diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e79c88475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+
+export const DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE =
+  "roam/js/discourse-graph/block-prop-settings";
+
+export const DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX = "discourse-graph/nodes/";
+
+export const TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS = {
+  featureFlags: "Feature Flags",
+  global: "Global",
+} as const;
+
+export const DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS = {
+  template: "Template",
+  index: "Index",
+  specification: "Specification",
+} as const;
+
+/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c3a4c809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+import getPageUidByPageTitle from "roamjs-components/queries/getPageUidByPageTitle";
+import getShallowTreeByParentUid from "roamjs-components/queries/getShallowTreeByParentUid";
+import { createPage, createBlock } from "roamjs-components/writes";
+import setBlockProps from "~/utils/setBlockProps";
+import getBlockProps, { type json } from "~/utils/getBlockProps";
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+import INITIAL_NODE_VALUES from "~/data/defaultDiscourseNodes";
+import {
+  DiscourseNodeSchema,
+  FeatureFlagsSchema,
+  GlobalSettingsSchema,
+  PersonalSettingsSchema,
+} from "./zodSchema";
+import type { ZodSchema } from "zod";
+import {
+  DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE,
+  DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX,
+  TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS,
+  DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS,
+} from "../data/blockPropsSettingsConfig";
+
+let cachedPersonalSettingsKey: string | null = null;
+
+const getPersonalSettingsKey = (): string => {
+  if (cachedPersonalSettingsKey !== null) {
+    return cachedPersonalSettingsKey;
+  }
+  cachedPersonalSettingsKey = window.roamAlphaAPI.user.uid() || "";
+  return cachedPersonalSettingsKey;
+};
+
+const getDiscourseNodePageTitle = (nodeLabel: string): string => {
+  return `${DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX}${nodeLabel}`;
+};
+
+const ensurePageExists = async (pageTitle: string): Promise<string> => {
+  let pageUid = getPageUidByPageTitle(pageTitle);
+
+  if (!pageUid) {
+    pageUid = window.roamAlphaAPI.util.generateUID();
+    await createPage({
+      title: pageTitle,
+      uid: pageUid,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return pageUid;
+};
+
+const ensureBlocksExist = async (
+  pageUid: string,
+  blockTexts: string[],
+  existingBlockMap: Record<string, string>,
+): Promise<Record<string, string>> => {
+  const missingBlocks = blockTexts.filter(
+    (blockText) => !existingBlockMap[blockText],
+  );
+
+  if (missingBlocks.length > 0) {
+    const createdBlocks = await Promise.all(
+      missingBlocks.map(async (blockText) => {
+        const uid = await createBlock({
+          parentUid: pageUid,
+          node: { text: blockText },
+        });
+        return { text: blockText, uid };
+      }),
+    );
+
+    createdBlocks.forEach((block) => {
+      existingBlockMap[block.text] = block.uid;
+    });
+  }
+
+  return existingBlockMap;
+};
+
+const ensurePersonalBlockExists = async (
+  pageUid: string,
+  existingBlockMap: Record<string, string>,
+): Promise<{ key: string; uid: string }> => {
+  const personalKey = getPersonalSettingsKey();
+
+  if (existingBlockMap[personalKey]) {
+    return { key: personalKey, uid: existingBlockMap[personalKey] };
+  }
+
+  const uid = await createBlock({
+    parentUid: pageUid,
+    node: { text: personalKey },
+  });
+
+  return { key: personalKey, uid };
+};
+
+const buildBlockMap = (pageUid: string): Record<string, string> => {
+  const existingChildren = getShallowTreeByParentUid(pageUid);
+  const blockMap: Record<string, string> = {};
+  existingChildren.forEach((child) => {
+    blockMap[child.text] = child.uid;
+  });
+  return blockMap;
+};
+
+const initBlockPropsIfEmpty = (uid: string, schema: ZodSchema): void => {
+  const existingProps = getBlockProps(uid);
+  if (!existingProps || Object.keys(existingProps).length === 0) {
+    const defaults = schema.parse({}) as Record<string, json>;
+    setBlockProps(uid, defaults, false);
+  }
+};
+
+const initializeSettingsBlockProps = (
+  blockMap: Record<string, string>,
+): void => {
+  const configs = [
+    { key: TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.featureFlags, schema: FeatureFlagsSchema },
+    { key: TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.global, schema: GlobalSettingsSchema },
+    { key: getPersonalSettingsKey(), schema: PersonalSettingsSchema },
+  ];
+
+  for (const { key, schema } of configs) {
+    const uid = blockMap[key];
+    if (uid) {
+      initBlockPropsIfEmpty(uid, schema);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const initSettingsPageBlocks = async (): Promise<Record<string, string>> => {
+  const pageUid = await ensurePageExists(DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE);
+  const blockMap = buildBlockMap(pageUid);
+
+  const topLevelBlocks = Object.values(TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS);
+  await ensureBlocksExist(pageUid, topLevelBlocks, blockMap);
+
+  const personalBlock = await ensurePersonalBlockExists(pageUid, blockMap);
+  blockMap[personalBlock.key] = personalBlock.uid;
+
+  initializeSettingsBlockProps(blockMap);
+
+  return blockMap;
+};
+
+const ensureDiscourseNodePageExists = async (
+  nodeLabel: string,
+): Promise<string> => {
+  const pageTitle = getDiscourseNodePageTitle(nodeLabel);
+  return ensurePageExists(pageTitle);
+};
+
+const initSingleDiscourseNode = async (
+  node: (typeof INITIAL_NODE_VALUES)[number],
+): Promise<{ label: string; pageUid: string } | null> => {
+  if (!node.text) return null;
+
+  const pageUid = await ensureDiscourseNodePageExists(node.text);
+  const existingProps = getBlockProps(pageUid);
+  const blockMap = buildBlockMap(pageUid);
+
+  for (const key of Object.values(DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS)) {
+    if (!blockMap[key]) {
+      blockMap[key] = await createBlock({
+        parentUid: pageUid,
+        node: { text: key },
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  const templateUid = blockMap[DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS.template];
+  const indexUid = blockMap[DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS.index];
+  const specificationUid = blockMap[DISCOURSE_NODE_BLOCK_KEYS.specification];
+
+  if (!existingProps || Object.keys(existingProps).length === 0) {
+    const nodeData = DiscourseNodeSchema.parse({
+      text: node.text,
+      uid: pageUid,
+      format: node.format || "",
+      shortcut: node.shortcut || "",
+      tag: node.tag || "",
+      graphOverview: node.graphOverview ?? false,
+      canvasSettings: node.canvasSettings || {},
+      backedBy: "user",
+    });
+
+    setBlockProps(pageUid, nodeData as Record<string, json>, false);
+  }
+
+  return { label: node.text, pageUid };
+};
+
+const initDiscourseNodePages = async (): Promise<Record<string, string>> => {
+  const results = await Promise.all(
+    INITIAL_NODE_VALUES.map((node) => initSingleDiscourseNode(node)),
+  );
+
+  const nodePageUids: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const result of results) {
+    if (result) {
+      nodePageUids[result.label] = result.pageUid;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return nodePageUids;
+};
+
+const printAllSettings = (blockMap: Record<string, string>): void => {
+  const featureFlagsUid = blockMap[TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.featureFlags];
+  const globalUid = blockMap[TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.global];
+  const personalKey = getPersonalSettingsKey();
+  const personalUid = blockMap[personalKey];
+
+  const featureFlags = featureFlagsUid ? getBlockProps(featureFlagsUid) : null;
+  const globalSettings = globalUid ? getBlockProps(globalUid) : null;
+  const personalSettings = personalUid ? getBlockProps(personalUid) : null;
+
+  console.group("🔧 Discourse Graph Settings Initialized");
+
+  if (featureFlags) {
+    console.group("🚩 Feature Flags");
+    console.table(featureFlags);
+    console.groupEnd();
+  }
+
+  if (globalSettings) {
+    console.group("🌍 Global Settings");
+    console.log("Trigger:", globalSettings?.Trigger || "(empty)");
+    console.log(
+      "Canvas Page Format:",
+      globalSettings?.["Canvas Page Format"] || "(empty)",
+    );
+
+    if (globalSettings?.["Left Sidebar"]) {
+      console.group("📂 Left Sidebar");
+      console.log(globalSettings["Left Sidebar"]);
+      console.groupEnd();
+    }
+
+    if (globalSettings?.Export) {
+      console.group("📤 Export Settings");
+      console.table(globalSettings.Export);
+      console.groupEnd();
+    }
+
+    if (globalSettings?.["Suggestive Mode"]) {
+      console.group("💡 Suggestive Mode");
+      console.log(globalSettings["Suggestive Mode"]);
+      console.groupEnd();
+    }
+
+    console.groupEnd();
+  }
+
+  if (personalSettings) {
+    console.group("👤 Personal Settings");
+    console.log(
+      "Personal Node Menu Trigger:",
+      personalSettings?.["Personal Node Menu Trigger"] || "(empty)",
+    );
+    console.log(
+      "Node Search Menu Trigger:",
+      personalSettings?.["Node Search Menu Trigger"] || "(empty)",
+    );
+    console.log(
+      "Discourse Tool Shortcut:",
+      personalSettings?.["Discourse Tool Shortcut"] || "(empty)",
+    );
+
+    console.group("🎛️ Toggles");
+    const toggles = {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Discourse Context Overlay":
+        personalSettings?.["Discourse Context Overlay"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Suggestive Mode Overlay": personalSettings?.["Suggestive Mode Overlay"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Overlay in Canvas": personalSettings?.["Overlay in Canvas"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Text Selection Popup": personalSettings?.["Text Selection Popup"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Disable Sidebar Open": personalSettings?.["Disable Sidebar Open"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Page Preview": personalSettings?.["Page Preview"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Hide Feedback Button": personalSettings?.["Hide Feedback Button"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Streamline Styling": personalSettings?.["Streamline Styling"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Auto Canvas Relations": personalSettings?.["Auto Canvas Relations"],
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      "Disable Product Diagnostics":
+        personalSettings?.["Disable Product Diagnostics"],
+    };
+    console.table(toggles);
+    console.groupEnd();
+
+    if (personalSettings?.["Left Sidebar"]) {
+      console.group("📂 Personal Left Sidebar");
+      console.log(personalSettings["Left Sidebar"]);
+      console.groupEnd();
+    }
+
+    if (personalSettings?.Query) {
+      console.group("🔍 Query Settings");
+      console.table(personalSettings.Query);
+      console.groupEnd();
+    }
+
+    console.groupEnd();
+  }
+
+  console.groupEnd();
+};
+
+export type InitSchemaResult = {
+  blockUids: Record<string, string>;
+  nodePageUids: Record<string, string>;
+};
+
+export const initSchema = async (): Promise<InitSchemaResult> => {
+  const blockUids = await initSettingsPageBlocks();
+  const nodePageUids = await initDiscourseNodePages();
+
+  printAllSettings(blockUids);
+
+  return { blockUids, nodePageUids };
+};
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/index.ts b/apps/roam/src/index.ts
index 5b877173c..b48e079de 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/index.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   STREAMLINE_STYLING_KEY,
   DISALLOW_DIAGNOSTICS,
 } from "./data/userSettings";
+import { initSchema } from "./components/settings/utils/init";
 
 export const DEFAULT_CANVAS_PAGE_FORMAT = "Canvas/*";
 
@@ -75,9 +76,8 @@ export default runExtension(async (onloadArgs) => {
 
   initPluginTimer();
 
-  await initializeDiscourseNodes();
-  refreshConfigTree();
-
+  // For testing purposes
+  await initSchema();
   addGraphViewNodeStyling();
   registerCommandPaletteCommands(onloadArgs);
   createSettingsPanel(onloadArgs);