diff --git a/packages/sources/src/index.ts b/packages/sources/src/index.ts
index 7802aed..5ff26d1 100644
--- a/packages/sources/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ export type {
 	ResolveOptions,
 	ResolveResult
 } from './types.js';
-export { resolve, resolveGraph } from './resolve.js';
+export { resolve, resolveGraph, resolveNodes, type ResolvedNode } from './resolve.js';
 export { cacheKey, MemoryCacheAdapter } from './cache.js';
 export { DEFAULT_APPVIEW } from './atproto.js';
diff --git a/packages/sources/src/resolve.test.ts b/packages/sources/src/resolve.test.ts
index faf41a9..cc43588 100644
--- a/packages/sources/src/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/src/resolve.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { resolve, resolveGraph } from './resolve.js';
+import { nodeToRecord, type Node } from '@blento/schema';
+import { resolve, resolveGraph, resolveNodes } from './resolve.js';
 import { MemoryCacheAdapter } from './cache.js';
 import type { Source, SourceContext } from './types.js';
 import { fakeFetch } from './testutil.js';
@@ -77,3 +78,39 @@ describe('resolveGraph', () => {
 		expect(out.bad).toBeNull();
 	});
 });
+
+describe('resolveNodes (loaded on the node)', () => {
+	const ctx = (fetchImpl: typeof fetch): SourceContext => ({ self: 'did:plc:aaa', fetchImpl });
+
+	it('attaches loaded data onto each node without mutating the input', async () => {
+		const ff = fakeFetch([{ match: 'getAuthorFeed', body: { feed: ['p'], cursor: 'z' } }]);
+		const nodes = [{ id: 'a', source: atproto({ actor: '$self' }) }, { id: 'b' }];
+		const resolved = await resolveNodes(nodes, ctx(ff.fetch));
+
+		expect(resolved[0].loaded).toEqual({ data: { feed: ['p'], cursor: 'z' }, nextCursor: 'z' });
+		expect(resolved[1].loaded).toBeUndefined();
+		// inputs untouched — resolveNodes returns enriched copies
+		expect('loaded' in nodes[0]).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('loaded is runtime-only: nodeToRecord (allowlist) never serializes it back to the PDS', async () => {
+		const ff = fakeFetch([{ match: 'getAuthorFeed', body: { feed: [], cursor: 'z' } }]);
+		const node: Node = {
+			id: 'n1',
+			kind: 'leaf',
+			parent: 'root',
+			rank: 'a0',
+			page: 'blento.self',
+			content: { $type: 'app.blento.defs#card', cardType: 'latestPost' },
+			source: atproto({ actor: '$self' }),
+			version: 1
+		};
+		const [resolved] = await resolveNodes([node], ctx(ff.fetch));
+		expect(resolved.loaded).toBeDefined();
+
+		const record = nodeToRecord(resolved);
+		expect('loaded' in record).toBe(false);
+		// the declarative source DOES round-trip; only the fetched data is dropped
+		expect(record.source).toEqual(node.source);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/sources/src/resolve.ts b/packages/sources/src/resolve.ts
index 477bc25..a9d1ca0 100644
--- a/packages/sources/src/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/sources/src/resolve.ts
@@ -138,3 +138,26 @@ export async function resolveGraph(
 
 	return out;
 }
+
+/**
+ * A node enriched with its resolved data. `loaded` is RUNTIME-ONLY: the schema's `nodeToRecord` is
+ * allowlist-based, so this field is never serialized back to the PDS — the stored record keeps only
+ * the declarative `source`. This is the object renderers receive: everything on one node.
+ */
+export type ResolvedNode<N extends { id: string } = Node> = N & {
+	loaded?: ResolveResult | null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a graph and return each node enriched with its `loaded` data (source spec stays put).
+ * A thin wrapper over `resolveGraph` for the common "hand renderers a node that carries its data"
+ * shape. Nodes without a resolvable source get `loaded: undefined`.
+ */
+export async function resolveNodes<N extends Pick<Node, 'id' | 'source'>>(
+	nodes: N[],
+	ctx: SourceContext,
+	opts: ResolveOptions = {}
+): Promise<ResolvedNode<N>[]> {
+	const map = await resolveGraph(nodes, ctx, opts);
+	return nodes.map((n) => ({ ...n, loaded: map[n.id] ?? undefined }));
+}