diff --git a/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py.h b/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py.h
index 0014c95..1790676 100644
--- a/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py.h
+++ b/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ jl_value_t *jl2py_box_string(const char *s, size_t len);
 jl_value_t *jl2py_box_symbol(const char *s);
 jl_value_t *jl2py_box_nothing(void);
 jl_value_t *jl2py_box_complex128(double re, double im);
+/* Build a Julia Tuple from n pre-boxed elements (Core.tuple(elts...)). */
+jl_value_t *jl2py_box_tuple(jl_value_t **elts, int32_t n);
 
 int8_t      jl2py_unbox_bool(jl_value_t *v);
 int64_t     jl2py_unbox_int64(jl_value_t *v);
diff --git a/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py_convert.c b/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py_convert.c
index 859035f..8cf3648 100644
--- a/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py_convert.c
+++ b/out/jl2py/csrc/jl2py_convert.c
@@ -63,6 +63,37 @@ jl_value_t *jl2py_box_complex128(double re, double im) {
     return res;
 }
 
+/* Python tuple -> Julia Tuple, via Core.tuple(elts...). Elements are pre-boxed
+ * by the caller; we root them (+ the result) across the constructing call. */
+jl_value_t *jl2py_box_tuple(jl_value_t **elts, int32_t n) {
+    if (n < 0) return NULL;
+
+    static jl_function_t *tuplef = NULL;
+    if (!tuplef) {
+        tuplef = jl_get_function(jl_core_module, "tuple");
+    }
+    if (!tuplef) return NULL;
+
+    jl_value_t **roots;
+    JL_GC_PUSHARGS(roots, (size_t)n + 1);  /* n args + result */
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < n; i++) roots[i] = elts[i];
+    roots[n] = jl_call(tuplef, roots, (uint32_t)n);
+
+    /* Core.tuple(elts...) is normally total for valid pre-boxed elements,
+     * but if it ever throws, clear the exception here rather than leaving
+     * it pending for the next unrelated jl2py_call* to trip over. */
+    jl_value_t *exc = jl_exception_occurred();
+    if (exc) {
+        jl_exception_clear();
+        JL_GC_POP();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    jl_value_t *res = roots[n];
+    JL_GC_POP();
+    return res;
+}
+
 /* ── Unboxing ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 int8_t jl2py_unbox_bool(jl_value_t *v) {
diff --git a/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/_lib.py b/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/_lib.py
index 9fab2be..53d12b0 100644
--- a/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/_lib.py
+++ b/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/_lib.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def _register_functions(lib):
     lib.jl2py_box_nothing.restype = VP
     lib.jl2py_box_complex128.argtypes = [F64, F64]
     lib.jl2py_box_complex128.restype = VP
+    lib.jl2py_box_tuple.argtypes = [ctypes.POINTER(VP), I32]
+    lib.jl2py_box_tuple.restype = VP
 
     # Unboxing
     lib.jl2py_unbox_bool.argtypes = [VP]
diff --git a/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/convert.py b/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/convert.py
index c791ed1..b2b699f 100644
--- a/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/convert.py
+++ b/out/jl2py/src/jl2py/convert.py
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ def box_python_value(val):
     if isinstance(val, str):
         encoded = val.encode("utf-8")
         return lib.jl2py_box_string(encoded, len(encoded))
+    if type(val) is tuple:
+        # Exact type only: a collections.namedtuple is a tuple subclass and
+        # would silently lose its field names if boxed as a plain
+        # positional Tuple here. Let it fall through to the TypeError below
+        # instead (NamedTuple boxing is a separate, unimplemented feature —
+        # see TAG_NAMEDTUPLE).
+        #
+        # Recursively box each element, then build a Julia Tuple via Core.tuple.
+        elts = [auto_convert_arg(v) for v in val]
+        n = len(elts)
+        arr = (ctypes.c_void_p * n)(*elts)
+        return lib.jl2py_box_tuple(arr, n)
 
     # Not a primitive — caller must handle explicitly
     return None
diff --git a/out/jl2py/tests/test_tuple_boxing.py b/out/jl2py/tests/test_tuple_boxing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1bafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/out/jl2py/tests/test_tuple_boxing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Python tuple -> Julia Tuple autoboxing (convert.box_python_value -> jl2py_box_tuple).
+
+Regression for #12: tuple arg/kwarg VALUES used to raise
+`TypeError: Cannot auto-convert tuple` (broke e.g. pypiccolo `Δt_bounds=(a, b)`).
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "src"))
+
+
+def test_tuple_is_julia_tuple(jl):
+    is_tuple = jl.eval("x -> x isa Tuple")
+    assert bool(is_tuple((1, 2, 3)))
+    print("[PASS] python tuple -> Julia Tuple")
+
+
+def test_tuple_element_access(jl):
+    f = jl.eval("t -> t[1] + t[2]")  # Julia is 1-indexed
+    assert int(f((3, 4))) == 7
+    print("[PASS] tuple element access")
+
+
+def test_float_tuple_type(jl):
+    # the Δt_bounds shape: a 2-tuple of Float64
+    ty = jl.eval("x -> string(typeof(x))")
+    s = str(ty((0.1, 0.5)))
+    assert s.startswith("Tuple{") and "Float64" in s, s
+    print("[PASS] (0.1, 0.5) ->", s)
+
+
+def test_tuple_as_kwarg_value(jl):
+    # exactly the failing pypiccolo pattern: a tuple passed as a keyword value
+    g = jl.eval("f(x; bounds=(0.0, 1.0)) = bounds[2] - bounds[1]")
+    assert abs(float(g(0, bounds=(0.1, 0.5))) - 0.4) < 1e-9
+    print("[PASS] tuple as a keyword-arg value")
+
+
+def test_empty_and_nested_tuple(jl):
+    assert int(jl.eval("length")(())) == 0
+    nested = jl.eval("t -> t[2][1]")
+    assert int(nested((1, (7, 8)))) == 7
+    print("[PASS] empty + nested tuple")
+
+
+def test_namedtuple_rejected_not_silently_flattened(jl):
+    # A collections.namedtuple is a tuple subclass. isinstance(val, tuple)
+    # would match it and silently box it as a plain positional Julia Tuple,
+    # dropping its field names. The tuple branch must use type(val) is
+    # tuple (exact match) so this still raises TypeError, exactly like any
+    # other unsupported type -- not a plain tuple, and not (yet) a
+    # NamedTuple either.
+    Point = namedtuple("Point", ["x", "y"])
+    f = jl.eval("identity")
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        f(Point(x=1, y=2))
+    print("[PASS] namedtuple raises TypeError instead of losing field names")