diff --git a/crates/oakengine/src/bridge/node.rs b/crates/oakengine/src/bridge/node.rs
index fd4b5907b..5d69682e8 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/src/bridge/node.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/src/bridge/node.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,18 @@ pub fn oaknode_node_set_enabled_undoable(node: CHandle, enabled: c_int, out_comm
 	unsafe { oaknode::ffi::node::oaknode_node_set_enabled_undoable(node, enabled, out_command) }
 }
 
+/// Direct call into the `oaknode` crate (single-lib unification; the
+/// `#[no_mangle]` export stays for the external C ABI).
+pub fn oaknode_node_get_effect_input(node: CHandle, buf: *mut c_char, buf_size: c_int) -> c_int {
+	unsafe { oaknode::ffi::node::oaknode_node_get_effect_input(node, buf, buf_size) }
+}
+
+/// Direct call into the `oaknode` crate (single-lib unification; the
+/// `#[no_mangle]` export stays for the external C ABI).
+pub fn oaknode_node_get_flags(node: CHandle) -> u64 {
+	unsafe { oaknode::ffi::node::oaknode_node_get_flags(node) }
+}
+
 /// Direct call into the `oaknode` crate (single-lib unification; the
 /// `#[no_mangle]` export stays for the external C ABI).
 pub fn oaknode_node_input_count(node: CHandle, out_count: *mut c_int) -> c_int {
diff --git a/crates/oakengine/src/node.rs b/crates/oakengine/src/node.rs
index 9c5fa9895..1cbddecbc 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/src/node.rs
@@ -1322,6 +1322,23 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_factory_node_at(index: c_int) -> *mut Oa
 	})
 }
 
+/// `oakengine_node_factory_id_at` — type id at `index` (two-stage).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_factory_id_at(
+	index: c_int,
+	buf: *mut c_char,
+	buf_size: c_int,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard_int(|| unsafe {
+		let rc = n::oaknode_factory_id_at(index, buf, buf_size);
+		if rc < 0 {
+			Err(Error::Module(rc))
+		} else {
+			Ok(string_result(rc))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 /// `oakengine_node_category_count`.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_category_count(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> c_int {
@@ -1356,9 +1373,9 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_category_at(
 /// `oakengine_node_get_flags`.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_get_flags(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> u64 {
-	// Stub: the oaknode module has no per-node flags export. NULL and
-	// empty (null-ctx) handle boxes both report 0 — the `guard_i64`
-	// error sentinel would otherwise surface as u64::MAX to C callers.
+	// NULL and empty (null-ctx) handle boxes both report 0 — the
+	// `guard_i64` error sentinel would otherwise surface as u64::MAX to C
+	// callers.
 	crate::handle::guard_i64(|| unsafe {
 		if self_.is_null() {
 			return Ok(0);
@@ -1366,7 +1383,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_get_flags(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -
 		if (*self_).handle.is_null() {
 			return Ok(0);
 		}
-		Ok(0)
+		Ok(n::oaknode_node_get_flags(unbox(self_)?) as i64)
 	}) as u64
 }
 
@@ -3723,10 +3740,63 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_set_context_expanded(
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// node.h — effect input
+// node.h — effect input / effect chain
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/// `oakengine_node_get_effect_input`.
+/// Owns a set of borrowed module node handles, releasing each shell on
+/// drop (error paths never leak). Extracted handles are replaced with
+/// NULL (a no-op release).
+struct HandleGuard(Vec<CHandle>);
+
+impl HandleGuard {
+	/// Wrap a handle vector.
+	fn new(v: Vec<CHandle>) -> Self {
+		Self(v)
+	}
+
+	/// The number of held handles.
+	fn len(&self) -> usize {
+		self.0.len()
+	}
+
+	/// A borrowed copy of the `i`-th handle.
+	fn get(&self, i: usize) -> CHandle {
+		self.0[i]
+	}
+
+	/// Take the `i`-th handle out of the guard (the caller owns it now).
+	fn take(&mut self, i: usize) -> CHandle {
+		let h = self.0[i];
+		self.0[i] = CHandle::null();
+		h
+	}
+
+	/// Release ownership of every held handle (into the caller's hands).
+	fn into_inner(mut self) -> Vec<CHandle> {
+		let out = std::mem::take(&mut self.0);
+		std::mem::forget(self);
+		out
+	}
+}
+
+impl Drop for HandleGuard {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		for h in &self.0 {
+			release_handle(*h);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/// Release a module handle shell (NULL and empty handles are no-ops).
+fn release_handle(h: CHandle) {
+	if let Some(release) = h.release {
+		unsafe { release(h.ctx) };
+	}
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_get_effect_input` — the id of the input the effect
+/// chain attaches to (C++ `Node::GetEffectInputID`). Empty when the node
+/// cannot host effects; the facade reports that as `E_NOT_FOUND`.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_get_effect_input(
 	self_: *const OakEngineNode,
@@ -3734,14 +3804,563 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_get_effect_input(
 	input_id_size: c_int,
 	element: *mut c_int,
 ) -> c_int {
-	// Stub: the oaknode module has no effect-input export.
 	guard_int(|| unsafe {
 		if self_.is_null() {
 			return Err(Error::Invalid);
 		}
-		let _ = unbox(self_)?;
-		let _ = (input_id, input_id_size, element);
-		Err(Error::NotFound)
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		if !element.is_null() {
+			*element = -1;
+		}
+		let id = effect_input_of(h)?;
+		if id.is_empty() {
+			return Err(Error::NotFound);
+		}
+		Ok(write_string(&id, input_id, input_id_size))
+	})
+}
+
+/// The effect-input id of `node`, or `""` when the node cannot host
+/// effects (C++ `GetEffectInputID`).
+fn effect_input_of(node: CHandle) -> Result<String> {
+	unsafe { module_string(|buf, size| n::oaknode_node_get_effect_input(node, buf, size)) }
+}
+
+/// The node feeding `node`'s input `input_id` (borrowed handle; caller
+/// releases), or `None` when the input is unconnected.
+fn connected_node(node: CHandle, input_id: &str) -> Result<Option<CHandle>> {
+	unsafe {
+		let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(input_id)
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+		let mut out = CHandle::null();
+		let rc = n::oaknode_node_input_get_connected_node(node, cid.as_ptr(), &mut out);
+		if rc != 0 {
+			// An input that does not exist on the node is a chain-structure
+			// error; an unconnected input returns OK with a NULL handle.
+			return Err(Error::Module(rc));
+		}
+		Ok(if out.is_null() { None } else { Some(out) })
+	}
+}
+
+/// The effect chain of `node`, **closest-to-source first** (signal order:
+/// the first element feeds the media side, the last feeds `node`'s effect
+/// input). Every returned handle is a borrowed shell the caller must
+/// release. The walk follows each node's effect input upstream until an
+/// unconnected input or a node without an effect input; a `seen` guard
+/// protects against malformed cycles.
+fn effect_chain(node: CHandle) -> Result<Vec<CHandle>> {
+	let mut chain: HandleGuard = HandleGuard::new(Vec::new());
+	let mut cur = node;
+	let mut seen: Vec<usize> = Vec::new();
+	loop {
+		let id = unsafe { n::oaknode_node_identity(cur) };
+		if seen.contains(&id) {
+			break;
+		}
+		seen.push(id);
+		let input = effect_input_of(cur)?;
+		if input.is_empty() {
+			break;
+		}
+		let Some(up) = connected_node(cur, &input)? else {
+			break;
+		};
+		chain.0.push(up);
+		cur = up;
+	}
+	// The walk collects host-upstream (last effect first); reverse to get
+	// signal order.
+	chain.0.reverse();
+	Ok(chain.into_inner())
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_count` — the length of `self_`'s effect chain
+/// (0 when the node cannot host effects or nothing is attached).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_count(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> c_int {
+	guard_int(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(0);
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		Ok(effect_chain(h)?.len() as c_int)
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_at` — the `index`-th effect of `self_`'s chain
+/// (borrowed handle; index 0 = closest to the source). NULL when out of
+/// range or the node hosts no effects.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_at(
+	self_: *const OakEngineNode,
+	index: c_int,
+) -> *mut OakEngineNode {
+	guard_ptr(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || index < 0 {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		let mut chain = HandleGuard::new(effect_chain(h)?);
+		if (index as usize) >= chain.len() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		Ok(box_handle::<OakEngineNode>(chain.take(index as usize)))
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_is_enabled` — 1/0 (the node's `enabled_in` flag; the
+/// effect stack's enable toggle).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_is_enabled(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> c_int {
+	guard_int(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(0);
+		}
+		let mut value: c_int = 0;
+		Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_is_enabled(unbox(self_)?, &mut value))?;
+		Ok(value)
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_identity` — the node's stable identity (the effect
+/// stack uses it as the card id across frames). 0 for NULL/invalid.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_identity(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> u64 {
+	crate::handle::guard_i64(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(0);
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		Ok(n::oaknode_node_identity(h) as i64)
+	}) as u64
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled` — undoable enable toggle of an
+/// effect node (the stack's enable switch; `enabled_in` flag).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(
+	self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	enabled: c_int,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("invalid arguments");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		let mut cmd: CHandle = CHandle::null();
+		let rc = n::oaknode_node_set_enabled_undoable(h, enabled, &mut cmd);
+		if rc != 0 {
+			return Err(Error::Module(rc));
+		}
+		push_command(cmd, "Toggle Effect")
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_insert` — undoable insertion of a new effect of
+/// `type_id` at chain position `index` (0 = closest to the source, `len`
+/// = closest to the host; out-of-range indices clamp to the ends). The
+/// node is created from the factory, added to the host's project, and
+/// wired into the chain — one undo row for the whole edit.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_insert(
+	self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	index: c_int,
+	type_id: *const c_char,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || type_id.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("invalid arguments");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let host = unbox(self_)?;
+		node_effect_insert_impl(host, index, type_id)
+	})
+}
+
+/// The insert implementation (see `oakengine_node_effect_insert`).
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `host` must be a live module node handle; `type_id` a NUL-terminated
+/// C string.
+unsafe fn node_effect_insert_impl(host: CHandle, index: c_int, type_id: *const c_char) -> Result<()> {
+	unsafe {
+		// The host must be able to host effects.
+		let host_input = effect_input_of(host)?;
+		if host_input.is_empty() {
+			set_node_error("node cannot host effects (no effect input)");
+			return Err(Error::NotFound);
+		}
+		// The new effect node (owned scratch handle; freed below).
+		let mut new_node = n::oaknode_factory_create_from_id(type_id);
+		if new_node.ctx.is_null() {
+			set_node_error(&format!("unknown node type id \"{}\"", read_cstr(type_id)));
+			return Err(Error::Failed("unknown node type".into()));
+		}
+		let new_input = match effect_input_of(new_node) {
+			Ok(id) if !id.is_empty() => id,
+			_ => {
+				// A node without an effect input cannot sit in the chain.
+				set_node_error("node type has no effect input; cannot be chained");
+				n::oaknode_node_free(&mut new_node);
+				return Err(Error::Invalid);
+			}
+		};
+
+		// The chain (closest-to-source first) and the neighbors of the
+		// insertion point.
+		let chain = HandleGuard::new(effect_chain(host)?);
+		let len = chain.len();
+		let pos = (index.max(0) as usize).min(len);
+		let (upstream, downstream) = if pos == 0 {
+			if len == 0 {
+				(None, host)
+			} else {
+				let d = chain.get(0);
+				(connected_node(d, &effect_input_of(d)?)?, d)
+			}
+		} else if pos == len {
+			(Some(chain.get(len - 1)), host)
+		} else {
+			(Some(chain.get(pos - 1)), chain.get(pos))
+		};
+		let downstream_input = effect_input_of(downstream)?;
+		let upstream_input = upstream
+			.map(|u| effect_input_of(u))
+			.transpose()?
+			.unwrap_or_default();
+
+		let project = project_of(host)?;
+		// The identities present before the add; the moved node is the one
+		// whose identity is new afterwards (its id may be reallocated on a
+		// slot collision — see the module's `Graph::add_entry`).
+		let existing: Vec<usize> = (0..n::oaknode_project_node_count(project))
+			.filter_map(|i| {
+				let other = n::oaknode_project_node_at(project, i);
+				if other.is_null() {
+					None
+				} else {
+					let id = n::oaknode_node_identity(other);
+					if id == 0 {
+						None
+					} else {
+						Some(id)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+			.collect();
+
+		// One undo row for the whole edit: open a group, push the add-node
+		// command and the rewiring commands into it, then close it. On any
+		// failure the group is aborted (executed children are undone).
+		let name = std::ffi::CString::new("Add Effect")
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid undo name".into()))?;
+		let begin = crate::undo::oakengine_undo_group_begin(name.as_ptr());
+		if begin != 0 {
+			set_node_error("failed to open an undo group");
+			n::oaknode_node_free(&mut new_node);
+			return Err(Error::Module(begin));
+		}
+		macro_rules! step {
+			($e:expr) => {
+				match $e {
+					Ok(()) => {}
+					Err(e) => {
+						crate::undo::oakengine_undo_group_abort();
+						n::oaknode_node_free(&mut new_node);
+						return Err(e);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+		}
+		// 1. Add the node to the project (the group child executes eagerly).
+		let add_cmd = n::oaknode_command_create_add_node(project, new_node);
+		if add_cmd.ctx.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("add-node command failed");
+			step!(Err(Error::Failed("add-node command failed".into())));
+		}
+		step!(push_command(add_cmd, "Add Effect"));
+		// 2. A fresh project-borrowed view of the moved node (the one whose
+		//    identity was not present before the add).
+		let total = n::oaknode_project_node_count(project);
+		let mut fresh = CHandle::null();
+		for i in 0..total {
+			let other = n::oaknode_project_node_at(project, i);
+			if other.is_null() {
+				continue;
+			}
+			let id = n::oaknode_node_identity(other);
+			if id != 0 && !existing.contains(&id) {
+				fresh = other;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if fresh.ctx.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("could not resolve the added node");
+			step!(Err(Error::Failed("added node resolution failed".into())));
+		}
+		// 3. Unhook the downstream input from its current upstream (when
+		//    there is one).
+		if upstream.is_some() {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			let rc = n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(downstream, cid.as_ptr(), &mut cmd);
+			step!(Error::from_module(rc).and_then(|()| push_command(cmd, "Add Effect")));
+		}
+		// 4. Wire the new effect between upstream and downstream.
+		let dcid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+		let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+		let rc = n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(fresh, downstream, dcid.as_ptr(), &mut cmd);
+		step!(Error::from_module(rc).and_then(|()| push_command(cmd, "Add Effect")));
+		if let Some(upstream) = upstream {
+			let ucid = std::ffi::CString::new(upstream_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let rc = n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(upstream, fresh, ucid.as_ptr(), &mut cmd);
+			step!(Error::from_module(rc).and_then(|()| push_command(cmd, "Add Effect")));
+		}
+		let end = crate::undo::oakengine_undo_group_end();
+		// Cleanup: the factory shell is a stale view (the node now lives in
+		// the project graph); the fresh view is a borrowed shell. The chain
+		// guard releases the rest.
+		n::oaknode_node_free(&mut new_node);
+		release_handle(fresh);
+		if end != 0 {
+			return Err(Error::Module(end));
+		}
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_remove` — undoable removal of `effect` (a node
+/// in `self_`'s chain): unhook both edges and bridge the gap, one undo
+/// row. The node itself is left orphaned in the project graph: the module
+/// node-transfer commands are one-way (undo discards the entry), so a
+/// reversible detach does not exist there yet — documented limitation
+/// (a future module command can take the node out of the project while
+/// keeping its entry restorable).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_remove(
+	self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	effect: *mut OakEngineNode,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || effect.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("invalid arguments");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let host = unbox(self_)?;
+		let eff = unbox(effect)?;
+		let eff_identity = n::oaknode_node_identity(eff);
+
+		let chain = HandleGuard::new(effect_chain(host)?);
+		let len = chain.len();
+		let Some(pos) = chain
+			.0
+			.iter()
+			.position(|c| n::oaknode_node_identity(*c) == eff_identity)
+		else {
+			return Err(Error::NotFound);
+		};
+		let upstream = if pos == 0 {
+			connected_node(chain.get(0), &effect_input_of(chain.get(0))?)?
+		} else {
+			Some(chain.get(pos - 1))
+		};
+		let downstream = if pos + 1 == len { host } else { chain.get(pos + 1) };
+		let downstream_input = effect_input_of(downstream)?;
+
+		// All nodes are already in the project: a plain multi command.
+		let mut children: Vec<CHandle> = Vec::new();
+		// 1. Unhook the effect from its upstream.
+		let eff_input = effect_input_of(eff)?;
+		if upstream.is_some() {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(eff_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(
+				eff,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.push(cmd);
+		}
+		// 2. Unhook the downstream from the effect, then bridge it back to
+		//    the upstream.
+		let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+		let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+		Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(
+			downstream,
+			cid.as_ptr(),
+			&mut cmd,
+		))?;
+		children.push(cmd);
+		if let Some(upstream) = upstream {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(
+				upstream,
+				downstream,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.push(cmd);
+		}
+		// The guard releases every command handle on error paths; on success
+		// `push_multi_commands` consumes them all.
+		let children = HandleGuard::new(children);
+		push_multi_commands(&children.into_inner(), std::ptr::null_mut(), "Remove Effect")
+	})
+}
+
+/// `oakengine_node_effect_move` — undoable reorder of `effect` to chain
+/// position `new_index` (an insertion index **after** removal, matching
+/// the effect stack's `ReorderRequested`; `0..=len-1` where `len` is the
+/// post-removal chain length). One undo row.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_node_effect_move(
+	self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	effect: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	new_index: c_int,
+) -> c_int {
+	guard(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() || effect.is_null() {
+			set_node_error("invalid arguments");
+			return Err(Error::Invalid);
+		}
+		let host = unbox(self_)?;
+		let eff = unbox(effect)?;
+		let eff_identity = n::oaknode_node_identity(eff);
+
+		let chain = HandleGuard::new(effect_chain(host)?);
+		let len = chain.len();
+		let Some(from) = chain
+			.0
+			.iter()
+			.position(|c| n::oaknode_node_identity(*c) == eff_identity)
+		else {
+			return Err(Error::NotFound);
+		};
+		// The post-removal insertion index (0..=len-1; clamp for safety).
+		let to = if new_index < 0 {
+			0
+		} else {
+			(new_index as usize).min(len - 1)
+		};
+
+		// The guard releases every command handle on error paths; on success
+		// `push_multi_commands` consumes them all.
+		let mut children: HandleGuard = HandleGuard::new(Vec::new());
+		// ---- remove the effect from position `from` ---------------------
+		let upstream = if from == 0 {
+			connected_node(chain.get(0), &effect_input_of(chain.get(0))?)?
+		} else {
+			Some(chain.get(from - 1))
+		};
+		let downstream = if from + 1 == len { host } else { chain.get(from + 1) };
+		let downstream_input = effect_input_of(downstream)?;
+		let eff_input = effect_input_of(eff)?;
+		if upstream.is_some() {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(eff_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(
+				eff,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.0.push(cmd);
+		}
+		let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+		let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+		Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(
+			downstream,
+			cid.as_ptr(),
+			&mut cmd,
+		))?;
+		children.0.push(cmd);
+		if let Some(upstream) = upstream {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(downstream_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(
+				upstream,
+				downstream,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.0.push(cmd);
+		}
+		// ---- reinsert at position `to` (the post-removal chain) ---------
+		// After removal the chain has `len - 1` effects; position `to`
+		// (0..=len-1) sits between index `to - 1` and `to` of the remaining
+		// list, where index `-1` is the chain source and index `len-1` is
+		// the host.
+		let remaining: Vec<CHandle> = chain
+			.0
+			.iter()
+			.enumerate()
+			.filter(|(i, _)| *i != from)
+			.map(|(_, c)| *c)
+			.collect();
+		let (up2, down2) = if to == 0 {
+			if remaining.is_empty() {
+				(None, host)
+			} else {
+				let d = remaining[0];
+				(connected_node(d, &effect_input_of(d)?)?, d)
+			}
+		} else if to == len - 1 {
+			(Some(remaining[len - 2]), host)
+		} else {
+			(Some(remaining[to - 1]), remaining[to])
+		};
+		let down2_input = effect_input_of(down2)?;
+		let up2_input = up2
+			.map(|u| effect_input_of(u))
+			.transpose()?
+			.unwrap_or_default();
+		if up2.is_some() {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(down2_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_disconnect_undoable(
+				down2,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.0.push(cmd);
+		}
+		let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+		let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(down2_input.as_str())
+			.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+		Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(
+			eff,
+			down2,
+			cid.as_ptr(),
+			&mut cmd,
+		))?;
+		children.0.push(cmd);
+		if let Some(up2) = up2 {
+			let mut cmd = CHandle::null();
+			let cid = std::ffi::CString::new(up2_input.as_str())
+				.map_err(|_| Error::Failed("invalid input id".into()))?;
+			Error::from_module(n::oaknode_node_connect_undoable(
+				up2,
+				eff,
+				cid.as_ptr(),
+				&mut cmd,
+			))?;
+			children.0.push(cmd);
+		}
+
+		push_multi_commands(&children.into_inner(), std::ptr::null_mut(), "Reorder Effect")
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs b/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
index 4649e63b4..ed92a9256 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/src/timeline.rs
@@ -2041,6 +2041,25 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_clip_get_sequence(
 	})
 }
 
+/// `oakengine_clip_as_node` — the clip's node view (borrowed; freed with
+/// `oakengine_node_free`). The effect-stack surface (chain enumeration and
+/// edits) is node-based, so the app converts its clip handle before
+/// walking the chain.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn oakengine_clip_as_node(self_: *const OakEngineClip) -> *mut OakEngineNode {
+	guard_ptr(|| unsafe {
+		if self_.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		let h = unbox(self_)?;
+		let node = n::oaknode_block_as_node(h);
+		if node.is_null() {
+			return Ok(std::ptr::null_mut());
+		}
+		Ok(box_handle::<OakEngineNode>(node))
+	})
+}
+
 /* ---- Editing primitives, round 2: split / ripple delete / trim / move ---- */
 
 /// `oakengine_sequence_split_clip` — split the addressed clip at `time`.
diff --git a/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs b/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
index 48669dc9b..22e622d96 100644
--- a/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
+++ b/crates/oakengine/tests/it_node.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use oakengine::handle::{
 };
 use oakengine::node::*;
 use oakengine::node::value_type as vt;
+use oakengine::timeline::oakengine_clip_as_node;
 use oakengine::undo::oakengine_undo_command_free;
 use oaknode::ffi::dragger::oaknode_dragger_free;
 use oaknode::ffi::factory::oaknode_factory_create_from_id;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ use oaknode::ffi::project::oaknode_project_free;
 /// Facade error codes (src/error.rs).
 const E_INVALID: c_int = -1;
 const E_STATE: c_int = -2;
+const E_FAILED: c_int = -3;
 const E_NOT_FOUND: c_int = -4;
 /// Module error codes (include/node/error.h) — passed through untranslated.
 const NODE_E_INVALID: c_int = -30001;
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ const TYPE_TEXT: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.textgenerator";
 const TYPE_GROUP: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.group";
 const TYPE_MULTICAM: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.multicam";
 const TYPE_FOOTAGE: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.footage";
+const TYPE_BLUR: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.blur";
+const TYPE_OPACITY: &std::ffi::CStr = c"org.olivevideoeditor.Olive.opacity";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Fixtures
@@ -1469,6 +1473,173 @@ fn node_family_legal_paths() {
 	});
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Effect chain surface (node.h effect-input family)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Effect chain enumeration and edits over the facade: insert at index,
+/// remove, reorder, enable toggle — each a single undoable row — plus the
+/// NULL and illegal-input matrix of the new exports. The chain semantics
+/// mirror the C++ original (`Node::GetEffectInputID` / `GetConnectedOutput`
+/// walk): effects attach to the host's effect input, ordered closest-to-
+/// source first.
+#[test]
+fn node_effect_chain_edits() {
+	with_owned(|| {
+		common::force_link();
+		let _ = force_oakundo_command_link();
+		let base = alive();
+		let mut buf = [0 as c_char; 512];
+		let mut element: c_int = 0;
+
+		// ---- fixtures: a transform host + a plain value node ---------------
+		let project = oakengine_project_create();
+		assert!(!project.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_project_new(project) }, 0);
+		let host = unsafe { oakengine_project_add_node(project, TYPE_TRANSFORM.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!host.is_null());
+		let value = unsafe { oakengine_project_add_node(project, TYPE_VALUE.as_ptr()) };
+		assert!(!value.is_null());
+
+		// The transform's effect input is "tex_in".
+		let len = unsafe { oakengine_node_get_effect_input(host, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512, &mut element) };
+		assert_eq!(len, "tex_in".len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }, "tex_in");
+		assert_eq!(element, -1, "non-array input element");
+		// A node without an effect input cannot host effects.
+		assert_eq!(
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_get_effect_input(value, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512, &mut element) },
+			E_NOT_FOUND
+		);
+
+		// ---- enumeration on an empty chain ---------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 0);
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 0) }.is_null());
+
+		// ---- insert three effects: opacity, blur, transform -----------------
+		// Inserting at 0 twice stacks each new effect closest to the source;
+		// inserting at len appends next to the host.
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 0, TYPE_BLUR.as_ptr()) }, 0);
+		eprintln!("[dbg] count after blur insert: {}", unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) });
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 0, TYPE_OPACITY.as_ptr()) }, 0);
+		eprintln!("[dbg] count after opacity insert: {}", unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) });
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 2, TYPE_TRANSFORM.as_ptr()) }, 0);
+		eprintln!("[dbg] count after transform insert: {}", unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) });
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 3);
+
+		let eff0 = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 0) };
+		let eff1 = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 1) };
+		let eff2 = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 2) };
+		assert!(!eff0.is_null() && !eff1.is_null() && !eff2.is_null());
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, -1) }.is_null());
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 99) }.is_null());
+		// Signal order: opacity (source side) → blur → transform (host side).
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(eff0, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_OPACITY.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }, TYPE_OPACITY.to_str().unwrap());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(eff1, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_str().unwrap());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(eff2, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_TRANSFORM.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) }, TYPE_TRANSFORM.to_str().unwrap());
+
+		// Effect nodes carry the video-effect flag; plain nodes do not.
+		assert_ne!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_flags(eff0) } & oakengine_node_flag_video_effect(), 0);
+		assert_ne!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_flags(eff1) } & oakengine_node_flag_video_effect(), 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_flags(value) } & oakengine_node_flag_video_effect(), 0);
+
+		// Stable identities (the stack's card ids) are non-zero.
+		let eff1_identity = unsafe { oakengine_node_identity(eff1) };
+		assert!(eff1_identity > 0);
+
+		// ---- enable toggle --------------------------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_is_enabled(eff1) }, 1);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(eff1, 0) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_is_enabled(eff1) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(eff1, 1) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_is_enabled(eff1) }, 1);
+
+		// ---- reorder: move blur (index 1) to the end -----------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_move(host, eff1, 2) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 0) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_OPACITY.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 1) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_TRANSFORM.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 2) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+
+		// ---- remove transform (now at index 1) ------------------------------
+		let t_at_1 = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 1) };
+		assert!(!t_at_1.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_remove(host, t_at_1) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 2);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 0) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_OPACITY.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 1) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+
+		// ---- the edit is one undo row: undo/redo restores the chain --------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_project_undo(project) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 3);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 0) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_OPACITY.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 1) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_TRANSFORM.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 2) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_project_redo(project) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 2);
+
+		// ---- out-of-range insert clamps to the host side -------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 99, TYPE_BLUR.as_ptr()) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) }, 3);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, 2) }, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_BLUR.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+
+		// ---- illegal inputs -------------------------------------------------
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0, TYPE_BLUR.as_ptr()) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 0, std::ptr::null()) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 0, c"org.oak.no.such.node".as_ptr()) }, E_FAILED, "unknown factory id");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, 0, TYPE_VALUE.as_ptr()) }, E_INVALID, "a node without an effect input cannot be chained");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(value, 0, TYPE_BLUR.as_ptr()) }, E_NOT_FOUND, "a host without an effect input hosts no chain");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_remove(std::ptr::null_mut(), eff1) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_remove(host, std::ptr::null_mut()) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_remove(host, value) }, E_NOT_FOUND, "not a member of the chain");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_move(std::ptr::null_mut(), eff1, 0) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_move(host, std::ptr::null_mut(), 0) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_move(host, value, 0) }, E_NOT_FOUND, "not a member of the chain");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_is_enabled(std::ptr::null_mut()) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_identity(std::ptr::null_mut()) }, 0);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(std::ptr::null_mut()) }, 0);
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0) }.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_effect_input(std::ptr::null_mut(), buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512, &mut element) }, E_INVALID);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_flags(std::ptr::null_mut()) }, 0);
+
+		// ---- factory id enumeration + clip → node conversion ---------------
+		let factory_count = oakengine_node_factory_id_count();
+		assert!(factory_count > 0);
+		let len = unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_id_at(0, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) };
+		assert!(len > 0);
+		let first_id = unsafe { read_buf(&mut buf) };
+		let name_len = unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_name_from_id(first_id.as_ptr() as *const c_char, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) };
+		assert!(name_len > 0, "factory name resolves for an enumerated id");
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_id_at(-1, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, NODE_E_NOT_FOUND);
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_id_at(factory_count, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, NODE_E_NOT_FOUND);
+		// `oakengine_clip_as_node` converts a clip box to its node view (the
+		// engine opaque types share one CHandle layout; a plain node box
+		// exercises the same conversion path).
+		let clip_view = value as *mut oakengine::handle::OakEngineClip;
+		let as_node = unsafe { oakengine_clip_as_node(clip_view) };
+		assert!(!as_node.is_null());
+		assert_eq!(unsafe { oakengine_node_get_type_id(as_node, buf.as_mut_ptr(), 512) }, TYPE_VALUE.to_bytes().len() as c_int);
+		assert!(unsafe { oakengine_clip_as_node(std::ptr::null_mut()) }.is_null());
+
+		// ---- cleanup --------------------------------------------------------
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(eff0) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(eff1) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(eff2) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(t_at_1) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(as_node) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(host) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(value) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_project_free(project) };
+		// No probe project is involved in this test (unlike the footage
+		// family above): the effect edits keep every node inside the project
+		// graph, so freeing the project returns the alive counter to base.
+		assert_eq!(alive(), base, "effect-chain edits must not leak boxes");
+	});
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Illegal inputs: NULL / empty handles / bad sizes / garbage (parallel-safe)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/crates/oaknode/src/ffi.rs b/crates/oaknode/src/ffi.rs
index cc0e31d69..6b4572d95 100644
--- a/crates/oaknode/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/crates/oaknode/src/ffi.rs
@@ -1016,6 +1016,40 @@ pub mod node {
 		})
 	}
 
+	/// `oaknode_node_get_effect_input` (two-stage; `Node::GetEffectInputID()`).
+	///
+	/// The id of the input the effect chain attaches to (empty when the node
+	/// cannot host effects — the C++ contract: "If this is empty, effects
+	/// cannot attach to this node").
+	#[no_mangle]
+	pub unsafe extern "C" fn oaknode_node_get_effect_input(
+		node: CHandle,
+		buf: *mut c_char,
+		buf_size: c_int,
+	) -> c_int {
+		let n = match unsafe { node_ref(&node) } {
+			Ok(n) => n,
+			Err(_) => return crate::error::OAKNODE_E_INVALID,
+		};
+		let effect_input = with_graph_read(&n.project, |g| {
+			g.get(n.id).map(|e| e.core.effect_input.clone())
+		});
+		match effect_input {
+			Some(id) => copy_string_out(&id, buf, buf_size),
+			None => crate::error::OAKNODE_E_NOT_FOUND,
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// `oaknode_node_get_flags` — the node's flags bitmask (`Node::flags_`).
+	#[no_mangle]
+	pub unsafe extern "C" fn oaknode_node_get_flags(node: CHandle) -> u64 {
+		let n = match unsafe { node_ref(&node) } {
+			Ok(n) => n,
+			Err(_) => return 0,
+		};
+		with_graph_read(&n.project, |g| g.get(n.id).map(|e| e.core.flags)).unwrap_or(0)
+	}
+
 	// ---- Input introspection ------------------------------------------
 
 	/// `oaknode_node_input_count`.
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 50ea8ab2d..a057a4abe 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use gpui::dock::{
 	DockArea, DockLayout, DropTarget, DropZone, NodePath, PanelHandle, PanelRegistry,
 };
-use gpui::timeline::{Frame, TimelineEvent, TimelineView};
+use gpui::timeline::{ClipId, Frame, TimelineEvent, TimelineView};
 use gpui::{
 	div, prelude::*, px, size, App, AsyncWindowContext, Bounds, Context, Entity, Render, Window,
 	WindowBounds, WindowOptions,
@@ -397,9 +397,19 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> OakApp<E> {
 		// Every timeline widget request (playhead seek, trim, move, track
 		// height) is applied by the engine through its backend's edit
 		// commands; the playhead is routed to the program monitor.
+		// `SelectionChanged` carries no payload — the selection is read from
+		// the view and forwarded to the engine so the inspector's effect
+		// stack can target the selected clip.
 		cx.subscribe(
 			&timeline,
-			|this, _timeline, event: &TimelineEvent, cx| {
+			|this, timeline, event: &TimelineEvent, cx| {
+				if matches!(event, TimelineEvent::SelectionChanged) {
+					let clips: Vec<ClipId> =
+						timeline.read(cx).selection().iter().copied().collect();
+					this.engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| {
+						engine.set_selected_clips(clips, cx)
+					});
+				}
 				this.engine
 					.update(cx, |engine, cx| engine.apply_timeline_event(event, cx));
 			},
diff --git a/src/oakui/engine.rs b/src/oakui/engine.rs
index e964fa385..f589d7def 100644
--- a/src/oakui/engine.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/engine.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,30 @@ pub trait AppEngine:
 	/// Applies an effect-stack edit request to the engine's model.
 	fn apply_effect_event(&mut self, event: &EffectStackEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>);
 
+	/// Updates the timeline clip selection (drives the effect stack's
+	/// target). The app shell forwards `TimelineEvent::SelectionChanged`
+	/// with the view's selection set. Default: no-op (engines without a
+	/// selection-driven stack keep their existing behavior).
+	fn set_selected_clips(&mut self, _clips: Vec<ClipId>, _cx: &mut Context<Self>) {}
+
+	/// The effect types the user can add to the selected clip's chain, as
+	/// (type id, display name) pairs — the facade factory entries flagged
+	/// `video_effect` and not hidden from the create menu. The inspector
+	/// panel lists them in its "add effect" menu. Default: empty.
+	fn addable_effects(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+		Vec::new()
+	}
+
+	/// Inserts the effect `type_id` at `index` into the selected clip's
+	/// chain (undoable). `index` is an insertion index into
+	/// [`EffectStackDataSource::effects`] (0 = closest to the source);
+	/// the panel passes the position carried by the `AddRequested` event.
+	/// Returns a user-facing error message on failure. Default: unsupported.
+	fn add_effect(&mut self, index: usize, type_id: &str, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Result<(), String> {
+		let _ = (index, type_id, cx);
+		Err("add effect not supported".into())
+	}
+
 	/// Applies a node-editor edit request to the engine's model.
 	fn apply_node_graph_event(&mut self, event: &NodeGraphEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>);
 
diff --git a/src/oakui/ffi.rs b/src/oakui/ffi.rs
index 6af8674c1..5bb4c7cb7 100644
--- a/src/oakui/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/ffi.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ engine_handle! {
 	OakEngineClip,
 	OakEngineEncodingParams,
 	OakEngineFrame,
+	OakEngineNode,
 	OakEngineProject,
 	OakEngineRenderer,
 	OakEngineSequence,
@@ -480,6 +481,100 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
 	/// `oakengine_track_height_pixels_to_internal`.
 	pub fn oakengine_track_height_pixels_to_internal(pixels: c_int) -> f64;
 
+	// -- oakengine::node (effect chain) --
+	//
+	// The effect-stack surface over a selected clip: convert the clip to its
+	// node view, enumerate its effect chain (index 0 = closest to the
+	// source), and edit the chain (insert / remove / reorder / enable
+	// toggle), each edit packaged as an undoable facade command. Factory
+	// enumeration feeds the "add effect" menu. Node boxes are freed with
+	// `oakengine_node_free`; the clip box returned by
+	// `oakengine_sequence_clip_at` is freed with [`free_box`].
+
+	/// `oakengine_clip_as_node` — the clip's node view (borrowed box;
+	/// freed with `oakengine_node_free`).
+	pub fn oakengine_clip_as_node(self_: *const OakEngineClip) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_count` — the chain length (0 without effects).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_count(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_at` — the `index`-th effect (borrowed box;
+	/// NULL out of range / no chain).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_at(
+		self_: *const OakEngineNode,
+		index: c_int,
+	) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_node_identity` — the node's stable identity (the stack's
+	/// card id). 0 for NULL/invalid.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_identity(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> u64;
+	/// `oakengine_node_is_enabled` — 1/0 (the stack's enable switch).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_is_enabled(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled` — undoable enable toggle.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(
+		self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		enabled: c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_insert` — undoable insert at `index`
+	/// (0 = closest to the source; clamped to the ends).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_insert(
+		self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		index: c_int,
+		type_id: *const c_char,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_remove` — undoable removal of `effect` from
+	/// `self_`'s chain (the node is left orphaned in the project graph).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_remove(
+		self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		effect: *mut OakEngineNode,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_effect_move` — undoable reorder of `effect` to
+	/// `new_index` (post-removal insertion index, matching the effect
+	/// stack's `ReorderRequested`).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_effect_move(
+		self_: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		effect: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		new_index: c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_get_effect_input` — the id of the input the effect
+	/// chain attaches to (negative error when the node cannot host
+	/// effects; `element` receives -1 for non-array inputs).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_get_effect_input(
+		self_: *const OakEngineNode,
+		input_id: *mut c_char,
+		input_id_size: c_int,
+		element: *mut c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_get_type_id` — the node's factory type id (buf/size).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_get_type_id(
+		self_: *const OakEngineNode,
+		buf: *mut c_char,
+		buf_size: c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_get_flags` — the node's flags bitmask (0 for
+	/// NULL/invalid).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_get_flags(self_: *const OakEngineNode) -> u64;
+	/// `oakengine_node_free` — free a node box (NULL no-op).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_free(node: *mut OakEngineNode);
+	/// `oakengine_node_factory_id_count` — factory entry count.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_factory_id_count() -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_factory_id_at` — type id at `index` (buf/size;
+	/// negative error out of range).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_factory_id_at(
+		index: c_int,
+		buf: *mut c_char,
+		buf_size: c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_factory_name_from_id` — display name (buf/size).
+	pub fn oakengine_node_factory_name_from_id(
+		type_id: *const c_char,
+		buf: *mut c_char,
+		buf_size: c_int,
+	) -> c_int;
+	/// `oakengine_node_factory_create_from_id` — owned node, not added.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_factory_create_from_id(type_id: *const c_char) -> *mut OakEngineNode;
+	/// `oakengine_node_flag_video_effect`.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_flag_video_effect() -> u64;
+	/// `oakengine_node_flag_dont_show_in_create_menu`.
+	pub fn oakengine_node_flag_dont_show_in_create_menu() -> u64;
+
 	// -- oakengine::render (CPU frame renderer) --
 	//
 	// The renderer binds a sequence handle to an output geometry; each
diff --git a/src/oakui/real.rs b/src/oakui/real.rs
index 585cb2568..a23988c31 100644
--- a/src/oakui/real.rs
+++ b/src/oakui/real.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@
 //!   facade CPU renderer ([`RealEngine::render_program_frame`]) at a proxy
 //!   resolution; the full-resolution async render worker (the facade's
 //!   worker module) is a separate process surface not bound yet.
-//! * Effect stack, node graph and audio meter feed empty/silent data: the
-//!   facade surfaces for them (effect chains, graph nodes, audio levels)
-//!   are not bound in this increment.
+//! * Effect stack — the selected clip's effect chain is bound: the stack
+//!   reads the chain through the facade (see
+//!   [`EffectStackDataSource`](EffectStackDataSource) for `RealEngine`)
+//!   and edits go through the facade's undoable effect commands. Node
+//!   graph and audio meter still feed empty/silent data (their facade
+//!   surfaces are not bound in this increment).
 //! * `oakengine_sequence_move_clip` is a documented facade stub (module gap),
 //!   so clip moves report the facade error instead of applying.
 //!
@@ -62,14 +65,16 @@
 //! `oakengine_task_cancel` mirrors the C++ capi contract (cancel atom set
 //! from the UI thread while the task runs on its own thread).
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::ffi::{c_char, c_int, c_void, CString};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
-use gpui::effect_stack::{EffectData, EffectStackDataSource, EffectStackEvent};
+use gpui::effect_stack::{
+	EffectCardKind, EffectData, EffectId, EffectStackDataSource, EffectStackEvent,
+};
 use gpui::node_graph::{
 	EdgeData, EdgeId, NodeData, NodeGraphDataSource, NodeGraphEvent, NodeId, PortData, PortId,
 	PortDataType, PortKind,
@@ -399,6 +404,46 @@ impl ClipData for RealClip {
 	}
 }
 
+/// One card of the real effect stack: the facade chain node's identity,
+/// its factory display name, its enabled flag, and the app-owned
+/// expansion state ([`RealEngine::expanded_effects`]). No source/output
+/// cards: the host clip node is the implicit output, the chain's unlinked
+/// upstream input is the implicit source (the effect stack shows only the
+/// editable middle).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct RealEffect {
+	/// The node's stable identity (also the card's `EffectId`).
+	id: EffectId,
+	/// The factory display name of the node's type.
+	title: SharedString,
+	/// The node's `enabled_in` flag.
+	enabled: bool,
+	/// The app-owned expansion state (not undoable).
+	expanded: bool,
+}
+
+impl EffectData for RealEffect {
+	fn id(&self) -> EffectId {
+		self.id
+	}
+
+	fn kind(&self) -> EffectCardKind {
+		EffectCardKind::Effect
+	}
+
+	fn title(&self) -> SharedString {
+		self.title.clone()
+	}
+
+	fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+		self.enabled
+	}
+
+	fn is_expanded(&self) -> bool {
+		self.expanded
+	}
+}
+
 /// A track on the real timeline (snapshot handed to the timeline widget).
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RealTrack {
@@ -587,6 +632,14 @@ pub struct RealEngine {
 	bin_children: Vec<ProjectEntry>,
 	/// The selected material-bin entry (demo state).
 	selected_item: Option<u64>,
+	/// The single selected timeline clip — the effect stack's target
+	/// (`None` for an empty or multi-clip selection, or before any
+	/// selection event).
+	selected_clip: Option<ClipId>,
+	/// Node identities whose effect cards are expanded (view state; kept
+	/// here because `EffectData` is a pure read and expansion is not
+	/// undoable).
+	expanded_effects: BTreeSet<u64>,
 	/// Whether the program monitor is playing (mirrors the clock; kept here
 	/// because the audio-meter data source has no `App` to read the clock).
 	program_playing: bool,
@@ -628,6 +681,8 @@ impl RealEngine {
 			bin_roots: Vec::new(),
 			bin_children: Vec::new(),
 			selected_item: None,
+			selected_clip: None,
+			expanded_effects: BTreeSet::new(),
 			program_playing: false,
 			meter_phase: 0,
 			cpu_frame_cache: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
@@ -1016,6 +1071,140 @@ impl RealEngine {
 		None
 	}
 
+	/// The selected clip's facade node view (a boxed node handle the
+	/// caller frees with `oakengine_node_free`), or `None` when no single
+	/// clip is selected or the clip box resolves to no node.
+	fn selected_clip_node(&self) -> Option<*mut OakEngineNode> {
+		let clip_id = self.selected_clip?;
+		let (kind, track_index, clip_index) = self.clip_coords(clip_id)?;
+		let seq = self.seq_ptr()?;
+		let clip = unsafe {
+			oakengine_sequence_clip_at(
+				seq,
+				Self::track_type_of(kind),
+				track_index as c_int,
+				clip_index as c_int,
+			)
+		};
+		if clip.is_null() {
+			return None;
+		}
+		let node = unsafe { oakengine_clip_as_node(clip) };
+		// SAFETY: the clip box is a plain facade box (see `free_box`); the
+		// node box is independent (the facade boxed its own handle copy).
+		unsafe { free_box(clip) };
+		// SAFETY: `node` is a fresh box the caller frees, or NULL.
+		if node.is_null() {
+			None
+		} else {
+			Some(node)
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Whether `node` can host effects (its effect-input id is non-empty;
+	/// the facade reports `E_NOT_FOUND` for nodes without one).
+	///
+	/// # Safety
+	/// `node` must be a live node box (NULL reports false).
+	unsafe fn node_hosts_effects(node: *mut OakEngineNode) -> bool {
+		let mut buf = [0 as c_char; 64];
+		let mut element: c_int = 0;
+		unsafe {
+			oakengine_node_get_effect_input(node, buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.len() as c_int, &mut element)
+				>= 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// The effect in `host`'s chain whose identity is `identity` (a boxed
+	/// node handle the caller frees), or `None` when not a member.
+	///
+	/// # Safety
+	/// `host` must be a live node box.
+	unsafe fn chain_effect_by_identity(
+		host: *mut OakEngineNode,
+		identity: u64,
+	) -> Option<*mut OakEngineNode> {
+		let count = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_count(host) };
+		for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+			let effect = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_at(host, i) };
+			if effect.is_null() {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if unsafe { oakengine_node_identity(effect) } == identity {
+				return Some(effect);
+			}
+			// SAFETY: `effect` is a box from `oakengine_node_effect_at`.
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_free(effect) };
+		}
+		None
+	}
+
+	/// The display label of the selected clip (its timeline snapshot
+	/// label), if any.
+	fn selected_clip_label(&self) -> Option<SharedString> {
+		let clip_id = self.selected_clip?;
+		for track in &self.tracks {
+			if let Some(clip) = track.clips.iter().find(|c| c.id() == clip_id) {
+				return Some(clip.label());
+			}
+		}
+		None
+	}
+
+	/// The card list of the selected clip's effect chain. Each card wraps
+	/// one chain node (index 0 = closest to the source); a clip that
+	/// cannot host effects yields an empty list (its `target_label` is
+	/// `None`, so the stack shows the empty state).
+	fn selected_effect_cards(&self) -> Vec<Arc<dyn EffectData>> {
+		let Some(node) = self.selected_clip_node() else {
+			return Vec::new();
+		};
+		let mut out: Vec<Arc<dyn EffectData>> = Vec::new();
+		// SAFETY: `node` is a live box; freed on every return path.
+		unsafe {
+			if !Self::node_hosts_effects(node) {
+				oakengine_node_free(node);
+				return out;
+			}
+			let count = oakengine_node_effect_count(node);
+			for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+				let effect = oakengine_node_effect_at(node, i);
+				if effect.is_null() {
+					continue;
+				}
+				let identity = oakengine_node_identity(effect);
+				let type_id = read_string(|buf, size| {
+					// SAFETY: `effect` is a live box; buf/size follow the
+					// facade two-stage convention (the enclosing `unsafe`
+					// block covers this closure body).
+					oakengine_node_get_type_id(effect, buf, size)
+				});
+				let title = CString::new(type_id.clone())
+					.ok()
+					.map(|c| {
+						read_string(|buf, size| {
+							// SAFETY: as above; `c` outlives the call.
+							oakengine_node_factory_name_from_id(c.as_ptr(), buf, size)
+						})
+					})
+					.filter(|n| !n.is_empty())
+					.unwrap_or(type_id);
+				let enabled = oakengine_node_is_enabled(effect) != 0;
+				let expanded = self.expanded_effects.contains(&identity);
+				out.push(Arc::new(RealEffect {
+					id: EffectId(identity),
+					title: title.into(),
+					enabled,
+					expanded,
+				}) as Arc<dyn EffectData>);
+				// SAFETY: `effect` is a box from `oakengine_node_effect_at`.
+				oakengine_node_free(effect);
+			}
+			oakengine_node_free(node);
+		}
+		out
+	}
+
 	/// The facade track-type constant for a [`TrackKind`].
 	fn track_type_of(kind: TrackKind) -> c_int {
 		match kind {
@@ -1166,13 +1355,17 @@ impl TimelineDataSource for RealEngine {
 
 impl EffectStackDataSource for RealEngine {
 	fn effects(&self) -> Vec<Arc<dyn EffectData>> {
-		// The effect-chain surface of the facade is not bound in this
-		// increment; the stack shows its empty state.
-		Vec::new()
+		self.selected_effect_cards()
 	}
 
 	fn target_label(&self) -> Option<SharedString> {
-		None
+		let label = self.selected_clip_label()?;
+		let node = self.selected_clip_node()?;
+		// SAFETY: `node` is a live box; freed below. A clip that cannot
+		// host effects keeps the empty state (no label, no cards).
+		let hosts = unsafe { Self::node_hosts_effects(node) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(node) };
+		hosts.then_some(label)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1333,12 +1526,150 @@ impl AppEngine for RealEngine {
 		cx.notify();
 	}
 
-	fn apply_effect_event(&mut self, _event: &EffectStackEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-		// No effect model in the real engine yet; requests are logged by the
-		// caller.
+	fn set_selected_clips(&mut self, clips: Vec<ClipId>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+		// The effect stack targets exactly one clip: an empty or
+		// multi-clip selection keeps the empty state (see
+		// `EffectStackDataSource::target_label`).
+		self.selected_clip = (clips.len() == 1).then(|| clips[0]);
 		cx.notify();
 	}
 
+	fn addable_effects(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+		// The factory entries flagged `video_effect` and not hidden from
+		// the create menu (per the facade contract). A scratch node per
+		// entry just to read its flags (freed immediately).
+		let mut out = Vec::new();
+		let count = unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_id_count() };
+		let video_flag = unsafe { oakengine_node_flag_video_effect() };
+		let hidden_flag = unsafe { oakengine_node_flag_dont_show_in_create_menu() };
+		for i in 0..count.max(0) {
+			let type_id =
+				read_string(|buf, size| unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_id_at(i, buf, size) });
+			let Some(c_id) = CString::new(type_id.clone()).ok() else {
+				continue;
+			};
+			let node = unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_create_from_id(c_id.as_ptr()) };
+			if node.is_null() {
+				continue;
+			}
+			let flags = unsafe { oakengine_node_get_flags(node) };
+			// SAFETY: `node` is an owned box from the factory.
+			unsafe { oakengine_node_free(node) };
+			if flags & video_flag != 0 && flags & hidden_flag == 0 {
+				let name = read_string(|buf, size| {
+					// SAFETY: `c_id` outlives the call; buf/size follow the
+					// facade two-stage convention.
+					unsafe { oakengine_node_factory_name_from_id(c_id.as_ptr(), buf, size) }
+				});
+				let name = if name.is_empty() { type_id.clone() } else { name };
+				out.push((type_id, name));
+			}
+		}
+		out
+	}
+
+	fn add_effect(&mut self, index: usize, type_id: &str, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Result<(), String> {
+		let Some(host) = self.selected_clip_node() else {
+			return Err("no selected clip".into());
+		};
+		let c_id = CString::new(type_id).map_err(|_| "invalid effect type id".to_string())?;
+		// SAFETY: `host` is a live box; freed below.
+		let rc = unsafe { oakengine_node_effect_insert(host, index as c_int, c_id.as_ptr()) };
+		unsafe { oakengine_node_free(host) };
+		if rc != 0 {
+			return Err(format!("facade error {rc}"));
+		}
+		self.apply_edit(rc, "add effect", cx);
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	fn apply_effect_event(&mut self, event: &EffectStackEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+		match event {
+			EffectStackEvent::EnableToggled { effect, enabled } => {
+				let Some(host) = self.selected_clip_node() else {
+					cx.notify();
+					return;
+				};
+				// SAFETY: both boxes are live and freed below.
+				let rc = unsafe {
+					let Some(eff) = Self::chain_effect_by_identity(host, effect.0) else {
+						oakengine_node_free(host);
+						cx.notify();
+						return;
+					};
+					let rc = oakengine_node_effect_set_enabled(eff, *enabled as c_int);
+					oakengine_node_free(eff);
+					oakengine_node_free(host);
+					rc
+				};
+				self.apply_edit(rc, "toggle effect", cx);
+			}
+			EffectStackEvent::ExpansionToggled { effect, expanded } => {
+				// View state only (not undoable); kept here so the card
+				// list re-reads it after the notify.
+				if *expanded {
+					self.expanded_effects.insert(effect.0);
+				} else {
+					self.expanded_effects.remove(&effect.0);
+				}
+				cx.notify();
+			}
+			EffectStackEvent::RemoveRequested(id) => {
+				let Some(host) = self.selected_clip_node() else {
+					cx.notify();
+					return;
+				};
+				// SAFETY: both boxes are live and freed below.
+				let rc = unsafe {
+					let Some(eff) = Self::chain_effect_by_identity(host, id.0) else {
+						oakengine_node_free(host);
+						cx.notify();
+						return;
+					};
+					let rc = oakengine_node_effect_remove(host, eff);
+					oakengine_node_free(eff);
+					oakengine_node_free(host);
+					rc
+				};
+				self.apply_edit(rc, "remove effect", cx);
+			}
+			EffectStackEvent::ReorderRequested { effect, new_index } => {
+				let Some(host) = self.selected_clip_node() else {
+					cx.notify();
+					return;
+				};
+				// SAFETY: both boxes are live and freed below.
+				let rc = unsafe {
+					let Some(eff) = Self::chain_effect_by_identity(host, effect.0) else {
+						oakengine_node_free(host);
+						cx.notify();
+						return;
+					};
+					let rc = oakengine_node_effect_move(host, eff, *new_index as c_int);
+					oakengine_node_free(eff);
+					oakengine_node_free(host);
+					rc
+				};
+				self.apply_edit(rc, "reorder effect", cx);
+			}
+			EffectStackEvent::AddRequested { index } => {
+				// The effect choice is a panel-owned menu (see
+				// `InspectorPanel`); the undoable insert runs through
+				// `AppEngine::add_effect` once the user picks a type.
+				// `index` is acknowledged here for parity with the
+				// request semantics (the panel passes it back).
+				let _ = index;
+				cx.notify();
+			}
+			// The app owns the context menu; parameter changes have no
+			// metadata to refresh yet.
+			EffectStackEvent::ContextMenuRequested { .. }
+			| EffectStackEvent::ParameterChanged { .. } => {
+				cx.notify();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	fn apply_node_graph_event(&mut self, event: &NodeGraphEvent, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
 		match event {
 			NodeGraphEvent::NodeMovePreview { .. }
diff --git a/src/panels/inspector.rs b/src/panels/inspector.rs
index 2dd272b8e..41fbab460 100644
--- a/src/panels/inspector.rs
+++ b/src/panels/inspector.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ use crate::panels::ids::INSPECTOR;
 pub struct InspectorPanel<E: AppEngine> {
 	stack: Entity<EffectStackView<E>>,
 	engine: Entity<E>,
+	/// An in-flight "add effect" flow: the stack insertion index carried
+	/// by the last [`EffectStackEvent::AddRequested`]. While set (and the
+	/// engine has a stack target), the panel renders a small menu of the
+	/// engine's addable effects instead of forwarding the bare request.
+	pending_add: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl<E: AppEngine> InspectorPanel<E> {
@@ -43,20 +48,115 @@ impl<E: AppEngine> InspectorPanel<E> {
 				.params_renderer(|_effect, _window, cx| cx.new(|_cx| ParamPlaceholder).into())
 		});
 		// The "edits are requests" loop: forward each request to the engine,
-		// which applies it to its model and notifies.
+		// which applies it to its model and notifies. `AddRequested` carries
+		// no effect type, so the panel records the insertion index and lets
+		// the user pick one from the small menu below (the actual insert
+		// runs through `AppEngine::add_effect`).
 		cx.subscribe(&stack, |this, _stack, event: &EffectStackEvent, cx| {
+			if let EffectStackEvent::AddRequested { index } = event {
+				this.pending_add = Some(*index);
+			}
 			this.engine
 				.update(cx, |engine, cx| engine.apply_effect_event(event, cx));
 		})
 		.detach();
 
-		Self { stack, engine }
+		Self {
+			stack,
+			engine,
+			pending_add: None,
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// The "add effect" menu: one clickable row per addable effect of the
+	/// engine. Selecting a row inserts that effect at the recorded stack
+	/// index; a dismiss row closes the menu without adding.
+	fn render_add_menu(
+		&mut self,
+		index: usize,
+		colors: &gpui::colors::Colors,
+		cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+	) -> impl IntoElement {
+		let effects = self.engine.read(cx).addable_effects();
+		let mut menu = div()
+			.id("inspector-add-menu")
+			.px_2()
+			.py_1()
+			.border_t_1()
+			.border_color(colors.separator)
+			.flex()
+			.flex_col()
+			.gap_1();
+
+		for (type_id, name) in &effects {
+			let engine = self.engine.clone();
+			let type_id = type_id.clone();
+			let name = name.clone();
+			let index = index;
+			menu = menu.child(
+				div()
+					.id(SharedString::from(format!("add-effect-{type_id}")))
+					.cursor_pointer()
+					.px_2()
+					.py_1()
+					.rounded_sm()
+					.hover(|style| style.bg(colors.selected))
+					.text_color(colors.text)
+					.text_sm()
+					.child(name)
+					.on_click(
+						cx.listener(move |this, _event: &gpui::ClickEvent, _window, cx| {
+							this.pending_add = None;
+							engine.update(cx, |engine, cx| {
+								if let Err(err) = engine.add_effect(index, &type_id, cx) {
+									println!("[inspector] add effect failed: {err}");
+								}
+							});
+							cx.notify();
+						}),
+					),
+			);
+		}
+
+		// A dismiss row, so a cancelled pick does not linger.
+		menu = menu.child(
+			div()
+				.id("add-effect-dismiss")
+				.cursor_pointer()
+				.px_2()
+				.py_1()
+				.rounded_sm()
+				.hover(|style| style.bg(colors.selected))
+				.text_color(colors.disabled)
+				.text_sm()
+				.child("✕")
+				.on_click(
+					cx.listener(move |this, _event: &gpui::ClickEvent, _window, cx| {
+						this.pending_add = None;
+						cx.notify();
+					}),
+				),
+		);
+		menu
 	}
 }
 
 impl<E: AppEngine> Render for InspectorPanel<E> {
-	fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, _cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
-		div().size_full().child(self.stack.clone())
+	fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
+		let colors = cx.default_colors().clone();
+		let mut root = div().id("inspector-panel").size_full().flex().flex_col();
+		root = root.child(self.stack.clone());
+		// The add-effect menu sits below the stack while an add is
+		// pending. It only makes sense while the engine has a stack
+		// target (a clip that can host effects).
+		if let Some(index) = self.pending_add {
+			if self.engine.read(cx).target_label().is_some() {
+				root = root.child(self.render_add_menu(index, colors.as_ref(), cx));
+			} else {
+				self.pending_add = None;
+			}
+		}
+		root
 	}
 }