diff --git a/src/cli/remoteClient.ts b/src/cli/remoteClient.ts
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+import type { Task, Handoff, Decision, Memory, IndexEntry } from '../core/schema.js';
+
+export class RemoteError extends Error {
+  constructor(public status: number, message: string) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+}
+
+async function request<T>(baseUrl: string, method: string, path: string, body?: unknown): Promise<T> {
+  const url = `${baseUrl}${path}`;
+  const res = await fetch(url, {
+    method,
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
+  });
+
+  const text = await res.text();
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new RemoteError(res.status, text || `HTTP ${res.status}`);
+  }
+  return text ? (JSON.parse(text) as T) : (undefined as T);
+}
+
+export const remoteClient = {
+  async getStatus(baseUrl: string): Promise<string> {
+    return request<{ body: string }>(baseUrl, 'GET', '/status').then((r) => r.body);
+  },
+
+  async updateStatus(baseUrl: string): Promise<string> {
+    return request<{ body: string }>(baseUrl, 'POST', '/status/update').then((r) => r.body);
+  },
+
+  async createTask(baseUrl: string, options: Partial<Task>): Promise<Task> {
+    return request<Task>(baseUrl, 'POST', '/tasks', options);
+  },
+
+  async listTasks(baseUrl: string, filters?: { status?: string; role?: string }): Promise<IndexEntry[]> {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams((filters ?? {}) as Record<string, string>);
+    const qs = params.toString();
+    return request<IndexEntry[]>(baseUrl, 'GET', `/tasks${qs ? '?' + qs : ''}`);
+  },
+
+  async getTask(baseUrl: string, id: string): Promise<{ task: Task; body: string }> {
+    return request<{ task: Task; body: string }>(baseUrl, 'GET', `/tasks/${id}`);
+  },
+
+  async claimTask(baseUrl: string, id: string, agentName: string): Promise<Task> {
+    return request<Task>(baseUrl, 'PATCH', `/tasks/${id}`, { status: 'in_progress', assignedTo: agentName });
+  },
+
+  async doneTask(baseUrl: string, id: string): Promise<Task> {
+    return request<Task>(baseUrl, 'PATCH', `/tasks/${id}`, { status: 'done' });
+  },
+
+  async createHandoff(baseUrl: string, options: Partial<Handoff>): Promise<Handoff> {
+    return request<Handoff>(baseUrl, 'POST', '/handoffs', options);
+  },
+
+  async listHandoffs(baseUrl: string): Promise<IndexEntry[]> {
+    return request<IndexEntry[]>(baseUrl, 'GET', '/handoffs');
+  },
+
+  async getHandoff(baseUrl: string, id: string): Promise<{ handoff: Handoff; body: string }> {
+    return request<{ handoff: Handoff; body: string }>(baseUrl, 'GET', `/handoffs/${id}`);
+  },
+
+  async createDecision(baseUrl: string, options: Partial<Decision>): Promise<Decision> {
+    return request<Decision>(baseUrl, 'POST', '/decisions', options);
+  },
+
+  async listDecisions(baseUrl: string): Promise<IndexEntry[]> {
+    return request<IndexEntry[]>(baseUrl, 'GET', '/decisions');
+  },
+
+  async addMemory(baseUrl: string, options: Partial<Memory>): Promise<Memory> {
+    return request<Memory>(baseUrl, 'POST', '/memory', options);
+  },
+
+  async searchMemory(baseUrl: string, query: string): Promise<IndexEntry[]> {
+    return request<IndexEntry[]>(baseUrl, 'GET', `/memory/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`);
+  },
+
+  async listMemory(baseUrl: string): Promise<IndexEntry[]> {
+    return request<IndexEntry[]>(baseUrl, 'GET', '/memory');
+  },
+
+  async delegate(baseUrl: string, auto: boolean): Promise<{ suggestion?: { task: IndexEntry; role: string; preferredAgent: string }; handoff?: Handoff }> {
+    return request<{ suggestion?: { task: IndexEntry; role: string; preferredAgent: string }; handoff?: Handoff }>(baseUrl, 'POST', `/delegate?auto=${auto}`);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/tests/remoteClient.test.ts b/tests/remoteClient.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { remoteClient, RemoteError } from '../src/cli/remoteClient.js';
+
+describe('remoteClient', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn();
+  });
+
+  it('creates a task remotely', async () => {
+    const task = { id: 'TSK-0001', title: 'Remote task', status: 'open' };
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      text: () => Promise.resolve(JSON.stringify(task)),
+    } as Response);
+
+    const result = await remoteClient.createTask('http://localhost:3377', { title: 'Remote task' });
+    expect(result.id).toBe('TSK-0001');
+  });
+
+  it('throws RemoteError on failure', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 500,
+      text: () => Promise.resolve('boom'),
+    } as Response);
+
+    await expect(remoteClient.listTasks('http://localhost:3377')).rejects.toThrow(RemoteError);
+  });
+});