diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/api/createComponent.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/api/defineComponent.md
similarity index 88%
rename from docs-site/src/content/docs/api/createComponent.md
rename to docs-site/src/content/docs/api/defineComponent.md
index 2eb6e1c..979267a 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/api/createComponent.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/api/defineComponent.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ title: defineComponent
 
 ## Overview
 
-The `defineComponent` function is used to create a Regor component, which encapsulates a part of your user interface (UI) with its own behavior and template. Components allow you to build complex UIs by composing smaller, reusable units.
+The `defineComponent` function is used to define a Regor component, which encapsulates a part of your user interface (UI) with its own behavior and template. Components allow you to build complex UIs by composing smaller, reusable units.
 
 ## Usage
 
-### Creating a Regor Component
+### Defining a Regor Component
 
-To create a Regor component, call the `defineComponent` function with the following parameters:
+To define a Regor component, call the `defineComponent` function with the following parameters:
 
 - `template` (required): An HTML string or an object specifying the template for rendering the component. It can include the following properties:
 
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ To create a Regor component, call the `defineComponent` function with the follow
     - `head.entangle`: Keeps refs defined in the component context entangled with `head.props` refs. Defaults to `true`.
     - `head.enableSwitch`: Enables slot context switching to the parent. Defaults to `false`.
     - `head.onAutoPropsAssigned`: Callback invoked after auto props get assigned to the component context.
+    - `head.findContext(ContextClass, occurrence?)`: Finds a parent context instance by `instanceof` from the captured context stack and returns `undefined` when missing.
+    - `head.requireContext(ContextClass, occurrence?)`: Resolves a parent context instance by `instanceof` from the captured context stack and throws if the selected occurrence is missing.
+    - `head.unmount()`: Unmounts this component range and runs unmounted handlers for captured contexts.
 
 ### Example
 
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/components.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/components.md
index 3c4608e..d2af8df 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/components.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/components.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 This guide documents how Regor components work in runtime, based on current implementation and tests.
 
-## Create a Component
+## Define a Component
 
 ```ts
 import { defineComponent, html } from 'regor'
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ Component context is created by `options.context(head)`.
 4. `head.entangle` (default `true`): if both sides are refs, parent and component refs are two-way entangled during auto-props.
 5. `head.enableSwitch` (default `false`): enables slot context switching to parent for slot templates.
 6. `head.onAutoPropsAssigned`: callback after auto props assignment.
-7. `head.unmount()`: removes mounted nodes in component range and calls unmounted hooks.
+7. `head.findContext(ContextClass, occurrence?)`: returns matching parent context instance from `head.ctx` by `instanceof`, or `undefined`.
+8. `head.requireContext(ContextClass, occurrence?)`: resolves matching parent context instance from `head.ctx` by `instanceof`; throws if the selected occurrence does not exist.
+9. `head.unmount()`: removes mounted nodes in component range and calls unmounted hooks.
+
+`occurrence` is zero-based:
+
+1. `0` (default): first match
+2. `1`: second match
+3. `2`: third match
 
 ### Emit Example
 
@@ -78,6 +86,24 @@ In parent:
 <Card @save="onSave($event)" />
 ```
 
+### Parent context lookup example
+
+```ts
+class AppServices {
+  api = '/v1'
+}
+
+class OuterLayoutContext {}
+
+const Child = defineComponent('<div></div>', {
+  context: (head) => {
+    const services = head.requireContext(AppServices)
+    const secondLayout = head.findContext(OuterLayoutContext, 1)
+    return { services, secondLayout }
+  },
+})
+```
+
 ## How Component Inputs Are Routed
 
 On a component host tag, Regor routes bindings through two different channels:
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/typescript.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/typescript.md
index 2b61ef5..da1e4a6 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/typescript.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/guide/typescript.md
@@ -102,6 +102,25 @@ You can type `head` in class constructors and use runtime behavior flags intenti
 1. `head.autoProps` to disable automatic parent-input assignment.
 2. `head.entangle` to choose two-way ref sync vs snapshot behavior.
 3. `head.enableSwitch` for parent-context slot evaluation.
+4. `head.findContext(ServiceClass, occurrence?)` for optional parent context lookup.
+5. `head.requireContext(ServiceClass, occurrence?)` for required parent context lookup.
+
+Example:
+
+```ts
+class AppServices {
+  readonly apiBase = '/v1'
+}
+
+class ChildContext {
+  apiBase: string
+
+  constructor(head: ComponentHead<object>) {
+    const services = head.requireContext(AppServices)
+    this.apiBase = services.apiBase
+  }
+}
+```
 
 ## See Also
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07da839..326872b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "regor",
-  "version": "1.3.7",
+  "version": "1.3.8",
   "description": "A modern UI framework for web and desktop applications, inspired by Vue's concepts and powered by simplicity and flexibility.",
   "author": "Ahmed Yasin Koculu",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/app/ComponentHead.ts b/src/app/ComponentHead.ts
index 7529694..4cb4343 100644
--- a/src/app/ComponentHead.ts
+++ b/src/app/ComponentHead.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { type IRegorContext } from '../api/types'
 import { removeNode } from '../cleanup/removeNode'
 import { callUnmounted } from '../composition/callUnmounted'
 
+export type ContextClass<TValue> = abstract new (...args: never[]) => TValue
+
 /**
  * Runtime metadata passed to a component's `context(head)` factory.
  *
@@ -160,6 +162,73 @@ export class ComponentHead<
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Finds a parent context instance by constructor type from the captured
+   * context stack.
+   *
+   * Matching uses `instanceof` and respects stack order.
+   *
+   * `occurrence` selects which matching instance to return:
+   * - `0` (default): first match
+   * - `1`: second match
+   * - `2`: third match
+   * - negative values: always `undefined`
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * ```ts
+   * // stack: [RootCtx, ParentCtx, ParentCtx]
+   * head.findContext(ParentCtx)    // first ParentCtx
+   * head.findContext(ParentCtx, 1) // second ParentCtx
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param constructor - Class constructor used for `instanceof` matching.
+   * @param occurrence - Zero-based index of the matching instance to return.
+   * @returns The matching parent context instance, or `undefined` when not found.
+   */
+  findContext<TValue>(
+    constructor: ContextClass<TValue>,
+    occurrence = 0,
+  ): TValue | undefined {
+    if (occurrence < 0) return undefined
+    let current = 0
+    for (const value of this.ctx ?? []) {
+      if (!(value instanceof constructor)) continue
+      if (current === occurrence) return value
+      ++current
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a parent context instance by constructor type from the captured
+   * context stack.
+   *
+   * The stack is scanned in order and each entry is checked with `instanceof`.
+   * `occurrence` is zero-based (`0` = first match, `1` = second match, ...).
+   * If no instance exists at the requested occurrence, this method throws.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * ```ts
+   * const auth = head.requireContext(AuthContext)     // first AuthContext
+   * const outer = head.requireContext(LayoutCtx, 1)   // second LayoutCtx
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param constructor - Class constructor used for `instanceof` matching.
+   * @param occurrence - Zero-based index of the instance to return.
+   * @returns The parent context instance at the requested occurrence.
+   * @throws Error when no matching instance exists at the requested occurrence.
+   */
+  requireContext<TValue>(
+    constructor: ContextClass<TValue>,
+    occurrence = 0,
+  ): TValue {
+    const value = this.findContext(constructor, occurrence)
+    if (value !== undefined) return value
+    throw new Error(
+      `${constructor} was not found in the context stack at occurrence ${occurrence}.`,
+    )
+  }
+
   /**
    * Unmounts this component instance by removing nodes between `start` and `end`
    * and calling unmount lifecycle handlers for captured contexts.
diff --git a/tests/app/component-head.spec.ts b/tests/app/component-head.spec.ts
index 4d1b746..712a1f7 100644
--- a/tests/app/component-head.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/app/component-head.spec.ts
@@ -49,3 +49,48 @@ test('component head unmount removes nodes between markers and calls unmounted h
   expect(host.contains(n1)).toBe(false)
   expect(stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 })
+
+test('component head findContext returns first matching parent context', () => {
+  class ParentContext {
+    constructor(readonly value: number) {}
+  }
+  class OtherContext {
+    readonly name = 'other'
+  }
+
+  const host = document.createElement('div')
+  const start = document.createComment('s')
+  const end = document.createComment('e')
+  const other = new OtherContext()
+  const parent1 = new ParentContext(1)
+  const parent2 = new ParentContext(2)
+  const head = new ComponentHead(
+    {},
+    host,
+    [other, parent1, parent2 as any],
+    start,
+    end,
+  )
+
+  expect(head.findContext(ParentContext)).toBe(parent1)
+  expect(head.findContext(ParentContext, 1)).toBe(parent2)
+  expect(head.findContext(ParentContext, 2)).toBeUndefined()
+  expect(head.findContext(ParentContext, -1)).toBeUndefined()
+  expect(head.findContext(Date)).toBeUndefined()
+})
+
+test('component head requireContext throws when parent context is missing', () => {
+  class ParentContext {}
+
+  const host = document.createElement('div')
+  const start = document.createComment('s')
+  const end = document.createComment('e')
+  const head = new ComponentHead({}, host, [], start, end)
+
+  expect(() => head.requireContext(ParentContext)).toThrow(
+    `${ParentContext} was not found in the context stack at occurrence 0.`,
+  )
+  expect(() => head.requireContext(ParentContext, 1)).toThrow(
+    `${ParentContext} was not found in the context stack at occurrence 1.`,
+  )
+})