diff --git a/scripts/cli-light-import-boundary-contract-test.ts b/scripts/cli-light-import-boundary-contract-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e395ecfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cli-light-import-boundary-contract-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
+function assertCondition(condition: unknown, message: string, detail: unknown = {}): void {
+  if (!condition) throw new Error(`${message}: ${JSON.stringify(detail)}`);
+}
+
+function source(path: string): string {
+  return readFileSync(path, "utf8");
+}
+
+function staticImports(text: string): string[] {
+  return [...text.matchAll(/^import\s+(?:type\s+)?(?:[\s\S]*?)\s+from\s+["']([^"']+)["'];/gm)].map((match) => match[1] ?? "");
+}
+
+const cli = source("scripts/cli.ts");
+const help = source("scripts/src/help.ts");
+
+const cliStaticImports = staticImports(cli);
+const helpStaticImports = staticImports(help);
+
+const forbiddenCliStaticImports = ["./src/e2e", "./src/hwlab-cd", "./src/hwlab-g14", "./src/hwlab-node", "./src/agentrun", "./src/platform-infra"];
+const forbiddenHelpStaticImports = ["./hwlab-cd", "./hwlab-g14", "./hwlab-node", "./agentrun", "./platform-infra"];
+
+for (const modulePath of forbiddenCliStaticImports) {
+  assertCondition(!cliStaticImports.includes(modulePath), "ordinary CLI entry must not statically import heavy command modules", { modulePath, cliStaticImports });
+}
+
+for (const modulePath of forbiddenHelpStaticImports) {
+  assertCondition(!helpStaticImports.includes(modulePath), "generic help module must not statically import heavy command modules", { modulePath, helpStaticImports });
+}
+
+for (const modulePath of forbiddenCliStaticImports) {
+  assertCondition(cli.includes(`await import("${modulePath}")`), "heavy CLI command module must still be loaded on demand", { modulePath });
+}
+
+for (const modulePath of forbiddenHelpStaticImports) {
+  assertCondition(help.includes(`await import("${modulePath}")`), "heavy help module must still be loaded on demand", { modulePath });
+}
+
+const ghBranchIndex = cli.indexOf('if (top === "gh")');
+const configReadIndex = cli.indexOf("const config = readConfig();");
+assertCondition(ghBranchIndex !== -1 && configReadIndex !== -1 && ghBranchIndex < configReadIndex, "gh commands must dispatch before generic config/runtime initialization", {
+  ghBranchIndex,
+  configReadIndex,
+});
+
+console.log(JSON.stringify({
+  ok: true,
+  checks: [
+    "cli static imports exclude e2e/HWLAB/G14/AgentRun/platform-infra modules",
+    "help static imports exclude HWLAB/G14/AgentRun/platform-infra modules",
+    "heavy command modules remain available through dynamic imports",
+    "gh dispatch remains before generic config initialization",
+  ],
+}));
diff --git a/scripts/cli.ts b/scripts/cli.ts
index 81f75682..80269d5c 100644
--- a/scripts/cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/cli.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { readConfig } from "./src/config";
 import { debugDispatch, debugHealth, debugTask, isDebugDispatchCommand, type DebugDispatchCommand } from "./src/debug";
 import { isRebuildableService, rebuildService, stackLogs, stackStatus, startStack, stopStack, unsupportedRebuildService } from "./src/docker";
-import { parseE2ERunOptions, runE2E } from "./src/e2e";
 import { emitError, emitJson } from "./src/output";
 import { cancelJob, jobWithTail, listJobs, listJobsSummary, readJob, runJob } from "./src/jobs";
 import { checkHelp, parseCheckOptions, runChecks, runRecoveryGuardrailsCheck } from "./src/check";
@@ -24,12 +23,7 @@ import { isGhContentRoute, runGhContentRoute } from "./src/gh-route";
 import { runCommanderCommand } from "./src/commander";
 import { isHelpToken, rootHelp, serverHelp, sshHelp, staticNamespaceHelp } from "./src/help";
 import { runServerCleanupCommand } from "./src/server-cleanup";
-import { runHwlabCdCommand } from "./src/hwlab-cd";
-import { runHwlabG14Command } from "./src/hwlab-g14";
-import { runHwlabNodeCommand } from "./src/hwlab-node";
 import { runGcCommand } from "./src/gc";
-import { runAgentRunCommand } from "./src/agentrun";
-import { runPlatformInfraCommand } from "./src/platform-infra";
 
 const remoteOptions = extractRemoteCliOptions(process.argv.slice(2));
 const args = remoteOptions.args;
@@ -235,7 +229,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     return;
   }
 
-  const namespaceHelp = staticNamespaceHelp(args);
+  const namespaceHelp = await staticNamespaceHelp(args);
   if (namespaceHelp !== null) {
     emitJson(commandName, namespaceHelp);
     return;
@@ -293,6 +287,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 
   if (top === "hwlab") {
     if (sub === "node" || sub === "nodes") {
+      const { runHwlabNodeCommand } = await import("./src/hwlab-node");
       const result = await runHwlabNodeCommand(readConfig(), args.slice(2));
       const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
       emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
@@ -300,12 +295,14 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
     if (sub === "g14") {
+      const { runHwlabG14Command } = await import("./src/hwlab-g14");
       const result = await runHwlabG14Command(readConfig(), args.slice(2));
       const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
       emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
       if (!ok) process.exitCode = 1;
       return;
     }
+    const { runHwlabCdCommand } = await import("./src/hwlab-cd");
     const result = await runHwlabCdCommand(args.slice(1));
     const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
     emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
@@ -314,6 +311,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (top === "agentrun") {
+    const { runAgentRunCommand } = await import("./src/agentrun");
     const result = await runAgentRunCommand(readConfig(), args.slice(1));
     const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
     emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
@@ -322,6 +320,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (top === "platform-infra") {
+    const { runPlatformInfraCommand } = await import("./src/platform-infra");
     const result = await runPlatformInfraCommand(readConfig(), args.slice(1));
     const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
     emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
@@ -525,6 +524,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (top === "e2e" && sub === "run") {
+    const { parseE2ERunOptions, runE2E } = await import("./src/e2e");
     const result = await runE2E(config, parseE2ERunOptions(args.slice(2)));
     const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok === true;
     emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
diff --git a/scripts/src/help.ts b/scripts/src/help.ts
index f8ff3efc..ebbbd08f 100644
--- a/scripts/src/help.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/help.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import { ghHelp } from "./gh";
 import { authBrokerHelp } from "./auth-broker";
-import { hwlabHelp } from "./hwlab-cd";
-import { hwlabG14Help } from "./hwlab-g14";
-import { hwlabNodeHelp } from "./hwlab-node";
-import { agentRunHelp } from "./agentrun";
-import { platformInfraHelp } from "./platform-infra";
 
 export function rootHelp(): unknown {
   return {
@@ -600,7 +595,7 @@ function artifactRegistryHelp(): unknown {
   };
 }
 
-export function staticNamespaceHelp(args: string[]): unknown | null {
+export async function staticNamespaceHelp(args: string[]): Promise<unknown | null> {
   const [top, sub] = args;
   if (!args.slice(1).some(isHelpToken)) return null;
   if (top === "config") return configHelp();
@@ -619,10 +614,25 @@ export function staticNamespaceHelp(args: string[]): unknown | null {
   if (top === "artifact-registry") return artifactRegistryHelp();
   if (top === "auth-broker") return authBrokerHelp();
   if (top === "gh") return ghHelp();
-  if (top === "agentrun") return agentRunHelp();
-  if (top === "platform-infra") return platformInfraHelp();
-  if (top === "hwlab" && (sub === "node" || sub === "nodes")) return hwlabNodeHelp();
-  if (top === "hwlab" && sub === "g14") return hwlabG14Help();
-  if (top === "hwlab") return hwlabHelp();
+  if (top === "agentrun") {
+    const { agentRunHelp } = await import("./agentrun");
+    return agentRunHelp();
+  }
+  if (top === "platform-infra") {
+    const { platformInfraHelp } = await import("./platform-infra");
+    return platformInfraHelp();
+  }
+  if (top === "hwlab" && (sub === "node" || sub === "nodes")) {
+    const { hwlabNodeHelp } = await import("./hwlab-node");
+    return hwlabNodeHelp();
+  }
+  if (top === "hwlab" && sub === "g14") {
+    const { hwlabG14Help } = await import("./hwlab-g14");
+    return hwlabG14Help();
+  }
+  if (top === "hwlab") {
+    const { hwlabHelp } = await import("./hwlab-cd");
+    return hwlabHelp();
+  }
   return null;
 }