diff --git a/internal/packets/loader.go b/internal/packets/loader.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/internal/packets/loader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package packets
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"eq2emu/internal/packets/parser"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+//go:embed xml/**/*.xml
+var xmlFiles embed.FS
+
+var (
+	loadedPackets = make(map[string]*parser.PacketDef)
+	loadedMutex   sync.RWMutex
+	loadError     error
+)
+
+func init() {
+	err := loadAllPackets()
+	if err != nil {
+		loadError = err
+		log.Printf("Failed to load packet definitions: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func loadAllPackets() error {
+	entries, err := xmlFiles.ReadDir("xml")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read xml directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	packets := make(map[string]*parser.PacketDef)
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if !entry.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		dirPath := path.Join("xml", entry.Name())
+		err := processDirectory(dirPath, packets)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to process directory %s: %w", entry.Name(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	loadedMutex.Lock()
+	loadedPackets = packets
+	loadedMutex.Unlock()
+
+	log.Printf("Loaded %d packet definitions", len(packets))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processDirectory(dirPath string, packets map[string]*parser.PacketDef) error {
+	entries, err := xmlFiles.ReadDir(dirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		entryPath := path.Join(dirPath, entry.Name())
+
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			err := processDirectory(entryPath, packets)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".xml") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err := processXMLFile(entryPath, packets)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Warning: failed to process %s: %v", entryPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processXMLFile(filePath string, packets map[string]*parser.PacketDef) error {
+	content, err := xmlFiles.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	parsedPackets, err := parser.Parse(string(content))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse XML: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for name, packet := range parsedPackets {
+		if existing, exists := packets[name]; exists {
+			log.Printf("Warning: packet '%s' already exists, overwriting", name)
+			_ = existing
+		}
+		packets[name] = packet
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GetPacket(name string) (*parser.PacketDef, bool) {
+	if loadError != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	loadedMutex.RLock()
+	defer loadedMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	packet, exists := loadedPackets[name]
+	return packet, exists
+}
+
+func GetPacketNames() []string {
+	if loadError != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	loadedMutex.RLock()
+	defer loadedMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(loadedPackets))
+	for name := range loadedPackets {
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func GetPacketCount() int {
+	if loadError != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	loadedMutex.RLock()
+	defer loadedMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(loadedPackets)
+}