diff --git a/packages/nodes/package.json b/packages/nodes/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@pascal-app/nodes",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Built-in node bundles for the Pascal 3D editor — one folder per kind, exported as `builtinPlugin`",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/index.js",
+      "default": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc --build",
+    "dev": "tsc --build --watch",
+    "test": "bun test",
+    "prepublishOnly": "bun run build && bun test"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@pascal-app/core": "^0.8.0",
+    "@react-three/drei": "^10",
+    "@react-three/fiber": "^9",
+    "react": "^18 || ^19",
+    "three": "^0.184"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@pascal-app/core": "^0.8.0",
+    "@pascal/typescript-config": "*",
+    "@types/bun": "^1.3.0",
+    "@types/react": "^19.2.2",
+    "@types/three": "^0.184.0",
+    "typescript": "6.0.2"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "pascal",
+    "3d",
+    "editor",
+    "node-registry"
+  ],
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/pascalorg/editor.git",
+    "directory": "packages/nodes"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/pascalorg/editor/tree/main/packages/nodes#readme",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/pascalorg/editor/issues"
+}
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/index.test.ts b/packages/nodes/src/index.test.ts
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+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+import { loadPlugin, nodeRegistry } from '@pascal-app/core'
+import { builtinPlugin } from './index'
+
+describe('builtinPlugin', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    nodeRegistry._reset()
+  })
+
+  test('has the expected manifest shape', () => {
+    expect(builtinPlugin.id).toBe('pascal:core')
+    expect(builtinPlugin.apiVersion).toBe(1)
+    expect(Array.isArray(builtinPlugin.nodes)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('loads with zero kinds today (Phase 0 — registry empty)', async () => {
+    await loadPlugin(builtinPlugin)
+    expect(nodeRegistry.size).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/index.ts b/packages/nodes/src/index.ts
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+++ b/packages/nodes/src/index.ts
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+import type { Plugin } from '@pascal-app/core'
+
+/**
+ * Built-in plugin bundling every node kind shipped with the Pascal editor.
+ *
+ * Apps load this once at bootstrap (`loadPlugin(builtinPlugin)`) before
+ * mounting the viewer. New built-in nodes are added by creating a folder
+ * here under `src/<kind>/` and appending its `NodeDefinition` to `nodes`.
+ *
+ * External plugins follow the exact same shape — same `Plugin` type, same
+ * `loadPlugin` call path. This is intentional: the API is stress-tested
+ * by built-ins before any third-party plugin lands.
+ */
+export const builtinPlugin: Plugin = {
+  id: 'pascal:core',
+  apiVersion: 1,
+  nodes: [],
+}
diff --git a/packages/nodes/tsconfig.json b/packages/nodes/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "@pascal/typescript-config/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "composite": true,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "lib": ["DOM", "ES2022"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "**/*.test.ts", "**/*.test.tsx"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../core" }]
+}