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index c21f54312..2a91f3ccb 100644
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index d65efe021..e3b548fab 100644
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index 40412d22a..b1db7b780 100644
--- a/Games/spire-cards/package.json
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index 016ac19aa..15c4d9b15 100644
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index c8df3e4be..29a4d6e20 100644
--- a/Games/studio-showcase/package.json
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index 7df91b529..269a5dc1e 100644
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index 6f8be1b41..9921b013f 100644
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index fdb7bef62..c4e72164e 100644
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index c317000b2..30dee71a7 100644
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index 77f11bd18..d8a598678 100644
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index 5dee81c41..da42fe75c 100644
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index 1f807fe92..b05f1c8e8 100644
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-        "vite": "^6.2.2",
+        "@tailwindcss/vite": "catalog:",
+        "@types/react": "catalog:",
+        "@types/react-dom": "catalog:",
+        "@types/three": "catalog:",
+        "@vitejs/plugin-react": "catalog:",
+        "tailwindcss": "catalog:",
+        "typescript": "catalog:",
+        "vite": "catalog:",
       },
     },
     "apps/web": {
@@ -588,6 +588,17 @@
       },
     },
   },
+  "catalog": {
+    "@react-three/drei": "^10.7.7",
+    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.15",
+    "@types/react": "^19",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^19",
+    "@types/three": "^0.182.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.0.15",
+    "typescript": "^5",
+    "vite": "^6.2.2",
+  },
   "packages": {
     "@alloc/quick-lru": ["@alloc/quick-lru@5.2.0", "", {}, "sha512-UrcABB+4bUrFABwbluTIBErXwvbsU/V7TZWfmbgJfbkwiBuziS9gxdODUyuiecfdGQ85jglMW6juS3+z5TsKLw=="],
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4c2f13c8..8d8872772 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
   "name": "jgengine-monorepo",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "workspaces": [
-    "packages/*",
-    "Games/*",
-    "apps/*",
-    "examples/*",
-    "registry"
-  ],
+  "workspaces": {
+    "packages": ["packages/*", "Games/*", "apps/*", "examples/*", "registry"],
+    "catalog": {
+      "@react-three/drei": "^10.7.7",
+      "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.15",
+      "@types/react": "^19",
+      "@types/react-dom": "^19",
+      "@types/three": "^0.182.0",
+      "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
+      "tailwindcss": "^4.0.15",
+      "typescript": "^5",
+      "vite": "^6.2.2"
+    }
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "agent:preflight": "bun scripts/agent-preflight.ts",
     "ship:preflight": "bun scripts/agent-preflight.ts --ship",
diff --git a/packages/jgengine/src/pkg.ts b/packages/jgengine/src/pkg.ts
index 2245551bb..7e2d75d10 100644
--- a/packages/jgengine/src/pkg.ts
+++ b/packages/jgengine/src/pkg.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface PackageJson {
   name?: string;
   version?: string;
   type?: string;
-  workspaces?: string[];
+  workspaces?: string[] | { packages: string[]; catalog?: Record<string, string>; catalogs?: Record<string, Record<string, string>> };
   scripts?: Record<string, string>;
   dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
   devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export function findUp(startDir: string, predicate: (dir: string) => boolean): s
 export function findWorkspaceRoot(startDir: string): string | null {
   return findUp(startDir, (dir) => {
     const pkg = readPackageJson(join(dir, "package.json"));
-    return Array.isArray(pkg?.workspaces);
+    const workspaces = pkg?.workspaces;
+    return Array.isArray(workspaces) ? true : Array.isArray(workspaces?.packages);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/agent-preflight.ts b/scripts/agent-preflight.ts
index a6304f766..575ea420b 100644
--- a/scripts/agent-preflight.ts
+++ b/scripts/agent-preflight.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ requirePath("node_modules", "run bun install before generators or gates");
 requirePath("node_modules/ts-morph", "dependencies are incomplete; finish bun install before continuing");
 requirePath("node_modules/@typescript/native-preview", "dependencies are incomplete; finish bun install before continuing");
 
+function workspacePatterns(): string[] {
+  const workspaces = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(root, "package.json"), "utf8")).workspaces as
+    | string[]
+    | { packages: string[] };
+  return Array.isArray(workspaces) ? workspaces : workspaces.packages;
+}
+
 function workspaceManifests(): string[] {
   const manifests = ["package.json"];
-  const patterns = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(root, "package.json"), "utf8")).workspaces as string[];
+  const patterns = workspacePatterns();
   for (const pattern of patterns) {
     if (pattern.endsWith("/*")) {
       const base = pattern.slice(0, -2);
diff --git a/scripts/ensure-ready.ts b/scripts/ensure-ready.ts
index 8f1cbab97..77d04d4ef 100644
--- a/scripts/ensure-ready.ts
+++ b/scripts/ensure-ready.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@ if (!existsSync(join(process.cwd(), "node_modules", ".bin", "tsgo"))) {
   run("node_modules incomplete (tsgo missing) — running bun install", ["bun", "install"], 300_000);
 }
 
+function workspacePatterns(): string[] {
+  const workspaces = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), "package.json"), "utf8")).workspaces as
+    | string[]
+    | { packages: string[] };
+  return Array.isArray(workspaces) ? workspaces : workspaces.packages;
+}
+
 function workspacePackages(): Map<string, string> {
-  const patterns = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), "package.json"), "utf8")).workspaces as string[];
+  const patterns = workspacePatterns();
   const dirs: string[] = [];
   for (const pattern of patterns) {
     if (pattern.endsWith("/*")) {