diff --git a/express-zod-api/src/common-helpers.ts b/express-zod-api/src/common-helpers.ts
index 584dbf8837..002c316c83 100644
--- a/express-zod-api/src/common-helpers.ts
+++ b/express-zod-api/src/common-helpers.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import { z } from "zod/v4";
 import type { $ZodTransform, $ZodType } from "zod/v4/core";
 import { CommonConfig, InputSource, InputSources } from "./config-type";
 import { contentTypes } from "./content-type";
-import { AuxMethod, ClientMethod, Method } from "./method";
+import {
+  ClientMethod,
+  SomeMethod,
+  isMethod,
+  Method,
+  CORSMethod,
+} from "./method";
 import { ResponseVariant } from "./api-response";
 
 /** @desc this type does not allow props assignment, but it works for reading them when merged with another interface */
@@ -43,21 +49,26 @@ export const defaultInputSources: InputSources = {
   patch: ["body", "params"],
   delete: ["query", "params"],
 };
-const fallbackInputSource: InputSource[] = ["body", "query", "params"];
+const fallbackInputSources: InputSource[] = ["body", "query", "params"];
 
-/** @todo consider removing "as" to ensure more constraints and realistic handling */
 export const getActualMethod = (request: Request) =>
-  request.method.toLowerCase() as Method | AuxMethod;
+  request.method.toLowerCase() as SomeMethod;
 
 export const getInputSources = (
-  actualMethod: ReturnType<typeof getActualMethod>,
+  actualMethod: SomeMethod,
   userDefined: CommonConfig["inputSources"] = {},
 ) => {
-  if (actualMethod === "options") return [];
-  const method = actualMethod === "head" ? "get" : actualMethod;
-  return (
-    userDefined[method] || defaultInputSources[method] || fallbackInputSource
-  );
+  if (actualMethod === ("options" satisfies CORSMethod)) return [];
+  const method =
+    actualMethod === ("head" satisfies ClientMethod)
+      ? ("get" satisfies Method)
+      : isMethod(actualMethod)
+        ? actualMethod
+        : undefined;
+  const matchingSources = method
+    ? userDefined[method] || defaultInputSources[method]
+    : undefined;
+  return matchingSources || fallbackInputSources;
 };
 
 export const getInput = (
diff --git a/express-zod-api/src/endpoint.ts b/express-zod-api/src/endpoint.ts
index 8e04755902..d6b31a115a 100644
--- a/express-zod-api/src/endpoint.ts
+++ b/express-zod-api/src/endpoint.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { lastResortHandler } from "./last-resort";
 import { ActualLogger } from "./logger-helpers";
 import { LogicalContainer } from "./logical-container";
 import { getBrand, getExamples } from "./metadata";
-import { AuxMethod, ClientMethod, Method } from "./method";
+import { ClientMethod, CORSMethod, Method, SomeMethod } from "./method";
 import { AbstractMiddleware, ExpressMiddleware } from "./middleware";
 import { ContentType } from "./content-type";
 import { ezRawBrand } from "./raw-schema";
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export class Endpoint<
     response,
     ...rest
   }: {
-    method: Method | AuxMethod;
+    method: SomeMethod;
     input: Readonly<FlatObject>; // Issue #673: input is immutable, since this.inputSchema is combined with ones of middlewares
     request: Request;
     response: Response;
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ export class Endpoint<
     options: Partial<OPT>;
   }) {
     for (const mw of this.#def.middlewares || []) {
-      if (method === "options" && !(mw instanceof ExpressMiddleware)) continue;
+      if (
+        method === ("options" satisfies CORSMethod) &&
+        !(mw instanceof ExpressMiddleware)
+      )
+        continue;
       Object.assign(
         options,
         await mw.execute({ ...rest, options, response, logger }),
@@ -302,7 +306,8 @@ export class Endpoint<
         options,
       });
       if (response.writableEnded) return;
-      if (method === "options") return void response.status(200).end();
+      if (method === ("options" satisfies CORSMethod))
+        return void response.status(200).end();
       result = {
         output: await this.#parseOutput(
           await this.#parseAndRunHandler({
diff --git a/express-zod-api/src/method.ts b/express-zod-api/src/method.ts
index 76bd5f5465..1bc02b1af0 100644
--- a/express-zod-api/src/method.ts
+++ b/express-zod-api/src/method.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,46 @@
 import type { IRouter } from "express";
 
+export type SomeMethod = Lowercase<string>;
+
+type FamiliarMethod = Exclude<
+  keyof IRouter,
+  "param" | "use" | "route" | "stack"
+>;
+
 export const methods = [
   "get",
   "post",
   "put",
   "delete",
   "patch",
-] satisfies Array<keyof IRouter>;
+] satisfies Array<FamiliarMethod>;
+
+export const clientMethods = [
+  ...methods,
+  "head",
+] satisfies Array<FamiliarMethod>;
 
 /**
  * @desc Methods supported by the framework API to produce Endpoints on EndpointsFactory.
  * @see BuildProps
+ * @example "get" | "post" | "put" | "delete" | "patch"
  * */
 export type Method = (typeof methods)[number];
 
-/**
- * @desc Additional methods having some technical handling in the framework
- * @see makeCorsHeaders
- * @todo consider removing it and introducing CORSMethod = ClientMethod | "options"
- * */
-export type AuxMethod = Extract<keyof IRouter, "options" | "head">;
-
-export const clientMethods = [...methods, "head"] satisfies Array<
-  Method | Extract<AuxMethod, "head">
->;
-
 /**
  * @desc Methods usable on the client side, available via generated Integration and Documentation
  * @see withHead
+ * @example Method | "head"
  * */
 export type ClientMethod = (typeof clientMethods)[number];
 
+/**
+ * @desc Methods supported in CORS headers
+ * @see makeCorsHeaders
+ * @see createWrongMethodHandler
+ * @example ClientMethod | "options"
+ * */
+export type CORSMethod = ClientMethod | Extract<FamiliarMethod, "options">;
+
 export const isMethod = (subject: string): subject is Method =>
   (methods as string[]).includes(subject);
diff --git a/express-zod-api/src/routing.ts b/express-zod-api/src/routing.ts
index 22726fbb2f..45999652cd 100644
--- a/express-zod-api/src/routing.ts
+++ b/express-zod-api/src/routing.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ContentType } from "./content-type";
 import { DependsOnMethod } from "./depends-on-method";
 import { Diagnostics } from "./diagnostics";
 import { AbstractEndpoint } from "./endpoint";
-import { AuxMethod, isMethod, Method } from "./method";
+import { CORSMethod, isMethod } from "./method";
 import { OnEndpoint, walkRouting } from "./routing-walker";
 import { ServeStatic } from "./serve-static";
 import { GetLogger } from "./server-helpers";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface Routing {
 
 export type Parsers = Partial<Record<ContentType, RequestHandler[]>>;
 
-const lineUp = (methods: Array<Method | AuxMethod>) =>
+const lineUp = (methods: CORSMethod[]) =>
   methods // auxiliary methods go last
     .sort((a, b) => +isMethod(b) - +isMethod(a) || a.localeCompare(b))
     .join(", ")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const lineUp = (methods: Array<Method | AuxMethod>) =>
 
 /** @link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/405 */
 export const createWrongMethodHandler =
-  (allowedMethods: Array<Method | AuxMethod>): RequestHandler =>
+  (allowedMethods: CORSMethod[]): RequestHandler =>
   ({ method }, res, next) => {
     const Allow = lineUp(allowedMethods);
     res.set({ Allow }); // in case of a custom errorHandler configured that does not care about headers in error
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export const createWrongMethodHandler =
     next(error);
   };
 
-const makeCorsHeaders = (accessMethods: Array<Method | AuxMethod>) => ({
+const makeCorsHeaders = (accessMethods: CORSMethod[]) => ({
   "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
   "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": lineUp(accessMethods),
   "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "content-type",
 });
 
-type Siblings = Map<Method | AuxMethod, [RequestHandler[], AbstractEndpoint]>;
+type Siblings = Map<CORSMethod, [RequestHandler[], AbstractEndpoint]>;
 
 export const initRouting = ({
   app,
diff --git a/express-zod-api/tests/method.spec.ts b/express-zod-api/tests/method.spec.ts
index a513574586..7bab93da7a 100644
--- a/express-zod-api/tests/method.spec.ts
+++ b/express-zod-api/tests/method.spec.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,20 @@ import {
   isMethod,
   methods,
   Method,
-  AuxMethod,
   clientMethods,
   ClientMethod,
+  SomeMethod,
+  CORSMethod,
 } from "../src/method";
-import { describe } from "node:test";
 
 describe("Method", () => {
+  describe("SomeMethod type", () => {
+    test("should be a lowercase string", () => {
+      expectTypeOf<"test">().toExtend<SomeMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"TEST">().not.toExtend<SomeMethod>();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("methods array", () => {
     test("should be the list of selected keys of express router", () => {
       expect(methods).toEqual(["get", "post", "put", "delete", "patch"]);
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ describe("Method", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("the type", () => {
+  describe("Method type", () => {
     test("should match the entries of the methods array", () => {
       expectTypeOf<"get">().toExtend<Method>();
       expectTypeOf<"post">().toExtend<Method>();
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ describe("Method", () => {
       expectTypeOf<"delete">().toExtend<Method>();
       expectTypeOf<"patch">().toExtend<Method>();
       expectTypeOf<"wrong">().not.toExtend<Method>();
+      expectTypeOf<Method>().toExtend<SomeMethod>();
     });
   });
 
@@ -49,14 +57,21 @@ describe("Method", () => {
       expectTypeOf<"patch">().toExtend<ClientMethod>();
       expectTypeOf<"head">().toExtend<ClientMethod>();
       expectTypeOf<"wrong">().not.toExtend<ClientMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<ClientMethod>().toExtend<SomeMethod>();
     });
   });
 
-  describe("AuxMethod", () => {
-    test("should be options or head", () => {
-      expectTypeOf<"options">().toExtend<AuxMethod>();
-      expectTypeOf<"head">().toExtend<AuxMethod>();
-      expectTypeOf<"other">().not.toExtend<AuxMethod>();
+  describe("CORSMethod type", () => {
+    test("should extends ClientMethod with options", () => {
+      expectTypeOf<"get">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"post">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"put">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"delete">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"patch">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"head">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"options">().toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<"wrong">().not.toExtend<CORSMethod>();
+      expectTypeOf<CORSMethod>().toExtend<SomeMethod>();
     });
   });