diff --git a/nav2_common/nav2_common/__init__.py b/nav2_common/nav2_common/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..7bd15ef0f91 100644
--- a/nav2_common/nav2_common/__init__.py
+++ b/nav2_common/nav2_common/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Open Navigation LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from . import launch
+
+__all__ = [
+    'launch',
+]
diff --git a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/has_node_params.py b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/has_node_params.py
index 2544d7bdb35..9493b3b7193 100644
--- a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/has_node_params.py
+++ b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/has_node_params.py
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from typing import Sequence
+
 import launch
 import yaml
 
 
+@launch.frontend.expose_substitution('has-node-params')
 class HasNodeParams(launch.Substitution):
     """
     Substitution that checks if a param file contains parameters for a node.
@@ -41,6 +44,18 @@ def __init__(
             normalize_to_list_of_substitutions(source_file)
         self.__node_name = node_name
 
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, data: Sequence[launch.SomeSubstitutionsType]):
+        num_args = len(data)
+        if num_args != 2:
+            raise TypeError(
+                f'has-node-params substitution takes 2 arguments, got {num_args}')
+        kwargs = {
+            'source_file': data[0],
+            'node_name': data[1],
+        }
+        return cls, kwargs
+
     @property
     def name(self) -> list[launch.Substitution]:
         """Getter for name."""
diff --git a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/launch_config_as_bool.py b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/launch_config_as_bool.py
index 3b880d69131..2ef63a8fd95 100644
--- a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/launch_config_as_bool.py
+++ b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/launch_config_as_bool.py
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from typing import Sequence
+
 import launch
 from launch import LaunchContext
 from launch.substitutions import LaunchConfiguration
 from launch.utilities import perform_substitutions
 
 
+@launch.frontend.expose_substitution('as-bool')
 class LaunchConfigAsBool(launch.Substitution):
     """
     Converts a LaunchConfiguration value into a normalized boolean string: 'true' or 'false'.
@@ -30,6 +33,16 @@ def __init__(self, name: str) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self._config = LaunchConfiguration(name)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, data: Sequence[launch.SomeSubstitutionsType]):
+        if len(data) != 1:
+            raise TypeError(f'as-bool substitution takes 1 arg, got {len(data)}')
+        kwargs = {
+            'name': data[0]
+        }
+        return cls, kwargs
+
+
     def perform(self, context: LaunchContext) -> str:
         value = perform_substitutions(context, [self._config])
         if value.strip().lower() in ['true', '1', 'yes', 'on']:
diff --git a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/replace_string.py b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/replace_string.py
index 0a210faab6e..55ec1cea65d 100644
--- a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/replace_string.py
+++ b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/replace_string.py
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import tempfile
-from typing import IO, Optional
+from typing import IO, Optional, Sequence
 
 import launch
 
 
+@launch.frontend.expose_substitution('replace-string')
 class ReplaceString(launch.Substitution):
     """
     Substitution that replaces strings on a given file.
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ def __init__(
             )
         self.__condition = condition
 
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, data: Sequence[launch.SomeSubstitutionsType]):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     @property
     def name(self) -> list[launch.Substitution]:
         """Getter for name."""
diff --git a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/rewritten_yaml.py b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/rewritten_yaml.py
index 2a80ecf6409..5086bee08c7 100644
--- a/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/rewritten_yaml.py
+++ b/nav2_common/nav2_common/launch/rewritten_yaml.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Generator
 import tempfile
-from typing import Optional, TypeAlias, Union
+from typing import Optional, TypeAlias, Union, Sequence
 
 import launch
 import yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def setValue(self, value: YamlValue) -> None:
         self.dictionary[self.dictKey] = value
 
 
+@launch.frontend.expose_substitution('rewritten-yaml')
 class RewrittenYaml(launch.Substitution):
     """
     Substitution that modifies the given YAML file.
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ def __init__(
         if root_key is not None:
             self.__root_key = normalize_to_list_of_substitutions(root_key)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, data: Sequence[launch.SomeSubstitutionsType]):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     @property
     def name(self) -> list[launch.Substitution]:
         """Getter for name."""
diff --git a/nav2_common/setup.cfg b/nav2_common/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fd51707925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nav2_common/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[options.entry_points]
+launch.frontend.launch_extension:
+  nav2_common = nav2_common