diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index cfa64477..b5f05e96 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ inline static void forward_msg(neu_manager_t *manager, nng_msg *msg,
                                const char *ndoe);
 static void start_static_adapter(neu_manager_t *manager, const char *name);
 static int  report_nodes_state(void *usr_data);
+static void start_system_adapter(neu_manager_t *manager, const char *name,
+                                 const char *plugin_lib,
+                                 const char *plugin_name);
 
 neu_manager_t *neu_manager_create()
 {
@@ -89,6 +92,8 @@ neu_manager_t *neu_manager_create()
     manager->loop = neu_event_add_io(manager->events, param);
 
     start_static_adapter(manager, DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_PLUGIN_NAME);
+    start_system_adapter(manager, LICENSE_SERVER_NODE_NAME, LICENSE_PLUGIN_LIB,
+                         LICENSE_PLUGIN_NAME);
 
     if (manager_load_plugin(manager) != 0) {
         nlog_warn("load plugin error");
@@ -519,6 +524,36 @@ static void start_static_adapter(neu_manager_t *manager, const char *name)
     neu_adapter_start(adapter);
 }
 
+static void start_system_adapter(neu_manager_t *manager, const char *name,
+                                 const char *plugin_lib,
+                                 const char *plugin_name)
+{
+    neu_adapter_t *       adapter      = NULL;
+    neu_plugin_instance_t instance     = { 0 };
+    neu_adapter_info_t    adapter_info = {
+        .name = name,
+    };
+
+    if (0 != neu_manager_add_plugin(manager, plugin_lib)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (0 !=
+        neu_plugin_manager_create_instance(manager->plugin_manager, plugin_name,
+                                           &instance)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    adapter_info.handle = instance.handle;
+    adapter_info.module = instance.module;
+    adapter             = neu_adapter_create(&adapter_info, true);
+
+    // add as static
+    neu_node_manager_add_static(manager->node_manager, adapter);
+    neu_adapter_init(adapter);
+    neu_adapter_start(adapter);
+}
+
 inline static void reply(neu_manager_t *manager, neu_reqresp_head_t *header,
                          void *data)
 {
@@ -572,4 +607,4 @@ static int report_nodes_state(void *usr_data)
     utarray_free(states);
 
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/core/node_manager.h b/src/core/node_manager.h
index 057420c0..d683ccaa 100644
--- a/src/core/node_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/node_manager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "adapter.h"
 
+#define LICENSE_SERVER_NODE_NAME "neuron-license-server"
+
 typedef struct neu_node_manager neu_node_manager_t;
 
 neu_node_manager_t *neu_node_manager_create();
diff --git a/src/core/plugin_manager.c b/src/core/plugin_manager.c
index a197f759..0d567cc6 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_manager.c
+++ b/src/core/plugin_manager.c
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ UT_array *neu_plugin_manager_get(neu_plugin_manager_t *mgr)
     utarray_new(plugins, &icd);
     HASH_ITER(hh, mgr->plugins, el, tmp)
     {
+        if (0 == strcmp(LICENSE_PLUGIN_NAME, el->name)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         neu_resp_plugin_info_t info = {
             .kind = el->kind,
             .type = el->type,
diff --git a/src/core/plugin_manager.h b/src/core/plugin_manager.h
index abd3c371..0fbdec62 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/plugin_manager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "plugin.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_PLUGIN_NAME "default-dashboard"
+#define LICENSE_PLUGIN_LIB "libplugin-license-server.so"
+#define LICENSE_PLUGIN_NAME "neuron-license-server"
 
 typedef struct neu_plugin_instance {
     void *               handle;