diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/componentInspector.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/componentInspector.ts
index 4230acc..8a010f1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/componentInspector.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/componentInspector.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import type { Edge, Node } from "@xyflow/react";
 import type { EntropykNodeData } from "./configBuilder";
 import { COMPONENT_BY_TYPE, isSecondaryPort } from "./componentMeta";
-import type { SimulationResult } from "./api";
+import type { SimulationResult, SolvedVariable } from "./api";
 
 export interface PortVariable {
   port: string;
@@ -225,3 +225,21 @@ function streamDutyKw(
 function fmt(v: number, digits: number): string {
   return Number.isFinite(v) ? v.toFixed(digits) : "—";
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the solver-computed unknowns (free actuators + calibration factors)
+ * attached to a given component, filtered out of `result.solved_variables`.
+ *
+ * Returns an empty array when there is no result or the component owns no
+ * solved variable. Globals (component === null) are excluded here — they are
+ * not tied to a specific diagram node.
+ */
+export function getSolvedVariablesForComponent(
+  result: SimulationResult | null,
+  componentName: string,
+): SolvedVariable[] {
+  if (!result?.solved_variables?.length) return [];
+  return result.solved_variables.filter(
+    (sv) => sv.component != null && sv.component === componentName,
+  );
+}