diff --git a/src/layers/5_client/client.raw.test.ts b/src/layers/5_client/client.raw.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..065679143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layers/5_client/client.raw.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { $Index } from '../../../tests/_/schema/generated/SchemaRuntime.js'
+import { schema } from '../../../tests/_/schema/schema.js'
+import { create } from './client.js'
+
+// todo test with custom scalars
+
+const client = create({ schema, schemaIndex: $Index })
+
+test(`.rawOrThrow() throws if errors array non-empty`, async () => {
+  await expect(client.rawOrThrow(`query {}`)).rejects.toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+    `[ContextualAggregateError: One or more errors in the execution result.]`,
+  )
+})
+
+test(`.raw() returns errors in array`, async () => {
+  await expect(client.raw(`query {}`)).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    {
+      "errors": [
+        [GraphQLError: Syntax Error: Expected Name, found "}".],
+      ],
+    }
+  `)
+})
diff --git a/src/layers/5_client/client.returnMode.test.ts b/src/layers/5_client/client.returnMode.test.ts
index 229cd58a3..7a341cc88 100644
--- a/src/layers/5_client/client.returnMode.test.ts
+++ b/src/layers/5_client/client.returnMode.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('default (data)', () => {
     await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { id: true } } }).runOrThrow()).resolves.toEqual({ id: db.id })
   })
   test(`document.runOrThrow error`, async () => {
-    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.error)
+    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('raw', async () => {
     await expect(client.raw('query main {\nid\n}', {}, 'main')).resolves.toEqual({ data: { id: db.id } })
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ describe('default (data)', () => {
     await expect(client.query.__typename()).resolves.toEqual('Query')
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.error()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.error()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> error orThrow', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('query.$batch', async () => {
     await expect(client.query.$batch({ __typename: true, id: true })).resolves.toEqual({ __typename: 'Query', id: db.id })
   })
   test('query.$batchOrThrow error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('mutation.<fieldMethod>', async () => {
     await expect(client.mutation.__typename()).resolves.toEqual('Mutation')
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('dataAndErrors', () => {
     await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { id: true } } }).runOrThrow()).resolves.toEqual({ id: db.id })
   })
   test(`document.runOrThrow error`, async () => {
-    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.error)
+    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('raw', async () => {
     await expect(client.raw('query main {\nid\n}', {}, 'main')).resolves.toEqual({ data: { id: db.id } })
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ describe('dataAndErrors', () => {
     await expect(client.query.__typename()).resolves.toEqual('Query')
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.error()).resolves.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.error()).resolves.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> error orThrow', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('query.$batch', async () => {
     await expect(client.query.$batch({ __typename: true, id: true })).resolves.toEqual({ __typename: 'Query', id: db.id })
   })
   test('query.$batchOrThrow error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('mutation.<fieldMethod>', async () => {
     await expect(client.mutation.__typename()).resolves.toEqual('Mutation')
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
     await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { id: true } } }).runOrThrow()).resolves.toEqual({data:{ id: db.id }})
   })
   test(`document.runOrThrow error`, async () => {
-    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.error)
+    await expect(client.document({ main: { query: { error: true } } }).runOrThrow()).rejects.toEqual(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('raw', async () => {
     await expect(client.raw('query main {\nid\n}', {}, 'main')).resolves.toEqual({ data: { id: db.id } })
@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
     await expect(client.query.__typename()).resolves.toEqual({ data: { __typename: 'Query' } })
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.error()).resolves.toMatchObject({ errors:db.error['errors'] })
+    await expect(client.query.error()).resolves.toMatchObject({ errors:db.errorAggregate['errors'] })
   })
   test('query.<fieldMethod> orThrow error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('query.$batch', async () => {
     await expect(client.query.$batch({ __typename: true, id: true })).resolves.toEqual({ data: { __typename: 'Query', id: db.id } })
   })
   test('query.$batchOrThrow error', async () => {
-    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+    await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
   })
   test('mutation.<fieldMethod>', async () => {
     await expect(client.mutation.__typename()).resolves.toEqual({ data: { __typename: 'Mutation' } })
diff --git a/src/layers/5_client/client.rootTypeMethods.test.ts b/src/layers/5_client/client.rootTypeMethods.test.ts
index a6d45978e..7bf1abf06 100644
--- a/src/layers/5_client/client.rootTypeMethods.test.ts
+++ b/src/layers/5_client/client.rootTypeMethods.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe(`query`, () => {
       await expect(client.query.objectWithArgsOrThrow({ $: { id: `x` }, id: true })).resolves.toEqual({ id: `x` })
     })
     test(`with error`, async () => {
-      await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+      await expect(client.query.errorOrThrow()).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
     })
   })
   describe(`$batch`, () => {
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ describe(`query`, () => {
       await expect(client.query.$batch({ id: true })).resolves.toMatchObject({ id:db.id })
     })
     test(`error`, async () => {
-      await expect(client.query.$batch({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+      await expect(client.query.$batch({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
     })
     describe(`orThrow`, () => {
     test(`success`, async () => {
       await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ id: true })).resolves.toMatchObject({ id:db.id })
     })
     test(`error`, async () => {
-      await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.error)
+      await expect(client.query.$batchOrThrow({ error: true })).rejects.toMatchObject(db.errorAggregate)
     })  
     })
   })
diff --git a/src/layers/5_client/client.ts b/src/layers/5_client/client.ts
index 6777e2767..cb936b398 100644
--- a/src/layers/5_client/client.ts
+++ b/src/layers/5_client/client.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { ExecutionResult } from 'graphql'
 import { type DocumentNode, execute, graphql, type GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql'
 import request from '../../entrypoints/main.js'
 import { Errors } from '../../lib/errors/__.js'
+import type { SomeExecutionResultWithoutErrors } from '../../lib/graphql.js'
 import { type RootTypeName, rootTypeNameToOperationName, type Variables } from '../../lib/graphql.js'
 import { isPlainObject } from '../../lib/prelude.js'
 import type { Object$2 } from '../1_Schema/__.js'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export type Client<$Index extends Schema.Index, $Config extends Config> =
   & {
       // todo test raw
       raw: (document: string | DocumentNode, variables?:Variables, operationName?:string) => Promise<ExecutionResult>
+      rawOrThrow: (document: string | DocumentNode, variables?:Variables, operationName?:string) => Promise<SomeExecutionResultWithoutErrors>
       document: DocumentFn<$Config, $Index>
     }
   & GetRootTypeMethods<$Config, $Index>
@@ -295,6 +297,18 @@ export const create = <$Input extends Input>(
     raw: async (document: string | DocumentNode, variables?: Variables, operationName?: string) => {
       return await executeGraphQLDocument({ document, variables, operationName })
     },
+    rawOrThrow: async (document: string | DocumentNode, variables?: Variables, operationName?: string) => {
+      const result = await client.raw(document, variables, operationName) as ExecutionResult // eslint-disable-line
+      // todo consolidate
+      if (result.errors && result.errors.length > 0) {
+        throw new Errors.ContextualAggregateError(
+          `One or more errors in the execution result.`,
+          {},
+          result.errors,
+        )
+      }
+      return result
+    },
     document: (documentObject: DocumentObject) => {
       const run = async (operationName: string) => {
         // 1. if returnMode is successData OR using orThrow
diff --git a/src/lib/graphql.ts b/src/lib/graphql.ts
index 166b46120..b6ff397aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/graphql.ts
+++ b/src/lib/graphql.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   isListType,
   isNonNullType,
 } from 'graphql'
+import type { ObjMap } from 'graphql/jsutils/ObjMap.js'
 import type { Errors } from './errors/__.js'
 
 export type TypeMapByKind =
@@ -247,3 +248,12 @@ export type Variables = Record<string, string | number | boolean | null> // todo
 export type GraphQLExecutionResultError = Errors.ContextualAggregateError<GraphQLError>
 
 export type OperationName = 'query' | 'mutation'
+
+export interface SomeExecutionResultWithoutErrors<
+  TData = ObjMap<unknown>,
+  TExtensions = ObjMap<unknown>,
+> {
+  errors?: readonly []
+  data?: TData | null
+  extensions?: TExtensions
+}
diff --git a/tests/_/db.ts b/tests/_/db.ts
index da1713d8c..16de60b8d 100644
--- a/tests/_/db.ts
+++ b/tests/_/db.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Errors } from '../../src/lib/errors/__.js'
 const date0 = new Date(0)
 
 // const error = { errors: [{ message: `Something went wrong.` }] }
-const error = new Errors.ContextualAggregateError(`One or more errors in the execution result.`, {}, [
+const errorAggregate = new Errors.ContextualAggregateError(`One or more errors in the execution result.`, {}, [
   new GraphQLError(`Something went wrong.`),
 ])
 
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ export const db = {
   DateInterface1: {
     date1: date0,
   },
-  error,
+  errorAggregate,
 } as const