diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 64da87a..13de3e7 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -9,4 +9,15 @@ export const TLD = ".bch";
 export const BEACON_DUST_SAT = 600;
 export const NAME_RE = /^[a-z0-9-]{1,32}$/;
 export const WALLET_FILE = new URL("../wallets.json", import.meta.url);
+
+// Cross-repo fall-through: Deviant's encrypted keystore, sibling of this repo
+// under D:/Dev/. If loadWallet(name) can't find `name` in WALLET_FILE, it looks
+// here next. Encrypted with the same master password the user set via
+// scripts/chipnet-keystore-encrypt.mjs in the Deviant repo; unlock via env
+// DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD (== CHIPNET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD) or interactive
+// prompt. Override with env DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH if the repos aren't siblings.
+export const DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH =
+  process.env.DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH ||
+  new URL("../../../Deviant/Keys/chipnet-keystore.json", import.meta.url);
+
 export const APP_PORT = 4626;
diff --git a/src/lib/wallet.js b/src/lib/wallet.js
index 4dfbef2..165e6dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/wallet.js
+++ b/src/lib/wallet.js
@@ -1,10 +1,137 @@
 import "./dns-patch.js"; // must load before mainnet-js touches the network
 import { TestNetWallet } from "mainnet-js";
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import { WALLET_FILE } from "../config.js";
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "fs";
+import { pbkdf2Sync, createDecipheriv } from "node:crypto";
+import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
+import { WALLET_FILE, DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH } from "../config.js";
+
+// In-process cache of the decrypted Deviant keystore. Populated on first
+// fall-through lookup, reused afterwards so the master-password prompt happens
+// at most once per script run.
+let _deviantCache = null;
+
+async function promptMasterPassword(label) {
+  if (process.env.DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD) return process.env.DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD;
+  if (process.env.CHIPNET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD) return process.env.CHIPNET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD;
+  const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout, terminal: true });
+  const originalWrite = process.stdout.write.bind(process.stdout);
+  process.stdout.write(label);
+  process.stdout.write = (chunk, ...args) => {
+    if (typeof chunk === "string" && chunk.includes("\n")) return originalWrite("\n", ...args);
+    return true;
+  };
+  return new Promise((resolve) => rl.question("", (answer) => {
+    process.stdout.write = originalWrite;
+    rl.close();
+    process.stdout.write("\n");
+    resolve(answer);
+  }));
+}
+
+function decryptDeviantKeystore(encrypted, password) {
+  if (encrypted.spec !== "chipnet-keystore/2-encrypted") return encrypted; // already plaintext
+  const salt = Buffer.from(encrypted.kdf.salt, "hex");
+  const iv = Buffer.from(encrypted.encryption.iv, "hex");
+  const cipherAll = Buffer.from(encrypted.ciphertext, "hex");
+  const ct = cipherAll.subarray(0, cipherAll.length - 16);
+  const tag = cipherAll.subarray(cipherAll.length - 16);
+  const key = pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, encrypted.kdf.iterations, 32, "sha256");
+  const decipher = createDecipheriv("aes-256-gcm", key, iv);
+  decipher.setAuthTag(tag);
+  const pt = Buffer.concat([decipher.update(ct), decipher.final()]);
+  return JSON.parse(pt.toString("utf8"));
+}
+
+async function loadDeviantKeystore() {
+  if (_deviantCache) return _deviantCache;
+  const p = DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH;
+  if (!existsSync(p)) return null;
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync(p, "utf8"));
+  if (parsed.spec === "chipnet-keystore/2-encrypted") {
+    const pw = await promptMasterPassword("🔒 Deviant keystore master password: ");
+    try {
+      _deviantCache = decryptDeviantKeystore(parsed, pw);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(`Deviant keystore unlock failed: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    _deviantCache = parsed;
+  }
+  return _deviantCache;
+}
+
+// SilentMode uses "sirius.x" as an alias; the Deviant keystore stores it as
+// "sirius-x" (dots collide with the covenant-address separator in cashaddr
+// tooling). Try both spellings + a few common variants so callers don't have
+// to memorise which flavour a given entry uses.
+function slugCandidates(name) {
+  const set = new Set();
+  set.add(name);
+  set.add(name.replace(/\./g, "-"));
+  set.add(name.replace(/-/g, "."));
+  set.add(name.toLowerCase());
+  // "main" in Argus/SilentMode = "i" in the Deviant keystore (same seed).
+  if (name === "main") set.add("i");
+  // "beacon" (SilentMode) ↔ "bns-beacon" (Deviant)
+  if (name === "beacon") set.add("bns-beacon");
+  if (name === "tld-beacon") set.add("bns-tld-beacon");
+  return [...set];
+}
 
 export async function loadWallet(which = "main") {
-  const store = JSON.parse(readFileSync(WALLET_FILE, "utf8"));
-  const { seed, path } = store[which];
-  return TestNetWallet.fromSeed(seed, path);
+  // Fast path: local SilentMode wallets.json.
+  if (existsSync(WALLET_FILE)) {
+    const store = JSON.parse(readFileSync(WALLET_FILE, "utf8"));
+    if (store[which]?.seed) {
+      const { seed, path } = store[which];
+      return TestNetWallet.fromSeed(seed, path);
+    }
+  }
+  // Fall-through: Deviant's cross-repo encrypted keystore.
+  const dv = await loadDeviantKeystore();
+  if (dv?.wallets) {
+    for (const slug of slugCandidates(which)) {
+      const entry = dv.wallets[slug];
+      if (!entry) continue;
+      if (entry.seed) return TestNetWallet.fromSeed(entry.seed, entry.path ?? "m/44'/145'/0'/0/0");
+      if (entry.wif) return TestNetWallet.fromWIF(entry.wif);
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `loadWallet('${which}') — not found in ${WALLET_FILE} nor in the Deviant keystore ` +
+    `(tried aliases: ${slugCandidates(which).join(", ")}). Check the master password ` +
+    `(env DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD) and DEVIANT_KEYSTORE_PATH.`
+  );
+}
+
+// Explicit unlock hook for scripts that want to prompt for the master
+// password at boot instead of lazily on first fall-through.
+export async function unlockDeviantKeystore() {
+  return loadDeviantKeystore();
+}
+
+// Enumerate every alias reachable via loadWallet (SilentMode + Deviant merged).
+// Never returns seeds or WIFs — only slug + cashaddr + source.
+export async function listWallets() {
+  const out = [];
+  if (existsSync(WALLET_FILE)) {
+    const store = JSON.parse(readFileSync(WALLET_FILE, "utf8"));
+    for (const [slug, w] of Object.entries(store)) {
+      out.push({ slug, source: "silentmode", path: w.path ?? null });
+    }
+  }
+  const dv = await loadDeviantKeystore();
+  if (dv?.wallets) {
+    for (const [slug, w] of Object.entries(dv.wallets)) {
+      out.push({
+        slug,
+        source: "deviant",
+        cashaddr: w.cashaddr,
+        label: w.label ?? null,
+        category: w.category ?? null,
+        kind: w.seed ? "hd" : "wif",
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
 }