diff --git a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
index 0128ea0..d873557 100644
--- a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ Recently cut:
   from the exported evidence. The generic consumer smoke asserts it with
   `--expect-capability-matrix`, so owner repos do not need to scrape the
   Markdown report or rebuild Eve's summary logic to understand coverage.
+- The capability matrix projection now has a catalog-backed schema document at
+  `schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json`, and the generic
+  conformance consumer asserts that schema from the exported pack.
 - Conformance export now copies handoff documents into `handoffs/*.json` rather
   than exporting Eve-local source paths only. The export carries handoff export
   paths for EveConformance, Sai/Norn plugins, Aetheria, and EveUnity; the
diff --git a/schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json b/schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd354d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1",
+  "title": "Eve Capability Matrix",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "schema",
+    "generatedAt",
+    "summary",
+    "capabilityGapCount",
+    "handoffs",
+    "packs",
+    "plugins",
+    "providers",
+    "runtimes",
+    "splitTargets"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "schema": {
+      "const": "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1"
+    },
+    "generatedAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1
+    },
+    "summary": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "capabilityGapCount": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 0
+    },
+    "handoffs": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "conformance",
+        "plugins",
+        "providers",
+        "runtimes"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "conformance": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "plugins": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "providers": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "runtimes": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    },
+    "packs": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "packId",
+          "ownerRepo",
+          "fixtureCount",
+          "passedFixtures",
+          "failedFixtures"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": true
+      }
+    },
+    "plugins": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "pluginId",
+          "ownerRepo",
+          "status",
+          "capabilities",
+          "abiOperations"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": true
+      }
+    },
+    "providers": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "providerId",
+          "ownerRepo",
+          "status",
+          "surfaces",
+          "commands"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": true
+      }
+    },
+    "runtimes": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "runtimeId",
+          "ownerRepo",
+          "status",
+          "supportedFeatures",
+          "captureStatus"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": true
+      }
+    },
+    "splitTargets": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "id",
+          "ownerRepo",
+          "status",
+          "blockerCount",
+          "passedProofs"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": true
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": true
+}
diff --git a/scripts/run-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
index ecbecb8..8c565a6 100644
--- a/scripts/run-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ try {
   node .\tools\conformance\consume-export.mjs $consumerExport `
     --expect-capability-matrix `
     --expect-schema gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1 `
+    --expect-schema gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1 `
     --expect-schema gamecult.eve.command_receipt.v1 `
     --expect-schema gamecult.eve.plugin_receipt.v1 `
     --expect-schema gamecult.eve.plugin_abi.request.v1 `
diff --git a/scripts/run-eveconformance-handoff-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-eveconformance-handoff-smoke.ps1
index ade1a23..4c5bd64 100644
--- a/scripts/run-eveconformance-handoff-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-eveconformance-handoff-smoke.ps1
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ foreach ($contract in @(
   "gamecult.eve.command.v1",
   "gamecult.eve.command_receipt.v1",
   "gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1",
+  "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1",
   "gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1",
   "gamecult.eve.provider_scenario.v1",
   "gamecult.eve.plugin.v1",
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ if (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $absoluteExportDirectory "index.json")) {
   }
   foreach ($schemaId in @(
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1",
+    "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.provider_scenario.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1",
diff --git a/tools/conformance/eveconformance-handoff.json b/tools/conformance/eveconformance-handoff.json
index 8029ee2..7a11279 100644
--- a/tools/conformance/eveconformance-handoff.json
+++ b/tools/conformance/eveconformance-handoff.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       "destinationOwner": "EveConformance",
       "currentPaths": [
         "schemas/gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1.schema.json",
+        "schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json",
         "schemas/gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1.schema.json",
         "schemas/gamecult.eve.provider_scenario.v1.schema.json",
         "schemas/gamecult.eve.provider_advertisement.v1.schema.json",
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
     "gamecult.eve.command.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.command_receipt.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1",
+    "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.provider_scenario.v1",
     "gamecult.eve.plugin.v1",
diff --git a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
index f30b525..ae7fc5c 100644
--- a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
+++ b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "schemas": {
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.conformance_fixture.v1.schema.json",
     "gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.conformance_export.v1.schema.json",
+    "gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.capability_matrix.v1.schema.json",
     "gamecult.eve.command.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.command.v1.schema.json",
     "gamecult.eve.command_receipt.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.command_receipt.v1.schema.json",
     "gamecult.eve.plugin.v1": "schemas/gamecult.eve.plugin.v1.schema.json",