diff --git a/scripts/remote_publish.sh b/scripts/remote_publish.sh
index cf8b2ea..916f986 100755
--- a/scripts/remote_publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/remote_publish.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Remote publish script for marcus-web
 # Pushes local changes if needed, then builds on SDF
+# Optionally deploys to gopher with --gopher or --gopher-only
 
 set -e
 
 SDF_HOST="mnw@sdf.org"
 REMOTE_DIR="~/marcus-web"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
 
 # Colors for output
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -13,7 +16,47 @@ GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
+# Flags
+GOPHER=false
+GOPHER_ONLY=false
+
+# Parse arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --gopher)
+            GOPHER=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --gopher-only)
+            GOPHER_ONLY=true
+            GOPHER=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --help|-h)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo "  --gopher       Deploy to both Hugo site and gopher"
+            echo "  --gopher-only  Deploy only to gopher (skip Hugo)"
+            echo "  --help, -h     Show this help message"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo -e "${RED}Unknown option: $1${NC}"
+            echo "Use --help for usage information"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 echo -e "${GREEN}=== Remote Publish ===${NC}"
+if [[ "$GOPHER" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$GOPHER_ONLY" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Mode: Gopher only${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Mode: Hugo + Gopher${NC}"
+    fi
+fi
 echo ""
 
 # Check if we're in a git repo
@@ -119,18 +162,52 @@ echo ""
 echo -e "${GREEN}=== Connecting to SDF ===${NC}"
 echo ""
 
-# Build the remote command
-REMOTE_CMD="cd $REMOTE_DIR && git pull && hugo && mkhomepg -p"
-
-# Try SSH with key auth first, fall back to password prompt
+# Test SSH connectivity
+SSH_AUTH="password"
 if ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=5 "$SDF_HOST" "echo 'SSH key auth successful'" 2>/dev/null; then
+    SSH_AUTH="key"
     echo "Using SSH key authentication..."
-    ssh "$SDF_HOST" "$REMOTE_CMD"
 else
-    echo "SSH key auth failed or not configured, using password..."
+    echo "Using password authentication..."
+fi
+
+# Hugo deployment (unless --gopher-only)
+if [[ "$GOPHER_ONLY" != "true" ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}=== Deploying Hugo Site ===${NC}"
+    REMOTE_CMD="cd $REMOTE_DIR && git pull && hugo && mkhomepg -p"
     ssh "$SDF_HOST" "$REMOTE_CMD"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Hugo site published!${NC}"
+    echo "Site is live at: https://mnw.sdf.org/"
+fi
+
+# Gopher deployment (if --gopher or --gopher-only)
+if [[ "$GOPHER" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}=== Deploying to Gopher ===${NC}"
+
+    # Build gopher content locally
+    echo "Converting posts to gopher format..."
+    cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+    python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/gopher/convert_to_gopher.py" --all --output "$PROJECT_ROOT/gopher_build/blog/"
+
+    echo "Generating gophermaps..."
+    python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/gopher/generate_gophermaps.py" --output "$PROJECT_ROOT/gopher_build/blog/"
+
+    # Sync to SDF (--delete removes posts where phlog was set to false)
+    echo "Syncing to SDF gopherspace..."
+    rsync -avz --delete "$PROJECT_ROOT/gopher_build/blog/" "$SDF_HOST:~/gopher/blog/"
+
+    # Fix permissions on SDF
+    echo "Setting permissions..."
+    ssh "$SDF_HOST" "find ~/gopher/blog -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; && find ~/gopher/blog -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Gopher published!${NC}"
+    echo "Gopher is live at: gopher://sdf.org/1/users/mnw/blog/"
+    echo "Web proxy: https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw?a=gopher://sdf.org/1/users/mnw/blog/"
 fi
 
 echo ""
-echo -e "${GREEN}=== Published successfully! ===${NC}"
-echo "Site is live at: https://mnw.sdf.org/"
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== All done! ===${NC}"