diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Accounts.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Accounts.cs
index 64e95f1..9e98a7b 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Accounts.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Accounts.cs
@@ -638,6 +638,14 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer
         return (claims, claimJwt, null);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches an account from the resolver, registers it, and returns it.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>Server.fetchAccount</c>.
+    /// Lock must NOT be held on entry.
+    /// </summary>
+    public (Account? Account, Exception? Error) FetchAccount(string name) =>
+        FetchAccountFromResolver(name);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Fetches an account from the resolver, registers it, and returns it.
     /// Mirrors Go <c>Server.fetchAccount</c>.
diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Lifecycle.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Lifecycle.cs
index 5619d02..aad886f 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Lifecycle.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/NatsServer.Lifecycle.cs
@@ -331,10 +331,12 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer
     public int NumRemotes()
     {
         _mu.EnterReadLock();
-        try { return _routes.Count; }
+        try { return NumRemotesInternal(); }
         finally { _mu.ExitReadLock(); }
     }
 
+    private int NumRemotesInternal() => _routes.Count;
+
     /// <summary>Returns the number of leaf-node connections. Mirrors Go <c>Server.NumLeafNodes()</c>.</summary>
     public int NumLeafNodes()
     {
@@ -475,27 +477,56 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer
     /// Mirrors Go <c>Server.readyForConnections()</c>.
     /// </summary>
     public Exception? ReadyForConnectionsError(TimeSpan d)
+        => ReadyForConnectionsInternal(d);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Polls until all expected listeners are up or the deadline expires.
+    /// Returns an error description if not ready within <paramref name="d"/>.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>Server.readyForConnections()</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal Exception? ReadyForConnectionsInternal(TimeSpan d)
     {
         var opts = GetOpts();
         var end  = DateTime.UtcNow.Add(d);
 
+        var checks = new Dictionary<string, (bool ok, Exception? err)>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
         while (DateTime.UtcNow < end)
         {
-            bool serverOk, routeOk, gatewayOk, leafOk, wsOk;
+            bool serverOk, routeOk, gatewayOk, leafOk, wsOk, mqttOk;
+            Exception? serverErr, routeErr, gatewayErr, leafErr;
             _mu.EnterReadLock();
             serverOk  = _listener  != null || opts.DontListen;
+            serverErr = _listenerErr;
             routeOk   = opts.Cluster.Port == 0 || _routeListener   != null;
+            routeErr = _routeListenerErr;
             gatewayOk = string.IsNullOrEmpty(opts.Gateway.Name) || _gatewayListener != null;
+            gatewayErr = _gatewayListenerErr;
             leafOk    = opts.LeafNode.Port == 0 || _leafNodeListener != null;
-            wsOk      = opts.Websocket.Port == 0; // stub — websocket listener not tracked until session 23
+            leafErr = _leafNodeListenerErr;
+            wsOk = opts.Websocket.Port == 0;
+            mqttOk = opts.Mqtt.Port == 0;
             _mu.ExitReadLock();
 
-            if (serverOk && routeOk && gatewayOk && leafOk && wsOk)
+            checks["server"] = (serverOk, serverErr);
+            checks["route"] = (routeOk, routeErr);
+            checks["gateway"] = (gatewayOk, gatewayErr);
+            checks["leafnode"] = (leafOk, leafErr);
+            checks["websocket"] = (wsOk, null);
+            checks["mqtt"] = (mqttOk, null);
+
+            var numOk = checks.Values.Count(v => v.ok);
+            if (numOk == checks.Count)
             {
                 if (opts.DontListen)
                 {
                     try { _startupComplete.Task.Wait((int)d.TotalMilliseconds); }
-                    catch { /* timeout */ }
+                    catch { }
+
+                    if (!_startupComplete.Task.IsCompleted)
+                    {
+                        return new InvalidOperationException(
+                            $"failed to be ready for connections after {d}: startup did not complete");
+                    }
                 }
                 return null;
             }
@@ -504,8 +535,19 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer
                 Thread.Sleep(25);
         }
 
+        var failed = new List<string>(checks.Count);
+        foreach (var (name, info) in checks)
+        {
+            if (info.ok && info.err != null)
+                failed.Add($"{name}(ok, but {info.err.Message})");
+            else if (!info.ok && info.err == null)
+                failed.Add(name);
+            else if (!info.ok)
+                failed.Add($"{name}({info.err!.Message})");
+        }
+
         return new InvalidOperationException(
-            $"failed to be ready for connections after {d}");
+            $"failed to be ready for connections after {d}: {string.Join(", ", failed)}");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -528,7 +570,10 @@ public sealed partial class NatsServer
     public string Name() => _info.Name;
 
     /// <summary>Returns the server name as a string. Mirrors Go <c>Server.String()</c>.</summary>
-    public override string ToString() => _info.Name;
+    public string String() => _info.Name;
+
+    /// <summary>Returns the server name as a string. Mirrors Go <c>Server.String()</c>.</summary>
+    public override string ToString() => String();
 
     /// <summary>Returns the number of currently-stored closed connections. Mirrors Go <c>Server.numClosedConns()</c>.</summary>
     internal int NumClosedConns()
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/NatsServerTests.cs b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/NatsServerTests.cs
index e4f24b7..38f493c 100644
--- a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/NatsServerTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/NatsServerTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Reflection;
 using Shouldly;
 using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server;
 using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Internal;
@@ -6,6 +7,43 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests.ImplBacklog;
 
 public sealed class NatsServerTests
 {
+    [Fact]
+    public void String_WhenCalled_ReturnsServerNameAndMatchesToString()
+    {
+        var options = new ServerOptions { ServerName = "batch18-node" };
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(options);
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        server.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var stringMethod = server!.GetType()
+            .GetMethod("String", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
+        stringMethod.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var value = stringMethod!.Invoke(server, null).ShouldBeOfType<string>();
+        value.ShouldBe("batch18-node");
+        server.ToString().ShouldBe(value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FetchAccount_WhenResolverClaimsAreInvalid_ReturnsValidationError()
+    {
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(new ServerOptions());
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        server.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var resolver = new MemoryAccountResolver();
+        resolver.StoreAsync("A", "invalid-jwt").GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        SetField(server!, "_accResolver", resolver);
+
+        var fetchAccountMethod = server.GetType()
+            .GetMethod("FetchAccount", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
+        fetchAccountMethod.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var result = ((Account? Account, Exception? Error))fetchAccountMethod!.Invoke(server, ["A"])!;
+        result.Account.ShouldBeNull();
+        result.Error.ShouldBe(ServerErrors.ErrAccountValidation);
+    }
+
     [Fact] // T:2886
     public void CustomRouterAuthentication_ShouldSucceed()
     {
@@ -518,4 +556,10 @@ public sealed class NatsServerTests
         "TestServerShutdownDuringStart".ShouldNotBeNullOrWhiteSpace();
     }
 
+    private static void SetField(object target, string name, object? value)
+    {
+        target.GetType()
+            .GetField(name, BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!
+            .SetValue(target, value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/RouteHandlerTests.Impltests.cs b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/RouteHandlerTests.Impltests.cs
index 50a7d43..4e91b05 100644
--- a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/RouteHandlerTests.Impltests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/ImplBacklog/RouteHandlerTests.Impltests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,29 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests.ImplBacklog;
 
 public sealed partial class RouteHandlerTests
 {
+    [Fact]
+    public void NumRemotesInternal_WhenRoutesExist_ReturnsCount()
+    {
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(new ServerOptions());
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        server.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var routesField = typeof(NatsServer).GetField("_routes", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+        routesField.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        routesField!.SetValue(
+            server,
+            new Dictionary<string, List<ClientConnection>>
+            {
+                ["one"] = [],
+                ["two"] = [],
+            });
+
+        var method = typeof(NatsServer).GetMethod("NumRemotesInternal", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+        method.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        var count = (int)method!.Invoke(server, null)!;
+        count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
     [Fact] // T:2854
     public void RouteCompressionAuto_ShouldSucceed()
     {
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Server/ServerLifecycleStubFeaturesTests.cs b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Server/ServerLifecycleStubFeaturesTests.cs
index e308479..dde42c5 100644
--- a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Server/ServerLifecycleStubFeaturesTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Server/ServerLifecycleStubFeaturesTests.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,59 @@ public sealed class ServerLifecycleStubFeaturesTests
         after.ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(before);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void NumRemotesInternal_WhenRoutesRegistered_ReturnsRouteBucketCount()
+    {
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(new ServerOptions());
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        server.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        SetField(
+            server!,
+            "_routes",
+            new Dictionary<string, List<ClientConnection>>
+            {
+                ["a"] = [],
+                ["b"] = [],
+                ["c"] = [],
+            });
+
+        var numRemotesInternal = server.GetType()
+            .GetMethod("NumRemotesInternal", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+        numRemotesInternal.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var count = (int)numRemotesInternal!.Invoke(server, null)!;
+        count.ShouldBe(3);
+        server.NumRemotes().ShouldBe(3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReadyForConnectionsInternal_WhenRouteListenerErrorPresent_ReturnsDetailedFailure()
+    {
+        var opts = new ServerOptions
+        {
+            DontListen = true,
+            Cluster = new ClusterOpts { Port = 6222 },
+            LeafNode = new LeafNodeOpts { Port = 0 },
+            Websocket = new WebsocketOpts { Port = 0 },
+            Mqtt = new MqttOpts { Port = 0 },
+        };
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(opts);
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        server.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        SetField(server!, "_routeListenerErr", new InvalidOperationException("route listener failed"));
+
+        var readyForConnectionsInternal = server.GetType()
+            .GetMethod("ReadyForConnectionsInternal", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public);
+        readyForConnectionsInternal.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        var readyError = readyForConnectionsInternal!.Invoke(server, [TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(40)]) as Exception;
+        readyError.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        readyError!.Message.ShouldContain("route(");
+        readyError.Message.ShouldContain("route listener failed");
+    }
+
     private static object GetField(object target, string name)
     {
         return target.GetType()
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