diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.test.ts
index 56901042c8..748c92cea9 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,58 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { anyCapability, ok } from "../contracts";
-import { housekeepingCommandRegistryReady } from "./bootstrap";
-import { registerHousekeepingCommand } from "./registry";
+import {
+	defineHousekeepingCommands,
+	housekeepingCommandRegistryReady,
+	registerHousekeepingCommands,
+} from "./bootstrap";
+import {
+	type HousekeepingCommand,
+	registerHousekeepingCommand,
+} from "./registry";
 
 describe("housekeeping command bootstrap", () => {
+	it("preserves heterogeneous concrete input and output types", () => {
+		const stringCommand: HousekeepingCommand<
+			{ value: string },
+			{ length: number }
+		> = {
+			id: "system.bootstrap.string-shape",
+			owner: "system",
+			risk: "safe",
+			capability: anyCapability("admin.settings.view"),
+			input: z.object({ value: z.string() }),
+			requiresReason: false,
+			rateLimit: { attempts: 1, windowMs: 1_000 },
+			execute: async (context, input) =>
+				ok({ length: input.value.length }, context.correlationId),
+		};
+		const numberCommand: HousekeepingCommand<
+			{ count: number },
+			{ doubled: number }
+		> = {
+			id: "system.bootstrap.number-shape",
+			owner: "system",
+			risk: "safe",
+			capability: anyCapability("admin.settings.view"),
+			input: z.object({ count: z.number().int() }),
+			requiresReason: false,
+			rateLimit: { attempts: 2, windowMs: 2_000 },
+			execute: async (context, input) =>
+				ok({ doubled: input.count * 2 }, context.correlationId),
+		};
+
+		const commands = defineHousekeepingCommands(stringCommand, numberCommand);
+		const stringInput: z.input<(typeof commands)[0]["input"]> = {
+			value: "typed",
+		};
+		const numberInput: z.input<(typeof commands)[1]["input"]> = { count: 4 };
+		expect(commands[0].input.parse(stringInput)).toEqual({ value: "typed" });
+		expect(commands[1].input.parse(numberInput)).toEqual({ count: 4 });
+		expect(() => registerHousekeepingCommands(commands)).toThrow(
+			"command registry is sealed",
+		);
+	});
 	it("registers the complete current list and seals during module initialization", () => {
 		expect(housekeepingCommandRegistryReady).toBe(true);
 		expect(() =>
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.ts
index 38b0e61172..19a4ac02fe 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/bootstrap.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,37 @@ import {
 	sealHousekeepingCommandRegistry,
 } from "./registry";
 
-const currentHousekeepingCommands =
-	[] as const satisfies readonly HousekeepingCommand<unknown, unknown>[];
+type PreserveHousekeepingCommand<Definition> =
+	Definition extends HousekeepingCommand<infer _Input, infer _Output>
+		? Definition
+		: never;
 
-for (const command of currentHousekeepingCommands) {
-	registerHousekeepingCommand(command);
+type HousekeepingCommandTuple<Commands extends readonly unknown[]> =
+	Commands & {
+		readonly [Index in keyof Commands]: PreserveHousekeepingCommand<
+			Commands[Index]
+		>;
+	};
+
+export function defineHousekeepingCommands<
+	const Commands extends readonly unknown[],
+>(...commands: HousekeepingCommandTuple<Commands>): Commands {
+	return commands;
 }
+
+export function registerHousekeepingCommands<
+	const Commands extends readonly unknown[],
+>(commands: HousekeepingCommandTuple<Commands>): void {
+	for (const command of commands) {
+		registerHousekeepingCommand(
+			command as unknown as HousekeepingCommand<unknown, unknown>,
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+const currentHousekeepingCommands = defineHousekeepingCommands();
+
+registerHousekeepingCommands(currentHousekeepingCommands);
 sealHousekeepingCommandRegistry();
 
 export const housekeepingCommandRegistryReady = true;
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/dispatcher.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/dispatcher.test.ts
index b5e4bbfacf..a484a377bb 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/dispatcher.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/dispatcher.test.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ describe("dispatchHousekeepingCommand", () => {
 		]);
 		expect(audit.entries[1]?.correlationId).toBe(result.correlationId);
 	});
-	it("runs sensitive validation and rate preflight before intent and execution", async () => {
+	it("runs sensitive capability and rate preflight before intent and execution", async () => {
 		const events: string[] = [];
 		const audit = auditRecorder(events);
 		const tracedContext = {
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@ describe("dispatchHousekeepingCommand", () => {
 			baseCommand("system.dispatch.preflight-order", {
 				risk: "sensitive",
 				requiresReason: true,
-				input: z.object({ enabled: z.boolean() }).superRefine(() => {
-					events.push("input");
-				}),
+				input: z.object({ enabled: z.boolean() }),
 				execute: async (context) => {
 					events.push("execute");
 					return ok(null, context.correlationId);
@@ -427,7 +425,6 @@ describe("dispatchHousekeepingCommand", () => {
 
 		expect(events).toEqual([
 			"capability",
-			"input",
 			"rate",
 			"audit:intent",
 			"execute",
@@ -566,15 +563,19 @@ describe("dispatchHousekeepingCommand", () => {
 		const audit = auditRecorder();
 		register(
 			baseCommand("system.dispatch.schema-exception", {
-				input: z.preprocess(() => {
-					throw new Error("schema secret exposed");
-				}, z.object({})),
+				input: z.object({ value: z.string() }),
 				execute: async (context) => ok(null, context.correlationId),
 			}),
 		);
+		const throwingInput = Object.defineProperty({}, "value", {
+			enumerable: true,
+			get: () => {
+				throw new Error("schema secret exposed");
+			},
+		});
 
 		const result = await dispatchHousekeepingCommand(
-			{ commandId: "system.dispatch.schema-exception", input: {} },
+			{ commandId: "system.dispatch.schema-exception", input: throwingInput },
 			dependencies({ audit: audit.writer }),
 		);
 
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.test.ts
index b64e22d969..f38d721d59 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	type HousekeepingCommand,
 	registerHousekeepingCommand,
 	sealHousekeepingCommandRegistry,
+	UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError,
 } from "./registry";
 
 function command(
@@ -154,6 +155,147 @@ describe("housekeeping command registry", () => {
 			registered.input.safeParse({ value: 4, guard: "abcd" }).success,
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
+	it("snapshots caller-owned lazy targets across supported container schemas", () => {
+		let lazyChild: z.ZodType = z.string().min(2);
+		let defaultValue = "registered-default";
+		const input = z.object({
+			choice: z.union([z.lazy(() => lazyChild), z.number().int()]),
+			optional: z.lazy(() => lazyChild).optional(),
+			defaulted: z.string().default(() => defaultValue),
+			list: z.array(z.lazy(() => lazyChild)),
+			lookup: z.record(
+				z.string(),
+				z.lazy(() => lazyChild),
+			),
+		});
+		registerHousekeepingCommand({
+			...command("people.registry.lazy-containers"),
+			input,
+			execute: async (context) => ok({ id: 1 }, context.correlationId),
+		} as HousekeepingCommand<z.output<typeof input>, { id: number }>);
+		const registered = getHousekeepingCommand(
+			"people.registry.lazy-containers",
+		);
+		if (!registered) throw new Error("registered command missing");
+
+		lazyChild = z.boolean();
+		defaultValue = "caller-mutated-default";
+
+		const parsed = registered.input.safeParse({
+			choice: "ok",
+			list: ["one"],
+			lookup: { key: "two" },
+		});
+		expect(parsed).toMatchObject({
+			success: true,
+			data: { defaulted: "registered-default" },
+		});
+		expect(
+			registered.input.safeParse({
+				choice: true,
+				optional: true,
+				list: [true],
+				lookup: { key: true },
+			}).success,
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("snapshots recursive lazy back-edges with cycle safety", () => {
+		type TreeNode = { name: string; children: TreeNode[] };
+		let nameSchema: z.ZodType = z.string().min(2);
+		let recursiveSchema: z.ZodType<TreeNode>;
+		recursiveSchema = z.object({
+			name: z.lazy(() => nameSchema),
+			children: z.array(z.lazy(() => recursiveSchema)),
+		}) as z.ZodType<TreeNode>;
+		registerHousekeepingCommand({
+			...command("people.registry.recursive-lazy"),
+			input: recursiveSchema,
+			execute: async (context) => ok({ id: 1 }, context.correlationId),
+		} as HousekeepingCommand<TreeNode, { id: number }>);
+		const registered = getHousekeepingCommand("people.registry.recursive-lazy");
+		if (!registered) throw new Error("registered command missing");
+
+		nameSchema = z.number();
+		recursiveSchema = z.object({
+			name: z.number(),
+			children: z.array(z.unknown()),
+		}) as unknown as z.ZodType<TreeNode>;
+
+		expect(
+			registered.input.safeParse({
+				name: "root",
+				children: [{ name: "leaf", children: [] }],
+			}).success,
+		).toBe(true);
+		expect(
+			registered.input.safeParse({
+				name: "root",
+				children: [{ name: 7, children: [] }],
+			}).success,
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		["refine", "custom", z.string().refine((value) => value === "allowed")],
+		["super-refine", "custom", z.string().superRefine(() => undefined)],
+		[
+			"preprocess",
+			"transform",
+			z.preprocess((value) => String(value), z.string()),
+		],
+		["transform", "transform", z.string().transform((value) => value.length)],
+		["async-refine", "custom", z.string().refine(async () => true)],
+	] as const)(
+		"rejects unsupported executable validation schema %s",
+		(suffix, schemaKind, input) => {
+			const id = `people.registry.unsupported-${suffix}`;
+			let thrown: unknown;
+			try {
+				registerHousekeepingCommand({
+					...command(id),
+					input,
+					execute: async (context) => ok({ id: 1 }, context.correlationId),
+				} as HousekeepingCommand<unknown, { id: number }>);
+			} catch (error) {
+				thrown = error;
+			}
+
+			expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError);
+			expect(thrown).toMatchObject({
+				name: "UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError",
+				code: "UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND_INPUT_SCHEMA",
+				commandId: id,
+				schemaKind,
+			});
+			expect(getHousekeepingCommand(id)).toBeUndefined();
+		},
+	);
+
+	it("rejects a lazy edge that cannot be resolved at registration", () => {
+		const id = "people.registry.unresolvable-lazy";
+		let thrown: unknown;
+		try {
+			registerHousekeepingCommand({
+				...command(id),
+				input: z.lazy(() => {
+					throw new Error("caller lazy secret");
+				}),
+				execute: async (context) => ok({ id: 1 }, context.correlationId),
+			} as HousekeepingCommand<unknown, { id: number }>);
+		} catch (error) {
+			thrown = error;
+		}
+
+		expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError);
+		expect(thrown).toMatchObject({
+			name: "UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError",
+			code: "UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND_INPUT_SCHEMA",
+			commandId: id,
+			schemaKind: "lazy",
+		});
+		expect(String(thrown)).not.toContain("caller lazy secret");
+	});
 	it("seals the global registry after deterministic bootstrap", () => {
 		sealHousekeepingCommandRegistry();
 
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.ts
index 12f396f8ce..288a68e770 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/commands/registry.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export interface HousekeepingCommand<I, O> {
 	readonly owner: HousekeepingDomainId;
 	readonly risk: "safe" | "sensitive";
 	readonly capability: CapabilityRequirement;
+	/**
+	 * Registration snapshots structural/built-in Zod graphs and resolvable lazy
+	 * edges. Stateful custom refinements, transforms, preprocessors, and other
+	 * executable schema callbacks are rejected.
+	 */
 	readonly input: z.ZodType<I>;
 	readonly requiresReason: boolean;
 	readonly rateLimit: Readonly<{ attempts: number; windowMs: number }>;
@@ -30,6 +35,24 @@ export interface HousekeepingCommand<I, O> {
 	) => Promise<HousekeepingResult<O>>;
 }
 
+export type UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaKind =
+	| "custom"
+	| "transform"
+	| "lazy"
+	| "executable";
+
+export class UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError extends Error {
+	readonly name = "UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError";
+	readonly code = "UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND_INPUT_SCHEMA";
+
+	constructor(
+		readonly commandId: string,
+		readonly schemaKind: UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaKind,
+	) {
+		super(`unsupported command input schema: ${commandId} (${schemaKind})`);
+	}
+}
+
 type RegisteredHousekeepingCommand = HousekeepingCommand<unknown, unknown>;
 
 type ZodInternalNode = {
@@ -63,7 +86,7 @@ export function registerHousekeepingCommand<I, O>(
 		owner: command.owner,
 		risk: command.risk,
 		capability,
-		input: isolateValidationGraph(command.input),
+		input: isolateValidationGraph(command.input, command.id),
 		requiresReason: command.requiresReason,
 		rateLimit: Object.freeze({ ...command.rateLimit }),
 		execute: command.execute,
@@ -143,74 +166,183 @@ function validateCapability(
 	}
 }
 
-function isolateValidationGraph<T extends z.ZodType>(schema: T): T {
-	const seen = new WeakMap<object, unknown>();
+function isolateValidationGraph<T extends z.ZodType>(
+	schema: T,
+	commandId: string,
+): T {
+	type SchemaCell = {
+		current?: z.ZodType;
+		reference?: z.ZodType;
+	};
+
+	const graphValues = new WeakMap<object, unknown>();
+	const schemaCells = new WeakMap<z.ZodType, SchemaCell>();
+
+	function unsupported(
+		schemaKind: UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaKind,
+	): never {
+		throw new UnsupportedHousekeepingCommandSchemaError(commandId, schemaKind);
+	}
+
+	function cloneSchema<S extends z.ZodType>(value: S): S {
+		const existing = schemaCells.get(value);
+		if (existing?.current) return existing.current as S;
+		if (existing) {
+			existing.reference ??= z.lazy(() => {
+				if (!existing.current) {
+					throw new Error("housekeeping schema registration incomplete");
+				}
+				return existing.current;
+			});
+			return existing.reference as S;
+		}
+
+		const definition = value.def as { type?: unknown; getter?: unknown };
+		if (definition.type === "custom") unsupported("custom");
+		if (definition.type === "transform") unsupported("transform");
+
+		const cell: SchemaCell = {};
+		schemaCells.set(value, cell);
+		if (definition.type === "lazy") {
+			let ownedTarget: z.ZodType | undefined;
+			const ownedLazy = z.lazy(() => {
+				if (!ownedTarget) {
+					throw new Error("housekeeping lazy schema target unavailable");
+				}
+				return ownedTarget;
+			});
+			cell.current = ownedLazy;
+			if (typeof definition.getter !== "function") unsupported("lazy");
+
+			let callerTarget: unknown;
+			try {
+				callerTarget = definition.getter();
+			} catch {
+				unsupported("lazy");
+			}
+			if (!(callerTarget instanceof z.ZodType)) unsupported("lazy");
+			ownedTarget = cloneSchema(callerTarget);
+			return ownedLazy as unknown as S;
+		}
+
+		const clonedDefinition = cloneGraph(value.def);
+		const cloned = value.clone(clonedDefinition as typeof value.def);
+		cell.current = cloned;
+		return cloned;
+	}
+
+	function cloneBuiltInCheck(value: ZodInternalNode): unknown {
+		const definition = value._zod.def;
+		if (typeof definition !== "object" || definition === null) {
+			unsupported("executable");
+		}
+		const checkDefinition = definition as {
+			check?: unknown;
+			type?: unknown;
+		};
+		if (
+			checkDefinition.check === "custom" ||
+			checkDefinition.type === "custom"
+		) {
+			unsupported("custom");
+		}
+
+		const clonedDefinition = cloneRecord(definition, true);
+		const cloned = new value._zod.constr(clonedDefinition as never) as {
+			_zod?: { check?: unknown };
+		};
+		if (
+			typeof (value._zod as { check?: unknown }).check === "function" &&
+			typeof cloned._zod?.check !== "function"
+		) {
+			unsupported("executable");
+		}
+		return cloned;
+	}
+
+	function cloneRecord(value: object, omitBuiltInWhen = false): object {
+		const cached = graphValues.get(value);
+		if (cached !== undefined) return cached as object;
+
+		const prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(value);
+		const cloned = Object.create(prototype) as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
+		graphValues.set(value, cloned);
+		for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(value)) {
+			const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, key);
+			if (!descriptor) continue;
+			if (
+				omitBuiltInWhen &&
+				key === "when" &&
+				"value" in descriptor &&
+				typeof descriptor.value === "function"
+			) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			let resolved: unknown;
+			if ("value" in descriptor) {
+				resolved = descriptor.value;
+			} else if (descriptor.get) {
+				try {
+					resolved = Reflect.get(value, key);
+				} catch {
+					unsupported("executable");
+				}
+			} else {
+				unsupported("executable");
+			}
+			Object.defineProperty(cloned, key, {
+				configurable: descriptor.configurable,
+				enumerable: descriptor.enumerable,
+				value: cloneGraph(resolved),
+				writable: "writable" in descriptor ? descriptor.writable : false,
+			});
+		}
+		return cloned;
+	}
 
 	function cloneGraph(value: unknown): unknown {
+		if (typeof value === "function") unsupported("executable");
 		if (typeof value !== "object" || value === null) return value;
-		const cached = seen.get(value);
-		if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
+		if (value instanceof z.ZodType) return cloneSchema(value);
 
-		if (value instanceof z.ZodType) {
-			const clonedDefinition = cloneGraph(value.def);
-			const cloned = value.clone(clonedDefinition as typeof value.def);
-			seen.set(value, cloned);
-			return cloned;
-		}
-		if (isZodInternalNode(value)) {
-			const clonedDefinition = cloneGraph(value._zod.def);
-			const cloned = new value._zod.constr(clonedDefinition as never) as {
-				_zod: { check?: unknown };
-			};
-			const runtimeCheck = (value._zod as { check?: unknown }).check;
-			if (runtimeCheck !== undefined && cloned._zod.check === undefined) {
-				cloned._zod.check = runtimeCheck;
-			}
-			seen.set(value, cloned);
-			return cloned;
-		}
+		const cached = graphValues.get(value);
+		if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
+		if (isZodInternalNode(value)) return cloneBuiltInCheck(value);
 		if (Array.isArray(value)) {
 			const cloned: unknown[] = [];
-			seen.set(value, cloned);
+			graphValues.set(value, cloned);
 			for (const item of value) cloned.push(cloneGraph(item));
 			return cloned;
 		}
 		if (value instanceof RegExp) {
 			const cloned = new RegExp(value.source, value.flags);
-			seen.set(value, cloned);
+			graphValues.set(value, cloned);
 			return cloned;
 		}
 		if (value instanceof Date) {
 			const cloned = new Date(value.getTime());
-			seen.set(value, cloned);
+			graphValues.set(value, cloned);
 			return cloned;
 		}
-
-		const cloned = Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(value)) as Record<
-			PropertyKey,
-			unknown
-		>;
-		seen.set(value, cloned);
-		for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(value)) {
-			const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, key);
-			if (!descriptor) continue;
-			const clonedDescriptor =
-				"value" in descriptor
-					? { ...descriptor, value: cloneGraph(descriptor.value) }
-					: descriptor.get
-						? {
-								configurable: descriptor.configurable,
-								enumerable: descriptor.enumerable,
-								writable: false,
-								value: cloneGraph(Reflect.get(value, key)),
-							}
-						: descriptor;
-			Object.defineProperty(cloned, key, clonedDescriptor);
+		if (value instanceof Map) {
+			const cloned = new Map<unknown, unknown>();
+			graphValues.set(value, cloned);
+			for (const [key, item] of value) {
+				cloned.set(cloneGraph(key), cloneGraph(item));
+			}
+			return cloned;
 		}
-		return cloned;
+		if (value instanceof Set) {
+			const cloned = new Set<unknown>();
+			graphValues.set(value, cloned);
+			for (const item of value) cloned.add(cloneGraph(item));
+			return cloned;
+		}
+		return cloneRecord(value);
 	}
 
-	return createReadonlyValidationFacade(cloneGraph(schema) as T);
+	return createReadonlyValidationFacade(cloneSchema(schema));
 }
 
 function isZodInternalNode(value: object): value is ZodInternalNode {
@@ -227,15 +359,31 @@ function createReadonlyValidationFacade<T extends z.ZodType>(schema: T): T {
 	const views = new WeakMap<object, unknown>();
 
 	function readonlyView(value: unknown): unknown {
-		if (typeof value !== "object" || value === null) return value;
+		if (
+			(typeof value !== "object" && typeof value !== "function") ||
+			value === null
+		) {
+			return value;
+		}
 		const cached = views.get(value);
 		if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
 		if (value instanceof z.ZodType) return schemaFacade(value);
+		if (typeof value === "function") {
+			const wrapped = (...args: unknown[]) =>
+				readonlyView(Reflect.apply(value, undefined, args));
+			views.set(value, wrapped);
+			return Object.freeze(wrapped);
+		}
 
 		const view = new Proxy(value, {
 			defineProperty: () => false,
 			deleteProperty: () => false,
-			get: (target, property) => readonlyView(Reflect.get(target, property)),
+			get: (target, property, receiver) => {
+				const raw = Reflect.get(target, property, receiver);
+				if (typeof raw !== "function") return readonlyView(raw);
+				return (...args: unknown[]) =>
+					readonlyView(Reflect.apply(raw, receiver, args));
+			},
 			set: () => false,
 			setPrototypeOf: () => false,
 		});
@@ -259,7 +407,7 @@ function createReadonlyValidationFacade<T extends z.ZodType>(schema: T): T {
 					? (...args: unknown[]) => {
 							const result = Reflect.apply(raw, target, args);
 							return result instanceof z.ZodType
-								? isolateValidationGraph(result)
+								? isolateValidationGraph(result, "derived-schema")
 								: result;
 						}
 					: readonlyView(raw);