diff --git a/.hop/records/prompts/P_06FN892CVDG36AN981MGF00.json b/.hop/records/prompts/P_06FN892CVDG36AN981MGF00.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a65fde0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hop/records/prompts/P_06FN892CVDG36AN981MGF00.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "id": "P_06FN892CVDG36AN981MGF00",
+  "task_id": "T_06FN892CVE210TZR2ZQQ9JG",
+  "attempt_id": "AT_06FN892CVDGHFG3F889Q3YR",
+  "state_id": "P_06FN892CVDG36AN981MGF00",
+  "prompt": "implement that",
+  "agent_name": "codex",
+  "status": "proposed",
+  "response_summary": "Attribute accepted commits to the prompting user's configured Git identity",
+  "created_at": "2026-07-12T02:24:52.955741Z",
+  "metadata": {
+    "source_tree": "5895f21f33fd3d6d04b764c84dfeb6e0c4738c1f",
+    "git_commit": "787acb2330d8662320477d022da37ee4029697ac",
+    "attempt_head": "C_06FN89NDDXYFZK3XRRBQPVR",
+    "attempt_head_kind": "checkpoint"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/hop/git.go b/internal/hop/git.go
index d8e059a..a9cc5a9 100644
--- a/internal/hop/git.go
+++ b/internal/hop/git.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (e *GitError) Error() string {
 func (e *GitError) Unwrap() error { return e.Err }
 
 // CommitOptions controls a synthetic commit. Empty identities and timestamps
-// use the GitStore defaults; user Git identity configuration is never used.
+// use the GitStore defaults.
 type CommitOptions struct {
 	Message       string
 	Parents       []string
@@ -478,6 +478,32 @@ func (r *Repository) CommitTree(ctx context.Context, tree string, parents []stri
 	})
 }
 
+// ConfiguredUserIdentity returns the Git identity configured for the user in
+// this repository. Both user.name and user.email must be present.
+func (r *Repository) ConfiguredUserIdentity(ctx context.Context) (GitIdentity, bool, error) {
+	name, nameSet, err := r.configValue(ctx, "user.name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return GitIdentity{}, false, err
+	}
+	email, emailSet, err := r.configValue(ctx, "user.email")
+	if err != nil {
+		return GitIdentity{}, false, err
+	}
+	if !nameSet || !emailSet {
+		return GitIdentity{}, false, nil
+	}
+	identity := GitIdentity{Name: name, Email: email}
+	if err := validateIdentity(identity); err != nil {
+		return GitIdentity{}, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid configured user identity: %w", err)
+	}
+	return identity, true, nil
+}
+
+// SyntheticIdentity is Hop's controlled committer identity.
+func (r *Repository) SyntheticIdentity() GitIdentity {
+	return r.store.identity(GitIdentity{})
+}
+
 // CommitTreeWithOptions creates a synthetic commit without invoking hooks or
 // consulting the user's Git identity. It does not update any ref.
 func (r *Repository) CommitTreeWithOptions(ctx context.Context, tree string, options CommitOptions) (string, error) {
@@ -1303,6 +1329,19 @@ func (s *GitStore) identity(override GitIdentity) GitIdentity {
 	return identity
 }
 
+func (r *Repository) configValue(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, bool, error) {
+	output, err := r.run(ctx, nil, nil, "config", "--get", key)
+	if err != nil {
+		var gitErr *GitError
+		if errors.As(err, &gitErr) && gitErr.ExitCode == 1 {
+			return "", false, nil
+		}
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("read git config %s: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	value := trimLine(output)
+	return value, value != "", nil
+}
+
 func (s *GitStore) now() time.Time {
 	if s.Now != nil {
 		return s.Now()
diff --git a/internal/hop/service.go b/internal/hop/service.go
index 4ddffb6..dc34e56 100644
--- a/internal/hop/service.go
+++ b/internal/hop/service.go
@@ -757,7 +757,19 @@ func (s *Service) accept(ctx context.Context, proposalID string, checkCommand []
 		message = "Accept " + proposal.ID
 	}
 	message += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nHop-State: %s\nHop-Proposal: %s\nHop-Task: %s\nHop-Attempt: %s\n", acceptedID, proposal.ID, proposal.TaskID, proposal.AttemptID)
-	commit, err := s.Repo.CommitTree(ctx, finalTree, []string{current.GitCommit}, message)
+	author, configured, err := s.Repo.ConfiguredUserIdentity(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AcceptResult{}, err
+	}
+	if !configured {
+		author = s.Repo.SyntheticIdentity()
+	}
+	commit, err := s.Repo.CommitTreeWithOptions(ctx, finalTree, CommitOptions{
+		Message:   message,
+		Parents:   []string{current.GitCommit},
+		Author:    author,
+		Committer: s.Repo.SyntheticIdentity(),
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return AcceptResult{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/hop/service_smoke_test.go b/internal/hop/service_smoke_test.go
index eac7244..9a15c0c 100644
--- a/internal/hop/service_smoke_test.go
+++ b/internal/hop/service_smoke_test.go
@@ -1059,6 +1059,33 @@ func TestDisjointProposalsLandAndUndoMovesForward(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAcceptedCommitAttributesPromptingUserAndRetainsHopCommitter(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	service, _ := newTestProject(t, map[string]string{"base.txt": "base\n"})
+	runGitTest(t, service.Root, "config", "user.name", "Prompting User")
+	runGitTest(t, service.Root, "config", "user.email", "prompter@example.com")
+
+	attempt, err := service.CreatePrompt(ctx, "Add authored change", "", "codex")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writeTestFile(t, filepath.Join(attempt.Workspace, "authored.txt"), "authored\n")
+	proposal, err := service.Propose(ctx, attempt.Prompt.ID, "Add authored change")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	accepted, err := service.Accept(ctx, proposal.Proposal.ID, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	metadata := runGitTest(t, service.Root, "show", "-s", "--format=%an <%ae>%n%cn <%ce>", accepted.State.GitCommit)
+	want := "Prompting User <prompter@example.com>\nHop <hop@localhost>"
+	if metadata != want {
+		t.Fatalf("accepted commit identity = %q, want %q", metadata, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConcurrentDisjointAcceptancesSerialize(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	service, _ := newTestProject(t, map[string]string{"base.txt": "base\n"})