diff --git a/Sources/EffemKit/Models/Comment.swift b/Sources/EffemKit/Models/Comment.swift
index e83cccd..43994c8 100644
--- a/Sources/EffemKit/Models/Comment.swift
+++ b/Sources/EffemKit/Models/Comment.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,28 @@ public struct Comment: Codable, Sendable, Identifiable {
 
     /// AT URI for this comment record.
     public var uri: String { "at://\(did)/xyz.effem.feed.comment/\(rkey)" }
+
+    public init(
+        did: String,
+        rkey: String,
+        episode: EpisodeRef,
+        text: String,
+        timestamp: Int? = nil,
+        replyRoot: String? = nil,
+        replyParent: String? = nil,
+        createdAt: String,
+        author: CommentAuthor? = nil
+    ) {
+        self.did = did
+        self.rkey = rkey
+        self.episode = episode
+        self.text = text
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.replyRoot = replyRoot
+        self.replyParent = replyParent
+        self.createdAt = createdAt
+        self.author = author
+    }
 }
 
 /// Minimal author info hydrated by the AppView.