diff --git a/examples/crm/objectstack.config.ts b/examples/crm/objectstack.config.ts
index 2cbf6ec7..23644b4d 100644
--- a/examples/crm/objectstack.config.ts
+++ b/examples/crm/objectstack.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { OrderObject } from './src/objects/order.object';
 import { UserObject } from './src/objects/user.object';
 import { ProjectObject } from './src/objects/project.object';
 import { EventObject } from './src/objects/event.object';
+import { ConsolePlugin } from '@object-ui/console';
 
 export default defineStack({
   objects: [
@@ -686,5 +687,8 @@ export default defineStack({
       }
     ]
 
-  }
-});
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    new ConsolePlugin(),
+  ],
+} as any);
diff --git a/examples/crm/package.json b/examples/crm/package.json
index f91eb209..3fae7d94 100644
--- a/examples/crm/package.json
+++ b/examples/crm/package.json
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "CRM Metadata Example using ObjectStack Protocol",
   "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/objectstack.json",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.ts",
-    "./objectstack.config": "./objectstack.config.ts"
+    "./objectstack.config": "./objectstack.config.ts",
+    "./plugin": "./plugin.ts"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "dev": "objectstack serve --dev objectstack.config.ts",
     "serve": "objectstack serve objectstack.config.ts",
     "build": "objectstack compile objectstack.config.ts",
     "start": "tsx server.ts"
diff --git a/examples/crm/plugin.ts b/examples/crm/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b971144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crm/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * CRM Example Plugin
+ *
+ * Exports the CRM configuration as an ObjectStack plugin that can be
+ * loaded by any ObjectStack application. Other projects can import
+ * the CRM metadata (objects, apps, dashboards, manifest) without
+ * needing to know the internal structure.
+ *
+ * Usage in another project:
+ *
+ *   import { CRMPlugin } from '@object-ui/example-crm/plugin';
+ *
+ *   const kernel = new ObjectKernel();
+ *   kernel.use(new CRMPlugin());
+ *
+ * Or import the raw config for merging:
+ *
+ *   import { crmConfig } from '@object-ui/example-crm/plugin';
+ */
+
+import config from './objectstack.config';
+
+/** Raw CRM stack configuration for direct merging */
+export const crmConfig = config;
+
+/**
+ * CRM Plugin — wraps the CRM metadata as a kernel-compatible plugin.
+ *
+ * When loaded via `kernel.use(new CRMPlugin())`, ObjectStack's AppPlugin
+ * will register all CRM objects, apps, dashboards, and seed data.
+ */
+export class CRMPlugin {
+  readonly name = '@object-ui/example-crm';
+  readonly version = '1.0.0';
+  readonly type = 'app-metadata' as const;
+  readonly description = 'CRM application metadata (objects, apps, dashboards, seed data)';
+
+  async init() {
+    // No initialization needed
+  }
+
+  async start(ctx: any) {
+    const logger = ctx.logger || console;
+
+    try {
+      // Dynamically import AppPlugin to keep plugin.ts dependency-light
+      const { AppPlugin } = await import('@objectstack/runtime');
+      const appPlugin = new AppPlugin(config);
+      await ctx.kernel?.use?.(appPlugin);
+      logger.info('[CRM] Metadata loaded: objects, apps, dashboards, seed data');
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      logger.warn(`[CRM] Could not auto-register via AppPlugin: ${e.message}`);
+      logger.info('[CRM] Config is available via crmConfig export for manual merging');
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default CRMPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/crm/server.ts b/examples/crm/server.ts
index 60082937..dbd09b53 100644
--- a/examples/crm/server.ts
+++ b/examples/crm/server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { InMemoryDriver } from '@objectstack/driver-memory';
 import { AuthPlugin } from '@objectstack/plugin-auth';
 import config from './objectstack.config';
 import { pino } from 'pino';
-import { ConsolePlugin } from './console-plugin';
+import { ConsolePlugin } from '@object-ui/console';
 
 async function startServer() {
   const logger = pino({
diff --git a/examples/crm/tsconfig.json b/examples/crm/tsconfig.json
index 7734892f..421f1120 100644
--- a/examples/crm/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/crm/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     "strict": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*", "objectstack.config.ts", "server.ts", "console-plugin.ts"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "objectstack.config.ts", "server.ts", "console-plugin.ts", "plugin.ts"]
 }