diff --git a/src/personal_mcp/catalog/server.py b/src/personal_mcp/catalog/server.py
index e874235..6dbb37a 100644
--- a/src/personal_mcp/catalog/server.py
+++ b/src/personal_mcp/catalog/server.py
@@ -24,27 +24,53 @@ def _load_skill_registry() -> dict[str, Any]:
     return registry
 
 
+def _normalize_pattern(namespace: str, metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    pattern_id = metadata.get("id", namespace)
+    capabilities = metadata.get("capabilities", [])
+    return {
+        "id": pattern_id,
+        "namespace": namespace,
+        "name": metadata.get("name", pattern_id),
+        "version": metadata.get("version", "0.1.0"),
+        "description": metadata.get("description", ""),
+        "tags": metadata.get("tags", []),
+        "depends_on": metadata.get("depends_on", []),
+        "capabilities": capabilities,
+        # Expose resources explicitly for clients that treat resources as the primary interface.
+        "resources": capabilities,
+    }
+
+
+def _normalized_patterns() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    registry = _load_skill_registry()
+    return [
+        _normalize_pattern(namespace, entry["metadata"])
+        for namespace, entry in registry.items()
+    ]
+
+
 @catalog_server.resource("resource://catalog/skills_index")
 def skills_index() -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Return a compact discovery index for all available pattern modules."""
-    registry = _load_skill_registry()
-    index = []
-    for key, entry in registry.items():
-        metadata = entry["metadata"]
-        index.append(
-            {
-                "namespace": key,
-                "id": metadata.get("id", key),
-                "name": metadata.get("name", key),
-                "version": metadata.get("version", "0.1.0"),
-                "capabilities": metadata.get("capabilities", []),
-                "tags": metadata.get("tags", []),
-            }
-        )
-    return {"patterns": index}
+    return {"patterns": _normalized_patterns()}
 
 
 @catalog_server.resource("resource://catalog/skills_details")
 def skills_details() -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Return full metadata for all mounted pattern modules."""
     return {"patterns": _load_skill_registry()}
+
+
+@catalog_server.resource("resource://catalog/patterns")
+def patterns() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return normalized pattern records for resource-first clients."""
+    return {"patterns": _normalized_patterns()}
+
+
+@catalog_server.resource("resource://catalog/patterns_by_id")
+def patterns_by_id() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return normalized pattern records indexed by stable pattern id."""
+    indexed: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    for pattern in _normalized_patterns():
+        indexed[pattern["id"]] = pattern
+    return {"patterns_by_id": indexed}