diff --git a/nash-observe/src/lib.rs b/nash-observe/src/lib.rs
index 6f47daf..6377d76 100644
--- a/nash-observe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nash-observe/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ enum Event {
         hash: String,
         preview_b64: String,
     },
+    #[serde(rename = "pipe", rename_all = "camelCase")]
+    Pipe {
+        seq: u64,
+        ts: u64,
+        pipeline_id: u64,
+        from_index: u64,
+        to_index: u64,
+        bytes: u64,
+        truncated: bool,
+        hash: String,
+        preview_b64: String,
+    },
     #[serde(rename = "dropped", rename_all = "camelCase")]
     Dropped { seq: u64, ts: u64, count: u64 },
 }
@@ -460,6 +472,25 @@ impl brush_core::gate::Gate for RecordingGate {
             });
         }));
     }
+
+    fn on_pipe(&self, ev: brush_core::gate::PipeEvent) {
+        let _ = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            let Some(obs) = OBSERVER.get() else { return };
+            let capped = ev.captured.len().min(PREVIEW_CAP);
+            obs.send(Event::Pipe {
+                seq: obs.seq(),
+                ts: now_millis(),
+                pipeline_id: ev.pipeline_id,
+                from_index: ev.from_index as u64,
+                to_index: ev.to_index as u64,
+                bytes: ev.total_bytes,
+                truncated: ev.truncated || ev.captured.len() > capped,
+                // Hash over the captured prefix (the full stream isn't buffered).
+                hash: fnv1a_hex(&ev.captured),
+                preview_b64: preview_b64(&ev.captured[..capped]),
+            });
+        }));
+    }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nash/tests/observe.rs b/nash/tests/observe.rs
index 6d494d5..d8f2506 100644
--- a/nash/tests/observe.rs
+++ b/nash/tests/observe.rs
@@ -374,6 +374,65 @@ fn credential_shapes_redacted_in_previews() {
     assert_eq!(r["bytes"], 48);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn pipe_links_captured_with_indices() {
+    let sink = Sink::start();
+    let status = run_nash(&sink, "printf 'a\\nb\\nc\\n' | grep -n . | cat > /dev/null");
+    assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(0));
+
+    let events = sink.events_until(|evs| {
+        evs.iter().filter(|e| e["kind"] == "pipe").count() >= 2
+    });
+    let pipes: Vec<_> = events.iter().filter(|e| e["kind"] == "pipe").collect();
+    assert_eq!(pipes.len(), 2, "two links in a three-stage pipeline");
+    // All links share one pipeline id.
+    assert_eq!(pipes[0]["pipelineId"], pipes[1]["pipelineId"]);
+
+    let link0 = pipes.iter().find(|e| e["fromIndex"] == 0).expect("link 0->1");
+    assert_eq!(link0["toIndex"], 1);
+    assert_eq!(decode_preview(link0), "a\nb\nc\n");
+    assert_eq!(link0["bytes"], 6);
+
+    let link1 = pipes.iter().find(|e| e["fromIndex"] == 1).expect("link 1->2");
+    assert_eq!(link1["toIndex"], 2);
+    assert_eq!(decode_preview(link1), "1:a\n2:b\n3:c\n");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pipe_sigpipe_consumer_exits_early() {
+    // `yes | head` — the consumer closes after N lines; the producer must get
+    // SIGPIPE/EPIPE and the whole thing must terminate (not hang), with the link
+    // still reported.
+    let sink = Sink::start();
+    let status = run_nash(&sink, "yes | head -3 > /dev/null");
+    assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(0));
+    let events = sink.events_until(|evs| evs.iter().any(|e| e["kind"] == "pipe"));
+    assert!(events.iter().any(|e| e["kind"] == "pipe"), "link reported despite early consumer exit");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pipe_preserves_binary_stream() {
+    // Byte-for-byte integrity across a tapped pipe: md5 through nash must match bash.
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("nash-pipebin-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    let src = dir.join("rand.bin");
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (0..100_000u32).map(|i| (i.wrapping_mul(2654435761) >> 16) as u8).collect();
+    std::fs::write(&src, &data).unwrap();
+    let script = format!("cat {} | cat | md5sum", src.display());
+
+    let sink = Sink::start();
+    let nash_out = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_nash"))
+        .args(["-c", &script])
+        .env("NUCLEIC_SHELL_SOCKET", sink.socket())
+        .env("NUCLEIC_SESSION_ID", "sess-1")
+        .env_remove("NUCLEIC_SHELL_PARENT")
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    let bash_out = Command::new("/bin/bash").args(["-c", &script]).output().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(nash_out.stdout, bash_out.stdout, "md5 through tapped pipe must match bash");
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn redirect_preserves_seek_semantics() {
     // A seeking writer (dd with seek=) must see a real, seekable fd — the file