diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 79623493..4e825335 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    resource_registry (0.7.0)
+    resource_registry (0.8.1)
       bootsnap (~> 1.0)
       deep_merge (>= 1.0.0)
-      dry-configurable (= 0.9)
+      dry-configurable (~> 0.11)
       dry-container (~> 0.7)
       dry-matcher (~> 0.7)
       dry-monads (~> 1.2)
       dry-struct (~> 1.0)
       dry-types (~> 1.0)
-      dry-validation (~> 1.2)
+      dry-validation (~> 1.6)
       i18n (>= 0.7.0)
       loofah (>= 2.3.1)
       mime-types
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ GEM
       minitest (~> 5.1)
       tzinfo (~> 1.1)
     ast (2.4.0)
-    bootsnap (1.4.6)
+    bootsnap (1.5.1)
       msgpack (~> 1.0)
     bson (4.8.2)
     builder (3.2.4)
@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@ GEM
     deep_merge (1.2.1)
     diff-lcs (1.3)
     docile (1.3.2)
-    dry-configurable (0.9.0)
+    dry-configurable (0.11.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-core (~> 0.4, >= 0.4.7)
+      dry-equalizer (~> 0.2)
     dry-container (0.7.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-configurable (~> 0.1, >= 0.1.3)
-    dry-core (0.4.9)
+    dry-core (0.4.10)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     dry-equalizer (0.3.0)
     dry-inflector (0.2.0)
-    dry-initializer (3.0.3)
-    dry-logic (1.0.6)
+    dry-initializer (3.0.4)
+    dry-logic (1.0.8)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-core (~> 0.2)
       dry-equalizer (~> 0.2)
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ GEM
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-core (~> 0.4, >= 0.4.4)
       dry-equalizer
-    dry-schema (1.5.0)
+    dry-schema (1.5.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-configurable (~> 0.8, >= 0.8.3)
       dry-core (~> 0.4)
@@ -95,13 +96,13 @@ GEM
       dry-equalizer (~> 0.3)
       dry-inflector (~> 0.1, >= 0.1.2)
       dry-logic (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-    dry-validation (1.5.0)
+    dry-validation (1.6.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       dry-container (~> 0.7, >= 0.7.1)
       dry-core (~> 0.4)
       dry-equalizer (~> 0.2)
       dry-initializer (~> 3.0)
-      dry-schema (~> 1.5)
+      dry-schema (~> 1.5, >= 1.5.2)
     erubi (1.9.0)
     i18n (1.8.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ GEM
     method_source (0.9.2)
     mime-types (3.3.1)
       mime-types-data (~> 3.2015)
-    mime-types-data (3.2020.0425)
+    mime-types-data (3.2020.1104)
     mini_portile2 (2.4.0)
     minitest (5.14.0)
     mongo (2.12.1)
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ GEM
     msgpack (1.3.3)
     nokogiri (1.10.9)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
-    ox (2.13.2)
+    ox (2.13.4)
     parallel (1.19.1)
     parser (2.7.1.1)
       ast (~> 2.4.0)
diff --git a/lib/resource_registry.rb b/lib/resource_registry.rb
index 14763b88..4d3f1a95 100644
--- a/lib/resource_registry.rb
+++ b/lib/resource_registry.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 require 'resource_registry/meta'
 require 'resource_registry/setting'
 require 'resource_registry/feature'
+require 'resource_registry/setting_dsl'
 require 'resource_registry/feature_dsl'
 require 'resource_registry/configuration'
 require 'resource_registry/registry'
diff --git a/lib/resource_registry/feature_dsl.rb b/lib/resource_registry/feature_dsl.rb
index a3ea719b..6b7b693f 100644
--- a/lib/resource_registry/feature_dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/resource_registry/feature_dsl.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ def setting(id)
       raise ArgumentError, "#{id} must be a String or Symbol" if !id.is_a?(String) && !id.is_a?(Symbol)
 
       id = id.to_sym
-      @feature.settings.detect { |setting| setting.key == id }
+      setting = @feature.settings.detect { |setting| setting.key == id }
+      return ResourceRegistry::SettingDSL.new(setting) if setting
+      setting
     end
 
     def label
@@ -102,8 +104,21 @@ def display_order
       @feature.meta.order
     end
 
+    # registry[:feature_key]
+    # registry.resolve(:feature_key)
     def item
-      elements = @feature.item.to_s.split(/\./)
+      value = @feature.item
+      value = process_procs(value)
+
+      if value.is_a?(Array)
+        elements = value.collect{|element| identify_feature(element) }.compact
+        return elements if elements.any?
+      end
+
+      feature_value = identify_feature(value)
+      return feature_value if feature_value
+
+      elements = value.to_s.split(/\./)
 
       if defined? Rails
         elements[0].constantize.send(elements[1])
@@ -113,5 +128,33 @@ def item
     rescue NameError
       @feature.item
     end
+
+    def identify_feature(value)
+      if matched = value.to_s.match(/^registry\[(.*)\]$/) || matched = value.to_s.match(/^registry.resolve_feature\((.*)\)$/)
+        feature_key = matched[-1].gsub(':', '')
+        return registry[feature_key]
+      end
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def process_procs(value)
+      if value.is_a?(Array)
+        value.collect{|element| process_procs(element) }.compact
+      elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
+        value.inject({}) {|data, (k, v)| data[k] = process_procs(v); data}
+      elsif value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(/Proc.new/)
+        eval(value).call
+      else
+        value
+      end
+    end
+
+    def registry
+      return @registry if defined? @registry
+
+      if defined? Rails
+        @registry = "#{Rails.application.class.module_parent_name}Registry".constantize
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/resource_registry/setting_dsl.rb b/lib/resource_registry/setting_dsl.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..823b4eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource_registry/setting_dsl.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'forwardable'
+
+module ResourceRegistry
+  # @api private
+  # Domain-Specific Language (DSL) for defining {ResourceRegistry::Setting} objects
+  class SettingDSL
+    extend Forwardable
+
+    attr_reader :setting
+
+    # @param [ResourceRegistry::Setting] setting Instance of a setting
+    # @yield the block to evaulate when calling the setting
+    # @return [Mixed]
+    def initialize(setting, &_block)
+      @setting  = setting
+    end
+
+    def key
+      @setting.key.to_s
+    end
+
+    # @!method item
+    # The reference or code to be evaluated when setting is resolved
+    def_delegator :@setting, :item
+
+    # @!method meta
+    def_delegator :@setting, :meta
+
+    def label
+      @setting.meta.label
+    end
+
+    def default_value
+      @setting.meta.default
+    end
+
+    def value
+      @setting.meta.value
+    end
+
+    def type
+      @setting.meta.type
+    end
+
+    def enumerations
+      @setting.meta.enum
+    end
+
+    def description
+      @setting.meta.description
+    end
+
+    def required?
+      @setting.meta.is_required
+    end
+
+    def visible?
+      @setting.meta.is_visible
+    end
+
+    def display_order
+      @setting.meta.order
+    end
+
+    # registry[:feature_key]
+    # registry.resolve(:feature_key)
+    def item
+      value = @setting.item
+      value = process_procs(value)
+
+      if value.is_a?(Array)
+        elements = value.collect{|element| identify_feature(element) }.compact
+        return elements if elements.any?
+      end
+
+      feature_value = identify_feature(value)
+      return feature_value if feature_value
+
+      return value unless value.is_a?(String)
+      elements = value.split(/\./)
+
+      if defined? Rails
+        elements[0].constantize.send(elements[1])
+      else
+        Module.const_get(elements[0]).send(elements[1])
+      end
+    rescue NameError
+      @setting.item
+    end
+
+    def identify_feature(value)
+      if matched = value.to_s.match(/^registry\[(.*)\]$/) || matched = value.to_s.match(/^registry.resolve_feature\((.*)\)$/)
+        feature_key = matched[-1].gsub(':', '')
+        return registry[feature_key]
+      end
+
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def process_procs(value)
+      if value.is_a?(Array)
+        value.collect{|element| process_procs(element) }.compact
+      elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
+        value.inject({}) {|data, (k, v)| data[k] = process_procs(v); data}
+      elsif value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(/Proc.new/)
+        eval(value).call
+      else
+        value
+      end
+    end
+
+    def registry
+      return @registry if defined? @registry
+      
+      if defined? Rails
+        @registry = "#{Rails.application.class.module_parent_name}Registry".constantize
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/resource_registry/version.rb b/lib/resource_registry/version.rb
index f7ef834e..968e5482 100644
--- a/lib/resource_registry/version.rb
+++ b/lib/resource_registry/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module ResourceRegistry
-  VERSION = "0.7.0"
+  VERSION = "0.8.1"
 end
diff --git a/resource_registry.gemspec b/resource_registry.gemspec
index 516d8814..baf5f37c 100644
--- a/resource_registry.gemspec
+++ b/resource_registry.gemspec
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.5.1'
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'dry-validation',           '~> 1.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'dry-validation',           '~> 1.6'
   spec.add_dependency 'dry-struct',               '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'dry-types',                '~> 1.0'
-  spec.add_dependency 'dry-configurable',         '0.9'
+  spec.add_dependency 'dry-configurable',         '~> 0.11'
 
   spec.add_dependency 'dry-container',            '~> 0.7'
   spec.add_dependency 'deep_merge',               '>= 1.0.0'
diff --git a/spec/resource_registry/feature_dsl_spec.rb b/spec/resource_registry/feature_dsl_spec.rb
index 7e35c7c7..0800b309 100644
--- a/spec/resource_registry/feature_dsl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/resource_registry/feature_dsl_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def call(params)
           let(:first_setting_id)  { first_setting.key }
 
           it "correctly returns an individual setting for a feature" do
-            expect(dsl.setting(first_setting_id)).to eq first_setting
+            expect(dsl.setting(first_setting_id).setting).to eq first_setting
           end
 
           it "returns nil if named setting isn't found" do