diff --git a/framegen/include/vk/pool/shader_pool.hpp b/framegen/include/vk/pool/shader_pool.hpp
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+++ b/framegen/include/vk/pool/shader_pool.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "vk/core/device.hpp"
+#include "vk/core/pipeline.hpp"
+#include "vk/core/shadermodule.hpp"
+#include "vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace VK::Pool {
+
+    using ShaderInstance = std::pair<Core::ShaderModule, Core::Pipeline>;
+
+    ///
+    /// Pool of initialized shader modules and pipelines.
+    ///
+    class ShaderPool {
+    public:
+        ///
+        /// Create a shader pool.
+        ///
+        ShaderPool() noexcept = default;
+
+        ///
+        /// Get or create a shader module and pipeline.
+        ///
+        /// @param device Vulkan device
+        /// @param registry Shader registry
+        /// @param name Name of the shader module
+        /// @return Pair of shader module and pipeline
+        ///
+        /// @throws std::out_of_range if no such shader exists in the registry.
+        /// @throws VK::vulkan_error if shader module or pipeline creation fails.
+        ///
+        [[nodiscard]] const ShaderInstance& getOrCreate(
+            const Core::Device& device,
+            const Registry::ShaderRegistry& registry,
+            const std::string& name);
+    private:
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, ShaderInstance> shaders;
+    };
+
+}
diff --git a/framegen/include/vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp b/framegen/include/vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp
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+++ b/framegen/include/vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace VK::Registry {
+
+    /// Shader module information structure.
+    struct ShaderModuleInfo {
+        /// SPIR-V bytecode for the shader module.
+        std::vector<uint8_t> code;
+
+        /// Number of sampled images in the shader.
+        size_t sampledImages{0};
+        /// Number of storage images in the shader.
+        size_t storageImages{0};
+        /// Number of uniform/storage buffers in the shader.
+        size_t buffers{0};
+        /// Number of samplers in the shader.
+        size_t samplers{0};
+    };
+
+    ///
+    /// Registry of shader modules and their information.
+    ///
+    class ShaderRegistry {
+    public:
+        ///
+        /// Create a shader registry.
+        ///
+        ShaderRegistry() noexcept;
+
+        ///
+        /// Register a shader module.
+        ///
+        /// @param name Name of the shader module.
+        /// @param info Shader module information.
+        ///
+        /// @throws std::logic_error if a shader module with the same name already exists.
+        ///
+        void registerModule(const std::string& name, const ShaderModuleInfo& info);
+
+        ///
+        /// Get a shader module by name.
+        ///
+        /// @param name Name of the shader module.
+        /// @return Shader module information.
+        ///
+        /// @throws std::out_of_range if no shader module with the given name exists.
+        ///
+        [[nodiscard]] const ShaderModuleInfo& getModule(const std::string& name) const;
+    private:
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, ShaderModuleInfo> modules;
+    };
+
+}
diff --git a/framegen/src/vk/pool/shader_pool.cpp b/framegen/src/vk/pool/shader_pool.cpp
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+++ b/framegen/src/vk/pool/shader_pool.cpp
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+#include "vk/pool/shader_pool.hpp"
+#include "vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp"
+#include "vk/core/shadermodule.hpp"
+#include "vk/core/pipeline.hpp"
+
+using namespace VK::Pool;
+
+const ShaderInstance& ShaderPool::getOrCreate(
+        const Core::Device& device,
+        const Registry::ShaderRegistry& registry,
+        const std::string& name) {
+    const auto it = shaders.find(name);
+    if (it != shaders.end()) {
+        return it->second;
+    }
+
+    // create shader module
+    const Registry::ShaderModuleInfo& info = registry.getModule(name);
+
+    Core::ShaderModule shaderModule(device, info.code,
+        info.sampledImages, info.storageImages, info.buffers, info.sampledImages);
+    Core::Pipeline pipeline(device, shaderModule);
+
+    const auto i = shaders.emplace(name,
+        std::make_pair(std::move(shaderModule), std::move(pipeline)));
+    return i.first->second;
+}
diff --git a/framegen/src/vk/registry/shader_registry.cpp b/framegen/src/vk/registry/shader_registry.cpp
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+++ b/framegen/src/vk/registry/shader_registry.cpp
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+#include "vk/registry/shader_registry.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+using namespace VK::Registry;
+
+void ShaderRegistry::registerModule(const std::string& name, const ShaderModuleInfo& info) {
+    if (modules.find(name) != modules.end()) {
+        throw std::logic_error("Shader module with name '" + name + "' already exists.");
+    }
+
+    modules[name] = info;
+}
+
+const ShaderModuleInfo& ShaderRegistry::getModule(const std::string& name) const {
+    auto it = modules.find(name);
+    if (it == modules.end()) {
+        throw std::out_of_range("No shader module with name '" + name + "' exists.");
+    }
+
+    return it->second;
+}