diff --git a/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMeshSnapshots.cs b/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMeshSnapshots.cs
index bd595799..eb60a8d6 100644
--- a/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMeshSnapshots.cs
+++ b/src/GameCult.Mesh/CultMeshSnapshots.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,32 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
         public TimeSpan PollInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Result from syncing a remote snapshot into a local CultMesh node.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class CultMeshSnapshotSyncResult
+    {
+        internal CultMeshSnapshotSyncResult(
+            CultNetSnapshotResponseRawMessage snapshot,
+            IReadOnlyList<object> appliedDocuments)
+        {
+            Snapshot = snapshot ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(snapshot));
+            AppliedDocuments = appliedDocuments ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(appliedDocuments));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the raw snapshot that was fetched from the endpoint.</summary>
+        public CultNetSnapshotResponseRawMessage Snapshot { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the documents applied into the local node cache.</summary>
+        public IReadOnlyList<object> AppliedDocuments { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the number of documents applied into the local node cache.</summary>
+        public int AppliedCount => AppliedDocuments.Count;
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the source shard log sequence reported by the snapshot, when present.</summary>
+        public long ShardLogSequence => Snapshot.ShardLogSequence ?? 0L;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Typed snapshot surface for one remote CultNet endpoint.
     /// </summary>
@@ -132,6 +158,24 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
             return CultMesh.FetchSnapshotAsync(Endpoint, CreateRequest(schemaIds, recordKeys));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Fetches one snapshot and applies it into the node's cache.</summary>
+        public async Task<CultMeshSnapshotSyncResult> SyncSnapshotAsync(
+            CultMeshNode node,
+            IReadOnlyList<string>? schemaIds = null,
+            IReadOnlyList<string>? recordKeys = null,
+            bool flush = false)
+        {
+            if (node == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(node));
+
+            var snapshot = await FetchSnapshotAsync(schemaIds, recordKeys).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var applied = await node.Database.Documents.ApplyRawSnapshotResponseAsync(node.Cache, snapshot)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (flush)
+                await node.FlushAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return new CultMeshSnapshotSyncResult(snapshot, applied);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Fetches and decodes documents assignable to the requested type or matching its schema.</summary>
         public Task<IReadOnlyList<TDocument>> FetchDocumentsAsync<TDocument>(
             IReadOnlyList<string>? recordKeys = null,
@@ -145,6 +189,26 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
                 DocumentRegistry);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Fetches typed documents and syncs their raw snapshot into the node's cache.</summary>
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<TDocument>> SyncDocumentsAsync<TDocument>(
+            CultMeshNode node,
+            IReadOnlyList<string>? recordKeys = null,
+            IReadOnlyList<string>? schemaIds = null,
+            bool flush = false)
+            where TDocument : class
+        {
+            if (node == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(node));
+
+            var descriptor = CultDocumentRegistry.Shared.GetRequired<TDocument>();
+            var result = await SyncSnapshotAsync(
+                    node,
+                    schemaIds ?? new[] { descriptor.SchemaId },
+                    recordKeys,
+                    flush)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return CultMesh.DecodeSnapshotDocuments<TDocument>(result.Snapshot, DocumentRegistry);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Fetches one typed document by record key.</summary>
         public async Task<TDocument> FetchDocumentAsync<TDocument>(string recordKey)
             where TDocument : class
@@ -156,6 +220,21 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
                     $"CultNet snapshot endpoint '{Endpoint}' did not return {typeof(TDocument).FullName} record '{recordKey}'.");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Fetches one typed document by record key and syncs it into the node's cache.</summary>
+        public async Task<TDocument> SyncDocumentAsync<TDocument>(
+            CultMeshNode node,
+            string recordKey,
+            bool flush = false)
+            where TDocument : class
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recordKey)) throw new ArgumentException("Value must be non-empty.", nameof(recordKey));
+            var documents = await SyncDocumentsAsync<TDocument>(node, new[] { recordKey }, flush: flush)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return documents.FirstOrDefault()
+                ?? throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"CultNet snapshot endpoint '{Endpoint}' did not return {typeof(TDocument).FullName} record '{recordKey}'.");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Creates a typed document handle over one remote endpoint record.</summary>
         public CultMeshDocumentHandle<TDocument> Document<TDocument>(
             string recordKey,
@@ -402,7 +481,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Mesh
             return filtered.Length == 0 ? null : filtered;
         }
 
-        private static IReadOnlyList<TDocument> DecodeSnapshotDocuments<TDocument>(
+        internal static IReadOnlyList<TDocument> DecodeSnapshotDocuments<TDocument>(
             CultNetSnapshotResponseRawMessage snapshot,
             CultNetDocumentRegistry registry)
             where TDocument : class
diff --git a/tests/GameCult.Mesh.Tests/CultMeshStreamingTests.cs b/tests/GameCult.Mesh.Tests/CultMeshStreamingTests.cs
index c93f5ee7..bad9afb0 100644
--- a/tests/GameCult.Mesh.Tests/CultMeshStreamingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/GameCult.Mesh.Tests/CultMeshStreamingTests.cs
@@ -1135,15 +1135,33 @@ public sealed class CultMeshStreamingTests
             });
 
         var fetchedAlias = await surface.FetchDocumentAsync<MeshNoteAliasDocument>(key.Value);
+        using var node = await CultMesh.CreateNodeAsync(
+            Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"cultmesh-snapshot-endpoint-{Guid.NewGuid():N}.ccmp"),
+            new CultMeshNodeOptions
+            {
+                StartServer = false,
+                CacheOptions = new CultCacheOpenOptions
+                {
+                    Registry = sourceCache.Registry,
+                    PullOnOpen = false
+                },
+                DatabaseOptions = new CultNetDatabaseOptions
+                {
+                    DocumentRegistry = registry
+                }
+            });
+        var syncedAlias = await surface.SyncDocumentAsync<MeshNoteAliasDocument>(node, key.Value);
         var aliasHandle = surface.Document<MeshNoteAliasDocument>(key.Value);
         var aliasLatest = await aliasHandle.LatestAsync();
         var catalog = surface.Documents(surface.Document<MeshNoteDocument>(key.Value));
         var catalogAlias = await catalog.LatestAsync<MeshNoteAliasDocument>();
 
         fetchedAlias.Text.Should().Be("snapshot-endpoint");
+        syncedAlias.Text.Should().Be("snapshot-endpoint");
+        node.Cache.Get<MeshNoteDocument>(key)!.Revision.Should().Be(19);
         aliasLatest.Revision.Should().Be(19);
         catalogAlias.Text.Should().Be("snapshot-endpoint");
-        requests.Should().HaveCount(3);
+        requests.Should().HaveCount(4);
         requests.Should().OnlyContain(request =>
             request.SchemaIds!.SequenceEqual(new[]
             {