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+import { fetchManifest } from '@hollowdark/content-system/loader/loader'
+import { populateFromManifest } from '@hollowdark/content-system/registry/registry'
+import { setContentRegistry } from '@hollowdark/content-system/registry/singleton'
+import { loadingProgress } from '@hollowdark/loading/progress'
+
+/**
+ * Run the real initial-load pipeline. Fetches the content manifest,
+ * walks every chunk into the shared registry, and reports progress to
+ * the loading store so the initial-load screen's bar moves in real
+ * time. Falls back to whatever is cached when offline.
+ *
+ * `baseUrl` is the app's base path — empty string in local dev, the
+ * hosting sub-path under GitHub Pages.
+ */
+export async function runInitialLoad(baseUrl: string): Promise<void> {
+  loadingProgress.set({
+    percentage: 0,
+    currentMessage: 'Preparing your reading space',
+    phase: 'loading'
+  })
+
+  const manifest = await fetchManifest(baseUrl)
+  const chunkCount = Object.keys(manifest.chunks).length
+
+  if (chunkCount === 0) {
+    setContentRegistry(
+      await populateFromManifest(manifest, baseUrl, () => {})
+    )
+    loadingProgress.set({
+      percentage: 1,
+      currentMessage: 'Preparing your reading space',
+      phase: 'complete'
+    })
+    return
+  }
+
+  const registry = await populateFromManifest(manifest, baseUrl, (loaded, total) => {
+    loadingProgress.set({
+      percentage: loaded / total,
+      currentMessage: 'Preparing your reading space',
+      phase: loaded === total ? 'complete' : 'loading'
+    })
+  })
+
+  setContentRegistry(registry)
+}