diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e2be7856..e15c4702 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ module fn-registry
 
 go 1.22.2
 
-require github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.37
+require (
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.37
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9c79a75d..710b3523 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.37 h1:3DOZp4cXis1cUIpCfXLtmlGolNLp2VEqhiB/PARNBIg=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.37/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/registry/parser.go b/registry/parser.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4212667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/parser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+package registry
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// rawFunction mirrors the YAML frontmatter of a function .md file.
+type rawFunction struct {
+	Name            string    `yaml:"name"`
+	Kind            string    `yaml:"kind"`
+	Lang            string    `yaml:"lang"`
+	Domain          string    `yaml:"domain"`
+	Version         string    `yaml:"version"`
+	Purity          string    `yaml:"purity"`
+	Signature       string    `yaml:"signature"`
+	Description     string    `yaml:"description"`
+	Tags            []string  `yaml:"tags"`
+	UsesFunctions   []string  `yaml:"uses_functions"`
+	UsesTypes       []string  `yaml:"uses_types"`
+	Returns         []string  `yaml:"returns"`
+	ReturnsOptional bool      `yaml:"returns_optional"`
+	ErrorType       string    `yaml:"error_type"`
+	Imports         []string  `yaml:"imports"`
+	Tested          bool      `yaml:"tested"`
+	Tests           []string  `yaml:"tests"`
+	TestFilePath    string    `yaml:"test_file_path"`
+	FilePath        string    `yaml:"file_path"`
+
+	// Component fields
+	Props     []PropDef `yaml:"props"`
+	Emits     []string  `yaml:"emits"`
+	HasState  *bool     `yaml:"has_state"`
+	Framework string    `yaml:"framework"`
+	Variant   []string  `yaml:"variant"`
+}
+
+// rawType mirrors the YAML frontmatter of a type .md file.
+type rawType struct {
+	Name        string   `yaml:"name"`
+	Lang        string   `yaml:"lang"`
+	Domain      string   `yaml:"domain"`
+	Version     string   `yaml:"version"`
+	Algebraic   string   `yaml:"algebraic"`
+	Definition  string   `yaml:"definition"`
+	Description string   `yaml:"description"`
+	Tags        []string `yaml:"tags"`
+	UsesTypes   []string `yaml:"uses_types"`
+	FilePath    string   `yaml:"file_path"`
+}
+
+// extractFrontmatter splits a .md file into YAML frontmatter and body.
+func extractFrontmatter(data []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	content := data
+	if !bytes.HasPrefix(content, []byte("---\n")) && !bytes.HasPrefix(content, []byte("---\r\n")) {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("missing opening --- in frontmatter")
+	}
+
+	// Skip opening ---
+	rest := content[4:]
+	idx := bytes.Index(rest, []byte("\n---"))
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("missing closing --- in frontmatter")
+	}
+
+	fm := rest[:idx]
+	body := rest[idx+4:] // skip \n---
+	return fm, body, nil
+}
+
+// ParseFunctionMD parses a function .md file into a Function.
+func ParseFunctionMD(path string) (*Function, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	fm, body, err := extractFrontmatter(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	var raw rawFunction
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(fm, &raw); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing YAML in %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	if raw.Name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: name is required", path)
+	}
+	if raw.Kind == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: kind is required", path)
+	}
+	if raw.Description == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: description is required", path)
+	}
+
+	example := extractExample(body)
+
+	f := &Function{
+		ID:              GenerateID(raw.Name, raw.Lang, raw.Domain),
+		Name:            raw.Name,
+		Kind:            Kind(raw.Kind),
+		Lang:            raw.Lang,
+		Domain:          raw.Domain,
+		Version:         raw.Version,
+		Purity:          Purity(raw.Purity),
+		Signature:       raw.Signature,
+		Description:     raw.Description,
+		Tags:            raw.Tags,
+		UsesFunctions:   raw.UsesFunctions,
+		UsesTypes:       raw.UsesTypes,
+		Returns:         raw.Returns,
+		ReturnsOptional: raw.ReturnsOptional,
+		ErrorType:       raw.ErrorType,
+		Imports:         raw.Imports,
+		Tested:          raw.Tested,
+		Tests:           raw.Tests,
+		TestFilePath:    raw.TestFilePath,
+		FilePath:        raw.FilePath,
+		Props:           raw.Props,
+		Emits:           raw.Emits,
+		HasState:        raw.HasState,
+		Framework:       raw.Framework,
+		Variant:         raw.Variant,
+	}
+
+	if example != "" && f.Example == "" {
+		f.Example = example
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// ParseTypeMD parses a type .md file into a Type.
+func ParseTypeMD(path string) (*Type, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	fm, _, err := extractFrontmatter(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	var raw rawType
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(fm, &raw); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing YAML in %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	if raw.Name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: name is required", path)
+	}
+	if raw.Description == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: description is required", path)
+	}
+
+	t := &Type{
+		ID:          GenerateID(raw.Name, raw.Lang, raw.Domain),
+		Name:        raw.Name,
+		Lang:        raw.Lang,
+		Domain:      raw.Domain,
+		Version:     raw.Version,
+		Algebraic:   Algebraic(raw.Algebraic),
+		Definition:  strings.TrimSpace(raw.Definition),
+		Description: raw.Description,
+		Tags:        raw.Tags,
+		UsesTypes:   raw.UsesTypes,
+		FilePath:    raw.FilePath,
+	}
+
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+// extractExample pulls the first code block after an "## Ejemplo" heading.
+func extractExample(body []byte) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(string(body), "\n")
+	inExample := false
+	inCode := false
+	var code []string
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "## Ejemplo") {
+			inExample = true
+			continue
+		}
+		if inExample && !inCode && strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "```") {
+			inCode = true
+			continue
+		}
+		if inCode {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "```") {
+				return strings.Join(code, "\n")
+			}
+			code = append(code, line)
+		}
+		if inExample && !inCode && strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "##") {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}