diff --git a/.changeset/770-claude-lifecycle-hooks.md b/.changeset/770-claude-lifecycle-hooks.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c69857eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/770-claude-lifecycle-hooks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+type: Added
+pr: 821
+---
+
+Added: register newly-available Claude Code lifecycle hooks — SubagentStop, Stop, PreCompact (all wired to gsd-context-monitor for context-headroom warnings), and FileChanged (matcher: `config.json`, wired to new gsd-config-reload.js hook that hot-reloads `.planning/config.json` context mid-session). Also updates hooks/hooks.json (plugin manifest) and managed-hooks-registry for drift-guard coverage (#770).
diff --git a/CONTEXT.md b/CONTEXT.md
index b6641f085..871b64625 100644
--- a/CONTEXT.md
+++ b/CONTEXT.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Projects a pure, typed install plan for a given runtime by composing artifact pl
 Module owning the explicit per-runtime config-mutation dispatch table for the installer. `resolveRuntimeConfigIntent(runtime)` projects a typed config intent — `installSurface` (`settings-json` | `codex-toml` | `copilot-instructions` | `cline-rules` | `cursor-hooks-json` | `profile-marker-only`), `writesSharedSettings` (the `finishInstall` shared-settings write gate), and `finishPermissionWriter` (`opencode` | `kilo` | none) — that `bin/install.js` dispatches on instead of inline `runtime === '...'` branching. Owns adapter selection only: it performs no filesystem IO and does not execute config mutations (the install/finishInstall handlers and the per-runtime writers do that). Unknown runtimes fail loudly with a `TypeError`, guarded by an `Object.hasOwn` own-property check so prototype-chain keys (`__proto__`, `constructor`) also throw. Realizes the adapter-selection half of the Runtime Install Policy Module boundary. Source: `gsd-core/bin/lib/runtime-config-adapter-registry.cjs`. See ADR-58, #60.
 
 ### Claude Code Plugin Manifest Module
-Module owning the projection of gsd-core's artifact surfaces (`commands`, `agents`, hooks) onto the Claude Code plugin contract (`.claude-plugin/plugin.json` + `hooks/hooks.json`) — the plugin-contract sibling of the Runtime Artifact Layout Module (which projects the same surfaces onto filesystem placements). Defined mapping: `name`=`binName` (drives the `/gsd-core:` command namespace), `repository`/`homepage`=`repoUrl` (Package Identity Module), `version`/`description`/`license` from `package.json` (`version` is required for `claude plugin validate --strict`), `commands`=`./commands/gsd/`, agents via Claude Code's default `agents/` discovery (the explicit string form is schema-rejected), `hooks`=`./hooks/hooks.json`. The hook projection carries ONLY the always-on subset of the Installer Module's Claude `settings.json` wiring (check-update, context-monitor, prompt-guard, read-guard, worktree-path-guard, read-injection-scanner) via `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}`; config-gated opt-in hooks are excluded because a static manifest cannot honor per-project config gates, and plugin-shipped agents cannot carry hook frontmatter (so all plugin-path hook wiring lives in hooks.json). Additive — the file-copy path (Runtime Artifact Layout / Install Policy / Installer Modules) is unchanged. Conformance is validated by `claude plugin validate --strict` plus the in-repo drift-guard `tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs`. _Avoid_: "the plugin API", "the plugin file" (when you mean the seam). See ADR-766 and Runtime Artifact Layout Module.
+Module owning the projection of gsd-core's artifact surfaces (`commands`, `agents`, hooks) onto the Claude Code plugin contract (`.claude-plugin/plugin.json` + `hooks/hooks.json`) — the plugin-contract sibling of the Runtime Artifact Layout Module (which projects the same surfaces onto filesystem placements). Defined mapping: `name`=`binName` (drives the `/gsd-core:` command namespace), `repository`/`homepage`=`repoUrl` (Package Identity Module), `version`/`description`/`license` from `package.json` (`version` is required for `claude plugin validate --strict`), `commands`=`./commands/gsd/`, agents via Claude Code's default `agents/` discovery (the explicit string form is schema-rejected), `hooks`=`./hooks/hooks.json`. The hook projection carries ONLY the always-on subset of the Installer Module's Claude `settings.json` wiring (check-update, context-monitor, prompt-guard, read-guard, worktree-path-guard, read-injection-scanner) via `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}`; config-gated opt-in hooks are excluded because a static manifest cannot honor per-project config gates, and plugin-shipped agents cannot carry hook frontmatter (so all plugin-path hook wiring lives in hooks.json). `hooks.json` covers all seven Claude Code lifecycle events: SessionStart, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, SubagentStop, Stop, PreCompact (all wired to context-monitor for context-headroom awareness), and FileChanged (matcher: `config.json` → config-reload, injects `additionalContext` when `.planning/config.json` changes mid-session). Additive — the file-copy path (Runtime Artifact Layout / Install Policy / Installer Modules) is unchanged. Conformance is validated by `claude plugin validate --strict` plus the in-repo drift-guard `tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs`. _Avoid_: "the plugin API", "the plugin file" (when you mean the seam). See ADR-766 and Runtime Artifact Layout Module.
 
 ### Gemini Extension Package
 The repo-root `gemini-extension.json` + `GEMINI.md` pair that projects gsd-core onto the Gemini CLI extension contract, enabling one-step lifecycle management via `gemini extensions install <git-url>` / `update` / `remove` (and `gemini extensions link <path>` for dev). The Gemini-CLI sibling of the Claude Code Plugin Manifest Module — same additive idea, different runtime package format. Defined mapping: `name`=`binName` (`gsd-core`; lowercase-dashes per Gemini's extension naming rule), `version` tracks `package.json` (Gemini's `gemini extensions update` keys off the manifest `version` field), `description` (required by the manifest schema), `contextFileName`=`GEMINI.md` (the extension's context payload, loaded into every Gemini session). Intentionally minimal: no `mcpServers` (gsd-core ships no MCP server). Slash-command / agent / hook projection into the extension (which would require committing the Gemini-format TOML/agent conversions the Installer Module produces at `--gemini` install time) is deferred — the manual `npx gsd-core --gemini` path remains the way to install the `/gsd:*` commands, and is unchanged (additive, no breaking change). Conformance is guarded by the in-repo drift test `tests/issue-775-gemini-extension.test.cjs` (manifest validity, `version`↔`package.json` parity, `contextFileName` existence, `files[]` publication). _Avoid_: "the Gemini plugin" (Gemini calls them extensions, not plugins). See #775, ADR-766, Claude Code Plugin Manifest Module, and Runtime Artifact Layout Module.
diff --git a/bin/install.js b/bin/install.js
index a3c0408eb..0ae9bdcf6 100755
--- a/bin/install.js
+++ b/bin/install.js
@@ -8058,6 +8058,7 @@ const GSD_UNINSTALL_HOOKS = [
   'gsd-statusline.js',
   'gsd-check-update.js',
   'gsd-check-update.cmd',
+  'gsd-config-reload.js',
   'gsd-context-monitor.js',
   'gsd-cursor-session-start.js',
   'gsd-cursor-post-tool.js',
@@ -8523,10 +8524,12 @@ function uninstall(isGlobal, runtime = 'claude') {
     // Remove GSD hooks from settings — per-hook granularity to preserve
     // user hooks that share an entry with a GSD hook (#1755 followup).
     // Includes the 3 Qwen-only events added in #788 (SubagentStop, Stop,
-    // PreCompact) and the 3 Gemini-only events added in #776 (BeforeAgent,
-    // AfterAgent, BeforeModel) — safe to iterate for all runtimes; non-Qwen
-    // and non-Gemini installs simply find no entries and skip.
-    for (const eventName of ['SessionStart', 'PostToolUse', 'AfterTool', 'PreToolUse', 'BeforeTool', 'SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'BeforeAgent', 'AfterAgent', 'BeforeModel']) {
+    // PreCompact, also registered for Claude in #770), the 3 Gemini-only
+    // events added in #776 (BeforeAgent, AfterAgent, BeforeModel), and the
+    // Claude-only FileChanged event added in #770 — safe to iterate for all
+    // runtimes; installs that don't register these events simply find no
+    // entries and skip.
+    for (const eventName of ['SessionStart', 'PostToolUse', 'AfterTool', 'PreToolUse', 'BeforeTool', 'SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'BeforeAgent', 'AfterAgent', 'BeforeModel', 'FileChanged']) {
       if (settings.hooks && settings.hooks[eventName]) {
         const before = JSON.stringify(settings.hooks[eventName]);
         settings.hooks[eventName] = settings.hooks[eventName]
@@ -11118,6 +11121,9 @@ function install(isGlobal, runtime = 'claude', options = {}) {
   const readInjectionScannerCommand = isGlobal
     ? buildHookCommand(targetDir, 'gsd-read-injection-scanner.js', hookOpts)
     : localCmd('gsd-read-injection-scanner.js');
+  const configReloadCommand = isGlobal
+    ? buildHookCommand(targetDir, 'gsd-config-reload.js', hookOpts)
+    : localCmd('gsd-config-reload.js');
 
   // #3002 CR: when resolveNodeRunner() returns null, every dependent JS-hook
   // command is null too. Emit one warning here so the operator sees the cause
@@ -11472,36 +11478,33 @@ function install(isGlobal, runtime = 'claude', options = {}) {
       console.warn(`  ${yellow}⚠${reset}  Skipped phase boundary hook — Bash executable path unavailable (#3393)`);
     }
 
-    // ── Qwen-only extended hook events (#788) ────────────────────────────────
-    // Qwen Code exposes 15 hook events — a superset of Claude Code.  Three
-    // additional events are registered for Qwen installs:
+    // ── Extended hook events: SubagentStop / Stop / PreCompact (#788 + #770) ──
+    // Claude Code (since #770) and Qwen Code (since #788) both support these
+    // three lifecycle events.  Wire gsd-context-monitor so agents get context-
+    // headroom warnings at subagent completion, model stop, and pre-compaction
+    // (the most critical moment to surface headroom info).
+    //
     //   SubagentStop  — subagent lifecycle completion (context headroom tracking)
     //   Stop          — model stop / final-response moment (context headroom)
     //   PreCompact    — fires before conversation compaction (most critical
     //                   moment to surface context headroom warnings)
     //
-    // Wire gsd-context-monitor to all three — the same hook already used for
-    // PostToolUse — so no new hook files are needed.
-    //
     // Note: UserPromptSubmit is NOT wired here.  That event carries the raw
     // user prompt text, not a tool invocation, so gsd-prompt-guard (which
     // exits unless tool_name is Write/Edit) would be a silent no-op.  A
     // dedicated handler for UserPromptSubmit is deferred to a follow-on issue.
-    //
-    // Guard: isQwen is defined at the top of install() (line ~8254).
-    if (isQwen) {
-      // SubagentStop, Stop, PreCompact — route through the context monitor so
-      // agents get context-headroom warnings at subagent completion, model stop,
-      // and pre-compaction (the most critical moment to surface headroom info).
-      for (const qwenEvent of ['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact']) {
-        if (!settings.hooks[qwenEvent]) {
-          settings.hooks[qwenEvent] = [];
+    if (isQwen || runtime === 'claude') {
+      const runtimeLabel = isQwen ? 'Qwen Code' : 'Claude Code';
+      // SubagentStop, Stop, PreCompact — route through the context monitor.
+      for (const event of ['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact']) {
+        if (!settings.hooks[event]) {
+          settings.hooks[event] = [];
         }
-        const alreadyHasContextMonitor = settings.hooks[qwenEvent].some(entry =>
+        const alreadyHasContextMonitor = settings.hooks[event].some(entry =>
           entry.hooks && entry.hooks.some(h => h.command && h.command.includes('gsd-context-monitor'))
         );
         if (!alreadyHasContextMonitor && fs.existsSync(contextMonitorFile) && contextMonitorCommand) {
-          settings.hooks[qwenEvent].push({
+          settings.hooks[event].push({
             hooks: [
               {
                 type: 'command',
@@ -11510,13 +11513,13 @@ function install(isGlobal, runtime = 'claude', options = {}) {
               }
             ]
           });
-          console.log(`  ${green}✓${reset} Configured ${qwenEvent} context monitor hook (Qwen Code)`);
+          console.log(`  ${green}✓${reset} Configured ${event} context monitor hook (${runtimeLabel})`);
         } else if (!alreadyHasContextMonitor && !fs.existsSync(contextMonitorFile)) {
-          console.warn(`  ${yellow}⚠${reset}  Skipped ${qwenEvent} hook — gsd-context-monitor.js not found at target`);
+          console.warn(`  ${yellow}⚠${reset}  Skipped ${event} hook — gsd-context-monitor.js not found at target`);
         }
       }
     }
-    // ── end Qwen-only extended hook events ────────────────────────────────────
+    // ── end SubagentStop / Stop / PreCompact events ────────────────────────────
 
     // ── Gemini-only extended hook events (#776) ───────────────────────────────
     // Gemini CLI exposes several hook events beyond BeforeTool/AfterTool that
@@ -11566,6 +11569,45 @@ function install(isGlobal, runtime = 'claude', options = {}) {
       }
     }
     // ── end Gemini-only extended hook events ──────────────────────────────────
+
+    // ── FileChanged hook: hot-reload gsd config on .planning/config.json edits ─
+    // Claude Code fires FileChanged when a watched file changes on disk.  Wire
+    // gsd-config-reload.js to reload the gsd config context whenever the user
+    // edits .planning/config.json mid-session, eliminating the need to restart.
+    //
+    // The matcher "config.json" watches for changes to any file named config.json
+    // (Claude Code matches by filename, not full path).  The hook exits silently
+    // when the changed file is not the gsd config.
+    //
+    // Scoped to Claude Code only: Qwen Code's FileChanged support is not yet
+    // verified; extend in a follow-on if empirically confirmed.
+    if (runtime === 'claude') {
+      if (!settings.hooks.FileChanged) {
+        settings.hooks.FileChanged = [];
+      }
+      const configReloadFile = path.join(targetDir, 'hooks', 'gsd-config-reload.js');
+      const alreadyHasConfigReload = settings.hooks.FileChanged.some(entry =>
+        entry.hooks && entry.hooks.some(h => h.command && h.command.includes('gsd-config-reload'))
+      );
+      if (!alreadyHasConfigReload && fs.existsSync(configReloadFile) && configReloadCommand) {
+        settings.hooks.FileChanged.push({
+          matcher: 'config.json',
+          hooks: [
+            {
+              type: 'command',
+              command: configReloadCommand,
+              timeout: 8
+            }
+          ]
+        });
+        console.log(`  ${green}✓${reset} Configured FileChanged config-reload hook (Claude Code)`);
+      } else if (!alreadyHasConfigReload && !fs.existsSync(configReloadFile)) {
+        console.warn(`  ${yellow}⚠${reset}  Skipped FileChanged hook — gsd-config-reload.js not found at target`);
+      } else if (!alreadyHasConfigReload && !configReloadCommand) {
+        console.warn(`  ${yellow}⚠${reset}  Skipped FileChanged hook — Node executable path unavailable`);
+      }
+    }
+    // ── end FileChanged hook ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   }
 
   // ── Gemini hooksConfig.enabled check (#776) ───────────────────────────────
diff --git a/docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json b/docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json
index d3def7871..5d7854d75 100644
--- a/docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json
+++ b/docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
     "hooks": [
       "gsd-check-update-worker.js",
       "gsd-check-update.js",
+      "gsd-config-reload.js",
       "gsd-context-monitor.js",
       "gsd-cursor-post-tool.js",
       "gsd-cursor-session-start.js",
diff --git a/docs/INVENTORY.md b/docs/INVENTORY.md
index d7bc3964b..ebce42500 100644
--- a/docs/INVENTORY.md
+++ b/docs/INVENTORY.md
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ Full listing: `gsd-core/bin/lib/*.cjs`.
 
 ---
 
-## Hooks (16 shipped)
+## Hooks (17 shipped)
 
 Full listing: `hooks/`.
 
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ Full listing: `hooks/`.
 | `gsd-read-guard.js` | `PreToolUse` | Advisory guard preventing Edit/Write on unread files |
 | `gsd-read-injection-scanner.js` | `PostToolUse` | Scans tool Read results for prompt-injection patterns (v1.36+, PR #2201) |
 | `gsd-worktree-path-guard.js` | `PreToolUse` | Hard-blocks Edit/Write/MultiEdit with absolute paths outside the worktree root (PR #579, #260) |
+| `gsd-config-reload.js` | `FileChanged` | Hot-reloads GSD config context when `.planning/config.json` changes mid-session (#770) |
 | `gsd-session-state.sh` | `PostToolUse` | Session-state tracking for shell-based runtimes |
 | `gsd-validate-commit.sh` | `PostToolUse` | Commit validation for conventional-commit enforcement |
 | `gsd-phase-boundary.sh` | `PostToolUse` | Phase-boundary detection for workflow transitions |
diff --git a/docs/how-to/install-on-your-runtime.md b/docs/how-to/install-on-your-runtime.md
index 595d45f0b..b2f53f5d5 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/install-on-your-runtime.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/install-on-your-runtime.md
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ Skills land in `~/.claude/`. Commands appear as `/gsd-*` slash commands in your
 CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --global
 ```
 
+**Hook coverage**
+
+GSD registers the following Claude Code hook events automatically on install:
+
+| Event | Hook | Purpose |
+|---|---|---|
+| `SessionStart` | `gsd-check-update.js`, `gsd-session-state.sh` | Update check, session orientation |
+| `PostToolUse` | `gsd-context-monitor.js`, `gsd-read-injection-scanner.js`, `gsd-phase-boundary.sh`, `gsd-graphify-update.sh` | Context monitoring, read-time scan, phase boundary detection |
+| `PreToolUse` | `gsd-prompt-guard.js`, `gsd-read-guard.js`, `gsd-workflow-guard.js`, `gsd-worktree-path-guard.js`, `gsd-validate-commit.sh` | Prompt guard, read-before-edit, workflow + worktree safety, commit validation |
+| `SubagentStop` | `gsd-context-monitor.js` | Context headroom tracking after subagent completion |
+| `Stop` | `gsd-context-monitor.js` | Context headroom tracking before model stop |
+| `PreCompact` | `gsd-context-monitor.js` | Context awareness before conversation compaction |
+| `FileChanged` (matcher: `config.json`) | `gsd-config-reload.js` | Hot-reloads `.planning/config.json` context mid-session when you edit your GSD config — no session restart required |
+
+The `FileChanged` hook is always-on and a no-op when `.planning/config.json` does not exist in the project. Editing that file while a session is running injects an `additionalContext` summary of the new configuration so the agent picks up model overrides, workflow toggles, and hook settings immediately.
+
 ---
 
 ### Claude Code — native plugin install
diff --git a/hooks/gsd-config-reload.js b/hooks/gsd-config-reload.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..184bebf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/gsd-config-reload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// gsd-hook-version: {{GSD_VERSION}}
+// gsd-config-reload.js — FileChanged hook: hot-reload GSD config context
+// Fires when .planning/config.json is modified, created, or deleted.
+//
+// When the user edits .planning/config.json mid-session, this hook reads the
+// updated config and injects a summary as additionalContext so the agent knows
+// the new configuration without requiring a session restart.
+//
+// Input (from Claude Code):
+//   { session_id, cwd, hook_event_name: "FileChanged",
+//     file_path: "/abs/path/.planning/config.json", event: "change"|"add"|"unlink" }
+//
+// Output:
+//   { hookSpecificOutput: { hookEventName: "FileChanged", additionalContext: "..." } }
+//   or exits 0 silently (if config absent, unreadable, or event is "unlink").
+//
+// Enabled for all Claude Code installs. This hook is always-on — it is a
+// no-op when .planning/config.json is absent (ENOENT → exit 0).
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+let input = '';
+// Timeout guard: if stdin does not close within 8s exit silently rather than
+// hanging until Claude Code kills the process and reports "hook error".
+const stdinTimeout = setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 8000);
+process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
+process.stdin.on('data', chunk => (input += chunk));
+process.stdin.on('end', () => {
+  clearTimeout(stdinTimeout);
+  try {
+    const data = JSON.parse(input);
+    const event = data.event; // "change" | "add" | "unlink"
+    const filePath = data.file_path || '';
+    const cwd = data.cwd || process.cwd();
+
+    // Only handle the GSD planning config — verify both basename and that the
+    // resolved path is .planning/config.json relative to cwd.  The hook
+    // matcher ('config.json') fires on any watched config.json; this guard
+    // ensures an unrelated config.json in node_modules/ or elsewhere does not
+    // inject spurious additionalContext.
+    const basename = path.basename(filePath);
+    if (basename !== 'config.json') {
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+    const expectedPath = path.resolve(cwd, '.planning', 'config.json');
+    if (path.resolve(filePath) !== expectedPath) {
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    // On unlink (deletion) emit a brief notice and exit
+    if (event === 'unlink') {
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+        hookSpecificOutput: {
+          hookEventName: 'FileChanged',
+          additionalContext:
+            'GSD config (.planning/config.json) was deleted. ' +
+            'Falling back to built-in defaults for this session.',
+        },
+      }));
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    // Read the updated config file
+    let config;
+    try {
+      const raw = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+      config = JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e && e.code === 'ENOENT') process.exit(0);
+      // Malformed JSON — inform the agent without crashing
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+        hookSpecificOutput: {
+          hookEventName: 'FileChanged',
+          additionalContext:
+            'GSD config (.planning/config.json) was modified but could not be parsed. ' +
+            'Check the file for JSON syntax errors.',
+        },
+      }));
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    // Build a concise summary of key config fields the agent cares about
+    const lines = ['GSD config reloaded (.planning/config.json updated):'];
+
+    if (config.runtime) lines.push(`  runtime: ${config.runtime}`);
+    if (config.mode) lines.push(`  mode: ${config.mode}`);
+
+    // hooks section (opt-in toggles agents act on)
+    if (config.hooks && typeof config.hooks === 'object') {
+      const hookKeys = Object.entries(config.hooks)
+        .filter(([, v]) => v !== undefined)
+        .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
+        .join(', ');
+      if (hookKeys) lines.push(`  hooks: { ${hookKeys} }`);
+    }
+
+    // workflow section (key toggles)
+    if (config.workflow && typeof config.workflow === 'object') {
+      const wfKeys = Object.entries(config.workflow)
+        .filter(([, v]) => v !== undefined)
+        .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
+        .join(', ');
+      if (wfKeys) lines.push(`  workflow: { ${wfKeys} }`);
+    }
+
+    // model overrides (agents use these)
+    if (config.models && typeof config.models === 'object') {
+      const modelKeys = Object.entries(config.models)
+        .filter(([, v]) => v !== undefined)
+        .map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`)
+        .join(', ');
+      if (modelKeys) lines.push(`  models: { ${modelKeys} }`);
+    }
+
+    if (lines.length === 1) {
+      // No notable fields — still confirm the reload happened
+      lines.push('  (no notable keys changed)');
+    }
+
+    const additionalContext = lines.join('\n');
+    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+      hookSpecificOutput: {
+        hookEventName: 'FileChanged',
+        additionalContext,
+      },
+    }));
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Silent fail — never block the session on a config reload error
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/hooks/hooks.json b/hooks/hooks.json
index 9d99579dc..09c8dc0aa 100644
--- a/hooks/hooks.json
+++ b/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -35,6 +35,35 @@
           { "type": "command", "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/gsd-read-injection-scanner.js\"", "timeout": 5 }
         ]
       }
+    ],
+    "SubagentStop": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/gsd-context-monitor.js\"", "timeout": 10 }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "Stop": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/gsd-context-monitor.js\"", "timeout": 10 }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "PreCompact": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/gsd-context-monitor.js\"", "timeout": 10 }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "FileChanged": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "config.json",
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/gsd-config-reload.js\"", "timeout": 8 }
+        ]
+      }
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/hooks/managed-hooks-registry.cjs b/hooks/managed-hooks-registry.cjs
index 77aa4982b..12715ed38 100644
--- a/hooks/managed-hooks-registry.cjs
+++ b/hooks/managed-hooks-registry.cjs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 const MANAGED_HOOKS = [
   'gsd-check-update-worker.js',
   'gsd-check-update.js',
+  'gsd-config-reload.js',
   'gsd-context-monitor.js',
   'gsd-cursor-post-tool.js',
   'gsd-cursor-session-start.js',
diff --git a/scripts/build-hooks.js b/scripts/build-hooks.js
index c566a18cd..121a73afb 100644
--- a/scripts/build-hooks.js
+++ b/scripts/build-hooks.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ const HOOKS_TO_COPY = [
   // Cursor lifecycle hooks (issue #777): sessionStart context injection + postToolUse monitor
   'gsd-cursor-session-start.js',
   'gsd-cursor-post-tool.js',
+  // Claude Code FileChanged hook (#770) — hot-reloads gsd config when
+  // .planning/config.json changes mid-session. Must ship to dist so the
+  // installer can copy it to the target hooks/ dir and register FileChanged.
+  'gsd-config-reload.js',
   'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
   'gsd-read-guard.js',
   'gsd-read-injection-scanner.js',
diff --git a/src/installer-migration-report.cts b/src/installer-migration-report.cts
index 3e41512fa..81e5b8d59 100644
--- a/src/installer-migration-report.cts
+++ b/src/installer-migration-report.cts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const VALID_CHOICES: ReadonlyArray<string> = ['keep', 'remove'];
 export const BUNDLED_GSD_HOOK_FILES: ReadonlySet<string> = Object.freeze(new Set([
   'hooks/gsd-check-update-worker.js',
   'hooks/gsd-check-update.js',
+  'hooks/gsd-config-reload.js',
   'hooks/gsd-context-monitor.js',
   'hooks/gsd-cursor-post-tool.js',
   'hooks/gsd-cursor-session-start.js',
diff --git a/src/shell-command-projection.cts b/src/shell-command-projection.cts
index 309872381..4de9d9639 100644
--- a/src/shell-command-projection.cts
+++ b/src/shell-command-projection.cts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export function projectManagedHookCommand({ absoluteRunner, scriptPath, runtime
 const MANAGED_HOOK_BASENAMES_BY_SURFACE: Record<string, Set<string>> = {
   'settings-json': new Set([
     'gsd-check-update.js',
+    'gsd-config-reload.js',
     'gsd-statusline.js',
     'gsd-context-monitor.js',
     'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ const MANAGED_HOOK_BASENAMES_BY_SURFACE: Record<string, Set<string>> = {
 const MANAGED_HOOK_COMMAND_BASENAMES_BY_SURFACE: Record<string, Set<string>> = {
   'settings-json': new Set([
     'gsd-check-update.js',
+    'gsd-config-reload.js',
     'gsd-statusline.js',
     'gsd-context-monitor.js',
     'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
diff --git a/tests/config.test.cjs b/tests/config.test.cjs
index 1180f5222..7457767e2 100644
--- a/tests/config.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/config.test.cjs
@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@ async function runConfigEnsureSectionWithRetry(tmpDir, attempts = 4) {
   return last;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Seed `.planning/config.json` for a test and guarantee it lands on disk
+ * before the test body runs.
+ *
+ * `config-ensure-section` is invoked through a spawned `gsd-tools.cjs` child.
+ * On the scoped CI lane (`--test-concurrency=4`, config.test.cjs scheduled
+ * alongside the heavy install/tarball suites) that child can be transiently
+ * killed under resource pressure — surfacing as a non-zero exit with empty
+ * stderr (an OS-level kill, not a gsd-tools application error; see the
+ * `runGsdTools` catch). A bare `runGsdTools('config-ensure-section')` in
+ * `beforeEach` swallows that failure, leaving config.json absent so the first
+ * subtest's `readConfig()` throws a confusing ENOENT (#770 scoped-lane flake).
+ *
+ * This retries on ANY failure or missing file (not just the EPERM/EBUSY class
+ * `runConfigEnsureSectionWithRetry` covers) and throws a clear diagnostic if it
+ * still cannot create the file, so setup is deterministic under load.
+ */
+async function ensureConfigReady(tmpDir, attempts = 5) {
+  const configPath = path.join(tmpDir, '.planning', 'config.json');
+  let last;
+  for (let i = 0; i < attempts; i += 1) {
+    last = runGsdTools('config-ensure-section', tmpDir);
+    if (last.success && fs.existsSync(configPath)) return last;
+    if (i < attempts - 1) await delay(150 * (i + 1));
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `config-ensure-section failed to create ${configPath} after ${attempts} attempts: ` +
+      `${(last && last.error) || 'unknown error'}`,
+  );
+}
+
 // ─── config-ensure-section ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('config-ensure-section command', () => {
@@ -1106,10 +1137,12 @@ describe('config-path command (#2282)', () => {
 describe('config-set prototype-pollution guard (#663)', () => {
   let tmpDir;
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     tmpDir = createTempProject();
-    // Initialise config so there is a config.json to write to.
-    runGsdTools('config-ensure-section', tmpDir);
+    // Initialise config so there is a config.json to write to. Retry + assert
+    // so a transient config-ensure-section child failure under scoped-lane load
+    // cannot leave config.json absent (#770).
+    await ensureConfigReady(tmpDir);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -1163,10 +1196,12 @@ describe('config-set prototype-pollution guard (#663)', () => {
 describe('config-set prototype-pollution guard via dynamic-key prefixes (alert #26)', () => {
   let tmpDir;
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     tmpDir = createTempProject();
-    // Initialise config so there is a config.json to write to.
-    runGsdTools('config-ensure-section', tmpDir);
+    // Initialise config so there is a config.json to write to. Retry + assert
+    // so a transient config-ensure-section child failure under scoped-lane load
+    // cannot leave config.json absent (#770).
+    await ensureConfigReady(tmpDir);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/tests/enh-770-claude-hook-events.test.cjs b/tests/enh-770-claude-hook-events.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6352bfa98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/enh-770-claude-hook-events.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+'use strict';
+
+process.env.GSD_TEST_MODE = '1';
+
+/**
+ * Enhancement #770: Register Claude Code lifecycle hooks (SubagentStop / Stop /
+ * PreCompact / FileChanged).
+ *
+ * Claude Code now supports the same SubagentStop, Stop, and PreCompact events
+ * that were wired for Qwen Code in #788.  This suite asserts:
+ *
+ *   1. Claude Code installs register SubagentStop, Stop, and PreCompact, each
+ *      wired to gsd-context-monitor.js (same as Qwen).
+ *   2. Claude Code installs register a FileChanged hook for .planning/config.json
+ *      wired to gsd-config-reload.js (new hook; hot-reloads gsd config).
+ *   3. All four registrations are idempotent (reinstall does not duplicate).
+ *   4. Uninstall removes all four event registrations.
+ *   5. The gsd-config-reload.js hook script exists in hooks/ and has the
+ *      expected structure (reads on stdin, emits additionalContext or exits 0).
+ *   6. The hooks/hooks.json plugin manifest includes the new events.
+ *
+ * Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
+ */
+
+const { test, describe, beforeEach, afterEach } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { install, uninstall, validateHookFields } = require('../bin/install.js');
+const { createTempDir, cleanup } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+// ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Extract all hook commands registered under `eventName` from settings. */
+function hooksForEvent(settings, eventName) {
+  if (!settings || !settings.hooks || !Array.isArray(settings.hooks[eventName])) return [];
+  return settings.hooks[eventName].flatMap(entry =>
+    (entry && Array.isArray(entry.hooks) ? entry.hooks : [])
+      .map(h => h && h.command)
+      .filter(Boolean)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Extract all matchers registered under `eventName` from settings. */
+function matchersForEvent(settings, eventName) {
+  if (!settings || !settings.hooks || !Array.isArray(settings.hooks[eventName])) return [];
+  return settings.hooks[eventName]
+    .map(entry => entry && entry.matcher)
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+const HOOKS_SRC = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'hooks');
+// Hooks the installer existsSync-checks before registering; must be present
+// in targetDir/hooks/ so the registration guards pass.
+const STUB_HOOKS = [
+  'gsd-context-monitor.js',
+  'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
+  'gsd-check-update.js',
+  'gsd-config-reload.js',
+];
+
+/**
+ * Pre-populate targetDir/hooks/ with stub hook files so the installer's
+ * fs.existsSync guards pass even when hooks/dist/ is absent (e.g. CI without
+ * a build step).  Each test suite passes its own per-test tmpDir/.claude path
+ * so stubs are isolated to that test's temp directory — no shared filesystem
+ * state, no cross-test races.
+ *
+ * When hooks/dist/ DOES exist (local dev with npm run build:hooks), the
+ * installer copies real files over these stubs during install() — that is
+ * fine and correct.
+ */
+function stubHooksIntoTarget(targetDir) {
+  const hooksDest = path.join(targetDir, 'hooks');
+  fs.mkdirSync(hooksDest, { recursive: true });
+  for (const hookFile of STUB_HOOKS) {
+    const src = path.join(HOOKS_SRC, hookFile);
+    const dest = path.join(hooksDest, hookFile);
+    if (fs.existsSync(src)) {
+      fs.copyFileSync(src, dest);
+    } else {
+      // Minimal stub so existsSync passes
+      fs.writeFileSync(dest, '#!/usr/bin/env node\n// stub\n');
+    }
+    try { fs.chmodSync(dest, 0o755); } catch { /* Windows */ }
+  }
+}
+
+function persistSettings(settingsPath, settings) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(settingsPath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(validateHookFields(settings), null, 2) + '\n', 'utf8');
+}
+
+// ─── Suite 1: Claude — new context monitor events are registered ──────────────
+
+describe('enh-770: Claude install registers SubagentStop / Stop / PreCompact context hooks', () => {
+  let tmpDir;
+  let previousCwd;
+  let settings;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = createTempDir('gsd-770-claude-ctx-');
+    previousCwd = process.cwd();
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    stubHooksIntoTarget(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude'));
+
+    const result = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    settings = result && result.settings;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.chdir(previousCwd);
+    cleanup(tmpDir);
+  });
+
+  test('install returns a settings object (not null)', () => {
+    assert.ok(settings !== null && typeof settings === 'object',
+      'Claude install must return a non-null settings object');
+  });
+
+  test('SubagentStop event is registered with at least one hook', () => {
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'SubagentStop');
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Expected SubagentStop hooks; got hooks: ${JSON.stringify(settings && settings.hooks)}`);
+  });
+
+  test('Stop event is registered with at least one hook', () => {
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'Stop');
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Expected Stop hooks; got hooks: ${JSON.stringify(settings && settings.hooks)}`);
+  });
+
+  test('PreCompact event is registered with at least one hook', () => {
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'PreCompact');
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Expected PreCompact hooks; got hooks: ${JSON.stringify(settings && settings.hooks)}`);
+  });
+
+  test('SubagentStop / Stop / PreCompact all use gsd-context-monitor', () => {
+    for (const event of ['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact']) {
+      const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, event);
+      assert.ok(
+        cmds.some(c => c.includes('gsd-context-monitor')),
+        `Event ${event} should use gsd-context-monitor; got commands: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 2: Claude — FileChanged hook for config hot-reload ─────────────────
+
+describe('enh-770: Claude install registers FileChanged hook for .planning/config.json', () => {
+  let tmpDir;
+  let previousCwd;
+  let settings;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = createTempDir('gsd-770-filechanged-');
+    previousCwd = process.cwd();
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    stubHooksIntoTarget(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude'));
+
+    const result = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    settings = result && result.settings;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.chdir(previousCwd);
+    cleanup(tmpDir);
+  });
+
+  test('FileChanged event is registered with at least one hook', () => {
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'FileChanged');
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Expected FileChanged hooks; got hooks: ${JSON.stringify(settings && settings.hooks)}`);
+  });
+
+  test('FileChanged hook uses gsd-config-reload', () => {
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'FileChanged');
+    assert.ok(
+      cmds.some(c => c.includes('gsd-config-reload')),
+      `FileChanged should use gsd-config-reload; got commands: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('FileChanged hook has a matcher targeting .planning/config.json', () => {
+    const matchers = matchersForEvent(settings, 'FileChanged');
+    assert.ok(
+      matchers.some(m => m && m.includes('config.json')),
+      `FileChanged matcher should target config.json; got matchers: ${JSON.stringify(matchers)}`
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 3: Idempotency ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('enh-770: Claude install is idempotent for the new hook events', () => {
+  let tmpDir;
+  let previousCwd;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = createTempDir('gsd-770-idem-');
+    previousCwd = process.cwd();
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    stubHooksIntoTarget(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.chdir(previousCwd);
+    cleanup(tmpDir);
+  });
+
+  test('re-running after persisted first install does not duplicate context monitor hooks', () => {
+    const result1 = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    persistSettings(result1.settingsPath, result1.settings);
+
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    const result2 = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    const s2 = result2.settings;
+
+    for (const event of ['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact']) {
+      const cmds = hooksForEvent(s2, event);
+      assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 1,
+        `Event ${event} should have exactly 1 hook after idempotent reinstall; got ${cmds.length}: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('re-running after persisted first install does not duplicate FileChanged hook', () => {
+    const result1 = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    persistSettings(result1.settingsPath, result1.settings);
+
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    const result2 = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    const s2 = result2.settings;
+
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(s2, 'FileChanged');
+    assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 1,
+      `FileChanged should have exactly 1 hook after idempotent reinstall; got ${cmds.length}: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 4: Uninstall removes registrations ─────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('enh-770: Uninstall removes new hook event entries', () => {
+  let tmpDir;
+  let previousCwd;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = createTempDir('gsd-770-uninstall-');
+    previousCwd = process.cwd();
+    process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    stubHooksIntoTarget(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude'));
+
+    const result = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    persistSettings(result.settingsPath, result.settings);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.chdir(previousCwd);
+    cleanup(tmpDir);
+  });
+
+  test('settings.json hook entries are removed on uninstall', () => {
+    uninstall(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
+    const settingsPath = path.join(tmpDir, '.claude', 'settings.json');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(settingsPath)) return; // file removed entirely is fine
+    const settings = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf8'));
+    for (const event of ['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'FileChanged']) {
+      const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, event);
+      assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 0,
+        `After uninstall, ${event} should have 0 hooks; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 5: gsd-config-reload.js hook script exists and has correct shape ───
+
+describe('enh-770: gsd-config-reload.js hook script', () => {
+  const reloadScript = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'hooks', 'gsd-config-reload.js');
+
+  test('gsd-config-reload.js exists in hooks/', () => {
+    assert.ok(fs.existsSync(reloadScript),
+      `gsd-config-reload.js must exist at ${reloadScript}`);
+  });
+
+  test('gsd-config-reload.js contains the gsd-hook-version stamp', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — the stamp template token
+    // IS the product surface that the installer must find and replace with the
+    // real version at copy time; asserting its presence is required.
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(reloadScript, 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(
+      content.includes('gsd-hook-version'),
+      'gsd-config-reload.js must contain the gsd-hook-version stamp for installer stamping'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('gsd-config-reload.js reads from stdin and emits JSON output', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — the stdin-read and
+    // JSON-emit pattern IS the hook contract; asserting its presence is required.
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(reloadScript, 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(
+      content.includes('process.stdin') && content.includes('JSON.stringify'),
+      'gsd-config-reload.js must read stdin and emit JSON output per hook protocol'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('gsd-config-reload.js targets the FileChanged hook event', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — the hookEventName is
+    // the protocol surface; asserting its presence verifies the contract.
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(reloadScript, 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(
+      content.includes('FileChanged'),
+      'gsd-config-reload.js must reference FileChanged in its hookSpecificOutput'
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 6: hooks.json plugin manifest includes new events ──────────────────
+
+describe('enh-770: hooks/hooks.json plugin manifest includes new hook events', () => {
+  const hooksJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'hooks', 'hooks.json');
+
+  test('hooks.json exists', () => {
+    assert.ok(fs.existsSync(hooksJsonPath), `hooks.json must exist at ${hooksJsonPath}`);
+  });
+
+  test('hooks.json contains SubagentStop event', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — hooks.json IS the
+    // plugin manifest surface that Claude Code reads at plugin load time.
+    const content = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(hooksJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok(
+      content.hooks && content.hooks.SubagentStop,
+      'hooks.json must contain SubagentStop'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('hooks.json contains Stop event', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — hooks.json IS the
+    // plugin manifest surface that Claude Code reads at plugin load time.
+    const content = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(hooksJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok(
+      content.hooks && content.hooks.Stop,
+      'hooks.json must contain Stop'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('hooks.json contains PreCompact event', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — hooks.json IS the
+    // plugin manifest surface that Claude Code reads at plugin load time.
+    const content = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(hooksJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok(
+      content.hooks && content.hooks.PreCompact,
+      'hooks.json must contain PreCompact'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('hooks.json contains FileChanged event', () => {
+    // allow-test-rule: runtime-contract-is-the-product — hooks.json IS the
+    // plugin manifest surface that Claude Code reads at plugin load time.
+    const content = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(hooksJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok(
+      content.hooks && content.hooks.FileChanged,
+      'hooks.json must contain FileChanged'
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Suite 7: managed-hooks-registry includes gsd-config-reload.js ───────────
+
+describe('enh-770: managed-hooks-registry includes gsd-config-reload.js', () => {
+  test('MANAGED_HOOKS array includes gsd-config-reload.js', () => {
+    const { MANAGED_HOOKS } = require('../hooks/managed-hooks-registry.cjs');
+    assert.ok(
+      MANAGED_HOOKS.includes('gsd-config-reload.js'),
+      `MANAGED_HOOKS must include gsd-config-reload.js; got: ${JSON.stringify(MANAGED_HOOKS)}`
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/enh-788-qwen-hook-events.test.cjs b/tests/enh-788-qwen-hook-events.test.cjs
index 39d2e0d05..c391a9b88 100644
--- a/tests/enh-788-qwen-hook-events.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/enh-788-qwen-hook-events.test.cjs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const STUB_HOOKS = [
   'gsd-context-monitor.js',
   'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
   'gsd-check-update.js',
+  'gsd-config-reload.js', // Added in #770
 ];
 
 function stubHooksIntoTarget(targetDir) {
@@ -148,11 +149,21 @@ describe('enh-788: Qwen install registers 3 new hook events', () => {
       );
     }
   });
+
+  test('FileChanged is NOT registered for Qwen (Claude-only event)', () => {
+    // gsd-config-reload / FileChanged is a Claude Code-only registration.
+    // Qwen does not support the FileChanged hook event at all.
+    const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'FileChanged');
+    assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 0,
+      `FileChanged should NOT be registered for Qwen; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+  });
 });
 
-// ─── Suite 2: Claude install does NOT get the new events ─────────────────────
+// ─── Suite 2: Claude install DOES get the context events (since #770) ───────
+// Note: Prior to #770, these were Qwen-only events.  #770 extended them to
+// Claude Code.  This suite is updated to match the new expected behavior.
 
-describe('enh-788: Claude install does NOT register Qwen-only hook events', () => {
+describe('enh-788 (updated by #770): Claude install registers context lifecycle events', () => {
   let tmpDir;
   let previousCwd;
   let settings;
@@ -161,8 +172,9 @@ describe('enh-788: Claude install does NOT register Qwen-only hook events', () =
     tmpDir = createTempDir('gsd-788-claude-');
     previousCwd = process.cwd();
     process.chdir(tmpDir);
+    stubHooksIntoTarget(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude'));
 
-    const result = install(false, 'claude');
+    const result = install(false, 'claude', { installerMigrations: [] });
     settings = result && result.settings;
   });
 
@@ -171,22 +183,22 @@ describe('enh-788: Claude install does NOT register Qwen-only hook events', () =
     cleanup(tmpDir);
   });
 
-  test('Claude install does not register SubagentStop', () => {
+  test('Claude install registers SubagentStop (since #770)', () => {
     const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'SubagentStop');
-    assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 0,
-      `Claude should NOT have SubagentStop; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Claude should have SubagentStop since #770; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
   });
 
-  test('Claude install does not register Stop', () => {
+  test('Claude install registers Stop (since #770)', () => {
     const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'Stop');
-    assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 0,
-      `Claude should NOT have Stop; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Claude should have Stop since #770; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
   });
 
-  test('Claude install does not register PreCompact', () => {
+  test('Claude install registers PreCompact (since #770)', () => {
     const cmds = hooksForEvent(settings, 'PreCompact');
-    assert.strictEqual(cmds.length, 0,
-      `Claude should NOT have PreCompact; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
+    assert.ok(cmds.length > 0,
+      `Claude should have PreCompact since #770; got: ${JSON.stringify(cmds)}`);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/install-shared.cjs b/tests/helpers/install-shared.cjs
index 14f131fbd..93f1dc977 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/install-shared.cjs
+++ b/tests/helpers/install-shared.cjs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const EXPECTED_SH_HOOKS = [
 
 const EXPECTED_ALL_HOOKS = [
   'gsd-check-update.js',
+  'gsd-config-reload.js',
   'gsd-context-monitor.js',
   'gsd-prompt-guard.js',
   'gsd-read-guard.js',
diff --git a/tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs b/tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs
index 870e4aa23..3854499bd 100644
--- a/tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/issue-766-plugin-manifest.test.cjs
@@ -114,9 +114,15 @@ describe('B: hooks/hooks.json', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test('every event name is one of: SessionStart, PreToolUse, PostToolUse', (t) => {
+  test('every event name is a known Claude Code lifecycle event', (t) => {
     if (!hooksConfig) { t.skip('hooks.json could not be parsed'); return; }
-    const validEvents = new Set(['SessionStart', 'PreToolUse', 'PostToolUse']);
+    // Complete set of Claude Code hook events as of #770 (SubagentStop, Stop,
+    // PreCompact, FileChanged added in #770; prior set was SessionStart,
+    // PreToolUse, PostToolUse from #766).
+    const validEvents = new Set([
+      'SessionStart', 'PreToolUse', 'PostToolUse',
+      'SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'FileChanged',
+    ]);
     for (const eventName of Object.keys(hooksConfig.hooks)) {
       assert.ok(validEvents.has(eventName), `Unknown hook event: "${eventName}"`);
     }