diff --git a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.test.ts b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01efc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import {
+    describe,
+    expect,
+    it,
+    vi,
+} from 'vitest';
+import { createSingleton } from './createSingleton';
+
+describe('createSingleton', () => {
+    it('does not call the factory until the first get (lazy)', () => {
+        const factory = vi.fn(() => ({ id: 1 }));
+        createSingleton(factory);
+        expect(factory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('constructs on first get and memoizes the instance', () => {
+        const factory = vi.fn(() => ({ id: 1 }));
+        const singleton = createSingleton(factory);
+
+        const a = singleton.get();
+        const b = singleton.get();
+
+        expect(factory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(a).toBe(b);
+    });
+
+    it('rebuilds a fresh instance after reset', () => {
+        let count = 0;
+        const singleton = createSingleton(() => ({ id: ++count }));
+
+        const first = singleton.get();
+        singleton.reset();
+        const second = singleton.get();
+
+        expect(first).not.toBe(second);
+        expect(second.id).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('runs teardown once, with the live instance, on reset', () => {
+        const teardown = vi.fn();
+        const singleton = createSingleton(() => ({ id: 1 }), teardown);
+
+        const instance = singleton.get();
+        singleton.reset();
+
+        expect(teardown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(teardown).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instance);
+    });
+
+    it('treats reset before any get as a no-op (no teardown, no throw)', () => {
+        const teardown = vi.fn();
+        const singleton = createSingleton(() => ({ id: 1 }), teardown);
+
+        expect(() => singleton.reset()).not.toThrow();
+        expect(teardown).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not run teardown again on a second consecutive reset', () => {
+        const teardown = vi.fn();
+        const singleton = createSingleton(() => ({ id: 1 }), teardown);
+
+        singleton.get();
+        singleton.reset();
+        singleton.reset();
+
+        expect(teardown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('works without a teardown', () => {
+        const singleton = createSingleton(() => ({ id: 1 }));
+
+        singleton.get();
+        expect(() => singleton.reset()).not.toThrow();
+        expect(singleton.get().id).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('caches a falsy instance value without re-running the factory', () => {
+        const factory = vi.fn(() => undefined);
+        const singleton = createSingleton<undefined>(factory);
+
+        singleton.get();
+        singleton.get();
+
+        expect(factory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.ts b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef8294c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/lib/helpers/createSingleton/createSingleton.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * A lazily-constructed singleton accessor pair.
+ */
+export interface Singleton<T> {
+    /**
+     * Returns the instance, constructing it on the first call and reusing it
+     * thereafter.
+     */
+    get: () => T;
+    /**
+     * Tears down the current instance (if built) and clears it, so the next
+     * `get()` rebuilds. Used by specs to avoid shared state between tests.
+     */
+    reset: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Standardizes the lazy `getX()` / `__resetX()` singleton pattern used by the
+ * app's stores.
+ *
+ * The instance is built on the first `get()` and reused afterwards; `reset()`
+ * runs the optional teardown against the live instance and clears it. Building
+ * lazily keeps the owning module inert at import — construction happens only on
+ * first access, never at module eval.
+ *
+ * @param factory - Builds the instance on first access.
+ * @param teardown - Optional cleanup run against the live instance on reset
+ * (e.g. disposing an `$effect.root` via the instance's `destroy()`).
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * const catalog = createSingleton(() => new FontCatalogStore({ limit: 50 }), c => c.destroy());
+ * export const getFontCatalog = catalog.get;
+ * export const __resetFontCatalog = catalog.reset;
+ * ```
+ */
+export function createSingleton<T>(factory: () => T, teardown?: (instance: T) => void): Singleton<T> {
+    let instance: T | undefined;
+    let initialized = false;
+
+    return {
+        get: () => {
+            if (!initialized) {
+                instance = factory();
+                initialized = true;
+            }
+            return instance as T;
+        },
+        reset: () => {
+            if (initialized) {
+                teardown?.(instance as T);
+            }
+            instance = undefined;
+            initialized = false;
+        },
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/lib/helpers/index.ts b/src/shared/lib/helpers/index.ts
index bba4aa4..17207d7 100644
--- a/src/shared/lib/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/lib/helpers/index.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,20 @@ export {
     type PerspectiveManager,
 } from './createPerspectiveManager/createPerspectiveManager.svelte';
 
+/**
+ * Lazy singletons
+ */
+export {
+    /**
+     * Lazy `getX()` / `__resetX()` singleton accessor factory
+     */
+    createSingleton,
+    /**
+     * Singleton accessor pair type
+     */
+    type Singleton,
+} from './createSingleton/createSingleton';
+
 /*
  * BaseQueryStore is intentionally NOT re-exported here.
  * It pulls @tanstack/query-core, so routing it through this leaf barrel would