diff --git a/include/xo/facet/FacetRegistry.hpp b/include/xo/facet/FacetRegistry.hpp
index 9b7e7ad..a69735a 100644
--- a/include/xo/facet/FacetRegistry.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/facet/FacetRegistry.hpp
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "TypeRegistry.hpp"
 #include "facet_implementation.hpp"
-#include "typeseq.hpp"
+//#include "typeseq.hpp"
 #include "obj.hpp"
 #include <xo/arena/DArenaHashMap.hpp>
 #include <xo/indentlog/scope.hpp>
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ namespace xo {
             static void register_impl() {
                 static FacetImplType<AFacet, DRepr> impl;
 
+                TypeRegistry::register_type<AFacet>();
+                TypeRegistry::register_type<DRepr>();
+
                 instance()._register_impl(typeseq::id<AFacet>(),
                                           typeseq::id<DRepr>(),
                                           &impl);
diff --git a/include/xo/facet/TypeRegistry.hpp b/include/xo/facet/TypeRegistry.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1909163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/xo/facet/TypeRegistry.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/** @file TypeRegistry.hpp
+ *
+ *  @brief Runtime facet implementation lookup
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Jan 2026
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "typeseq.hpp"
+#include <xo/arena/DArenaVector.hpp>
+#include <xo/indentlog/scope.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace facet {
+
+        /** @class TypeRegistry
+         *
+         *  @brief Runtime registry for types.
+         *
+         *  Just assigns ids and remembers names.
+         *  Not a full reflection implementation
+         **/
+        class TypeRegistry {
+        public:
+            using ReprType = xo::mm::DArenaVector<typerecd>;
+            using ArenaConfig = xo::mm::ArenaConfig;
+            using MemorySizeVisitor = xo::mm::MemorySizeVisitor;
+            using typeseq = xo::reflect::typeseq;
+
+            /** singleton instance.
+             *  @p hint_max_capacity is a lower bound for registry capacity.
+             *  Only honored the first time instance is called.
+             **/
+            static TypeRegistry & instance(uint32_t hint_max_capacity = 1024) {
+                static TypeRegistry s_instance(hint_max_capacity);
+                return s_instance;
+            }
+
+            /** Type-safe registration
+             *
+             *  Registers the compile-time FacetImplementation<AFacet, DRepr>
+             *  for runtime lookup.
+             *
+             *  @tparam AFacet  abstract facet type
+             *  @tparam DRepr   data representation type
+             **/
+            template <typename T>
+            static void register_type() {
+                typerecd r = typerecd::recd<T>();
+
+                instance()._register_type(r);
+            }
+
+            /** Number of registered (facet, repr) pairs **/
+            std::size_t size() const { return registry_.size(); }
+
+            std::string_view id2name(typeseq id) const noexcept {
+                return instance()._id2name(id);
+            }
+
+            /** visit memory pools owned by facet registry **/
+            void visit_pools(const MemorySizeVisitor & visitor) {
+                registry_.visit_pools(visitor);
+            }
+
+            /** Check if type is registered **/
+            bool contains(typeseq id) const
+            {
+                if ((0 <= id.seqno())
+                    && (id.seqno() < static_cast<int32_t>(registry_.size())))
+                {
+                    return (registry_.at(id.seqno()).seqno() == id.seqno());
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            void dump(std::ostream * p_out) const {
+                (*p_out) << std::endl;
+                (*p_out) << "<TypeRegistry" << std::endl;
+                for (const auto & item : registry_) {
+                    (*p_out)
+                        << "  [" << item.seqno() << "]"
+                        << " -> " << item.name() << std::endl;
+                }
+                (*p_out) << ">" << std::endl;
+            }
+
+        private:
+            /** Register a facet implementation (type-erased)
+             *
+             *  @param facet_id  typeseq for abstract facet (e.g., APrintable)
+             *  @param repr_id   typeseq for data representation (e.g., DFloat)
+             *  @param impl      pointer to stateless implementation instance
+             **/
+            void _register_type(const typerecd & recd)
+            {
+                if ((recd.seqno() >= 0)
+                    && (static_cast<int32_t>(registry_.size()) <= recd.seqno()))
+                {
+                    registry_.resize(recd.seqno() + 1);
+                }
+
+                registry_.at(recd.seqno()) = recd;
+            }
+
+            /** Get typename from @p id.
+             **/
+            std::string_view _id2name(typeseq id) const
+            {
+                if ((0 <= id.seqno())
+                    && (static_cast<std::size_t>(id.seqno()) < registry_.size()))
+                {
+                    return registry_.at(id.seqno()).name();
+                }
+
+                return typerecd::sentinel().name();
+            }
+
+        private:
+            TypeRegistry(uint32_t hint_max_capacity)
+                : registry_(ReprType::map(ArenaConfig()
+                                          .with_name("types")
+                                          .with_size(hint_max_capacity
+                                                     * sizeof(typerecd))))
+                {}
+
+            /** runtime lookup table (AFacet,DRepr) -> impl **/
+            ReprType registry_;
+        };
+
+    } /*namespace facet*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end TypeRegistry.hpp */
diff --git a/include/xo/facet/typeseq.hpp b/include/xo/facet/typeseq.hpp
index 23b84a9..d43d9e6 100644
--- a/include/xo/facet/typeseq.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/facet/typeseq.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace xo {
     namespace facet {
         // Re-export from xo::arena namespace
-        using xo::reflect::typeseq_impl;
+        using xo::reflect::typerecd;
         using xo::reflect::typeseq;
     }
 } /*namespace xo*/