diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 8cbec4129..5512b9889 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export {
   generateId,
   cloneVectorNetwork,
   normalizeVectorNetwork,
+  validateVectorNetwork,
   type SceneNode,
   type NodeType,
   type Fill,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scene-graph/index.ts b/packages/core/src/scene-graph/index.ts
index ab75fbcea..2ea633130 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scene-graph/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scene-graph/index.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,42 @@ export function cloneVectorNetwork(vn: VectorNetwork): VectorNetwork {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validate a VectorNetwork structure, returning an array of error messages.
+ * Empty array means the network is valid.
+ */
+export function validateVectorNetwork(vn: VectorNetwork): string[] {
+  const errors: string[] = []
+  if (!Array.isArray(vn.vertices)) {
+    errors.push('vertices must be an array')
+    return errors
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(vn.segments)) {
+    errors.push('segments must be an array')
+    return errors
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(vn.regions)) errors.push('regions must be an array')
+  const vertexCount = vn.vertices.length
+  for (let i = 0; i < vn.vertices.length; i++) {
+    const v = vn.vertices[i]
+    if (typeof v.x !== 'number' || typeof v.y !== 'number') {
+      errors.push(`vertex[${i}]: x and y must be numbers`)
+    }
+  }
+  for (let i = 0; i < vn.segments.length; i++) {
+    const s = vn.segments[i]
+    if (typeof s.start !== 'number' || typeof s.end !== 'number') {
+      errors.push(`segment[${i}]: start and end must be numbers`)
+    } else {
+      if (s.start < 0 || s.start >= vertexCount)
+        errors.push(`segment[${i}]: start index ${s.start} out of range`)
+      if (s.end < 0 || s.end >= vertexCount)
+        errors.push(`segment[${i}]: end index ${s.end} out of range`)
+    }
+  }
+  return errors
+}
+
 /**
  * Ensure every segment has tangentStart/tangentEnd.
  * Missing tangents default to {x:0, y:0} (straight line segments).
@@ -860,6 +896,9 @@ export class SceneGraph {
     ) {
       node.textPicture = null
     }
+    if (changes.vectorNetwork) {
+      changes = { ...changes, vectorNetwork: normalizeVectorNetwork(changes.vectorNetwork) }
+    }
     Object.assign(node, changes)
     this.emitter.emit('node:updated', id, changes)
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/create.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/create.ts
index aeddbc9f5..b6b0aad3f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/create.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/create.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { parseColor } from '../color'
 import { fetchIcons, searchIconsBatch } from '../icons'
 import { createIconFromPaths } from '../icons/render'
-import { normalizeVectorNetwork } from '../scene-graph'
+import { normalizeVectorNetwork, validateVectorNetwork } from '../scene-graph'
 import { defineTool, nodeSummary } from './schema'
 
 import type { FigmaNodeProxy } from '../figma-api'
@@ -170,8 +170,15 @@ export const createVector = defineTool({
     node.y = args.y
     if (args.name) node.name = args.name
     if (args.path) {
-      const network = normalizeVectorNetwork(JSON.parse(args.path) as VectorNetwork)
-      figma.graph.updateNode(node.id, { vectorNetwork: network })
+      let parsed: VectorNetwork
+      try {
+        parsed = JSON.parse(args.path) as VectorNetwork
+      } catch {
+        return { error: 'Invalid JSON in path parameter' }
+      }
+      const errors = validateVectorNetwork(parsed)
+      if (errors.length > 0) return { error: `Invalid VectorNetwork: ${errors.join('; ')}` }
+      figma.graph.updateNode(node.id, { vectorNetwork: normalizeVectorNetwork(parsed) })
     }
     if (args.fill) {
       node.fills = [{ type: 'SOLID', color: parseColor(args.fill), opacity: 1, visible: true }]
diff --git a/tests/engine/vector.test.ts b/tests/engine/vector.test.ts
index 474d17db9..ba275522f 100644
--- a/tests/engine/vector.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/vector.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   decodeVectorNetworkBlob,
   computeVectorBounds,
   normalizeVectorNetwork,
+  validateVectorNetwork,
   type VectorNetwork,
 } from '@open-pencil/core'
 
@@ -191,6 +192,53 @@ describe('normalizeVectorNetwork', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('validateVectorNetwork', () => {
+  test('valid network returns no errors', () => {
+    const network: VectorNetwork = {
+      vertices: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 10, y: 10 }],
+      segments: [{ start: 0, end: 1, tangentStart: { x: 0, y: 0 }, tangentEnd: { x: 0, y: 0 } }],
+      regions: []
+    }
+    expect(validateVectorNetwork(network)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('segments without tangents are valid (normalize handles them)', () => {
+    const network = {
+      vertices: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 10, y: 10 }],
+      segments: [{ start: 0, end: 1 }],
+      regions: []
+    } as unknown as VectorNetwork
+    expect(validateVectorNetwork(network)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('rejects segment with out-of-range start index', () => {
+    const network = {
+      vertices: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }],
+      segments: [{ start: 0, end: 5 }],
+      regions: []
+    } as unknown as VectorNetwork
+    const errors = validateVectorNetwork(network)
+    expect(errors.length).toBe(1)
+    expect(errors[0]).toContain('end index 5 out of range')
+  })
+
+  test('rejects missing vertices array', () => {
+    const network = { segments: [], regions: [] } as unknown as VectorNetwork
+    const errors = validateVectorNetwork(network)
+    expect(errors[0]).toContain('vertices must be an array')
+  })
+
+  test('rejects vertex with non-number coordinates', () => {
+    const network = {
+      vertices: [{ x: 'a', y: 0 }],
+      segments: [],
+      regions: []
+    } as unknown as VectorNetwork
+    const errors = validateVectorNetwork(network)
+    expect(errors[0]).toContain('x and y must be numbers')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('computeVectorBounds', () => {
   test('empty network', () => {
     expect(computeVectorBounds({ vertices: [], segments: [], regions: [] })).toEqual({