diff --git a/packages/plugin-sdk/src/frontend.ts b/packages/plugin-sdk/src/frontend.ts
index dd76de797..b22e3f9d1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sdk/src/frontend.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-sdk/src/frontend.ts
@@ -608,21 +608,18 @@ export interface DashboardCardContribution {
   component: ComponentType<DashboardCardProps>;
 }
 
-export interface HomepageWidgetContribution<C = Record<string, unknown>> {
+/**
+ * One item in a named list another plugin reads (app.registerExtension). The
+ * reading plugin owns the point id and the item shape. Components go under
+ * `components` so core can scope them to the registering plugin.
+ */
+export interface ExtensionContribution {
   id: string;
   /** Set by core to the registering plugin's id; a plugin never sets this itself. */
   pluginId?: string;
-  name: string;
-  description: string;
-  category: "links" | "info" | "system" | "monitoring";
-  icon: ReactNode;
-  defaultConfig: C;
-  defaultSize: { w: number; h: number };
-  minSize: { w: number; h: number };
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  component: ComponentType<any>;
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  editFormComponent?: ComponentType<any>;
+  components?: Record<string, ComponentType<any>>;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
 export interface SettingsComponentProps {
@@ -818,7 +815,10 @@ export interface TermixApp extends TermixAppInfo {
     binding: KeybindingDefaultContribution,
   ) => Disposer;
   registerDashboardCard: (card: DashboardCardContribution) => Disposer;
-  registerHomepageWidget: (widget: HomepageWidgetContribution) => Disposer;
+  registerExtension: (
+    pointId: string,
+    extension: ExtensionContribution,
+  ) => Disposer;
   registerSettingsComponent: (
     componentId: string,
     component: ComponentType<SettingsComponentProps>,
@@ -986,8 +986,11 @@ export interface PluginHostBridge {
   useHostActions: () => HostActionContribution[];
   useActivityTypes: () => string[];
   activityTarget: (type: string) => ActivityTargetInfo | undefined;
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes: () => HomepageWidgetContribution[];
-  homepageWidgetType: (id: string) => HomepageWidgetContribution | undefined;
+  useExtensions: (pointId: string) => ExtensionContribution[];
+  getExtension: (
+    pointId: string,
+    id: string,
+  ) => ExtensionContribution | undefined;
   core: PluginCoreApi;
   usePluginUiPreferences: (pluginId: string) => {
     values: Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -1333,19 +1336,21 @@ export function activityTarget(type: string): ActivityTargetInfo | undefined {
 }
 
 /**
- * Every homepage widget type any running plugin registered with
- * registerHomepageWidget, for the homepage plugin's own canvas and add-widget
- * menu. Reactive: it re-renders as plugins enable and disable.
+ * Every item any running plugin added to `pointId` with registerExtension.
+ * Reactive: it re-renders as plugins enable and disable.
  */
-export function useHomepageWidgetTypes(): HomepageWidgetContribution[] {
-  return requireHost().useHomepageWidgetTypes();
+export function useExtensions<T extends ExtensionContribution>(
+  pointId: string,
+): T[] {
+  return requireHost().useExtensions(pointId) as T[];
 }
 
-/** A single registered homepage widget type, by id, or undefined if none. */
-export function homepageWidgetType(
+/** A single item added to `pointId`, by id, or undefined if none. */
+export function getExtension<T extends ExtensionContribution>(
+  pointId: string,
   id: string,
-): HomepageWidgetContribution | undefined {
-  return requireHost().homepageWidgetType(id);
+): T | undefined {
+  return requireHost().getExtension(pointId, id) as T | undefined;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sdk/src/testing/setup.ts b/packages/plugin-sdk/src/testing/setup.ts
index bc898a3c5..5cb11dc78 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sdk/src/testing/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-sdk/src/testing/setup.ts
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ const offline = () =>
   useHostActions: () => [],
   useActivityTypes: () => [],
   activityTarget: () => undefined,
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes: () => [],
-  homepageWidgetType: () => undefined,
+  useExtensions: () => [],
+  getExtension: () => undefined,
   usePluginUiPreferences: () => ({ values: {}, set: noop }),
   core: {
     logActivity: async () => {},
diff --git a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/DockerWidget.tsx b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/DockerWidget.tsx
index 0098d6a8a..eeb112027 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/DockerWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/DockerWidget.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,5 @@ export const dockerWidget: WidgetDefinition<DockerWidgetConfig> = {
   defaultConfig: { hostId: 0 },
   defaultSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 20, h: GRID_SIZE * 14 },
   minSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 10, h: GRID_SIZE * 8 },
-  component: DockerWidget,
-  editFormComponent: DockerWidgetEditForm,
+  components: { view: DockerWidget, editForm: DockerWidgetEditForm },
 };
diff --git a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/homepage.ts b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/homepage.ts
index e90a3e231..2028c6aa9 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/homepage.ts
+++ b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/homepage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { HomepageWidgetContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
+import type { ComponentType, ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { ExtensionContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
 
 /** The homepage's grid step, in pixels. */
 export const GRID_SIZE = 30;
@@ -18,7 +19,18 @@ export interface WidgetEditFormProps<C> {
   onChange: (config: C) => void;
 }
 
-export type WidgetDefinition<C> = Omit<
-  HomepageWidgetContribution<C>,
-  "defaultConfig"
-> & { defaultConfig: C };
+/** What app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", ...) takes. */
+export interface WidgetDefinition<C> extends ExtensionContribution {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  category: "links" | "info" | "system" | "monitoring";
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  defaultConfig: C;
+  defaultSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  minSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  components: {
+    view: ComponentType<WidgetComponentProps<C>>;
+    editForm?: ComponentType<WidgetEditFormProps<C>>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/index.tsx
index a74c64eb2..588833656 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/docker/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import { Box } from "lucide-react";
 import type {
-  HomepageWidgetContribution,
   StandaloneViewProps,
   TabProps,
   TermixApp,
@@ -57,9 +56,7 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
     when: (host) => canUse && !!host.enableSsh && dockerEnabled(host),
   });
 
-  app.registerHomepageWidget(
-    dockerWidget as unknown as HomepageWidgetContribution,
-  );
+  app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", dockerWidget);
 
   app.registerSlotContribution("onboarding.features", {
     actionId: "docker.feature",
diff --git a/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/homepage/homepage.ts b/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/homepage/homepage.ts
index 11074f341..cfb8fcf6a 100644
--- a/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/homepage/homepage.ts
+++ b/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/homepage/homepage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { HomepageWidgetContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
+import type { ComponentType, ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { ExtensionContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
 
 /** The homepage's grid step, in pixels. */
 export const GRID_SIZE = 30;
@@ -18,7 +19,18 @@ export interface WidgetEditFormProps<C> {
   onChange: (config: C) => void;
 }
 
-export type WidgetDefinition<C> = Omit<
-  HomepageWidgetContribution<C>,
-  "defaultConfig"
-> & { defaultConfig: C };
+/** What app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", ...) takes. */
+export interface WidgetDefinition<C> extends ExtensionContribution {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  category: "links" | "info" | "system" | "monitoring";
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  defaultConfig: C;
+  defaultSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  minSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  components: {
+    view: ComponentType<WidgetComponentProps<C>>;
+    editForm?: ComponentType<WidgetEditFormProps<C>>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/index.tsx
index 4cd2c77f3..fa34ce924 100644
--- a/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/file-manager/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import {
   type TabProps,
   type TermixApp,
 } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
-import { GRID_SIZE } from "./homepage/homepage.js";
+import {
+  GRID_SIZE,
+  type FileManagerWidgetConfig,
+  type WidgetDefinition,
+} from "./homepage/homepage.js";
 import { FileManager } from "./FileManager.tsx";
 import FileManagerApp from "./FileManagerApp.tsx";
 import { SftpTransferTab } from "./SftpTransferTab.tsx";
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
       fileManagerHostSetting(host, "enableFileManager", true),
   });
 
-  app.registerHomepageWidget({
+  app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", {
     id: "file_manager_widget",
     name: "File Manager",
     description: "Embedded SFTP file manager for a configured host",
@@ -122,9 +126,11 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
     defaultConfig: { hostId: 0 },
     defaultSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 20, h: GRID_SIZE * 14 },
     minSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 10, h: GRID_SIZE * 8 },
-    component: FileManagerWidget as never,
-    editFormComponent: FileManagerWidgetEditForm as never,
-  });
+    components: {
+      view: FileManagerWidget,
+      editForm: FileManagerWidgetEditForm,
+    },
+  } satisfies WidgetDefinition<FileManagerWidgetConfig>);
 
   const openHost = ((host: PluginHostRecord | null, path?: string) =>
     openHostAction(app, host, path)) as never;
diff --git a/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/index.tsx
index 314a10171..59de3d4c0 100644
--- a/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import { HomepagePreviewCard } from "./HomepagePreviewCard.js";
 import { ServiceLinksCard } from "./ServiceLinksCard.js";
 import { DashboardHomepageView } from "./DashboardHomepageView.js";
 import { setHomepageApi } from "./api.js";
-import { drainQueuedWidgets } from "./widgets/WidgetRegistry.js";
+import {
+  WIDGET_POINT,
+  drainQueuedWidgets,
+  toExtension,
+} from "./widgets/WidgetRegistry.js";
 
 // Side-effect imports so widgets register themselves.
 import "./widgets/ServiceLinkWidget";
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
   app.onDispose(() => setHomepageApi(null));
 
   for (const widget of drainQueuedWidgets()) {
-    app.registerHomepageWidget(widget as never);
+    app.registerExtension(WIDGET_POINT, toExtension(widget));
   }
 
   app.registerTab("homepage", HomepageTab as ComponentType<TabProps>, {
diff --git a/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/widgets/WidgetRegistry.ts b/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/widgets/WidgetRegistry.ts
index f4affd582..033b263f0 100644
--- a/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/widgets/WidgetRegistry.ts
+++ b/plugins/homepage/src/frontend/widgets/WidgetRegistry.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import {
-  homepageWidgetType,
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes,
-  type HomepageWidgetContribution,
+  getExtension,
+  useExtensions,
+  type ExtensionContribution,
 } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 import type { WidgetTypeDefinition, WidgetTypeId } from "../types.js";
 
+/**
+ * Other plugins add widgets with app.registerExtension(WIDGET_POINT, ...),
+ * putting the widget under components.view and its edit form under
+ * components.editForm. Core only stores the list, so a plugin's widgets
+ * stay registered while this plugin is off.
+ */
+export const WIDGET_POINT = "homepage.widgets";
+
 /**
  * Each widget module calls this at import time (before activate(app) runs),
- * so the definitions are queued here and app.registerHomepageWidget is
- * called for each one from activate. Core owns the actual registry, the same
- * one other plugins (docker, tunnels, host-metrics, file-manager) register
- * their own widgets into.
+ * so the definitions are queued here and registered from activate.
  */
 const queued: WidgetTypeDefinition[] = [];
 
@@ -23,18 +29,42 @@ export function drainQueuedWidgets(): WidgetTypeDefinition[] {
   return queued.splice(0, queued.length);
 }
 
+export function toExtension(def: WidgetTypeDefinition): ExtensionContribution {
+  const { component, editFormComponent, ...rest } = def;
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    components: editFormComponent
+      ? { view: component, editForm: editFormComponent }
+      : { view: component },
+  };
+}
+
 function toDefinition(
-  widget: HomepageWidgetContribution | undefined,
+  extension: ExtensionContribution | undefined,
 ): WidgetTypeDefinition | undefined {
-  return widget as unknown as WidgetTypeDefinition | undefined;
+  const view = extension?.components?.view;
+  if (!extension || !view) return undefined;
+  const { components, ...rest } = extension;
+  return {
+    ...(rest as unknown as WidgetTypeDefinition),
+    component: view,
+    editFormComponent: components?.editForm,
+  };
 }
 
 export function getWidgetType(
   id: WidgetTypeId,
 ): WidgetTypeDefinition | undefined {
-  return toDefinition(homepageWidgetType(id));
+  return toDefinition(getExtension(WIDGET_POINT, id));
 }
 
 export function useWidgetTypes(): WidgetTypeDefinition[] {
-  return useHomepageWidgetTypes() as unknown as WidgetTypeDefinition[];
+  const extensions = useExtensions(WIDGET_POINT);
+  return useMemo(
+    () =>
+      extensions
+        .map(toDefinition)
+        .filter((def): def is WidgetTypeDefinition => !!def),
+    [extensions],
+  );
 }
diff --git a/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/MetricsChartWidget.tsx b/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/MetricsChartWidget.tsx
index b236fe0a0..815c25dde 100644
--- a/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/MetricsChartWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/MetricsChartWidget.tsx
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ export const metricsChartWidget: WidgetDefinition<MetricsChartConfig> = {
   },
   defaultSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 12, h: GRID_SIZE * 6 },
   minSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 6, h: GRID_SIZE * 4 },
-  component: MetricsChartWidget,
-  editFormComponent: MetricsChartEditForm,
+  components: { view: MetricsChartWidget, editForm: MetricsChartEditForm },
 };
 
 export { MetricsChartWidget };
diff --git a/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/index.tsx
index 13555a756..31f07b632 100644
--- a/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/host-metrics/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import { Activity, Server } from "lucide-react";
 import type {
-  HomepageWidgetContribution,
   HostEditorSectionProps,
   PluginHostRecord,
   StandaloneViewProps,
@@ -100,9 +99,7 @@ export async function activate(app: TermixApp): Promise<void> {
     component: MetricsHostSection,
   });
 
-  app.registerHomepageWidget(
-    metricsChartWidget as unknown as HomepageWidgetContribution,
-  );
+  app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", metricsChartWidget);
 
   // Live CPU, memory and disk bars in the terminal toolbar's expanded view.
   app.registerSlotContribution("terminal.toolbarStatus", {
diff --git a/plugins/host-metrics/src/shared/homepage.ts b/plugins/host-metrics/src/shared/homepage.ts
index 5468c024d..4a60ea77d 100644
--- a/plugins/host-metrics/src/shared/homepage.ts
+++ b/plugins/host-metrics/src/shared/homepage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { HomepageWidgetContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
+import type { ComponentType, ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { ExtensionContribution } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
 
 /** The homepage's grid step, in pixels. */
 export const GRID_SIZE = 30;
@@ -25,7 +26,18 @@ export interface WidgetEditFormProps<C> {
   onChange: (config: C) => void;
 }
 
-export type WidgetDefinition<C> = Omit<
-  HomepageWidgetContribution<C>,
-  "defaultConfig"
-> & { defaultConfig: C };
+/** What app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", ...) takes. */
+export interface WidgetDefinition<C> extends ExtensionContribution {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  category: "links" | "info" | "system" | "monitoring";
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  defaultConfig: C;
+  defaultSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  minSize: { w: number; h: number };
+  components: {
+    view: ComponentType<WidgetComponentProps<C>>;
+    editForm?: ComponentType<WidgetEditFormProps<C>>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/tunnels/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/tunnels/src/frontend/index.tsx
index 4a71ddb22..66b2565e6 100644
--- a/plugins/tunnels/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/tunnels/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import { Network, Plug } from "lucide-react";
-import type {
-  HomepageWidgetContribution,
-  TabProps,
-  TermixApp,
-} from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
+import type { TabProps, TermixApp } from "@termix/plugin-sdk/frontend";
 import { TunnelTab } from "./TunnelTab";
 import { HostTunnelsSection } from "./HostTunnelsSection";
 import {
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
     icon: Plug as ComponentType<{ className?: string }>,
   });
 
-  app.registerHomepageWidget({
+  app.registerExtension("homepage.widgets", {
     id: "tunnel_widget",
     name: "Tunnel Manager",
     description: "Embedded SSH tunnel manager for a configured host",
@@ -93,9 +89,8 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
     defaultConfig: { hostId: 0 },
     defaultSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 16, h: GRID_SIZE * 10 },
     minSize: { w: GRID_SIZE * 8, h: GRID_SIZE * 6 },
-    component: TunnelWidget,
-    editFormComponent: TunnelWidgetEditForm,
-  } as HomepageWidgetContribution);
+    components: { view: TunnelWidget, editForm: TunnelWidgetEditForm },
+  });
 
   // The dashboard's active tunnel counter.
   app.registerAction(
diff --git a/src/ui/plugin-host/app.ts b/src/ui/plugin-host/app.ts
index c7b1cfeaa..5af0267c6 100644
--- a/src/ui/plugin-host/app.ts
+++ b/src/ui/plugin-host/app.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   registerDashboardCard,
   type DashboardCardRenderProps,
 } from "@/dashboard/dashboard-cards-registry";
-import { registerHomepageWidgetType } from "./homepage-widget-registry";
+import { registerExtension } from "./extension-registry";
 import { registerSettingsComponent } from "@/settings/settings-components";
 import {
   declareActionSlot,
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import {
 } from "@/shell/action-registry";
 import { pluginApiFor, pluginFetch, pluginWsUrl } from "@/lib/plugin-transport";
 import { registerPluginComponent } from "./component-registry";
-import type { RegisteredHomepageWidget } from "./homepage-widget-registry";
 import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   registerLoginMethod,
@@ -360,16 +359,17 @@ export function createPluginApp(
       );
     },
 
-    registerHomepageWidget(widget) {
+    registerExtension(pointId, extension) {
+      const components = extension.components
+        ? Object.fromEntries(
+            Object.entries(extension.components).map(([name, component]) => [
+              name,
+              scoped(component),
+            ]),
+          )
+        : undefined;
       return track(
-        registerHomepageWidgetType({
-          ...widget,
-          pluginId,
-          component: scoped(widget.component),
-          editFormComponent: widget.editFormComponent
-            ? scoped(widget.editFormComponent)
-            : undefined,
-        } as unknown as RegisteredHomepageWidget),
+        registerExtension(pointId, { ...extension, components, pluginId }),
       );
     },
 
diff --git a/src/ui/plugin-host/bridge.ts b/src/ui/plugin-host/bridge.ts
index 67b5a688b..299695c93 100644
--- a/src/ui/plugin-host/bridge.ts
+++ b/src/ui/plugin-host/bridge.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { enabledHostProtocols } from "@/sidebar/host-protocols";
 import { useHostActions } from "@/sidebar/host-contributions";
 import { tabTypeForActivity, useTabTypes } from "@/shell/tab-registry";
-import {
-  getHomepageWidgetType,
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes,
-} from "./homepage-widget-registry";
+import { getExtension, useExtensions } from "./extension-registry";
 import { useTranslation as useI18nTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import {
   __setPluginHost,
-  type HomepageWidgetContribution,
+  type ExtensionContribution,
   type HostActionContribution,
   type PluginHostBridge,
   type PluginHostRecord,
@@ -380,11 +377,9 @@ export const pluginHostBridge: PluginHostBridge = {
     return { icon: def.icon, tab: def.id, titleKey: def.titleKey };
   },
 
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes: () =>
-    useHomepageWidgetTypes() as unknown as HomepageWidgetContribution[],
-  homepageWidgetType: (id) =>
-    getHomepageWidgetType(id) as unknown as
-      HomepageWidgetContribution | undefined,
+  useExtensions: (pointId) => useExtensions(pointId) as ExtensionContribution[],
+  getExtension: (pointId, id) =>
+    getExtension(pointId, id) as ExtensionContribution | undefined,
 
   usePluginUiPreferences: (pluginId) => {
     const ctx = useUiPreferencesContext();
diff --git a/src/ui/plugin-host/extension-registry.ts b/src/ui/plugin-host/extension-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b38c9ada2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/plugin-host/extension-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { createRegistry, type Registry } from "@/lib/registry";
+
+/**
+ * Named lists any plugin can add to through app.registerExtension. The plugin
+ * that reads a point decides its id and item shape; core only stores them, so
+ * contributions survive the reader being off and core never learns what a
+ * point is for.
+ */
+export interface RegisteredExtension {
+  id: string;
+  pluginId?: string;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+const points = new Map<string, Registry<RegisteredExtension>>();
+
+function point(id: string): Registry<RegisteredExtension> {
+  let registry = points.get(id);
+  if (!registry) {
+    registry = createRegistry<RegisteredExtension>();
+    points.set(id, registry);
+  }
+  return registry;
+}
+
+export function registerExtension(
+  pointId: string,
+  extension: RegisteredExtension,
+): () => void {
+  return point(pointId).register(extension);
+}
+
+export function getExtension(
+  pointId: string,
+  id: string,
+): RegisteredExtension | undefined {
+  return point(pointId).get(id);
+}
+
+export function listExtensions(pointId: string): RegisteredExtension[] {
+  return point(pointId).list();
+}
+
+export function useExtensions(pointId: string): RegisteredExtension[] {
+  return point(pointId).useList();
+}
+
+export function resetExtensions(): void {
+  for (const registry of points.values()) registry.reset();
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/plugin-host/homepage-widget-registry.ts b/src/ui/plugin-host/homepage-widget-registry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dc2ab8b9..000000000
--- a/src/ui/plugin-host/homepage-widget-registry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import type { ComponentType } from "react";
-import { createRegistry } from "@/lib/registry";
-
-/**
- * A homepage widget type any plugin contributes through
- * app.registerHomepageWidget. Core owns this registry so the homepage
- * plugin's canvas can read it without every widget-contributing plugin
- * depending on homepage being enabled.
- */
-export interface RegisteredHomepageWidget {
-  id: string;
-  pluginId?: string;
-  name: string;
-  description: string;
-  category: "links" | "info" | "system" | "monitoring";
-  icon: React.ReactNode;
-  defaultConfig: Record<string, unknown>;
-  defaultSize: { w: number; h: number };
-  minSize: { w: number; h: number };
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  component: ComponentType<any>;
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  editFormComponent?: ComponentType<any>;
-}
-
-const registry = createRegistry<RegisteredHomepageWidget>();
-
-export const registerHomepageWidgetType = registry.register;
-export const getHomepageWidgetType = registry.get;
-export const useHomepageWidgetTypes = registry.useList;
-export const resetHomepageWidgetTypes = registry.reset;
diff --git a/src/ui/tests/plugin-host/registries.test.tsx b/src/ui/tests/plugin-host/registries.test.tsx
index a8bed1dd3..20dd302e9 100644
--- a/src/ui/tests/plugin-host/registries.test.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/tests/plugin-host/registries.test.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { Puzzle } from "lucide-react";
 import {
-  homepageWidgetType,
+  getExtension,
   useActivityTypes,
-  useHomepageWidgetTypes,
+  useExtensions,
   useHostActions,
   usePermission,
   useTranslation,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { resetRegisteredRailItems } from "@/sidebar/rail-items";
 import { resetTabTypes } from "@/shell/tab-registry";
 import { resetPanels } from "@/shell/panel-registry";
 import { resetDashboardCards } from "@/dashboard/dashboard-cards-registry";
-import { resetHomepageWidgetTypes } from "@/plugin-host/homepage-widget-registry";
+import { resetExtensions } from "@/plugin-host/extension-registry";
 import { resetSettingsComponents } from "@/settings/settings-components";
 import { resetActionRegistry } from "@/shell/action-registry";
 import { resetPluginStore } from "@/plugin-host/plugin-store";
@@ -132,16 +132,11 @@ function activate(app: TermixApp) {
     ),
   });
   app.registerSettingsComponent("probe", PermissionProbe);
-  app.registerHomepageWidget({
+  app.registerExtension("fixture.widgets", {
     id: "fixture-widget",
     name: "Fixture Widget",
-    description: "A fixture widget",
-    category: "info",
     icon: <Puzzle size={14} />,
-    defaultConfig: {},
-    defaultSize: { w: 4, h: 4 },
-    minSize: { w: 2, h: 2 },
-    component: () => <span>fixture widget</span>,
+    components: { view: () => <span>fixture widget</span> },
   });
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +163,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   resetHostEditorSections();
   resetPaletteEntries();
   resetPluginStore();
-  resetHomepageWidgetTypes();
+  resetExtensions();
 });
 
 const host = (overrides: Partial<Host> = {}) =>
@@ -294,15 +289,33 @@ describe("registries through the app object", () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText(/fixture_activity/)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it("registers a homepage widget type readable through the SDK", async () => {
+  it("adds an extension other plugins read by point id", async () => {
     await mount();
-    expect(homepageWidgetType("fixture-widget")?.name).toBe("Fixture Widget");
+    const widget = getExtension("fixture.widgets", "fixture-widget");
+    expect(widget?.name).toBe("Fixture Widget");
+    expect(widget?.pluginId).toBe("fixture");
+    expect(getExtension("other.point", "fixture-widget")).toBeUndefined();
+    const View = widget?.components?.view;
     function Probe() {
-      const types = useHomepageWidgetTypes();
-      return <span>{types.map((w) => w.id).join(",")}</span>;
+      const items = useExtensions("fixture.widgets");
+      return <span>{items.map((w) => w.id).join(",")}</span>;
     }
-    render(<Probe />);
+    render(
+      <>
+        <Probe />
+        {View && <View />}
+      </>,
+    );
     expect(await screen.findByText("fixture-widget")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await screen.findByText("fixture widget")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("drops a plugin's extensions when it deactivates", async () => {
+    await mount();
+    expect(getExtension("fixture.widgets", "fixture-widget")).toBeTruthy();
+    await rendered?.deactivate();
+    rendered = null;
+    expect(getExtension("fixture.widgets", "fixture-widget")).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("offers a per-host palette entry that runs against the shell", async () => {