diff --git a/src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js b/src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js
index e69de29..0e05b9f 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js
+++ b/src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js
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+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
+
+/**
+ * Loads and parses the settings configuration from a JSON file.
+ * @param {string} [url='/settings.json']
+ * @returns {Promise<import('../types/settingsConfig').SettingsConfig>}
+ */
+export async function loadSettingsConfig(url = '/settings.json') {
+    let raw;
+
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(url);
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
+        }
+        raw = await response.json();
+    } catch (e) {
+        throw new Error(`[settings] Failed to load config from "${url}": ${e.message}`);
+    }
+
+    const result = validateSettingsConfig(raw);
+    if (!result.valid) {
+        throw new Error(result.error);
+    }
+
+    return result.config;
+}
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