diff --git a/docs/catalog.json b/docs/catalog.json
index 8ef806b5..12bd00e2 100644
--- a/docs/catalog.json
+++ b/docs/catalog.json
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@
         "packages/core/src/compliance/plugin.ts",
         "packages/core/src/engagement/chat-commands/plugin.ts",
         "packages/core/src/pam/player-management/plugin.ts",
+        "packages/core/src/pam/player-note/plugin.ts",
         "packages/core/src/wallet/plugin.ts"
       ]
     },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/contracts/adapters/audit.ts b/packages/core/src/contracts/adapters/audit.ts
index 1201f19d..02b13847 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/contracts/adapters/audit.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/contracts/adapters/audit.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type DirectAuditAction =
   | 'admin.user.updated'
   | 'admin.player.updated'
   | 'admin.player.removed'
+  | 'admin.player_note.created'
   | 'audit.export'
   | 'compliance.kyc.bulk_approve'
   | 'wallet.withdrawal.auto_approved'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/__tests__/player-note.router.int.test.ts b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/__tests__/player-note.router.int.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd4b4c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/__tests__/player-note.router.int.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { call } from '@orpc/server';
+import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import type { AdminGuard } from '@openora/core/server';
+import { createTestDb, type TestDb } from '@openora/core/testing';
+import { makeAdminGuard, makeAuditWriter, testContext } from '../../../testing/mock.js';
+import { migrate as migratePlayerNote } from '../migrate.js';
+import { createPlayerNoteRouter } from '../router/index.js';
+import { playerNote } from '../schema/index.js';
+import { PlayerNoteService } from '../service/player-note.service.js';
+
+const CTX = testContext();
+const CALLER = '44444444-4444-4444-8444-444444444444';
+const PLAYER_ID = '11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111';
+
+let db: TestDb;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  db = await createTestDb([migratePlayerNote]);
+});
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await db.drop();
+});
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await db.drizzle.db.execute(sql`TRUNCATE ${playerNote} RESTART IDENTITY`);
+});
+
+const guardAllowing = (allow: readonly string[]) =>
+  makeAdminGuard({ allow, caller: { userId: CALLER, ip: '127.0.0.1', userAgent: 'test' } });
+
+function build(adminGuard: AdminGuard) {
+  const audit = makeAuditWriter();
+  return {
+    router: createPlayerNoteRouter(new PlayerNoteService(db.drizzle), adminGuard, audit),
+    audit,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('player note router', () => {
+  it('records adding an internal note in the audit log', async () => {
+    const { router, audit } = build(guardAllowing(['player-note:create']));
+
+    const created = await call(
+      router.create,
+      { playerId: PLAYER_ID, content: 'Contacted player about verification.' },
+      { context: CTX },
+    );
+
+    expect(audit.record).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      actorId: CALLER,
+      actorType: 'admin',
+      action: 'admin.player_note.created',
+      resourceType: 'player',
+      resourceId: PLAYER_ID,
+      after: { noteId: created.id, content: created.content },
+      ip: '127.0.0.1',
+      userAgent: 'test',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('does not record an audit entry when permission is denied', async () => {
+    const { router, audit } = build(guardAllowing([]));
+
+    await expect(
+      call(router.create, { playerId: PLAYER_ID, content: 'Private note' }, { context: CTX }),
+    ).rejects.toBeDefined();
+
+    expect(audit.record).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/plugin.ts b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/plugin.ts
index 50041007..aaead612 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/plugin.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import { DRIZZLE, ADMIN_GUARD } from '@openora/core/server';
 import type { CoreTokenCatalog, Plugin } from '@openora/core/server';
+import { AUDIT_WRITER } from '@openora/core/contracts';
 import { PlayerNoteService } from './service/player-note.service.js';
 import { createPlayerNoteRouter } from './router/index.js';
 
 export default {
   id: 'player-note',
+  dependsOn: ['audit'],
   register(ctx) {
     ctx.routers.add('player-note', (c) =>
-      createPlayerNoteRouter(new PlayerNoteService(c.get(DRIZZLE)), c.get(ADMIN_GUARD)),
+      createPlayerNoteRouter(
+        new PlayerNoteService(c.get(DRIZZLE)),
+        c.get(ADMIN_GUARD),
+        c.get(AUDIT_WRITER),
+      ),
     );
   },
 } as const satisfies Plugin<CoreTokenCatalog>;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/router/index.ts b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/router/index.ts
index a2e5cc9c..7bb582cd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/router/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/pam/player-note/router/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { implement } from '@orpc/server';
 import { AdminGuard, type OssContext } from '@openora/core/server';
+import type { AuditWritePort } from '@openora/core/contracts';
 import { playerNoteContract } from '../contract/index.js';
 import { PlayerNoteService } from '../service/player-note.service.js';
 
-export function createPlayerNoteRouter(svc: PlayerNoteService, adminGuard: AdminGuard) {
+export function createPlayerNoteRouter(
+  svc: PlayerNoteService,
+  adminGuard: AdminGuard,
+  audit: AuditWritePort,
+) {
   const os = implement(playerNoteContract).$context<OssContext>();
 
   return os.router({
@@ -20,7 +25,18 @@ export function createPlayerNoteRouter(svc: PlayerNoteService, adminGuard: Admin
 
     create: os.create.handler(async ({ input, context }) => {
       const caller = await adminGuard.assert(context, 'player-note', 'create');
-      return svc.create(input, caller.userId);
+      const created = await svc.create(input, caller.userId);
+      await audit.record({
+        actorId: caller.userId,
+        actorType: 'admin',
+        action: 'admin.player_note.created',
+        resourceType: 'player',
+        resourceId: input.playerId,
+        after: { noteId: created.id, content: created.content },
+        ip: caller.ip,
+        userAgent: caller.userAgent,
+      });
+      return created;
     }),
   });
 }