diff --git a/.changeset/25763-warm-test-imports.md b/.changeset/25763-warm-test-imports.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6efee839db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/25763-warm-test-imports.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+---
+
+Test-only change: the test files that `check:test-source-alias` named now load, at module scope, the `@objectstack/*` / `@object-ui/*` specifiers they otherwise first load inside a test body, a `vi.mock` factory or after `vi.resetModules()`, so the cold transform is paid during collection instead of inside a clocked window (objectstack#25763). No published behaviour changes.
diff --git a/apps/console/src/__tests__/masterDetailFormTypeManifest.test.ts b/apps/console/src/__tests__/masterDetailFormTypeManifest.test.ts
index 9269f49bb3..915b400431 100644
--- a/apps/console/src/__tests__/masterDetailFormTypeManifest.test.ts
+++ b/apps/console/src/__tests__/masterDetailFormTypeManifest.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  * papering over it, so this file cannot be read as "the hole is closed".
  */
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/ui';
 import { ComponentRegistry } from '@object-ui/core';
 import { manifestFromConfigs, validateTree } from '@object-ui/sdui-parser';
 import type { Diagnostic, SchemaElement } from '@object-ui/sdui-parser';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/__tests__/spec-symbol-parity.test.ts b/packages/app-shell/src/__tests__/spec-symbol-parity.test.ts
index 72f944b699..eee08d08af 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/__tests__/spec-symbol-parity.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/__tests__/spec-symbol-parity.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec';
 import ts from 'typescript';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/console/__tests__/AppContent.deniedVsUnpublished.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/console/__tests__/AppContent.deniedVsUnpublished.test.tsx
index a2a575b4ba..a0094f025f 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/console/__tests__/AppContent.deniedVsUnpublished.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/console/__tests__/AppContent.deniedVsUnpublished.test.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/i18n/locales';
 import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter, Routes, Route, useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/hooks/__tests__/useConsoleActionRuntime.flowRowGuard-13397.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/hooks/__tests__/useConsoleActionRuntime.flowRowGuard-13397.test.tsx
index 5e5c095d80..b17124339b 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/hooks/__tests__/useConsoleActionRuntime.flowRowGuard-13397.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/hooks/__tests__/useConsoleActionRuntime.flowRowGuard-13397.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/i18n/locales';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor, renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/ObjectView.listLinksPlural-11733.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/ObjectView.listLinksPlural-11733.test.tsx
index 6e5d725933..65fcaf6c4e 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/ObjectView.listLinksPlural-11733.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/ObjectView.listLinksPlural-11733.test.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/react';
 import { render, cleanup, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter, Routes, Route, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { createI18n, I18nProvider } from '@object-ui/i18n';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/RecordDetailView.paramRuntimeParity-6431.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/RecordDetailView.paramRuntimeParity-6431.test.tsx
index 8e94fb56e4..f140531e69 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/RecordDetailView.paramRuntimeParity-6431.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/RecordDetailView.paramRuntimeParity-6431.test.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, waitFor, act, cleanup, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/MetadataTypeActions.paramDialogClose-6473.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/MetadataTypeActions.paramDialogClose-6473.test.tsx
index 9257160a41..5a9b8289e6 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/MetadataTypeActions.paramDialogClose-6473.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/MetadataTypeActions.paramDialogClose-6473.test.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, act, cleanup, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 vi.mock('@object-ui/auth', async (importOriginal) => ({
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/ResourceEditPage.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/ResourceEditPage.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
index c2dc5ed2c6..78e64f3f04 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/ResourceEditPage.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/ResourceEditPage.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/formula';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.optOuts.test.ts b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.optOuts.test.ts
index a293e1e84b..2e0d8f5877 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.optOuts.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.optOuts.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec';
+import '@objectstack/spec/integration';
+import '@objectstack/spec/kernel';
+import '@objectstack/spec/security';
+import '@objectstack/spec/system';
 import { arrayElementSchema } from '@object-ui/test-support';
 import { validateMetadataDraft, hasClientValidator } from './clientValidation';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.retiredFormulaKey.test.ts b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.retiredFormulaKey.test.ts
index f1db674fcb..2d1819828a 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.retiredFormulaKey.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/clientValidation.retiredFormulaKey.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/data';
 import { validateMetadataDraft } from './clientValidation';
 
 const draftWith = (fields: unknown) => ({ name: 'invoice', label: 'Invoice', fields });
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/inspectors/ViewVariantInspector.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/inspectors/ViewVariantInspector.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
index eeb61ec717..2558f022e9 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/inspectors/ViewVariantInspector.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/metadata-admin/inspectors/ViewVariantInspector.requiredInGatedSection-6900.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/formula';
 import { render, screen, cleanup, waitFor, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 const cel = (source: string) => ({ dialect: 'cel', source });
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.addFieldPopover-12516.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.addFieldPopover-12516.test.tsx
index 42ba09d3ba..d57bb84094 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.addFieldPopover-12516.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.addFieldPopover-12516.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.formToolbar-12451.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.formToolbar-12451.test.tsx
index 972bb4d131..5bee7855f1 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.formToolbar-12451.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.formToolbar-12451.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.gridProjection.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.gridProjection.test.tsx
index 42f81781a5..04e3ae1d14 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.gridProjection.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.gridProjection.test.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, cleanup, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.picklistServedOptions-10202.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.picklistServedOptions-10202.test.tsx
index 1ad2143821..8d1b866294 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.picklistServedOptions-10202.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/DataPillar.picklistServedOptions-10202.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { act, cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { MetadataClient } from '@object-ui/data-objectstack';
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveInFlight-11204.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveInFlight-11204.test.tsx
index 2ed7fcb4ab..36c6777eff 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveInFlight-11204.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveInFlight-11204.test.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor, within, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveSwitch-11232.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveSwitch-11232.test.tsx
index 36e568faa8..76a1f7c252 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveSwitch-11232.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.autosaveSwitch-11232.test.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor, within, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.draftVersionConflict-11773.test.tsx b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.draftVersionConflict-11773.test.tsx
index 72b807f4b7..ebcf142cd6 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.draftVersionConflict-11773.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/views/studio-design/StudioDesignSurface.draftVersionConflict-11773.test.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as in the `vi.mock` factory below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/components';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor, within, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { MetadataClient, type MetadataError } from '@object-ui/data-objectstack';
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/__tests__/auth-spec-parity.test.ts b/packages/auth/src/__tests__/auth-spec-parity.test.ts
index e6d005a0a3..45d0b896e8 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/__tests__/auth-spec-parity.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/__tests__/auth-spec-parity.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/api';
 import ts from 'typescript';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
diff --git a/packages/plugin-calendar/src/__tests__/ObjectCalendar.dataObjectArmRefused-8348.test.tsx b/packages/plugin-calendar/src/__tests__/ObjectCalendar.dataObjectArmRefused-8348.test.tsx
index b4972c095c..1781738a29 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-calendar/src/__tests__/ObjectCalendar.dataObjectArmRefused-8348.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-calendar/src/__tests__/ObjectCalendar.dataObjectArmRefused-8348.test.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/ui';
 import { render, screen, waitFor, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 // The month grid is orthogonal to what this file observes (which records became
diff --git a/packages/plugin-dashboard/src/__tests__/ObjectMetricWidget.i18nLabel.test.tsx b/packages/plugin-dashboard/src/__tests__/ObjectMetricWidget.i18nLabel.test.tsx
index e8a718386e..3645258017 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-dashboard/src/__tests__/ObjectMetricWidget.i18nLabel.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-dashboard/src/__tests__/ObjectMetricWidget.i18nLabel.test.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/ui';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@object-ui/i18n';
 // Imported from the package barrel at MODULE scope: the drill drawer renders
diff --git a/packages/plugin-grid/src/__tests__/gridBareArrayDataRefused-8348.test.tsx b/packages/plugin-grid/src/__tests__/gridBareArrayDataRefused-8348.test.tsx
index 565e9ff933..87c362427b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-grid/src/__tests__/gridBareArrayDataRefused-8348.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-grid/src/__tests__/gridBareArrayDataRefused-8348.test.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/ui';
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { SchemaRenderer, SchemaRendererProvider } from '@object-ui/react';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.concealmentGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.concealmentGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
index aaf7b58854..125d5e361c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.concealmentGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.concealmentGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as after each `vi.resetModules()` below: the cold transform is
+// paid once during collection, and every re-import after a reset re-evaluates the cached
+// transform instead of compiling inside a clocked window (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/core';
 import { render, screen, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.disabledGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.disabledGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
index c0a0c3d828..38226507b8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.disabledGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.disabledGateFaultDiagnostic.test.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as after each `vi.resetModules()` below: the cold transform is
+// paid once during collection, and every re-import after a reset re-evaluates the cached
+// transform instead of compiling inside a clocked window (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/core';
 import { render, screen, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.productionPredicateFaultWarning.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.productionPredicateFaultWarning.test.tsx
index e9d1ae34d3..e183f03cb7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.productionPredicateFaultWarning.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/SchemaRenderer.productionPredicateFaultWarning.test.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as after each `vi.resetModules()` below: the cold transform is
+// paid once during collection, and every re-import after a reset re-evaluates the cached
+// transform instead of compiling inside a clocked window (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@object-ui/core';
 import { render, screen, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { UNRESOLVABLE_VISIBILITY_PREFIX } from '../utils/visibilityDiagnostic';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/__tests__/registry-meta-carry-9102.test.ts b/packages/types/src/__tests__/registry-meta-carry-9102.test.ts
index 35a79894d2..aaa23c3e0e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/__tests__/registry-meta-carry-9102.test.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/__tests__/registry-meta-carry-9102.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+// Module scope as well as where a test awaits it below: the cold transform is paid
+// during collection, which no test or hook timeout clocks (AGENTS.md, flaky-test discipline).
+import '@objectstack/spec/data';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { readdirSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';