diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12d3b6e..5e418fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ Electron hosts that use the standard Eve IPC channels can point their
 entry exposes only `window.eveProvider`; provider-specific APIs do not share the
 renderer boundary.
 
+`startEveElectronProviderHost` owns the main-process runtime lifecycle: secure
+window construction, generic provider client creation, Eve IPC registration,
+receipt reconciliation, provider readiness, renderer loading, and cleanup.
+Provider repos supply a resolved target, dependencies, renderer path, and any
+provider-owned daemon development or asset hooks.
+
 ```powershell
 npm install
 npm test
diff --git a/eve-runtime-capability.json b/eve-runtime-capability.json
index 1bb2d6f..4f7ba72 100644
--- a/eve-runtime-capability.json
+++ b/eve-runtime-capability.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "embeddedDocuments",
     "pluginProjection",
     "securePreloadBridge",
-    "windowLifecycle"
+    "windowLifecycle",
+    "liveProviderHost"
   ],
   "supportedPlugins": [
     {
@@ -47,9 +48,14 @@
         "src/eve-electron-shell.mjs",
         "src/window-host.mjs",
         "src/eve-provider-preload.cjs",
+        "src/eve-provider-preload-entry.cjs",
+        "src/eve-electron-renderer.mjs",
+        "src/live-provider-host.mjs",
         "test/shell.test.mjs",
         "test/window-host.test.mjs",
-        "test/preload.test.cjs"
+        "test/preload.test.cjs",
+        "test/renderer.test.mjs",
+        "test/live-provider-host.test.mjs"
       ]
     }
   ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0fb7bf..d56dea7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
       "types": "./src/eve-electron-renderer.d.mts",
       "import": "./src/eve-electron-renderer.mjs"
     },
+    "./live-provider-host": {
+      "types": "./src/live-provider-host.d.mts",
+      "import": "./src/live-provider-host.mjs"
+    },
     "./preload": "./src/eve-provider-preload.cjs",
     "./preload-entry": "./src/eve-provider-preload-entry.cjs"
   },
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 8943621..462efc4 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { BrowserWindow, BrowserWindowConstructorOptions, IpcMain, Shell } f
 
 export * from "./cultmesh-provider-client.js";
 export * from "./eve-electron-renderer.mjs";
+export * from "./live-provider-host.mjs";
 
 export interface EveElectronWindowOptions extends BrowserWindowConstructorOptions {
   browserWindow?: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions;
diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index d67d7ab..80af7bc 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from "./eve-electron-shell.mjs";
 export * from "./eve-electron-renderer.mjs";
 export * from "./cultmesh-provider-client.mjs";
 export * from "./window-host.mjs";
+export * from "./live-provider-host.mjs";
diff --git a/src/live-provider-host.d.mts b/src/live-provider-host.d.mts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ddbff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live-provider-host.d.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export declare const eveProviderIpcChannels: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
+export declare function registerEveProviderIpc(ipcMain: any, client: any, options?: { receiptTimeoutMs?: number }): () => void;
+export declare function startEveElectronProviderHost(options: any): Promise<{ client: any; close(): Promise<void>; window: any }>;
diff --git a/src/live-provider-host.mjs b/src/live-provider-host.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92c81ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/live-provider-host.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { EveCultMeshProviderClient } from "./cultmesh-provider-client.mjs";
+import { createEveElectronWindow, registerEveWindowControls } from "./window-host.mjs";
+
+export const eveProviderIpcChannels = Object.freeze({
+  providerAdvertisement: "eve:provider-advertisement",
+  surface: "eve:surface",
+  document: "eve:embedded-document",
+  submitCommand: "eve:submit-command",
+  windowControl: "eve-electron:window-control",
+});
+
+export function registerEveProviderIpc(ipcMain, client, { receiptTimeoutMs = 5000 } = {}) {
+  const handlers = [
+    [eveProviderIpcChannels.providerAdvertisement, () => client.providerAdvertisement()],
+    [eveProviderIpcChannels.surface, (_event, request) => client.surface(request?.surfaceId)],
+    [eveProviderIpcChannels.document, (_event, request) => client.resolveDocument(request)],
+    [eveProviderIpcChannels.submitCommand, async (_event, request) => {
+      const submission = await client.submitCommand(request);
+      const receipt = await waitForReceipt(client, submission, receiptTimeoutMs);
+      return { ...submission, ...receipt, accepted: receiptAccepted(receipt) };
+    }],
+  ];
+  for (const [channel, handler] of handlers) ipcMain.handle(channel, handler);
+  return () => {
+    for (const [channel] of handlers) ipcMain.removeHandler(channel);
+  };
+}
+
+export async function startEveElectronProviderHost(options) {
+  const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, shell } = options.electron;
+  await app.whenReady();
+  const client = (options.createProviderClient || ((target, dependencies, clientOptions) =>
+    new EveCultMeshProviderClient(target, dependencies, clientOptions)))(
+    options.providerTarget,
+    options.dependencies,
+    { runtimeId: options.runtimeId || "eve-electron" },
+  );
+  const window = createEveElectronWindow({
+    ...(options.window || {}),
+    preload: options.preload || fileURLToPath(new URL("./eve-provider-preload-entry.cjs", import.meta.url)),
+  }, { BrowserWindow, shell });
+  const removeProviderIpc = registerEveProviderIpc(ipcMain, client, options.receipts);
+  const removeWindowIpc = registerEveWindowControls(ipcMain, BrowserWindow, eveProviderIpcChannels.windowControl);
+  let closed = false;
+  const close = async () => {
+    if (closed) return;
+    closed = true;
+    removeProviderIpc();
+    removeWindowIpc();
+    await client.close();
+    if (!window.isDestroyed?.()) window.destroy();
+  };
+  app.on("before-quit", () => void close());
+  app.on("window-all-closed", () => app.quit());
+  try {
+    await waitForProvider(client, options.providerTimeoutMs ?? 30000);
+    await window.loadFile(options.renderer, { query: { surface: options.surfaceId || "" } });
+    return { client, close, window };
+  } catch (error) {
+    await close();
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForProvider(client, timeoutMs) {
+  const started = Date.now();
+  let lastError;
+  while (Date.now() - started < timeoutMs) {
+    try {
+      return await client.providerAdvertisement();
+    } catch (error) {
+      lastError = error;
+      await delay(100);
+    }
+  }
+  throw lastError || new Error("Timed out waiting for Eve provider advertisement.");
+}
+
+async function waitForReceipt(client, submission, timeoutMs) {
+  const started = Date.now();
+  let lastError;
+  while (Date.now() - started < timeoutMs) {
+    try {
+      return await client.receipt(submission);
+    } catch (error) {
+      lastError = error;
+      await delay(50);
+    }
+  }
+  throw lastError || new Error(`Timed out waiting for Eve receipt ${submission.commandId || ""}.`);
+}
+
+function receiptAccepted(receipt) {
+  const state = String(receipt?.state || "").toLowerCase();
+  return state === "accepted" || state === "reconciled";
+}
+
+function delay(milliseconds) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds));
+}
diff --git a/test/live-provider-host.test.mjs b/test/live-provider-host.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac2288d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/live-provider-host.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { eveProviderIpcChannels, registerEveProviderIpc } from "../src/live-provider-host.mjs";
+
+test("registers one generic Eve IPC authority and removes it cleanly", async () => {
+  const handlers = new Map();
+  const ipcMain = { handle: (channel, handler) => handlers.set(channel, handler), removeHandler: channel => handlers.delete(channel) };
+  const client = {
+    providerAdvertisement: async () => ({ providerId: "fixture" }),
+    surface: async surfaceId => ({ surfaceId }),
+    resolveDocument: async request => request,
+    submitCommand: async () => ({ commandId: "command-1", receiptSchema: "receipt.v1", receiptRecordRef: "receipts:command-1" }),
+    receipt: async () => ({ commandId: "command-1", state: "reconciled" }),
+  };
+  const remove = registerEveProviderIpc(ipcMain, client);
+  assert.deepEqual([...handlers.keys()], [
+    eveProviderIpcChannels.providerAdvertisement,
+    eveProviderIpcChannels.surface,
+    eveProviderIpcChannels.document,
+    eveProviderIpcChannels.submitCommand,
+  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(await handlers.get(eveProviderIpcChannels.submitCommand)(null, { command: "move" }), {
+    commandId: "command-1", receiptSchema: "receipt.v1", receiptRecordRef: "receipts:command-1", state: "reconciled", accepted: true,
+  });
+  remove();
+  assert.equal(handlers.size, 0);
+});