diff --git a/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-core.js b/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-core.js
index b28be2b..21cd761 100644
--- a/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-core.js
+++ b/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-core.js
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ export function createWidgetCore(env) {
     // Document and shape lifecycle
 
     function loadDoc() {
-        try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(storageKey)) || structuredClone(DEFAULT_DOC); }
-        catch { return structuredClone(DEFAULT_DOC); }
+        try {
+            const raw = env.loadRaw
+                ? env.loadRaw()
+                : localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+
+            return raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : structuredClone(DEFAULT_DOC);
+        } catch {
+            return structuredClone(DEFAULT_DOC);
+        }
     }
 
     function saveDoc(nextDoc = doc) {
@@ -42,7 +49,13 @@ export function createWidgetCore(env) {
             shapes: stripCaches(Array.isArray(nextDoc.shapes) ? nextDoc.shapes : [])
         };
         doc = safeDoc;
-        try { localStorage.setItem(storageKey, JSON.stringify(safeDoc)); } catch { }
+
+        const raw = JSON.stringify(safeDoc);
+
+        try {
+            if (env.saveRaw) env.saveRaw(raw);
+            else localStorage.setItem(storageKey, raw);
+        } catch { }
     }
 
     function setDoc(nextDoc) {
diff --git a/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-init.js b/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-init.js
index 71dca5d..69218ba 100644
--- a/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-init.js
+++ b/inventory/static/js/components/grid/widget-init.js
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+import { encode, decode } from './encode-decode.js';
 import { createWidgetCore, DEFAULT_DOC } from "./widget-core.js";
 import { initWidgetEditor } from "./widget-editor.js";
+import { initWidgetViewer } from "./widget-viewer.js";
+
+function readEmbeddedDoc(root, toastMessage) {
+    const el = root.querySelector('[data-grid-doc]');
+    if (!el) return null;
+
+    const raw = (el.textContent || '').trim();
+    if (!raw) return null;
+
+    try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+        return decode(parsed);
+    } catch (err) {
+        toastMessage?.(`Failed to parse embedded grid JSON: ${err?.message || err}`, 'danger');
+        return null;
+    }
+}
 
 export function initGridWidget(root, opts = {}) {
     const mode = opts.mode || 'editor';
@@ -15,6 +33,12 @@ export function initGridWidget(root, opts = {}) {
 
     const toastMessage = opts.toastMessage || (() => { });
 
+    let initialDoc = opts.doc ?? null;
+
+    if (!initialDoc && mode !== 'editor') {
+        initialDoc = readEmbeddedDoc(root, toastMessage);
+    }
+
     const core = createWidgetCore({
         root,
         mode,
@@ -22,18 +46,67 @@ export function initGridWidget(root, opts = {}) {
         gridEl,
         canvasEl,
         viewerOffset: opts.viewerOffset || { x: 0, y: 0 },
-        doc: opts.doc,
+        doc: initialDoc,
         cellSize: opts.cellSize,
-        shapes: opts.shapes
+        shapes: opts.shapes,
+
+        loadRaw() {
+            if (mode !== 'editor') return null;
+            return localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+        },
+        saveRaw(_rawInternalDoc) {
+            if (mode !== 'editor') return;
+
+            const payload = encode({
+                cellSize: core.cellSize,
+                shapes: core.shapes,
+                stripCaches: core.stripCaches,
+                SHAPE_DEFAULTS: core.SHAPE_DEFAULTS
+            });
+
+            localStorage.setItem(storageKey, JSON.stringify(payload));
+        }
     });
 
     const env = { root, gridEl, gridWrapEl, toastMessage, storageKey };
 
+    if (mode === 'editor') {
+        const raw = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+        if (raw) {
+            try {
+                const decoded = decode(JSON.parse(raw));
+                core.setDoc(decoded);
+            } catch {
+                core.setDoc(DEFAULT_DOC);
+            }
+        } else {
+            const raw = root.dataset.doc;
+            if (raw) {
+                try {
+                    const decoded = decode(JSON.parse(raw));
+                    core.setDoc(decoded);
+                } catch {
+                    core.setDoc(DEFAULT_DOC);
+                }
+            } else {
+                core.setDoc(DEFAULT_DOC);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        const embedded = initialDoc ?? readEmbeddedDoc(root, toastMessage);
+        if (embedded) core.setDoc(embedded);
+    }
+
     let editorApi = null;
     if (mode === 'editor') {
         editorApi = initWidgetEditor(core, env);
     }
 
+    let viewerApi = null;
+    if (mode !== 'editor') {
+        viewerApi = initWidgetViewer(core, { core, gridEl, gridWrapEl });
+    }
+
     const api = {
         core,
         mode,
@@ -46,11 +119,18 @@ export function initGridWidget(root, opts = {}) {
         get cellSize() { return core.cellSize; },
     };
 
-    if(editorApi) {
+    if (editorApi) {
         api.handleKeyDown = editorApi.handleKeyDown;
         api.handleGlobalPointerUp = editorApi.handleGlobalPointerUp;
         api.cancelStroke = editorApi.cancelStroke;
     }
 
+    if (viewerApi) {
+        api.setDoc = viewerApi.setDoc;
+        api.redraw = viewerApi.redraw;
+        api.destroy = viewerApi.destroy;
+        api.decode = viewerApi.decode;
+    }
+
     return api;
 }