diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index 9af8147..a6f8240 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ native selection and discovery rules:
 
 ```text
 example promptkit requirements show briefing --campaign spring
-example promptkit requirements show briefing --profile editorial --var mode=full
-example promptkit requirements show briefing --session-id session-42 --var note= --format yaml
+example promptkit requirements show briefing --llm-profile editorial --llm-var mode=full
+example promptkit requirements show briefing --llm-session-id session-42 --llm-var note= --format yaml
 ```
 
 The command accepts:
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@ The command accepts:
 | `--config` | path string | omitted | Select the configuration input; explicit presence is retained. |
 | `--overlay` | path string | omitted | Select one overlay; explicit presence is retained. Repeated occurrences use the last value. |
 | Suite selectors | application-defined | per selector | The flags captured from `Suite.Selectors`. |
-| `--profile` | string | empty | Pass the profile ID to PromptKit; empty uses its native selection rule. |
-| `--session-id` | string | empty | Pass session context to PromptKit. |
-| `--var` | repeatable `KEY=VALUE` | none | Supply caller-variable context for native discovery. |
+| `--llm-profile` | string | empty | Pass the profile ID to PromptKit; empty uses its native selection rule. |
+| `--llm-session-id` | string | empty | Pass session context to PromptKit. |
+| `--llm-var` | repeatable `KEY=VALUE` | none | Supply caller-variable context for native discovery. |
 | `--format` | `text`, `yaml`, `json` | automatic | Select the requirements report format; automatic and text use YAML for this structured report. |
 
 The `promptkit` namespace identifies the operation, so there is no built-in
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ native empty-string meaning. Requirements inspection does not require a profile
 to be execution-ready. See the
 [PromptKit v0.18.0 consumer guide](https://forge.maximumdirect.net/base-layer/promptkit/src/commit/d9f6aad30509e538fc73ea16710df3a3ec084502/docs/consumers/pkg-promptkit.md)
 for native configuration, selection, and requirements behavior. The built-in
-flags other than `--var` are singleton bindings; when repeated, the last value
+flags other than `--llm-var` are singleton bindings; when repeated, the last value
 is used. Suite selectors retain their declared binding behavior.
 
-Each `--var` occurrence must contain `=`. CommandKit splits at the first
+Each `--llm-var` occurrence must contain `=`. CommandKit splits at the first
 separator and preserves the exact key and remaining value. Empty keys and
 values, whitespace, commas, and additional `=` characters are retained. All
 occurrences are parsed; duplicate keys use the last value, while any malformed
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ prompt ID and passes a concrete request to PromptKit's native
 `Engine.ValidateRequest` preparation path:
 
 ```text
-example promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --input topic=topic.txt
-example promptkit requirements validate briefing --profile editorial --session-id session-42 --var mode=full --input notes=notes.txt
+example promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --llm-input-file topic=topic.txt
+example promptkit requirements validate briefing --llm-profile editorial --llm-session-id session-42 --llm-var mode=full --llm-input-file notes=notes.txt
 ```
 
 The command accepts:
@@ -655,24 +655,28 @@ The command accepts:
 | `--config` | path string | omitted | Select the configuration input; explicit presence is retained. |
 | `--overlay` | path string | omitted | Select one overlay; explicit presence is retained. Repeated occurrences use the last value. |
 | Suite selectors | application-defined | per selector | The flags captured from `Suite.Selectors`. |
-| `--profile` | string | empty | Pass the profile ID to PromptKit. |
-| `--session-id` | string | empty | Pass session context to PromptKit. |
-| `--var` | repeatable `KEY=VALUE` | none | Supply caller variables for the concrete request. |
-| `--input` | repeatable `NAME=PATH` | none | Bind a file-backed PromptKit artifact. |
+| `--llm-profile` | string | empty | Pass the profile ID to PromptKit. |
+| `--llm-session-id` | string | empty | Pass session context to PromptKit. |
+| `--llm-var` | repeatable `KEY=VALUE` | none | Supply caller variables for the concrete request. |
+| `--llm-input-text` | repeatable `NAME=TEXT` | none | Bind a literal PromptKit artifact. |
+| `--llm-input-file` | repeatable `NAME=PATH` | none | Bind a file-backed PromptKit artifact. |
 | `--format` | `text`, `yaml`, `json` | automatic | Select the success confirmation format; automatic and text use YAML for this structured report. |
 
-The built-in flags other than repeatable `--var` and `--input` are singleton
-bindings; when repeated, the last value is used. Explicit empty `--config` or
+Validation also accepts the execution controls from `--llm-endpoint` through
+`--llm-extra-params` listed under [smoke testing](#promptkit-smoke-testing).
+The built-in flags other than
+`--llm-var`, `--llm-input-text`, and `--llm-input-file` are singleton bindings;
+when repeated, the last value is used. Explicit empty `--config` or
 `--overlay` values keep their supplied-presence information. The profile and
 session fields use native empty-string semantics. PromptKit owns their
 interpretation and selection errors.
 
-Each `--var` and `--input` occurrence must contain `=`. CommandKit splits at the
-first separator and preserves the exact key/name and remaining value/path.
-Empty variable keys and values and empty input names and paths are passed to
-native validation. File paths become `promptkit.File(PATH)` references without
-being read, normalized, expanded, or rebased during argument binding. Duplicate
-keys or names use the last value, but every occurrence is parsed.
+Each `--llm-var`, `--llm-input-text`, and `--llm-input-file` occurrence must
+contain `=`. CommandKit splits at the first separator and preserves the exact
+key/name and remaining value. Empty names and values are passed to native
+validation. Text becomes a `promptkit.Inline` reference; file paths become
+`promptkit.File` references without being read, normalized, expanded, or
+rebased during argument binding. Every occurrence is parsed.
 
 On success, the confirmation contains only the requested prompt ID and
 `valid: true`:
@@ -765,33 +769,39 @@ each aggregate call changes the seed kind before invoking it. The command
 accepts:
 
 ```text
-example promptkit test text_inference --campaign spring --prompt briefing --profile spring
-example promptkit test all --campaign spring --prompt briefing --profile spring
-example promptkit test authentication --backend local
+example promptkit test text_inference --campaign spring --llm-prompt briefing --llm-profile spring
+example promptkit test all --campaign spring --llm-prompt briefing --llm-profile spring
+example promptkit test authentication --llm-backend local
 ```
 
 | Flag | Values | Default | Meaning |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `--config`, `--overlay` | path strings | omitted | Select PromptKit configuration; supplied presence is retained. |
 | Suite selectors | application-defined | per selector | Captured flags from `Suite.Selectors`. |
-| `--backend` | string | empty | Native backend ID. |
-| `--prompt` | string | empty | Native prompt ID. |
-| `--profile` | string | empty | Native profile ID. |
-| `--endpoint` | string | omitted | Override the execution endpoint. |
-| `--model` | string | omitted | Override the execution model. |
-| `--temperature` | float | omitted | Override execution temperature. |
-| `--max-tokens` | integer | omitted | Override execution maximum tokens. |
-| `--top-p` | float | omitted | Override execution top-p. |
-| `--timeout-seconds` | integer | omitted | Override the execution timeout. |
-| `--service-tier` | string | omitted | Override the execution service tier. |
-| `--reasoning-effort` | string | omitted | Override execution reasoning effort. |
-| `--api-key-env` | string | omitted | Supply an API-key environment-variable name to native configuration. |
-| `--transient-retries` | integer | omitted | Set the native inference transient retry count. |
+| `--llm-backend` | string | empty | Native backend ID. |
+| `--llm-prompt` | string | empty | Native prompt ID. |
+| `--llm-profile` | string | empty | Native profile ID. |
+| `--llm-endpoint` | string | omitted | Override the execution endpoint. |
+| `--llm-model` | string | omitted | Override the execution model. |
+| `--llm-temperature` | float | omitted | Override execution temperature. |
+| `--llm-max-tokens` | integer | omitted | Override execution maximum tokens. |
+| `--llm-top-p` | float | omitted | Override execution top-p. |
+| `--llm-timeout-seconds` | integer | omitted | Override the execution timeout. |
+| `--llm-service-tier` | string | omitted | Override the execution service tier. |
+| `--llm-reasoning-effort` | string | omitted | Override execution reasoning effort. |
+| `--llm-api-key-env` | string | omitted | Supply an API-key environment-variable name to native configuration. |
+| `--llm-transient-retries` | integer | omitted | Set the native inference transient retry count. |
+| `--llm-extra-params` | JSON object | omitted | Supply provider parameters as a whole map. |
 | `--format` | `text`, `yaml`, `json` | automatic | Select the report format; automatic and text use YAML for these structured reports. |
 
 The execution flags populate PromptKit's native execution override. The
-`--api-key-env` value is a variable name, not a credential value. Application
-selectors, loader policy, credentials, and client wiring remain application
+`--llm-api-key-env` value is a variable name, not a credential value. The
+extra-parameters flag accepts one JSON object, including an empty object;
+PromptKit owns its native replacement semantics and validation. Integer JSON
+numbers use signed or unsigned 64-bit integers where representable; decimal
+and exponent numbers use floating point.
+
+Application selectors, loader policy, credentials, and client wiring remain application
 owned. The `WithSmokeTesting` helper accepts an optional typed builder. A nil
 builder forwards the seed; a supplied builder's complete native request is
 authoritative. The helper retains a native report when PromptKit returns both a
diff --git a/docs/consumers/guide.md b/docs/consumers/guide.md
index 470888c..2832505 100644
--- a/docs/consumers/guide.md
+++ b/docs/consumers/guide.md
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ and state. `FromEngine` uses PromptKit's public listing and inspection methods,
 including `Engine.InspectRequirements`; validation must be opted into separately
 and uses `Engine.ValidateRequest`.
 
+Application-owned commands can use `ckprompt.NewExecutionFlags`,
+`ckprompt.NewResourceFlags`, and `ckprompt.NewPromptInputFlags` to bind the
+same canonical request flags into their own input types. Each collection exposes
+individual handles and an `All` method, so a command can choose its applicable
+subset. The application decides how to apply the resulting values to its request.
+
 Catalog, named definition inspection, and requirements discovery do not render
 messages or load request artifacts. Concrete request validation follows native
 PromptKit preparation, which can resolve prompt/profile resources, load
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index 104c10d..f0ab27b 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Shared reporting and PromptKit v0.20.0 implementation plan
 
-Status: implementation in progress; Stages 1–9 complete.
+Status: implementation in progress; Stages 1–10 complete.
 
 ## Scope, authority, and execution
 
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ for the converted commands.
 
 ## Stage 10: Reusable execution and resource flag collections
 
+**Complete.** Reusable request flag collections feed requirements discovery,
+validation, and smoke requests; the next stage supplies ordered text/file
+precedence and prepared-request preview. The root, ckconfig, and ckprompt
+workspace suites passed with Go 1.27.0, including collection and builder tests.
+
 Implement CLI-specific collections in ckprompt using ordinary public core flags.
 Use typed flag-set structs exposing named original `Flag[I]` handles and an
 `All() []Flag[I]` convenience method; callers select subsets with ordinary slices.
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/command.go b/integrations/ckprompt/command.go
index de68dac..1e29c1a 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/command.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/command.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type catalogInput[I any] struct {
 type requirementsInput[I any] struct {
 	selection  ckconfig.Selection
 	inspection promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest
+	resources  ResourceInput
+	inputs     PromptInputs
 	captured   commandkit.FlagValues[I]
 	selected   I
 }
@@ -281,24 +283,12 @@ func newRequirementsCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 			func(input **requirementsInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
 				(*input).selection.Overlay = value
 			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "profile", Usage: "Profile identity for discovery."}, stringDefault(""), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **requirementsInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).inspection.ProfileID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "session-id", Usage: "Session context for discovery."}, stringDefault(""), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **requirementsInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).inspection.SessionID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.RepeatFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "var", Usage: "Caller variable assignment KEY=VALUE."}, []variableAssignment(nil), parseVariableAssignment,
-			func(input **requirementsInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[[]variableAssignment]) {
-				variables := make(map[string]string, len(value.Value))
-				for _, assignment := range value.Value {
-					variables[assignment.key] = assignment.value
-				}
-				(*input).inspection.Vars = variables
-			}),
 	)
 
+	resources := NewResourceFlags(func(input **requirementsInput[I]) *ResourceInput { return &(*input).resources })
+	inputs := NewPromptInputFlags(func(input **requirementsInput[I]) *PromptInputs { return &(*input).inputs })
+	flags = append(flags, resources.Profile, resources.SessionID, inputs.Variable)
+
 	spec := commandkit.CommandSpec[*requirementsInput[I]]{
 		Name:    "show",
 		Summary: "Inspect requirements for a named PromptKit prompt.",
@@ -313,6 +303,9 @@ func newRequirementsCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 				}),
 		},
 		CheckInput: func(input *requirementsInput[I]) error {
+			input.inspection.ProfileID = input.resources.Profile.Value
+			input.inspection.SessionID = input.resources.SessionID.Value
+			input.inspection.Vars = input.inputs.Vars
 			selected, err := prepareSuiteInput(suite, input.selection, input.captured)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/command_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/command_test.go
index 33f406a..38b330e 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/command_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/command_test.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandCapturesContextAndVariableAssignments(t *testing.T)
 	if familyOutcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || !strings.Contains(familyHelp.String(), "requirements") || strings.Contains(familyHelp.String(), "\n  show ") || strings.Contains(familyHelp.String(), "\n  list ") {
 		t.Fatalf("requirements-only family help = (%#v, %q)", familyOutcome, familyHelp.String())
 	}
-	for _, flag := range []string{"--config", "--overlay", "--profile", "--session-id", "--var", "--format", "--campaign"} {
+	for _, flag := range []string{"--config", "--overlay", "--llm-profile", "--llm-session-id", "--llm-var", "--format", "--campaign"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(help.String(), flag) {
 			t.Errorf("requirements help omits %s: %q", flag, help.String())
 		}
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandCapturesContextAndVariableAssignments(t *testing.T)
 	args := []string{
 		"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring",
 		"--config", "before.yml", "--config=", "--overlay", "base.yml", "--overlay=",
-		"--profile", "first", "--profile", "editorial",
-		"--session-id", "old-session", "--session-id", "session-42", "--format", "text", "--format", "yaml",
-		"--var", "note=hello, world", "--var", "empty=", "--var", "token=a=b", "--var", "=value",
-		"--var", "mode=brief", "--var", "mode=full",
+		"--llm-profile", "first", "--llm-profile", "editorial",
+		"--llm-session-id", "old-session", "--llm-session-id", "session-42", "--format", "text", "--format", "yaml",
+		"--llm-var", "note=hello, world", "--llm-var", "empty=", "--llm-var", "token=a=b", "--llm-var", "=value",
+		"--llm-var", "mode=brief", "--llm-var", "mode=full",
 	}
 	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), args, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || outcome.Status != 0 {
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandUsageFailuresPrecedeApplicationPreparation(t *testin
 		{name: "missing operand", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show"}},
 		{name: "extra operand", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "extra"}},
 		{name: "unsupported format", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--format", "invalid"}},
-		{name: "malformed variable followed by valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--var", "broken", "--var", "mode=full"}},
+		{name: "malformed variable followed by valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-var", "broken", "--llm-var", "mode=full"}},
 		{name: "no built-in scope", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--scope", "all"}},
-		{name: "malformed variable on help", args: []string{"help", "promptkit", "requirements", "show", "--var", "broken"}},
+		{name: "malformed variable on help", args: []string{"help", "promptkit", "requirements", "show", "--llm-var", "broken"}},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			newInputCalls, checkInputCalls, newStateCalls, providerCalls := 0, 0, 0, 0
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/README.md b/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/README.md
index 3696aec..01567a6 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/README.md
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/README.md
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ go run . promptkit show prompt briefing --campaign spring --format yaml
 go run . pk show prompt briefing --campaign spring --fmt yaml
 go run . promptkit show profile spring --campaign spring
 go run . promptkit requirements show briefing --campaign spring
-go run . promptkit requirements show briefing --campaign spring --var mode=full --format yaml
-go run . promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --input topic=fixtures/topic.txt
-go run . promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --input topic=fixtures/topic.txt --var mode=full --input notes=fixtures/notes.txt --format yaml
+go run . promptkit requirements show briefing --campaign spring --llm-var mode=full --format yaml
+go run . promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --llm-input-file topic=fixtures/topic.txt
+go run . promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring --llm-input-file topic=fixtures/topic.txt --llm-var mode=full --llm-input-file notes=fixtures/notes.txt --format yaml
 go run . promptkit requirements validate briefing --campaign spring
-go run . promptkit test text_inference --campaign spring --prompt briefing --profile spring
-go run . smoke text_inference --campaign spring --prompt briefing --profile spring
-go run . promptkit test all --campaign spring --prompt briefing --profile spring
+go run . promptkit test text_inference --campaign spring --llm-prompt briefing --llm-profile spring
+go run . smoke text_inference --campaign spring --llm-prompt briefing --llm-profile spring
+go run . promptkit test all --campaign spring --llm-prompt briefing --llm-profile spring
 go run . pk --hlep
 go run . session restore session-42 --campaign spring
 ```
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/main_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/main_test.go
index 1a9ea75..1e438af 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/main_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/examples/composed/main_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestComposedRequirementsDiscoveryUsesSelectedCampaign(t *testing.T) {
 		args []string
 	}{
 		{name: "without variables", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring"}},
-		{name: "with caller variable", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--var", "mode=full", "--format", "yaml"}},
+		{name: "with caller variable", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-var", "mode=full", "--format", "yaml"}},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var output bytes.Buffer
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ func TestComposedRequestValidationUsesFileBindings(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "default mode",
-			args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--input", "topic=fixtures/topic.txt"},
+			args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-input-file", "topic=fixtures/topic.txt"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "conditional notes",
-			args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--input", "topic=fixtures/topic.txt", "--var", "mode=full", "--input", "notes=fixtures/notes.txt", "--format", "yaml"},
+			args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-input-file", "topic=fixtures/topic.txt", "--llm-var", "mode=full", "--llm-input-file", "notes=fixtures/notes.txt", "--format", "yaml"},
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func TestComposedCatalogsAndSmokeUseInjectedClientOnlyForInference(t *testing.T)
 	}
 
 	var output bytes.Buffer
-	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "test", "all", "--campaign", "spring", "--prompt", "briefing", "--profile", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
+	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "test", "all", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-prompt", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if output.Len() == 0 || !bytes.Contains(output.Bytes(), []byte("tests:")) {
 		t.Fatalf("aggregate smoke report missing: outcome=%#v output=%q", outcome, output.String())
 	}
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestComposedSmokeReportSurvivesInferenceFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	var output, diagnostics bytes.Buffer
-	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "test", "text_inference", "--campaign", "spring", "--prompt", "briefing", "--profile", "spring", "--verbose"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: &diagnostics})
+	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "test", "text_inference", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-prompt", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "spring", "--verbose"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: &diagnostics})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeOperational || outcome.Status != 1 || !errors.Is(outcome.Cause, wantCause) {
 		t.Fatalf("smoke failure outcome = %#v; report %q; diagnostics %q", outcome, output.String(), diagnostics.String())
 	}
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func TestComposedAliasesReachCanonicalCommands(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	output.Reset()
-	outcome = app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"smoke", "text_inference", "--campaign", "spring", "--prompt", "briefing", "--profile", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
+	outcome = app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"smoke", "text_inference", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-prompt", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || !strings.Contains(output.String(), "kind: text_inference") || !strings.Contains(output.String(), "completed: true") || clientCalls != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("smoke shortcut outcome/report/client calls = (%#v, %q, %d)", outcome, output.String(), clientCalls)
 	}
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags.go b/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a37334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package ckprompt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	commandkit "go.maximumdirect.net/commandkit"
+	promptkit "go.maximumdirect.net/promptkit"
+)
+
+// requestFlagDefinition keeps the canonical spellings, help text, and optional
+// command-scoped aliases together for consumers of the standard flag sets.
+type requestFlagDefinition struct {
+	meta    commandkit.FlagMeta
+	aliases []string
+}
+
+var requestFlags = struct {
+	Endpoint         requestFlagDefinition
+	Model            requestFlagDefinition
+	Temperature      requestFlagDefinition
+	MaxTokens        requestFlagDefinition
+	TopP             requestFlagDefinition
+	TimeoutSeconds   requestFlagDefinition
+	ServiceTier      requestFlagDefinition
+	ReasoningEffort  requestFlagDefinition
+	APIKeyEnv        requestFlagDefinition
+	TransientRetries requestFlagDefinition
+	ExtraParams      requestFlagDefinition
+	Prompt           requestFlagDefinition
+	Profile          requestFlagDefinition
+	Backend          requestFlagDefinition
+	SessionID        requestFlagDefinition
+	Var              requestFlagDefinition
+	InputText        requestFlagDefinition
+	InputFile        requestFlagDefinition
+}{
+	Endpoint:         requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-endpoint", Usage: "Execution endpoint override."}, []string{"endpoint"}},
+	Model:            requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-model", Usage: "Execution model override."}, []string{"model"}},
+	Temperature:      requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-temperature", Usage: "Execution temperature override."}, []string{"temperature"}},
+	MaxTokens:        requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-max-tokens", Usage: "Execution maximum tokens override."}, []string{"max-tokens"}},
+	TopP:             requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-top-p", Usage: "Execution top-p override."}, []string{"top-p"}},
+	TimeoutSeconds:   requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-timeout-seconds", Usage: "Execution timeout override in seconds."}, []string{"timeout-seconds"}},
+	ServiceTier:      requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-service-tier", Usage: "Execution service tier."}, []string{"service-tier"}},
+	ReasoningEffort:  requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-reasoning-effort", Usage: "Execution reasoning effort override."}, []string{"reasoning-effort"}},
+	APIKeyEnv:        requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-api-key-env", Usage: "Execution API key environment variable."}, []string{"api-key-env"}},
+	TransientRetries: requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-transient-retries", Usage: "Inference transient retry count."}, []string{"transient-retries"}},
+	ExtraParams:      requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-extra-params", Usage: "Execution provider parameters as a JSON object."}, []string{"extra-params"}},
+	Prompt:           requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-prompt", Usage: "PromptKit prompt ID."}, []string{"prompt"}},
+	Profile:          requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-profile", Usage: "PromptKit profile ID."}, []string{"profile"}},
+	Backend:          requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-backend", Usage: "PromptKit backend ID."}, []string{"backend"}},
+	SessionID:        requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-session-id", Usage: "PromptKit session ID."}, []string{"session-id"}},
+	Var:              requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-var", Usage: "Caller variable assignment KEY=VALUE."}, []string{"var"}},
+	InputText:        requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-input-text", Usage: "Literal prompt input assignment NAME=TEXT."}, []string{"input-text", "llm-input", "input"}},
+	InputFile:        requestFlagDefinition{commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "llm-input-file", Usage: "Prompt input file assignment NAME=PATH."}, []string{"input-file"}},
+}
+
+// ExecutionInput contains request-scoped execution controls supplied on the CLI.
+// A nil override or retry count leaves the corresponding native default intact.
+type ExecutionInput struct {
+	Execution        *promptkit.ExecutionTargetOverride
+	TransientRetries *int
+}
+
+// ExecutionFlags exposes independently selectable execution-control bindings.
+type ExecutionFlags[I any] struct {
+	Endpoint, Model, Temperature, MaxTokens, TopP, TimeoutSeconds          commandkit.Flag[I]
+	ServiceTier, ReasoningEffort, APIKeyEnv, TransientRetries, ExtraParams commandkit.Flag[I]
+}
+
+// All returns all execution controls.
+func (f ExecutionFlags[I]) All() []commandkit.Flag[I] {
+	return []commandkit.Flag[I]{f.Endpoint, f.Model, f.Temperature, f.MaxTokens, f.TopP, f.TimeoutSeconds, f.ServiceTier, f.ReasoningEffort, f.APIKeyEnv, f.TransientRetries, f.ExtraParams}
+}
+
+// NewExecutionFlags binds execution controls to a field of the caller's input.
+func NewExecutionFlags[I any](destination func(*I) *ExecutionInput) ExecutionFlags[I] {
+	target := func(input *I) *promptkit.ExecutionTargetOverride {
+		value := destination(input)
+		if value.Execution == nil {
+			value.Execution = &promptkit.ExecutionTargetOverride{}
+		}
+		return value.Execution
+	}
+	return ExecutionFlags[I]{
+		Endpoint:         executionFlag(requestFlags.Endpoint.meta, parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v string) { target(i).Endpoint = v }),
+		Model:            executionFlag(requestFlags.Model.meta, parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v string) { target(i).Model = v }),
+		Temperature:      executionFlag(requestFlags.Temperature.meta, parseExecutionFloat, func(i *I, v float64) { target(i).Temperature = &v }),
+		MaxTokens:        executionFlag(requestFlags.MaxTokens.meta, strconv.Atoi, func(i *I, v int) { target(i).MaxTokens = &v }),
+		TopP:             executionFlag(requestFlags.TopP.meta, parseExecutionFloat, func(i *I, v float64) { target(i).TopP = &v }),
+		TimeoutSeconds:   executionFlag(requestFlags.TimeoutSeconds.meta, strconv.Atoi, func(i *I, v int) { target(i).TimeoutSeconds = &v }),
+		ServiceTier:      executionFlag(requestFlags.ServiceTier.meta, parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v string) { target(i).ServiceTier = v }),
+		ReasoningEffort:  executionFlag(requestFlags.ReasoningEffort.meta, parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v string) { target(i).ReasoningEffort = &v }),
+		APIKeyEnv:        executionFlag(requestFlags.APIKeyEnv.meta, parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v string) { target(i).APIKeyEnv = v }),
+		TransientRetries: executionFlag(requestFlags.TransientRetries.meta, strconv.Atoi, func(i *I, v int) { destination(i).TransientRetries = &v }),
+		ExtraParams:      executionFlag(requestFlags.ExtraParams.meta, parseExtraParams, func(i *I, v map[string]any) { target(i).ExtraParams = v }),
+	}
+}
+
+func executionFlag[I, V any](meta commandkit.FlagMeta, parse func(string) (V, error), set func(*I, V)) commandkit.Flag[I] {
+	return commandkit.ValueFlag(meta, (*V)(nil), parse, func(i *I, value commandkit.Supplied[V]) {
+		if value.Set {
+			set(i, value.Value)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func parseExtraParams(raw string) (map[string]any, error) {
+	value, err := commandkit.ParseCLIJSON(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	object, ok := value.(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provider parameters must be a JSON object")
+	}
+	return object, nil
+}
+
+// ResourceInput retains whether each resource identifier was explicitly supplied.
+type ResourceInput struct {
+	Prompt, Profile, Backend, SessionID commandkit.Supplied[string]
+}
+
+// ResourceFlags exposes independently selectable resource and session bindings.
+type ResourceFlags[I any] struct {
+	Prompt, Profile, Backend, SessionID commandkit.Flag[I]
+}
+
+// All returns all resource bindings.
+func (f ResourceFlags[I]) All() []commandkit.Flag[I] {
+	return []commandkit.Flag[I]{f.Prompt, f.Profile, f.Backend, f.SessionID}
+}
+
+// NewResourceFlags binds resource identifiers to a field of the caller's input.
+func NewResourceFlags[I any](destination func(*I) *ResourceInput) ResourceFlags[I] {
+	flag := func(meta commandkit.FlagMeta, selectField func(*ResourceInput) *commandkit.Supplied[string]) commandkit.Flag[I] {
+		return commandkit.ValueFlag(meta, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString, func(i *I, v commandkit.Supplied[string]) { *selectField(destination(i)) = v })
+	}
+	return ResourceFlags[I]{
+		Prompt:    flag(requestFlags.Prompt.meta, func(v *ResourceInput) *commandkit.Supplied[string] { return &v.Prompt }),
+		Profile:   flag(requestFlags.Profile.meta, func(v *ResourceInput) *commandkit.Supplied[string] { return &v.Profile }),
+		Backend:   flag(requestFlags.Backend.meta, func(v *ResourceInput) *commandkit.Supplied[string] { return &v.Backend }),
+		SessionID: flag(requestFlags.SessionID.meta, func(v *ResourceInput) *commandkit.Supplied[string] { return &v.SessionID }),
+	}
+}
+
+// PromptInputs contains caller variables and native artifact references.
+type PromptInputs struct {
+	Vars   map[string]string
+	Inputs map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef
+}
+
+// PromptInputFlags exposes variable and named artifact input bindings.
+type PromptInputFlags[I any] struct {
+	Variable, Text, File commandkit.Flag[I]
+}
+
+// All returns all variable and input bindings.
+func (f PromptInputFlags[I]) All() []commandkit.Flag[I] {
+	return []commandkit.Flag[I]{f.Variable, f.Text, f.File}
+}
+
+// NewPromptInputFlags binds caller variables and input references to a field of
+// the caller's input.
+func NewPromptInputFlags[I any](destination func(*I) *PromptInputs) PromptInputFlags[I] {
+	variable := commandkit.RepeatFlag(requestFlags.Var.meta, []variableAssignment(nil), parseVariableAssignment, func(i *I, v commandkit.Supplied[[]variableAssignment]) {
+		if !v.Set {
+			return
+		}
+		values := make(map[string]string, len(v.Value))
+		for _, assignment := range v.Value {
+			values[assignment.key] = assignment.value
+		}
+		destination(i).Vars = values
+	})
+	inputFlag := func(meta commandkit.FlagMeta, makeRef func(string) promptkit.ArtifactRef) commandkit.Flag[I] {
+		return commandkit.RepeatFlag(meta, []inputAssignment(nil), parseInputAssignment, func(i *I, v commandkit.Supplied[[]inputAssignment]) {
+			if !v.Set {
+				return
+			}
+			input := destination(i)
+			if input.Inputs == nil {
+				input.Inputs = make(map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef)
+			}
+			for _, assignment := range v.Value {
+				input.Inputs[assignment.name] = makeRef(assignment.path)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	return PromptInputFlags[I]{Variable: variable, Text: inputFlag(requestFlags.InputText.meta, promptkit.Inline), File: inputFlag(requestFlags.InputFile.meta, promptkit.File)}
+}
+
+func parseExecutionFloat(value string) (float64, error) {
+	return strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+}
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dc44ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/request_flags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package ckprompt_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.maximumdirect.net/ckprompt"
+	commandkit "go.maximumdirect.net/commandkit"
+	promptkit "go.maximumdirect.net/promptkit"
+)
+
+func TestReusableRequestFlagsOnApplicationCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	type input struct {
+		execution ckprompt.ExecutionInput
+		resources ckprompt.ResourceInput
+		prompt    ckprompt.PromptInputs
+	}
+	execution := ckprompt.NewExecutionFlags(func(i *input) *ckprompt.ExecutionInput { return &i.execution })
+	resources := ckprompt.NewResourceFlags(func(i *input) *ckprompt.ResourceInput { return &i.resources })
+	inputs := ckprompt.NewPromptInputFlags(func(i *input) *ckprompt.PromptInputs { return &i.prompt })
+	flags := append(execution.All(), resources.Profile, inputs.Variable)
+	var received input
+	calls := 0
+	command := commandkit.NewCommand(commandkit.CommandSpec[input]{
+		Name: "run", Flags: flags,
+		Run: func(_ commandkit.Invocation, i input) commandkit.Outcome {
+			calls++
+			received = i
+			return commandkit.Success()
+		},
+	})
+	app, err := commandkit.New(commandkit.Identity{Name: "app"}, command)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	run := func(args ...string) commandkit.Outcome {
+		return app.Execute(context.Background(), append([]string{"run"}, args...), commandkit.Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
+	}
+	if result := run(); result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || received.execution.Execution != nil || received.execution.TransientRetries != nil || received.resources.Profile.Set {
+		t.Fatalf("absent values: %#v %#v", result, received)
+	}
+	if result := run("--llm-profile=", "--llm-temperature=0", "--llm-reasoning-effort=", "--llm-transient-retries=0", "--llm-extra-params={\"n\":1,\"d\":1.5}", "--llm-var=x="); result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess {
+		t.Fatal(result)
+	}
+	e := received.execution
+	if !received.resources.Profile.Set || received.resources.Profile.Value != "" || e.Execution == nil || e.Execution.Temperature == nil || *e.Execution.Temperature != 0 || e.Execution.ReasoningEffort == nil || *e.Execution.ReasoningEffort != "" || e.TransientRetries == nil || *e.TransientRetries != 0 || e.Execution.ExtraParams["n"] != int64(1) || e.Execution.ExtraParams["d"] != float64(1.5) || received.prompt.Vars["x"] != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("explicit values: %#v", received)
+	}
+	if result := run("--llm-extra-params={}"); result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || received.execution.Execution == nil || received.execution.Execution.ExtraParams == nil || len(received.execution.Execution.ExtraParams) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("empty object: %#v %#v", result, received)
+	}
+	for _, raw := range []string{"null", "[]", "1", "{invalid}"} {
+		before := calls
+		if result := run("--llm-extra-params=" + raw); result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeUsage || calls != before {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid object %q: %#v", raw, result)
+		}
+	}
+	if result := run("--llm-backend=unused"); result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeUsage {
+		t.Fatalf("unselected flag: %#v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidationForwardsExecutionControls(t *testing.T) {
+	var received promptkit.RunRequest
+	suite := ckprompt.Suite[struct{}, struct{}]{ValidateRequest: func(_ context.Context, req ckprompt.ValidationRequest, _, _ struct{}) (commandkit.Acquired[struct{}], error) {
+		received = req.Request
+		return commandkit.Acquired[struct{}]{}, nil
+	}}
+	app, err := commandkit.New(commandkit.Identity{Name: "app"}, ckprompt.Command(suite))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	result := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--llm-profile=", "--llm-max-tokens=0", "--llm-extra-params={}", "--llm-transient-retries=0"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
+	if result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || received.Execution == nil || received.Execution.MaxTokens == nil || *received.Execution.MaxTokens != 0 || received.Execution.ExtraParams == nil || received.TransientRetries == nil || *received.TransientRetries != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("result/request = %#v %#v", result, received)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/requirements_command_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/requirements_command_test.go
index 66e07eb..ebbc88f 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/requirements_command_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/requirements_command_test.go
@@ -108,17 +108,17 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandForwardsNativeRequestAndProjectsInspection(t *testin
 		{
 			name:    "conditional discovery",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "briefing", ProfileID: "editorial"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "supplied branch variable",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "briefing", ProfileID: "editorial", Vars: map[string]string{"mode": "full"}},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--profile", "editorial", "--var", "mode=full", "--format", "yaml"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "editorial", "--llm-var", "mode=full", "--format", "yaml"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "prompt with a required variable",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "required-variable", ProfileID: "editorial"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "required-variable", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "required-variable", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "default profile selection",
@@ -128,22 +128,22 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandForwardsNativeRequestAndProjectsInspection(t *testin
 		{
 			name:    "first distinct prompt ID",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "ambiguous-first", ProfileID: "editorial"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "ambiguous-first", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "ambiguous-first", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "second distinct prompt ID",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "ambiguous-second", ProfileID: "editorial"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "ambiguous-second", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "ambiguous-second", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "session template context",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "briefing", ProfileID: "editorial"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "session ID context",
 			request: promptkit.RequirementInspectionRequest{PromptID: "briefing", ProfileID: "editorial", SessionID: "session-42"},
-			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--profile", "editorial", "--session-id", "session-42"},
+			args:    []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "editorial", "--llm-session-id", "session-42"},
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ func TestRequirementsCommandPreservesNativeSelectionErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:  "missing prompt",
-			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "missing", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "missing", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 			cause: promptkit.ErrPromptNotFound,
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "missing profile",
-			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--profile", "missing"},
+			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "missing"},
 			cause: promptkit.ErrProfileNotFound,
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "removed prompt version flag",
-			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--version", "2", "--profile", "editorial"},
+			args:  []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "show", "briefing", "--version", "2", "--llm-profile", "editorial"},
 			cause: nil,
 		},
 	} {
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_aggregate_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_aggregate_test.go
index b0741d4..8bb4e4a 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_aggregate_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_aggregate_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestSmokeAggregateCoordinatesConcreteRequestsAndRetainsErrors(t *testing.T)
 	app := newPromptTestApp(t, Command(suite))
 	var output bytes.Buffer
 	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{
-		"promptkit", "test", "all", "--model=base-model", "--temperature=0.25", "--transient-retries=3",
+		"promptkit", "test", "all", "--llm-model=base-model", "--llm-temperature=0.25", "--llm-transient-retries=3",
 	}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeOperational || !errors.Is(outcome.Cause, nativeErr) {
 		t.Fatalf("aggregate outcome = %#v", outcome)
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command.go b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command.go
index 36ce8e2..6f3edd4 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"go.maximumdirect.net/ckconfig"
 	commandkit "go.maximumdirect.net/commandkit"
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@ type smokeCommandInput[I any] struct {
 	selection ckconfig.Selection
 	kind      string
 	request   promptkit.SmokeTestRequest
+	execution ExecutionInput
+	resources ResourceInput
 	captured  commandkit.FlagValues[I]
 	selected  I
 }
@@ -35,98 +36,13 @@ func newSmokeTestCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
 				(*input).selection.Overlay = value
 			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "backend", Usage: "PromptKit backend ID."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).request.BackendID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "prompt", Usage: "PromptKit prompt ID."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).request.PromptID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "profile", Usage: "PromptKit profile ID."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).request.ProfileID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "endpoint", Usage: "Execution endpoint override."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.Endpoint = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "model", Usage: "Execution model override."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.Model = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "temperature", Usage: "Execution temperature override."}, (*float64)(nil), parseSmokeFloat,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[float64]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.Temperature = &value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "max-tokens", Usage: "Execution maximum tokens override."}, (*int)(nil), strconv.Atoi,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[int]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.MaxTokens = &value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "top-p", Usage: "Execution top-p override."}, (*float64)(nil), parseSmokeFloat,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[float64]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.TopP = &value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "timeout-seconds", Usage: "Execution timeout override."}, (*int)(nil), strconv.Atoi,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[int]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.TimeoutSeconds = &value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "service-tier", Usage: "Execution service tier."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.ServiceTier = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "reasoning-effort", Usage: "Execution reasoning effort override."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.ReasoningEffort = &value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "api-key-env", Usage: "Execution API key environment variable."}, (*string)(nil), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				if !value.Set {
-					return
-				}
-				execution := smokeExecution(input)
-				execution.APIKeyEnv = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "transient-retries", Usage: "Inference transient retry count."}, (*int)(nil), strconv.Atoi,
-			func(input **smokeCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[int]) {
-				if value.Set {
-					(*input).request.TransientRetries = &value.Value
-				}
-			}),
 	)
 
+	resources := NewResourceFlags(func(input **smokeCommandInput[I]) *ResourceInput { return &(*input).resources })
+	execution := NewExecutionFlags(func(input **smokeCommandInput[I]) *ExecutionInput { return &(*input).execution })
+	flags = append(flags, resources.Backend, resources.Prompt, resources.Profile)
+	flags = append(flags, execution.All()...)
+
 	return commandkit.NewCommand(commandkit.CommandSpec[*smokeCommandInput[I]]{
 		Name:    "test",
 		Summary: "Run one PromptKit smoke test.",
@@ -142,6 +58,11 @@ func newSmokeTestCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 			if input == nil {
 				return errors.New("PromptKit smoke-test input must not be nil")
 			}
+			input.request.BackendID = input.resources.Backend.Value
+			input.request.PromptID = input.resources.Prompt.Value
+			input.request.ProfileID = input.resources.Profile.Value
+			input.request.Execution = input.execution.Execution
+			input.request.TransientRetries = input.execution.TransientRetries
 			if input.kind != "all" {
 				input.request.Kind = promptkit.SmokeTestKind(input.kind)
 			}
@@ -158,17 +79,6 @@ func newSmokeTestCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 	})
 }
 
-func smokeExecution[I any](input **smokeCommandInput[I]) *promptkit.ExecutionTargetOverride {
-	if (*input).request.Execution == nil {
-		(*input).request.Execution = &promptkit.ExecutionTargetOverride{}
-	}
-	return (*input).request.Execution
-}
-
-func parseSmokeFloat(value string) (float64, error) {
-	return strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
-}
-
 func runSmokeTest[I, S any](invocation commandkit.Invocation, suite Suite[I, S], input *smokeCommandInput[I]) commandkit.Outcome {
 	if err := promptKitContextError(invocation.Context); err != nil {
 		return definitionFailure("PromptKit smoke testing was canceled.", commandkit.Explanation{}, err)
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command_test.go
index 3ef2ed3..062f9e3 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_command_test.go
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ func TestSmokeTestCommandBindsRequestAndRendersFindings(t *testing.T) {
 	var output bytes.Buffer
 	outcome = app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{
 		"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--config=config.yml", "--overlay=overlay.yml", "--campaign=spring",
-		"--backend=local", "--prompt=briefing", "--profile=editorial", "--endpoint=https://example.invalid",
-		"--model=fixture", "--temperature=0", "--max-tokens=0", "--top-p=0", "--timeout-seconds=0",
-		"--service-tier=", "--reasoning-effort=", "--api-key-env=TOKEN", "--transient-retries=0",
+		"--llm-backend=local", "--llm-prompt=briefing", "--llm-profile=editorial", "--llm-endpoint=https://example.invalid",
+		"--llm-model=fixture", "--llm-temperature=0", "--llm-max-tokens=0", "--llm-top-p=0", "--llm-timeout-seconds=0",
+		"--llm-service-tier=", "--llm-reasoning-effort=", "--llm-api-key-env=TOKEN", "--llm-transient-retries=0",
 	}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || providerCalls != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("smoke outcome = (%#v, %q), calls=%d", outcome, output.String(), providerCalls)
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_lifecycle_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_lifecycle_test.go
index 959cc79..c05e33f 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/smoke_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ func TestSmokeTestCommandRetainsSingletonValuesAndResetsInvocations(t *testing.T
 	first := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{
 		"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--config=old.yml", "--config=final.yml",
 		"--overlay=old-overlay.yml", "--overlay=final-overlay.yml", "--campaign=old", "--campaign=final",
-		"--backend=old-backend", "--backend=final-backend", "--prompt=old-prompt", "--prompt=final-prompt",
-		"--profile=old-profile", "--profile=final-profile", "--model=old-model", "--model=final-model",
-		"--temperature=0", "--transient-retries=0",
+		"--llm-backend=old-backend", "--llm-backend=final-backend", "--llm-prompt=old-prompt", "--llm-prompt=final-prompt",
+		"--llm-profile=old-profile", "--llm-profile=final-profile", "--llm-model=old-model", "--llm-model=final-model",
+		"--llm-temperature=0", "--llm-transient-retries=0",
 	}, commandkit.Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
 	if first.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || len(requests) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("first smoke invocation = %#v, requests=%#v", first, requests)
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func TestSmokeTestCommandUsageAndInputFailuresStopProviderWork(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{name: "missing kind", args: []string{"promptkit", "test"}},
 		{name: "extra operand", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "extra"}},
-		{name: "malformed temperature", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--temperature=warm"}},
-		{name: "malformed token count", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--max-tokens=many"}},
-		{name: "malformed top-p", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--top-p=high"}},
-		{name: "malformed timeout", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--timeout-seconds=soon"}},
-		{name: "malformed retries", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--transient-retries=several"}},
+		{name: "malformed temperature", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--llm-temperature=warm"}},
+		{name: "malformed token count", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--llm-max-tokens=many"}},
+		{name: "malformed top-p", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--llm-top-p=high"}},
+		{name: "malformed timeout", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--llm-timeout-seconds=soon"}},
+		{name: "malformed retries", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--llm-transient-retries=several"}},
 		{name: "unsupported format", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--format=invalid"}},
 		{name: "unknown flag", args: []string{"promptkit", "test", "authentication", "--unknown=value"}},
 	} {
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_adapters_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_adapters_test.go
index a157ed3..7fbc12e 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_adapters_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_adapters_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ckprompt
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"testing/fstest"
@@ -331,3 +332,25 @@ func TestWithRequestValidationCancellationBoundaries(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestValidationBuilderReplacesCLIExecutionControls(t *testing.T) {
+	engine := adapterEngine(t)
+	calls := 0
+	suite := WithRequestValidation(Suite[struct{}, struct{}]{},
+		func(context.Context, ckconfig.Selection, struct{}, struct{}) (*promptkit.Engine, error) {
+			return engine, nil
+		},
+		func(_ context.Context, seed ValidationRequest, _, _ struct{}) (promptkit.RunRequest, error) {
+			calls++
+			if seed.Request.Execution == nil || seed.Request.Execution.MaxTokens == nil || *seed.Request.Execution.MaxTokens != -1 {
+				t.Fatalf("builder seed = %#v", seed.Request)
+			}
+			return promptkit.RunRequest{PromptID: "empty", ProfileID: "default"}, nil
+		},
+	)
+	app := newPromptTestApp(t, Command(suite))
+	result := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "empty", "--llm-max-tokens=-1"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
+	if result.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || calls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("builder replacement = %#v, calls = %d", result, calls)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command.go b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command.go
index 903efe6..3fa396b 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command.go
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	commandkit "go.maximumdirect.net/commandkit"
-	promptkit "go.maximumdirect.net/promptkit"
 )
 
 type validationCommandInput[I any] struct {
-	promptID string
-	request  ValidationRequest
-	captured commandkit.FlagValues[I]
-	selected I
+	promptID  string
+	request   ValidationRequest
+	execution ExecutionInput
+	resources ResourceInput
+	inputs    PromptInputs
+	captured  commandkit.FlagValues[I]
+	selected  I
 }
 
 type requestValidationReport struct {
@@ -36,32 +38,14 @@ func newValidationCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 			func(input **validationCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
 				(*input).request.Selection.Overlay = value
 			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "profile", Usage: "Profile identity for validation."}, stringDefault(""), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **validationCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).request.Request.ProfileID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.ValueFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "session-id", Usage: "Session context for validation."}, stringDefault(""), parseDefinitionString,
-			func(input **validationCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[string]) {
-				(*input).request.Request.SessionID = value.Value
-			}),
-		commandkit.RepeatFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "var", Usage: "Caller variable assignment KEY=VALUE."}, []variableAssignment(nil), parseVariableAssignment,
-			func(input **validationCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[[]variableAssignment]) {
-				variables := make(map[string]string, len(value.Value))
-				for _, assignment := range value.Value {
-					variables[assignment.key] = assignment.value
-				}
-				(*input).request.Request.Vars = variables
-			}),
-		commandkit.RepeatFlag(commandkit.FlagMeta{Name: "input", Usage: "Prompt input file assignment NAME=PATH."}, []inputAssignment(nil), parseInputAssignment,
-			func(input **validationCommandInput[I], value commandkit.Supplied[[]inputAssignment]) {
-				inputs := make(map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef, len(value.Value))
-				for _, assignment := range value.Value {
-					inputs[assignment.name] = promptkit.File(assignment.path)
-				}
-				(*input).request.Request.Inputs = inputs
-			}),
 	)
 
+	resources := NewResourceFlags(func(input **validationCommandInput[I]) *ResourceInput { return &(*input).resources })
+	execution := NewExecutionFlags(func(input **validationCommandInput[I]) *ExecutionInput { return &(*input).execution })
+	inputs := NewPromptInputFlags(func(input **validationCommandInput[I]) *PromptInputs { return &(*input).inputs })
+	flags = append(flags, resources.Profile, resources.SessionID, inputs.Variable, inputs.Text, inputs.File)
+	flags = append(flags, execution.All()...)
+
 	return commandkit.NewCommand(commandkit.CommandSpec[*validationCommandInput[I]]{
 		Name:    "validate",
 		Summary: "Validate a concrete PromptKit request without executing it.",
@@ -80,6 +64,12 @@ func newValidationCommand[I, S any](suite Suite[I, S]) commandkit.Command {
 			if input == nil {
 				return errors.New("PromptKit validation input must not be nil")
 			}
+			input.request.Request.ProfileID = input.resources.Profile.Value
+			input.request.Request.SessionID = input.resources.SessionID.Value
+			input.request.Request.Vars = input.inputs.Vars
+			input.request.Request.Inputs = input.inputs.Inputs
+			input.request.Request.Execution = input.execution.Execution
+			input.request.Request.TransientRetries = input.execution.TransientRetries
 			selected, err := prepareSuiteInput(suite, input.request.Selection, input.captured)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command_test.go b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command_test.go
index 2ad2daa..8567162 100644
--- a/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command_test.go
+++ b/integrations/ckprompt/validation_command_test.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func TestValidationCommandComposesWithRequirementsShow(t *testing.T) {
 	outcome = app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{
 		"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing",
 		"--config", "config.yml", "--overlay", "overlay.yml", "--campaign", "spring",
-		"--profile", "editorial", "--session-id", "session-1",
-		"--var", "topic=roadmap", "--input", "notes=fixtures/notes=final.txt", "--format", "yaml",
+		"--llm-profile", "editorial", "--llm-session-id", "session-1",
+		"--llm-var", "topic=roadmap", "--llm-input-file", "notes=fixtures/notes=final.txt", "--format", "yaml",
 	}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || outcome.Status != 0 || validateCalls != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("validation outcome = (%#v, %q), calls=%d", outcome, output.String(), validateCalls)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestValidationCommandConstructionAndCaptureLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var output bytes.Buffer
-	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "empty", "--profile", "default", "--campaign", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
+	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "empty", "--llm-profile", "default", "--campaign", "spring"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || newInputCalls != 1 || newStateCalls != 1 || checkCalls != 1 || buildCalls != 1 || loadCalls != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("captured command = %#v, callback counts input/state/check/build/load=%d/%d/%d/%d/%d", outcome, newInputCalls, newStateCalls, checkCalls, buildCalls, loadCalls)
 	}
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ func TestValidationCommandPreservesPresenceAndRepeatedAssignmentsPerInvocation(t
 
 	firstArgs := []string{
 		"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--config", "", "--overlay", "",
-		"--profile", "", "--session-id", "", "--campaign", "spring",
-		"--var", "=", "--var", "phrase=  two words, three ", "--var", "duplicate=first", "--var", "duplicate=last=value",
-		"--input", "=", "--input", "file= path, with commas=and=equals ", "--input", "duplicate=first.txt", "--input", "duplicate=last=path.txt",
+		"--llm-profile", "", "--llm-session-id", "", "--campaign", "spring",
+		"--llm-var", "=", "--llm-var", "phrase=  two words, three ", "--llm-var", "duplicate=first", "--llm-var", "duplicate=last=value",
+		"--llm-input-file", "=", "--llm-input-file", "file= path, with commas=and=equals ", "--llm-input-file", "duplicate=first.txt", "--llm-input-file", "duplicate=last=path.txt",
 	}
 	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), firstArgs, commandkit.Streams{Out: io.Discard, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || len(requests) != 1 {
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ func TestValidationCommandUsageAndInputFailuresStopProviderWork(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "unsupported format", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--format", "invalid"}},
 		{name: "unknown flag", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--unknown", "value"}},
 		{name: "removed prompt version flag", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--version", "2"}},
-		{name: "malformed variable before valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--var", "broken", "--var", "mode=full"}},
-		{name: "malformed input before valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--input", "broken", "--input", "notes=file.txt"}},
+		{name: "malformed variable before valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-var", "broken", "--llm-var", "mode=full"}},
+		{name: "malformed input before valid assignment", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--campaign", "spring", "--llm-input-file", "broken", "--llm-input-file", "notes=file.txt"}},
 		{name: "missing required selector", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing"}},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func TestValidationCommandUsesNativeOutcomesAndMinimalConfirmation(t *testing.T)
 	app := newPromptTestApp(t, Command(suite))
 
 	var output bytes.Buffer
-	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "empty", "--profile", "default"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
+	outcome := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "empty", "--llm-profile", "default"}, commandkit.Streams{Out: &output, Err: io.Discard})
 	if outcome.Kind != commandkit.OutcomeSuccess || outcome.Status != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("native request validation = %#v, output=%q", outcome, output.String())
 	}
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ func TestValidationCommandUsesNativeOutcomesAndMinimalConfirmation(t *testing.T)
 		args []string
 		want error
 	}{
-		{name: "missing required input", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--profile", "default"}, want: promptkit.ErrPromptRender},
-		{name: "invalid profile selection", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--profile", "missing", "--input", "topic=unused.txt"}, want: promptkit.ErrProfileNotFound},
+		{name: "missing required input", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "default"}, want: promptkit.ErrPromptRender},
+		{name: "invalid profile selection", args: []string{"promptkit", "requirements", "validate", "briefing", "--llm-profile", "missing", "--llm-input-file", "topic=unused.txt"}, want: promptkit.ErrProfileNotFound},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			output.Reset()