diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs b/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
index 60f3dc1a..088556b9 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/broker.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,78 @@ impl Broker {
         Ok(n > 0)
     }
 
+    /// Send a "your parent changed from X to Y" notification to `child`,
+    /// coalescing with any existing undelivered one so that multiple moves
+    /// while the agent is offline collapse into a single message spanning
+    /// the full arc (e.g. A→B then B→C becomes "your parent changed from A to C").
+    ///
+    /// If an undelivered system reparent notification for `child` already
+    /// exists, its body is updated in-place preserving the original "from"
+    /// label. If none exists, a fresh message is inserted with `old_label`
+    /// as the source.
+    pub fn send_coalescing_reparent(
+        &self,
+        child: &str,
+        old_label: &str,
+        new_label: &str,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        const PREFIX: &str = "your parent changed from ";
+        const SEPARATOR: &str = " to ";
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        let now = now_unix();
+        let existing: Option<(i64, String)> = conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT id, body FROM messages
+                  WHERE recipient = ?1
+                    AND sender = ?2
+                    AND body LIKE ?3
+                    AND delivered_at IS NULL
+                  LIMIT 1",
+                params![child, hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER, format!("{PREFIX}%")],
+                |row| Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, String>(1)?)),
+            )
+            .optional()?;
+        if let Some((row_id, old_body)) = existing {
+            // Preserve the original "from" label from the earlier notification.
+            let original_from = old_body
+                .strip_prefix(PREFIX)
+                .and_then(|rest| rest.split(SEPARATOR).next())
+                .unwrap_or(old_label);
+            let new_body = format!("{PREFIX}{original_from}{SEPARATOR}{new_label}");
+            conn.execute(
+                "UPDATE messages SET body = ?1, sent_at = ?2 WHERE id = ?3",
+                params![new_body, now, row_id],
+            )?;
+            drop(conn);
+            let _ = self.events.send(MessageEvent::Sent {
+                id: row_id,
+                from: hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER.to_owned(),
+                to: child.to_owned(),
+                body: new_body,
+                at: now,
+                in_reply_to: None,
+            });
+        } else {
+            let body = format!("{PREFIX}{old_label}{SEPARATOR}{new_label}");
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO messages (sender, recipient, body, sent_at, in_reply_to)
+                  VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, NULL)",
+                params![hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER, child, body, now],
+            )?;
+            let row_id = conn.last_insert_rowid();
+            drop(conn);
+            let _ = self.events.send(MessageEvent::Sent {
+                id: row_id,
+                from: hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER.to_owned(),
+                to: child.to_owned(),
+                body,
+                at: now,
+                in_reply_to: None,
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Long-poll variant of `recv_batch`: returns immediately if any
     /// row is pending (popping up to `max`); otherwise waits up to
     /// `timeout` for the broker to emit a `Sent { to: recipient }`
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index f9d3f7d7..212d7ec3 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -616,12 +616,12 @@ impl Coordinator {
                     in_reply_to: None,
                 });
             }
-            let _ = self.broker.send(&hive_sh4re::Message {
-                from: hive_sh4re::SYSTEM_SENDER.to_owned(),
-                to: child.to_owned(),
-                body: format!("your parent changed from {old_label} to {new_label}"),
-                in_reply_to: None,
-            });
+            // Coalesce: if a prior move notification is already pending in
+            // the broker (agent was offline for multiple moves), update it
+            // in-place so the agent sees "A to C" not "A to B" then "B to C".
+            let _ = self
+                .broker
+                .send_coalescing_reparent(child, old_label, new_label);
         }
 
         // Rescan + diff-emit regardless of whether messages fired —