diff --git a/src/deepwork/standard_jobs/deepwork_rules/hooks/capture_prompt_work_tree.sh b/src/deepwork/standard_jobs/deepwork_rules/hooks/capture_prompt_work_tree.sh
index 3f2cefad..c9cedd82 100755
--- a/src/deepwork/standard_jobs/deepwork_rules/hooks/capture_prompt_work_tree.sh
+++ b/src/deepwork/standard_jobs/deepwork_rules/hooks/capture_prompt_work_tree.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,20 @@
 # The baseline contains ALL tracked files (not just changed files) so that
 # the rules_check hook can determine which files are genuinely new vs which
 # files existed before and were just modified.
+#
+# It also captures the HEAD commit ref so that committed changes can be detected
+# by comparing HEAD at Stop time to the captured ref.
 
 set -e
 
 # Ensure .deepwork directory exists
 mkdir -p .deepwork
 
+# Save the current HEAD commit ref for detecting committed changes
+# This is used by get_changed_files_prompt() to detect files changed since prompt,
+# even if those changes were committed during the agent response.
+git rev-parse HEAD > .deepwork/.last_head_ref 2>/dev/null || echo "" > .deepwork/.last_head_ref
+
 # Save ALL tracked files (not just changed files)
 # This is critical for created: mode rules to distinguish between:
 # - Newly created files (not in baseline) -> should trigger created: rules