diff --git a/lib/door-unlock-stack.ts b/lib/door-unlock-stack.ts
index 3278165..4a9ca4e 100644
--- a/lib/door-unlock-stack.ts
+++ b/lib/door-unlock-stack.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import * as route53 from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53";
 import * as route53Targets from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53-targets";
 import * as acm from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-certificatemanager";
 import * as logs from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs";
+import * as cloudwatch from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch";
+import * as cwactions from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch-actions";
+import * as sns from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns";
 import { Construct } from "constructs";
 import * as path from "path";
 
@@ -329,5 +332,68 @@ export class DoorUnlockStack extends cdk.Stack {
     new cdk.CfnOutput(this, "LockdownApiUrl", {
       value: `https://doorunlock.seahaven.com/lockdown`,
     });
+
+    // ── CloudWatch error alarms (INFRA-101) ──────────────────────────────────
+    // Import the cross-stack site-alerts SNS topic. This topic is managed by
+    // seahaven-account-baseline and encrypted with alias/seahaven-alarm-topics
+    // (CMK). Never use alias/aws/sns here — CloudWatch cannot publish to topics
+    // using the AWS-managed SNS key (silent publish failure).
+    // ALARM state only; no OK/recovery actions per Sea Haven preference.
+    const siteAlerts = sns.Topic.fromTopicArn(
+      this,
+      "SiteAlerts",
+      "arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:328440206208:site-alerts"
+    );
+
+    interface AlarmSpec {
+      readonly id: string;
+      readonly fn: lambda.Function;
+      readonly alarmName: string;
+      readonly description: string;
+    }
+
+    const alarmSpecs: AlarmSpec[] = [
+      {
+        id: "UnlockErrors",
+        fn: unlockHandler,
+        alarmName: "door-unlock-api-unlock-errors",
+        description: "door-unlock-api-unlock Lambda is erroring — physical door unlock calls may be failing",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "LockdownErrors",
+        fn: lockdownHandler,
+        alarmName: "door-unlock-api-lockdown-errors",
+        description: "door-unlock-api-lockdown Lambda is erroring — lockdown commands may not be executing",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "AuthorizerErrors",
+        fn: authorizerHandler,
+        alarmName: "door-unlock-api-authorizer-errors",
+        description: "door-unlock-api-authorizer Lambda is erroring — all API requests will be rejected",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "PollerErrors",
+        fn: pollerHandler,
+        alarmName: "door-unlock-api-lockdown-poller-errors",
+        description: "door-unlock-api-lockdown-poller Lambda is erroring — lockdown state polling may be broken",
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const spec of alarmSpecs) {
+      const alarm = new cloudwatch.Alarm(this, spec.id, {
+        alarmName: spec.alarmName,
+        alarmDescription: spec.description,
+        metric: spec.fn.metricErrors({
+          period: cdk.Duration.minutes(5),
+          statistic: "Sum",
+        }),
+        threshold: 0,
+        comparisonOperator: cloudwatch.ComparisonOperator.GREATER_THAN_THRESHOLD,
+        evaluationPeriods: 1,
+        treatMissingData: cloudwatch.TreatMissingData.NOT_BREACHING,
+      });
+      // ALARM-only: addAlarmAction only (no addOkAction / addInsufficientDataAction)
+      alarm.addAlarmAction(new cwactions.SnsAction(siteAlerts));
+    }
   }
 }