diff --git a/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/context.ts b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/context.ts
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+import { createContext } from 'svelte';
+
+export interface TabsContextType<T extends string = string> {
+  selectedTab: T;
+  tabs: T[];
+  getButtonIdForTab: (tab: string) => string;
+  getPanelIdForTab: (tab: string) => string;
+  setSelectedTab: (tab: string) => void;
+}
+
+const [getCtx, setCtx] = createContext<TabsContextType>();
+
+export function getTabsContext<T extends string>(): TabsContextType<T> {
+  return getCtx() as TabsContextType<T>;
+}
+
+export function setTabsContext<T extends string>(
+  ctx: TabsContextType<T>,
+): void {
+  setCtx(ctx);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-button-list.svelte b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-button-list.svelte
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+++ b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-button-list.svelte
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+<script lang="ts" generics="T extends string">
+  import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
+
+  import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+
+  import { composeEventHandlers } from '$lib/utilities/event-handlers';
+
+  import { getTabsContext } from './context';
+
+  type Orientation = 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
+  type Activation = 'automatic' | 'manual';
+
+  type TabButtonProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> & { class?: string };
+  type GetTabButtonProps = (overrides?: TabButtonProps) => TabButtonProps;
+
+  interface Props extends Omit<
+    HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>,
+    'role' | 'children' | 'aria-orientation' | 'onkeydown' | 'onfocusout'
+  > {
+    'aria-label': string;
+    orientation?: Orientation;
+    activation?: Activation;
+    /**
+     * Renders each tab. Spread the first arg (the prop-getter) onto the
+     * element of your choice. A `<button>` or `<a>` is recommended for native
+     * semantics, but non-interactive elements (e.g. `div`/`span`) are also
+     * supported: the prop-getter applies the correct ARIA roles and roving
+     * tabindex, and wires Enter/Space keyboard activation for them.
+     */
+    tabButtonSnippet: Snippet<
+      [
+        GetTabButtonProps,
+        { tab: T; isSelected: boolean; setSelectedTab: (tab: T) => void },
+      ]
+    >;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    tabButtonSnippet,
+    orientation = 'horizontal',
+    activation = 'automatic',
+    ...props
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  const context = getTabsContext<T>();
+
+  let listEl = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
+  let focusedTab = $state<T>();
+
+  const activeTab = $derived(focusedTab ?? context.selectedTab);
+
+  function getTabButtonProps(
+    tab: T,
+    isSelected: boolean,
+    overrides: TabButtonProps = {},
+  ): TabButtonProps {
+    const {
+      class: className,
+      onclick,
+      onfocus,
+      onkeydown,
+      ...rest
+    } = overrides;
+    return {
+      ...rest,
+      id: context.getButtonIdForTab(tab),
+      role: 'tab',
+      'aria-selected': isSelected,
+      'aria-controls': context.getPanelIdForTab(tab),
+      tabindex: tab === activeTab ? 0 : -1,
+      class: className,
+      onkeydown: composeEventHandlers(
+        onkeydown,
+        (e: KeyboardEvent & { currentTarget: HTMLElement }) => {
+          const element = e.currentTarget;
+
+          if (
+            element instanceof HTMLAnchorElement ||
+            element instanceof HTMLButtonElement
+          ) {
+            // if <a> or <button> let click handler handle
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (isDisabled(element)) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            context.setSelectedTab(tab);
+          }
+        },
+      ),
+      onclick: composeEventHandlers(
+        onclick,
+        (e: MouseEvent & { currentTarget: HTMLElement }) => {
+          const element = e.currentTarget;
+
+          if (isDisabled(element)) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          context.setSelectedTab(tab);
+        },
+      ),
+      onfocus: composeEventHandlers(onfocus, () => (focusedTab = tab)),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function tabElements(): HTMLElement[] {
+    return Array.from(
+      listEl?.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="tab"]') ?? [],
+    );
+  }
+
+  function isDisabled(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+    return (
+      element.hasAttribute('disabled') ||
+      element.getAttribute('aria-disabled') === 'true'
+    );
+  }
+
+  function onkeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    const elements = tabElements();
+    const count = elements.length;
+    if (count === 0) return;
+
+    const nextKey = orientation === 'vertical' ? 'ArrowDown' : 'ArrowRight';
+    const prevKey = orientation === 'vertical' ? 'ArrowUp' : 'ArrowLeft';
+
+    let from = elements.findIndex(
+      (element) => element === document.activeElement,
+    );
+    let step: number;
+    switch (event.key) {
+      case nextKey:
+        step = 1;
+        break;
+      case prevKey:
+        step = -1;
+        break;
+      case 'Home':
+        from = -1;
+        step = 1;
+        break;
+      case 'End':
+        from = count;
+        step = -1;
+        break;
+      default:
+        return;
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    let next = from;
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) {
+      next = (next + step + count) % count;
+      if (!isDisabled(elements[next])) break;
+    }
+    if (isDisabled(elements[next])) return;
+
+    elements[next].focus();
+    if (activation === 'automatic') {
+      context.setSelectedTab(context.tabs[next]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onfocusout(event: FocusEvent) {
+    if (!listEl?.contains(event.relatedTarget as Node | null)) {
+      focusedTab = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div
+  bind:this={listEl}
+  {...props}
+  role="tablist"
+  aria-orientation={orientation}
+  {onkeydown}
+  {onfocusout}
+>
+  {#each context.tabs as tab (tab)}
+    {@const isSelected = context.selectedTab === tab}
+    {@render tabButtonSnippet?.(
+      (overrides) => getTabButtonProps(tab, isSelected, overrides),
+      { tab, isSelected, setSelectedTab: context.setSelectedTab },
+    )}
+  {/each}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-panels.svelte b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-panels.svelte
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+++ b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tab-panels.svelte
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+<script lang="ts" generics="T extends string">
+  import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
+
+  import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+
+  import { getTabsContext } from './context';
+
+  type TabPanelProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>;
+  type GetTabPanelProps = (overrides?: TabPanelProps) => TabPanelProps;
+
+  interface Props {
+    tabPanelSnippet: Snippet<
+      [
+        GetTabPanelProps,
+        { tab: T; isSelected: boolean; setSelectedTab: (tab: T) => void },
+      ]
+    >;
+  }
+
+  const { tabPanelSnippet }: Props = $props();
+  const context = getTabsContext<T>();
+
+  function getTabPanelProps(
+    tab: T,
+    isSelected: boolean,
+    overrides: TabPanelProps = {},
+  ): TabPanelProps {
+    const { class: className, ...rest } = overrides;
+    return {
+      ...rest,
+      id: context.getPanelIdForTab(tab),
+      role: 'tabpanel',
+      'aria-labelledby': context.getButtonIdForTab(tab),
+      tabindex: 0,
+      hidden: !isSelected,
+      class: className,
+    };
+  }
+</script>
+
+{#each context.tabs as tab (tab)}
+  {@const isSelected = context.selectedTab === tab}
+  {@render tabPanelSnippet?.(
+    (overrides) => getTabPanelProps(tab, isSelected, overrides),
+    { tab, isSelected, setSelectedTab: context.setSelectedTab },
+  )}
+{/each}
diff --git a/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tabs.stories.svelte b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tabs.stories.svelte
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+<svelte:options runes />
+
+<script lang="ts" module>
+  import { defineMeta } from '@storybook/addon-svelte-csf';
+
+  import Tabs from '$lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tabs.svelte';
+
+  const { Story } = defineMeta({
+    title: 'Tabs (Primitive)',
+    component: Tabs,
+    argTypes: {
+      tabs: { table: { disable: true } },
+      selectedTab: { table: { disable: true } },
+      children: { table: { disable: true } },
+      onSelectedTabChange: { table: { disable: true } },
+    },
+  });
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import TabButtonList from './tab-button-list.svelte';
+  import TabPanels from './tab-panels.svelte';
+
+  const tabs = ['tab-a', 'tab-b', 'tab-c'];
+</script>
+
+{#snippet example(
+  orientation: 'horizontal' | 'vertical',
+  activation: 'automatic' | 'manual',
+)}
+  <Tabs {tabs}>
+    <TabButtonList
+      class={orientation === 'vertical' ? 'flex flex-col gap-2' : 'flex gap-2'}
+      aria-label="Example tabs"
+      {orientation}
+      {activation}
+    >
+      {#snippet tabButtonSnippet(getAttributes, { tab, isSelected })}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          {...getAttributes({
+            class: `cursor-pointer rounded-md border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 ${
+              isSelected
+                ? 'border-blue-600 bg-blue-600 text-white'
+                : 'border-slate-300 bg-white text-slate-700 hover:bg-slate-100'
+            }`,
+          })}
+        >
+          {tab}
+        </button>
+      {/snippet}
+    </TabButtonList>
+    <TabPanels>
+      {#snippet tabPanelSnippet(getAttributes, { tab })}
+        <div
+          {...getAttributes({
+            class:
+              'mt-4 rounded-md border border-slate-200 p-4 text-sm text-slate-700',
+          })}
+        >
+          {tab} content
+        </div>
+      {/snippet}
+    </TabPanels>
+  </Tabs>
+{/snippet}
+
+<Story name="Default">
+  {#snippet template()}
+    {@render example('horizontal', 'automatic')}
+  {/snippet}
+</Story>
+
+<Story name="Vertical">
+  {#snippet template()}
+    {@render example('vertical', 'automatic')}
+  {/snippet}
+</Story>
+
+<Story name="Manual Activation">
+  {#snippet template()}
+    {@render example('horizontal', 'manual')}
+  {/snippet}
+</Story>
diff --git a/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tabs.svelte b/src/lib/holocene/tabs-primitive/tabs.svelte
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+<script lang="ts" generics="T extends string = string">
+  import { type Snippet } from 'svelte';
+
+  import { setTabsContext } from './context';
+
+  interface Props {
+    selectedTab?: T;
+    tabs: T[];
+    children: Snippet<[]>;
+    onSelectedTabChange?: (selected: T) => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    children,
+    tabs,
+    selectedTab = $bindable(tabs[0]),
+    onSelectedTabChange,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  const id = $props.id();
+
+  setTabsContext<T>({
+    get selectedTab() {
+      return selectedTab;
+    },
+
+    get tabs() {
+      return tabs;
+    },
+
+    getButtonIdForTab(tab: string) {
+      return `${id}-button-${tab}`;
+    },
+
+    getPanelIdForTab(tab: string) {
+      return `${id}-panel-${tab}`;
+    },
+
+    setSelectedTab(selected: string) {
+      selectedTab = selected as T;
+      onSelectedTabChange?.(selected as T);
+    },
+  });
+</script>
+
+{@render children?.()}