diff --git a/github.go b/github.go
index 9d6bb40..fb8d9b2 100644
--- a/github.go
+++ b/github.go
@@ -692,28 +692,26 @@ func appendComment(cj *CritJSON, filePath string, startLine, endLine int, body,
 
 // appendReply adds a reply to an existing comment in the CritJSON struct in memory.
 // Returns an error if the comment ID is not found or is ambiguous across files.
-// Searches both file comments and review_comments (IDs starting with "r").
+// Searches both file comments and review_comments.
 func appendReply(cj *CritJSON, commentID, body, author string, resolve bool, filterPath string) error {
 	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	cj.UpdatedAt = now
 
-	// Check review comments first for IDs starting with "r"
-	if strings.HasPrefix(commentID, "r") {
-		for i, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
-			if c.ID == commentID {
-				reply := Reply{
-					ID:        nextReplyID(commentID, c.Replies),
-					Body:      body,
-					Author:    author,
-					CreatedAt: now,
-				}
-				cj.ReviewComments[i].Replies = append(cj.ReviewComments[i].Replies, reply)
-				cj.ReviewComments[i].UpdatedAt = now
-				if resolve {
-					cj.ReviewComments[i].Resolved = true
-				}
-				return nil
+	// Check all review comments (not just those starting with "r" — web-fetched ones use "web-N").
+	for i, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
+		if c.ID == commentID {
+			reply := Reply{
+				ID:        nextReplyID(commentID, c.Replies),
+				Body:      body,
+				Author:    author,
+				CreatedAt: now,
 			}
+			cj.ReviewComments[i].Replies = append(cj.ReviewComments[i].Replies, reply)
+			cj.ReviewComments[i].UpdatedAt = now
+			if resolve {
+				cj.ReviewComments[i].Resolved = true
+			}
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9361544..7056556 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func main() {
 		printVersion()
 	case "share":
 		runShare(os.Args[2:])
+	case "fetch":
+		runFetch(os.Args[2:])
 	case "unpublish":
 		runUnpublish(os.Args[2:])
 	case "install":
@@ -227,6 +229,84 @@ func runShare(args []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func runFetch(args []string) {
+	outputDir := ""
+	for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
+		arg := args[i]
+		switch {
+		case arg == "--output" || arg == "-o":
+			if i+1 >= len(args) {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %s requires a value\n", arg)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			i++
+			outputDir = args[i]
+		default:
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Usage: crit fetch [--output <dir>]")
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Fetches comments added on crit-web into .crit.json.")
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Requires a prior `crit share` so a share URL is recorded.")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	critDir, err := resolveCritDir(outputDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	critPath := filepath.Join(critDir, ".crit.json")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(critPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error: no .crit.json found. Run `crit share` first.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	var cj CritJSON
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &cj); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: invalid .crit.json: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if cj.ShareURL == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error: no share URL in .crit.json. Run `crit share` first.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	authToken := resolveAuthToken()
+	localIDs := buildLocalIDSet(cj)
+	localFingerprints := buildLocalFingerprints(cj)
+
+	webComments, err := fetchNewWebComments(cj.ShareURL, localIDs, localFingerprints, authToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error fetching remote comments: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if len(webComments) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("No new comments.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := mergeWebComments(critDir, webComments); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error merging comments: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Fetched %d new comment(s) into .crit.json\n", len(webComments))
+	for _, wc := range webComments {
+		runes := []rune(wc.Body)
+		body := wc.Body
+		if len(runes) > 60 {
+			body = string(runes[:60]) + "..."
+		}
+		if wc.Scope == "review" || wc.FilePath == "" {
+			fmt.Printf("  [review] %s\n", body)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("  [%s:%d] %s\n", wc.FilePath, wc.StartLine, body)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func runUnpublish(args []string) {
 	unpubOutputDir := ""
 	unpubSvcURL := ""
@@ -1425,6 +1505,7 @@ Usage:
   crit comment --json [--author <name>] [--output <dir>]    Read comments from stdin as JSON
   crit comment --clear                       Remove all comments from .crit.json
   crit share <file> [file...]                Share files to crit-web and print the URL
+  crit fetch [--output <dir>]               Fetch comments from crit-web into .crit.json
   crit unpublish                             Remove a shared review from crit-web
   crit pull [--output <dir>] [pr-number]     Fetch GitHub PR comments to .crit.json
   crit push [--dry-run] [--event <type>] [-m <msg>] [-o <dir>] [pr-number]  Post .crit.json comments to a GitHub PR
diff --git a/share.go b/share.go
index 49efa8a..0c8227a 100644
--- a/share.go
+++ b/share.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -63,12 +64,13 @@ type shareReply struct {
 
 // shareComment represents a comment to include in the shared review.
 type shareComment struct {
-	File        string       `json:"file"`
-	StartLine   int          `json:"start_line"`
-	EndLine     int          `json:"end_line"`
+	File        string       `json:"file,omitempty"`
+	StartLine   int          `json:"start_line,omitempty"`
+	EndLine     int          `json:"end_line,omitempty"`
 	Body        string       `json:"body"`
 	Quote       string       `json:"quote,omitempty"`
 	Author      string       `json:"author_display_name,omitempty"`
+	Scope       string       `json:"scope,omitempty"`
 	ReviewRound int          `json:"review_round,omitempty"`
 	Replies     []shareReply `json:"replies,omitempty"`
 	ExternalID  string       `json:"external_id,omitempty"`
@@ -256,6 +258,23 @@ func loadCommentsForShare(dir string, filePaths []string) ([]shareComment, int)
 			comments = append(comments, sc)
 		}
 	}
+	for _, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
+		if c.Resolved {
+			continue
+		}
+		sc := shareComment{
+			Body:  c.Body,
+			Author: c.Author,
+			Scope: "review",
+		}
+		if c.ReviewRound >= 1 {
+			sc.ReviewRound = c.ReviewRound
+		}
+		for _, r := range c.Replies {
+			sc.Replies = append(sc.Replies, shareReply{Body: r.Body, Author: r.Author})
+		}
+		comments = append(comments, sc)
+	}
 
 	return comments, round
 }
@@ -309,6 +328,23 @@ func loadAllCommentsForShare(dir string, filePaths []string) ([]shareComment, in
 			comments = append(comments, sc)
 		}
 	}
+	// Include review-level comments so they survive upsert round-trips.
+	for _, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
+		sc := shareComment{
+			Body:       c.Body,
+			Author:     c.Author,
+			Resolved:   c.Resolved,
+			ExternalID: c.ID,
+			Scope:      "review",
+		}
+		if c.ReviewRound >= 1 {
+			sc.ReviewRound = c.ReviewRound
+		}
+		for _, r := range c.Replies {
+			sc.Replies = append(sc.Replies, shareReply{Body: r.Body, Author: r.Author})
+		}
+		comments = append(comments, sc)
+	}
 	return comments, round
 }
 
@@ -323,6 +359,7 @@ type webComment struct {
 	ExternalID        string `json:"external_id"`
 	AuthorDisplayName string `json:"author_display_name"`
 	Quote             string `json:"quote"`
+	Scope             string `json:"scope"`
 }
 
 // buildLocalFingerprints returns a set of body+file+line fingerprints for all
@@ -336,6 +373,10 @@ func buildLocalFingerprints(cj CritJSON) map[string]bool {
 			fps[key] = true
 		}
 	}
+	for _, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s||0|0", c.Body)
+		fps[key] = true
+	}
 	return fps
 }
 
@@ -515,7 +556,8 @@ func buildLocalIDSet(cj CritJSON) map[string]bool {
 	return ids
 }
 
-// mergeWebComments adds web-reviewer comments into .crit.json under their respective files.
+// mergeWebComments adds web-reviewer comments into .crit.json under their respective files
+// or into review_comments for review-level (scope:"review") comments.
 func mergeWebComments(dir string, newComments []webComment) error {
 	critPath := filepath.Join(dir, ".crit.json")
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(critPath)
@@ -530,23 +572,47 @@ func mergeWebComments(dir string, newComments []webComment) error {
 		cj.Files = make(map[string]CritJSONFile)
 	}
 
+	// Find the highest existing web-N index so new IDs are globally unique
+	// even if earlier ones were deleted from .crit.json.
+	webCount := 0
+	for _, f := range cj.Files {
+		for _, c := range f.Comments {
+			if n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(c.ID, "web-")); err == nil && strings.HasPrefix(c.ID, "web-") && n > webCount {
+				webCount = n
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, c := range cj.ReviewComments {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(c.ID, "web-")); err == nil && strings.HasPrefix(c.ID, "web-") && n > webCount {
+			webCount = n
+		}
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	for _, wc := range newComments {
-		entry := cj.Files[wc.FilePath]
-		entry.Comments = append(entry.Comments, Comment{
-			ID:          fmt.Sprintf("web-%d", len(entry.Comments)+1),
+		webCount++
+		c := Comment{
+			ID:          fmt.Sprintf("web-%d", webCount),
 			StartLine:   wc.StartLine,
 			EndLine:     wc.EndLine,
 			Body:        wc.Body,
 			Quote:       wc.Quote,
 			Author:      wc.AuthorDisplayName,
+			Scope:       wc.Scope,
 			ReviewRound: wc.ReviewRound,
-			CreatedAt:   time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
-			UpdatedAt:   time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
-		})
-		cj.Files[wc.FilePath] = entry
+			CreatedAt:   now,
+			UpdatedAt:   now,
+		}
+		if wc.Scope == "review" {
+			cj.ReviewComments = append(cj.ReviewComments, c)
+		} else {
+			entry := cj.Files[wc.FilePath]
+			entry.Comments = append(entry.Comments, c)
+			cj.Files[wc.FilePath] = entry
+		}
 	}
 
-	cj.UpdatedAt = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	cj.UpdatedAt = now
 	out, err := json.MarshalIndent(cj, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err