diff --git a/docs/requirements/Component-TemplateEngine.md b/docs/requirements/Component-TemplateEngine.md
index 8f82018b..85a7529d 100644
--- a/docs/requirements/Component-TemplateEngine.md
+++ b/docs/requirements/Component-TemplateEngine.md
@@ -332,6 +332,26 @@ The same validation logic is available to Design users in the Central UI without
 
 Gating against the instance surface is a design decision worth knowing: a shared script executes inline inside the calling script's context, so it is type-checked as if it were an instance script. A shared script that references an identifier the instance surface does not expose fails at save, and one that uses an instance accessor (`Attributes`, `Instance`, …) compiles — whether that accessor is meaningful at run time depends on the caller.
 
+## Configuration Audit Shape
+
+`IAuditService.LogAsync` serialises the after-state it is handed into the
+indefinitely-retained `AuditLogEntries.AfterStateJson`. Template Engine services
+therefore hand it a **projected summary** for aggregates, never a tracked entity
+graph (review 2026-10-21 08/G1, `TemplateAuditShapes`):
+
+- **Template** create / update / move — identity and scalar fields (`Id`, `Name`,
+  `Description`, `ParentTemplateId`, `FolderId`, `IsDerived`, `OwnerCompositionId`),
+  per-collection member counts, and `ChangedFields` (e.g. `Name`, `Description`,
+  `FolderId`). No member rows. A rename of a 40-script template used to write all 40
+  script bodies.
+- **Template script** and **shared script** create / update — every scalar field
+  except the body, which is recorded as `CodeLength` + `CodeSha256`, so an auditor can
+  tell whether (and to what) a body changed without the table storing every revision
+  of every body.
+
+Small leaf entities (attributes, alarms, compositions, folders, areas, instance
+overrides) are still audited as-is.
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 - **Configuration Database (MS SQL)**: Stores all templates, instances, areas, and their relationships.
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/SharedScriptService.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/SharedScriptService.cs
index c8b842fa..5fa3c438 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/SharedScriptService.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/SharedScriptService.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class SharedScriptService
         // SaveChangesAsync ran.
         await _repository.AddSharedScriptAsync(script, cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "SharedScript", script.Id.ToString(), name, script, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "SharedScript", script.Id.ToString(), name, TemplateAuditShapes.SharedScript(script), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         return Result<SharedScript>.Success(script);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class SharedScriptService
         script.ReturnDefinition = returnDefinition;
 
         await _repository.UpdateSharedScriptAsync(script, cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "SharedScript", scriptId.ToString(), script.Name, script, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "SharedScript", scriptId.ToString(), script.Name, TemplateAuditShapes.SharedScript(script), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         return Result<SharedScript>.Success(script);
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateAuditShapes.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateAuditShapes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cc63bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateAuditShapes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Entities.Scripts;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Entities.Templates;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Compact after-state shapes for the configuration audit log (review 2026-10-21
+/// 08/G1). <c>IAuditService.LogAsync</c> serialises whatever it is handed into
+/// <c>AuditLogEntries.AfterStateJson</c> — an indefinitely-retained table — so
+/// handing it a tracked <see cref="Template"/> wrote the whole loaded graph,
+/// every attribute, alarm and script body included, on each create / rename / move.
+/// These shapes keep the identity, the scalar fields, per-collection member counts
+/// and the fields that changed. Script bodies are never written: a body is
+/// represented by its length and SHA-256, which still lets an auditor tell whether
+/// (and to what) a body changed without storing it again on every edit.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class TemplateAuditShapes
+{
+    /// <summary>Summary of a template: identity, scalars and member counts — no member rows.</summary>
+    /// <param name="template">The template.</param>
+    /// <param name="changedFields">Names of the fields this operation changed, if known.</param>
+    /// <returns>The audit after-state object.</returns>
+    internal static object Template(Template template, IReadOnlyList<string>? changedFields = null) => new
+    {
+        template.Id,
+        template.Name,
+        template.Description,
+        template.ParentTemplateId,
+        template.FolderId,
+        template.IsDerived,
+        template.OwnerCompositionId,
+        AttributeCount = template.Attributes.Count,
+        AlarmCount = template.Alarms.Count,
+        ScriptCount = template.Scripts.Count,
+        CompositionCount = template.Compositions.Count,
+        NativeAlarmSourceCount = template.NativeAlarmSources.Count,
+        ChangedFields = changedFields,
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>A template script without its body (length + SHA-256 instead).</summary>
+    /// <param name="script">The script.</param>
+    /// <returns>The audit after-state object.</returns>
+    internal static object Script(TemplateScript script) => new
+    {
+        script.Id,
+        script.TemplateId,
+        script.Name,
+        script.IsLocked,
+        script.LockedInDerived,
+        script.IsInherited,
+        script.TriggerType,
+        script.TriggerConfiguration,
+        script.ParameterDefinitions,
+        script.ReturnDefinition,
+        script.MinTimeBetweenRuns,
+        script.ExecutionTimeoutSeconds,
+        CodeLength = script.Code?.Length ?? 0,
+        CodeSha256 = HashCode(script.Code),
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>A shared script without its body (length + SHA-256 instead).</summary>
+    /// <param name="script">The shared script.</param>
+    /// <returns>The audit after-state object.</returns>
+    internal static object SharedScript(SharedScript script) => new
+    {
+        script.Id,
+        script.Name,
+        script.ParameterDefinitions,
+        script.ReturnDefinition,
+        CodeLength = script.Code?.Length ?? 0,
+        CodeSha256 = HashCode(script.Code),
+    };
+
+    private static string? HashCode(string? code) =>
+        code == null ? null : Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(code)));
+}
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateService.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateService.cs
index 4eae7d2b..6b74965d 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateService.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine/TemplateService.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class TemplateService
         // to the row it described.
         await _repository.AddTemplateAsync(template, cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "Template", template.Id.ToString(), name, template, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "Template", template.Id.ToString(), name, TemplateAuditShapes.Template(template), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         return Result<Template>.Success(template);
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ public class TemplateService
                 "Parent template cannot be changed after creation.");
         }
 
+        var changedFields = new List<string>();
+        if (!string.Equals(template.Name, name, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            changedFields.Add(nameof(Template.Name));
+        if (description != null && !string.Equals(template.Description, description, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            changedFields.Add(nameof(Template.Description));
+
         template.Name = name;
         // Leave-unchanged semantics: only overwrite the description when a value is
         // supplied. null = not provided (keep existing); "" = explicit clear.
@@ -142,7 +148,10 @@ public class TemplateService
             return Result<Template>.Failure(collisionResult);
 
         await _repository.UpdateTemplateAsync(template, cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "Template", templateId.ToString(), name, template, cancellationToken);
+        // Audit a projected summary, never the tracked graph with every script body
+        // (review 2026-10-21 08/G1).
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "Template", templateId.ToString(), name,
+            TemplateAuditShapes.Template(template, changedFields), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         return Result<Template>.Success(template);
@@ -234,7 +243,8 @@ public class TemplateService
 
         template.FolderId = newFolderId;
         await _repository.UpdateTemplateAsync(template, cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Move", "Template", template.Id.ToString(), template.Name, template, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Move", "Template", template.Id.ToString(), template.Name,
+            TemplateAuditShapes.Template(template, [nameof(Template.FolderId)]), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         return Result<Template>.Success(template);
@@ -723,7 +733,7 @@ public class TemplateService
         // real script Id rather than a literal "0".
         await _repository.AddTemplateScriptAsync(script, cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "TemplateScript", script.Id.ToString(), script.Name, script, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Create", "TemplateScript", script.Id.ToString(), script.Name, TemplateAuditShapes.Script(script), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         // Propagate the new member to derived descendants.
@@ -809,7 +819,7 @@ public class TemplateService
         // Name is NOT updated (fixed)
 
         await _repository.UpdateTemplateScriptAsync(existing, cancellationToken);
-        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "TemplateScript", scriptId.ToString(), existing.Name, existing, cancellationToken);
+        await _auditService.LogAsync(user, "Update", "TemplateScript", scriptId.ToString(), existing.Name, TemplateAuditShapes.Script(existing), cancellationToken);
         await _repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         // Propagate the changed effective value to derived descendants.
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine.Tests/TemplateAuditShapeTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine.Tests/TemplateAuditShapeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27df44cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine.Tests/TemplateAuditShapeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Moq;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Entities.Templates;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Interfaces.Services;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.TemplateEngine.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Review 2026-10-21 08/G1: the configuration audit (indefinitely retained) must
+/// record a projected summary of a template — ids, names, member counts, changed
+/// fields — never the whole tracked graph with every script body.
+/// </summary>
+public class TemplateAuditShapeTests
+{
+    private const string Body = "return \"BODY_SENTINEL_7f3a\";";
+
+    private readonly Mock<ITemplateEngineRepository> _repoMock = new();
+    private readonly Mock<IAuditService> _auditMock = new();
+    private readonly List<object?> _afterStates = [];
+
+    /// <summary>Captures every audit after-state the service writes.</summary>
+    public TemplateAuditShapeTests()
+    {
+        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.SaveChangesAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).ReturnsAsync(1);
+        _auditMock
+            .Setup(a => a.LogAsync(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(),
+                It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<object?>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .Callback<string, string, string, string, string, object?, CancellationToken>(
+                (_, _, _, _, _, after, _) => _afterStates.Add(after))
+            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+    }
+
+    private Template SeedTemplateWithScripts()
+    {
+        var template = new Template("Pump") { Id = 1 };
+        template.Scripts.Add(new TemplateScript("Calc", Body) { Id = 10, TemplateId = 1 });
+        template.Scripts.Add(new TemplateScript("Calc2", Body + "//2") { Id = 11, TemplateId = 1 });
+        template.Attributes.Add(new TemplateAttribute("Temp") { Id = 20, TemplateId = 1 });
+        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetTemplateByIdAsync(1, It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).ReturnsAsync(template);
+        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllTemplatesForAnalysisAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<Template> { template });
+        return template;
+    }
+
+    private string SingleAfterStateJson()
+    {
+        var after = Assert.Single(_afterStates);
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(after);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a template rename audits a summary without script bodies.</summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateTemplate_AuditsSummary_WithoutScriptBodies()
+    {
+        SeedTemplateWithScripts();
+        var sut = new TemplateService(_repoMock.Object, _auditMock.Object);
+
+        var result = await sut.UpdateTemplateAsync(1, "Pump2", null, null, "admin");
+
+        Assert.True(result.IsSuccess);
+        var json = SingleAfterStateJson();
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("BODY_SENTINEL", json);
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        Assert.Equal("Pump2", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("Name").GetString());
+        Assert.Equal(2, doc.RootElement.GetProperty("ScriptCount").GetInt32());
+        Assert.Equal(1, doc.RootElement.GetProperty("AttributeCount").GetInt32());
+        Assert.Contains("Name", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("ChangedFields").EnumerateArray().Select(e => e.GetString()));
+        Assert.False(doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Scripts", out _));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a template move audits a summary without script bodies.</summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MoveTemplate_AuditsSummary_WithoutScriptBodies()
+    {
+        SeedTemplateWithScripts();
+        var sut = new TemplateService(_repoMock.Object, _auditMock.Object);
+
+        var result = await sut.MoveTemplateAsync(1, null, "admin");
+
+        Assert.True(result.IsSuccess);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("BODY_SENTINEL", SingleAfterStateJson());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a script add audits the script's metadata and body hash, not its body.</summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddScript_AuditsBodyHash_NotBody()
+    {
+        SeedTemplateWithScripts();
+        var sut = new TemplateService(_repoMock.Object, _auditMock.Object);
+
+        var result = await sut.AddScriptAsync(1, new TemplateScript("Calc3", Body + "//3"), "admin");
+
+        Assert.True(result.IsSuccess);
+        var json = SingleAfterStateJson();
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("BODY_SENTINEL", json);
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        Assert.Equal("Calc3", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("Name").GetString());
+        Assert.Equal(64, doc.RootElement.GetProperty("CodeSha256").GetString()!.Length);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a shared-script create audits its body hash, not its body.</summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateSharedScript_AuditsBodyHash_NotBody()
+    {
+        var sut = new SharedScriptService(_repoMock.Object, _auditMock.Object);
+
+        var result = await sut.CreateSharedScriptAsync("Helpers", Body, null, null, "admin");
+
+        Assert.True(result.IsSuccess, result.IsFailure ? result.Error : null);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("BODY_SENTINEL", SingleAfterStateJson());
+    }
+}