diff --git a/lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx b/lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx
index 211d1eeb..f2b7eca0 100644
--- a/lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx
+++ b/lib/hyperscript/compiler.sx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                   (hs-to-sx (nth target 1))
                   (hs-to-sx (nth target 2))
                   value))
-              ((or (= th (quote next)) (= th (quote previous)) (= th (quote closest)))
+              ((or (= th (quote next)) (= th (quote previous)) (= th (quote closest)) (= th (quote closest-parent)))
                 (list (quote hs-set-inner-html!) (hs-to-sx target) value))
               ((= th (quote of))
                 (let
@@ -966,7 +966,11 @@
                     ((= prop "first") (list (quote hs-first) target))
                     ((= prop "last") (list (quote hs-last) target))
                     (true (list (quote host-get) target prop)))))
-              ((= head (quote ref)) (if (= (nth ast 1) "selection") (list (quote hs-get-selection)) (make-symbol (nth ast 1))))
+              ((= head (quote ref))
+                (if
+                  (= (nth ast 1) "selection")
+                  (list (quote hs-get-selection))
+                  (make-symbol (nth ast 1))))
               ((= head (quote query))
                 (list (quote hs-query-first) (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote query-scoped))
@@ -1153,6 +1157,14 @@
                   (quote dom-closest)
                   (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2))
                   (nth ast 1)))
+              ((= head (quote closest-parent))
+                (list
+                  (quote dom-closest)
+                  (list
+                    (quote host-get)
+                    (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2))
+                    "parentElement")
+                  (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote next))
                 (list (quote hs-next) (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2)) (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote previous))
diff --git a/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx b/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
index e67b947b..ce97ef38 100644
--- a/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
+++ b/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
           (let
             ((typ (tp-type)) (val (tp-val)))
             (cond
+              ((and (= kind (quote closest)) (= typ "ident") (= val "parent"))
+                (do (adv!) (parse-trav (quote closest-parent))))
               ((= typ "selector")
                 (do (adv!) (list kind val (list (quote me)))))
               ((= typ "class")
@@ -2507,8 +2509,13 @@
                     ((acc2 (append acc (list cmd))))
                     (cond
                       ((match-kw "unless")
-                        (let ((cnd (parse-expr)))
-                          (cl-collect (append acc (list (list (quote if) (list (quote no) cnd) cmd))))))
+                        (let
+                          ((cnd (parse-expr)))
+                          (cl-collect
+                            (append
+                              acc
+                              (list
+                                (list (quote if) (list (quote no) cnd) cmd))))))
                       ((match-kw "then")
                         (cl-collect (append acc2 (list (quote __then__)))))
                       ((and (not (at-end?)) (= (tp-type) "keyword") (cmd-kw? (tp-val)))
diff --git a/plans/hs-conformance-scoreboard.md b/plans/hs-conformance-scoreboard.md
index 7d0d16d1..7315be7f 100644
--- a/plans/hs-conformance-scoreboard.md
+++ b/plans/hs-conformance-scoreboard.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Live tally for `plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md`. Update after every cluster comm
 
 ```
 Baseline:   1213/1496 (81.1%)
-Merged:     1247/1496 (83.4%)   delta +34
+Merged:     1248/1496 (83.4%)   delta +35
 Worktree:   all merged
 Target:     1496/1496 (100.0%)
-Remaining:  ~249 tests
+Remaining:  ~248 tests
 ```
 
 ## Cluster ledger
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Remaining:  ~249 tests
 | 20 | `repeat` property for-loops + where | pending | (+3 est) | — |
 | 21 | `possessiveExpression` property access via its | done | +1 | f0c41278 |
 | 22 | window global fn fallback | blocked | — | — |
-| 23 | `me symbol works in from expressions` | pending | (+1 est) | — |
+| 23 | `me symbol works in from expressions` | done | +1 | (pending) |
 | 24 | `properly interpolates values 2` | pending | (+1 est) | — |
 | 25 | parenthesized commands and features | pending | (+1 est) | — |
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Defer until A–D drain. Estimated ~25 recoverable tests.
 | Bucket | Done | Partial | In-prog | Pending | Blocked | Design-done | Total |
 |--------|-----:|--------:|--------:|--------:|--------:|------------:|------:|
 | A      | 12   | 4       | 0       | 0       | 1       | —           | 17    |
-| B      | 1    | 0       | 0       | 5       | 1       | —           | 7     |
+| B      | 2    | 0       | 0       | 4       | 1       | —           | 7     |
 | C      | 0    | 0       | 0       | 5       | 0       | —           | 5     |
 | D      | 0    | 0       | 0       | 5       | 0       | —           | 5     |
 | E      | 0    | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 5           | 5     |
diff --git a/plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md b/plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md
index 5c726999..fb10ee2a 100644
--- a/plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md
+++ b/plans/hs-conformance-to-100.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Each cluster below is one commit. Order is rough — a loop agent may skip ahead
 
 22. **[blocked: tried three compile-time emits — (1) guard (can't catch Undefined symbol since it's a host-level error, not an SX raise), (2) env-has? (primitive not loaded in HS kernel — `Unhandled exception: "env-has?"`), and (3) hs-win-call runtime helper (works when reached but SX can't CALL a host-handle function directly — `Not callable: {:__host_handle N}` because NativeFn is not callable here). Needs either a host-call-fn primitive with arity-agnostic dispatch OR a symbol-bound? predicate in the HS kernel.] window global fn fallback** — `regressions / can invoke functions w/ numbers in name` + unlocks several others. When calling `foo()` where `foo` isn't SX-defined, fall back to `(host-global "foo")`. Design decision: either compile-time emit `(or foo (host-global "foo"))` via a helper, or add runtime lookup in the dispatch path. Expected: +2-4.
 
-23. **[pending] `me symbol works in from expressions`** — `regressions` (1 test, Expected `Foo`). Check `from` expression compilation. Expected: +1.
+23. **[done (+1)] `me symbol works in from expressions`** — `regressions` (1 test, Expected `Foo`). Check `from` expression compilation. Expected: +1.
 
 24. **[pending] `properly interpolates values 2`** — URL interpolation regression (1 test). Likely template string + property access. Expected: +1.
 
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ Many tests are `SKIP (untranslated)` because `tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests
 
 (Reverse chronological — newest at top.)
 
+### 2026-04-24 — cluster 23 me symbol works in from expressions
+- **COMMIT** — `HS: closest parent <sel> traversal (+1 test)`. `parse-trav` now recognises `parent` as an ident modifier after the `closest` keyword: consumes it and re-invokes itself with kind `closest-parent`, so `closest parent <div/>` produces AST `(closest-parent "div" (me))` instead of `(string-postfix (closest "*" (me)) "parent")` — the latter was the generic trailing-ident-as-unit rule swallowing `parent`. Compiler translates `(closest-parent sel target)` to `(dom-closest (host-get target "parentElement") sel)` so `me` (the element with the `_` attribute) is skipped and only strict ancestors match. Also added `closest-parent` to the `put X into <trav>` inner-html shortcut alongside `next`/`previous`/`closest`. Suite hs-upstream-core/regressions: 10/16 → 11/16. Smoke 0-195: 162/195 → 163/195.
+
 ### 2026-04-24 — cluster 8 select returns selected text (cherry-picked from worktree)
 - **0b9bbc7b** — `HS: select returns selected text (+1 test)`. Runtime `hs-get-selection` prefers `window.__test_selection` stash and falls back to `getSelection().toString()`. Compiler rewrites `(ref "selection")` to `(hs-get-selection)`. Generator detects `document.createRange() + getElementById(ID).firstChild + setStart/setEnd` and emits a single `host-set!` on `window.__test_selection` with the resolved substring, sidestepping a propagating DOM range/text-node mock. Runner resets `__test_selection` between tests. Suite hs-upstream-select: 3/4 → 4/4.
 
diff --git a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-compiler.sx b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-compiler.sx
index 211d1eeb..f2b7eca0 100644
--- a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-compiler.sx
+++ b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-compiler.sx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                   (hs-to-sx (nth target 1))
                   (hs-to-sx (nth target 2))
                   value))
-              ((or (= th (quote next)) (= th (quote previous)) (= th (quote closest)))
+              ((or (= th (quote next)) (= th (quote previous)) (= th (quote closest)) (= th (quote closest-parent)))
                 (list (quote hs-set-inner-html!) (hs-to-sx target) value))
               ((= th (quote of))
                 (let
@@ -966,7 +966,11 @@
                     ((= prop "first") (list (quote hs-first) target))
                     ((= prop "last") (list (quote hs-last) target))
                     (true (list (quote host-get) target prop)))))
-              ((= head (quote ref)) (if (= (nth ast 1) "selection") (list (quote hs-get-selection)) (make-symbol (nth ast 1))))
+              ((= head (quote ref))
+                (if
+                  (= (nth ast 1) "selection")
+                  (list (quote hs-get-selection))
+                  (make-symbol (nth ast 1))))
               ((= head (quote query))
                 (list (quote hs-query-first) (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote query-scoped))
@@ -1153,6 +1157,14 @@
                   (quote dom-closest)
                   (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2))
                   (nth ast 1)))
+              ((= head (quote closest-parent))
+                (list
+                  (quote dom-closest)
+                  (list
+                    (quote host-get)
+                    (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2))
+                    "parentElement")
+                  (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote next))
                 (list (quote hs-next) (hs-to-sx (nth ast 2)) (nth ast 1)))
               ((= head (quote previous))
diff --git a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
index e67b947b..ce97ef38 100644
--- a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
+++ b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
           (let
             ((typ (tp-type)) (val (tp-val)))
             (cond
+              ((and (= kind (quote closest)) (= typ "ident") (= val "parent"))
+                (do (adv!) (parse-trav (quote closest-parent))))
               ((= typ "selector")
                 (do (adv!) (list kind val (list (quote me)))))
               ((= typ "class")
@@ -2507,8 +2509,13 @@
                     ((acc2 (append acc (list cmd))))
                     (cond
                       ((match-kw "unless")
-                        (let ((cnd (parse-expr)))
-                          (cl-collect (append acc (list (list (quote if) (list (quote no) cnd) cmd))))))
+                        (let
+                          ((cnd (parse-expr)))
+                          (cl-collect
+                            (append
+                              acc
+                              (list
+                                (list (quote if) (list (quote no) cnd) cmd))))))
                       ((match-kw "then")
                         (cl-collect (append acc2 (list (quote __then__)))))
                       ((and (not (at-end?)) (= (tp-type) "keyword") (cmd-kw? (tp-val)))