diff --git a/scripts/create-seed-fixture-heartwood b/scripts/create-seed-fixture-heartwood
index e7853fa80..45bd91869 100755
--- a/scripts/create-seed-fixture-heartwood
+++ b/scripts/create-seed-fixture-heartwood
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+killall radicle-node
+killall git-daemon
+
 set -euo pipefail
 
-PASSPHRASE=asdf
-SEED="0.0.0.0:8080"
+export RAD_PASSPHRASE=asdf
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-ID=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 8)
-BASE_PATH=$REPO_ROOT/tests/tmp/create-seed-fixture-$ID
+ID=$(echo $RANDOM | md5sum | head -c 4)
+BASE_PATH=$REPO_ROOT/tests/tmp/heartwood-$ID
 
 TEST_REPO_ARCHIVE=$REPO_ROOT/tests/fixtures/repos/source-browsing.tar.bz2
 TEST_REPO_NAME=source-browsing
 TEST_REPO_PATH=$BASE_PATH/repos/$TEST_REPO_NAME
 
 PALM_RAD_HOME=$BASE_PATH/seeds/palm
+PALM_CHECKOUT=$BASE_PATH/checkout/palm
 ALICE_RAD_HOME=$BASE_PATH/peers/alice
 ALICE_CHECKOUT=$BASE_PATH/checkout/alice
 BOB_RAD_HOME=$BASE_PATH/peers/bob
 BOB_CHECKOUT=$BASE_PATH/checkout/bob
 
 mkdir -p $PALM_RAD_HOME
+mkdir -p $PALM_CHECKOUT
 mkdir -p $ALICE_RAD_HOME
 mkdir -p $ALICE_CHECKOUT
 mkdir -p $BOB_RAD_HOME
@@ -27,25 +32,89 @@ mkdir -p $TEST_REPO_PATH
 
 tar -xf $TEST_REPO_ARCHIVE -C $TEST_REPO_PATH
 
-RAD_HOME=$PALM_RAD_HOME RAD_PASSPHRASE=$PASSPHRASE rad auth
+### PALM NODE ###
 
-GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Alice Liddell"
-GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="alice@radicle.xyz"
-GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Alice Liddell"
-GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="alice@radicle.xyz"
+eval $(ssh-agent)
 
-RAD_SEED=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff RAD_HOME=$ALICE_RAD_HOME RAD_PASSPHRASE=$PASSPHRASE rad auth
+export RAD_HOME=$PALM_RAD_HOME
+export RAD_SEED=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffee
+
+rad auth
+radicle-node --listen 0.0.0.0:3446 --git-daemon 0.0.0.0:4446 &
+
+### ALICE ###
+
+export RAD_HOME=$ALICE_RAD_HOME
+export RAD_SEED=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Alice Liddell"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="alice@radicle.xyz"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Alice Liddell"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="alice@radicle.xyz"
+
+rad auth
 
 cd $ALICE_CHECKOUT
 
 git clone $TEST_REPO_PATH
 cd $TEST_REPO_NAME
-git checkout feature/branch
-git checkout orphaned-branch
-git checkout main
 
-RAD_HOME=$ALICE_RAD_HOME RAD_PASSPHRASE=$PASSPHRASE rad init --name "source-browsing" --description "Git repository for source browsing tests" --default-branch "main" --no-confirm
-PROJECT_ID=$(RAD_HOME=$ALICE_RAD_HOME RAD_PASSPHRASE=$PASSPHRASE rad .)
+git checkout main
+rad init --name "source-browsing" \
+	--description "Git repository for source browsing tests" \
+	--default-branch "main" \
+	--no-confirm
+
+git checkout feature/branch
+git push rad
+
+git checkout orphaned-branch
+git push rad
+
+radicle-node --listen 0.0.0.0:3444 --git-daemon 0.0.0.0:4444 \
+	--connect z6Mkk7oqY4pPxhMmGEotDYsFo97vhCj85BLY1H256HrJmjN8@0.0.0.0:3446 &
+
+sleep 1
+
+### PALM CLONE ###
+
+cd $PALM_CHECKOUT
+export RAD_HOME=$PALM_RAD_HOME
+rad clone rad:zKtT7DmF9H34KkvcKj9PHW19WzjT
+
+### BOB ###
+
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Bob Belcher"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="bob@radicle.xyz"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Bob Belcher"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="bob@radicle.xyz"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="Mon Dec 21 14:00 2022 +0100"
+
+export RAD_HOME=$BOB_RAD_HOME
+export RAD_SEED=fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe
+
+rad auth
+rad auth
+radicle-node --listen 0.0.0.0:3445 --git-daemon 0.0.0.0:4445 \
+	--connect z6Mkk7oqY4pPxhMmGEotDYsFo97vhCj85BLY1H256HrJmjN8@0.0.0.0:3446 &
+
+sleep 2
+
+cd $BOB_CHECKOUT
+rad clone rad:zKtT7DmF9H34KkvcKj9PHW19WzjT
+
+cd $TEST_REPO_NAME
+echo "Updated readme" > README.md
+git add README.md
+git commit --message "Update readme" --date "$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE"
+git push rad
+
+### WAIT FOR SYNC WITH PALM ###
+
+sleep 2
 
 cd $BASE_PATH
-tar -cjf palm.tar.bz2 --exclude "post-receive" --exclude "pre-receive" -C $ALICE_RAD_HOME .
+tar -cjf palm.tar.bz2 --exclude "post-receive" --exclude "pre-receive" -C $PALM_RAD_HOME .
+
+killall radicle-node
+killall git-daemon
diff --git a/scripts/run-httpd-with-fixtures b/scripts/run-httpd-with-fixtures
index 4c06dc03d..1560628a2 100755
--- a/scripts/run-httpd-with-fixtures
+++ b/scripts/run-httpd-with-fixtures
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-REV=e01838a70a2e19d747a49085db6445b1b823901e
+REV=a5811e43a74043e3bf1e706720bac3ec01b079c4
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 FIXTURE=$REPO_ROOT/tests/fixtures/seeds/palm-heartwood.tar.bz2
diff --git a/tests/e2e/project.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/project.spec.ts
index 43c5acc9b..23cd34394 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/project.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/project.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import {
   aliceMainHead,
   aliceRemote,
+  bobRemote,
   expect,
   projectFixtureUrl,
   rid,
@@ -251,17 +252,20 @@ test("clone modal", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(projectFixtureUrl);
 
   // Alice's peer.
   {
     await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-    await page.locator("text=alice").click();
-    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("alice delegate");
+    if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await page.locator(`text=${aliceRemote}`).click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+        `${aliceRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${aliceRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      await page.locator("text=alice").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("alice delegate");
+    }
     await expect(
       page.locator(
         `text=source-browsing / ${aliceRemote.substring(
@@ -322,31 +326,45 @@ test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
   // Bob's peer.
   {
     await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-    await page.locator("text=bob").click();
-
-    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await page.locator(`text=${bobRemote}`).click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+        `${bobRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${bobRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      await page.locator("text=bob").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    }
     await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).not.toHaveText("delegate");
 
     // Default `main` branch.
     {
-      await expect(page.getByTitle("Current branch")).toContainText(
-        "main 2b32f6f",
-      );
-      await expectCounts({ commits: 9, contributors: 2 }, page);
-      await expect(page.locator("text=2b32f6f Update readme")).toBeVisible();
+      if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+        await expect(page.getByTitle("Current branch")).toContainText(
+          "main 1e0bb83",
+        );
+        await expectCounts({ commits: 9, contributors: 2 }, page);
+        await expect(page.locator("text=1e0bb83 Update readme")).toBeVisible();
+      } else {
+        await expect(page.getByTitle("Current branch")).toContainText(
+          "main 2b32f6f",
+        );
+        await expectCounts({ commits: 9, contributors: 2 }, page);
+        await expect(page.locator("text=2b32f6f Update readme")).toBeVisible();
+      }
     }
   }
 });
 
 test("only one modal can be open at a time", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(projectFixtureUrl);
 
   await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-  await page.locator(`text=alice ${aliceRemote.substring(0, 6)}`).click();
+  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+    await page.locator(`text=${aliceRemote.substring(0, 6)}`).click();
+  } else {
+    await page.locator(`text=alice ${aliceRemote.substring(0, 6)}`).click();
+  }
 
   await page.getByText("Clone").click();
   await expect(page.locator("text=Code font")).not.toBeVisible();
@@ -363,7 +381,11 @@ test("only one modal can be open at a time", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
   await expect(page.locator("text=Code font")).not.toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.locator("text=Use the Radicle CLI")).not.toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9")).toBeVisible();
+  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+    await expect(page.locator(`text=${bobRemote}`)).toBeVisible();
+  } else {
+    await expect(page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9")).toBeVisible();
+  }
   await expect(page.locator("text=feature/branch")).not.toBeVisible();
 
   page.locator('button[name="Settings"]').click();
@@ -374,10 +396,6 @@ test("only one modal can be open at a time", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test.describe("browser error handling", () => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   test("error appears when folder can't be loaded", async ({ page }) => {
     await page.route(
       `**/v1/projects/${ridPrefix}${rid}/tree/${aliceMainHead}/markdown/`,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/project/commit.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/project/commit.spec.ts
index 07c571310..adb75b59f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/project/commit.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/project/commit.spec.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ import {
   bobRemote,
 } from "@tests/support/fixtures.js";
 
-const modifiedFileFixture = `${projectFixtureUrl}/remotes/${bobRemote}/commits/2b32f6fe50090ebdb4cd7441e943330da3e6ff04`;
+const modifiedFileFixture = `${projectFixtureUrl}/remotes/${bobRemote}/commits/${
+  process.env.HEARTWOOD
+    ? "1e0bb83a89b63da815f2fc24e7ae3c5ceb30e0eb"
+    : "2b32f6fe50090ebdb4cd7441e943330da3e6ff04"
+}`;
 
 test("navigation from commit list", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(projectFixtureUrl);
   await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-  await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
+  await page
+    .locator(process.env.HEARTWOOD ? `text=${bobRemote}` : "text=bob hyyzz9")
+    .click();
   await page.locator('role=button[name="Commit count"]').click();
 
   await page.locator("text=Update readme").click();
@@ -22,10 +24,6 @@ test("navigation from commit list", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("relative timestamps", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.addInitScript(() => {
     window.initializeTestStubs = () => {
       window.e2eTestStubs.FakeTimers.install({
@@ -37,25 +35,33 @@ test("relative timestamps", async ({ page }) => {
   });
   await page.goto(modifiedFileFixture);
   await expect(
-    page.locator(".commit header >> text=bob committed 22 hours ago"),
+    page.locator(
+      `.commit header >> text=${
+        process.env.HEARTWOOD
+          ? "Bob Belcher committed now"
+          : "bob committed 22 hours ago"
+      }`,
+    ),
   ).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test("modified file", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(modifiedFileFixture);
 
   // Commit header.
   {
     const header = page.locator(".commit header");
     await expect(header.locator("text=Update readme")).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(header.locator("text=Verified")).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(
-      header.locator("text=2b32f6fe50090ebdb4cd7441e943330da3e6ff04"),
-    ).toBeVisible();
+    if (!process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await expect(header.locator("text=Verified")).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        header.locator("text=2b32f6fe50090ebdb4cd7441e943330da3e6ff04"),
+      ).toBeVisible();
+    } else {
+      await expect(
+        header.locator("text=1e0bb83a89b63da815f2fc24e7ae3c5ceb30e0eb"),
+      ).toBeVisible();
+    }
   }
 
   // Diff header.
@@ -71,10 +77,6 @@ test("modified file", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("created file", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(
     `${projectFixtureUrl}/remotes/${bobRemote}/commits/d6318f7f3d9c15b8ac6dd52267c53220d00f0982`,
   );
@@ -85,10 +87,6 @@ test("created file", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("deleted file", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(
     `${projectFixtureUrl}/remotes/${bobRemote}/commits/cd13c2d9a8a930d64a82b6134b44d1b872e33662`,
   );
diff --git a/tests/e2e/project/commits.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/project/commits.spec.ts
index 74e45818a..662923396 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/project/commits.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/project/commits.spec.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@ import {
   expect,
   projectFixtureUrl,
   bobRemote,
+  aliceRemote,
 } from "@tests/support/fixtures.js";
 
 test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(projectFixtureUrl);
   await page.locator('role=button[name="Commit count"]').click();
 
   // Alice's peer.
   {
     await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-    await page.locator("text=alice hybg18").click();
-    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("alice delegate");
+    if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await page.locator(`text=${aliceRemote}`).click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+        `${aliceRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${aliceRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      await page.locator("text=alice hybg18").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("alice delegate");
+    }
 
     await expect(page.getByText("Thursday, November 17, 2022")).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
@@ -60,13 +64,20 @@ test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
   // Bob's peer.
   {
     await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-    await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
-    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await page.locator(`text=${bobRemote}`).click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+        `${bobRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${bobRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    }
 
     await expect(page.getByText("Tuesday, December 20, 2022")).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
       page.locator(".commit-group-headers").first().locator(".commit-teaser"),
-    ).toHaveCount(3);
+    ).toHaveCount(process.env.HEARTWOOD ? 1 : 3);
 
     await expect(page.getByText("Thursday, November 17, 2022")).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
@@ -75,8 +86,13 @@ test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
 
     await page.pause();
     const latestCommit = page.locator(".commit-teaser").first();
-    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("Update readme");
-    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("2b32f6f");
+    if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+      await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("Update readme");
+      await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("1e0bb83");
+    } else {
+      await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("Update readme");
+      await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("2b32f6f");
+    }
 
     const earliestCommit = page.locator(".commit-teaser").last();
     await expect(earliestCommit).toContainText(
@@ -87,32 +103,30 @@ test("peer and branch switching", async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 test("verified badge", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.goto(projectFixtureUrl);
   await page.locator('role=button[name="Commit count"]').click();
 
   await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-  await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
-  await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
-
-  await page.locator("text=Verified").hover();
-
-  await expect(
-    page.locator(
-      "text=This commit was signed with the committer's radicle key.",
-    ),
-  ).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.locator(`text=bob committed ${bobRemote}`)).toBeVisible();
+  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+    await page.locator(`text=${bobRemote}`).click();
+    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+      `${bobRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${bobRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+    );
+  } else {
+    await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
+    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    // not applicable to heartwood?
+    await page.locator("text=Verified").hover();
+    await expect(
+      page.locator(
+        "text=This commit was signed with the committer's radicle key.",
+      ),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator(`text=bob committed ${bobRemote}`)).toBeVisible();
+  }
 });
 
 test("relative timestamps", async ({ page }) => {
-  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
-    test.skip();
-  }
-
   await page.addInitScript(() => {
     window.initializeTestStubs = () => {
       window.e2eTestStubs.FakeTimers.install({
@@ -127,12 +141,21 @@ test("relative timestamps", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.locator('role=button[name="Commit count"]').click();
 
   await page.getByTitle("Change peer").click();
-  await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
-  await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
-
-  const latestCommit = page.locator(".commit-teaser").first();
-  await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("bob committed 22 hours ago");
-  await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("2b32f6f");
+  if (process.env.HEARTWOOD) {
+    await page.locator(`text=${bobRemote}`).click();
+    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText(
+      `${bobRemote.substring(0, 6)}…${bobRemote.slice(-6)}`,
+    );
+    const latestCommit = page.locator(".commit-teaser").first();
+    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("Bob Belcher committed now");
+    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("1e0bb83");
+  } else {
+    await page.locator("text=bob hyyzz9").click();
+    await expect(page.getByTitle("Change peer")).toHaveText("bob");
+    const latestCommit = page.locator(".commit-teaser").first();
+    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("bob committed 22 hours ago");
+    await expect(latestCommit).toContainText("2b32f6f");
+  }
 
   const earliestCommit = page.locator(".commit").last();
   await expect(earliestCommit).toContainText(
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/seeds/palm-heartwood.tar.bz2 b/tests/fixtures/seeds/palm-heartwood.tar.bz2
index 4564f7328..e492b95ab 100644
Binary files a/tests/fixtures/seeds/palm-heartwood.tar.bz2 and b/tests/fixtures/seeds/palm-heartwood.tar.bz2 differ
diff --git a/tests/support/fixtures.ts b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
index fb2eb4d4d..43bd001dd 100644
--- a/tests/support/fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ export const aliceMainHead = "fcc929424b82984b7cbff9c01d2e20d9b1249842";
 export const aliceRemote = process.env.HEARTWOOD
   ? "z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi"
   : "hybg18bc4cu8z9xtj44skxperfdpxpp1wp8zygyzti5kfiggdizfxy";
-
-export const bobRemote =
-  "hyyzz9w4ffg16zftjki3enajm4mkqkayb5ch1p6ns3f83np1hqkrp6";
+export const bobRemote = process.env.HEARTWOOD
+  ? "z6MksMTThc1aDU2Ztc43jJUivuyBLNWiLsDf4X65rABe7HbA"
+  : "hyyzz9w4ffg16zftjki3enajm4mkqkayb5ch1p6ns3f83np1hqkrp6";
 export const rid = process.env.HEARTWOOD
   ? "zKtT7DmF9H34KkvcKj9PHW19WzjT"
   : "hnrkdi8be7n4hhqoz9rpzrgd68u9dr3zsxgmy";
@@ -179,5 +179,5 @@ export const projectFixtureUrl = `/seeds/0.0.0.0/${ridPrefix}${rid}`;
 export const seedPort = process.env.HEARTWOOD ? 8080 : "8777";
 export const seedVersion = process.env.HEARTWOOD ? "0.1.0" : "0.2.0";
 export const seedRemote = process.env.HEARTWOOD
-  ? "z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi"
+  ? "z6Mkk7oqY4pPxhMmGEotDYsFo97vhCj85BLY1H256HrJmjN8"
   : "hybuytx44z9cfsm5739wecia9j4b7expgc15qkazph59szp57m4d3o";