diff --git a/src/opengradient/client/llm.py b/src/opengradient/client/llm.py
index 20e32fb..610c44b 100644
--- a/src/opengradient/client/llm.py
+++ b/src/opengradient/client/llm.py
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
 
 from ..types import TEE_LLM, ResponseFormat, StreamChoice, StreamChunk, StreamDelta, TextGenerationOutput, x402SettlementMode
 from .opg_token import Permit2ApprovalResult, ensure_opg_approval
-from .tee_connection import RegistryTEEConnection, StaticTEEConnection, TEEConnectionInterface
+from .tee_connection import (
+    ActiveTEE,
+    RegistryTEEConnection,
+    StaticTEEConnection,
+    TEEConnectionInterface,
+)
 from .tee_registry import TEERegistry
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -140,6 +145,15 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         """Cancel the background refresh loop and close the HTTP client."""
         await self._tee.close()
 
+    def resolve_tee_connection(self, tee_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ActiveTEE:
+        """Resolve the current TEE or a specific active registry TEE.
+
+        This is primarily for backend relays that need SDK-managed TEE routing,
+        TLS pinning, and x402 clients without using the chat/completion helpers
+        directly, for example when forwarding OHTTP ciphertext.
+        """
+        return self._tee.resolve(tee_id)
+
     # ── Request helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     def _headers(self, settlement_mode: x402SettlementMode) -> Dict[str, str]:
diff --git a/src/opengradient/client/tee_connection.py b/src/opengradient/client/tee_connection.py
index 2807b88..23bb97b 100644
--- a/src/opengradient/client/tee_connection.py
+++ b/src/opengradient/client/tee_connection.py
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
 from x402 import x402Client
 from x402.http.clients import x402HttpxClient
 
-from .tee_registry import TEE_TYPE_LLM_PROXY, TEERegistry, build_ssl_context_from_der
+from .tee_registry import (
+    TEE_TYPE_LLM_PROXY,
+    TEEEndpoint,
+    TEERegistry,
+    build_ssl_context_from_der,
+)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -38,11 +43,23 @@ class TEEConnectionInterface(Protocol):
     """Interface for TEE connection implementations."""
 
     def get(self) -> ActiveTEE: ...
+    def resolve(self, tee_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ActiveTEE: ...
     def ensure_refresh_loop(self) -> None: ...
     async def reconnect(self) -> None: ...
     async def close(self) -> None: ...
 
 
+def _normalize_tee_id(tee_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    if not tee_id:
+        return None
+    normalized = tee_id.strip().lower()
+    if not normalized:
+        return None
+    if not normalized.startswith("0x"):
+        normalized = f"0x{normalized}"
+    return normalized
+
+
 class StaticTEEConnection:
     """TEE connection with a hardcoded endpoint URL.
 
@@ -63,6 +80,14 @@ def get(self) -> ActiveTEE:
         """Return a snapshot of the current TEE connection."""
         return self._active
 
+    def resolve(self, tee_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ActiveTEE:
+        """Return the static connection.
+
+        Static/dev connections do not have a registry to validate selected
+        TEE ids against, so they always resolve to the configured endpoint.
+        """
+        return self._active
+
     def _connect(self) -> ActiveTEE:
         return ActiveTEE(
             endpoint=self._endpoint,
@@ -106,6 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self, x402_client: x402Client, registry: TEERegistry):
 
         self._refresh_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self._refresh_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
+        self._active_by_tee_id: dict[str, ActiveTEE] = {}
 
         self._active: ActiveTEE = self._connect()
 
@@ -115,9 +141,47 @@ def get(self) -> ActiveTEE:
         """Return a snapshot of the current TEE connection."""
         return self._active
 
+    def resolve(self, tee_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ActiveTEE:
+        """Resolve a TEE connection, optionally pinned to an active TEE id.
+
+        Backend OHTTP relays can use this when the browser encrypted to a
+        specific on-chain TEE config, while the backend still owns x402 payment.
+        """
+        normalized_tee_id = _normalize_tee_id(tee_id)
+        if normalized_tee_id is None:
+            return self._active
+
+        active_tee_id = _normalize_tee_id(self._active.tee_id)
+        if normalized_tee_id == active_tee_id:
+            return self._active
+
+        for tee in self._registry.get_active_tees_by_type(TEE_TYPE_LLM_PROXY):
+            if _normalize_tee_id(tee.tee_id) != normalized_tee_id:
+                continue
+
+            cached = self._active_by_tee_id.get(normalized_tee_id)
+            if (
+                cached is not None
+                and cached.endpoint.rstrip("/") == tee.endpoint.rstrip("/")
+            ):
+                return cached
+
+            resolved = self._connect_to_tee(tee)
+            self._active_by_tee_id[normalized_tee_id] = resolved
+            logger.info(
+                "Resolved selected TEE endpoint from registry: %s (teeId=%s)",
+                resolved.endpoint,
+                normalized_tee_id,
+            )
+            return resolved
+
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Selected TEE is not active in the registry: {normalized_tee_id}"
+        )
+
     # ── Connection management ───────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    def _resolve_tee(self):
+    def _resolve_tee(self) -> TEEEndpoint:
         """Resolve TEE endpoint and metadata from the on-chain registry.
 
         Returns:
@@ -141,7 +205,10 @@ def _resolve_tee(self):
     def _connect(self) -> ActiveTEE:
         """Resolve TEE from registry and create a secure HTTP client."""
         tee = self._resolve_tee()
+        return self._connect_to_tee(tee)
 
+    def _connect_to_tee(self, tee: TEEEndpoint) -> ActiveTEE:
+        """Create a pinned x402 HTTP client for a resolved registry TEE."""
         ssl_ctx = build_ssl_context_from_der(tee.tls_cert_der)
         return ActiveTEE(
             endpoint=tee.endpoint,