diff --git a/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/Contracts.cs b/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/Contracts.cs
index ad0e8592..e35af45b 100644
--- a/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/Contracts.cs
+++ b/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/Contracts.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public sealed class EndpointReport
     [JsonPropertyName("processor")] public object? Processor { get; set; }
     [JsonPropertyName("osinfo")] public object? OsInfo { get; set; }
     [JsonPropertyName("domain")] public string? Domain { get; set; }
+    // Installed-software SBOM, mirroring the Assess-Orchestrator applications
+    // collection: both Uninstall registry hives, {displayname, displayversion,
+    // publisher}. Server logs it as an unpersisted key until the SBOM store lands.
+    [JsonPropertyName("applications")] public object[]? Applications { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class EndpointEventRecord
diff --git a/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/EndpointCollector.cs b/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/EndpointCollector.cs
index 3f86c785..c230d11b 100644
--- a/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/EndpointCollector.cs
+++ b/agent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Core/EndpointCollector.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public sealed class EndpointCollector : ICollector
             Processor = GetProcessor(),
             OsInfo = GetOsInfo(),
             Domain = GetDomain(),
+            Applications = GetApplications(),
         };
 
         if (report.LastBootTime is DateTimeOffset boot)
@@ -466,6 +467,76 @@ public sealed class EndpointCollector : ICollector
         return records.ToArray();
     }
 
+    // Installed-software SBOM. Mirrors the Assess-Orchestrator applications
+    // collection exactly: enumerate both Uninstall registry hives (64-bit and
+    // WOW6432Node), keep only entries with a DisplayName, and emit
+    // {displayname, displayversion, publisher}. This is the same registry
+    // surface the machine-number/eDNC probes already read. Wire keys stay
+    // lowercase/no-underscore; the server logs this as an unpersisted key until
+    // the SBOM store is built. Never throws out to the caller.
+    private object[] GetApplications()
+    {
+        const string uninstall64 =
+            @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall";
+        const string uninstall32 =
+            @"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall";
+
+        var result = new List<object>();
+        var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        CollectUninstallHive(uninstall64, result, seen);
+        CollectUninstallHive(uninstall32, result, seen);
+        return result.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private void CollectUninstallHive(string subKey, List<object> result,
+        HashSet<string> seen)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var machine = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(
+                RegistryHive.LocalMachine, RegistryView.Default);
+            using var uninstall = machine.OpenSubKey(subKey);
+            if (uninstall is null)
+                return;
+
+            foreach (var name in uninstall.GetSubKeyNames())
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    using var entry = uninstall.OpenSubKey(name);
+                    var displayName = entry?.GetValue("DisplayName")?.ToString()?.Trim();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
+                        continue;
+
+                    var displayVersion =
+                        entry?.GetValue("DisplayVersion")?.ToString()?.Trim() ?? "";
+                    var publisher =
+                        entry?.GetValue("Publisher")?.ToString()?.Trim() ?? "";
+
+                    // De-dupe on name+version so the two hives do not double-list
+                    // the same package.
+                    if (!seen.Add(displayName + "\u0000" + displayVersion))
+                        continue;
+
+                    result.Add(new
+                    {
+                        displayname = displayName,
+                        displayversion = displayVersion,
+                        publisher,
+                    });
+                }
+                catch (Exception error)
+                {
+                    logger.LogDebug(error, "Uninstall entry read blocked: {Entry}", name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception error)
+        {
+            logger.LogDebug(error, "Uninstall hive read blocked: {SubKey}", subKey);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Fixed local disks with capacity/free so the server can flag a PC that is
     // running out of space. Win32_LogicalDisk DriveType 3 = local fixed disk;
     // network/removable drives are skipped. Bytes stay as longs; the server can
diff --git a/plugins/endpoints/tests/test_plugin.py b/plugins/endpoints/tests/test_plugin.py
index 0082ba76..72fb9add 100644
--- a/plugins/endpoints/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/endpoints/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ def test_new_hardware_telemetry_keys_are_logged_not_silently_known():
     rather than dropping them silently."""
     from plugins.endpoints.plugin import KNOWN_PAYLOAD_KEYS
 
-    for key in ('disks', 'bios', 'memory', 'processor', 'osinfo', 'domain'):
+    for key in ('disks', 'bios', 'memory', 'processor', 'osinfo', 'domain',
+                'applications'):
         assert key not in KNOWN_PAYLOAD_KEYS