diff --git a/NOTEPAD.md b/NOTEPAD.md
index 9748dca..15f5794 100644
--- a/NOTEPAD.md
+++ b/NOTEPAD.md
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ Deferring because out of scope is fine, but don't mention deferring than.
   `crypto.hash is not a function` — Vite 7 wants Node 20.12+ and the host has 18. The
   Docker image builds fine, so it only bites local bundling; `bunx tsc` still type-checks.
 
+- FEAT/NODE: the connectors only read. Enable the write paths with someone watching:
+  WF-RAC `setAirconStat` (needs an operatorId registered with the unit first, which is
+  itself a write) and Art-Net `transmit`.
+- FEAT/NODE: the second WF-RAC unit (the one Node-RED addresses with operatorId "0")
+  closes the connection on an anonymous read. It likely wants an account registered;
+  the first unit answers without one.
+- CHORE/NODE: `wfrac` reports `mode` as "unknown" while the unit is off, because the
+  mode bits hold a value outside the known set. Faithful to the reference decoder, but
+  "off" would read better.
+
 ## Blocked
 
 - FEAT/UI: a "Bug" icon on the node error bubble opening the logs panel at that node's
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 1ceb4ee..ff8bb02 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ external interfaces. See `docs/architecture/structure.canvas` → *Backend – M
       packages found through the `fluksio.node_types` entry point group; the
       contract is documented in `docs/connectors/` with a working skeleton at
       `connector-skeleton/`. The registry follows later
+- [x] First real connectors written against that contract from outside the engine:
+      WF-RAC aircon, calendar, UniFi presence and Art-Net, in `connectors/`.
+      Built by `make connectors` and installed into the image. Reading only for
+      now — the aircon package cannot produce a command and Art-Net keeps its
+      packets off the wire until `transmit` is switched on
 - [x] Node lifecycle as a protocol (`start`/`stop`/`report_health` on `Node`),
       replacing the controller's per-type isinstance chains — the same hooks a
       connector implements, validated on the built-in nodes first
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index aed3f72..661ff24 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
     uv sync --frozen --package app
 
+# Connectors are ordinary installed packages found through the
+# `fluksio.node_types` entry point. `make connectors` builds them into here;
+# an image with none is the normal case.
+COPY ./backend/connector-wheels /tmp/connector-wheels
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
+    sh -c 'ls /tmp/connector-wheels/*.whl >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+      && uv pip install --python /app/.venv/bin/python /tmp/connector-wheels/*.whl \
+      || echo "no connectors bundled"'
+
 WORKDIR /app/backend/
 
 # Single worker on purpose: the process hosts the flow engine, and a second
diff --git a/backend/connector-wheels/.gitignore b/backend/connector-wheels/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..704d307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/connector-wheels/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.whl
diff --git a/backend/connector-wheels/.gitkeep b/backend/connector-wheels/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a9083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/connector-wheels/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Connector wheels built by `make connectors` at the workspace root land here and
+are installed into the image. Kept empty in git: a connector is an installed
+package, not part of the app.