diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/src/client.rs b/crates/alknet-client/src/client.rs
index bafd213..86f3b2f 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-client/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/src/client.rs
@@ -122,3 +122,33 @@ impl fmt::Debug for AlknetClient {
             .finish()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn new_creates_empty_client() {
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let debug = format!("{:?}", client);
+        assert!(debug.contains("AlknetClient"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_delegates_to_new() {
+        let _client = AlknetClient::default();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn alknet_client_is_send_sync() {
+        fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+        assert_send_sync::<AlknetClient>();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debug_lists_configured_transports() {
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let debug = format!("{:?}", client);
+        assert!(!debug.is_empty());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/iroh.rs b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/iroh.rs
index 1b4a838..09ff8b3 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/iroh.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/iroh.rs
@@ -83,3 +83,45 @@ fn extract_iroh_endpoint_id(fingerprint: &str) -> Result<iroh::EndpointId, Strin
         ))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "iroh"))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn dial_iroh_no_transport_error() {
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let creds = ConnectionCredentials::new();
+        let result = client.dial_iroh(b"test/alpn", &creds).await;
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(ClientDialError::NoTransport { .. })));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_iroh_endpoint_id_valid_ed25519() {
+        let hex_key = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa";
+        let fingerprint = format!("ed25519:{}", hex_key);
+        let result = extract_iroh_endpoint_id(&fingerprint);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_iroh_endpoint_id_rejects_sha256() {
+        let fingerprint = "SHA256:abc123";
+        let result = extract_iroh_endpoint_id(fingerprint);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_iroh_endpoint_id_rejects_invalid_hex() {
+        let fingerprint = "ed25519:nothex";
+        let result = extract_iroh_endpoint_id(fingerprint);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_iroh_endpoint_id_rejects_wrong_length() {
+        let fingerprint = "ed25519:aaaa";
+        let result = extract_iroh_endpoint_id(fingerprint);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/quinn.rs b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/quinn.rs
index cd1fa90..9a3a9f6 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/quinn.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/quinn.rs
@@ -81,3 +81,44 @@ impl AlknetClient {
         Ok(Connection::from_quinn_with_alpn(conn, alpn.to_vec()))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "quinn"))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn dial_quic_no_transport_error() {
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let creds = ConnectionCredentials::new();
+        let result = client
+            .dial_quic(
+                "127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap(),
+                "localhost",
+                b"test/alpn",
+                &creds,
+            )
+            .await;
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(ClientDialError::NoTransport { .. })));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn dial_quic_tls_config_error_on_acme_identity() {
+        use alknet_core::config::{AcmeDirectory, TlsIdentity};
+        let creds = ConnectionCredentials::new().with_tls_identity(TlsIdentity::Acme {
+            domains: vec!["example.com".into()],
+            directory: AcmeDirectory::Staging,
+            cache_dir: std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp"),
+            contact: vec![],
+        });
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let result = client
+            .dial_quic(
+                "127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap(),
+                "localhost",
+                b"test/alpn",
+                &creds,
+            )
+            .await;
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(ClientDialError::TlsConfig(_))));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/tcp_tls.rs b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/tcp_tls.rs
index 9adb977..27c0fb4 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/tcp_tls.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/src/dial/tcp_tls.rs
@@ -97,3 +97,23 @@ impl AlknetClient {
         ))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "tcp"))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn dial_tcp_tls_no_transport_error() {
+        let client = AlknetClient::new();
+        let creds = ConnectionCredentials::new();
+        let result = client
+            .dial_tcp_tls(
+                "localhost",
+                "127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap(),
+                b"test/alpn",
+                &creds,
+            )
+            .await;
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(ClientDialError::Connect(_))));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/src/error.rs b/crates/alknet-client/src/error.rs
index c304a5e..442e011 100644
--- a/crates/alknet-client/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/src/error.rs
@@ -38,3 +38,48 @@ pub enum ClientDialError {
     #[error("SOCKS5 proxy: {0}")]
     Proxy(String),
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_config_from_tls_error() {
+        let err = alknet_tls::TlsError::Config("test".into());
+        let dial_err: ClientDialError = err.into();
+        assert!(matches!(dial_err, ClientDialError::TlsConfig(_)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_transport_displays_transport_name() {
+        let err = ClientDialError::NoTransport {
+            transport: "quinn",
+        };
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("quinn"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn connect_displays_message() {
+        let err = ClientDialError::Connect("connection refused".into());
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("connection refused"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn handshake_displays_message() {
+        let err = ClientDialError::Handshake("certificate rejected".into());
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("certificate rejected"));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "socks5")]
+    #[test]
+    fn proxy_displays_message() {
+        let err = ClientDialError::Proxy("UDP ASSOCIATE rejected".into());
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("UDP ASSOCIATE rejected"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn client_dial_error_is_send_sync() {
+        fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+        assert_send_sync::<ClientDialError>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/alknet-client/tests/dial_and_takeover.rs b/crates/alknet-client/tests/dial_and_takeover.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06dedc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/alknet-client/tests/dial_and_takeover.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//! Integration test: dial + take-over composition.
+//!
+//! Verifies that the AlknetClient type exists and compiles correctly.
+//! Full end-to-end dial tests (with a real quinn endpoint) are tested
+//! in the assembly layer integration tests (future hub/worker tests).
+
+use alknet_client::AlknetClient;
+use alknet_core::credentials::ConnectionCredentials;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn alknet_client_new_creates_empty_client() {
+    let client = AlknetClient::new();
+    let creds = ConnectionCredentials::new();
+    let _ = (client, creds);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn alknet_client_is_send_sync() {
+    fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+    assert_send_sync::<AlknetClient>();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn client_dial_error_is_send_sync() {
+    use alknet_client::ClientDialError;
+    fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+    assert_send_sync::<ClientDialError>();
+}