diff --git a/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx b/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
index b3606f76..22b655ad 100644
--- a/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
+++ b/apps/editor/components/scene-loader.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
+import '../lib/bootstrap'
 import {
   applySceneGraphToEditor,
   Editor,
diff --git a/apps/editor/lib/bootstrap.ts b/apps/editor/lib/bootstrap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef48a8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/editor/lib/bootstrap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { loadPlugin } from '@pascal-app/core'
+import { builtinPlugin } from '@pascal-app/nodes'
+
+// Idempotency guard: HMR can reload this module, but `registerNode` throws on
+// duplicate kinds. The flag lives in the module closure so it's reset on a
+// hard reload but survives within a session.
+let loaded = false
+
+export function loadBuiltinNodes(): void {
+  if (loaded) return
+  loaded = true
+  void loadPlugin(builtinPlugin)
+}
+
+// Run as a side effect on first import so any consumer of this module gets a
+// populated registry without remembering to call the function explicitly.
+loadBuiltinNodes()
diff --git a/apps/editor/package.json b/apps/editor/package.json
index f2c00a2e..b4ef4235 100644
--- a/apps/editor/package.json
+++ b/apps/editor/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@pascal-app/core": "*",
     "@pascal-app/editor": "*",
     "@pascal-app/mcp": "*",
+    "@pascal-app/nodes": "*",
     "@pascal-app/viewer": "*",
     "@radix-ui/react-tooltip": "^1.2.8",
     "@react-three/drei": "^10.7.7",
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 5cf22a6d..dffc8910 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "@pascal-app/core": "*",
         "@pascal-app/editor": "*",
         "@pascal-app/mcp": "*",
+        "@pascal-app/nodes": "*",
         "@pascal-app/viewer": "*",
         "@radix-ui/react-tooltip": "^1.2.8",
         "@react-three/drei": "^10.7.7",