diff --git a/internal/cbm/lsp/py_lsp.c b/internal/cbm/lsp/py_lsp.c
index 8a03961152..2cf66ad012 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/lsp/py_lsp.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/lsp/py_lsp.c
@@ -191,20 +191,15 @@ static void py_disable_callable_value_proof(PyLSPContext *ctx) {
 
 static void py_scope_bind(PyLSPContext *ctx, const char *name, const CBMType *type) {
     ctx->type_cache_gen++;
-    cbm_scope_bind(ctx->current_scope, name, type);
-    if (name && !cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, name))
+    if (!cbm_scope_bind_checked(ctx->current_scope, name, type))
         py_disable_callable_value_proof(ctx);
 }
 
 static void py_scope_bind_callable(PyLSPContext *ctx, const char *name, const CBMType *type,
                                    const char *callable_qn) {
     ctx->type_cache_gen++;
-    cbm_scope_bind_callable(ctx->current_scope, name, type, callable_qn);
-    const char *bound = name ? cbm_scope_lookup_callable(ctx->current_scope, name) : NULL;
-    if (name && (!cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, name) ||
-                 (callable_qn && (!bound || strcmp(bound, callable_qn) != 0)))) {
+    if (!cbm_scope_bind_callable_checked(ctx->current_scope, name, type, callable_qn))
         py_disable_callable_value_proof(ctx);
-    }
 }
 
 static CBMScope *py_scope_push_checked(PyLSPContext *ctx) {
@@ -938,8 +933,9 @@ static const char *py_exact_callable_target_ex(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode node,
         char *name = py_node_text(ctx, node);
         if (!name)
             return NULL;
-        if (cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, name)) {
-            const char *bound = cbm_scope_lookup_callable(ctx->current_scope, name);
+        const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(ctx->current_scope, name);
+        if (binding) {
+            const char *bound = binding->callable_qn;
             if (bound && lexical_alias_out) {
                 /* A lexical binding that does NOT simply name the module symbol
                  * of the same spelling is an alias introduced in this body. Only
@@ -1018,11 +1014,12 @@ static void py_resolve_value_references_at(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode call) {
         const char *candidate = strcmp(kind, "identifier") == 0
                                     ? py_exact_imported_reference_candidate(ctx, source_name)
                                     : NULL;
-        if (candidate && cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, source_name)) {
-            const CBMType *binding =
-                cbm_type_resolve_alias(cbm_scope_lookup(ctx->current_scope, source_name));
-            if (binding && binding->kind == CBM_TYPE_NAMED && binding->data.named.qualified_name &&
-                strcmp(binding->data.named.qualified_name, candidate) == 0) {
+        const CBMVarBinding *scope_binding =
+            candidate ? cbm_scope_lookup_binding(ctx->current_scope, source_name) : NULL;
+        if (scope_binding) {
+            const CBMType *type = cbm_type_resolve_alias(scope_binding->type);
+            if (type && type->kind == CBM_TYPE_NAMED && type->data.named.qualified_name &&
+                strcmp(type->data.named.qualified_name, candidate) == 0) {
                 py_emit_unresolved_reference(ctx, candidate, arg);
             }
         }
@@ -1498,9 +1495,9 @@ static const CBMType *py_eval_expr_type_uncached(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode node)
         char *name = py_node_text(ctx, node);
         if (!name)
             return cbm_type_unknown();
-        const CBMType *t = cbm_scope_lookup(ctx->current_scope, name);
-        if (cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, name))
-            return t ? t : cbm_type_unknown();
+        const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(ctx->current_scope, name);
+        if (binding)
+            return binding->type ? binding->type : cbm_type_unknown();
         // Builtin globals: True / False / None at top level.
         if (strcmp(name, "True") == 0 || strcmp(name, "False") == 0)
             return cbm_type_builtin(ctx->arena, "bool");
@@ -1767,8 +1764,9 @@ static const CBMType *py_eval_expr_type_uncached(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode node)
                 }
             }
             // Constructor call: ClassName() returns NAMED(ClassName).
-            const CBMType *in_scope = cbm_scope_lookup(ctx->current_scope, fname);
-            const char *callable_qn = cbm_scope_lookup_callable(ctx->current_scope, fname);
+            const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(ctx->current_scope, fname);
+            const CBMType *in_scope = binding && binding->type ? binding->type : cbm_type_unknown();
+            const char *callable_qn = binding ? binding->callable_qn : NULL;
             if (callable_qn) {
                 return py_func_return_type(ctx, callable_qn);
             }
@@ -1796,7 +1794,7 @@ static const CBMType *py_eval_expr_type_uncached(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode node)
             }
             /* Even an UNKNOWN local/parameter is a real lexical shadow. Do
              * not borrow the return type of a same-named module function. */
-            if (cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, fname))
+            if (binding)
                 return cbm_type_unknown();
             // Module-local function call.
             const CBMRegisteredFunc *f =
@@ -2566,14 +2564,15 @@ static void py_emit_call_for(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode call_node) {
          * An ordinary local binding is also a hard shadow: if it is not a
          * proven callable alias, do not fall through and fabricate a direct
          * call to a module-level function with the same spelling. */
-        if (cbm_scope_contains(ctx->current_scope, fname)) {
-            const char *alias_target = cbm_scope_lookup_callable(ctx->current_scope, fname);
+        const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(ctx->current_scope, fname);
+        if (binding) {
+            const char *alias_target = binding->callable_qn;
             if (alias_target) {
                 py_emit_resolved_call_reason(ctx, alias_target, "lsp_callable_alias", 0.97f, fname,
                                              call_node);
                 return;
             }
-            const CBMType *in_scope = cbm_scope_lookup(ctx->current_scope, fname);
+            const CBMType *in_scope = binding->type ? binding->type : cbm_type_unknown();
             if (!cbm_type_is_unknown(in_scope) && in_scope->kind == CBM_TYPE_NAMED) {
                 const char *qn = in_scope->data.named.qualified_name;
                 const char *tail = qn ? strrchr(qn, '.') : NULL;
@@ -2604,13 +2603,6 @@ static void py_emit_call_for(PyLSPContext *ctx, TSNode call_node) {
             }
             return;
         }
-        // Constructor call (ClassName())
-        const CBMType *in_scope = cbm_scope_lookup(ctx->current_scope, fname);
-        if (!cbm_type_is_unknown(in_scope) && in_scope->kind == CBM_TYPE_NAMED) {
-            const char *qn = in_scope->data.named.qualified_name;
-            py_emit_resolved_call(ctx, qn, "lsp_constructor", 0.85f, call_node);
-            return;
-        }
         // Module-local function
         const CBMRegisteredFunc *f =
             cbm_registry_lookup_symbol(ctx->registry, ctx->module_qn, fname);
diff --git a/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.c b/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.c
index 5b842cc1ba..2d9740db0c 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.c
@@ -89,51 +89,19 @@ bool cbm_scope_bind_callable_checked(CBMScope *scope, const char *name, const CB
 }
 
 const CBMType* cbm_scope_lookup(const CBMScope* scope, const char* name) {
-    if (!name) {
-        return cbm_type_unknown();
-    }
-    for (const CBMScope* s = scope; s != NULL; s = s->parent) {
-        for (CBMScopeChunk* c = s->chunks; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < c->used; i++) {
-                if (c->bindings[i].name && strcmp(c->bindings[i].name, name) == 0) {
-                    return c->bindings[i].type;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(scope, name);
+    if (binding)
+        return binding->type;
     return cbm_type_unknown();
 }
 
 bool cbm_scope_contains(const CBMScope *scope, const char *name) {
-    if (!name) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    for (const CBMScope *s = scope; s != NULL; s = s->parent) {
-        for (const CBMScopeChunk *c = s->chunks; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < c->used; i++) {
-                if (c->bindings[i].name && strcmp(c->bindings[i].name, name) == 0) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+    return cbm_scope_lookup_binding(scope, name) != NULL;
 }
 
 const char *cbm_scope_lookup_callable(const CBMScope *scope, const char *name) {
-    if (!name) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    for (const CBMScope *s = scope; s != NULL; s = s->parent) {
-        for (const CBMScopeChunk *c = s->chunks; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < c->used; i++) {
-                if (c->bindings[i].name && strcmp(c->bindings[i].name, name) == 0) {
-                    return c->bindings[i].callable_qn;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
+    const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(scope, name);
+    return binding ? binding->callable_qn : NULL;
 }
 
 bool cbm_scope_update_callable(CBMScope *scope, const char *name, const char *callable_qn) {
diff --git a/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.h b/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.h
index f4ec782a7e..5ba7265a36 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.h
+++ b/internal/cbm/lsp/scope.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../arena.h"
 #include <stdatomic.h> /* relaxed cache for cbm_lsp_max_walk_depth */
 #include <stdlib.h>     /* getenv, atoi (cbm_lsp_max_walk_depth) */
+#include <string.h>     /* strcmp (cbm_scope_lookup_binding) */
 
 typedef struct {
     const char* name;
@@ -30,6 +31,25 @@ typedef struct CBMScope {
     CBMArena* arena;        // owning arena, propagated to children at push time
 } CBMScope;
 
+/* Return the complete nearest binding in one scope-chain walk, or NULL when
+ * unbound. Keep this internal hot-path primitive inline: all language
+ * resolvers use cbm_scope_lookup(), while Python also consumes the complete
+ * record to avoid repeating the same linear scan. */
+static inline const CBMVarBinding *cbm_scope_lookup_binding(const CBMScope *scope,
+                                                            const char *name) {
+    if (!name)
+        return NULL;
+    for (const CBMScope *s = scope; s != NULL; s = s->parent) {
+        for (const CBMScopeChunk *c = s->chunks; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < c->used; i++) {
+                if (c->bindings[i].name && strcmp(c->bindings[i].name, name) == 0)
+                    return &c->bindings[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 // Bail-to-UNKNOWN depth for type-lookup chains: alias resolution, MRO walks,
 // embedded-field/struct-traversal. Exceeding this collapses to cbm_type_unknown
 // rather than recursing — guards against pathological hierarchies.
diff --git a/tests/test_scope.c b/tests/test_scope.c
index 9effb7ca9b..9ecd497bc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_scope.c
+++ b/tests/test_scope.c
@@ -125,6 +125,25 @@ TEST(scope_callable_identity_follows_nearest_binding) {
     PASS();
 }
 
+TEST(scope_lookup_binding_returns_nearest_complete_record) {
+    CBMArena a;
+    cbm_arena_init(&a);
+    CBMScope *root = cbm_scope_push(&a, NULL);
+    CBMScope *child = cbm_scope_push(&a, root);
+    cbm_scope_bind_callable(root, "callback", named_t(&a, "Callback"), "pkg.actual");
+    cbm_scope_bind(child, "callback", named_t(&a, "Shadow"));
+
+    const CBMVarBinding *binding = cbm_scope_lookup_binding(child, "callback");
+    ASSERT_NOT_NULL(binding);
+    ASSERT_STR_EQ(binding->name, "callback");
+    ASSERT_STR_EQ(binding->type->data.named.qualified_name, "Shadow");
+    ASSERT_NULL(binding->callable_qn);
+    ASSERT_NULL(cbm_scope_lookup_binding(child, "missing"));
+
+    cbm_arena_destroy(&a);
+    PASS();
+}
+
 TEST(scope_assignment_updates_or_clears_nearest_callable_only) {
     CBMArena a;
     cbm_arena_init(&a);
@@ -260,6 +279,7 @@ SUITE(scope) {
     RUN_TEST(scope_lookup_walks_parent_chain);
     RUN_TEST(scope_child_shadows_parent);
     RUN_TEST(scope_callable_identity_follows_nearest_binding);
+    RUN_TEST(scope_lookup_binding_returns_nearest_complete_record);
     RUN_TEST(scope_assignment_updates_or_clears_nearest_callable_only);
     RUN_TEST(scope_checked_bind_reports_child_oom_despite_parent_name);
     RUN_TEST(scope_dynamic_growth_300_bindings);