diff --git a/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts b/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts
index d95c4f8f94..b8449d245e 100644
--- a/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts
+++ b/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts
@@ -1473,6 +1473,7 @@ export interface ProfileRow {
   description?: string
   display_name?: string
   skill_count?: number
+  previous_names?: string[]
   last_session?: ProfileSessionPreview | null
   worker_session?: ProfileWorkerSession | null
   canonical_session?: ProfileCanonicalSession | null
diff --git a/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json b/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json
index 926d6c92c1..37dfeac885 100644
--- a/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json
+++ b/apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json
@@ -19390,6 +19390,13 @@
             "title": "Skill Count",
             "type": "integer"
           },
+          "previous_names": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "title": "Previous Names",
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "last_session": {
             "anyOf": [
               {
diff --git a/tests/tui_gateway/contracts/test_profile_rename_history.py b/tests/tui_gateway/contracts/test_profile_rename_history.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..209f06c110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tui_gateway/contracts/test_profile_rename_history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Regression for #117696: roster rename history belongs to the wire contract."""
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from tui_gateway.contracts.profiles_vault_complete_foreign_subagents import ProfilesListResult
+from tui_gateway.contracts.registry import METHODS, check_result
+
+
+def test_profile_rename_history_survives_result_validation():
+    for names in ([], ["old-bot", "older-bot"]):
+        payload = {"profiles": [{"name": "bot", "path": "/profiles/bot", "previous_names": names}]}
+        check_result(METHODS["profiles.list"], payload)
+        result = ProfilesListResult.model_validate(payload)
+        assert result.profiles[0].previous_names == names
+    assert ProfilesListResult.model_validate({"profiles": []}).profiles == []
+    legacy = ProfilesListResult.model_validate({"profiles": [{"name": "bot", "path": "/profiles/bot"}]})
+    assert legacy.profiles[0].previous_names == []
+
+
+def test_profile_rename_history_keeps_strict_result_validation():
+    for extra in ({"previous_names": [None]}, {"previous_names": "old-bot"}, {"unknown_field": []}):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            ProfilesListResult.model_validate({"profiles": [{"name": "bot", "path": "/profiles/bot", **extra}]})
diff --git a/tui_gateway/contracts/profiles_vault_complete_foreign_subagents.py b/tui_gateway/contracts/profiles_vault_complete_foreign_subagents.py
index 0e8cc1f748..b00e3fb9e7 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/contracts/profiles_vault_complete_foreign_subagents.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/contracts/profiles_vault_complete_foreign_subagents.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class ProfileRow(Result):
     description: str = ""
     display_name: str = ""
     skill_count: int = 0
+    previous_names: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
     last_session: ProfileSessionPreview | None = None
     worker_session: ProfileWorkerSession | None = None
     canonical_session: ProfileCanonicalSession | None = None