diff --git a/lib/Providers/Personal/PersonalService.php b/lib/Providers/Personal/PersonalService.php
index 26c6255..9182e2a 100644
--- a/lib/Providers/Personal/PersonalService.php
+++ b/lib/Providers/Personal/PersonalService.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use KTXF\Documents\Entity\EntityPropertiesMutableInterface;
 use KTXF\Documents\Service\ServiceBaseInterface;
 use KTXF\Documents\Service\ServiceCollectionMutableInterface;
 use KTXF\Documents\Service\ServiceEntityMutableInterface;
+use KTXF\Documents\Service\ServiceNodeListInterface;
 use KTXF\Files\Node\NodeType;
 use KTXF\Resource\Delta\Delta;
 use KTXF\Resource\Exceptions\InvalidParameterException;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ use KTXF\Resource\Sort\Sort;
 use KTXM\ProviderLocalDocuments\Store\BlobStore;
 use KTXM\ProviderLocalDocuments\Store\MetaStore;
 
-class PersonalService implements ServiceBaseInterface, ServiceCollectionMutableInterface, ServiceEntityMutableInterface {
+class PersonalService implements ServiceBaseInterface, ServiceCollectionMutableInterface, ServiceEntityMutableInterface, ServiceNodeListInterface {
 
 	public const ROOT_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
 	public const ROOT_LABEL = 'Personal Local Documents';
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ class PersonalService implements ServiceBaseInterface, ServiceCollectionMutableI
 		self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_LIST_SORT => [
             self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_SORT_ID,
 			self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_SORT_LABEL,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_SIZE,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_CREATED_ON,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_MODIFIED_ON,
 		],
 		self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_LIST_RANGE => [
 			self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_RANGE_TALLY => [
@@ -92,6 +96,22 @@ class PersonalService implements ServiceBaseInterface, ServiceCollectionMutableI
 		self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_COPY => true,
 		self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_READ => true,
 		self::CAPABILITY_ENTITY_WRITE => true,
+		ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST => true,
+		ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST_FILTER => [
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_FILTER_LABEL => 's:100:256:256',
+		],
+		ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST_SORT => [
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_LABEL,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_SIZE,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_CREATED_ON,
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_SORT_MODIFIED_ON,
+		],
+		ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST_RANGE => [
+			ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_RANGE_TALLY => [
+				ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_RANGE_TALLY_ABSOLUTE,
+				ServiceNodeListInterface::CAPABILITY_NODE_RANGE_TALLY_RELATIVE,
+			],
+		],
 	];
 
 	public function __construct(
@@ -785,6 +805,37 @@ class PersonalService implements ServiceBaseInterface, ServiceCollectionMutableI
 
 		return $bytes;
 	}
+	
+	// Node operations (unified collections + entities)
+
+	public function nodeList(string|int|null $location, ?IFilter $filter = null, ?ISort $sort = null, ?IRange $range = null): array {
+		$location = $this->normalizeLocation($location);
+		$entries = $this->metaStore->nodeList($this->serviceTenantId, $this->serviceUserId, $location, false, $filter, $sort, $range);
+		// cache nodes
+		foreach ($entries as $id => $node) {
+			if ($node instanceof CollectionResource) {
+				$this->serviceCollectionCache[$id] = $node;
+			} elseif ($node instanceof EntityResource) {
+				$this->serviceEntityCache[$id] = $node;
+			}
+		}
+		return $entries;
+	}
+
+	public function nodeListFilter(): IFilter {
+		return new Filter($this->serviceAbilities[self::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST_FILTER] ?? []);
+	}
+
+	public function nodeListSort(): ISort {
+		return new Sort($this->serviceAbilities[self::CAPABILITY_NODE_LIST_SORT] ?? []);
+	}
+
+	public function nodeListRange(RangeType $type): IRange {
+		if ($type !== RangeType::TALLY) {
+			throw new InvalidParameterException("Invalid: Node range of type '{$type->value}' is not supported");
+		}
+		return new RangeTally();
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Build metadata array for an entity to store in .meta file
diff --git a/lib/Store/MetaStore.php b/lib/Store/MetaStore.php
index 29073b0..9a69d80 100644
--- a/lib/Store/MetaStore.php
+++ b/lib/Store/MetaStore.php
@@ -31,29 +31,28 @@ class MetaStore {
 
 	protected array $_CollectionFilterAttributeMap = [
 		'id' => 'nid',
-		'label' => 'name',
+		'label' => 'properties.label',
 		'parent' => 'pid',
 	];
 
 	protected array $_EntityFilterAttributeMap = [
 		'id' => 'nid',
-		'label' => 'name',
+		'label' => 'properties.label',
 	];
 
 	protected array $_NodeFilterAttributeMap = [
 		'id' => 'nid',
-		'label' => 'name',
+		'label' => 'properties.label',
 		'type' => 'type',
 		'parent' => 'pid',
 	];
 
 	protected array $_SortAttributeMap = [
-		'label' => 'name',
+		'label' => 'properties.label',
 		'type' => 'type',
-		'size' => 'size',
-		'type' => 'type',
-		'createdOn' => 'createdOn',
-		'modifiedOn' => 'modifiedOn',
+		'size' => 'properties.size',
+		'createdOn' => 'created',
+		'modifiedOn' => 'modified',
 	];
 
 	public function __construct(
@@ -151,9 +150,9 @@ class MetaStore {
 			$sortConditions = $this->constructSort($this->_SortAttributeMap, $sort);
 			$options['sort'] = $sortConditions;
 		} else {
-			$options['sort'] = ['name' => 1];
+			$options['sort'] = ['properties.label' => 1];
 		}
-		
+
 		$cursor = $this->_store->selectCollection($this->_NodeTable)->find($query, $options);
 		$list = [];
 		foreach ($cursor as $entry) {
@@ -358,14 +357,14 @@ class MetaStore {
 			$sortConditions = $this->constructSort($this->_SortAttributeMap, $sort);
 			$options['sort'] = $sortConditions;
 		} else {
-			$options['sort'] = ['name' => 1];
+			$options['sort'] = ['properties.label' => 1];
 		}
-		
+
 		if ($range !== null && $range->type() === RangeType::TALLY && $range instanceof IRangeTally) {
 			$options['skip'] = $range->getPosition();
 			$options['limit'] = $range->getTally();
 		}
-		
+
 		$cursor = $this->_store->selectCollection($this->_NodeTable)->find($query, $options);
 		$list = [];
 		foreach ($cursor as $entry) {
@@ -562,11 +561,12 @@ class MetaStore {
 		$options = [];
 		if ($sort !== null) {
 			$sortConditions = $this->constructSort($this->_SortAttributeMap, $sort);
-			$options['sort'] = $sortConditions;
+			// folders must always sort before files, regardless of the caller's chosen sort field
+			$options['sort'] = ['type' => 1] + $sortConditions;
 		} else {
-			$options['sort'] = ['type' => -1, 'name' => 1];  // folders first
+			$options['sort'] = ['type' => 1, 'properties.label' => 1];  // folders first, then alphabetical
 		}
-		
+
 		if ($range !== null && $range->type() === RangeType::TALLY && $range instanceof IRangeTally) {
 			$options['skip'] = $range->getPosition();
 			$options['limit'] = $range->getTally();
@@ -586,6 +586,13 @@ class MetaStore {
 		return $list;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Node delta (changes since signature, optionally recursive)
+	 */
+	public function nodeDelta(string $tenantId, string $userId, string|int|null $location, string $signature, bool $recursive = false, string $detail = 'ids'): array {
+		return $this->internalDelta($tenantId, $userId, $location, $signature, $recursive, $detail);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Get all descendant collection IDs (helper for recursive operations)
 	 */
@@ -607,13 +614,6 @@ class MetaStore {
 		return $ids;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Node delta (changes since signature, optionally recursive)
-	 */
-	public function nodeDelta(string $tenantId, string $userId, string|int|null $location, string $signature, bool $recursive = false, string $detail = 'ids'): array {
-		return $this->internalDelta($tenantId, $userId, $location, $signature, $recursive, $detail);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Internal delta implementation
 	 */