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+use {
+    self::common::BuilderExt,
+    anyhow::Context,
+    cnidarium::TempStorage,
+    penumbra_app::{
+        genesis::{self, AppState},
+        server::consensus::Consensus,
+    },
+    penumbra_asset::STAKING_TOKEN_ASSET_ID,
+    penumbra_keys::{keys::AddressIndex, test_keys},
+    penumbra_mock_client::MockClient,
+    penumbra_mock_consensus::TestNode,
+    penumbra_proto::{
+        view::v1::{
+            view_service_client::ViewServiceClient, view_service_server::ViewServiceServer,
+            StatusRequest, StatusResponse,
+        },
+        DomainType,
+    },
+    penumbra_view::{Planner, SpendableNoteRecord, ViewClient},
+    std::ops::Deref,
+    tap::{Tap, TapFallible},
+};
+
+mod common;
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn view_server_can_be_served_on_localhost() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // Install a test logger, acquire some temporary storage, and start the test node.
+    let guard = common::set_tracing_subscriber();
+    let storage = TempStorage::new().await?;
+
+    // Instantiate a mock tendermint proxy, which we will connect to the test node.
+    let proxy = penumbra_mock_tendermint_proxy::TestNodeProxy::new::<Consensus>();
+
+    // Start the test node.
+    let mut test_node = {
+        let app_state = AppState::Content(
+            genesis::Content::default().with_chain_id(TestNode::<()>::CHAIN_ID.to_string()),
+        );
+        let consensus = Consensus::new(storage.as_ref().clone());
+        TestNode::builder()
+            .single_validator()
+            .with_penumbra_auto_app_state(app_state)?
+            .on_block(proxy.on_block_callback())
+            .init_chain(consensus)
+            .await
+            .tap_ok(|e| tracing::info!(hash = %e.last_app_hash_hex(), "finished init chain"))?
+    };
+
+    // Sync the mock client, using the test wallet's spend key, to the latest snapshot.
+    let mut client = MockClient::new(test_keys::SPEND_KEY.clone())
+        .with_sync_to_storage(&storage)
+        .await?
+        .tap(
+            |c| tracing::info!(client.notes = %c.notes.len(), "mock client synced to test storage"),
+        );
+
+    // Jump ahead a few blocks.
+    test_node
+        .fast_forward(10)
+        .tap(|_| tracing::debug!("fast forwarding past genesis"))
+        .await?;
+
+    let grpc_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+        .parse::<url::Url>()?
+        .tap(|url| tracing::debug!(%url, "parsed grpc url"));
+
+    // Spawn the server-side view server.
+    {
+        let make_svc = penumbra_app::rpc::router(
+            storage.as_ref(),
+            proxy,
+            false, /*enable_expensive_rpc*/
+        )?
+        .into_router()
+        .layer(tower_http::cors::CorsLayer::permissive())
+        .into_make_service()
+        .tap(|_| tracing::debug!("initialized rpc service"));
+        let [addr] = grpc_url
+            .socket_addrs(|| None)?
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("grpc url can be turned into a socket address");
+        let server = axum_server::bind(addr).serve(make_svc);
+        tokio::spawn(async { server.await.expect("grpc server returned an error") })
+            .tap(|_| tracing::debug!("grpc server is running"))
+    };
+
+    // Spawn the client-side view server...
+    let view_server = {
+        penumbra_view::ViewServer::load_or_initialize(
+            None::<&camino::Utf8Path>,
+            &*test_keys::FULL_VIEWING_KEY,
+            grpc_url,
+        )
+        .await
+        // TODO(kate): the goal is to communicate with the `ViewServiceServer`.
+        .map(ViewServiceServer::new)
+        .context("initializing view server")?
+    };
+
+    // Create a view client, and get the test wallet's notes.
+    let mut view_client = ViewServiceClient::new(view_server);
+
+    // Sync the view client to the chain.
+    {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+        let mut status_stream = ViewClient::status_stream(&mut view_client).await?;
+        while let Some(status) = status_stream.next().await.transpose()? {
+            tracing::info!(?status, "view client received status stream response");
+        }
+        // Confirm that the status is as expected: synced up to the 11th block.
+        let status = view_client.status(StatusRequest {}).await?.into_inner();
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            status,
+            StatusResponse {
+                full_sync_height: 10,
+                partial_sync_height: 10,
+                catching_up: false,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    let notes = view_client.unspent_notes_by_address_and_asset().await?;
+    let staking_notes = notes
+        .get(&AddressIndex::default())
+        .expect("test wallet could not find any notes")
+        .get(&*STAKING_TOKEN_ASSET_ID)
+        .expect("test wallet did not contain any staking tokens");
+
+    // Get one of the notes, which we will spend.
+    let SpendableNoteRecord { note, position, .. } = staking_notes[0].to_owned();
+
+    // Create a plan spending that note, using the `Planner`.
+    let plan = {
+        let mut planner = Planner::new(rand_core::OsRng);
+        planner
+            .spend(note.to_owned(), position)
+            .output(note.value(), test_keys::ADDRESS_1.deref().clone())
+            .plan(&mut view_client, AddressIndex::default())
+            .await?
+    };
+    client.sync_to_latest(storage.latest_snapshot()).await?;
+    let tx = client.witness_auth_build(&plan).await?;
+
+    // Execute the transaction, applying it to the chain state.
+    let pre_tx_snapshot = storage.latest_snapshot();
+    test_node
+        .block()
+        .with_data(vec![tx.encode_to_vec()])
+        .execute()
+        .await?;
+    let post_tx_snapshot = storage.latest_snapshot();
+
+    // Check that the nullifiers were spent as a result of the transaction:
+    for nf in tx.spent_nullifiers() {
+        use penumbra_sct::component::tree::SctRead as _;
+        assert!(pre_tx_snapshot.spend_info(nf).await?.is_none());
+        assert!(post_tx_snapshot.spend_info(nf).await?.is_some());
+    }
+
+    // Sync the view client to the chain.
+    {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+        let mut status_stream = ViewClient::status_stream(&mut view_client).await?;
+        while let Some(status) = status_stream.next().await.transpose()? {
+            tracing::info!(?status, "view client received status stream response");
+        }
+        // Confirm that the status is as expected: synced up to the 11th block.
+        let status = view_client.status(StatusRequest {}).await?.into_inner();
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            status,
+            StatusResponse {
+                full_sync_height: 11,
+                partial_sync_height: 11,
+                catching_up: false,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Check that the note has been spent, and that a note has appeared in the other address.
+    let post_tx_notes = view_client.unspent_notes_by_address_and_asset().await?;
+    assert!(
+        post_tx_notes
+            .get(&AddressIndex::default())
+            .expect("test wallet could not find any notes")
+            .get(&*STAKING_TOKEN_ASSET_ID)
+            .is_none(),
+        "saurce address should not be associated with any staking tokens after tx"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        post_tx_notes
+            .get(&AddressIndex::from(1))
+            .expect("test wallet could not find any notes")
+            .get(&*STAKING_TOKEN_ASSET_ID)
+            .map(Vec::len),
+        Some(1),
+        "destination address should have a staking token note after tx"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+        .tap(|_| drop(test_node))
+        .tap(|_| drop(storage))
+        .tap(|_| drop(guard))
+}