diff --git a/apps/script-deployer/scripts/import-xopp-to-canvas.jsx b/apps/script-deployer/scripts/import-xopp-to-canvas.jsx
index 7f134f0f54..593c6c7fe0 100644
--- a/apps/script-deployer/scripts/import-xopp-to-canvas.jsx
+++ b/apps/script-deployer/scripts/import-xopp-to-canvas.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * @trilium-script
+ * 
+ * id: import-xopp-to-canvas
+ * type: render
+ * title: Import XOPP to Canvas
+ */
+
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from "trilium:preact";
 import { runOnBackend, showMessage, showError, activateNote } from "trilium:api";
 
diff --git a/apps/script-deployer/src/dev.ts b/apps/script-deployer/src/dev.ts
index 256d7a32c5..0bdebfa99c 100644
--- a/apps/script-deployer/src/dev.ts
+++ b/apps/script-deployer/src/dev.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ process.env.TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR = resolve(__dirname, "../../server/src");
 process.env.NODE_ENV = "development";
 process.env.TRILIUM_ENV = "dev";
 
-// ── Bootstrap ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Constants ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const SCRIPTS_NOTE_ID = "_scripts";
 const needsInit = !existsSync(join(DATA_DIR, "document.db"));
 
 async function ensureTranslations() {
@@ -66,16 +67,38 @@ async function ensureEtapiToken() {
     console.log(`ETAPI token: ${authToken}`);
 }
 
+async function ensureScriptsFolder() {
+    const becca = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/becca/becca.js")).default;
+    if (becca.notes[SCRIPTS_NOTE_ID]) return;
+
+    const cls = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/cls.js")).default;
+    const notesService = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/services/notes.js")).default;
+
+    cls.init(() => {
+        notesService.createNewNote({
+            noteId: SCRIPTS_NOTE_ID,
+            parentNoteId: "root",
+            title: "Scripts",
+            type: "doc",
+            content: "",
+        });
+    });
+
+    console.log("Created 'Scripts' folder note.");
+}
+
 async function main() {
     await ensureTranslations();
     await ensureDatabase();
     await ensureEtapiToken();
 
-    // Now start the full HTTP server (it will re-init the DB connection
-    // harmlessly since it's already initialised).
+    // Start the full HTTP server — this loads becca and makes the note
+    // tree available for subsequent setup steps.
     const startTriliumServer = (await import("@triliumnext/server/src/www.js")).default;
     await startTriliumServer();
 
+    await ensureScriptsFolder();
+
     console.log(`\nScript-deployer Trilium instance running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
     console.log(`Token file: ${TOKEN_PATH}\n`);
 }