diff --git a/index.cjs b/index.cjs
index 59736d6..cfa2ff5 100644
--- a/index.cjs
+++ b/index.cjs
@@ -21,12 +21,22 @@
  *
  * @module @cldmv/node-android-tv-remote/cjs
  */
+"use strict";
 
-const { createRequire } = require("module");
-const requireESM = createRequire(__filename);
+// index.cjs is a thin wrapper: it loads index.mjs through Node's synchronous require(esm).
+// Node.js versions without require(esm) would fail with a bare ERR_REQUIRE_ESM, so fail
+// early with a message that says what to do instead.
+if (!process.features?.require_module) {
+	const error = new Error(
+		`@cldmv/node-android-tv-remote: require() needs Node.js ^20.19.0 or >=22.12.0 (this is ${process.version}). On older Node.js, load the package with import() instead.`
+	);
+	error.code = "ERR_REQUIRE_ESM";
+	throw error;
+}
 
-const { default: createRemote } = requireESM("./index.mjs");
+const { default: createRemote, createAndroidTVRemote } = require("./index.mjs");
 
 module.exports = createRemote;
 module.exports.createRemote = createRemote;
+module.exports.createAndroidTVRemote = createAndroidTVRemote;
 module.exports.default = createRemote;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6933b2a..7bfd033 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@cldmv/node-android-tv-remote",
-	"version": "2.1.6",
+	"version": "2.1.7",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@cldmv/node-android-tv-remote",
-			"version": "2.1.6",
+			"version": "2.1.7",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a2e36f..061f8a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@cldmv/node-android-tv-remote",
-	"version": "2.1.6",
+	"version": "2.1.7",
 	"description": "A Node.js library for controlling Android TV devices via ADB keycodes and text input.",
 	"type": "module",
 	"exports": {
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 		"setup-device": "node scripts/setup-device.mjs",
 		"build": "echo '✓ no build step'",
 		"build:ci": "echo '✓ no build step'",
-		"test": "node tests/run-vitest.mjs",
+		"test": "node tests/run-vitest.mjs && npm run test:cjs",
+		"test:cjs": "node --test tests/cjs/entry.test.cjs",
 		"test:watch": "vitest --config .configs/vitest.config.mjs",
-		"coverage": "node tests/run-vitest.mjs --coverage-quiet",
+		"coverage": "node tests/run-vitest.mjs --coverage-quiet && npm run test:cjs",
 		"ci:coverage": "npm run coverage",
 		"lint": "eslint --config eslint.config.mjs .",
 		"lint:fix": "eslint --config eslint.config.mjs . --fix",
diff --git a/tests/cjs/entry.test.cjs b/tests/cjs/entry.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35ac9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cjs/entry.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ *
+ *	@Project: @cldmv/node-android-tv-remote
+ *	@Filename: /tests/cjs/entry.test.cjs
+ *	@Date: 2026-10-03T00:00:00-07:00 (1791010800)
+ *	@Author: Nate Corcoran <CLDMV>
+ *	@Email: <Shinrai@users.noreply.github.com>
+ *	-----
+ *	@Last modified by: Nate Corcoran <CLDMV> (Shinrai@users.noreply.github.com)
+ *	@Last modified time: 2026-10-03T10:37:08-07:00 (1791049028)
+ *	-----
+ *	@Copyright: Copyright (c) 2013-2026 Catalyzed Motivation Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * CommonJS entry tests. These run under Node's own test runner (`node --test`), not Vitest:
+ * Vitest loads files through its own module runner, so it cannot show whether a plain
+ * `require()` of the package works the way it does for a CommonJS consumer.
+ */
+"use strict";
+
+const { test } = require("node:test");
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../..");
+
+test("require() returns the same createRemote object as import", async () => {
+	const createRemote = require("../../index.cjs");
+	const esm = await import("../../index.mjs");
+
+	// createRemote opens an ADB connection when called, so only identity/type is
+	// checked here - no sockets are opened in this test.
+	assert.equal(typeof createRemote, "function");
+	assert.equal(createRemote, esm.default);
+	assert.equal(createRemote.createRemote, esm.default);
+	assert.equal(createRemote.default, esm.default);
+	assert.equal(typeof createRemote.createAndroidTVRemote, "function");
+	assert.equal(createRemote.createAndroidTVRemote, esm.createAndroidTVRemote);
+});
+
+test("require() fails with a clear message where Node.js has no require(esm)", () => {
+	// --no-experimental-require-module turns require(esm) off, which is what Node.js
+	// versions before 20.19 / 22.12 look like to the entry.
+	const res = spawnSync(process.execPath, ["--no-experimental-require-module", "-e", "require('./index.cjs')"], {
+		cwd: repoRoot,
+		encoding: "utf8"
+	});
+
+	assert.notEqual(res.status, 0);
+	assert.match(res.stderr, /ERR_REQUIRE_ESM/);
+	assert.match(res.stderr, /require\(\) needs Node\.js \^20\.19\.0 or >=22\.12\.0/);
+	assert.match(res.stderr, /import\(\)/);
+});