diff --git a/gridverse/energi_bridge.py b/gridverse/energi_bridge.py
index be4648a..0162fde 100644
--- a/gridverse/energi_bridge.py
+++ b/gridverse/energi_bridge.py
@@ -91,3 +91,42 @@ class EnergiBridge:
             "contract_type": contract_type,
             "timestamp": int(time.time()),
         }
+
+
+def bootstrap_contracts(registry) -> None:
+    """Lightweight bootstrap helper: seed a registry with canonical contracts.
+
+    This is intended for Phase 0 MVP wiring. The function is tolerant of environments
+    where the registry may not yet implement the full interface; it will silently
+    no-op in that case to avoid breaking tests or runtime in minimal setups.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Prefer meta-aware registration if available
+        if hasattr(registry, "register_contract_with_meta"):
+            registry.register_contract_with_meta(
+                "LocalProblem",
+                "0.2",
+                {"id": "lp-bootstrap", "name": "Bootstrap LocalProblem"},
+                {"source": "EnergiBridge bootstrap"},
+            )
+            registry.register_contract_with_meta(
+                "SharedVariables",
+                "0.2",
+                {"signals": {}},
+                {"source": "EnergiBridge bootstrap"},
+            )
+            registry.register_contract_with_meta(
+                "PlanDelta",
+                "0.2",
+                {"delta_id": "pd-bootstrap", "changes": {}},
+                {"source": "EnergiBridge bootstrap"},
+            )
+        else:
+            # Fallback for registries without meta support
+            if hasattr(registry, "register_contract"):
+                registry.register_contract("LocalProblem", "0.2", {"id": "lp-bootstrap", "name": "Bootstrap LocalProblem"})
+                registry.register_contract("SharedVariables", "0.2", {"signals": {}})
+                registry.register_contract("PlanDelta", "0.2", {"delta_id": "pd-bootstrap", "changes": {}})
+    except Exception:
+        # Never crash MVP startup on bootstrap issues
+        return