diff --git a/apps/docker_tui/app.md b/apps/docker_tui/app.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11f24f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docker_tui/app.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+name: docker_tui
+lang: go
+domain: infra
+description: "TUI interactiva para gestion de contenedores, imagenes, volumenes y redes Docker."
+tags: [docker, tui, bubbletea, containers]
+uses_functions:
+  - docker_pull_image_go_infra
+  - docker_list_containers_go_infra
+  - docker_remove_container_go_infra
+  - docker_stop_container_go_infra
+  - docker_start_container_go_infra
+  - docker_list_images_go_infra
+  - docker_remove_image_go_infra
+  - docker_remove_network_go_infra
+  - docker_create_network_go_infra
+  - docker_inspect_container_go_infra
+  - docker_run_container_go_infra
+  - docker_container_logs_go_infra
+uses_types: []
+framework: bubbletea
+entry_point: "main.go"
+dir_path: "apps/docker_tui"
+---
+
+## Notas
+
+Aplicacion TUI con pestanas para contenedores, imagenes, volumenes, redes y compose. Construida con Bubble Tea (Charmbracelet).
diff --git a/apps/metabase_registry/app.md b/apps/metabase_registry/app.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38ae41b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/metabase_registry/app.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+name: metabase_registry
+lang: py
+domain: analytics
+description: "Setup y dashboards automaticos de Metabase para visualizar metricas del fn-registry."
+tags: [metabase, dashboard, analytics, visualization]
+uses_functions:
+  - metabase_auth_py_infra
+  - metabase_create_card_py_infra
+  - metabase_create_dashboard_py_infra
+  - metabase_update_dashboard_py_infra
+  - metabase_list_databases_py_infra
+  - metabase_add_database_py_infra
+  - metabase_list_dashboards_py_infra
+  - metabase_create_user_py_infra
+uses_types: []
+framework: httpx
+entry_point: "main.py"
+dir_path: "apps/metabase_registry"
+---
+
+## Notas
+
+Scripts Python que conectan con la API REST de Metabase para crear datasources, cards SQL y dashboards automaticamente. Usa las funciones del paquete python/functions/metabase/ del registry. Credenciales en .env local.
diff --git a/apps/pipeline_launcher/app.md b/apps/pipeline_launcher/app.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e688d471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pipeline_launcher/app.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+name: pipeline_launcher
+lang: go
+domain: tools
+description: "TUI para lanzar y monitorear pipelines del fn-registry con historial de ejecuciones."
+tags: [pipeline, tui, bubbletea, runner, launcher]
+uses_functions: []
+uses_types: []
+framework: bubbletea
+entry_point: "main.go"
+dir_path: "apps/pipeline_launcher"
+---
+
+## Notas
+
+Aplicacion TUI que lista pipelines con tag `launcher` del registry, permite ejecutarlos y muestra historial de ejecuciones desde operations.db.
diff --git a/cmd/fn/main.go b/cmd/fn/main.go
index 40507c40..bb8988d3 100644
--- a/cmd/fn/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fn/main.go
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ func cmdIndex() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("Indexed %d functions, %d types\n", result.Functions, result.Types)
+	// Flush WAL to main db file so external readers (e.g. Metabase) see changes.
+	db.WalCheckpoint()
+
+	fmt.Printf("Indexed %d functions, %d types, %d apps\n", result.Functions, result.Types, result.Apps)
 	for _, e := range result.ValidationErrors {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  INVALID: %s\n", e)
 	}
@@ -151,7 +154,13 @@ func cmdSearch(args []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if len(fns) == 0 && len(types) == 0 {
+	apps, err := db.SearchApps(query, lang, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if len(fns) == 0 && len(types) == 0 && len(apps) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("No results.")
 		return
 	}
@@ -174,6 +183,16 @@ func cmdSearch(args []string) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", t.Algebraic, t.ID, desc)
 		}
 	}
+	if len(apps) > 0 {
+		if len(fns) > 0 || len(types) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "APP\tID\tLANG\tDESCRIPTION")
+		for _, a := range apps {
+			desc := truncate(a.Description, 60)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "app\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", a.ID, a.Lang, desc)
+		}
+	}
 	w.Flush()
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +231,12 @@ func cmdList(args []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	apps, err := db.SearchApps("", lang, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
 	if len(fns) > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "KIND\tID\tPURITY\tVERSION\tDOMAIN")
@@ -228,7 +253,16 @@ func cmdList(args []string) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", t.Algebraic, t.ID, t.Version, t.Domain)
 		}
 	}
-	if len(fns) == 0 && len(types) == 0 {
+	if len(apps) > 0 {
+		if len(fns) > 0 || len(types) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "APP\tID\tLANG\tDOMAIN")
+		for _, a := range apps {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "app\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", a.ID, a.Lang, a.Domain)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(fns) == 0 && len(types) == 0 && len(apps) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("Registry is empty. Run 'fn index' first.")
 	}
 	w.Flush()
@@ -258,6 +292,12 @@ func cmdShow(args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	a, errA := db.GetApp(id)
+	if errA == nil {
+		printApp(a)
+		return
+	}
+
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "not found: %s\n", id)
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
@@ -342,6 +382,34 @@ func printType(t *registry.Type) {
 	}
 }
 
+func printApp(a *registry.App) {
+	fmt.Printf("ID:          %s\n", a.ID)
+	fmt.Printf("Name:        %s\n", a.Name)
+	fmt.Printf("Lang:        %s\n", a.Lang)
+	fmt.Printf("Domain:      %s\n", a.Domain)
+	fmt.Printf("Description: %s\n", a.Description)
+	fmt.Printf("Tags:        %s\n", strings.Join(a.Tags, ", "))
+	fmt.Printf("Dir:         %s\n", a.DirPath)
+	if a.Framework != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("Framework:   %s\n", a.Framework)
+	}
+	if a.EntryPoint != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("Entry point: %s\n", a.EntryPoint)
+	}
+	if len(a.UsesFunctions) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("Uses fns:    %s\n", strings.Join(a.UsesFunctions, ", "))
+	}
+	if len(a.UsesTypes) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("Uses types:  %s\n", strings.Join(a.UsesTypes, ", "))
+	}
+	if a.Notes != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("\nNotes:\n%s\n", a.Notes)
+	}
+	if a.Documentation != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("\nDocumentation:\n%s\n", a.Documentation)
+	}
+}
+
 // --- add ---
 
 func cmdAdd(args []string) {
@@ -367,8 +435,10 @@ func cmdAdd(args []string) {
 		templatePath = filepath.Join(r, "docs", "templates", "pipeline.md")
 	case "component":
 		templatePath = filepath.Join(r, "docs", "templates", "component.md")
+	case "app":
+		templatePath = filepath.Join(r, "docs", "templates", "app.md")
 	default:
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown kind: %s (use function, pipeline, or component)\n", kind)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown kind: %s (use function, pipeline, component, or app)\n", kind)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/templates/app.md b/docs/templates/app.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34ad296b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/templates/app.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+name: my_app
+lang: go
+domain: tools
+description: "Descripcion breve de la aplicacion."
+tags: []
+uses_functions: []
+uses_types: []
+framework: ""
+entry_point: "main.go"
+dir_path: "apps/my_app"
+---
+
+## Notas
+
+Notas adicionales sobre la aplicacion.
diff --git a/registry/indexer.go b/registry/indexer.go
index 9a85f2ea..7dd6ba32 100644
--- a/registry/indexer.go
+++ b/registry/indexer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 type IndexResult struct {
 	Functions        int
 	Types            int
+	Apps             int
 	ValidationErrors []string
 	Errors           []string
 }
@@ -76,6 +77,28 @@ func Index(db *DB, root string) (*IndexResult, error) {
 		})
 	}
 
+	// Parse apps from apps/*/app.md
+	var apps []*App
+	appsDir := filepath.Join(root, "apps")
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(appsDir); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+		entries, _ := os.ReadDir(appsDir)
+		for _, e := range entries {
+			if !e.IsDir() {
+				continue
+			}
+			appMD := filepath.Join(appsDir, e.Name(), "app.md")
+			if _, err := os.Stat(appMD); err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			a, err := ParseAppMD(appMD, root)
+			if err != nil {
+				result.Errors = append(result.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("parse %s: %v", appMD, err))
+				continue
+			}
+			apps = append(apps, a)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Build known ID sets
 	knownFunctions := make(map[string]bool, len(functions))
 	for _, f := range functions {
@@ -111,6 +134,18 @@ func Index(db *DB, root string) (*IndexResult, error) {
 		result.Functions++
 	}
 
+	for _, a := range apps {
+		if verr := ValidateApp(a, knownFunctions, knownTypes); verr != nil {
+			result.ValidationErrors = append(result.ValidationErrors, verr.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := db.InsertApp(a); err != nil {
+			result.Errors = append(result.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("insert %s: %v", a.ID, err))
+			continue
+		}
+		result.Apps++
+	}
+
 	return result, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/migrations/004_apps.sql b/registry/migrations/004_apps.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2fcdda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/migrations/004_apps.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+-- Apps table: applications that consume functions/types from the registry.
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS apps (
+    id               TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name             TEXT NOT NULL,
+    lang             TEXT NOT NULL,
+    domain           TEXT NOT NULL,
+    description      TEXT NOT NULL,
+    tags             TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+    uses_functions   TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+    uses_types       TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+    framework        TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    entry_point      TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    documentation    TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    notes            TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    dir_path         TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    created_at       TEXT NOT NULL,
+    updated_at       TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS apps_fts USING fts5(
+    id,
+    name,
+    description,
+    tags,
+    domain,
+    documentation,
+    notes,
+    content='apps',
+    content_rowid='rowid'
+);
+
+CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS apps_ai AFTER INSERT ON apps BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO apps_fts(rowid, id, name, description, tags, domain, documentation, notes)
+    VALUES (new.rowid, new.id, new.name, new.description, new.tags, new.domain, new.documentation, new.notes);
+END;
+
+CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS apps_ad AFTER DELETE ON apps BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO apps_fts(apps_fts, rowid, id, name, description, tags, domain, documentation, notes)
+    VALUES ('delete', old.rowid, old.id, old.name, old.description, old.tags, old.domain, old.documentation, old.notes);
+END;
+
+CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS apps_au AFTER UPDATE ON apps BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO apps_fts(apps_fts, rowid, id, name, description, tags, domain, documentation, notes)
+    VALUES ('delete', old.rowid, old.id, old.name, old.description, old.tags, old.domain, old.documentation, old.notes);
+    INSERT INTO apps_fts(rowid, id, name, description, tags, domain, documentation, notes)
+    VALUES (new.rowid, new.id, new.name, new.description, new.tags, new.domain, new.documentation, new.notes);
+END;
diff --git a/registry/models.go b/registry/models.go
index 53dafa70..b725f377 100644
--- a/registry/models.go
+++ b/registry/models.go
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ type Type struct {
 	UpdatedAt     time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
 }
 
+// App represents an entry in the apps table.
+type App struct {
+	ID            string    `json:"id"`
+	Name          string    `json:"name"`
+	Lang          string    `json:"lang"`
+	Domain        string    `json:"domain"`
+	Description   string    `json:"description"`
+	Tags          []string  `json:"tags"`
+	UsesFunctions []string  `json:"uses_functions"`
+	UsesTypes     []string  `json:"uses_types"`
+	Framework     string    `json:"framework"`
+	EntryPoint    string    `json:"entry_point"`
+	Documentation string    `json:"documentation"`
+	Notes         string    `json:"notes"`
+	DirPath       string    `json:"dir_path"`
+	CreatedAt     time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt     time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+}
+
 // ProposalKind classifies a proposal.
 type ProposalKind string
 
diff --git a/registry/parser.go b/registry/parser.go
index a5875173..e47b8c95 100644
--- a/registry/parser.go
+++ b/registry/parser.go
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ type rawType struct {
 	FilePath    string   `yaml:"file_path"`
 }
 
+// rawApp mirrors the YAML frontmatter of an app .md file.
+type rawApp struct {
+	Name          string   `yaml:"name"`
+	Lang          string   `yaml:"lang"`
+	Domain        string   `yaml:"domain"`
+	Description   string   `yaml:"description"`
+	Tags          []string `yaml:"tags"`
+	UsesFunctions []string `yaml:"uses_functions"`
+	UsesTypes     []string `yaml:"uses_types"`
+	Framework     string   `yaml:"framework"`
+	EntryPoint    string   `yaml:"entry_point"`
+	DirPath       string   `yaml:"dir_path"`
+}
+
 // extractFrontmatter splits a .md file into YAML frontmatter and body.
 func extractFrontmatter(data []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	content := data
@@ -198,6 +212,51 @@ func ParseTypeMD(path string, root string) (*Type, error) {
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+// ParseAppMD parses an app .md file into an App.
+func ParseAppMD(path string, root string) (*App, 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 rawApp
+	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)
+	}
+
+	sections := extractSections(body)
+
+	a := &App{
+		ID:            GenerateID(raw.Name, raw.Lang, raw.Domain),
+		Name:          raw.Name,
+		Lang:          raw.Lang,
+		Domain:        raw.Domain,
+		Description:   raw.Description,
+		Tags:          raw.Tags,
+		UsesFunctions: raw.UsesFunctions,
+		UsesTypes:     raw.UsesTypes,
+		Framework:     raw.Framework,
+		EntryPoint:    raw.EntryPoint,
+		Documentation: sections.documentation,
+		Notes:         sections.notes,
+		DirPath:       raw.DirPath,
+	}
+
+	return a, nil
+}
+
 // bodySections holds the extracted sections from a .md body.
 type bodySections struct {
 	example       string // content under ## Ejemplo
diff --git a/registry/store.go b/registry/store.go
index 8d24a8ee..947d33e7 100644
--- a/registry/store.go
+++ b/registry/store.go
@@ -261,12 +261,118 @@ func (db *DB) DeleteType(id string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// Purge deletes all data from both tables. Used before re-indexing.
+// InsertApp inserts or replaces an app entry.
+func (db *DB) InsertApp(a *App) error {
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	if a.CreatedAt.IsZero() {
+		a.CreatedAt = time.Now().UTC()
+	}
+	a.UpdatedAt = time.Now().UTC()
+
+	if a.ID == "" {
+		a.ID = GenerateID(a.Name, a.Lang, a.Domain)
+	}
+
+	_, err := db.conn.Exec(`
+		INSERT OR REPLACE INTO apps (
+			id, name, lang, domain, description, tags,
+			uses_functions, uses_types, framework, entry_point,
+			documentation, notes, dir_path, created_at, updated_at
+		) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		a.ID, a.Name, a.Lang, a.Domain, a.Description, marshalStrings(a.Tags),
+		marshalStrings(a.UsesFunctions), marshalStrings(a.UsesTypes), a.Framework, a.EntryPoint,
+		a.Documentation, a.Notes, a.DirPath, a.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339), now,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetApp returns a single app by ID.
+func (db *DB) GetApp(id string) (*App, error) {
+	rows, err := db.conn.Query("SELECT * FROM apps WHERE id = ?", id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	apps, err := scanApps(rows)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(apps) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("app %q not found", id)
+	}
+	return &apps[0], nil
+}
+
+// SearchApps performs FTS search on apps with optional filters.
+func (db *DB) SearchApps(query string, lang, domain string) ([]App, error) {
+	where := []string{}
+	args := []any{}
+
+	if query != "" {
+		where = append(where, "a.id IN (SELECT id FROM apps_fts WHERE apps_fts MATCH ?)")
+		args = append(args, query)
+	}
+	if lang != "" {
+		where = append(where, "a.lang = ?")
+		args = append(args, lang)
+	}
+	if domain != "" {
+		where = append(where, "a.domain = ?")
+		args = append(args, domain)
+	}
+
+	sql := "SELECT * FROM apps a"
+	if len(where) > 0 {
+		sql += " WHERE " + strings.Join(where, " AND ")
+	}
+	sql += " ORDER BY a.name"
+
+	rows, err := db.conn.Query(sql, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("search apps: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	return scanApps(rows)
+}
+
+func scanApps(rows interface{ Next() bool; Scan(...any) error }) ([]App, error) {
+	var result []App
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var a App
+		var tagsJSON, usesFnJSON, usesTypJSON string
+		var createdAt, updatedAt string
+
+		err := rows.Scan(
+			&a.ID, &a.Name, &a.Lang, &a.Domain, &a.Description, &tagsJSON,
+			&usesFnJSON, &usesTypJSON, &a.Framework, &a.EntryPoint,
+			&a.Documentation, &a.Notes, &a.DirPath, &createdAt, &updatedAt,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scanning app: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		a.Tags = unmarshalStrings(tagsJSON)
+		a.UsesFunctions = unmarshalStrings(usesFnJSON)
+		a.UsesTypes = unmarshalStrings(usesTypJSON)
+		a.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, createdAt)
+		a.UpdatedAt, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, updatedAt)
+
+		result = append(result, a)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// Purge deletes all data from functions, types and apps. Used before re-indexing.
 func (db *DB) Purge() error {
 	if _, err := db.conn.Exec("DELETE FROM functions"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err := db.conn.Exec("DELETE FROM types")
+	if _, err := db.conn.Exec("DELETE FROM types"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err := db.conn.Exec("DELETE FROM apps")
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/validate.go b/registry/validate.go
index 0ec04c9e..7d6c4c48 100644
--- a/registry/validate.go
+++ b/registry/validate.go
@@ -161,6 +161,44 @@ func ValidateProposal(p *Proposal) *ValidationError {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ValidateApp checks integrity rules for apps.
+func ValidateApp(a *App, knownFunctions, knownTypes map[string]bool) *ValidationError {
+	var errs []string
+
+	if a.Name == "" {
+		errs = append(errs, "name is required")
+	}
+	if a.Lang == "" {
+		errs = append(errs, "lang is required")
+	}
+	if a.Domain == "" {
+		errs = append(errs, "domain is required")
+	}
+	if a.Description == "" {
+		errs = append(errs, "description is required")
+	}
+
+	if a.DirPath != "" && strings.HasPrefix(a.DirPath, "/") {
+		errs = append(errs, "dir_path must be relative to registry root")
+	}
+
+	for _, ref := range a.UsesFunctions {
+		if !knownFunctions[ref] {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("uses_functions references unknown function: %s", ref))
+		}
+	}
+	for _, ref := range a.UsesTypes {
+		if !knownTypes[ref] {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("uses_types references unknown type: %s", ref))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return &ValidationError{ID: a.ID, Errors: errs}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ValidateType checks integrity rules for types.
 func ValidateType(t *Type, knownTypes map[string]bool) *ValidationError {
 	var errs []string