2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/tui/flamegraph/model.go b/internal/tui/flamegraph/model.go
index 68ce7fd..73285f9 100644
--- a/internal/tui/flamegraph/model.go
+++ b/internal/tui/flamegraph/model.go
@@ -113,6 +113,19 @@ type LiveTrieSource interface {
 	Configurator
 }
 
+// --- compile-time interface satisfaction assertions ---
+//
+// *coreflamegraph.LiveTrie is the sole production implementation of all three
+// trie interfaces. The assertions are placed here rather than in the
+// flamegraph package itself to avoid an import cycle: runtime imports
+// flamegraph, so flamegraph cannot import runtime. The tui/flamegraph package
+// already imports coreflamegraph, making it the natural home.
+var (
+	_ Snapshotter    = (*coreflamegraph.LiveTrie)(nil)
+	_ Configurator   = (*coreflamegraph.LiveTrie)(nil)
+	_ LiveTrieSource = (*coreflamegraph.LiveTrie)(nil)
+)
+
 type zoomState struct {
 	path                string
 	previousSelectedIdx int
diff --git a/internal/tui/tui.go b/internal/tui/tui.go
index 6124fcd..eee4252 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tui.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tui.go
@@ -1247,6 +1247,23 @@ func placeToViewport(width, height int, content string) string {
 	return lipgloss.Place(width, height, lipgloss.Left, lipgloss.Top, content)
 }
 
+// --- compile-time interface satisfaction assertions ---
+//
+// These blank-identifier assignments cause a build error if any concrete type
+// drifts out of sync with the interface it claims to satisfy.
+
+var (
+	// *runtimeBindings must satisfy the full TUI runtime contract, which
+	// composes RuntimePublisher (write side) and RuntimeState (read side).
+	_ runtime.TraceRuntimeBindings = (*runtimeBindings)(nil)
+
+	// lateBoundDashboardSource must satisfy the SnapshotSource contract used
+	// by the dashboard model. It wraps the injected stats engine and forwards
+	// calls through runtimeBindings so the dashboard source can be wired
+	// before the actual engine is available.
+	_ dashboardui.SnapshotSource = (*lateBoundDashboardSource)(nil)
+)
+
 func altScreenView(content, title string) tea.View {
 	view := tea.NewView(content)
 	view.AltScreen = true