diff --git a/tests/server/routes/test_default_policies.py b/tests/server/routes/test_default_policies.py
index 6cee67c355..9f2a19a5fb 100644
--- a/tests/server/routes/test_default_policies.py
+++ b/tests/server/routes/test_default_policies.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import httpx
 import pytest
@@ -301,3 +302,38 @@ async def test_list_no_config_policies_when_caps_empty(
     data = resp.json()["data"]
     config_entries = [p for p in data if p.get("source") == "config"]
     assert config_entries == []
+
+
+# ── Telemetry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+async def test_create_default_policy_emits_telemetry(
+    policy_client: httpx.AsyncClient,
+) -> None:
+    """``POST /v1/policies`` emits a ``PolicyRegisteredEvent`` with scope='admin'."""
+    from omnigent.telemetry.events import PolicyRegisteredEvent
+
+    with patch("omnigent.server.routes.default_policies._tel_emit") as mock_emit:
+        resp = await policy_client.post("/v1/policies", json=_policy_payload())
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    mock_emit.assert_called_once()
+    event = mock_emit.call_args[0][0]
+    assert isinstance(event, PolicyRegisteredEvent)
+    assert event.scope == "admin"
+    assert event.session_id is None
+    assert event.handler == _REGISTERED_HANDLER
+    assert event.policy_type == "python"
+
+
+async def test_create_default_policy_no_telemetry_on_error(
+    policy_client: httpx.AsyncClient,
+) -> None:
+    """``POST /v1/policies`` does not emit telemetry when the request fails."""
+    with patch("omnigent.server.routes.default_policies._tel_emit") as mock_emit:
+        # Duplicate name → 409 before the emit block is reached.
+        await policy_client.post("/v1/policies", json=_policy_payload(name="dup"))
+        mock_emit.reset_mock()
+        resp = await policy_client.post("/v1/policies", json=_policy_payload(name="dup"))
+    assert resp.status_code == 409
+    mock_emit.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/server/routes/test_session_policies_crud.py b/tests/server/routes/test_session_policies_crud.py
index 83db457d33..f0b570f0b4 100644
--- a/tests/server/routes/test_session_policies_crud.py
+++ b/tests/server/routes/test_session_policies_crud.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import httpx
 import pytest
@@ -255,3 +256,43 @@ async def test_delete_session_policy(client: httpx.AsyncClient, session_id: str)
     # Verify it's gone from the session policies
     get_resp = await client.get(f"/v1/sessions/{session_id}/policies/{pid}")
     assert get_resp.status_code == 404
+
+
+# ── Telemetry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+async def test_create_session_policy_emits_telemetry(
+    client: httpx.AsyncClient, session_id: str
+) -> None:
+    """``POST /v1/sessions/{id}/policies`` emits a ``PolicyRegisteredEvent`` with scope='session'."""  # noqa: E501
+    from omnigent.telemetry.events import PolicyRegisteredEvent
+
+    with patch("omnigent.server.routes.session_policies._tel_emit") as mock_emit:
+        resp = await client.post(
+            f"/v1/sessions/{session_id}/policies",
+            json=_policy_payload(),
+        )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    mock_emit.assert_called_once()
+    event = mock_emit.call_args[0][0]
+    assert isinstance(event, PolicyRegisteredEvent)
+    assert event.scope == "session"
+    assert event.session_id == session_id
+    assert event.handler == "https://example.com/policies/eval"
+    assert event.policy_type == "url"
+
+
+async def test_create_session_policy_no_telemetry_on_error(
+    client: httpx.AsyncClient, session_id: str
+) -> None:
+    """``POST /v1/sessions/{id}/policies`` does not emit telemetry when the request fails."""
+    with patch("omnigent.server.routes.session_policies._tel_emit") as mock_emit:
+        # Duplicate name → 409 before the emit block is reached.
+        await client.post(f"/v1/sessions/{session_id}/policies", json=_policy_payload(name="dup"))
+        mock_emit.reset_mock()
+        resp = await client.post(
+            f"/v1/sessions/{session_id}/policies", json=_policy_payload(name="dup")
+        )
+    assert resp.status_code == 409
+    mock_emit.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/test_telemetry.py b/tests/test_telemetry.py
index 150d97d16b..99e519f444 100644
--- a/tests/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_telemetry.py
@@ -491,6 +491,77 @@ def test_host_registry_get_host_installation_id_registered() -> None:
     assert registry.get_host_installation_id("host_abc") == "inst-xyz"
 
 
+# ── PolicyRegisteredEvent ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_build_record_policy_registered_event_admin_scope() -> None:
+    """``_build_record`` serialises admin-scope ``PolicyRegisteredEvent`` correctly.
+
+    ``installation_id``, ``session_id``, and ``anon_user_id`` are promoted to
+    top-level ``data`` fields; ``handler``, ``policy_type``, and ``scope`` go
+    into ``params``.  Admin policies have ``session_id=None`` which becomes
+    an empty string in the wire format.
+    """
+    import omnigent.telemetry.client as _mod
+    from omnigent.telemetry.events import PolicyRegisteredEvent
+
+    event = PolicyRegisteredEvent(
+        installation_id="inst-abc",
+        handler="omnigent.policies.builtins.safety.ask_on_os_tools",
+        policy_type="python",
+        scope="admin",
+        session_id=None,
+        anon_user_id="deadbeef01234567",
+    )
+    record = _mod._build_record(event)
+    data = record["data"]
+
+    assert data["event_name"] == "PolicyRegisteredEvent"
+    assert data["installation_id"] == "inst-abc"
+    assert data["anon_user_id"] == "deadbeef01234567"
+    # session_id=None → empty string sentinel in wire format
+    assert data["session_id"] == ""
+    # Event-specific fields live in params, not at top level.
+    params = json.loads(data["params"]) if data["params"] else {}
+    assert params["handler"] == "omnigent.policies.builtins.safety.ask_on_os_tools"
+    assert params["policy_type"] == "python"
+    assert params["scope"] == "admin"
+    # Promoted fields must not leak into params.
+    assert "installation_id" not in params
+    assert "session_id" not in params
+    assert "anon_user_id" not in params
+
+
+def test_build_record_policy_registered_event_session_scope() -> None:
+    """``_build_record`` serialises session-scope ``PolicyRegisteredEvent`` correctly.
+
+    ``session_id`` is a real string for session-scoped policies and must appear
+    as the top-level ``session_id`` field, not inside ``params``.
+    """
+    import omnigent.telemetry.client as _mod
+    from omnigent.telemetry.events import PolicyRegisteredEvent
+
+    event = PolicyRegisteredEvent(
+        installation_id="inst-xyz",
+        handler="https://example.com/policies/eval",
+        policy_type="url",
+        scope="session",
+        session_id="sess_abc123",
+        anon_user_id=None,
+    )
+    record = _mod._build_record(event)
+    data = record["data"]
+
+    assert data["event_name"] == "PolicyRegisteredEvent"
+    assert data["session_id"] == "sess_abc123"
+    assert data["anon_user_id"] is None
+    params = json.loads(data["params"]) if data["params"] else {}
+    assert params["scope"] == "session"
+    assert params["handler"] == "https://example.com/policies/eval"
+    assert params["policy_type"] == "url"
+    assert "session_id" not in params
+
+
 def test_build_record_promotes_host_installation_id() -> None:
     """``_build_record`` lifts ``host_installation_id`` to top-level data."""
     import omnigent.telemetry.client as _mod