diff --git a/shopdb/__init__.py b/shopdb/__init__.py
index d11db33..7eab542 100644
--- a/shopdb/__init__.py
+++ b/shopdb/__init__.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ CORE_BLUEPRINT_NAMES = (
     'auth',
     'assets',
     'machinetypes',
+    'plugins',
     'vendors',
     'models',
     'businessunits',
diff --git a/shopdb/core/api/__init__.py b/shopdb/core/api/__init__.py
index 9f6ccd4..f6d9385 100644
--- a/shopdb/core/api/__init__.py
+++ b/shopdb/core/api/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from .auth import auth_bp
 from .assets import assets_bp
 from .machinetypes import machinetypes_bp
+from .plugins import plugins_bp
 from .vendors import vendors_bp
 from .models import models_bp
 from .businessunits import businessunits_bp
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'auth_bp',
     'assets_bp',
     'machinetypes_bp',
+    'plugins_bp',
     'vendors_bp',
     'models_bp',
     'businessunits_bp',
diff --git a/shopdb/core/api/plugins.py b/shopdb/core/api/plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..419177e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shopdb/core/api/plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Plugin introspection API - what plugins are loaded and their contracts."""
+
+from flask import Blueprint, current_app
+from flask_jwt_extended import jwt_required
+
+from shopdb.utils.responses import success_response
+
+plugins_bp = Blueprint('plugins', __name__)
+
+
+@plugins_bp.route('', methods=['GET'])
+@jwt_required(optional=True)
+def list_plugins():
+    """List loaded plugins with their manifest metadata + the framework
+    contract version they were checked against."""
+    from shopdb import __contract_version__
+    pm = current_app.extensions.get('plugin_manager')
+    plugins = []
+    if pm:
+        for name, plugin in pm.get_all_plugins().items():
+            meta = plugin.meta
+            plugins.append({
+                'name': meta.name,
+                'version': meta.version,
+                'description': meta.description,
+                'author': meta.author,
+                'core_version': meta.core_version,
+                'api_prefix': meta.api_prefix,
+                'dependencies': meta.dependencies,
+            })
+    plugins.sort(key=lambda p: p['name'])
+
+    return success_response({
+        'contract_version': __contract_version__,
+        'count': len(plugins),
+        'plugins': plugins,
+    })
diff --git a/shopdb/plugins/base.py b/shopdb/plugins/base.py
index 640f1c7..b0ec814 100644
--- a/shopdb/plugins/base.py
+++ b/shopdb/plugins/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class PluginMeta:
     description: str
     author: str = ""
     dependencies: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    core_version: str = ">=1.0.0"
+    # Default to the current pre-1.0 contract range; tighten when 1.0 lands
+    core_version: str = ">=0.2.0,<1.0.0"
     api_prefix: str = None
 
     def __post_init__(self):