diff --git a/crates/owlry-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/owlry-core/Cargo.toml
index c9c8c04..2646444 100644
--- a/crates/owlry-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/owlry-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,15 +48,17 @@ log = "0.4"
 env_logger = "0.11"
 notify-rust = "4"
 
+# Built-in providers
+meval = "0.2"
+reqwest = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["rustls", "json", "blocking"] }
+
 # Optional: embedded Lua runtime
 mlua = { version = "0.11", features = ["lua54", "vendored", "send", "serialize"], optional = true }
-meval = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
-reqwest = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["rustls", "json", "blocking"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"
 
 [features]
 default = []
-lua = ["dep:mlua", "dep:meval", "dep:reqwest"]
+lua = ["dep:mlua"]
 dev-logging = []
diff --git a/crates/owlry-core/src/providers/mod.rs b/crates/owlry-core/src/providers/mod.rs
index f4a36f2..8194b25 100644
--- a/crates/owlry-core/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/owlry-core/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -104,10 +104,24 @@ pub trait Provider: Send + Sync {
     fn items(&self) -> &[LaunchItem];
 }
 
+/// Trait for built-in providers that produce results per-keystroke.
+/// Unlike static `Provider`s which cache items via `refresh()`/`items()`,
+/// dynamic providers generate results on every query.
+pub(crate) trait DynamicProvider: Send + Sync {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn name(&self) -> &str;
+    fn provider_type(&self) -> ProviderType;
+    fn query(&self, query: &str) -> Vec<LaunchItem>;
+    fn priority(&self) -> u32;
+}
+
 /// Manages all providers and handles searching
 pub struct ProviderManager {
     /// Core static providers (apps, commands, dmenu)
     providers: Vec<Box<dyn Provider>>,
+    /// Built-in dynamic providers (calculator, converter)
+    /// These are queried per-keystroke, like native dynamic plugins
+    builtin_dynamic: Vec<Box<dyn DynamicProvider>>,
     /// Static native plugin providers (need query() for submenu support)
     static_native_providers: Vec<NativeProvider>,
     /// Dynamic providers from native plugins (calculator, websearch, filesearch)
@@ -136,6 +150,7 @@ impl ProviderManager {
     ) -> Self {
         let mut manager = Self {
             providers: core_providers,
+            builtin_dynamic: Vec::new(),
             static_native_providers: Vec::new(),
             dynamic_providers: Vec::new(),
             widget_providers: Vec::new(),
@@ -618,6 +633,28 @@ impl ProviderManager {
                     results.push((item, base_score + grouping_bonus - idx as i64));
                 }
             }
+
+            // Built-in dynamic providers (calculator, converter)
+            for provider in &self.builtin_dynamic {
+                if !filter.is_active(provider.provider_type()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let dynamic_results = provider.query(query);
+                let base_score = provider.priority() as i64;
+
+                let grouping_bonus: i64 = match provider.provider_type() {
+                    ProviderType::Plugin(ref id)
+                        if matches!(id.as_str(), "calc" | "conv") =>
+                    {
+                        10_000
+                    }
+                    _ => 0,
+                };
+
+                for (idx, item) in dynamic_results.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                    results.push((item, base_score + grouping_bonus - idx as i64));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         // Empty query (after checking special providers) - return frecency-sorted items