diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/weekly-audit.yml b/.gitea/workflows/weekly-audit.yml
index 1d32a32..dd1b4af 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/weekly-audit.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/weekly-audit.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Weekly Privacy Audit
 
 # Runs every Monday at 05:00 UTC against a CI test fixture.
-# On production wizards this same script should be run via cron:
+# On production wizards these same scripts should run via cron:
 #   0 5 * * 1  python /opt/nexus/mempalace/audit_privacy.py /var/lib/mempalace/fleet
+#   0 5 * * 1  python /opt/nexus/mempalace/retain_closets.py /var/lib/mempalace/fleet --days 90
 #
 # Refs: #1083, #1075
 
@@ -26,3 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run privacy audit against CI fixture
         run: |
           python mempalace/audit_privacy.py tests/fixtures/fleet_palace
+
+      - name: Dry-run retention enforcement against CI fixture
+        # Real enforcement runs on the live VPS; CI verifies the script runs cleanly.
+        run: |
+          python mempalace/retain_closets.py tests/fixtures/fleet_palace --days 90 --dry-run
diff --git a/mempalace/retain_closets.py b/mempalace/retain_closets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea75a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mempalace/retain_closets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+retain_closets.py — Retention policy enforcement for fleet palace closets.
+
+Removes closet files older than a configurable retention window (default: 90 days).
+Run this on the Alpha host (or any fleet palace directory) to enforce the
+closet aging policy described in #1083.
+
+Usage:
+    # Dry-run: show what would be removed (no deletions)
+    python mempalace/retain_closets.py --dry-run
+
+    # Enforce 90-day retention (default)
+    python mempalace/retain_closets.py
+
+    # Custom retention window
+    python mempalace/retain_closets.py --days 30
+
+    # Custom palace path
+    python mempalace/retain_closets.py /data/fleet --days 90
+
+Exits:
+    0 — success (clean, or pruned without error)
+    1 — error (e.g., palace directory not found)
+
+Refs: #1083, #1075
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS = 90
+DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH = "/var/lib/mempalace/fleet"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RetentionResult:
+    scanned: int = 0
+    removed: int = 0
+    kept: int = 0
+    errors: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @property
+    def ok(self) -> bool:
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+
+
+def _file_age_days(path: Path) -> float:
+    """Return the age of a file in days based on mtime."""
+    mtime = path.stat().st_mtime
+    now = time.time()
+    return (now - mtime) / 86400.0
+
+
+def enforce_retention(
+    palace_dir: Path,
+    retention_days: int = DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> RetentionResult:
+    """
+    Remove *.closet.json files older than *retention_days* from *palace_dir*.
+
+    Only closet files are pruned — raw drawer files are never present in a
+    compliant fleet palace, so this script does not touch them.
+
+    Args:
+        palace_dir: Root directory of the fleet palace to scan.
+        retention_days: Files older than this many days will be removed.
+        dry_run: If True, report what would be removed but make no changes.
+
+    Returns:
+        RetentionResult with counts and any errors.
+    """
+    result = RetentionResult()
+
+    for closet_file in sorted(palace_dir.rglob("*.closet.json")):
+        result.scanned += 1
+        try:
+            age = _file_age_days(closet_file)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            result.errors.append(f"Could not stat {closet_file}: {exc}")
+            continue
+
+        if age > retention_days:
+            if dry_run:
+                print(
+                    f"[retain_closets] DRY-RUN would remove ({age:.0f}d old): {closet_file}"
+                )
+                result.removed += 1
+            else:
+                try:
+                    closet_file.unlink()
+                    print(f"[retain_closets] Removed ({age:.0f}d old): {closet_file}")
+                    result.removed += 1
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    result.errors.append(f"Could not remove {closet_file}: {exc}")
+        else:
+            result.kept += 1
+
+    return result
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Enforce retention policy on fleet palace closets."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "palace_dir",
+        nargs="?",
+        default=os.environ.get("FLEET_PALACE_PATH", DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH),
+        help=f"Fleet palace directory (default: {DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH})",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--days",
+        type=int,
+        default=DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS,
+        metavar="N",
+        help=f"Retention window in days (default: {DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS})",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Show what would be removed without deleting anything.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    palace_dir = Path(args.palace_dir)
+    if not palace_dir.exists():
+        print(
+            f"[retain_closets] ERROR: palace directory not found: {palace_dir}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    mode = "DRY-RUN" if args.dry_run else "LIVE"
+    print(
+        f"[retain_closets] {mode} — scanning {palace_dir} "
+        f"(retention: {args.days} days)"
+    )
+
+    result = enforce_retention(palace_dir, retention_days=args.days, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+
+    if result.errors:
+        for err in result.errors:
+            print(f"[retain_closets] ERROR: {err}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    action = "would remove" if args.dry_run else "removed"
+    print(
+        f"[retain_closets] Done — scanned {result.scanned}, "
+        f"{action} {result.removed}, kept {result.kept}."
+    )
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/mempalace/tunnel_sync.py b/mempalace/tunnel_sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74f53d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mempalace/tunnel_sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+tunnel_sync.py — Pull closets from a remote wizard's fleet API into the local palace.
+
+This is the client-side tunnel mechanism for #1078.  It connects to a peer
+wizard's running fleet_api.py HTTP server, discovers their memory wings, and
+imports the results into the local fleet palace as closet files.  Once imported,
+`recall <query> --fleet` in Evennia will return results from the remote wing.
+
+The code side is complete here; the infrastructure side (second wizard running
+fleet_api.py behind an SSH tunnel or VPN) is still required to use this.
+
+Usage:
+    # Pull from a remote Alpha fleet API into the default local palace
+    python mempalace/tunnel_sync.py --peer http://alpha.example.com:7771
+
+    # Custom local palace path
+    FLEET_PALACE_PATH=/data/fleet python mempalace/tunnel_sync.py \\
+        --peer http://alpha.example.com:7771
+
+    # Dry-run: show what would be imported without writing files
+    python mempalace/tunnel_sync.py --peer http://alpha.example.com:7771 --dry-run
+
+    # Limit results per room (default: 50)
+    python mempalace/tunnel_sync.py --peer http://alpha.example.com:7771 --n 20
+
+Environment:
+    FLEET_PALACE_PATH — local fleet palace directory (default: /var/lib/mempalace/fleet)
+    FLEET_PEER_URL    — remote fleet API URL (overridden by --peer flag)
+
+Exits:
+    0 — sync succeeded (or dry-run completed)
+    1 — error (connection failure, invalid response, write error)
+
+Refs: #1078, #1075
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH = "/var/lib/mempalace/fleet"
+DEFAULT_N_RESULTS = 50
+# Broad queries for bulk room pull — used to discover representative content
+_BROAD_QUERIES = [
+    "the", "a", "is", "was", "and", "of", "to", "in", "it", "on",
+    "commit", "issue", "error", "fix", "deploy", "event", "memory",
+]
+_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 10  # seconds
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SyncResult:
+    wings_found: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    rooms_pulled: int = 0
+    closets_written: int = 0
+    errors: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @property
+    def ok(self) -> bool:
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# HTTP helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _get(url: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """GET *url*, return parsed JSON or raise on error."""
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/json"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) as resp:
+        return json.loads(resp.read())
+
+
+def _peer_url(base: str, path: str) -> str:
+    return base.rstrip("/") + path
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Wing / room discovery
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def get_remote_wings(peer_url: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Return the list of wing names from the remote fleet API."""
+    data = _get(_peer_url(peer_url, "/wings"))
+    return data.get("wings", [])
+
+
+def search_remote_room(peer_url: str, room: str, n: int = DEFAULT_N_RESULTS) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Pull closet entries for a specific room from the remote peer.
+
+    Uses multiple broad queries and deduplicates by text to maximize coverage
+    without requiring a dedicated bulk-export endpoint.
+    """
+    seen_texts: set[str] = set()
+    results: list[dict] = []
+
+    for q in _BROAD_QUERIES:
+        url = _peer_url(peer_url, f"/search?q={urllib.request.quote(q)}&room={urllib.request.quote(room)}&n={n}")
+        try:
+            data = _get(url)
+        except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
+            continue
+
+        for entry in data.get("results", []):
+            text = entry.get("text", "")
+            if text and text not in seen_texts:
+                seen_texts.add(text)
+                results.append(entry)
+
+        if len(results) >= n:
+            break
+
+    return results[:n]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Core sync
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _write_closet(
+    palace_dir: Path,
+    wing: str,
+    room: str,
+    entries: list[dict],
+    dry_run: bool,
+) -> bool:
+    """Write entries as a .closet.json file under palace_dir/wing/."""
+    wing_dir = palace_dir / wing
+    closet_path = wing_dir / f"{room}.closet.json"
+
+    drawers = [
+        {
+            "text": e.get("text", ""),
+            "room": e.get("room", room),
+            "wing": e.get("wing", wing),
+            "score": e.get("score", 0.0),
+            "closet": True,
+            "source_file": f"tunnel:{wing}/{room}",
+            "synced_at": int(time.time()),
+        }
+        for e in entries
+    ]
+
+    payload = json.dumps({"drawers": drawers, "wing": wing, "room": room}, indent=2)
+
+    if dry_run:
+        print(f"[tunnel_sync] DRY-RUN would write {len(drawers)} entries → {closet_path}")
+        return True
+
+    try:
+        wing_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        closet_path.write_text(payload)
+        print(f"[tunnel_sync] Wrote {len(drawers)} entries → {closet_path}")
+        return True
+    except OSError as exc:
+        print(f"[tunnel_sync] ERROR writing {closet_path}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return False
+
+
+def sync_peer(
+    peer_url: str,
+    palace_dir: Path,
+    n_results: int = DEFAULT_N_RESULTS,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> SyncResult:
+    """
+    Pull all wings and rooms from *peer_url* into *palace_dir*.
+
+    Args:
+        peer_url: Base URL of the remote fleet_api.py instance.
+        palace_dir: Local fleet palace directory to write closets into.
+        n_results: Maximum results to pull per room.
+        dry_run: If True, print what would be written without touching disk.
+
+    Returns:
+        SyncResult with counts and any errors.
+    """
+    result = SyncResult()
+
+    # Discover health
+    try:
+        health = _get(_peer_url(peer_url, "/health"))
+        if health.get("status") != "ok":
+            result.errors.append(f"Peer unhealthy: {health}")
+            return result
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as exc:
+        result.errors.append(f"Could not reach peer at {peer_url}: {exc}")
+        return result
+
+    # Discover wings
+    try:
+        wings = get_remote_wings(peer_url)
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as exc:
+        result.errors.append(f"Could not list wings from {peer_url}: {exc}")
+        return result
+
+    result.wings_found = wings
+    if not wings:
+        print(f"[tunnel_sync] No wings found at {peer_url} — nothing to sync.")
+        return result
+
+    print(f"[tunnel_sync] Found wings: {wings}")
+
+    # Import core rooms from each wing
+    from nexus.mempalace.config import CORE_ROOMS
+
+    for wing in wings:
+        for room in CORE_ROOMS:
+            print(f"[tunnel_sync] Pulling {wing}/{room} …")
+            try:
+                entries = search_remote_room(peer_url, room, n=n_results)
+            except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as exc:
+                err = f"Error pulling {wing}/{room}: {exc}"
+                result.errors.append(err)
+                print(f"[tunnel_sync] ERROR: {err}", file=sys.stderr)
+                continue
+
+            if not entries:
+                print(f"[tunnel_sync] No entries found for {wing}/{room} — skipping.")
+                continue
+
+            ok = _write_closet(palace_dir, wing, room, entries, dry_run=dry_run)
+            result.rooms_pulled += 1
+            if ok:
+                result.closets_written += 1
+
+    return result
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CLI
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Sync closets from a remote wizard's fleet API into the local palace."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--peer",
+        default=os.environ.get("FLEET_PEER_URL", ""),
+        metavar="URL",
+        help="Base URL of the remote fleet_api.py (e.g. http://alpha.example.com:7771)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--palace",
+        default=os.environ.get("FLEET_PALACE_PATH", DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH),
+        metavar="DIR",
+        help=f"Local fleet palace directory (default: {DEFAULT_PALACE_PATH})",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--n",
+        type=int,
+        default=DEFAULT_N_RESULTS,
+        metavar="N",
+        help=f"Max results per room (default: {DEFAULT_N_RESULTS})",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Show what would be synced without writing files.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    if not args.peer:
+        print(
+            "[tunnel_sync] ERROR: --peer URL is required (or set FLEET_PEER_URL).",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    palace_dir = Path(args.palace)
+    if not palace_dir.exists() and not args.dry_run:
+        print(
+            f"[tunnel_sync] ERROR: local palace not found: {palace_dir}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    mode = "DRY-RUN" if args.dry_run else "LIVE"
+    print(f"[tunnel_sync] {mode} — peer: {args.peer}  palace: {palace_dir}")
+
+    result = sync_peer(args.peer, palace_dir, n_results=args.n, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+
+    if result.errors:
+        for err in result.errors:
+            print(f"[tunnel_sync] ERROR: {err}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    print(
+        f"[tunnel_sync] Done — wings: {result.wings_found}, "
+        f"rooms pulled: {result.rooms_pulled}, closets written: {result.closets_written}."
+    )
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_mempalace_retain_closets.py b/tests/test_mempalace_retain_closets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280dcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mempalace_retain_closets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+"""
+Tests for mempalace/retain_closets.py — 90-day closet retention enforcement.
+
+Refs: #1083, #1075
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from mempalace.retain_closets import (
+    RetentionResult,
+    _file_age_days,
+    enforce_retention,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _write_closet(directory: Path, name: str, age_days: float) -> Path:
+    """Create a *.closet.json file with a mtime set to *age_days* ago."""
+    p = directory / name
+    p.write_text(json.dumps({"drawers": [{"text": "summary", "closet": True}]}))
+    # Set mtime to simulate age
+    mtime = time.time() - age_days * 86400.0
+    import os
+    os.utime(p, (mtime, mtime))
+    return p
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _file_age_days
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_file_age_days_recent(tmp_path):
+    p = tmp_path / "recent.closet.json"
+    p.write_text("{}")
+    age = _file_age_days(p)
+    assert 0 <= age < 1  # just created
+
+
+def test_file_age_days_old(tmp_path):
+    p = _write_closet(tmp_path, "old.closet.json", age_days=100)
+    age = _file_age_days(p)
+    assert 99 < age < 101
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# enforce_retention — dry_run
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_dry_run_does_not_delete(tmp_path):
+    old = _write_closet(tmp_path, "old.closet.json", age_days=100)
+    _write_closet(tmp_path, "new.closet.json", age_days=10)
+
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90, dry_run=True)
+
+    # File still exists after dry-run
+    assert old.exists()
+    assert result.removed == 1  # counted but not actually removed
+    assert result.kept == 1
+    assert result.ok
+
+
+def test_dry_run_keeps_recent_files(tmp_path):
+    _write_closet(tmp_path, "recent.closet.json", age_days=5)
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90, dry_run=True)
+    assert result.removed == 0
+    assert result.kept == 1
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# enforce_retention — live mode
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_live_removes_old_closets(tmp_path):
+    old = _write_closet(tmp_path, "old.closet.json", age_days=100)
+    new = _write_closet(tmp_path, "new.closet.json", age_days=10)
+
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90, dry_run=False)
+
+    assert not old.exists()
+    assert new.exists()
+    assert result.removed == 1
+    assert result.kept == 1
+    assert result.ok
+
+
+def test_live_keeps_files_within_window(tmp_path):
+    f = _write_closet(tmp_path, "edge.closet.json", age_days=89)
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90, dry_run=False)
+    assert f.exists()
+    assert result.removed == 0
+    assert result.kept == 1
+
+
+def test_empty_directory_is_ok(tmp_path):
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90)
+    assert result.scanned == 0
+    assert result.removed == 0
+    assert result.ok
+
+
+def test_subdirectory_closets_are_pruned(tmp_path):
+    """enforce_retention should recurse into subdirs (wing directories)."""
+    sub = tmp_path / "bezalel"
+    sub.mkdir()
+    old = _write_closet(sub, "hermes.closet.json", age_days=120)
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90, dry_run=False)
+    assert not old.exists()
+    assert result.removed == 1
+
+
+def test_non_closet_files_ignored(tmp_path):
+    """Non-closet files should not be counted or touched."""
+    (tmp_path / "readme.txt").write_text("hello")
+    (tmp_path / "data.drawer.json").write_text("{}")
+    result = enforce_retention(tmp_path, retention_days=90)
+    assert result.scanned == 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# RetentionResult.ok
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_retention_result_ok_with_no_errors():
+    r = RetentionResult(scanned=5, removed=2, kept=3)
+    assert r.ok is True
+
+
+def test_retention_result_not_ok_with_errors():
+    r = RetentionResult(errors=["could not stat file"])
+    assert r.ok is False
diff --git a/tests/test_mempalace_tunnel_sync.py b/tests/test_mempalace_tunnel_sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a72d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mempalace_tunnel_sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+"""
+Tests for mempalace/tunnel_sync.py — remote wizard wing sync client.
+
+Refs: #1078, #1075
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from mempalace.tunnel_sync import (
+    SyncResult,
+    _peer_url,
+    _write_closet,
+    get_remote_wings,
+    search_remote_room,
+    sync_peer,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _peer_url
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_peer_url_strips_trailing_slash():
+    assert _peer_url("http://host:7771/", "/wings") == "http://host:7771/wings"
+
+
+def test_peer_url_with_path():
+    assert _peer_url("http://host:7771", "/search") == "http://host:7771/search"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# get_remote_wings
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_get_remote_wings_returns_list():
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", return_value={"wings": ["bezalel", "timmy"]}):
+        wings = get_remote_wings("http://peer:7771")
+    assert wings == ["bezalel", "timmy"]
+
+
+def test_get_remote_wings_empty():
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", return_value={"wings": []}):
+        wings = get_remote_wings("http://peer:7771")
+    assert wings == []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# search_remote_room
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _make_entry(text: str, room: str = "forge", wing: str = "bezalel", score: float = 0.9) -> dict:
+    return {"text": text, "room": room, "wing": wing, "score": score}
+
+
+def test_search_remote_room_deduplicates():
+    entry = _make_entry("CI passed")
+    # Same entry returned from multiple queries — should only appear once
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", return_value={"results": [entry]}):
+        results = search_remote_room("http://peer:7771", "forge", n=50)
+    assert len(results) == 1
+    assert results[0]["text"] == "CI passed"
+
+
+def test_search_remote_room_respects_n_limit():
+    entries = [_make_entry(f"item {i}") for i in range(100)]
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", return_value={"results": entries}):
+        results = search_remote_room("http://peer:7771", "forge", n=5)
+    assert len(results) <= 5
+
+
+def test_search_remote_room_handles_request_error():
+    import urllib.error
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", side_effect=urllib.error.URLError("refused")):
+        results = search_remote_room("http://peer:7771", "forge")
+    assert results == []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _write_closet
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_write_closet_creates_file(tmp_path):
+    entries = [_make_entry("a memory")]
+    ok = _write_closet(tmp_path, "bezalel", "forge", entries, dry_run=False)
+    assert ok is True
+    closet = tmp_path / "bezalel" / "forge.closet.json"
+    assert closet.exists()
+    data = json.loads(closet.read_text())
+    assert data["wing"] == "bezalel"
+    assert data["room"] == "forge"
+    assert len(data["drawers"]) == 1
+    assert data["drawers"][0]["closet"] is True
+    assert data["drawers"][0]["text"] == "a memory"
+
+
+def test_write_closet_dry_run_does_not_create(tmp_path):
+    entries = [_make_entry("a memory")]
+    ok = _write_closet(tmp_path, "bezalel", "forge", entries, dry_run=True)
+    assert ok is True
+    closet = tmp_path / "bezalel" / "forge.closet.json"
+    assert not closet.exists()
+
+
+def test_write_closet_creates_wing_subdirectory(tmp_path):
+    entries = [_make_entry("memory")]
+    _write_closet(tmp_path, "timmy", "hermes", entries, dry_run=False)
+    assert (tmp_path / "timmy").is_dir()
+
+
+def test_write_closet_source_file_is_tunnel_tagged(tmp_path):
+    entries = [_make_entry("memory")]
+    _write_closet(tmp_path, "bezalel", "hermes", entries, dry_run=False)
+    closet = tmp_path / "bezalel" / "hermes.closet.json"
+    data = json.loads(closet.read_text())
+    assert data["drawers"][0]["source_file"].startswith("tunnel:")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# sync_peer
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _mock_get_responses(peer_url: str) -> dict:
+    """Minimal mock _get returning health, wings, and search results."""
+    def _get(url: str) -> dict:
+        if url.endswith("/health"):
+            return {"status": "ok", "palace": "/var/lib/mempalace/fleet"}
+        if url.endswith("/wings"):
+            return {"wings": ["bezalel"]}
+        if "/search" in url:
+            return {"results": [_make_entry("test memory")]}
+        return {}
+    return _get
+
+
+def test_sync_peer_writes_closets(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / ".gitkeep").touch()  # ensure palace dir exists
+
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", side_effect=_mock_get_responses("http://peer:7771")):
+        result = sync_peer("http://peer:7771", tmp_path, n_results=10)
+
+    assert result.ok
+    assert "bezalel" in result.wings_found
+    assert result.closets_written > 0
+
+
+def test_sync_peer_dry_run_no_files(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / ".gitkeep").touch()
+
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", side_effect=_mock_get_responses("http://peer:7771")):
+        result = sync_peer("http://peer:7771", tmp_path, n_results=10, dry_run=True)
+
+    assert result.ok
+    # No closet files should be written
+    closets = list(tmp_path.rglob("*.closet.json"))
+    assert closets == []
+
+
+def test_sync_peer_unreachable_returns_error(tmp_path):
+    import urllib.error
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", side_effect=urllib.error.URLError("refused")):
+        result = sync_peer("http://unreachable:7771", tmp_path)
+
+    assert not result.ok
+    assert any("unreachable" in e or "refused" in e for e in result.errors)
+
+
+def test_sync_peer_unhealthy_returns_error(tmp_path):
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", return_value={"status": "degraded"}):
+        result = sync_peer("http://peer:7771", tmp_path)
+
+    assert not result.ok
+    assert any("unhealthy" in e for e in result.errors)
+
+
+def test_sync_peer_no_wings_is_ok(tmp_path):
+    def _get(url: str) -> dict:
+        if "/health" in url:
+            return {"status": "ok"}
+        return {"wings": []}
+
+    with patch("mempalace.tunnel_sync._get", side_effect=_get):
+        result = sync_peer("http://peer:7771", tmp_path)
+
+    assert result.ok
+    assert result.closets_written == 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SyncResult.ok
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_sync_result_ok_no_errors():
+    r = SyncResult(wings_found=["bezalel"], rooms_pulled=5, closets_written=5)
+    assert r.ok is True
+
+
+def test_sync_result_not_ok_with_errors():
+    r = SyncResult(errors=["connection refused"])
+    assert r.ok is False