diff --git a/crates/alknet-tty/src/wire.rs b/crates/alknet-tty/src/wire.rs
index f6ee0ab..5aadd53 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-tty/src/wire.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-tty/src/wire.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,376 @@
-//! Raw chunk wire format: `ChunkReader`/`ChunkWriter`, `Chunk`, `RawError`,
-//! stream-type constants, and `MAX_CHUNK_LEN`.
+//! Raw chunk codec for the `alknet/tty` bidi stream (ADR-052, Phase 2
+//! "raw carriage").
+//!
+//! Wire format:
+//! ```text
+//!   [stream_type: u8][length: u32 be][payload bytes]
+//! ```
+//!
+//! `stream_type`:
+//!   - 0 = stdin  (client→server, raw bytes)
+//!   - 1 = stdout (server→client, raw bytes)
+//!   - 2 = stderr (server→client, raw bytes)
+//!   - 3 = control (bidirectional, JSON control message — see [`crate::control`])
+//!
+//! Zero-length data chunks are sentinels: a zero-length stdin chunk is EOF
+//! from the client; a zero-length stdout chunk is "drained" from the
+//! server. Control chunks are never zero-length (the JSON payload is at
+//! least `{}`). The codec does not special-case sentinels — they are just
+//! chunks with `length == 0`; the adapter interprets them. See
+//! `docs/architecture/crates/tty/tty-wire.md` §"Sentinels".
 
-// TODO: implement
+use std::io;
+
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+/// stdin channel (client→server, raw bytes).
+pub const STREAM_STDIN: u8 = 0;
+/// stdout channel (server→client, raw bytes).
+pub const STREAM_STDOUT: u8 = 1;
+/// stderr channel (server→client, raw bytes).
+pub const STREAM_STDERR: u8 = 2;
+/// control channel (bidirectional, JSON control message).
+pub const STREAM_CONTROL: u8 = 3;
+
+/// Chunk header length in bytes: 1 byte `stream_type` + 4 bytes `length`.
+pub const CHUNK_HEADER_LEN: usize = 5;
+/// Maximum payload length. A larger chunk is a `ChunkTooLarge` protocol
+/// error. Shared with the negotiation module so error frames (which reuse
+/// the 4-byte length-prefix framing) stay under 16 MiB — this keeps the
+/// high byte of the length prefix `0x00`, which is what makes the
+/// framing-disambiguation trick sound (see ADR-052 §5).
+pub const MAX_CHUNK_LEN: u32 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// Errors from the raw chunk codec.
+///
+/// `ConnectionClosed` is returned (rather than `Io`) when `read_chunk`
+/// hits a clean `UnexpectedEof` reading either the header or the payload —
+/// the peer closed the stream cleanly rather than failing the transport.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum RawError {
+    /// Underlying transport I/O error (not a clean EOF).
+    #[error("io: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
+    /// The peer closed the stream cleanly (unexpected EOF on header or payload).
+    #[error("connection closed")]
+    ConnectionClosed,
+    /// The chunk header's `stream_type` byte was > 3.
+    #[error("invalid chunk header: stream type {0}")]
+    InvalidStreamType(u8),
+    /// The chunk payload length exceeded `MAX_CHUNK_LEN`.
+    #[error("chunk too large: {0}")]
+    ChunkTooLarge(u32),
+}
+
+/// A single raw chunk on the wire: a `stream_type` byte's channel and the
+/// payload bytes.
+///
+/// Construct with [`Chunk::stdin`], [`Chunk::stdout`], [`Chunk::stderr`],
+/// or [`Chunk::control`] for the four fixed channels.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Chunk {
+    /// The channel: one of [`STREAM_STDIN`], [`STREAM_STDOUT`],
+    /// [`STREAM_STDERR`], [`STREAM_CONTROL`].
+    pub stream_type: u8,
+    /// The payload bytes (raw for data channels, UTF-8 JSON for control).
+    pub bytes: bytes::Bytes,
+}
+
+impl Chunk {
+    /// A stdin chunk (stream_type 0).
+    pub fn stdin(bytes: bytes::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream_type: STREAM_STDIN,
+            bytes,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A stdout chunk (stream_type 1).
+    pub fn stdout(bytes: bytes::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream_type: STREAM_STDOUT,
+            bytes,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A stderr chunk (stream_type 2).
+    pub fn stderr(bytes: bytes::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream_type: STREAM_STDERR,
+            bytes,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A control chunk (stream_type 3).
+    pub fn control(bytes: bytes::Bytes) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream_type: STREAM_CONTROL,
+            bytes,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads raw chunks from an [`AsyncRead`] transport.
+///
+/// [`ChunkReader::read_chunk`] reads the 5-byte header, validates the
+/// `stream_type` (≤ 3, else [`RawError::InvalidStreamType`]) and the
+/// payload length (≤ [`MAX_CHUNK_LEN`], else [`RawError::ChunkTooLarge`]),
+/// then reads the payload. On a clean `UnexpectedEof` reading either the
+/// header or the payload, it returns [`RawError::ConnectionClosed`] — the
+/// stream ended cleanly, not with a transport error.
+pub struct ChunkReader<R: AsyncRead + Unpin> {
+    reader: R,
+    header: [u8; CHUNK_HEADER_LEN],
+}
+
+impl<R: AsyncRead + Unpin> ChunkReader<R> {
+    /// Wrap an [`AsyncRead`] transport in a chunk reader.
+    pub fn new(reader: R) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            reader,
+            header: [0u8; CHUNK_HEADER_LEN],
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the reader and return the underlying transport.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> R {
+        self.reader
+    }
+
+    /// Read one chunk: header, validate, payload.
+    pub async fn read_chunk(&mut self) -> Result<Chunk, RawError> {
+        match self.reader.read_exact(&mut self.header).await {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => {
+                return Err(RawError::ConnectionClosed);
+            }
+            Err(e) => return Err(RawError::Io(e)),
+        }
+
+        let stream_type = self.header[0];
+        if stream_type > 3 {
+            return Err(RawError::InvalidStreamType(stream_type));
+        }
+
+        let length = u32::from_be_bytes([
+            self.header[1],
+            self.header[2],
+            self.header[3],
+            self.header[4],
+        ]);
+        if length > MAX_CHUNK_LEN {
+            return Err(RawError::ChunkTooLarge(length));
+        }
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; length as usize];
+        if length > 0 {
+            match self.reader.read_exact(&mut buf).await {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => {
+                    return Err(RawError::ConnectionClosed);
+                }
+                Err(e) => return Err(RawError::Io(e)),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Chunk {
+            stream_type,
+            bytes: bytes::Bytes::from(buf),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Writes raw chunks to an [`AsyncWrite`] transport.
+///
+/// [`ChunkWriter::write_chunk`] writes the 5-byte header then the payload
+/// (if non-empty), then flushes. [`ChunkWriter::write_stdin`] and
+/// [`ChunkWriter::write_control_json`] are convenience helpers for the
+/// two most common write paths.
+pub struct ChunkWriter<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> {
+    writer: W,
+}
+
+impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> ChunkWriter<W> {
+    /// Wrap an [`AsyncWrite`] transport in a chunk writer.
+    pub fn new(writer: W) -> Self {
+        Self { writer }
+    }
+
+    /// Consume the writer and return the underlying transport.
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> W {
+        self.writer
+    }
+
+    /// Write a chunk: header + payload (if non-empty) + flush.
+    pub async fn write_chunk(&mut self, chunk: &Chunk) -> Result<(), RawError> {
+        let mut header = [0u8; CHUNK_HEADER_LEN];
+        header[0] = chunk.stream_type;
+        let len = chunk.bytes.len() as u32;
+        header[1..].copy_from_slice(&len.to_be_bytes());
+        self.writer.write_all(&header).await?;
+        if !chunk.bytes.is_empty() {
+            self.writer.write_all(&chunk.bytes).await?;
+        }
+        self.writer.flush().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write a stdin chunk (stream_type 0) directly from a byte slice.
+    pub async fn write_stdin(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), RawError> {
+        let mut header = [0u8; CHUNK_HEADER_LEN];
+        header[0] = STREAM_STDIN;
+        let len = bytes.len() as u32;
+        header[1..].copy_from_slice(&len.to_be_bytes());
+        self.writer.write_all(&header).await?;
+        if !bytes.is_empty() {
+            self.writer.write_all(bytes).await?;
+        }
+        self.writer.flush().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write a control chunk (stream_type 3) carrying a JSON payload.
+    pub async fn write_control_json(&mut self, json: &[u8]) -> Result<(), RawError> {
+        let mut header = [0u8; CHUNK_HEADER_LEN];
+        header[0] = STREAM_CONTROL;
+        let len = json.len() as u32;
+        header[1..].copy_from_slice(&len.to_be_bytes());
+        self.writer.write_all(&header).await?;
+        self.writer.write_all(json).await?;
+        self.writer.flush().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use bytes::Bytes;
+    use tokio::io::{duplex, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+    async fn round_trip(stream_type: u8, payload: &[u8]) {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        let mut writer = ChunkWriter::new(&mut a);
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+
+        let chunk = Chunk {
+            stream_type,
+            bytes: Bytes::copy_from_slice(payload),
+        };
+        writer.write_chunk(&chunk).await.unwrap();
+
+        let read = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(read.stream_type, stream_type);
+        assert_eq!(read.bytes.as_ref(), payload);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_stdin() {
+        round_trip(STREAM_STDIN, b"hello stdin").await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_stdout() {
+        round_trip(STREAM_STDOUT, b"hello stdout").await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_stderr() {
+        round_trip(STREAM_STDERR, b"hello stderr").await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_control() {
+        round_trip(STREAM_CONTROL, br#"{"type":"eof"}"#).await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_empty_payload() {
+        round_trip(STREAM_STDIN, b"").await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_write_stdin_helper() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        let mut writer = ChunkWriter::new(&mut a);
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+
+        writer.write_stdin(b"piped").await.unwrap();
+        let read = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(read.stream_type, STREAM_STDIN);
+        assert_eq!(read.bytes.as_ref(), b"piped");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn round_trip_write_control_json_helper() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        let mut writer = ChunkWriter::new(&mut a);
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+
+        let json = br#"{"type":"resize","cols":80,"rows":24}"#;
+        writer.write_control_json(json).await.unwrap();
+        let read = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(read.stream_type, STREAM_CONTROL);
+        assert_eq!(read.bytes.as_ref(), json);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn invalid_stream_type() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        a.write_all(&[4u8, 0, 0, 0, 0]).await.unwrap();
+        a.flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+        let err = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, RawError::InvalidStreamType(4)));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn chunk_too_large() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        let over = MAX_CHUNK_LEN + 1;
+        a.write_all(&[0u8]).await.unwrap();
+        a.write_all(&over.to_be_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+        a.flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+        let err = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, RawError::ChunkTooLarge(v) if v == over));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn connection_closed_truncated_header() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        a.write_all(&[0u8, 0]).await.unwrap();
+        a.flush().await.unwrap();
+        a.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+        let err = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, RawError::ConnectionClosed));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn connection_closed_truncated_payload() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        a.write_all(&[0u8, 0, 0, 0, 8]).await.unwrap();
+        a.write_all(b"short").await.unwrap();
+        a.flush().await.unwrap();
+        a.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+        let err = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, RawError::ConnectionClosed));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn connection_closed_clean_close_no_bytes() {
+        let (mut a, mut b) = duplex(8 * 1024);
+        a.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut reader = ChunkReader::new(&mut b);
+        let err = reader.read_chunk().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, RawError::ConnectionClosed));
+    }
+}