diff --git a/packages/cultmesh-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/gamecult/cultmesh/CultMesh.kt b/packages/cultmesh-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/gamecult/cultmesh/CultMesh.kt
index 4b7bd68a..32567bef 100644
--- a/packages/cultmesh-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/gamecult/cultmesh/CultMesh.kt
+++ b/packages/cultmesh-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/gamecult/cultmesh/CultMesh.kt
@@ -225,6 +225,34 @@ fun bytesDocument(
     global: Boolean = false,
 ): CultDocumentDefinition<ByteArray> = cultDocument(ByteArrayDocumentCodec(documentType, schemaVersion), global)
 
+private data class KotlinCanonicalNote(
+    val schemaVersion: String,
+    val body: String,
+)
+
+private data class KotlinUiNote(
+    val schemaVersion: String,
+    val body: String,
+)
+
+private class KotlinAliasNoteCodec<T : Any>(
+    override val documentType: String,
+    override val schemaVersion: String,
+    private val create: (String, String) -> T,
+    private val readSchemaVersion: (T) -> String,
+    private val readBody: (T) -> String,
+) : CultDocumentCodec<T> {
+    override fun encode(value: T): ByteArray =
+        MessagePackWriter()
+            .value(listOf(readSchemaVersion(value), readBody(value)))
+            .toByteArray()
+
+    override fun decode(payload: ByteArray): T {
+        val slots = anyList(MessagePackReader(payload).readAny())
+        return create(slots[0] as String, slots[1] as String)
+    }
+}
+
 class CultMeshNode(
     val cache: CultCache = CultCache(),
     private val random: SecureRandom = SecureRandom(),
@@ -270,6 +298,9 @@ class CultMeshNode(
 
     fun applyRawSnapshotResponse(response: CultNetMessage): List<Any> = cache.applyRawSnapshotResponse(response)
 
+    fun <T : Any> syncDocument(response: CultNetMessage, document: CultDocumentDefinition<T>, key: String): T =
+        cache.syncDocument(response, document, key)
+
     fun applyDocumentDelete(message: CultNetMessage): Boolean = cache.applyDocumentDelete(message)
 
     fun applyShardLogResponse(response: CultNetMessage): List<Any?> = cache.applyShardLogResponse(response)
@@ -1973,6 +2004,22 @@ fun CultCache.applyRawSnapshotResponse(response: CultNetMessage): List<Any> {
         .map { applyRawDocumentRecord(it) }
 }
 
+fun <T : Any> CultCache.syncDocument(
+    response: CultNetMessage,
+    document: CultDocumentDefinition<T>,
+    key: String,
+): T {
+    require(response.schemaVersion == "cultnet.snapshot_response_raw.v0") {
+        "Expected cultnet.snapshot_response_raw.v0, received ${response.schemaVersion}"
+    }
+    val rawDocument = mapList(response.body["documents"])
+        .map { rawDocumentRecordFromWire(it) }
+        .firstOrNull { it.schemaId == document.schemaVersion && it.recordKey == key }
+        ?: throw NoSuchElementException("No ${document.schemaVersion} document for key $key")
+    applyRawDocumentRecord(rawDocument)
+    return getRequired(document, key)
+}
+
 fun CultCache.applyDocumentDelete(message: CultNetMessage): Boolean {
     require(message.schemaVersion == "cultnet.document_delete.v0") {
         "Expected cultnet.document_delete.v0, received ${message.schemaVersion}"
@@ -3085,6 +3132,36 @@ private fun cultCacheRawSnapshotsRoundTripThroughCultNetMessages() {
     check(target.require(notes, "note:2") == "second")
     check(target.recallGlobal(settings) == null)
 
+    val canonicalNote = cultDocument(KotlinAliasNoteCodec(
+        documentType = "kotlin.alias_note",
+        schemaVersion = "kotlin.alias_note.v1",
+        create = ::KotlinCanonicalNote,
+        readSchemaVersion = KotlinCanonicalNote::schemaVersion,
+        readBody = KotlinCanonicalNote::body,
+    ))
+    val uiNote = cultDocument(KotlinAliasNoteCodec(
+        documentType = "kotlin.alias_note.ui",
+        schemaVersion = "kotlin.alias_note.v1",
+        create = ::KotlinUiNote,
+        readSchemaVersion = KotlinUiNote::schemaVersion,
+        readBody = KotlinUiNote::body,
+    ))
+    source.cache.register(canonicalNote)
+    target.cache.register(uiNote)
+    source.remember(canonicalNote, "note:alias", KotlinCanonicalNote("kotlin.alias_note.v1", "canonical-to-ui"))
+    val aliasSnapshotResponse = source.createRawSnapshotResponse(
+        cultNetSnapshotRequest(
+            messageId = "snapshot-alias-note",
+            schemaIds = listOf(uiNote.schemaVersion),
+            recordKeys = listOf("note:alias"),
+        ),
+        storedAt = "2026-06-15T00:00:02Z",
+        sourceRuntimeId = "kotlin-source",
+    )
+    val syncedAlias = target.syncDocument(aliasSnapshotResponse, uiNote, "note:alias")
+    check(syncedAlias == KotlinUiNote("kotlin.alias_note.v1", "canonical-to-ui"))
+    check(target.require(uiNote, "note:alias") == syncedAlias)
+
     val rawPut = parseCultNetMessage(
         cultNetDocumentPutRaw(
             messageId = "put-note",
diff --git a/packages/cultnet-rs/tests/cultnet.rs b/packages/cultnet-rs/tests/cultnet.rs
index 2803db51..39ea2e39 100644
--- a/packages/cultnet-rs/tests/cultnet.rs
+++ b/packages/cultnet-rs/tests/cultnet.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,20 @@ struct GhostlightAgentStateFixture {
     display_name: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DatabaseEntry)]
+#[cultcache(
+    type = "ghostlight.agent-state.ui",
+    schema = "GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture"
+)]
+struct GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture {
+    #[cultcache(key = 0)]
+    schema_version: String,
+    #[cultcache(key = 1)]
+    agent_id: String,
+    #[cultcache(key = 2)]
+    display_name: String,
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn security_helpers_round_trip_encrypted_strings_and_validate_sessions() -> Result<()> {
     let server_security = CultNetServerSecurityOptions::development();
@@ -1682,6 +1696,66 @@ fn raw_snapshot_replication_preserves_messagepack_payload_bytes() -> Result<()>
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn raw_snapshot_replication_hydrates_same_schema_rust_aliases() -> Result<()> {
+    let temp = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+    let origin_store = temp.path().join("origin-alias.msgpack");
+    let target_store = temp.path().join("target-alias.msgpack");
+    let canonical = GhostlightAgentStateFixture {
+        schema_version: "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+        agent_id: "epiphany.persona".to_string(),
+        display_name: "Persona".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let mut origin_registry = CultNetDocumentRegistry::new();
+    origin_registry.register(CultNetDocumentBinding::for_entry_with_schema_id::<
+        GhostlightAgentStateFixture,
+    >(
+        "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+        "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+    ));
+    let mut origin = CultCache::new();
+    origin.register_entry_type::<GhostlightAgentStateFixture>()?;
+    origin.add_generic_backing_store(SingleFileMessagePackBackingStore::new(&origin_store));
+    origin.pull_all_backing_stores()?;
+    origin.put("epiphany.persona", &canonical)?;
+    let raw_snapshot = origin_registry.create_raw_snapshot_response(
+        &origin,
+        "raw-snapshot-alias",
+        Some(&["ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string()]),
+        Some(&["epiphany.persona".to_string()]),
+    )?;
+
+    let mut alias_registry = CultNetDocumentRegistry::new();
+    alias_registry.register(CultNetDocumentBinding::for_entry_with_schema_id::<
+        GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture,
+    >(
+        "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+        "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+    ));
+    let mut target = CultCache::new();
+    target.register_entry_type::<GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture>()?;
+    target.add_generic_backing_store(SingleFileMessagePackBackingStore::new(&target_store));
+    target.pull_all_backing_stores()?;
+
+    let applied = alias_registry
+        .apply_raw_snapshot_response::<GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture>(&mut target, &raw_snapshot)?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        applied,
+        vec![GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture {
+            schema_version: "ghostlight.agent_state.v0".to_string(),
+            agent_id: "epiphany.persona".to_string(),
+            display_name: "Persona".to_string(),
+        }]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        target.get_required::<GhostlightAgentStateUiFixture>("epiphany.persona")?,
+        applied[0]
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn client_security_keeps_the_connection_key_visible_without_exposing_cipher_logic() -> Result<()> {
     let options = CultNetClientSecurityOptions::development();