diff --git a/.changeset/putrecord-swap.md b/.changeset/putrecord-swap.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d486f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/putrecord-swap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@germ-network/atprotoclient": minor
+---
+
+Add `AuthCallable.putRecord(_:validate:swapCommit:swap:)` taking an `Atproto.RecordSwap?`, so a record can be written only if none exists (`.absent` sends `swapRecord: null`) or only over a specific CID. Requires the AtprotoTypes release that adds `RecordSwap`.
diff --git a/Package.resolved b/Package.resolved
index 94fb874..cdd0494 100644
--- a/Package.resolved
+++ b/Package.resolved
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "originHash" : "f042904a973ccd6c2ddd356d9781437690d76280b2cc2ae56c6ba1e5dff0cf5b",
+  "originHash" : "fb002b0e1e109d1ba8d2d8be2bda715292effc75a7594d92e7ca8102617db45d",
   "pins" : [
     {
       "identity" : "atprototypes",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
       "location" : "https://github.com/germ-network/AtprotoTypes.git",
       "state" : {
-        "revision" : "46fbeeac594d236ed992cdffe547eebb9bce7ae6",
-        "version" : "0.7.0"
+        "revision" : "ecb21a26d61befd5cf41927e5a64af9e89bd162e",
+        "version" : "0.8.0"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 664844e..26b9c6a 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ let package = Package(
 	dependencies: [
 		.package(
 			url: "https://github.com/germ-network/AtprotoTypes.git",
-			// Temporary revision pin to the swift-crypto-5 commit
-			// (germ-network/AtprotoTypes#69); replace with the released version
-			// once it cuts.
-			from: "0.7.0"
+			// 0.8.0: Atproto.RecordSwap, for putRecord's explicit-null swapRecord.
+			from: "0.8.0"
 		),
 		.package(
 			url: "https://github.com/germ-network/GermConvenience.git",
diff --git a/Sources/AtprotoClient/Agent/DefaultableRecordKey.swift b/Sources/AtprotoClient/Agent/DefaultableRecordKey.swift
index f123b28..fe79619 100644
--- a/Sources/AtprotoClient/Agent/DefaultableRecordKey.swift
+++ b/Sources/AtprotoClient/Agent/DefaultableRecordKey.swift
@@ -67,6 +67,30 @@ extension Atproto.XRPC.AuthCallable {
 		)
 	}
 
+	/// `swap: .absent` asks the PDS to write only if no record exists at the key (the
+	/// reference PDS's reading of `swapRecord: null`; see `Atproto.RecordSwap`).
+	public func putRecord<R: Atproto.Record>(
+		_ record: R,
+		validate: Bool? = nil,
+		swapCommit: Atproto.CID? = nil,
+		swap: Atproto.RecordSwap?,
+	) async throws -> Lexicon.Com.Atproto.Repo.PutRecord<R>.Output
+	where R.Key: Atproto.DefaultableRecordKey {
+		try await call(
+			Lexicon.Com.Atproto.Repo.PutRecord<R>.self,
+			input: .init(
+				schema: .init(
+					repo: .did(did),
+					rkey: .defaultValue(),
+					record: record,
+					validate: validate,
+					swapCommit: swapCommit,
+					swap: swap
+				)
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
 	public func deleteRecord<R: Atproto.Record>(
 		//allows for type inference when clear and explicit defn when not
 		_: R.Type = R.self,
diff --git a/Tests/AtprotoClientTests/PutRecordSwapTests.swift b/Tests/AtprotoClientTests/PutRecordSwapTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bef797b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/AtprotoClientTests/PutRecordSwapTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+//
+//  PutRecordSwapTests.swift
+//  AtprotoClientTests
+//
+
+import AtprotoClient
+import AtprotoTypes
+import Foundation
+import GermConvenienceHTTP
+import HTTPTypes
+import Testing
+
+struct PutRecordSwapTests {
+	/// Captures the request body, then refuses with `InvalidSwap` so no output needs building.
+	final class RecordingCallable: Atproto.XRPC.AuthCallable, @unchecked Sendable {
+		let did: Atproto.DID
+		private let lock = NSLock()
+		private var bodies: [Data] = []
+
+		init(did: Atproto.DID) { self.did = did }
+
+		var lastBody: Data? { lock.withLock { bodies.last } }
+
+		func response(_ requestComponents: XRPCRequestComponents) async throws
+			-> HTTPDataResponse
+		{
+			lock.withLock { bodies.append(requestComponents.body ?? Data()) }
+			return HTTPDataResponse(
+				data: Data(#"{"error":"InvalidSwap"}"#.utf8),
+				response: HTTPResponse(status: .badRequest)
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	static let cidString = "bafyreibmcnkzbxtciyydktbatjlpgh5hollpov4zvpwtaaq353vyzfbxwu"
+
+	private func sentBody(
+		swap: Atproto.RecordSwap?,
+		swapCommit: Atproto.CID? = nil
+	) async throws -> [String: Any] {
+		let callable = RecordingCallable(
+			did: try .init(string: "did:plc:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx")
+		)
+		let profile = Lexicon.App.Bsky.Actor.Profile(
+			avatar: nil, banner: nil, createdAt: nil, description: nil,
+			displayName: "x", pronouns: nil, website: nil
+		)
+		_ = try? await callable.putRecord(profile, swapCommit: swapCommit, swap: swap)
+		let body = try #require(callable.lastBody)
+		return try #require(JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: body) as? [String: Any])
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	func absentSwapSendsNullSwapRecord() async throws {
+		let body = try await sentBody(swap: .absent)
+		#expect(body.keys.contains("swapRecord"))
+		#expect(body["swapRecord"] is NSNull)
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	func recordSwapSendsCidSwapRecord() async throws {
+		let cid = try Atproto.CID(string: Self.cidString)
+		let body = try await sentBody(swap: .record(cid), swapCommit: cid)
+		#expect(body["swapRecord"] as? String == cid.string)
+		#expect(body["swapCommit"] as? String == cid.string)
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	func nilSwapOmitsSwapRecord() async throws {
+		let body = try await sentBody(swap: nil)
+		#expect(body.keys.contains("swapRecord") == false)
+	}
+}