diff --git a/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.metta b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.metta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9e8734b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.metta
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+(@doc catalog-list!
+  (@desc "Lists contents of all module catalogs that support the \"list\" method")
+  (@params (
+    (@param "Name of the catalog to list or \"all\" to list all available")))
+  (@return "Unit atom"))
+
+(@doc catalog-update!
+  (@desc "Update all contents of all managed catalogs to the latest version of all modules")
+  (@params (
+    (@param "Name of the catalog to update or \"all\" to update all")))
+  (@return "Unit atom"))
+
+(@doc catalog-clear!
+  (@desc "Clears the contents of all managed catalogs")
+  (@params (
+    (@param "Name of the catalog to clear or \"all\" to clear all")))
+  (@return "Unit atom"))
diff --git a/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog_mods.rs b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog_mods.rs
rename to lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.rs
index bb0e72cfc..a61b102c9 100644
--- a/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog_mods.rs
+++ b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/catalog.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use hyperon_atom::{Atom, Grounded, ExecError, CustomExecute};
+use crate::metta::text::SExprParser;
 use crate::space::grounding::GroundingSpace;
 use crate::metta::{ARROW_SYMBOL, ATOM_TYPE_SYMBOL, UNIT_TYPE};
 use crate::metta::runner::{Metta, ModuleLoader, RunContext};
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ use crate::metta::runner::modules::MettaMod;
 //    At the very least, it makes `!(catalog-list! all)` much more noisy
 //
 
+pub static CATALOG_METTA: &'static str = include_str!("catalog.metta");
+
 /// Loader to Initialize the "catalog" module
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct CatalogModLoader;
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ impl ModuleLoader for CatalogModLoader {
     fn load(&self, context: &mut RunContext) -> Result<(), String> {
         let space = GroundingSpace::new();
         context.init_self_module(space.into(), None);
-        self.load_tokens(context.module(), context.metta.clone())
+        let _ = self.load_tokens(context.module(), context.metta.clone());
+        let parser = SExprParser::new(CATALOG_METTA);
+        context.push_parser(Box::new(parser));
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn load_tokens(&self, target: &MettaMod, metta: Metta) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/mod.rs b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/mod.rs
index 2dcdd4e38..6e8e4c49e 100644
--- a/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/metta/runner/builtin_mods/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mod random;
 /// Op atoms for working with catalogs
 mod json;
 #[cfg(feature = "pkg_mgmt")]
-pub mod catalog_mods;
+pub mod catalog;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "das")]
 pub mod das;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn load_builtin_mods(metta: &Metta) -> Result<(), String> {
     let _mod_id = metta.load_module_direct(Box::new(fileio::FileioModLoader), "fileio").map_err(|e| format!("error loading builtin \"catalog\" module: {e}"))?;
     let _mod_id = metta.load_module_direct(Box::new(json::JsonModLoader), "json").map_err(|e| format!("error loading builtin \"catalog\" module: {e}"))?;
     #[cfg(feature = "pkg_mgmt")]
-    let _mod_id = metta.load_module_direct(Box::new(catalog_mods::CatalogModLoader), "catalog").map_err(|e| format!("error loading builtin \"catalog\" module: {e}"))?;
+    let _mod_id = metta.load_module_direct(Box::new(catalog::CatalogModLoader), "catalog").map_err(|e| format!("error loading builtin \"catalog\" module: {e}"))?;
     #[cfg(feature = "das")]
     let _mod_id = metta.load_module_direct(Box::new(das::DasModLoader), "das").map_err(|e| format!("error loading builtin \"das\" module: {e}"))?;
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.metta b/mkdocs.metta
index fb22e4a75..89178b608 100644
--- a/mkdocs.metta
+++ b/mkdocs.metta
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 !(document-module "File Input/Output" fileio)
 !(document-module "JSON" json)
 !(document-module "Random" random)
+!(document-module "Module catalog" catalog)
 ;!(document-module "DAS" das)
-;!(document-module "Modules catalog" catlog_mods)
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 41d39e155..22a2daef1 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ nav:
     - Random: random.md
     - File I/O: fileio.md
     - JSON: json.md
+    - Module catalogs: catalog.md
   - Minimal Metta specification: minimal-metta.md
   - MeTTa modules: modules_dev.md
   - DAS setup: das_setup.md