diff --git a/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.hpp b/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.hpp
index 3323f7d7..1f3a8f57 100644
--- a/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <xo/stringtable2/StringTable.hpp>
 #include <xo/alloc2/Allocator.hpp>
 #include <xo/arena/MemorySizeInfo.hpp>
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ namespace xo {
          **/
         class DVsmRcx {
         public:
+            using StringTable = xo::scm::StringTable;
             using AAllocator = xo::mm::AAllocator;
             using MemorySizeVisitor = xo::mm::MemorySizeVisitor;
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ namespace xo {
             DVsmRcx(VirtualSchematikaMachine * vsm);
 
             obj<AAllocator> allocator() const noexcept;
+            StringTable * stringtable() const noexcept;
             obj<AAllocator> error_allocator() const noexcept;
             void visit_pools(const MemorySizeVisitor & visitor) const;
 
diff --git a/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp b/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
index 290eaf09..382dbc5d 100644
--- a/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ namespace xo {
             obj<AAllocator> allocator() const noexcept;
             /** allocator for runtime errors **/
             obj<AAllocator> error_allocator() const noexcept;
+            /** global unique-string table **/
+            StringTable * stringtable() noexcept;
 
             /** true iff parser is at top-level -> does not contain
              *  state for a incomplete/partial expression
diff --git a/include/xo/interpreter2/detail/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.hpp b/include/xo/interpreter2/detail/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.hpp
index 0305e3e5..1b4c1567 100644
--- a/include/xo/interpreter2/detail/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/interpreter2/detail/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace xo {
             // const methods
             /** default allocator to use for objects **/
             static obj<AAllocator> allocator(const DVsmRcx & self) noexcept;
+            /** stringtable for unique symbols **/
+            static StringTable * stringtable(const DVsmRcx & self) noexcept;
             /** invoke visitor for each distinct memory pool **/
             static void visit_pools(const DVsmRcx & self, MemorySizeVisitor visitor);
 
diff --git a/src/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.cpp b/src/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.cpp
index fa81b9c8..b7ea4112 100644
--- a/src/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.cpp
+++ b/src/interpreter2/DVsmRcx.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ namespace xo {
             return vsm_->error_allocator();
         }
 
+        StringTable *
+        DVsmRcx::stringtable() const noexcept
+        {
+            return vsm_->stringtable();
+        }
+
         void
         DVsmRcx::visit_pools(const MemorySizeVisitor & visitor) const
         {
diff --git a/src/interpreter2/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.cpp b/src/interpreter2/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.cpp
index d201051a..e879d4ed 100644
--- a/src/interpreter2/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.cpp
+++ b/src/interpreter2/IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ namespace xo {
             return self.allocator();
         }
 
+        auto
+        IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx::stringtable(const DVsmRcx & self) noexcept -> StringTable *
+        {
+            return self.stringtable();
+        }
+
         auto
         IRuntimeContext_DVsmRcx::visit_pools(const DVsmRcx & self, MemorySizeVisitor visitor) -> void
         {
diff --git a/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp b/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
index d459622a..5633c7d0 100644
--- a/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
+++ b/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ namespace xo {
             return error_mm_.to_op();
         }
 
+        StringTable *
+        VirtualSchematikaMachine::stringtable() noexcept
+        {
+            return reader_.stringtable();
+        }
+
         bool
         VirtualSchematikaMachine::is_at_toplevel() const noexcept
         {