diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceToolWindow.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceToolWindow.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47c813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceToolWindow.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package com.gocodalone.workflow.ide.marketplace
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
+import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindow
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowFactory
+import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentFactory
+import com.intellij.ui.table.JBTable
+import com.intellij.util.io.HttpRequests
+import java.awt.BorderLayout
+import javax.swing.*
+import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel
+
+private val LOG = Logger.getInstance(MarketplaceToolWindowFactory::class.java)
+
+private const val REGISTRY_URL = "https://gocodealone.github.io/workflow-registry/v1/index.json"
+
+class MarketplaceToolWindowFactory : ToolWindowFactory {
+    override fun createToolWindowContent(project: Project, toolWindow: ToolWindow) {
+        val panel = MarketplacePanel(project)
+        val content = ContentFactory.getInstance().createContent(panel, "Plugins", false)
+        toolWindow.contentManager.addContent(content)
+    }
+}
+
+/** Read-only table model — prevents accidental in-place cell editing. */
+private class ReadOnlyTableModel(columns: Array<String>) :
+    DefaultTableModel(columns, 0) {
+    override fun isCellEditable(row: Int, column: Int): Boolean = false
+}
+
+class MarketplacePanel(private val project: Project) : JPanel(BorderLayout()) {
+    private val tableModel = ReadOnlyTableModel(arrayOf("Name", "Version", "Tier", "Description"))
+    private val table = JBTable(tableModel)
+    private val statusLabel = JLabel("Loading plugins\u2026", SwingConstants.CENTER)
+
+    init {
+        add(JScrollPane(table), BorderLayout.CENTER)
+        add(statusLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH)
+        loadPlugins()
+    }
+
+    fun loadPlugins() {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
+            tableModel.rowCount = 0
+            statusLabel.text = "Loading plugins\u2026"
+        }
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread {
+            try {
+                val json = HttpRequests.request(REGISTRY_URL).readString()
+                val allPlugins = parseRegistryIndex(json)
+                val publicPlugins = filterPublicPlugins(allPlugins)
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
+                    tableModel.rowCount = 0
+                    for (p in publicPlugins) {
+                        tableModel.addRow(arrayOf(
+                            p["name"]?.toString() ?: "",
+                            p["version"]?.toString() ?: "",
+                            p["tier"]?.toString() ?: "",
+                            p["description"]?.toString() ?: ""
+                        ))
+                    }
+                    val shown = publicPlugins.size
+                    statusLabel.text = if (shown == 0) "No public plugins found." else "$shown plugin(s) available."
+                }
+            } catch (e: HttpRequests.HttpStatusException) {
+                LOG.warn("Workflow plugin registry returned HTTP ${e.statusCode}: $REGISTRY_URL")
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
+                    statusLabel.text = "Could not load plugins (HTTP ${e.statusCode})."
+                }
+            } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+                LOG.warn("Workflow plugin registry returned malformed JSON", e)
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
+                    statusLabel.text = "Could not load plugins (invalid response)."
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                LOG.warn("Workflow plugin registry unavailable", e)
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
+                    statusLabel.text = "Could not load plugins (network error)."
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses the registry index JSON into a list of plugin maps.
+ * Returns an empty list if the JSON is null, empty, or malformed.
+ */
+internal fun parseRegistryIndex(json: String): List<Map<String, Any>> {
+    if (json.isBlank()) return emptyList()
+    val type = object : TypeToken<List<Map<String, Any>>>() {}.type
+    return Gson().fromJson<List<Map<String, Any>>>(json, type) ?: emptyList()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters out private plugins. Handles boolean and string "true"/"false"
+ * for the `private` field, defaulting to public when the field is absent.
+ */
+internal fun filterPublicPlugins(plugins: List<Map<String, Any>>): List<Map<String, Any>> {
+    return plugins.filter { p ->
+        val isPrivate = when (val raw = p["private"]) {
+            is Boolean -> raw
+            is String -> raw.equals("true", ignoreCase = true)
+            else -> false
+        }
+        !isPrivate
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 15649bb..2e1c093 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
                     icon="AllIcons.FileTypes.Diagram"
                     factoryClass="com.gocodalone.workflow.ide.editor.WorkflowVisualEditorToolWindowFactory"/>
 
+        <!-- Plugin marketplace tool window -->
+        <toolWindow id="Workflow Marketplace"
+                    anchor="right"
+                    doNotActivateOnStart="true"
+                    icon="AllIcons.Actions.Download"
+                    factoryClass="com.gocodalone.workflow.ide.marketplace.MarketplaceToolWindowFactory"/>
+
         <!-- Editor notification banner for detected workflow files -->
         <editorNotificationProvider
             implementation="com.gocodalone.workflow.ide.editor.WorkflowDetectionNotificationProvider"/>
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceParsingTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceParsingTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd6c721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/gocodalone/workflow/ide/marketplace/MarketplaceParsingTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package com.gocodalone.workflow.ide.marketplace
+
+import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.BasePlatformTestCase
+
+class MarketplaceParsingTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexValidJson() {
+        val json = """[{"name":"plugin-a","version":"1.0","tier":"core"},{"name":"plugin-b","version":"0.1","tier":"community"}]"""
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex(json)
+        assertEquals(2, result.size)
+        assertEquals("plugin-a", result[0]["name"])
+        assertEquals("plugin-b", result[1]["name"])
+    }
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexEmptyArray() {
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex("[]")
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexNullJson() {
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex("null")
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexEmptyString() {
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex("")
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexBlankString() {
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex("   ")
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun testFilterPublicPluginsExcludesPrivateBoolean() {
+        val plugins = listOf(
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "public-plugin", "private" to false),
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "private-plugin", "private" to true),
+        )
+        val result = filterPublicPlugins(plugins)
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+        assertEquals("public-plugin", result[0]["name"])
+    }
+
+    fun testFilterPublicPluginsExcludesPrivateString() {
+        val plugins = listOf(
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "public-plugin"),
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "private-plugin", "private" to "true"),
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "also-private", "private" to "TRUE"),
+        )
+        val result = filterPublicPlugins(plugins)
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+        assertEquals("public-plugin", result[0]["name"])
+    }
+
+    fun testFilterPublicPluginsIncludesWhenFieldMissing() {
+        val plugins = listOf(
+            mapOf<String, Any>("name" to "no-private-field"),
+        )
+        val result = filterPublicPlugins(plugins)
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+    }
+
+    fun testFilterPublicPluginsEmptyList() {
+        val result = filterPublicPlugins(emptyList())
+        assertTrue(result.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun testParseRegistryIndexMissingFields() {
+        val json = """[{"name":"minimal"}]"""
+        val result = parseRegistryIndex(json)
+        assertEquals(1, result.size)
+        assertEquals("minimal", result[0]["name"])
+        assertNull(result[0]["version"])
+    }
+}