diff --git a/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client.go b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8d30cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// ©AngelaMos | 2026
+// client.go
+
+package greynoise
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+
+	"github.com/carterperez-dev/monitor-the-situation/backend/internal/httpx"
+)
+
+
+const (
+	defaultGNBaseURL    = "https://api.greynoise.io"
+	pathCommunityLookup = "/v3/community/"
+	greynoiseAPIHeader  = "key"
+	defaultGNRate       = 2 * time.Second
+	defaultGNBudget     = 3
+	defaultGNBreakerWin = 5 * time.Minute
+	defaultGNRequestTO  = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+var ErrUnknownIP = errors.New("greynoise: unknown ip")
+
+type ClientConfig struct {
+	BaseURL string
+	APIKey  string
+}
+
+type Client struct {
+	hx *httpx.Client
+}
+
+func NewClient(cfg ClientConfig) *Client {
+	if cfg.BaseURL == "" {
+		cfg.BaseURL = defaultGNBaseURL
+	}
+	return &Client{
+		hx: httpx.New(httpx.Config{
+			Name:                     "greynoise",
+			BaseURL:                  cfg.BaseURL,
+			APIKey:                   cfg.APIKey,
+			APIKeyHeader:             greynoiseAPIHeader,
+			Rate:                     rate.Every(defaultGNRate),
+			Burst:                    1,
+			ConsecutiveFailureBudget: defaultGNBudget,
+			BreakerTimeout:           defaultGNBreakerWin,
+			RequestTimeout:           defaultGNRequestTO,
+		}),
+	}
+}
+
+type Verdict struct {
+	IP             string `json:"ip"`
+	Noise          bool   `json:"noise"`
+	Riot           bool   `json:"riot"`
+	Classification string `json:"classification"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Link           string `json:"link"`
+	LastSeen       string `json:"last_seen"`
+	Message        string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Lookup(ctx context.Context, ip string) (Verdict, error) {
+	resp, err := c.hx.Get(ctx, pathCommunityLookup+url.PathEscape(ip), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		var se *httpx.StatusError
+		if errors.As(err, &se) && se.Code == http.StatusNotFound {
+			return Verdict{}, ErrUnknownIP
+		}
+		return Verdict{}, fmt.Errorf("greynoise lookup %s: %w", ip, err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var v Verdict
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&v); err != nil {
+		return Verdict{}, fmt.Errorf("greynoise decode: %w", err)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
diff --git a/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client_test.go b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..289fb446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// ©AngelaMos | 2026
+// client_test.go
+
+package greynoise_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/carterperez-dev/monitor-the-situation/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise"
+)
+
+func TestClient_LookupDecodesVerdict(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/v3/community/8.8.8.8", r.URL.Path)
+		require.Equal(t, "test-key", r.Header.Get("key"))
+		body, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/ip_lookup.json")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := greynoise.NewClient(greynoise.ClientConfig{BaseURL: srv.URL, APIKey: "test-key"})
+	v, err := c.Lookup(context.Background(), "8.8.8.8")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "8.8.8.8", v.IP)
+	require.True(t, v.Riot)
+	require.Equal(t, "benign", v.Classification)
+}
+
+func TestClient_LookupReturnsErrUnknownIPOn404(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := greynoise.NewClient(greynoise.ClientConfig{BaseURL: srv.URL, APIKey: "k"})
+	_, err := c.Lookup(context.Background(), "10.0.0.1")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, greynoise.ErrUnknownIP)
+}
diff --git a/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/testdata/ip_lookup.json b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/testdata/ip_lookup.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac414915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/enrich/greynoise/testdata/ip_lookup.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "ip": "8.8.8.8",
+    "noise": false,
+    "riot": true,
+    "classification": "benign",
+    "name": "Google Public DNS",
+    "link": "https://viz.greynoise.io/ip/8.8.8.8",
+    "last_seen": "2026-05-02",
+    "message": "Success"
+}
diff --git a/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/httpx/client.go b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/httpx/client.go
index e214aba6..ba1bf59a 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/httpx/client.go
+++ b/PROJECTS/advanced/monitor-the-situation-dashboard/backend/internal/httpx/client.go
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ type Client struct {
 	hc      *http.Client
 }
 
+type StatusError struct {
+	Code int
+	Body string
+}
+
+func (e *StatusError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("client error %d: %s", e.Code, e.Body)
+}
+
 func New(cfg Config) *Client {
 	if cfg.RequestTimeout <= 0 {
 		cfg.RequestTimeout = defaultRequestTimeout
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, path string, query url.Values) (*http.
 		case r.StatusCode >= 400:
 			body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, clientErrorBodyLimit))
 			drainAndClose(r)
-			return backoff.Permanent(fmt.Errorf("client error %d: %s", r.StatusCode, body))
+			return backoff.Permanent(&StatusError{Code: r.StatusCode, Body: string(body)})
 		}
 		resp = r
 		return nil