diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d92ecc9..af751bb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -99,13 +99,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	log.Printf("[main] registered vault capability")
 
-	// Register workspace capability (only when vault is open and workspace initialized)
-	if workspaceMgr != nil && workspaceMgr.IsInitialized() {
-		if err := capRegistry.Register(corePluginID, []string{"verstak/core/workspace/v1"}); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("[main] failed to register workspace capability: %v", err)
-		}
-		log.Printf("[main] registered workspace capability")
-	}
+	// Workspace capability is registered as a platform capability at startup;
+	// explicit registration here is a no-op guard for late initialisation.
+	_ = capRegistry.Register(corePluginID, []string{"verstak/core/workspace/v1"})
 
 	// ─── Plugin Discovery ───────────────────────────────────
 	discoveryDirs := plugin.DefaultDiscoveryDirs()