diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
index 25a8d4a9ca..f522e85a66 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export * as PluginInternal from "./internal"
 import { makeLocationNode } from "../effect/app-node"
 import { httpClient } from "../effect/app-node-platform"
 import type { PluginContext } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/v2/effect"
-import { Effect, Layer, Scope } from "effect"
+import { Context, Effect, Layer, Scope } from "effect"
 import { AgentV2 } from "../agent"
 import { Catalog } from "../catalog"
 import { CommandV2 } from "../command"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { PluginV2 } from "../plugin"
 import { PluginRuntime } from "../plugin/runtime"
 import { PermissionV2 } from "../permission"
 import { Reference } from "../reference"
+import { Ripgrep } from "../ripgrep"
 import { Shell } from "../shell"
 import { SkillV2 } from "../skill"
 import { State } from "../state"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import { ProviderPlugins } from "./provider"
 import { SdkPlugins } from "./sdk"
 import { SkillPlugin } from "./skill"
 import { VariantPlugin } from "./variant"
+import { GlobTool } from "../tool/glob"
 import { ShellTool } from "../tool/shell"
 import { SubagentTool } from "../tool/subagent"
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export type Requirements =
   | PermissionV2.Service
   | PluginRuntime.Service
   | Reference.Service
+  | Ripgrep.Service
   | Shell.Service
   | SkillV2.Service
   | Tools.Service
@@ -76,59 +79,35 @@ export function define<R>(plugin: Plugin<R>) {
 
 const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
   Effect.gen(function* () {
-    const catalog = yield* Catalog.Service
-    const commands = yield* CommandV2.Service
     const plugin = yield* PluginV2.Service
     const sdkPlugins = yield* SdkPlugins.Service
-    const integration = yield* Integration.Service
-    const agents = yield* AgentV2.Service
-    const config = yield* Config.Service
-    const location = yield* Location.Service
-    const modelsDev = yield* ModelsDev.Service
-    const npm = yield* Npm.Service
-    const events = yield* EventV2.Service
-    const fs = yield* FSUtil.Service
-    const filesystem = yield* FileSystem.Service
-    const global = yield* Global.Service
-    const http = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
-    const mutation = yield* LocationMutation.Service
-    const permission = yield* PermissionV2.Service
-    const skill = yield* SkillV2.Service
-    const reference = yield* Reference.Service
-    const shell = yield* Shell.Service
-    const tools = yield* Tools.Service
-    const runtime = yield* PluginRuntime.Service
-    const add = <R>(input: Plugin<R>) => {
-      const loaded = {
-        id: input.id,
-        effect: (context: PluginContext) =>
-          input
-            .effect(context)
-            .pipe(
-              Effect.provideService(Catalog.Service, catalog),
-              Effect.provideService(CommandV2.Service, commands),
-              Effect.provideService(Integration.Service, integration),
-              Effect.provideService(AgentV2.Service, agents),
-              Effect.provideService(Config.Service, config),
-              Effect.provideService(Location.Service, location),
-              Effect.provideService(ModelsDev.Service, modelsDev),
-              Effect.provideService(Npm.Service, npm),
-              Effect.provideService(EventV2.Service, events),
-              Effect.provideService(FSUtil.Service, fs),
-              Effect.provideService(FileSystem.Service, filesystem),
-              Effect.provideService(Global.Service, global),
-              Effect.provideService(HttpClient.HttpClient, http),
-              Effect.provideService(LocationMutation.Service, mutation),
-              Effect.provideService(PermissionV2.Service, permission),
-              Effect.provideService(SkillV2.Service, skill),
-              Effect.provideService(Reference.Service, reference),
-              Effect.provideService(Shell.Service, shell),
-              Effect.provideService(Tools.Service, tools),
-              Effect.provideService(PluginRuntime.Service, runtime),
-            ),
-      }
-      return plugin.add(PluginV2.ID.make(loaded.id), loaded.effect)
-    }
+    const services = Context.mergeAll(
+      Context.make(Catalog.Service, yield* Catalog.Service),
+      Context.make(CommandV2.Service, yield* CommandV2.Service),
+      Context.make(Integration.Service, yield* Integration.Service),
+      Context.make(AgentV2.Service, yield* AgentV2.Service),
+      Context.make(Config.Service, yield* Config.Service),
+      Context.make(Location.Service, yield* Location.Service),
+      Context.make(ModelsDev.Service, yield* ModelsDev.Service),
+      Context.make(Npm.Service, yield* Npm.Service),
+      Context.make(EventV2.Service, yield* EventV2.Service),
+      Context.make(FSUtil.Service, yield* FSUtil.Service),
+      Context.make(FileSystem.Service, yield* FileSystem.Service),
+      Context.make(Global.Service, yield* Global.Service),
+      Context.make(HttpClient.HttpClient, yield* HttpClient.HttpClient),
+      Context.make(LocationMutation.Service, yield* LocationMutation.Service),
+      Context.make(PermissionV2.Service, yield* PermissionV2.Service),
+      Context.make(SkillV2.Service, yield* SkillV2.Service),
+      Context.make(Reference.Service, yield* Reference.Service),
+      Context.make(Ripgrep.Service, yield* Ripgrep.Service),
+      Context.make(Shell.Service, yield* Shell.Service),
+      Context.make(Tools.Service, yield* Tools.Service),
+      Context.make(PluginRuntime.Service, yield* PluginRuntime.Service),
+    )
+    const add = (input: Plugin<Requirements | Scope.Scope>) =>
+      plugin.add(PluginV2.ID.make(input.id), (context: PluginContext) =>
+        input.effect(context).pipe(Effect.provide(services)),
+      )
 
     yield* State.batch(
       Effect.gen(function* () {
@@ -138,6 +117,7 @@ const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
         yield* add(SkillPlugin.Plugin)
         yield* add(ModelsDevPlugin)
         yield* add(ConfigExternalPlugin.Plugin)
+        yield* add(GlobTool.Plugin)
         yield* add(ShellTool.Plugin)
         yield* add(SubagentTool.Plugin)
         yield* add(ConfigAgentPlugin.Plugin)
@@ -175,6 +155,7 @@ export const node = makeLocationNode({
     PermissionV2.node,
     SkillV2.node,
     Reference.node,
+    Ripgrep.node,
     Shell.node,
     ToolRegistry.toolsNode,
     PluginRuntime.node,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/builtins.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/builtins.ts
index 65473d1620..c72d07d0e7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/builtins.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/builtins.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { makeLocationNode } from "../effect/app-node"
 import { Context, Layer } from "effect"
 import { ApplyPatchTool } from "./apply-patch"
 import { EditTool } from "./edit"
-import { GlobTool } from "./glob"
 import { GrepTool } from "./grep"
 import { QuestionTool } from "./question"
 import { ReadTool } from "./read"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export const node = makeLocationNode({
   deps: [
     ApplyPatchTool.node,
     EditTool.node,
-    GlobTool.node,
     GrepTool.node,
     QuestionTool.node,
     ReadTool.node,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/glob.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/glob.ts
index f8bd1869e1..d4412ae302 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/glob.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/glob.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 export * as GlobTool from "./glob"
 
 import { ToolFailure } from "@opencode-ai/llm"
-import { Effect, Layer, Schema } from "effect"
+import type { PluginContext } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/v2/effect"
+import { Effect, Schema } from "effect"
 import path from "path"
-import { makeLocationNode } from "../effect/app-node"
 import { FileSystem } from "../filesystem"
 import { Location } from "../location"
 import { Ripgrep } from "../ripgrep"
 import { RelativePath } from "../schema"
 import { PermissionV2 } from "../permission"
-import { ToolRegistry } from "./registry"
 import { Tool } from "./tool"
-import { Tools } from "./tools"
 
 export const name = "glob"
 
@@ -35,14 +33,14 @@ export const toModelOutput = (output: ModelOutput) => {
 }
 
 /** Glob leaf that defaults its filesystem root to the active Location. */
-const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
-  Effect.gen(function* () {
-    const tools = yield* Tools.Service
+export const Plugin = {
+  id: "core-glob-tool",
+  effect: Effect.fn("GlobTool.Plugin")(function* (ctx: PluginContext) {
     const ripgrep = yield* Ripgrep.Service
     const location = yield* Location.Service
     const permission = yield* PermissionV2.Service
 
-    yield* tools
+    yield* ctx.tool
       .register({
         [name]: Tool.make({
           description:
@@ -96,10 +94,4 @@ const layer = Layer.effectDiscard(
       })
       .pipe(Effect.orDie)
   }),
-)
-
-export const node = makeLocationNode({
-  name: "tool/glob",
-  layer,
-  deps: [ToolRegistry.node, Ripgrep.node, Location.node, PermissionV2.node],
-})
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/location-layer.test.ts b/packages/core/test/location-layer.test.ts
index f1fa19864e..2b5bd55c52 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/location-layer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/location-layer.test.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ import { EventV2 } from "../src/event"
 import { Reference } from "../src/reference"
 import { ToolRegistry } from "../src/tool/registry"
 
-const it = testEffect(
-  AppNodeBuilder.build(LayerNode.group([Database.node, EventV2.node, LocationServiceMap.node])),
-)
+const it = testEffect(AppNodeBuilder.build(LayerNode.group([Database.node, EventV2.node, LocationServiceMap.node])))
 
 describe("LocationServiceMap", () => {
   it.live("reuses cached services for constructed and decoded location refs", () =>
@@ -75,6 +73,7 @@ describe("LocationServiceMap", () => {
               const catalog = yield* Catalog.Service
               yield* catalog.transform((editor) => editor.provider.update(ProviderV2.ID.make("test"), () => {}))
               const registry = yield* ToolRegistry.Service
+              yield* waitForTool(registry, "glob")
               yield* waitForTool(registry, "shell")
               yield* waitForTool(registry, "subagent")
               return {