.loweringTargets || [];
+  if (!loweringTargets.includes(targetId)) {
+    throw new Error(`surface ${surface.surfaceId} does not advertise lowering target ${targetId}`);
+  }
+
+  const artifactPath = replaceStamp(captureContract.artifactPattern, stamp);
+
+  return {
+    schema: captureContract.requestSchema || "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1",
+    runtimeId: capabilityManifest.runtimeId,
+    ownerRepo: captureContract.ownerRepo,
+    providerId: advertisement.providerId,
+    surfaceId: surface.surfaceId,
+    surfaceKind: surface.surfaceKind || "",
+    targetId,
+    projectionKind: surface.worldInteraction?.projectionKind || "",
+    commandBoundary: surface.worldInteraction?.commandBoundary || "",
+    receiptSchema: surface.worldInteraction?.receiptSchema || "",
+    captureKind: captureContract.captureKind,
+    artifactKind: captureContract.artifactKind,
+    artifactPath,
+    conformanceAttachment: captureContract.conformanceAttachment,
+    authority: captureContract.authority,
+    sourceAdvertisementPath: advertisementPath,
+    sourceCapabilityManifestPath: capabilityManifestPath,
+    issuedAtUtc: stamp,
+  };
+}
+
+export function loadJsonFile(filePath) {
+  return JSON.parse(readFileSync(filePath, "utf8"));
+}
+
+export function writeCaptureRequest(request, outputPath) {
+  mkdirSync(path.dirname(outputPath), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(outputPath, `${JSON.stringify(request, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+function replaceStamp(pattern, stamp) {
+  if (!pattern || !pattern.includes("{stamp}")) {
+    throw new Error(`capture artifact pattern must include {stamp}: ${pattern || "missing"}`);
+  }
+  return pattern.replace("{stamp}", stamp);
+}
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const args = {};
+  for (let index = 0; index < argv.length; index += 1) {
+    const value = argv[index];
+    if (!value.startsWith("--")) continue;
+    const key = value.slice(2);
+    const next = argv[index + 1];
+    if (!next || next.startsWith("--")) {
+      args[key] = true;
+    } else {
+      args[key] = next;
+      index += 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return args;
+}
+
+function runCli() {
+  const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  for (const required of ["advertisement", "capability", "output"]) {
+    if (!args[required]) {
+      throw new Error(`missing required --${required}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const stamp = args.stamp || new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
+  const request = buildTuiCaptureRequest({
+    advertisement: loadJsonFile(args.advertisement),
+    capabilityManifest: loadJsonFile(args.capability),
+    advertisementPath: args.advertisement,
+    capabilityManifestPath: args.capability,
+    stamp,
+  });
+  writeCaptureRequest(request, args.output);
+  process.stdout.write(`${args.output}\n`);
+}
+
+const invokedPath = process.argv[1] ? path.resolve(process.argv[1]) : "";
+const modulePath = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+if (invokedPath === modulePath) {
+  runCli();
+}
diff --git a/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs b/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58ba6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { buildTuiCaptureRequest } from "./evetui-capture-contract.mjs";
+
+const advertisement = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL("../../web/fixtures/aetheria.provider-advertisement.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"));
+const capabilityManifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL("../../runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"));
+
+test("builds TUI capture request from provider advertisement", () => {
+  const request = buildTuiCaptureRequest({
+    advertisement,
+    capabilityManifest,
+    advertisementPath: "web/fixtures/aetheria.provider-advertisement.json",
+    capabilityManifestPath: "runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json",
+    stamp: "smoke",
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(request.schema, "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1");
+  assert.equal(request.runtimeId, "tui");
+  assert.equal(request.ownerRepo, "EveTui");
+  assert.equal(request.providerId, "aetheria");
+  assert.equal(request.surfaceId, "aetheria.daemon.game");
+  assert.equal(request.targetId, "tui");
+  assert.equal(request.projectionKind, "provider-authored-world-surface");
+  assert.equal(request.commandBoundary, "aetheria.daemon.commands");
+  assert.equal(request.receiptSchema, "aetheria.eve_command_acceptance_status.v1");
+  assert.equal(request.captureKind, "terminal-transcript-or-cell-grid");
+  assert.equal(request.artifactKind, "ansi-transcript-or-json-grid");
+  assert.equal(request.artifactPath, "artifacts/evetui-capture/smoke/tui-transcript.ansi");
+  assert.match(request.authority, /provider state/);
+});
+
+test("rejects capture request when the surface does not advertise TUI", () => {
+  const withoutTarget = structuredClone(advertisement);
+  const surface = withoutTarget.surfaces.find(candidate => candidate.surfaceId === "aetheria.daemon.game");
+  surface.worldInteraction.loweringTargets = surface.worldInteraction.loweringTargets.filter(target => target !== "tui");
+
+  assert.throws(
+    () => buildTuiCaptureRequest({ advertisement: withoutTarget, capabilityManifest, stamp: "smoke" }),
+    /does not advertise lowering target tui/,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
index 7b8aa31..56665f1 100644
--- a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
+++ b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
@@ -840,7 +840,10 @@
         "runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/eve-runtime-capability.json",
         "scripts/run-evetui-split-handoff-smoke.ps1",
         "scripts/run-evetui-lifecycle-smoke.ps1",
-        "scripts/run-evetui-provider-shell-smoke.ps1"
+        "scripts/run-evetui-provider-shell-smoke.ps1",
+        "scripts/run-evetui-capture-contract-smoke.ps1",
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs",
+        "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs"
       ],
       "expectedSourceSymbols": [
         {
@@ -850,6 +853,14 @@
         {
           "path": "runtimes/incubating/eve-tui/test/eve-tui-shell.test.mjs",
           "contains": ["selects advertised provider surfaces", "command intents carry provider-advertised boundaries", "summary grid is explicitly lossy", "lowers provider surface trees into a terminal grid", "rejects surface documents that do not match the advertised TUI target", "aetheria.daemon.commands"]
+        },
+        {
+          "path": "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.mjs",
+          "contains": ["buildTuiCaptureRequest", "gamecult.eve.runtime_capture_request.v1", "ansi-transcript-or-json-grid", "loweringTargets", "writeCaptureRequest"]
+        },
+        {
+          "path": "tools/evetui/evetui-capture-contract.test.mjs",
+          "contains": ["builds TUI capture request from provider advertisement", "rejects capture request when the surface does not advertise TUI", "artifacts/evetui-capture/smoke/tui-transcript.ansi"]
         }
       ],
       "capture": {