diff --git a/scripts/gc-remote-growth-contract-test.ts b/scripts/gc-remote-growth-contract-test.ts
index db82d67d..bd86c76b 100644
--- a/scripts/gc-remote-growth-contract-test.ts
+++ b/scripts/gc-remote-growth-contract-test.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ assertCondition(
   trendBody,
 );
 
+const compactPointBody = functionBody("compact_growth_point");
+assertCondition(
+  compactPointBody.includes('"sourceCount"')
+    && compactPointBody.includes('"registry"')
+    && compactPointBody.includes('"ciStorage"')
+    && compactPointBody.includes('"containerd"')
+    && sourceText.includes("[compact_growth_point(item) for item in history[-min(len(history), 3):]]"),
+  "growth trend must default to compact history points unless --full is requested",
+  compactPointBody,
+);
+
 console.log(JSON.stringify({
   ok: true,
   checks: [
@@ -93,5 +104,6 @@ console.log(JSON.stringify({
     "snapshot includes source sizes, owner-aware CI PVCs, registry cadence and containerd observation",
     "HWLAB and AgentRun retention handoff commands are explicit",
     "trend includes latest/window deltas and registry counters",
+    "trend returns compact history points by default",
   ],
 }));
diff --git a/scripts/src/gc-remote.ts b/scripts/src/gc-remote.ts
index b68f7333..0f4d8751 100644
--- a/scripts/src/gc-remote.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/gc-remote.ts
@@ -865,6 +865,37 @@ def growth_trend_payload(points):
         },
     }
 
+def compact_growth_point(item):
+    registry = item.get("registry") or {}
+    retention = registry.get("retentionPlan") or {}
+    ci_storage = item.get("ciStorage") or {}
+    containerd = item.get("containerd") or {}
+    return {
+        "observedAt": item.get("observedAt"),
+        "rootDisk": item.get("rootDisk"),
+        "sourceCount": len(item.get("sources") or []),
+        "registry": {
+            "sizeBytes": registry.get("sizeBytes"),
+            "sizeHuman": registry.get("sizeHuman"),
+            "totalTags": retention.get("totalTags"),
+            "totalRevisions": retention.get("totalRevisions"),
+            "deleteTags": retention.get("deleteTags"),
+            "deleteRevisions": retention.get("deleteRevisions"),
+            "estimatedReclaimBytes": retention.get("estimatedReclaimBytes"),
+            "estimatedReclaimHuman": retention.get("estimatedReclaimHuman"),
+        },
+        "ciStorage": {
+            "pvcCount": ci_storage.get("pvcCount"),
+            "estimatedBytes": ci_storage.get("estimatedBytes"),
+            "estimatedHuman": ci_storage.get("estimatedHuman"),
+            "byOwnerGroup": ci_storage.get("byOwnerGroup"),
+        },
+        "containerd": {
+            "state": containerd.get("state"),
+            "cleanupSupported": containerd.get("cleanupSupported"),
+        },
+    }
+
 def collect_growth_snapshot(observed_at, preflight):
     root_disk = df_snapshot()
     sources = disk_source_snapshot()
@@ -2126,7 +2157,7 @@ def main():
             "statePath": growth_snapshot_path(),
             "historyLimit": history_limit,
             "trend": growth_trend_payload(history),
-            "points": history if bool(OPTIONS.get("full")) else history[-min(len(history), 3):],
+            "points": history if bool(OPTIONS.get("full")) else [compact_growth_point(item) for item in history[-min(len(history), 3):]],
             "returnedPointCount": min(len(history), 3) if not bool(OPTIONS.get("full")) else len(history),
             "totalPointCount": len(history),
             "next": {
@@ -2151,14 +2182,7 @@ def main():
             "history": {
                 "totalPointCount": len(read_growth_snapshots(1000000)) if bool(OPTIONS.get("saveSnapshot", True)) else len(history),
                 "returnedPointCount": len(history[-min(len(history), 3):]),
-                "recentPoints": history[-min(len(history), 3):] if bool(OPTIONS.get("full")) else [
-                    {
-                        "observedAt": item.get("observedAt"),
-                        "rootDisk": item.get("rootDisk"),
-                        "sourceCount": len(item.get("sources") or []),
-                    }
-                    for item in history[-min(len(history), 3):]
-                ],
+                "recentPoints": history[-min(len(history), 3):] if bool(OPTIONS.get("full")) else [compact_growth_point(item) for item in history[-min(len(history), 3):]],
             },
         })
         emit_json(snapshot, persist_large=True)