diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 278da8f..16caa8f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ project(essim
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
+# Shared CMake helpers (essim_add_frontend — per-frontend target boilerplate).
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+include(EssimFrontend)
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- core deps
 # libbsdl — standalone BSDL parser (LGPL-2.1), dynamically linked (EUPL-1.2,
 # which the LGPL permits). Override its path with -DBSDL_DIR=...
diff --git a/cmake/EssimFrontend.cmake b/cmake/EssimFrontend.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a053815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/EssimFrontend.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# essim_add_frontend(<name> [LIBS <toolkit link targets>...])
+#
+# Builds the boilerplate shared by every frontend under src/frontends/<name>/:
+#   * a static library essim_<name> from every .cpp in the current directory
+#     except main.cpp, linking essim_core plus the frontend's own GUI/TUI
+#     toolkit (LIBS);
+#   * the `essim` executable from main.cpp, linking essim_<name> and the shared,
+#     toolkit-free launcher essim_frontend, emitted at the top of the build tree
+#     (./build/essim) whichever frontend produced it.
+#
+# A per-frontend CMakeLists only sets up its toolkit (FetchContent /
+# find_package, and any directory-scoped include dirs / definitions) and then
+# calls this with the toolkit's link targets — no target wiring repeated.
+function(essim_add_frontend name)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(FE "" "" "LIBS" ${ARGN})
+
+  set(dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+  # Frontend library = every .cpp here except the entry point.
+  file(GLOB FE_SOURCES "${dir}/*.cpp")
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM FE_SOURCES "${dir}/main.cpp")
+
+  add_library(essim_${name} STATIC ${FE_SOURCES})
+  target_link_libraries(essim_${name} PUBLIC essim_core ${FE_LIBS})
+
+  add_executable(essim "${dir}/main.cpp")
+  target_link_libraries(essim PRIVATE essim_${name} essim_frontend)
+  set_target_properties(essim PROPERTIES
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+endfunction()
diff --git a/src/frontends/tui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontends/tui/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f31b6d..58e3235 100644
--- a/src/frontends/tui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontends/tui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,22 +18,5 @@ FetchContent_Declare(ftxui
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ftxui)
 
-# Frontend library = every .cpp here except the entry point.
-file(GLOB TUI_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp")
-list(REMOVE_ITEM TUI_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cpp")
-
-add_library(essim_tui STATIC ${TUI_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(essim_tui
-  PUBLIC
-    essim_core
-    ftxui::screen
-    ftxui::dom
-    ftxui::component
-)
-
-add_executable(essim "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cpp")
-target_link_libraries(essim PRIVATE essim_tui essim_frontend)
-
-# Keep the binary at the top of the build tree (./build/essim), regardless of
-# which frontend subdir produced it.
-set_target_properties(essim PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+# Library essim_tui (sources here minus main.cpp) + the `essim` binary.
+essim_add_frontend(tui LIBS ftxui::screen ftxui::dom ftxui::component)