diff --git a/src/gateway/server.ts b/src/gateway/server.ts
index 83c28ac4c..5eda0faa3 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.ts
@@ -2965,17 +2965,20 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(port = 18789): Promise<GatewayServer> {
                   connected.map((n) => [n.nodeId, n]),
                 );
 
-                const nodes = list.paired.map((n) => {
-                  const live = connectedById.get(n.nodeId);
-                  return {
-                    nodeId: n.nodeId,
-                    displayName: live?.displayName ?? n.displayName,
-                    platform: live?.platform ?? n.platform,
-                    version: live?.version ?? n.version,
-                    remoteIp: live?.remoteIp ?? n.remoteIp,
-                    connected: Boolean(live),
-                  };
-                });
+	                const nodes = list.paired.map((n) => {
+	                  const live = connectedById.get(n.nodeId);
+	                  return {
+	                    nodeId: n.nodeId,
+	                    displayName: live?.displayName ?? n.displayName,
+	                    platform: live?.platform ?? n.platform,
+	                    version: live?.version ?? n.version,
+	                    deviceFamily: live?.deviceFamily ?? n.deviceFamily,
+	                    modelIdentifier: live?.modelIdentifier ?? n.modelIdentifier,
+	                    remoteIp: live?.remoteIp ?? n.remoteIp,
+	                    caps: live?.caps,
+	                    connected: Boolean(live),
+	                  };
+	                });
 
                 respond(true, { ts: Date.now(), nodes }, undefined);
               } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/infra/bridge/server.test.ts b/src/infra/bridge/server.test.ts
index 194e24565..566e89d22 100644
--- a/src/infra/bridge/server.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/bridge/server.test.ts
@@ -412,4 +412,54 @@ describe("node bridge server", () => {
 
     await server.close();
   });
+
+  it("tracks connected node caps and hardware identifiers", async () => {
+    const server = await startNodeBridgeServer({
+      host: "127.0.0.1",
+      port: 0,
+      pairingBaseDir: baseDir,
+    });
+
+    const socket = net.connect({ host: "127.0.0.1", port: server.port });
+    const readLine = createLineReader(socket);
+    sendLine(socket, {
+      type: "pair-request",
+      nodeId: "n-caps",
+      displayName: "Iris",
+      platform: "ios",
+      version: "1.0",
+      deviceFamily: "iPad",
+      modelIdentifier: "iPad14,5",
+      caps: ["canvas", "camera"],
+    });
+
+    // Approve the pending request from the gateway side.
+    let reqId: string | undefined;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 40; i += 1) {
+      const list = await listNodePairing(baseDir);
+      const req = list.pending.find((p) => p.nodeId === "n-caps");
+      if (req) {
+        reqId = req.requestId;
+        break;
+      }
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 25));
+    }
+    expect(reqId).toBeTruthy();
+    if (!reqId) throw new Error("expected a pending requestId");
+    await approveNodePairing(reqId, baseDir);
+
+    const pairOk = JSON.parse(await readLine()) as { type: string };
+    expect(pairOk.type).toBe("pair-ok");
+    const helloOk = JSON.parse(await readLine()) as { type: string };
+    expect(helloOk.type).toBe("hello-ok");
+
+    const connected = server.listConnected();
+    const node = connected.find((n) => n.nodeId === "n-caps");
+    expect(node?.deviceFamily).toBe("iPad");
+    expect(node?.modelIdentifier).toBe("iPad14,5");
+    expect(node?.caps).toEqual(["canvas", "camera"]);
+
+    socket.destroy();
+    await server.close();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/bridge/server.ts b/src/infra/bridge/server.ts
index 5af3faf2d..c2b80fc98 100644
--- a/src/infra/bridge/server.ts
+++ b/src/infra/bridge/server.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type BridgeHelloFrame = {
   version?: string;
   deviceFamily?: string;
   modelIdentifier?: string;
+  caps?: string[];
 };
 
 type BridgePairRequestFrame = {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type BridgePairRequestFrame = {
   version?: string;
   deviceFamily?: string;
   modelIdentifier?: string;
+  caps?: string[];
   remoteAddress?: string;
 };
 
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ export type NodeBridgeClientInfo = {
   deviceFamily?: string;
   modelIdentifier?: string;
   remoteIp?: string;
+  caps?: string[];
 };
 
 export type NodeBridgeServerOpts = {
@@ -271,6 +274,9 @@ export async function startNodeBridgeServer(
         version: verified.node.version ?? hello.version,
         deviceFamily: verified.node.deviceFamily ?? hello.deviceFamily,
         modelIdentifier: verified.node.modelIdentifier ?? hello.modelIdentifier,
+        caps: Array.isArray(hello.caps)
+          ? hello.caps.map((c) => String(c)).filter(Boolean)
+          : undefined,
         remoteIp: remoteAddress,
       };
       connections.set(nodeId, { socket, nodeInfo, invokeWaiters });
@@ -359,6 +365,9 @@ export async function startNodeBridgeServer(
         version: req.version,
         deviceFamily: req.deviceFamily,
         modelIdentifier: req.modelIdentifier,
+        caps: Array.isArray(req.caps)
+          ? req.caps.map((c) => String(c)).filter(Boolean)
+          : undefined,
         remoteIp: remoteAddress,
       };
       connections.set(nodeId, { socket, nodeInfo, invokeWaiters });