diff --git a/src/facade/_index.yaml b/src/facade/_index.yaml
index a0088fb..88149d1 100644
--- a/src/facade/_index.yaml
+++ b/src/facade/_index.yaml
@@ -486,6 +486,42 @@ entries:
     path: /index.html
     func: index_handler
 
+  # Optional view-config resolution contract (bound by the application, if at all)
+  - name: resolver
+    kind: contract.definition
+    meta:
+      comment: Optional view-config resolution contract — override facade requirement values at request time
+      description: |
+        Optional contract for overriding facade requirement values (css_variables,
+        custom_css, app_title, app_icon, theme_mode, ...) at request time. An
+        application binds an implementation to drive the view config from runtime
+        state (settings, per-tenant branding). When no binding exists, the facade
+        config and CSS-vars handlers fall back to the static ns.requirement defaults
+        — detected structurally via :implementations() (an empty list), not by
+        inspecting the contract open error. Runs under the request's ambient actor.
+    methods:
+      - name: resolve
+        description: |
+          Return a map of facade requirement name -> override value (string). Values
+          use the same format as the static requirement default (JSON-encoded for the
+          JSON requirements such as css_variables). Omitted keys fall back to the
+          static default.
+        input_schemas:
+          - definition: |
+              {
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "Optional resolution context (reserved; empty today)."
+              }
+            format: application/schema+json
+        output_schemas:
+          - definition: |
+              {
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "Map of facade requirement name to override value string; omitted keys fall back to the static ns.requirement default.",
+                "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
+              }
+            format: application/schema+json
+
   # Shared helpers: file:// resolution and CSS variable generation
   - name: theming_helpers
     kind: library.lua
@@ -495,6 +531,8 @@ entries:
     modules:
       - fs
       - json
+      - registry
+      - contract
 
   # Config endpoint
   - name: config_handler
diff --git a/src/facade/config_handler.lua b/src/facade/config_handler.lua
index c523d05..444e6f5 100644
--- a/src/facade/config_handler.lua
+++ b/src/facade/config_handler.lua
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 local http = require("http")
-local registry = require("registry")
 local json = require("json")
 local env = require("env")
 local theming = require("theming_helpers")
 
-local NS = "wippy.facade:"
-
-local function get_req(name: string): string
-    local entry, _ = registry.get(NS .. name)
-    if entry and entry.data then
-        return entry.data.default or ""
-    end
-    return ""
-end
-
-local function get_req_json_any(name: string): {[string]: any}
-    local raw = get_req(name)
-    if raw == "" then
-        return {}
-    end
-    local val, err = json.decode(raw)
-    if err then
-        return {}
-    end
-    return (val :: {[string]: any}) or {}
-end
-
 local function derive_ws_url(api_url: string): string
     if api_url == "" then
         return ""
@@ -54,30 +31,50 @@ local function non_empty_array_or_nil(a: any): {any}?
     return a :: {any}
 end
 
--- Build a theming scope from requirement name prefixes.
--- file_sys is optional: when set, "file://path" values are resolved to file content.
-local function build_theming_scope(css_req: string, vars_req: string, icon_sets_req: string?, file_sys: any): {[string]: any}?
-    local custom_css = non_empty_or_nil(theming.resolve_css(get_req(css_req), file_sys))
-    local css_vars = non_empty_map_or_nil(theming.resolve_json(get_req(vars_req), file_sys) :: {[string]: any})
-    -- icon_sets are always inline JSON blobs; file:// refs are not expected here
-    local icon_sets = icon_sets_req and non_empty_map_or_nil(get_req_json_any(icon_sets_req)) or nil
-
-    if not custom_css and not css_vars and not icon_sets then
-        return nil
-    end
-    return {
-        customCSS = custom_css,
-        cssVariables = css_vars,
-        iconSets = icon_sets,
-    }
-end
-
 local function handler()
     local res = http.response()
     if not res then
         return nil, "no HTTP context"
     end
 
+    -- Optional view-config resolver (wippy.facade:resolver): when an application
+    -- binds one, its overrides replace matching requirement values below; with no
+    -- binding this is {} and every read falls back to the static ns.requirement.
+    local overrides = theming.resolve_overrides()
+
+    local function get_req(name: string): string
+        return theming.requirement(name, overrides)
+    end
+
+    local function get_req_json_any(name: string): {[string]: any}
+        local raw = get_req(name)
+        if raw == "" then
+            return {}
+        end
+        local val, err = json.decode(raw)
+        if err then
+            return {}
+        end
+        return (val :: {[string]: any}) or {}
+    end
+
+    -- Build a theming scope from requirement name prefixes. file_sys is optional:
+    -- when set, "fs://path" values are resolved to file content.
+    local function build_theming_scope(css_req: string, vars_req: string, icon_sets_req: string?, file_sys: any): {[string]: any}?
+        local custom_css = non_empty_or_nil(theming.resolve_css(get_req(css_req), file_sys))
+        local css_vars = non_empty_map_or_nil(theming.resolve_json(get_req(vars_req), file_sys) :: {[string]: any})
+        -- icon_sets are always inline JSON blobs; fs:// refs are not expected here
+        local icon_sets = icon_sets_req and non_empty_map_or_nil(get_req_json_any(icon_sets_req)) or nil
+        if not custom_css and not css_vars and not icon_sets then
+            return nil
+        end
+        return {
+            customCSS = custom_css,
+            cssVariables = css_vars,
+            iconSets = icon_sets,
+        }
+    end
+
     local facade_url = get_req("fe_facade_url")
     local entry_path = get_req("fe_entry_path")
     local fe_mode = get_req("fe_mode")
diff --git a/src/facade/css_vars_handler.lua b/src/facade/css_vars_handler.lua
index 712c82f..6582321 100644
--- a/src/facade/css_vars_handler.lua
+++ b/src/facade/css_vars_handler.lua
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 local http = require("http")
-local registry = require("registry")
 local theming = require("theming_helpers")
 
-local NS = "wippy.facade:"
-
-local function get_req(name: string): string
-    local entry, _ = registry.get(NS .. name)
-    if entry and entry.data then
-        return entry.data.default or ""
-    end
-    return ""
-end
-
 local function handler()
     local res = http.response()
     if not res then
         return nil, "no HTTP context"
     end
 
+    -- Optional view-config resolver (wippy.facade:resolver): overrides win over the
+    -- static requirement, so this CSS endpoint tones from the same source as
+    -- /facade/config. No binding => {} => static defaults.
+    local overrides = theming.resolve_overrides()
+    local function get_req(name: string): string
+        return theming.requirement(name, overrides)
+    end
+
     local file_sys = theming.get_fs(get_req("content_fs"))
     local vars = theming.resolve_json(get_req("css_variables"), file_sys)
 
diff --git a/src/facade/theming_helpers.lua b/src/facade/theming_helpers.lua
index 59e6e8d..9f5fd57 100644
--- a/src/facade/theming_helpers.lua
+++ b/src/facade/theming_helpers.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 local fs = require("fs")
 local json = require("json")
+local registry = require("registry")
+local contract = require("contract")
 
 local helpers = {}
 
+local NS = "wippy.facade:"
+-- Optional contract an application binds to override facade requirement values at
+-- request time (see the `resolver` contract.definition). When unbound, open() fails
+-- and every read falls back to the static ns.requirement default.
+local RESOLVER_CONTRACT = "wippy.facade:resolver"
+
 -- Get a named filesystem instance by registry entry ID.
 -- Returns nil (does not raise) when entry_id is empty or the named filesystem
 -- does not exist, so callers degrade gracefully when content_fs is unconfigured.
@@ -149,4 +157,54 @@ function helpers.build_variables_css(vars: {[string]: any}): string
     return table.concat(css_parts, "\n")
 end
 
+-- resolve_overrides: optionally consult a bound wippy.facade:resolver to override
+-- facade requirement values at request time. Returns a name->value(string) map, or
+-- {} when no resolver is bound (the common case) or resolution fails. The view must
+-- always render, so any failure degrades to the static requirement defaults; an
+-- absent resolver (no binding) is silent, a bound-but-failing one is logged.
+function helpers.resolve_overrides(): {[string]: any}
+    -- Any failure degrades to {} (static defaults) so the load-bearing config/CSS
+    -- endpoints never break. open() alone suffices: it fails cleanly when unbound,
+    -- and unbound vs errored both fall back to static, so nothing gates the open.
+    -- Ambient actor/scope; pcall guards against unexpected throws.
+    local ok, result = pcall(function(): {[string]: any}
+        local c, get_err = contract.get(RESOLVER_CONTRACT)
+        if get_err or not c then
+            return {}
+        end
+        local instance, open_err = (c :: any):open()
+        if open_err or not instance then
+            return {}
+        end
+        local overrides, resolve_err = (instance :: any):resolve({})
+        if resolve_err or type(overrides) ~= "table" then
+            return {}
+        end
+        return overrides :: {[string]: any}
+    end)
+    if not ok then
+        return {}
+    end
+    return result :: {[string]: any}
+end
+
+-- requirement: the value for a facade requirement, preferring a resolver override
+-- (a string) over the static registry default. Mirrors the handlers' get_req so a
+-- resolver can replace any requirement (css_variables, custom_css, app_title, ...).
+-- Override values use the same format as the static default (JSON-encoded for the
+-- JSON requirements such as css_variables); omitted keys fall back to the default.
+function helpers.requirement(name: string, overrides: {[string]: any}?): string
+    if overrides then
+        local ov = (overrides :: {[string]: any})[name]
+        if type(ov) == "string" then
+            return ov :: string
+        end
+    end
+    local entry, _ = registry.get(NS .. name)
+    if entry and entry.data then
+        return entry.data.default or ""
+    end
+    return ""
+end
+
 return helpers