diff --git a/clang/hvm_lib.h b/clang/hvm_lib.h
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+// hvm_lib.h - Public header for HVM4 as a linkable library.
+//
+// Include this header to call HVM functions from an embedding application.
+// Link against libhvm.a (static) or libhvm.so/dylib (shared) built from lib.c.
+
+#ifndef HVM_LIB_H
+#define HVM_LIB_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+// Types
+// -----
+
+typedef uint8_t  u8;
+typedef uint16_t u16;
+typedef uint32_t u32;
+typedef uint64_t u64;
+
+typedef u64 Term;
+typedef Term (*HvmPrimFn)(Term *args);
+
+// Tags
+// ----
+
+#define HVM_TAG_APP  0
+#define HVM_TAG_VAR  1
+#define HVM_TAG_LAM  2
+#define HVM_TAG_DP0  3
+#define HVM_TAG_DP1  4
+#define HVM_TAG_SUP  5
+#define HVM_TAG_DUP  6
+#define HVM_TAG_ALO  7
+#define HVM_TAG_REF  8
+#define HVM_TAG_NAM  9
+#define HVM_TAG_DRY 10
+#define HVM_TAG_ERA 11
+#define HVM_TAG_MAT 12
+#define HVM_TAG_NUM 30
+#define HVM_TAG_SWI 31
+#define HVM_TAG_PRI 45
+
+// Runtime lifecycle
+// -----------------
+
+void hvm_init(u32 threads, int debug, int silent, int steps);
+void hvm_free(void);
+int  hvm_prepare(u32 *main_id, const char *src_path, char *src);
+int  hvm_prepare_text(u32 *main_id, const char *src_path, const char *src_text);
+
+// Evaluation
+// ----------
+
+Term hvm_wnf(Term term);
+Term hvm_normalize(Term term);
+
+// Term constructors
+// -----------------
+
+Term hvm_term_new_num(u32 n);
+Term hvm_term_new_ctr(u32 name, u32 arity, Term *args);
+Term hvm_term_new_sup(u32 label, Term a, Term b);
+Term hvm_term_new_dup(u32 label, Term expr, Term body);
+Term hvm_term_new_app(Term f, Term x);
+Term hvm_term_new_lam(Term body);
+Term hvm_term_new_lam_at(u64 loc, Term body);
+Term hvm_term_new_var(u64 loc);
+Term hvm_term_new_ref(u32 name);
+
+// Term accessors
+// --------------
+
+u8   hvm_term_tag(Term t);
+u32  hvm_term_ext(Term t);
+u64  hvm_term_val(Term t);
+
+// Heap operations
+// ---------------
+
+Term hvm_heap_read(u64 loc);
+void hvm_heap_set(u64 loc, Term t);
+u64  hvm_heap_alloc(u64 words);
+
+// Symbol table
+// ------------
+
+u32  hvm_table_find(const char *name, u32 len);
+
+// Primitives
+// ----------
+
+u32  hvm_prim_register(const char *name, u32 len, u32 arity, HvmPrimFn fun);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/clang/lib.c b/clang/lib.c
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+// lib.c - HVM4 library entry point for embedding.
+//
+// Builds HVM as a linkable library by exposing selected static inline
+// functions as real exported symbols. Include this instead of main.c
+// when embedding HVM in another application.
+//
+// Build (static library):
+//   clang -O2 -c lib.c -o hvm.o
+//   ar rcs libhvm.a hvm.o
+//
+// Build (shared library, macOS):
+//   clang -O2 -dynamiclib lib.c -o libhvm.dylib
+//
+// Build (shared library, Linux):
+//   clang -O2 -shared -fPIC lib.c -o libhvm.so -ldl
+
+#include "hvm.c"
+
+// Runtime lifecycle
+// -----------------
+
+void hvm_init(u32 threads, int debug, int silent, int steps) {
+  runtime_init(threads, debug, silent, steps);
+}
+
+void hvm_free(void) {
+  runtime_free();
+}
+
+int hvm_prepare(u32 *main_id, const char *src_path, char *src) {
+  return runtime_prepare(main_id, src_path, src);
+}
+
+int hvm_prepare_text(u32 *main_id, const char *src_path, const char *src_text) {
+  return runtime_prepare_text(main_id, src_path, src_text);
+}
+
+// Evaluation
+// ----------
+
+Term hvm_wnf(Term term) {
+  return wnf(term);
+}
+
+Term hvm_normalize(Term term) {
+  return eval_normalize(term);
+}
+
+// Term constructors
+// -----------------
+
+Term hvm_term_new_num(u32 n) {
+  return term_new_num(n);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_ctr(u32 name, u32 arity, Term *args) {
+  return term_new_ctr(name, arity, args);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_sup(u32 label, Term a, Term b) {
+  return term_new_sup(label, a, b);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_dup(u32 label, Term expr, Term body) {
+  return term_new_dup(label, expr, body);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_app(Term f, Term x) {
+  return term_new_app(f, x);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_lam(Term body) {
+  return term_new_lam(body);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_lam_at(u64 loc, Term body) {
+  return term_new_lam_at(loc, body);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_var(u64 loc) {
+  return term_new_var(loc);
+}
+
+Term hvm_term_new_ref(u32 name) {
+  return term_new_ref(name);
+}
+
+// Term accessors
+// --------------
+
+u8 hvm_term_tag(Term t) {
+  return term_tag(t);
+}
+
+u32 hvm_term_ext(Term t) {
+  return term_ext(t);
+}
+
+u64 hvm_term_val(Term t) {
+  return term_val(t);
+}
+
+// Heap operations
+// ---------------
+
+Term hvm_heap_read(u64 loc) {
+  return heap_read(loc);
+}
+
+void hvm_heap_set(u64 loc, Term t) {
+  heap_set(loc, t);
+}
+
+u64 hvm_heap_alloc(u64 words) {
+  return heap_alloc(words);
+}
+
+// Symbol table
+// ------------
+
+u32 hvm_table_find(const char *name, u32 len) {
+  return table_find(name, len);
+}
+
+// Primitives
+// ----------
+
+u32 hvm_prim_register(const char *name, u32 len, u32 arity, HvmPrimFn fun) {
+  return prim_register(name, len, arity, fun);
+}