diff --git a/sandboxes/orca_fuzzy_slices_plugin_any.py b/sandboxes/orca_fuzzy_slices_plugin_any.py
index ecff14ca28..428c4906cc 100644
--- a/sandboxes/orca_fuzzy_slices_plugin_any.py
+++ b/sandboxes/orca_fuzzy_slices_plugin_any.py
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 # author = "OrcaSlicer"
 # version = "0.01"
 # type = "slicing-pipeline"
-#
-# [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings]
-# thickness_mm = "0.3"
-# point_distance_mm = "0.8"
-# fuzz_holes = "1"
-# skip_first_layer = "1"
 # ///
 """Fuzzy Slices -- the fuzzy-skin effect applied at slice time.
 
@@ -44,6 +38,7 @@ Polygon.as_array()/set_points numpy path would be the faster route.
 """
 import math
 import random
+import json
 
 import orca
 
@@ -55,9 +50,9 @@ _DEFAULTS = {
 }
 
 
-def _params(ctx):
+def _params(self):
     try:
-        src = dict(ctx.params)
+        src = json.loads(self.get_config())
     except (AttributeError, TypeError):
         src = {}
     out = {}
@@ -111,11 +106,14 @@ class FuzzySlices(orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase):
     def get_name(self):
         return "Fuzzy Slices"
 
+    def get_default_config(self):
+        return _DEFAULTS
+
     def execute(self, ctx):
         if ctx.step != orca.slicing.Step.posSlice or ctx.object is None:
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success()
 
-        p = _params(ctx)
+        p = _params(self)
         if p["thickness_mm"] <= 0.0 or p["point_distance_mm"] <= 0.0:
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success("Fuzzy Slices: zero thickness/point distance, nothing to do")
 
diff --git a/sandboxes/orca_gcode_stamp_plugin_any.py b/sandboxes/orca_gcode_stamp_plugin_any.py
index 08273d189a..1846c9e98b 100644
--- a/sandboxes/orca_gcode_stamp_plugin_any.py
+++ b/sandboxes/orca_gcode_stamp_plugin_any.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 # author = "OrcaSlicer"
 # version = "0.01"
 # type = "slicing-pipeline"
-#
-# [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings]
-# stamp_text = "processed by the OrcaSlicer G-code Stamp plugin"
 # ///
 """G-code Stamp -- the post-processing half of the slicing-pipeline plugin.
 
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ exported G-code file -- NOT from Print::process(). So unlike the geometry steps
 (posSlice, posPerimeters, ...) there is no live slicing graph here: ctx.print and
 ctx.object are None. Instead the context carries ctx.gcode_path (the working G-code
 file on disk, edited IN PLACE), ctx.host ("File", "OctoPrint", ...) and
-ctx.output_name (the final file name). ctx.params and ctx.config_value() still work.
+ctx.output_name (the final file name). self.get_config() still works.
 
 This sample inserts a single comment line near the top of the file. Because the same
 capability class can also implement the geometry steps, one plugin can transform slices
@@ -30,21 +27,27 @@ separate working copy), and its output is not reflected in the G-code preview --
 viewer maps the pre-post-process file.
 """
 import orca
+import json
 
-_DEFAULT_STAMP = "processed by the OrcaSlicer G-code Stamp plugin"
+_DEFAULTS = {
+    "stamp_text": "processed by the OrcaSlicer G-code Stamp plugin",
+}
 
 
-def _stamp_text(ctx):
+def _stamp_text(self):
     try:
-        text = dict(ctx.params).get("stamp_text", _DEFAULT_STAMP)
-    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
-        text = _DEFAULT_STAMP
-    return str(text).replace("\n", " ").strip() or _DEFAULT_STAMP
+        text = json.loads(self.get_config())["stamp_text"]
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError, KeyError):
+        text = _DEFAULTS["stamp_text"]
+    return str(text).replace("\n", " ").strip() or _DEFAULTS["stamp_text"]
 
 
 class GCodeStamp(orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase):
     def get_name(self):
         return "G-code Stamp"
+    
+    def get_default_config(self):
+        return _DEFAULTS
 
     def execute(self, ctx):
         # Only act at the post-process seam; at every geometry step this is a no-op.
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ class GCodeStamp(orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase):
         if not ctx.gcode_path:
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success("G-code Stamp: no gcode_path, nothing to do")
 
-        comment = "; " + _stamp_text(ctx) + " (host=" + (ctx.host or "?") + ")\n"
+        comment = "; " + _stamp_text(self) + " (host=" + (ctx.host or "?") + ")\n"
 
         # Edit the exported G-code in place: keep the original first line first (some flavors
         # expect a specific leading line), then insert the stamp right after it.
diff --git a/sandboxes/orca_inset_plugin_any.py b/sandboxes/orca_inset_plugin_any.py
index 23daf8271d..e05d17e462 100644
--- a/sandboxes/orca_inset_plugin_any.py
+++ b/sandboxes/orca_inset_plugin_any.py
@@ -25,21 +25,39 @@ A surface may split into several islands or vanish when shrunk; both are handled
 
 No numpy required: the whole edit is expressed with the host geometry classes.
 """
+import json
+
 import orca
 
-INSET_MM = 1.0
+_DEFAULTS = {
+    "inset_mm": 1.0,   # inward offset applied to every slice
+}
+
+
+def _inset_mm(self):
+    try:
+        return float(json.loads(self.get_config())["inset_mm"])
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError, KeyError):
+        return _DEFAULTS["inset_mm"]
 
 
 class InsetEverySlice(orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase):
     def get_name(self):
         return "Inset Every Slice"
 
+    def get_default_config(self):
+        return _DEFAULTS
+
     def execute(self, ctx):
         if ctx.step != orca.slicing.Step.posSlice or ctx.object is None:
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success()
 
+        inset_mm = _inset_mm(self)
+        if inset_mm <= 0.0:
+            return orca.ExecutionResult.success("Inset: zero inset, nothing to do")
+
         # Millimeters -> scaled integer units via the *live* scale (never hardcode 1e6).
-        inset_scaled = int(round(INSET_MM / orca.slicing.unscale(1)))
+        inset_scaled = int(round(inset_mm / orca.slicing.unscale(1)))
 
         regions_touched = 0
         for layer in ctx.object.layers():
diff --git a/sandboxes/orca_twistify_plugin_example_any.py b/sandboxes/orca_twistify_plugin_example_any.py
index 72c746d6b0..5c43e3a147 100644
--- a/sandboxes/orca_twistify_plugin_example_any.py
+++ b/sandboxes/orca_twistify_plugin_example_any.py
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 # author = "OrcaSlicer"
 # version = "0.02"
 # type = "slicing-pipeline"
-#
-# [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings]
-# twist_deg_per_mm = "1.0"
-# taper_per_mm = "0.0"
-# wobble_ampl_mm = "0.0"
-# wobble_period_mm = "20.0"
-# min_scale = "0.05"
 # ///
 """Twistify -- twist/taper/wobble any model at slice time.
 
@@ -36,7 +29,7 @@ settings table above). The first object layer is untouched (z_rel = 0), so bed
 adhesion is unaffected.
 """
 import math
-
+import json
 import orca
 
 _DEFAULTS = {
@@ -48,9 +41,9 @@ _DEFAULTS = {
 }
 
 
-def _params(ctx):
+def _params(self):
     try:
-        src = dict(ctx.params)
+        src = json.loads(self.get_config())
     except (AttributeError, TypeError):
         src = {}
     out = {}
@@ -79,12 +72,15 @@ def _layer_params(z_rel, mm_to_scaled, p):
 class Twistify(orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase):
     def get_name(self):
         return "Twistify"
+    
+    def get_default_config(self):
+        return _DEFAULTS
 
     def execute(self, ctx):
         if ctx.step != orca.slicing.Step.posSlice or ctx.object is None:
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success()
 
-        p = _params(ctx)
+        p = _params(self)
         if _is_identity(p):
             return orca.ExecutionResult.success("Twistify: identity parameters, nothing to do")
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PostProcessor.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PostProcessor.cpp
index bce7ea1814..71363740aa 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PostProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PostProcessor.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static void run_post_process_plugins(const ConfigOptionStrings& capabilities,
         // Hand the plugin its own [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] as ctx.params (same plugin_key the
         // capability was resolved by), mirroring the in-pipeline dispatcher in GUI_App.cpp.
         const std::string plugin_key = ref.uuid.empty() ? ref.name : ref.uuid;
-        ctx.params = PluginManager::instance().get_plugin_settings(plugin_key);
 
         ExecutionResult exec_result;
         try {
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginDescriptor.hpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginDescriptor.hpp
index e15dda2666..28c411b176 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginDescriptor.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginDescriptor.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct PluginDescriptor
     std::string entry_path;                             // Full path to the installed plugin entry file
     std::string entry_package;                          // Import package/module used for package-based loading
     std::vector<std::string> dependencies;              // Python dependency requirements declared by plugin package metadata
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> settings;        // [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] table -> per-plugin params (ctx.params)
     std::vector<PluginChangelog> changelog;             // Cloud release changelog, sorted newest-first when available.
 
     std::string error;                     // Blocking error message. Non-empty means the plugin is in an error state.
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginHooks.cpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginHooks.cpp
index 6e3a5f9b73..c6aaaf803c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginHooks.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginHooks.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ void install_slicing_pipeline_hook()
                     const std::string plugin_key = ref.uuid.empty() ? ref.name : ref.uuid;
                     ExecutionResult r;
                     try {
-                        // Read manager state before acquiring the GIL so this path does not take
-                        // m_mutex in the opposite order to plugin teardown.
-                        const auto plugin_settings = PluginManager::instance().get_plugin_settings(plugin_key);
                         // GIL is acquired per capability (not once for the whole dispatch) so it
                         // is released between capabilities.
                         PythonGILState gil;
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ void install_slicing_pipeline_hook()
                         ctx.step   = step;
                         ctx.print  = &print;
                         ctx.object = object;
-                        // hand the plugin its own [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] as ctx.params
-                        // (same plugin_key the capability was resolved by, so it always matches).
-                        ctx.params = plugin_settings;
                         r = cap->execute(ctx);
                     } catch (const CanceledException&) {
                         throw; // cancellation must reach process(), never become a slicing error
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.cpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.cpp
index caaca47298..1d43e58bfc 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <slic3r/plugin/PluginConfig.hpp>
 #include <slic3r/plugin/PluginLoader.hpp>
 #include <slic3r/plugin/PythonPluginInterface.hpp>
 #include <slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/script/ScriptPluginCapability.hpp>
@@ -555,17 +556,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<PluginCapabilityInterface> PluginManager::get_plugin_capability(
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-std::map<std::string, std::string> PluginManager::get_plugin_settings(const std::string& plugin_key) const
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
-    const Plugin* plugin = find_plugin_locked(plugin_key);
-    if (plugin == nullptr || !plugin->is_loaded())
-        return {};
-
-    return plugin->descriptor.settings;
-}
-
 // ── Lifecycle ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 bool PluginManager::is_plugin_loaded(const std::string& plugin_key) const
@@ -858,6 +848,16 @@ void PluginManager::load_plugin_impl(const std::string& plugin_key, bool skip_de
         return;
     }
 
+    for (const auto& cap : plugin.capabilities) {
+        auto config = cap->get_default_config();
+        if (config.empty())
+            continue;
+        if (m_config.has_config(plugin_key, cap->name()))
+            continue;
+
+        m_config.save_config(plugin_key, cap->name(), plugin.descriptor.installed_version, config);
+    }
+
     bool committed = false;
     bool cancelled = false;
     std::string registry_error;
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.hpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.hpp
index 052b70579f..153e8cefc9 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/PluginManager.hpp
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ public:
 
     void set_capability_enabled(const std::string& plugin_key, const std::string& capability_name, bool enabled);
 
-    // The plugin's [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] table (empty if the plugin is unknown). This will be replaced once the config is merged in.
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> get_plugin_settings(const std::string& plugin_key) const;
     // Sets the cloud user whose _subscribed/{user_id} directory is scanned and installed into.
     void set_cloud_user(const std::string& user_id);
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/PythonFileUtils.cpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/PythonFileUtils.cpp
index 9a9c117f8f..eeb9bf3a3e 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/PythonFileUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/PythonFileUtils.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ bool parse_pep723_toml(const std::string& toml_content,
                        std::string& out_description,
                        std::string& out_author,
                        std::string& out_version,
-                       std::map<std::string, std::string>& out_settings,
                        std::string& error)
 {
     out_deps.clear();
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@ bool parse_pep723_toml(const std::string& toml_content,
     out_description.clear();
     out_author.clear();
     out_version.clear();
-    out_settings.clear();
 
     TomlSection section = TomlSection::Root;
 
@@ -274,10 +272,6 @@ bool parse_pep723_toml(const std::string& toml_content,
             else if (key == "description")  out_description = unquote_toml_string(val);
             else if (key == "author")       out_author = unquote_toml_string(val);
             else if (key == "version")      out_version = unquote_toml_string(val);
-        } else if (section == TomlSection::OrcaPluginSettings) {
-            // collect every key as a string; the plugin parses (int/float/...) what it needs.
-            if (!key.empty())
-                out_settings[key] = unquote_toml_string(val);
         }
     }
 
@@ -675,7 +669,6 @@ bool read_python_plugin_metadata(const boost::filesystem::path& py_path, PluginD
                                pep_desc,
                                pep_author,
                                pep_version,
-                               descriptor.settings,
                                pep723_error)) {
             error = "Failed to parse PEP 723 metadata: " + pep723_error;
             return false;
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.cpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.cpp
index 19e32118aa..61c1daae4f 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ void SlicingPipelinePluginCapability::RegisterBindings(py::module_& module, py::
     py::class_<SlicingPipelineContext>(slicing, "SlicingPipelineContext")
         .def_readonly("orca_version", &SlicingPipelineContext::orca_version)
         .def_readonly("step", &SlicingPipelineContext::step)
-        .def_readonly("params", &SlicingPipelineContext::params,
-            "read-only dict of this plugin's [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] values "
-            "(string->string). Parse the values you need, e.g. float(ctx.params['rate']).")
         .def_readonly("gcode_path", &SlicingPipelineContext::gcode_path,
             "Path to the working G-code file, set ONLY at Step.psGCodePostProcess. Edit it in "
             "place; empty at every other step.")
diff --git a/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.hpp b/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.hpp
index 7f0f322dce..639c087371 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/plugin/pluginTypes/slicingPipeline/SlicingPipelinePluginCapability.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ struct SlicingPipelineContext {
     SlicingPipelineStepPlugin  step { SlicingPipelineStepPlugin::posSlice };
     Print*               print  { nullptr };   // present for in-pipeline steps; null at psGCodePostProcess
     const PrintObject*   object { nullptr };   // null for print-wide steps and psGCodePostProcess
-    // read-only per-plugin settings, populated by the dispatcher from the
-    // plugin's [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] PEP-723 table. Exposed as
-    // ctx.params (dict of string->string).
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> params;
     // Populated ONLY at Step.psGCodePostProcess (the GUI G-code export/post-process seam,
     // PostProcessor.cpp). gcode_path is the working G-code file on disk that the plugin edits
     // in place; host is the target ("File", "OctoPrint", ...); output_name mirrors
diff --git a/tests/slic3rutils/test_plugin_install.cpp b/tests/slic3rutils/test_plugin_install.cpp
index c284a315d4..398fc75a4b 100644
--- a/tests/slic3rutils/test_plugin_install.cpp
+++ b/tests/slic3rutils/test_plugin_install.cpp
@@ -120,38 +120,4 @@ TEST_CASE("install-state sidecar is the source of truth for a cloud plugin's ins
     scanned.version = "1.0.0"; // as parsed from the unchanged PEP723 header
     read_install_state(plugin_dir, scanned);
     CHECK(scanned.installed_version == "1.2.0");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("install_plugin parses [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings] into descriptor.settings", "[PluginInstall]")
-{
-    ScopedDataDir data_dir_guard("plugin-settings");
-
-    // A PEP-723 header with a per-plugin settings sub-table. Values stay strings; the plugin
-    // parses what it needs (ctx.params). This is the source Twistify reads its knobs from.
-    const std::string contents =
-        "# /// script\n"
-        "# requires-python = \">=3.12\"\n"
-        "#\n"
-        "# [tool.orcaslicer.plugin]\n"
-        "# name = \"Settings Plugin\"\n"
-        "# type = \"slicing-pipeline\"\n"
-        "#\n"
-        "# [tool.orcaslicer.plugin.settings]\n"
-        "# twist_deg_per_mm = \"1.5\"\n"
-        "# taper_per_mm = \"-0.004\"\n"
-        "# ///\n"
-        "print('ok')\n";
-    const fs::path py = write_py_file(data_dir_guard.dir / "src", "settings.py", contents);
-
-    PluginDescriptor descriptor;
-    std::string error;
-    const bool installed = plugin_loader::install_plugin(py, /*cloud_user_id=*/"", descriptor, error);
-
-    REQUIRE(installed);
-    CHECK(error.empty());
-    REQUIRE(descriptor.settings.count("twist_deg_per_mm") == 1);
-    CHECK(descriptor.settings.at("twist_deg_per_mm") == "1.5");
-    CHECK(descriptor.settings.at("taper_per_mm") == "-0.004");
-    // Identity keys are NOT captured as settings (they belong to [tool.orcaslicer.plugin]).
-    CHECK(descriptor.settings.count("name") == 0);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file