diff --git a/ad4m-hooks/react/src/index.ts b/ad4m-hooks/react/src/index.ts
index ad9beb087..e897d4bfc 100644
--- a/ad4m-hooks/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/ad4m-hooks/react/src/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import { toCustomElement } from "./register";
 import { usePerspective } from "./usePerspective";
 import { usePerspectives } from "./usePerspectives";
 import { useModel } from "./useModel";
+import { reactToWebComponent } from "./reactToWebComponent";
 
 export {
+  reactToWebComponent,
   toCustomElement,
   useAgent,
   useMe,
diff --git a/ad4m-hooks/react/src/reactToWebComponent.ts b/ad4m-hooks/react/src/reactToWebComponent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccc9908da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ad4m-hooks/react/src/reactToWebComponent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+// Minimal runtime contract for React/ReactDOM (so this file is framework-agnostic)
+type ReactLike = {
+  createElement: (...args: any[]) => any;
+};
+type ReactDOMLike = {
+  createRoot: (container: Element | DocumentFragment) => {
+    render: (el: any) => void;
+    unmount: () => void;
+  };
+};
+
+type Options = {
+  /** Tag name to register (you can also call `customElements.define` yourself). */
+  tagName?: string;
+  /** Use Shadow DOM? If false, render into the element itself. */
+  shadow?: boolean | ShadowRootInit;
+  /** Attribute prefix to treat as props (e.g. data-foo -> foo). Empty = all attributes. */
+  attrPrefix?: string; // default: '' (accept all)
+  /** Element property names to expose as pass-through React props (object/class friendly). */
+  observedProps?: string[];
+  /** Initial props (merged shallowly before anything else). */
+  initialProps?: Record<string, any>;
+  /** Optional styles to inject (adoptedStyleSheets or <style> text). */
+  styles?: CSSStyleSheet[] | string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Turn a React component into a Web Component (Custom Element).
+ * - Arbitrary props (objects/classes/functions) supported via `el.props = {...}` or `el.setProps({...})`.
+ * - Optionally define specific element properties that map directly to React props via `observedProps`.
+ * - Attribute values are parsed into primitives/JSON when possible.
+ * - Light-DOM children are supported via <slot/> passed as `children`.
+ */
+export function reactToWebComponent<P extends object>(
+  ReactComponent: (props: P) => any | any,
+  React: ReactLike,
+  ReactDOM: ReactDOMLike,
+  {
+    tagName,
+    shadow = { mode: "open" },
+    attrPrefix = "",
+    observedProps = [],
+    initialProps = {},
+    styles,
+  }: Options = {}
+) {
+  const RESERVED_KEYS = new Set([
+    "_root",
+    "_mount",
+    "_props",
+    "_renderQueued",
+    "_observer",
+    "_cleanup",
+    "props",
+    "setProps",
+    "forceUpdate",
+  ]);
+
+  // Util: convert kebab-case to camelCase
+  const toCamel = (s: string) =>
+    s.replace(/-([a-z])/g, (_m, c) => c.toUpperCase());
+
+  // Util: parse attribute text into a value (boolean/number/json)
+  const parseAttr = (raw: string) => {
+    const v = raw.trim();
+    if (v === "") return ""; // empty string stays empty
+    if (v === "true") return true;
+    if (v === "false") return false;
+    if (v === "null") return null;
+    if (v === "undefined") return undefined;
+    // number?
+    if (/^[+-]?\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(v)) return Number(v);
+    // try JSON (objects/arrays)
+    if (
+      (v.startsWith("{") && v.endsWith("}")) ||
+      (v.startsWith("[") && v.endsWith("]"))
+    ) {
+      try {
+        return JSON.parse(v);
+      } catch {
+        /* fallthrough */
+      }
+    }
+    return raw; // as-is string
+  };
+
+  // Util: schedule a single render per microtask
+  function enqueueRender(el: any) {
+    if (el._renderQueued) return;
+    el._renderQueued = true;
+    queueMicrotask(() => {
+      el._renderQueued = false;
+      el._render();
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Define the custom element class
+  class ReactCustomElement extends HTMLElement {
+    private _root!: ReturnType<ReactDOMLike["createRoot"]>;
+    private _mount!: HTMLElement;
+    private _host!: ShadowRoot | HTMLElement;
+    private _props: Record<string, any> = {};
+    private _observer?: MutationObserver;
+    private _renderQueued = false;
+    private _isMounted = false;
+
+    constructor() {
+      super();
+
+      // Where React renders
+      if (shadow) {
+        const init: ShadowRootInit =
+          typeof shadow === "object" ? shadow : { mode: "open" };
+        this._host = this.attachShadow(init);
+        // Inject styles
+        if (styles) {
+          if (
+            Array.isArray(styles) &&
+            (this._host as any).adoptedStyleSheets !== undefined
+          ) {
+            (this._host as any).adoptedStyleSheets = [
+              ...(this._host as any).adoptedStyleSheets,
+              ...styles,
+            ];
+          } else {
+            const styleEl = document.createElement("style");
+            styleEl.textContent = Array.isArray(styles) ? "" : String(styles);
+            this._host.appendChild(styleEl);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        // For light DOM, set host now but defer creating children until connectedCallback
+        this._host = this;
+      }
+
+      // Only create and append mount point immediately when using shadow DOM
+      if (shadow) {
+        this._mount = document.createElement("div");
+        this._host.appendChild(this._mount);
+        this._root = ReactDOM.createRoot(this._mount);
+        this._isMounted = true;
+      }
+
+      // Initialize props
+      this._props = { ...initialProps };
+
+      // Define a unified props setter/getter for arbitrary values
+      Object.defineProperty(this, "props", {
+        get: () => ({ ...this._props }),
+        set: (next: Record<string, any>) => {
+          if (next && typeof next === "object") {
+            Object.assign(this._props, next);
+            enqueueRender(this);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+
+      // A convenience method for partial updates
+      (this as any).setProps = (patch: Record<string, any>) => {
+        if (patch && typeof patch === "object") {
+          Object.assign(this._props, patch);
+          enqueueRender(this);
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Expose a forceUpdate if someone needs it
+      (this as any).forceUpdate = () => enqueueRender(this);
+
+      // Define pass-through element properties (object/class safe)
+      for (const key of observedProps) {
+        if (RESERVED_KEYS.has(key)) continue;
+        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this, key)) continue; // don't clobber instance fields
+        Object.defineProperty(this, key, {
+          get: () => this._props[key],
+          set: (val: any) => {
+            this._props[key] = val;
+            enqueueRender(this);
+          },
+          configurable: true,
+          enumerable: true,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Attribute observer (prefix-aware; empty prefix = all)
+      this._observer = new MutationObserver((records) => {
+        for (const r of records) {
+          if (r.type !== "attributes" || !r.attributeName) continue;
+          const attr = r.attributeName;
+          if (attrPrefix && !attr.startsWith(attrPrefix)) continue;
+
+          const logical = toCamel(
+            attrPrefix ? attr.slice(attrPrefix.length) : attr
+          );
+          const raw = this.getAttribute(attr);
+          const val = raw === null ? undefined : parseAttr(raw);
+          // undefined deletes the prop (useful when attribute removed)
+          if (val === undefined) delete this._props[logical];
+          else this._props[logical] = val;
+        }
+        enqueueRender(this);
+      });
+      this._observer.observe(this, { attributes: true });
+
+      // Bootstrap from existing attributes once
+      for (const attr of Array.from(this.attributes)) {
+        const name = attr.name;
+        if (attrPrefix && !name.startsWith(attrPrefix)) continue;
+        const logical = toCamel(
+          attrPrefix ? name.slice(attrPrefix.length) : name
+        );
+        this._props[logical] = parseAttr(attr.value);
+      }
+    }
+
+    connectedCallback() {
+      // For light DOM, create mount/root on first connect to avoid constructor DOM mutations
+      if (!this._isMounted) {
+        this._mount = document.createElement("div");
+        this._host.appendChild(this._mount);
+        this._root = ReactDOM.createRoot(this._mount);
+        this._isMounted = true;
+      }
+      enqueueRender(this); // Kick initial render
+    }
+
+    disconnectedCallback() {
+      this._observer?.disconnect();
+      if (this._root) this._root.unmount();
+    }
+
+    // Render React with <slot/> as children (works in shadow and light DOM)
+    private _render() {
+      if (!this._root) return; // Not ready yet (light DOM before connected)
+      const element = React.createElement(ReactComponent as any, {
+        ...this._props,
+        host: this,
+        children: React.createElement("slot"),
+      });
+      this._root.render(element);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Optionally register
+  if (tagName) {
+    if (!customElements.get(tagName)) {
+      customElements.define(tagName, ReactCustomElement);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ReactCustomElement;
+}