diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 260f7b5..f374cec 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ APP_NAME=Infbyte
 APP_ENV=local
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_URL=http://localhost
-APP_CONFIG_CACHE_TYPE=sharded
-APP_CONTAINER_COMPILED=bootstrap/cache/container.php
 APP_CONTAINER_COMPILED_ACTIVATION=off
 
 ROUTER_MATCHER=fused
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 72cde45..3fe8a30 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
 /app/Support export-ignore
 /bin export-ignore
 /bootstrap/cache/*.php export-ignore
-/bootstrap/cache/config export-ignore
-/bootstrap/cache/console export-ignore
-/bootstrap/cache/container export-ignore
-/bootstrap/cache/routes export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/config/* export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore -export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/container/* export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore -export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/routes/* export-ignore
+/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore -export-ignore
 /database export-ignore
 /resources export-ignore
 /storage/app export-ignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fafe7d1..eadbe5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 /.windsurf/
 /bootstrap/cache/*
 !/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore
+!/bootstrap/cache/config/
+/bootstrap/cache/config/*
+!/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore
+!/bootstrap/cache/container/
+/bootstrap/cache/container/*
+!/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore
+!/bootstrap/cache/routes/
+/bootstrap/cache/routes/*
+!/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore
 /database/*.sqlite
 /vendor/
 *~
diff --git a/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore b/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore
index d6b7ef3..cabb6c1 100644
--- a/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore
+++ b/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 *
 !.gitignore
+!config/
+!container/
+!routes/
diff --git a/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore b/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore b/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore b/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index ed119fc..3aa1de8 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
     | Foundation 2.0 is lazy by default and owns execution scopes directly.
-    | There is no application request_scope switch. Compiled container activation
-    | remains opt-in until a deployment deliberately builds and enables it.
+    | There is no application request_scope or compiled-path switch. Foundation
+    | owns the fixed per-runtime artifact paths. Activation remains opt-in.
     |
     */
     'container' => [
         'alias' => env('APP_CONTAINER_ALIAS'),
         'environment' => env_string('APP_ENV', 'local'),
         'lazy_loading' => env_bool('APP_CONTAINER_LAZY_LOADING', true),
-        'compiled' => env_string('APP_CONTAINER_COMPILED', 'bootstrap/cache/container.php'),
         'compiled_activation' => env_string('APP_CONTAINER_COMPILED_ACTIVATION', 'off'),
         'debug_tracing' => [
             'enabled' => env_bool('APP_CONTAINER_DEBUG_TRACING', false),
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 5843cbd..557fc10 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fi
 runtime_directories=(
     "bootstrap/cache"
     "bootstrap/cache/config"
+    "bootstrap/cache/container"
     "bootstrap/cache/routes"
     "storage"
     "storage/app"
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SkeletonDistributionTest.php b/tests/Feature/SkeletonDistributionTest.php
index 42c53c6..a26db26 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SkeletonDistributionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SkeletonDistributionTest.php
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
         ->and($attributes)->toContain('/tests/Feature/RouteCacheCliTest.php export-ignore')
         ->and($attributes)->toContain('/tests/Feature/SkeletonDistributionTest.php export-ignore')
         ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/*.php export-ignore')
-        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/config export-ignore')
-        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/console export-ignore')
-        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/container export-ignore')
-        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/routes export-ignore');
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/config/* export-ignore')
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore -export-ignore')
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/container/* export-ignore')
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore -export-ignore')
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/routes/* export-ignore')
+        ->and($attributes)->toContain('/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore -export-ignore');
 });
 
 it('builds a clean create-project archive and provisions its environment', function (): void {
@@ -84,9 +86,9 @@
         expect($project . '/composer.json')->toBeFile()
             ->and($project . '/bootstrap/install.php')->not->toBeFile()
             ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
-            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/config')->not->toBeDirectory()
-            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/container')->not->toBeDirectory()
-            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/routes')->not->toBeDirectory()
+            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/config/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
+            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/container/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
+            ->and($project . '/bootstrap/cache/routes/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
             ->and($project . '/storage/cache/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
             ->and($project . '/storage/logs/.gitignore')->toBeFile()
             ->and($project . '/storage/sessions/.gitignore')->toBeFile()