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+"""GoC Registry Seed Helpers
+
+Small, composable helpers to seed a GraphContractRegistry with a minimal
+contract set. Designed to support Phase 0 MVP wiring of the GraphContract
+Registry and EnergiBridge go-to-IR flow without introducing heavy dependencies.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+
+def seed_registry_with_meta(registry) -> None:
+    """Seed a registry with minimal, metadata-enabled contracts.
+
+    This function uses the registry's per-message metadata support when
+    available (register_contract_with_meta); otherwise it falls back to the
+    legacy register_contract API. The seeded contracts form a tiny baseline for
+    cross-domain interoperability and auditing.
+    """
+    contract_type = "LocalProblem"
+    version = "0.2"
+    payload_local: Dict[str, Any] = {"id": "lp-bootstrap", "name": "Bootstrap LocalProblem"}
+    metadata_local: Dict[str, Any] = {"source": "GoC seed", "contract_type": contract_type, "version": version}
+
+    contract_type_shared = "SharedVariables"
+    payload_shared: Dict[str, Any] = {"signals": {}}
+    metadata_shared: Dict[str, Any] = {"source": "GoC seed", "contract_type": contract_type_shared, "version": version}
+
+    contract_type_delta = "PlanDelta"
+    payload_delta: Dict[str, Any] = {"delta_id": "pd-bootstrap", "changes": {}}
+    metadata_delta: Dict[str, Any] = {"source": "GoC seed", "contract_type": contract_type_delta, "version": version}
+
+    if hasattr(registry, "register_contract_with_meta"):
+        registry.register_contract_with_meta(contract_type, version, payload_local, metadata_local)
+        registry.register_contract_with_meta(contract_type_shared, version, payload_shared, metadata_shared)
+        registry.register_contract_with_meta(contract_type_delta, version, payload_delta, metadata_delta)
+    else:
+        # Fallback to legacy API
+        registry.register_contract(contract_type, version, payload_local)
+        registry.register_contract(contract_type_shared, version, payload_shared)
+        registry.register_contract(contract_type_delta, version, payload_delta)
+
+
+__all__ = ["seed_registry_with_meta"]