diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime/Drivers/CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime/Drivers/CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder.cs
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+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Drivers;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     An <see cref="IAddressSpaceBuilder"/> that RECORDS the streamed tree instead of creating OPC UA
+///     nodes — used to capture an <see cref="ITagDiscovery"/> driver's discovered hierarchy so the
+///     runtime can graft it under an equipment node. Folder nesting is tracked (each child builder
+///     carries its accumulated path), so every variable records its full <see cref="DiscoveredNode.FolderPathSegments"/>.
+///     <para>Value nodes only: <see cref="AddProperty"/> is ignored and alarm marking returns a no-op sink
+///     (discovered alarms are out of scope — alarms come via the config path).</para>
+///     <para>Single-threaded: a driver's <c>DiscoverAsync</c> streams on one caller; the root and its child
+///     builders share one <see cref="List{T}"/>. Not thread-safe by design.</para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder : IAddressSpaceBuilder
+{
+    private readonly List<DiscoveredNode> _nodes;
+    private readonly IReadOnlyList<string> _path;
+
+    /// <summary>Create a root capturing builder with an empty folder path and a fresh node list.</summary>
+    public CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder() : this([], []) { }
+
+    private CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder(List<DiscoveredNode> nodes, IReadOnlyList<string> path)
+    {
+        _nodes = nodes;
+        _path = path;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>All variables captured across the whole tree (shared by the root and every child scope).</summary>
+    public IReadOnlyList<DiscoveredNode> Nodes => _nodes;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public IAddressSpaceBuilder Folder(string browseName, string displayName)
+        => new CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder(_nodes, [.. _path, browseName]);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public IVariableHandle Variable(string browseName, string displayName, DriverAttributeInfo attributeInfo)
+    {
+        _nodes.Add(new DiscoveredNode(
+            FolderPathSegments: _path,
+            BrowseName: browseName,
+            DisplayName: displayName,
+            FullReference: attributeInfo.FullName,
+            DataType: attributeInfo.DriverDataType,
+            IsArray: attributeInfo.IsArray,
+            ArrayDim: attributeInfo.ArrayDim,
+            Writable: attributeInfo.SecurityClass != SecurityClassification.ViewOnly,
+            IsHistorized: attributeInfo.IsHistorized));
+        return new NullHandle(attributeInfo.FullName);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public void AddProperty(string browseName, DriverDataType dataType, object? value) { /* metadata only — ignored */ }
+
+    /// <summary>A variable handle whose alarm marking is a no-op (discovered alarms are out of scope).</summary>
+    private sealed class NullHandle(string fullRef) : IVariableHandle
+    {
+        public string FullReference => fullRef;
+        public IAlarmConditionSink MarkAsAlarmCondition(AlarmConditionInfo info) => new NullSink();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A null sink that ignores alarm condition transitions.</summary>
+    private sealed class NullSink : IAlarmConditionSink
+    {
+        public void OnTransition(AlarmEventArgs args) { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime/Drivers/DiscoveredNode.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime/Drivers/DiscoveredNode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ff7d43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime/Drivers/DiscoveredNode.cs
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+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Drivers;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     A flattened variable captured from a driver's <see cref="ITagDiscovery.DiscoverAsync"/> stream
+///     by <see cref="CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder"/>. Folder nesting is preserved in
+///     <see cref="FolderPathSegments"/> so the injector can re-root the node under an equipment.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record DiscoveredNode(
+    IReadOnlyList<string> FolderPathSegments,
+    string BrowseName,
+    string DisplayName,
+    string FullReference,
+    DriverDataType DataType,
+    bool IsArray,
+    uint? ArrayDim,
+    bool Writable,
+    bool IsHistorized);
diff --git a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Tests/Drivers/CapturingAddressSpaceBuilderTests.cs b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Tests/Drivers/CapturingAddressSpaceBuilderTests.cs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Tests/Drivers/CapturingAddressSpaceBuilderTests.cs
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+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Drivers;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Runtime.Tests.Drivers;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class CapturingAddressSpaceBuilderTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Records_nested_path_segments_full_reference_and_metadata()
+    {
+        var b = new CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder();
+        var focas = b.Folder("FOCAS", "FOCAS");
+        var device = focas.Folder("10.0.0.5:8193", "cnc");
+        var identity = device.Folder("Identity", "Identity");
+        identity.Variable("SeriesNumber", "SeriesNumber", new DriverAttributeInfo(
+            FullName: "10.0.0.5:8193/Identity/SeriesNumber",
+            DriverDataType: DriverDataType.String, IsArray: false, ArrayDim: null,
+            SecurityClass: SecurityClassification.ViewOnly, IsHistorized: false));
+
+        b.Nodes.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+        var n = b.Nodes[0];
+        n.FolderPathSegments.ShouldBe(new[] { "FOCAS", "10.0.0.5:8193", "Identity" });
+        n.BrowseName.ShouldBe("SeriesNumber");
+        n.FullReference.ShouldBe("10.0.0.5:8193/Identity/SeriesNumber");
+        n.DataType.ShouldBe(DriverDataType.String);
+        n.Writable.ShouldBeFalse();              // ViewOnly -> read-only
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddProperty_is_ignored_and_alarm_marking_is_a_noop_sink()
+    {
+        var b = new CapturingAddressSpaceBuilder();
+        var f = b.Folder("FOCAS", "FOCAS");
+        f.AddProperty("Manufacturer", DriverDataType.String, "FANUC");   // ignored, no throw
+        var h = f.Variable("V", "V", new DriverAttributeInfo("ref", DriverDataType.Int32, false, null,
+            SecurityClassification.ViewOnly, false, IsAlarm: true));
+        var sink = h.MarkAsAlarmCondition(new AlarmConditionInfo("src", AlarmSeverity.Low, null));
+        sink.ShouldNotBeNull();                  // no-op sink, alarms out of scope
+        b.Nodes.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+}