diff --git a/decnet/cli/gating.py b/decnet/cli/gating.py
index 2b36236a..201cec60 100644
--- a/decnet/cli/gating.py
+++ b/decnet/cli/gating.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
     "api", "swarmctl", "deploy", "redeploy", "teardown",
     "mutate", "listener", "profiler",
     "services", "distros", "correlate", "archetypes", "web",
-    "db-reset", "init", "webhook",
+    "db-reset", "init", "webhook", "clusterer",
 })
 MASTER_ONLY_GROUPS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"swarm", "topology", "geoip"})
 
diff --git a/decnet/cli/workers.py b/decnet/cli/workers.py
index 426f88ee..378e9f6f 100644
--- a/decnet/cli/workers.py
+++ b/decnet/cli/workers.py
@@ -191,3 +191,51 @@ def register(app: typer.Typer) -> None:
             asyncio.run(_run())
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             console.print("\n[yellow]Reuse correlator stopped.[/]")
+
+    @app.command(name="clusterer")
+    def clusterer(
+        poll_interval_secs: float = typer.Option(
+            60.0, "--poll-interval", "-i",
+            help="Slow-tick fallback when the bus is idle or unavailable (seconds)",
+        ),
+        daemon: bool = typer.Option(
+            False, "--daemon", "-d",
+            help="Detach to background as a daemon process",
+        ),
+    ) -> None:
+        """Identity-resolution clusterer.
+
+        Bus-woken on ``attacker.observed`` and ``attacker.scored``;
+        builds a similarity graph over observations, runs
+        connected-components, writes ``attacker_identities`` rows, and
+        publishes ``identity.formed`` / ``identity.observation.linked``
+        / ``identity.merged`` / ``identity.unmerged``.
+        """
+        import asyncio
+        from decnet.cli.gating import _require_master_mode
+        from decnet.clustering.worker import run_clusterer_loop
+        from decnet.web.dependencies import repo
+
+        _require_master_mode("clusterer")
+
+        if daemon:
+            log.info("clusterer daemonizing poll=%s", poll_interval_secs)
+            _utils._daemonize()
+
+        log.info("clusterer command invoked poll=%s", poll_interval_secs)
+        console.print(
+            f"[bold cyan]Identity clusterer starting[/] "
+            f"poll={poll_interval_secs}s"
+        )
+        console.print("[dim]Press Ctrl+C to stop[/]")
+
+        async def _run() -> None:
+            await repo.initialize()
+            await run_clusterer_loop(
+                repo, poll_interval_secs=poll_interval_secs,
+            )
+
+        try:
+            asyncio.run(_run())
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            console.print("\n[yellow]Identity clusterer stopped.[/]")
diff --git a/decnet/clustering/base.py b/decnet/clustering/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc49a818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/clustering/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""Identity-resolution clusterer protocol.
+
+Each concrete clusterer (``decnet.clustering.impl.connected_components``,
+and any future variant) implements this. Callers must obtain the active
+clusterer via :func:`decnet.clustering.factory.get_clusterer` — never
+instantiate a concrete class directly.
+
+The clusterer mirrors the provider-subpackage convention used by
+:mod:`decnet.bus` and :mod:`decnet.web.db`: ``base.py`` defines the
+protocol, ``factory.py`` dispatches on ``DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE``, and
+``impl/`` holds concrete implementations.
+
+Distinct from the ``tests/factories/campaign_factory.py`` namespace —
+that's the synthetic-data DSL used by the fixture suite. The clusterer
+here is the production worker that the fixture suite *gates*.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any
+
+from decnet.web.db.repository import BaseRepository
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ClusterResult:
+    """Side-effects produced by a single clusterer ``tick``.
+
+    The worker shell consumes these to publish on the bus
+    (``identity.formed`` / ``identity.observation.linked`` /
+    ``identity.merged`` / ``identity.unmerged``). The clusterer itself
+    has already committed any DB writes by the time it returns this —
+    losing a publish is at most a few seconds of UI latency.
+    """
+
+    identities_formed: list[dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """One dict per newly created identity. Shape:
+    ``{"identity_uuid": str, "observation_uuids": [str, ...]}``."""
+
+    observations_linked: list[dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """One dict per observation attached to an existing identity. Shape:
+    ``{"identity_uuid": str, "observation_uuid": str}``."""
+
+    identities_merged: list[dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """One dict per merge. Shape: ``{"winner_uuid": str,
+    "loser_uuid": str}``."""
+
+    identities_unmerged: list[dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """One dict per revoked merge (contradicting evidence re-split a
+    previously-merged pair). Shape:
+    ``{"resurrected_uuid": str, "former_winner_uuid": str}``.
+
+    Reserved for the revocable-merge work; the skeleton clusterer never
+    produces these. Subscribers on ``identity.>`` should still handle
+    them from day one — see ``identity.unmerged`` in
+    :mod:`decnet.bus.topics`.
+    """
+
+
+class Clusterer(ABC):
+    """Abstract identity-resolution clusterer.
+
+    Single-method contract: ``tick`` reads pending observations from the
+    repo, runs a clustering pass, commits ``attacker_identities`` rows +
+    sets ``attackers.identity_id``, and returns a :class:`ClusterResult`
+    summarising the side-effects so the worker shell can publish.
+
+    Implementations MUST NOT raise from ``tick``: a single bad pass
+    cannot be allowed to crash the worker. Internal failures should be
+    logged and the method should return an empty :class:`ClusterResult`.
+    """
+
+    #: Short tag — surfaces in logs and in
+    #: ``DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE`` for factory dispatch.
+    name: str
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def tick(self, repo: BaseRepository) -> ClusterResult:
+        """Run a single clustering pass. See class docstring."""
+
+
+__all__ = ["Clusterer", "ClusterResult"]
diff --git a/decnet/clustering/factory.py b/decnet/clustering/factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd5c396b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/clustering/factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""Clusterer factory.
+
+Returns the active :class:`~decnet.clustering.base.Clusterer` instance.
+Mirrors :mod:`decnet.bus.factory` and :mod:`decnet.web.db.factory`:
+callers obtain the clusterer via :func:`get_clusterer` rather than
+importing a concrete impl directly.
+
+Configuration knobs (env-overridable):
+
+* ``DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE`` — which implementation to use. Default
+  ``"connected_components"``. Unknown values raise :class:`ValueError`
+  so a typo in ``decnet.ini`` surfaces immediately rather than silently
+  falling back.
+
+The ``connected_components`` implementation is the v1 production
+clusterer. Other implementations (e.g. an HDBSCAN variant) can land
+here later without churning callers.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+from decnet.clustering.base import Clusterer
+
+_KNOWN_CLUSTERERS = ("connected_components",)
+_DEFAULT_CLUSTERER = "connected_components"
+
+
+def get_clusterer() -> Clusterer:
+    """Return the configured clusterer instance.
+
+    Lazy-imports the concrete impl so the base module stays free of
+    implementation-specific dependencies.
+    """
+    name = os.environ.get("DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE", _DEFAULT_CLUSTERER).strip().lower()
+    if name == "connected_components":
+        from decnet.clustering.impl.connected_components import (
+            ConnectedComponentsClusterer,
+        )
+        return ConnectedComponentsClusterer()
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Unknown clusterer: {name!r}. Known: {_KNOWN_CLUSTERERS}"
+    )
+
+
+__all__ = ["get_clusterer"]
diff --git a/decnet/clustering/impl/__init__.py b/decnet/clustering/impl/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa3c7514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/clustering/impl/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Concrete clusterer implementations.
+
+Each module here contains exactly one :class:`~decnet.clustering.base.Clusterer`
+subclass. New implementations register themselves in
+:func:`decnet.clustering.factory.get_clusterer`.
+"""
diff --git a/decnet/clustering/impl/connected_components.py b/decnet/clustering/impl/connected_components.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83fb419d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/clustering/impl/connected_components.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""Connected-components identity clusterer (v1).
+
+Builds a similarity graph over observations (per-IP attacker rows),
+runs connected-components over edges that pass a confidence threshold,
+and writes one ``attacker_identities`` row per component.
+
+This module is the **skeleton**. The ``tick`` method is a no-op until
+the similarity-graph features land in subsequent commits. Subscribers
+on ``identity.>`` see no traffic from this clusterer until the edge
+functions are wired in.
+
+Subsequent commits add, in order:
+
+1. Similarity-graph scaffolding (``impl/similarity.py``).
+2. High-weight edges (JA3/JA4/HASSH/payload/C2 exact match).
+3. Medium-weight edges (command-sequence Jaccard bucketed by UKC phase).
+4. Phase-handoff edges (designed for fixture 5).
+5. Low-weight edges (credential Jaccard, ASN) — must NOT cluster F1/F2 alone.
+6. Revocable merges (``identity.merged`` / ``identity.unmerged``).
+
+Edges MUST stay time-agnostic — fixture 7 proves recency-decay clustering
+fragments multi-month APT campaigns.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from decnet.clustering.base import Clusterer, ClusterResult
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.web.db.repository import BaseRepository
+
+log = get_logger("clustering.connected_components")
+
+
+class ConnectedComponentsClusterer(Clusterer):
+    """Connected-components clusterer.
+
+    Skeleton implementation: ``tick`` is a no-op. Wiring lands in
+    subsequent commits.
+    """
+
+    name = "connected_components"
+
+    async def tick(self, repo: BaseRepository) -> ClusterResult:
+        # No similarity edges defined yet; produce an empty result.
+        # Subsequent commits replace this with the real pass.
+        return ClusterResult()
+
+
+__all__ = ["ConnectedComponentsClusterer"]
diff --git a/decnet/clustering/worker.py b/decnet/clustering/worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0229f855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decnet/clustering/worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+"""Long-running identity-resolution clusterer worker.
+
+Runs :meth:`Clusterer.tick` on bus-wake or slow-tick fallback. Mirrors
+:mod:`decnet.intel.worker` and :mod:`decnet.correlation.reuse_worker`:
+woken on ``attacker.observed`` and ``attacker.scored`` for sub-second
+latency, falls back to a 60s poll when the bus is unavailable.
+
+The clusterer itself owns its DB writes (``attacker_identities`` +
+``attackers.identity_id`` updates). The worker shell is responsible only
+for:
+
+* lifecycle (bus connect, heartbeat, control listener, clean shutdown),
+* publishing ``identity.formed`` / ``identity.observation.linked`` /
+  ``identity.merged`` / ``identity.unmerged`` from the
+  :class:`ClusterResult` returned by ``tick``.
+
+The skeleton ``ConnectedComponentsClusterer.tick`` returns an empty
+result, so this worker runs but emits no identity events until edges
+are wired in.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+from typing import Optional
+
+from decnet.bus import topics as _topics
+from decnet.bus.base import BaseBus
+from decnet.bus.factory import get_bus
+from decnet.bus.publish import (
+    publish_safely,
+    run_control_listener_signal as _run_control_listener_signal,
+    run_health_heartbeat as _run_health_heartbeat,
+)
+from decnet.clustering.base import Clusterer, ClusterResult
+from decnet.clustering.factory import get_clusterer
+from decnet.logging import get_logger
+from decnet.web.db.repository import BaseRepository
+
+log = get_logger("clustering.worker")
+
+_DEFAULT_POLL_SECS = 60.0
+
+
+async def run_clusterer_loop(
+    repo: BaseRepository,
+    *,
+    poll_interval_secs: float = _DEFAULT_POLL_SECS,
+    clusterer: Optional[Clusterer] = None,
+    shutdown: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Run the identity clusterer until cancelled.
+
+    *clusterer* defaults to :func:`get_clusterer` — tests pass a fake.
+    *shutdown* is an optional external stop signal; the loop also exits
+    cleanly on :class:`asyncio.CancelledError` and
+    :class:`KeyboardInterrupt`.
+    """
+    if clusterer is None:
+        clusterer = get_clusterer()
+    log.info(
+        "clusterer started impl=%s poll_interval_secs=%s",
+        clusterer.name, poll_interval_secs,
+    )
+
+    bus: Optional[BaseBus] = None
+    wake = asyncio.Event()
+    wake_tasks: list[asyncio.Task] = []
+    heartbeat_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
+    try:
+        candidate = get_bus(client_name="clusterer")
+        await candidate.connect()
+        bus = candidate
+        wake_tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(
+            _wake_on(bus, wake, _topics.attacker(_topics.ATTACKER_OBSERVED)),
+        ))
+        wake_tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(
+            _wake_on(bus, wake, _topics.attacker(_topics.ATTACKER_SCORED)),
+        ))
+        heartbeat_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            _run_health_heartbeat(bus, "clusterer"),
+        )
+        wake_tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(
+            _run_control_listener_signal(bus, "clusterer"),
+        ))
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        log.warning(
+            "clusterer: bus unavailable, running in poll-only mode: %s", exc,
+        )
+
+    if shutdown is None:
+        shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+
+    try:
+        while not shutdown.is_set():
+            try:
+                result = await clusterer.tick(repo)
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                log.exception("clusterer: tick failed")
+                result = ClusterResult()
+
+            await _publish_result(bus, result)
+
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    wake.wait(), timeout=float(poll_interval_secs),
+                )
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                pass
+            wake.clear()
+    except (asyncio.CancelledError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+        log.info("clusterer stopped")
+    finally:
+        for t in wake_tasks:
+            t.cancel()
+        if heartbeat_task is not None:
+            heartbeat_task.cancel()
+        for t in (*wake_tasks, heartbeat_task):
+            if t is None:
+                continue
+            with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError, Exception):
+                await t
+        if bus is not None:
+            with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+                await bus.close()
+
+
+async def _publish_result(bus: Optional[BaseBus], result: ClusterResult) -> None:
+    """Fan ``ClusterResult`` out to the four ``identity.*`` topics."""
+    for formed in result.identities_formed:
+        await publish_safely(
+            bus,
+            _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_FORMED),
+            formed,
+            event_type=_topics.IDENTITY_FORMED,
+        )
+    for linked in result.observations_linked:
+        await publish_safely(
+            bus,
+            _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_OBSERVATION_LINKED),
+            linked,
+            event_type=_topics.IDENTITY_OBSERVATION_LINKED,
+        )
+    for merged in result.identities_merged:
+        await publish_safely(
+            bus,
+            _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_MERGED),
+            merged,
+            event_type=_topics.IDENTITY_MERGED,
+        )
+    # identities_unmerged ships once IDENTITY_UNMERGED is reserved
+    # (next commit). The field is already on ClusterResult so the
+    # revocable-merge work doesn't reshape the dataclass.
+
+
+async def _wake_on(bus: BaseBus, wake: asyncio.Event, pattern: str) -> None:
+    """Flip *wake* every time *pattern* fires on the bus.
+
+    Survives transient subscriber errors by logging and exiting; the
+    poll-interval fallback keeps the loop alive in poll-only mode.
+    """
+    try:
+        sub = bus.subscribe(pattern)
+        async with sub:
+            async for _event in sub:
+                wake.set()
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        raise
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        log.warning(
+            "clusterer: subscriber for %s died (%s); falling back to poll",
+            pattern, exc,
+        )
+
+
+__all__ = ["run_clusterer_loop"]
diff --git a/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_factory.py b/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5af93ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Tests for :mod:`decnet.clustering.factory`."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from decnet.clustering.base import Clusterer
+from decnet.clustering.factory import get_clusterer
+from decnet.clustering.impl.connected_components import ConnectedComponentsClusterer
+
+
+def test_default_returns_connected_components(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE", raising=False)
+    c = get_clusterer()
+    assert isinstance(c, ConnectedComponentsClusterer)
+    assert isinstance(c, Clusterer)
+    assert c.name == "connected_components"
+
+
+def test_explicit_connected_components(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE", "connected_components")
+    c = get_clusterer()
+    assert isinstance(c, ConnectedComponentsClusterer)
+
+
+def test_unknown_clusterer_type_raises(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE", "nope")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown clusterer"):
+        get_clusterer()
+
+
+def test_case_insensitive(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DECNET_CLUSTERER_TYPE", "  CONNECTED_COMPONENTS  ")
+    c = get_clusterer()
+    assert isinstance(c, ConnectedComponentsClusterer)
diff --git a/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_worker.py b/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40163213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/clustering/test_clusterer_worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+"""End-to-end tests for the clusterer worker shell.
+
+The skeleton clusterer is a no-op; these tests cover the shell:
+
+* exits cleanly on shutdown signal (and via cancel)
+* invokes ``tick`` on each loop iteration
+* publishes :class:`ClusterResult` side-effects on the right topics
+* a clusterer raising from ``tick`` is logged and does not crash the loop
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+
+import pytest
+
+from decnet.bus import topics as _topics
+from decnet.clustering.base import Clusterer, ClusterResult
+from decnet.clustering.impl.connected_components import ConnectedComponentsClusterer
+from decnet.clustering.worker import run_clusterer_loop
+from decnet.web.db.factory import get_repository
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def repo(tmp_path):
+    r = get_repository(db_path=str(tmp_path / "clusterer.db"))
+    await r.initialize()
+    return r
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _no_bus(monkeypatch):
+    """Run workers in poll-only mode — no real Unix socket."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DECNET_BUS_ENABLED", "false")
+
+
+class _FakeClusterer(Clusterer):
+    """Test double: returns canned :class:`ClusterResult` per call."""
+
+    name = "fake"
+
+    def __init__(self, results: list[ClusterResult] | None = None) -> None:
+        self._results = list(results or [])
+        self.calls = 0
+
+    async def tick(self, repo) -> ClusterResult:
+        self.calls += 1
+        if self._results:
+            return self._results.pop(0)
+        return ClusterResult()
+
+
+class _RaisingClusterer(Clusterer):
+    name = "raising"
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.calls = 0
+
+    async def tick(self, repo) -> ClusterResult:
+        self.calls += 1
+        raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_loop_exits_on_shutdown_signal(repo):
+    shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+    clusterer = _FakeClusterer()
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_clusterer_loop(
+            repo,
+            poll_interval_secs=0.05,
+            clusterer=clusterer,
+            shutdown=shutdown,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.12)
+    shutdown.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=2.0)
+    assert clusterer.calls >= 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_loop_exits_on_cancel(repo):
+    clusterer = _FakeClusterer()
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_clusterer_loop(
+            repo,
+            poll_interval_secs=0.05,
+            clusterer=clusterer,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    task.cancel()
+    # The loop catches CancelledError and exits cleanly, mirroring the
+    # intel + reuse worker shells.
+    await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=2.0)
+    assert clusterer.calls >= 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_tick_failure_does_not_crash_loop(repo):
+    """A clusterer raising from tick must be logged, not propagated."""
+    shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+    clusterer = _RaisingClusterer()
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_clusterer_loop(
+            repo,
+            poll_interval_secs=0.05,
+            clusterer=clusterer,
+            shutdown=shutdown,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+    shutdown.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=2.0)
+    # Loop kept ticking despite the raise.
+    assert clusterer.calls >= 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_skeleton_clusterer_returns_empty_result(repo):
+    """The connected-components skeleton produces no side-effects yet."""
+    c = ConnectedComponentsClusterer()
+    result = await c.tick(repo)
+    assert result.identities_formed == []
+    assert result.observations_linked == []
+    assert result.identities_merged == []
+    assert result.identities_unmerged == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_publishes_cluster_result_on_bus(monkeypatch, repo):
+    """Every entry in ClusterResult fans out to the correct topic."""
+    published: list[tuple[str, dict, str]] = []
+
+    async def _fake_publish(bus, topic, payload, event_type=""):
+        published.append((topic, payload, event_type))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "decnet.clustering.worker.publish_safely", _fake_publish,
+    )
+
+    result = ClusterResult(
+        identities_formed=[
+            {"identity_uuid": "id-1", "observation_uuids": ["obs-1", "obs-2"]},
+        ],
+        observations_linked=[
+            {"identity_uuid": "id-1", "observation_uuid": "obs-3"},
+        ],
+        identities_merged=[
+            {"winner_uuid": "id-1", "loser_uuid": "id-2"},
+        ],
+    )
+    clusterer = _FakeClusterer(results=[result])
+
+    shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_clusterer_loop(
+            repo,
+            poll_interval_secs=0.05,
+            clusterer=clusterer,
+            shutdown=shutdown,
+        )
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    shutdown.set()
+    await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=2.0)
+
+    topics_seen = {t for t, _, _ in published}
+    assert _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_FORMED) in topics_seen
+    assert _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_OBSERVATION_LINKED) in topics_seen
+    assert _topics.identity(_topics.IDENTITY_MERGED) in topics_seen
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_clusterer_registered_in_cli():
+    """`decnet clusterer` is registered as a master-only command."""
+    from decnet.cli.gating import MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS
+    assert "clusterer" in MASTER_ONLY_COMMANDS