diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main.go
index b04b22d..463aace 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 	meshSyntheticConfigRefreshInterval       = 20 * time.Second
 	meshRouteHealthFeedbackRefreshBackoff    = 5 * time.Second
 	maxMeshRendezvousLeaseReportEntries      = 20
+	maxVPNFabricEndpointHealthReportEntries  = 32
 	meshRendezvousLeaseReportSchema          = "c17z18.mesh_rendezvous_lease_report.v1"
 	meshRendezvousLeaseTelemetryCapability   = "mesh_rendezvous_lease_telemetry"
 	meshRendezvousLeaseRefreshCapability     = "mesh_rendezvous_lease_refresh_contract"
@@ -449,6 +450,42 @@ func (s *vpnFabricEndpointObservationStore) Snapshot() map[string]mesh.EndpointC
 	return out
 }
 
+func (s *vpnFabricEndpointObservationStore) Report(observedAt time.Time, maxEntries int) map[string]any {
+	snapshot := s.Snapshot()
+	if len(snapshot) == 0 {
+		return map[string]any{
+			"schema_version": "rap.vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report.v1",
+			"observed_at":    observedAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			"total":          0,
+			"reported":       0,
+			"dropped":        0,
+			"observations":   []mesh.EndpointCandidateHealthObservation{},
+		}
+	}
+	values := make([]mesh.EndpointCandidateHealthObservation, 0, len(snapshot))
+	for _, observation := range snapshot {
+		values = append(values, observation)
+	}
+	sort.SliceStable(values, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if !values[i].ObservedAt.Equal(values[j].ObservedAt) {
+			return values[i].ObservedAt.After(values[j].ObservedAt)
+		}
+		return values[i].EndpointID < values[j].EndpointID
+	})
+	if maxEntries <= 0 || maxEntries > len(values) {
+		maxEntries = len(values)
+	}
+	reported := values[:maxEntries]
+	return map[string]any{
+		"schema_version": "rap.vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report.v1",
+		"observed_at":    observedAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		"total":          len(values),
+		"reported":       len(reported),
+		"dropped":        len(values) - len(reported),
+		"observations":   reported,
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *vpnFabricEndpointObservationStore) ObserveSuccess(endpointID string, latency time.Duration) {
 	if s == nil || strings.TrimSpace(endpointID) == "" {
 		return
@@ -2837,12 +2874,15 @@ func heartbeatPayload(cfg config.Config, identity state.Identity, meshState *syn
 			if meshState != nil && meshState.VPNFabricSessionDialStats != nil {
 				report["dial_stats"] = meshState.VPNFabricSessionDialStats.Report(observedAt)
 			}
-			if meshState != nil && meshState.VPNFabricEndpointObservations != nil {
-				report["endpoint_observations"] = meshState.VPNFabricEndpointObservations.Snapshot()
-			}
 			payload.Metadata["vpn_fabric_session_transport_report"] = report
 			payload.Capabilities["vpn_fabric_session_transport"] = true
 			payload.Capabilities["vpn_packet_batch_binary_frames"] = true
+			if meshState != nil && meshState.VPNFabricEndpointObservations != nil {
+				payload.Metadata["vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report"] = meshState.VPNFabricEndpointObservations.Report(observedAt, maxVPNFabricEndpointHealthReportEntries)
+			} else {
+				payload.Metadata["vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report"] = newVPNFabricEndpointObservationStore().Report(observedAt, maxVPNFabricEndpointHealthReportEntries)
+			}
+			payload.Capabilities["vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_feedback"] = true
 		}
 		if meshState != nil && meshState.ConfigLoadError != "" {
 			payload.HealthStatus = "warning"
diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main_test.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main_test.go
index 584be64..5836ce7 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main_test.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/rap-node-agent/main_test.go
@@ -753,6 +753,13 @@ func TestHeartbeatPayloadIncludesMeshEndpointReport(t *testing.T) {
 		report["peer_sessions"] == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("vpn fabric session report missing: %+v", payload.Metadata)
 	}
+	if payload.Capabilities["vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_feedback"] != true {
+		t.Fatalf("vpn fabric endpoint health capability missing: %+v", payload.Capabilities)
+	}
+	if report, ok := payload.Metadata["vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report"].(map[string]any); !ok ||
+		report["schema_version"] != "rap.vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report.v1" {
+		t.Fatalf("vpn fabric endpoint health report missing: %+v", payload.Metadata)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestVPNFabricSessionDialStatsReport(t *testing.T) {
@@ -779,6 +786,33 @@ func TestVPNFabricSessionDialStatsReport(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVPNFabricEndpointObservationReportIsBoundedAndNewestFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newVPNFabricEndpointObservationStore()
+	base := time.Date(2026, 5, 16, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	store.observations["old"] = mesh.EndpointCandidateHealthObservation{
+		EndpointID:   "old",
+		SuccessCount: 1,
+		ObservedAt:   base.Add(-time.Minute),
+	}
+	store.observations["new"] = mesh.EndpointCandidateHealthObservation{
+		EndpointID:       "new",
+		FailureCount:     1,
+		ObservedAt:       base,
+		ReliabilityScore: 35,
+	}
+	report := store.Report(base, 1)
+	if report["schema_version"] != "rap.vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report.v1" ||
+		report["total"] != 2 ||
+		report["reported"] != 1 ||
+		report["dropped"] != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected report counters: %+v", report)
+	}
+	observations, ok := report["observations"].([]mesh.EndpointCandidateHealthObservation)
+	if !ok || len(observations) != 1 || observations[0].EndpointID != "new" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected observations: %+v", report["observations"])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVPNFabricSessionTargetPrefersRankedQUICCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	target, ok := vpnFabricSessionTarget(&syntheticMeshState{
diff --git a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
index 8266f5a..0e2f565 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ that endpoint while preserving it as a later fallback.
 Endpoint scoring no longer treats missing/zero latency on failed observations as
 moderate latency, preventing failed candidates from receiving a false score
 bonus.
+Endpoint health observations are now emitted as a bounded standalone heartbeat
+report (`rap.vpn_fabric_endpoint_health_report.v1`) so control plane can ingest
+candidate feedback without parsing the transport diagnostics blob.
 
 Deliverables: