diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/NodeKindCatalog.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/NodeKindCatalog.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6422c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/components/NodeKindCatalog.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue"
+
+type Locale = "en" | "ja" | "zh" | "ko"
+type PreviewTheme = "default" | "light" | "dark"
+type EngineModule = typeof import("@stack-sh/engine")
+
+const props = defineProps<{ locale: Locale }>()
+
+const kinds = [
+  "actor",
+  "client",
+  "service",
+  "function",
+  "worker",
+  "database",
+  "cache",
+  "queue",
+  "storage",
+  "external",
+] as const
+
+type NodeKind = (typeof kinds)[number]
+
+const labels = {
+  en: {
+    copied: "Copied",
+    copy: "Copy",
+    copyLabel: "Copy Stack node kind syntax",
+    error: "The node kind previews could not be rendered.",
+    loading: "Rendering node kinds locally…",
+    previewAlt: "Stack node kind preview",
+    previewTheme: "Preview theme",
+    themes: { default: "Default", light: "Light", dark: "Dark" },
+  },
+  ja: {
+    copied: "コピー済み",
+    copy: "コピー",
+    copyLabel: "Stack node kind syntaxをコピー",
+    error: "Node kind previewをrenderできませんでした。",
+    loading: "Node kindをlocalでrenderしています…",
+    previewAlt: "Stack node kind preview",
+    previewTheme: "Preview theme",
+    themes: { default: "Default", light: "Light", dark: "Dark" },
+  },
+  zh: {
+    copied: "已复制",
+    copy: "复制",
+    copyLabel: "复制 Stack 节点种类语法",
+    error: "无法渲染节点种类预览。",
+    loading: "正在本地渲染节点种类…",
+    previewAlt: "Stack 节点种类预览",
+    previewTheme: "预览主题",
+    themes: { default: "默认", light: "浅色", dark: "深色" },
+  },
+  ko: {
+    copied: "복사됨",
+    copy: "복사",
+    copyLabel: "Stack 노드 종류 문법 복사",
+    error: "노드 종류 미리보기를 렌더링하지 못했습니다.",
+    loading: "노드 종류를 로컬에서 렌더링하는 중…",
+    previewAlt: "Stack 노드 종류 미리보기",
+    previewTheme: "미리보기 테마",
+    themes: { default: "기본", light: "라이트", dark: "다크" },
+  },
+} as const
+
+let enginePromise: Promise<EngineModule> | undefined
+
+function loadEngine(): Promise<EngineModule> {
+  enginePromise ??= import("@stack-sh/engine").then(async (engine) => {
+    await engine.default()
+    return engine
+  })
+  return enginePromise
+}
+
+function sourceFor(kind: NodeKind, theme: PreviewTheme) {
+  return `stack 1.0
+
+diagram "${kind}" {
+  theme ${theme}
+
+  node preview "${kind}" {
+    kind ${kind}
+  }
+}`
+}
+
+const text = computed(() => labels[props.locale])
+const previewTheme = ref<PreviewTheme>("default")
+const renderedKinds = ref<Partial<Record<NodeKind, string>>>({})
+const copiedKind = ref<NodeKind>()
+const metadata = ref("")
+const loading = ref(true)
+const renderingError = ref(false)
+
+let engine: EngineModule | undefined
+let copyTimer: number | undefined
+let objectUrls: string[] = []
+let disposed = false
+
+function releaseObjectUrls() {
+  for (const url of objectUrls) URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+  objectUrls = []
+}
+
+function renderKinds() {
+  if (!engine || disposed) return
+
+  releaseObjectUrls()
+  const nextKinds: Partial<Record<NodeKind, string>> = {}
+
+  try {
+    for (const kind of kinds) {
+      const result = engine.render(sourceFor(kind, previewTheme.value))
+
+      if (!result.svg || result.diagnostics.length > 0) {
+        throw new Error(`Engine did not render the ${kind} node kind without diagnostics`)
+      }
+
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([result.svg], { type: "image/svg+xml" }))
+      objectUrls.push(url)
+      nextKinds[kind] = url
+      metadata.value = `Engine ${result.metadata.engineVersion} / Theme Catalog ${result.metadata.themeCatalogVersion}`
+    }
+
+    renderedKinds.value = nextKinds
+    renderingError.value = false
+  } catch {
+    releaseObjectUrls()
+    renderedKinds.value = {}
+    renderingError.value = true
+  }
+}
+
+async function copySyntax(kind: NodeKind) {
+  if (!navigator.clipboard) return
+
+  try {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(`kind ${kind}`)
+  } catch {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (disposed) return
+
+  copiedKind.value = kind
+  window.clearTimeout(copyTimer)
+  copyTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+    copiedKind.value = undefined
+  }, 1600)
+}
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  try {
+    const loadedEngine = await loadEngine()
+    if (disposed) return
+    engine = loadedEngine
+    renderKinds()
+  } catch {
+    if (!disposed) renderingError.value = true
+  } finally {
+    if (!disposed) loading.value = false
+  }
+})
+
+watch(previewTheme, renderKinds)
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  disposed = true
+  window.clearTimeout(copyTimer)
+  releaseObjectUrls()
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <section class="stack-icon-catalog-section">
+    <div class="stack-icon-catalog-toolbar">
+      <div class="stack-icon-theme-control" role="group" :aria-label="text.previewTheme">
+        <button
+          v-for="theme in ['default', 'light', 'dark'] as const"
+          :key="theme"
+          type="button"
+          :aria-pressed="previewTheme === theme"
+          @click="previewTheme = theme"
+        >
+          {{ text.themes[theme] }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <span v-if="metadata" class="stack-icon-catalog-metadata">{{ metadata }}</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <p v-if="loading" class="stack-icon-catalog-status" role="status">{{ text.loading }}</p>
+    <p v-else-if="renderingError" class="stack-icon-catalog-status" role="alert">
+      {{ text.error }}
+    </p>
+
+    <div class="stack-icon-catalog" :aria-busy="loading">
+      <article
+        v-for="kind in kinds"
+        :key="kind"
+        class="stack-icon-card stack-kind-card"
+        :data-node-kind="kind"
+      >
+        <div class="stack-icon-card__preview">
+          <img
+            v-if="renderedKinds[kind]"
+            :src="renderedKinds[kind]"
+            :alt="`${text.previewAlt}: ${kind}, ${text.themes[previewTheme]}`"
+          />
+          <span v-else class="stack-icon-card__placeholder" aria-hidden="true" />
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          class="stack-icon-card__copy"
+          :aria-label="`${text.copyLabel}: kind ${kind}`"
+          @click="copySyntax(kind)"
+        >
+          <code>kind {{ kind }}</code>
+          <span aria-live="polite">{{ copiedKind === kind ? text.copied : text.copy }}</span>
+        </button>
+      </article>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</template>
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts b/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
index 6ea62dd..f6d2c59 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import "@fontsource/ibm-plex-mono/400.css"
 import ExampleGallery from "./components/ExampleGallery.vue"
 import DocsLayout from "./components/DocsLayout.vue"
 import IconCatalog from "./components/IconCatalog.vue"
+import NodeKindCatalog from "./components/NodeKindCatalog.vue"
 import ProviderCatalog from "./components/ProviderCatalog.vue"
 import "./style.css"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
   enhanceApp({ app }) {
     app.component("ExampleGallery", ExampleGallery)
     app.component("IconCatalog", IconCatalog)
+    app.component("NodeKindCatalog", NodeKindCatalog)
     app.component("ProviderCatalog", ProviderCatalog)
   },
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fd05a42..ab3c96c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@fontsource/ibm-plex-mono": "^5.3.0",
         "@shikijs/core": "4.4.3",
         "@shikijs/engine-javascript": "4.4.3",
-        "@stack-sh/engine": "0.8.0",
+        "@stack-sh/engine": "0.9.0",
         "@stack-sh/language": "0.1.0",
         "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
@@ -4869,9 +4869,9 @@
       "license": "CC0-1.0"
     },
     "node_modules/@stack-sh/engine": {
-      "version": "0.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stack-sh/engine/-/engine-0.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nGZtxpH8Ca5j+1TW0dmlPQHDRynoUYcq1CaQ65DlyWc+ImmEbWEiRo6OiwXDN1tqaALN2a2TLkFpCSYW+fu/sA==",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@stack-sh/engine/-/engine-0.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5Vyjr3PteTwCMjx1oKUoiUYs84i94VlET+lbHDVx8e8ffsj44AAFJ7l5JgMK+O01G5zWOVjJnNzUgWYQ7hlQHw==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/@stack-sh/language": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbe8d2f..ea545c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@fontsource/ibm-plex-mono": "^5.3.0",
     "@shikijs/core": "4.4.3",
     "@shikijs/engine-javascript": "4.4.3",
-    "@stack-sh/engine": "0.8.0",
+    "@stack-sh/engine": "0.9.0",
     "@stack-sh/language": "0.1.0",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/scripts/docs-source.json b/scripts/docs-source.json
index 9ca8dc3..2675e34 100644
--- a/scripts/docs-source.json
+++ b/scripts/docs-source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "stack-sh/docs",
-  "revision": "e9847c68865027dd51be9ec18df263d6a9ccbcd1",
-  "manifestSha256": "c8cd1609ad61b95f5d54d10575ad7715c06ed6c1798067c906e3dfc7282e1d16"
+  "revision": "16b8ac60219f5051bdb0319048e9b6200d3a614a",
+  "manifestSha256": "a0e1dc79a73553c6b6cc0bcf7ba8a5b5d134a63eedca3d181e41c1614faa5853"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/validate-docs-output.mjs b/scripts/validate-docs-output.mjs
index 9c6d72e..67be50c 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-docs-output.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-docs-output.mjs
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ for (const [page, language] of localePages) {
   }
 }
 
+for (const locale of ["", "ja/", "zh/", "ko/"]) {
+  const page = `${locale}language/nodes-and-groups.html`
+  const html = await readFile(path.join(outputRoot, page), "utf8")
+  const cards = html.match(/data-node-kind="/g)?.length ?? 0
+
+  if (cards !== 10) throw new Error(`${page} contains ${cards} node kind cards instead of 10`)
+}
+
 for (const locale of ["", "ja/", "zh/", "ko/"]) {
   const page = `${locale}language/themes-and-icons.html`
   const html = await readFile(path.join(outputRoot, page), "utf8")
diff --git a/scripts/validate-docs.mjs b/scripts/validate-docs.mjs
index 96f0c48..086aab7 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-docs.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-docs.mjs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const providerCatalog = JSON.parse(
   await readFile(path.join(docsRoot, ".vitepress/theme/data/provider-catalogs.json"), "utf8"),
 )
 
-if (packageMetadata.dependencies["@stack-sh/engine"] !== "0.8.0") {
-  throw new Error("Documentation must use the exact @stack-sh/engine 0.8.0 release")
+if (packageMetadata.dependencies["@stack-sh/engine"] !== "0.9.0") {
+  throw new Error("Documentation must use the exact @stack-sh/engine 0.9.0 release")
 }
 
 const expectedProviderCounts = { aws: 305, gcp: 45, azure: 639, "simple-icons": 62 }
@@ -232,6 +232,18 @@ for (const term of requiredTerms) {
     throw new Error(`English documentation is missing required coverage for ${term}`)
 }
 
+for (const locale of ["", ...locales]) {
+  const page = path.join(docsRoot, locale, "language/nodes-and-groups.md")
+  const source = await readFile(page, "utf8")
+  const componentLocale = locale || "en"
+
+  if (!source.includes(`<NodeKindCatalog locale="${componentLocale}" />`)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `${componentLocale}/language/nodes-and-groups.md is missing its node kind gallery`,
+    )
+  }
+}
+
 for (const locale of ["", ...locales]) {
   const page = path.join(docsRoot, locale, "language/themes-and-icons.md")
   const source = await readFile(page, "utf8")
diff --git a/scripts/validate-example-corpus.mjs b/scripts/validate-example-corpus.mjs
index ece4389..ebbae7d 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-example-corpus.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-example-corpus.mjs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ for (const example of catalog.examples) {
       providerIcons.length,
       `${example.id} ${operation} provider fallback count does not match its source`,
     )
-    assert.equal(result.metadata.engineVersion, "0.8.0")
+    assert.equal(result.metadata.engineVersion, "0.9.0")
     assert.deepEqual(result.metadata.languageVersion, { major: 1, minor: 0 })
   }
 
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ for (const example of catalog.examples) {
 }
 
 console.log(
-  `Validated ${catalog.examples.length} canonical examples with @stack-sh/engine 0.8.0; no SVG files are generated.`,
+  `Validated ${catalog.examples.length} canonical examples with @stack-sh/engine 0.9.0; no SVG files are generated.`,
 )