diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/VitalsController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/VitalsController.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Per-window controller for the vitals layout (LayoutDesc 0x2100006C).
+/// Mirrors retail <c>gmVitalsUI::PostInit</c>: grab the three meter elements
+/// by their dat element ids and bind live data providers (fill fraction + cur/max
+/// text) to each. This is the ONLY per-window code in the whole importer — pure
+/// data wiring, not graphics.
+///
+/// <para>The slice sprites + dat font on each <see cref="UiMeter"/> are already
+/// set by <see cref="DatWidgetFactory"/> during tree construction; this controller
+/// only binds the dynamic vitals data. Do not touch meter rendering fields here.</para>
+/// </summary>
+public static class VitalsController
+{
+    /// <summary>Dat element id for the Health meter (0x100000E6).</summary>
+    public const uint Health  = 0x100000E6;
+    /// <summary>Dat element id for the Stamina meter (0x100000EC).</summary>
+    public const uint Stamina = 0x100000EC;
+    /// <summary>Dat element id for the Mana meter (0x100000EE).</summary>
+    public const uint Mana    = 0x100000EE;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Bind live vitals data providers to the Health, Stamina, and Mana meter
+    /// elements found in <paramref name="layout"/>. Any meter whose id is absent
+    /// from the layout is silently skipped — partial layouts (e.g. test fakes)
+    /// do not cause errors.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layout">Imported vitals layout tree.</param>
+    /// <param name="healthPct">Provider returning Health fill fraction [0..1].</param>
+    /// <param name="staminaPct">Provider returning Stamina fill fraction [0..1].</param>
+    /// <param name="manaPct">Provider returning Mana fill fraction [0..1].</param>
+    /// <param name="healthText">Provider returning Health "cur/max" overlay text.</param>
+    /// <param name="staminaText">Provider returning Stamina "cur/max" overlay text.</param>
+    /// <param name="manaText">Provider returning Mana "cur/max" overlay text.</param>
+    public static void Bind(
+        ImportedLayout layout,
+        Func<float>  healthPct,
+        Func<float>  staminaPct,
+        Func<float>  manaPct,
+        Func<string> healthText,
+        Func<string> staminaText,
+        Func<string> manaText)
+    {
+        BindMeter(layout, Health,  healthPct,  healthText);
+        BindMeter(layout, Stamina, staminaPct, staminaText);
+        BindMeter(layout, Mana,    manaPct,    manaText);
+    }
+
+    private static void BindMeter(
+        ImportedLayout layout, uint id,
+        Func<float>  pct,
+        Func<string> text)
+    {
+        if (layout.FindElement(id) is UiMeter m)
+        {
+            m.Fill  = () => pct();
+            m.Label = () => text();
+        }
+        // Silently skip if the id is absent — missing meters are not an error.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/VitalsBindingTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/VitalsBindingTests.cs
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+using AcDream.App.UI;
+using AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.Tests.UI.Layout;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="VitalsController.Bind"/>: verifies that the controller
+/// correctly maps element ids to UiMeter instances and wires the Fill / Label providers.
+/// No dats, no GL — pure data-wiring tests.
+/// </summary>
+public class VitalsBindingTests
+{
+    // ── Test 1: Health meter Fill + Label providers are bound ─────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Bind_SetsHealthMeterFillFromProvider()
+    {
+        var health = new UiMeter();
+        var layout = FakeLayout(("0x100000E6", health));
+        float hp = 0.42f;
+
+        VitalsController.Bind(layout,
+            healthPct:    () => hp,
+            staminaPct:   () => 1f,
+            manaPct:      () => 1f,
+            healthText:   () => "42/100",
+            staminaText:  () => "",
+            manaText:     () => "");
+
+        Assert.Equal(0.42f, health.Fill()!.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("42/100", health.Label());
+    }
+
+    // ── Test 2: All three meters wired to distinct providers ──────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Bind_AllThreeMeters_EachBoundToOwnProvider()
+    {
+        var health  = new UiMeter();
+        var stamina = new UiMeter();
+        var mana    = new UiMeter();
+        var layout  = FakeLayout(
+            ("0x100000E6", health),
+            ("0x100000EC", stamina),
+            ("0x100000EE", mana));
+
+        VitalsController.Bind(layout,
+            healthPct:   () => 0.25f,
+            staminaPct:  () => 0.50f,
+            manaPct:     () => 0.75f,
+            healthText:  () => "25/100",
+            staminaText: () => "50/100",
+            manaText:    () => "75/100");
+
+        // Each meter should reflect its own provider, not another's.
+        Assert.Equal(0.25f, health.Fill()!.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("25/100", health.Label());
+
+        Assert.Equal(0.50f, stamina.Fill()!.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("50/100", stamina.Label());
+
+        Assert.Equal(0.75f, mana.Fill()!.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("75/100", mana.Label());
+    }
+
+    // ── Test 3: Missing meter ids are silently skipped (no throw) ─────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Bind_MissingMeterIds_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        // Only Health is present; Stamina and Mana are absent from the layout.
+        var health = new UiMeter();
+        var layout = FakeLayout(("0x100000E6", health));
+
+        // Should not throw even though Stamina/Mana are missing.
+        VitalsController.Bind(layout,
+            healthPct:   () => 1f,
+            staminaPct:  () => 1f,
+            manaPct:     () => 1f,
+            healthText:  () => "100/100",
+            staminaText: () => "100/100",
+            manaText:    () => "100/100");
+
+        // Health was present — it should be wired.
+        Assert.Equal(1f, health.Fill()!.Value);
+    }
+
+    // ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private static ImportedLayout FakeLayout(params (string idHex, UiElement e)[] items)
+    {
+        var dict = new Dictionary<uint, UiElement>();
+        var root = new UiPanel();
+        foreach (var (idHex, e) in items)
+        {
+            uint id = Convert.ToUInt32(idHex, 16);
+            root.AddChild(e);
+            dict[id] = e;
+        }
+        return new ImportedLayout(root, dict);
+    }
+}