diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/badge/badge.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/badge/badge.svelte
index 1c42c97ac..dfc4783a6 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/badge/badge.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/badge/badge.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	 */
 	import './badge.css';
 	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
 	import { BADGE_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { BadgeProps } from './types';
 
@@ -32,12 +31,11 @@
 	}: BadgeProps = $props();
 
 	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
 
 	const resolvedSize = $derived(eidos.resolve(size, 'md'));
 	const resolvedRounded = $derived(eidos.resolve(rounded, 'full'));
 	const resolvedRemoveLabel = $derived(
-		removeLabel ?? uix.langs.ts(BADGE_LANGS.REMOVE)
+		removeLabel ?? eidos.langs.ts(BADGE_LANGS.REMOVE)
 	);
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/format-date/format-date.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/format-date/format-date.svelte
index e0ad1faa4..7c5ac221a 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/format-date/format-date.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/format-date/format-date.svelte
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	/**
 	 * Eidos `<FormatDate>` — service component wrapping the active
-	 * dates runtime (`uix.format.dates.formatDate / formatTime /
-	 * formatDateTime`). Renders as `<time datetime="...">` by default
-	 * so screen readers and search engines can parse the original
-	 * ISO 8601 value.
+	 * dates runtime (`eidos.format.dates.formatDate / formatTime /
+	 * formatDateTime`) via `ActiveEidos.require()`. Renders as
+	 * `<time datetime="...">` by default so screen readers and search
+	 * engines can parse the original ISO 8601 value.
 	 *
 	 *   <FormatDate value={post.publishedAt} dateStyle="medium" />
 	 *   <FormatDate value={meeting.startsAt} mode="dateTime" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
 	 *   <FormatDate value={createdAt} mode="time" timeZone="UTC" timeZoneName="short" />
 	 */
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import type { FormatDateInput, FormatDateProps } from './types';
 
 	let {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		...rest
 	}: FormatDateProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 
 	const parsed = $derived.by<Date | null>(() => {
 		if (value == null) return null;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 	const resolved = $derived.by(() => {
 		if (!parsed) return fallback;
-		const dates = uix.format?.dates;
+		const dates = eidos.format?.dates;
 
 		// Caller-provided fields only — `undefined` keys would register
 		// as "present" inside `Intl.DateTimeFormat`'s option validation,
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/format-number/format-number.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/format-number/format-number.svelte
index 90dc45908..0ad576236 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/format-number/format-number.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/format-number/format-number.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	/**
 	 * Eidos `<FormatNumber>` — service component wrapping
-	 * `getActiveUix().format.numbers.format(...)` so consumers can
-	 * type-safe their locale-aware number rendering without inlining
-	 * the runtime call on every site.
+	 * `ActiveEidos.require().format.numbers.format(...)` so consumers
+	 * can type-safe their locale-aware number rendering without
+	 * inlining the runtime call on every site.
 	 *
 	 *   <FormatNumber value={1234567} />
 	 *   <FormatNumber value={0.425} formatStyle="percent" />
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	 * already exposes those signals, this component just observes them
 	 * via `$derived`.
 	 */
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import type { FormatNumberProps } from './types';
 
 	let {
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 		...rest
 	}: FormatNumberProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 
 	const resolved = $derived.by(() => {
 		if (value == null || !Number.isFinite(value)) return fallback;
-		const numbers = uix.format?.numbers;
+		const numbers = eidos.format?.numbers;
 
 		// Scale percent values when the caller passes them pre-scaled.
 		const inputValue =
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
 		// currency runtime so the consumer doesn't have to repeat it
 		// on every <FormatNumber>.
 		if (formatStyle === 'currency' && !currency) {
-			const activeCurrency = uix.format?.currency?.getCurrency?.();
+			const activeCurrency = eidos.format?.currency?.getCurrency?.();
 			if (activeCurrency) options.currency = activeCurrency;
 		}
 
-		// Always route through `uix.format.numbers` when the runtime is
+		// Always route through `eidos.format.numbers` when the runtime is
 		// available — it owns the cache (`getCachedNumberFormat`), the
 		// reactive locale, separator preferences, and the default-format
 		// merge. The third `locale` arg is a per-call override that
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-error.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-error.svelte
index a1ab36fe8..83b2339eb 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-error.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-error.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	 * translated `aria-label` so screen readers know it's a broken
 	 * image, not arbitrary chrome.
 	 */
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { IMAGE_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { ImageErrorProps } from './types';
 	import { getImageEidosContext } from './image-context';
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 	}: ImageErrorProps = $props();
 
 	const image = getImageEidosContext();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
-	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? uix.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.ERROR_LABEL));
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
+	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? eidos.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.ERROR_LABEL));
 </script>
 
 {#if image?.status === 'error'}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-fallback.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-fallback.svelte
index 4cad1c46b..2415e04db 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-fallback.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image-fallback.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	 * No parent Image? Always renders — useful for static placeholders
 	 * outside a managed image surface.
 	 */
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { IMAGE_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { ImageFallbackProps } from './types';
 	import { getImageEidosContext } from './image-context';
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 	}: ImageFallbackProps = $props();
 
 	const image = getImageEidosContext();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
-	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? uix.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.LOADING_LABEL));
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
+	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? eidos.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.LOADING_LABEL));
 </script>
 
 {#if (image?.fallbackVisible ?? true) && image?.status !== 'error'}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image.svelte
index 4a071453f..59788ea6c 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/image/image.svelte
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 	import { ImageProvider } from '$soma/layers';
 	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { COLOR_ROLES } from '$uix/eidos/lib/config-types';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
 	import { IMAGE_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { ImageProps, ImageStatusValue } from './types';
 	import { setImageEidosContext } from './image-context';
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@
 	}: ImageProps = $props();
 
 	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
 
 	const resolvedFit = $derived(eidos.resolve(fit, 'cover'));
 	const resolvedPosition = $derived(eidos.resolve(position, 'center'));
@@ -123,8 +121,8 @@
 
 	// Translated default labels — exposed to the Fallback / Error
 	// children as `aria-label` defaults via context.
-	const loadingLabel = $derived(uix.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.LOADING_LABEL));
-	const errorLabel = $derived(uix.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.ERROR_LABEL));
+	const loadingLabel = $derived(eidos.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.LOADING_LABEL));
+	const errorLabel = $derived(eidos.langs.ts(IMAGE_LANGS.ERROR_LABEL));
 
 	const fallbackIsString = $derived(typeof fallback === 'string');
 	const errorFallbackIsString = $derived(typeof errorFallback === 'string');
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/password-field/password-field-caps-lock-indicator.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/password-field/password-field-caps-lock-indicator.svelte
index b72432069..4116eafb6 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/password-field/password-field-caps-lock-indicator.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/password-field/password-field-caps-lock-indicator.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import * as PasswordField from '$soma/components/password-field';
 	import { PASSWORD_FIELD_LANGS } from '$soma/components/password-field/langs';
 	import { ArrowBigUp } from '$uix/eidos/components/icon';
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 		...rest
 	}: PasswordFieldCapsLockIndicatorProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
-	const capsLabel = $derived(uix.langs.ts(PASSWORD_FIELD_LANGS.CAPS_WARNING));
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
+	const capsLabel = $derived(eidos.langs.ts(PASSWORD_FIELD_LANGS.CAPS_WARNING));
 </script>
 
 <PasswordField.CapsLockIndicator {...rest} bind:ref>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-cancel.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-cancel.svelte
index 74a38e0bf..4b6a505bc 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-cancel.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-cancel.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getPickerShellHandle } from '$soma/components/picker-shell';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
 	import type { PickerShellCancelProps } from './types';
 
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 	// the solid primary Close.
 	const { children, onclick, ...rest }: PickerShellCancelProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 	const shell = getPickerShellHandle();
-	const label = uix.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.cancel|Cancel');
+	const label = eidos.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.cancel|Cancel');
 
 	function handleClick(event: MouseEvent & { currentTarget: EventTarget & HTMLButtonElement }) {
 		shell?.cancel();
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-clear.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-clear.svelte
index e86faccdb..c0be5bc2a 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-clear.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-clear.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getPickerShellHandle } from '$soma/components/picker-shell';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
 	import type { PickerShellClearProps } from './types';
 
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 	// the popover open. Visual: ghost neutral `<Button>` at size='xs'.
 	const { children, onclick, ...rest }: PickerShellClearProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 	const shell = getPickerShellHandle();
-	const label = uix.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.clear|Clear');
+	const label = eidos.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.clear|Clear');
 
 	function handleClick(event: MouseEvent & { currentTarget: EventTarget & HTMLButtonElement }) {
 		shell?.clear();
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-close.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-close.svelte
index c2dab21e2..58f6ba198 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-close.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/picker-shell/picker-shell-close.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getPickerShellHandle } from '$soma/components/picker-shell';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
 	import type { PickerShellCloseProps } from './types';
 
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 	// closure sounds like a save regardless of the visual palette.
 	const { children, onclick, ...rest }: PickerShellCloseProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 	const shell = getPickerShellHandle();
-	const label = uix.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.close|Done');
+	const label = eidos.langs.ts('#?components.picker-shell.close|Done');
 
 	function handleClick(event: MouseEvent & { currentTarget: EventTarget & HTMLButtonElement }) {
 		shell?.commit();
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/relative-time/relative-time.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/relative-time/relative-time.svelte
index d742c14da..5ca10d393 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/relative-time/relative-time.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/relative-time/relative-time.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	 * Pass `updateInterval={0}` to render once and stop.
 	 */
 	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import type {
 		RelativeTimeInput,
 		RelativeTimeProps,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		...rest
 	}: RelativeTimeProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 
 	function parseTime(input: RelativeTimeInput | null | undefined): Date | null {
 		if (input == null) return null;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 	const resolved = $derived.by(() => {
 		if (!parsedValue) return fallback;
-		const dates = uix.format?.dates;
+		const dates = eidos.format?.dates;
 		// Route through the runtime when available — it owns the
 		// `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat` cache and the active locale. Per-call
 		// `locale` override doesn't mutate engine state. Fall back to a
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/s-text/s-text.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/s-text/s-text.svelte
index 16ead4001..10ff169a0 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/s-text/s-text.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/s-text/s-text.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 	// `$app/environment` (couples the visual layer to a specific framework).
 	const isBrowser = typeof window !== 'undefined';
 	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
 	import { useContainerWidth, useTextLayout } from '$uix/eidos/lib/canvas-text/use-canvas.svelte';
 	import { S_TEXT_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { STextProps } from './types';
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
 	}: STextProps = $props();
 
 	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
 
 	function pushVar(decls: string[], name: string, value: string | number | undefined): void {
 		if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') return;
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@
 	const clampHint = $derived.by(() => {
 		if (!isClipped || hideClampHint) return '';
 		const key = hiddenLines === 1 ? S_TEXT_LANGS.CLAMP_HINT_ONE : S_TEXT_LANGS.CLAMP_HINT_OTHER;
-		const template = uix.langs.ts(key);
+		const template = eidos.langs.ts(key);
 		return template.replace('{count}', String(hiddenLines));
 	});
 </script>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/skeleton/skeleton.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/skeleton/skeleton.svelte
index 2d15dd5cc..49cea628e 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/skeleton/skeleton.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/skeleton/skeleton.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	 */
 	import './skeleton.css';
 	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
 	import { SKELETON_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { SkeletonProps } from './types';
 
@@ -29,11 +28,10 @@
 	}: SkeletonProps = $props();
 
 	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
 
 	const resolvedShape = $derived(eidos.resolve(shape, 'rect'));
 	const resolvedSize = $derived(eidos.resolve(size, 'md'));
-	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? uix.langs.ts(SKELETON_LANGS.LABEL));
+	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? eidos.langs.ts(SKELETON_LANGS.LABEL));
 
 	// Stagger widths for multi-line text skeletons so the block reads as
 	// a paragraph rather than a solid rectangle. Last line always shorter.
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/spinner/spinner.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/spinner/spinner.svelte
index f6ba54d06..d0e7ac67c 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/spinner/spinner.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/spinner/spinner.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 	 */
 	import './spinner.css';
 	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
 	import { SPINNER_LANGS } from './langs';
 	import type { SpinnerProps } from './types';
 
@@ -26,10 +25,9 @@
 	}: SpinnerProps = $props();
 
 	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
 
 	const resolvedSize = $derived(eidos.resolve(size, 'md'));
-	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? uix.langs.ts(SPINNER_LANGS.LABEL));
+	const resolvedLabel = $derived(ariaLabel ?? eidos.langs.ts(SPINNER_LANGS.LABEL));
 </script>
 
 <div
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/trans/trans.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/trans/trans.svelte
index 050600135..7c8ba8781 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/trans/trans.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/trans/trans.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	 * every site that touches the langs catalog, which is much harder
 	 * to audit when consumers call `langs.ts(...)` inline.
 	 */
-	import { getActiveUix } from '$active-uix';
+	import { ActiveEidos } from '$uix/eidos';
 	import type { LangString } from '$libs/langs';
 	import type { TransProps } from './types';
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		...rest
 	}: TransProps = $props();
 
-	const uix = getActiveUix();
+	const eidos = ActiveEidos.require();
 
 	// When neither `value` nor `path` is set, capture the children DOM
 	// text content and treat it as the source. This lets consumers
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		// match. The runtime accepts arbitrary dotted paths just fine,
 		// so the cast is safe — we route through the second overload.
 		if (path !== undefined) {
-			const result = uix.langs.t(path as Parameters<typeof uix.langs.t>[0], params, locale);
+			const result = eidos.langs.t(path as Parameters<typeof eidos.langs.t>[0], params, locale);
 			// langs.t returns the path itself when missing — fall back to
 			// the captured children text if available.
 			if (result === path && capturedText) return capturedText;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		// idlangrefs (`#?path|fallback`) and literal strings alike.
 		const source = value ?? capturedText;
 		if (source === undefined) return '';
-		return uix.langs.ts(source as LangString, locale);
+		return eidos.langs.ts(source as LangString, locale);
 	});
 
 	// `hasSource` is true once we have any source string to render.