diff --git a/apps/console/src/__tests__/public-contract.test.ts b/apps/console/src/__tests__/public-contract.test.ts
index dab4da7a80..4b54b0f0cf 100644
--- a/apps/console/src/__tests__/public-contract.test.ts
+++ b/apps/console/src/__tests__/public-contract.test.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,23 @@
  * silently disappeared; an exact list makes both directions a deliberate edit.
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { ComponentRegistry, PUBLIC_BLOCKS, type PublicComponentConfig } from '@object-ui/core';
+// The two graphs whose registrations this file reads. At module scope, NOT
+// awaited inside a `beforeAll` — there their cold transform is billed to the
+// hook, against `hookTimeout`, which is why this needed a 60s budget. The import
+// phase has no test/hook timeout, so the raised timeout goes away rather than
+// getting raised again (objectui#3010). See AGENTS.md §9 (test discipline).
+//
+// Loading them here rather than in a hook does not change WHAT is loaded, so the
+// eager/lazy split the assertions below pin is untouched: static imports are
+// evaluated in order before the module body, and the shared setup still runs
+// before this module is imported at all.
+//
+// The layout/content primitives (Tier B) …
+import '@object-ui/components';
+// … and the console's own plugin layer, from the module main.tsx boots from.
+import '../register-plugins';
 
 /**
  * Every curated tag the console makes available, in `PUBLIC_BLOCKS` order.
@@ -109,15 +124,11 @@ const EXPECTED_LAZY = [
   'markdown',
 ];
 
-let contract: Map<string, PublicComponentConfig>;
-
-beforeAll(async () => {
-  // The layout/content primitives (Tier B) …
-  await import('@object-ui/components');
-  // … and the console's own plugin layer, from the module main.tsx boots from.
-  await import('../register-plugins');
-  contract = new Map(ComponentRegistry.getPublicConfigs().map((c) => [c.type, c]));
-}, 60000);
+// Safe at module scope: the two side-effect imports at the top of this file are
+// evaluated before the module body, so every registration is already in place.
+const contract: Map<string, PublicComponentConfig> = new Map(
+  ComponentRegistry.getPublicConfigs().map((c) => [c.type, c]),
+);
 
 describe('console ↔ PUBLIC_BLOCKS coverage', () => {
   it('exposes every curated block the console ships, eager or lazy', () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-charts/src/index.test.ts b/packages/plugin-charts/src/index.test.ts
index b683c4d65b..62b76e6306 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-charts/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-charts/src/index.test.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { ComponentRegistry } from '@object-ui/core';
+// Imports all renderers to register them. Module scope, NOT awaited inside a
+// `beforeAll` — there the cold transform of the (recharts-backed) renderer graph
+// is billed to the hook, which is why this needed a 60s `hookTimeout` to begin
+// with. The import phase has no test/hook timeout, so the raised timeout goes
+// away rather than getting raised again (objectui#3010).
+// See AGENTS.md §9 (test discipline).
+import './index';
 
 describe('Plugin Charts', () => {
-  // Import all renderers to register them
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await import('./index');
-  }, 60000);
-
   describe('bar-chart component', () => {
     it('should be registered in ComponentRegistry', () => {
       const chartBarRenderer = ComponentRegistry.get('bar-chart');
diff --git a/packages/plugin-editor/src/index.test.ts b/packages/plugin-editor/src/index.test.ts
index c30c4a913d..b936519dfe 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-editor/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-editor/src/index.test.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { ComponentRegistry } from '@object-ui/core';
+// Imports all renderers to register them. Module scope, NOT awaited inside a
+// `beforeAll` — Monaco is a heavy library, and loading it inside the hook billed
+// that cost against `hookTimeout`, which is why this needed a 30s budget. The
+// import phase has no test/hook timeout, so the raised timeout goes away rather
+// than getting raised again (objectui#3010).
+// See AGENTS.md §9 (test discipline).
+import './index';
 
 describe('Plugin Editor', () => {
-  // Import all renderers to register them
-  // Note: Monaco Editor is a heavy library that takes time to load
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await import('./index');
-  }, 30000); // 30 second timeout for Monaco Editor initialization
-
   describe('code-editor component', () => {
     it('should be registered in ComponentRegistry', () => {
       const editorRenderer = ComponentRegistry.get('code-editor');
diff --git a/packages/plugin-markdown/src/index.test.ts b/packages/plugin-markdown/src/index.test.ts
index 70b0ae970a..381b188ae8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-markdown/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-markdown/src/index.test.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { ComponentRegistry } from '@object-ui/core';
+// Imports all renderers to register them. Module scope, NOT awaited inside a
+// `beforeAll` — there the cold transform of the renderer graph is billed to the
+// hook, against `hookTimeout`. That is what made the sibling plugin-kanban test
+// blow its raised 15s budget at 15021ms under full parallel load
+// (objectui#3010); this file's timed portion was already at 5.83s of the same
+// 15s. The import phase has no test/hook timeout, so no raised timeout is
+// needed. See AGENTS.md §9 (test discipline).
+import './index';
 
 describe('Plugin Markdown', () => {
-  // Import all renderers to register them
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await import('./index');
-  }, 15000); // Increase timeout to 15 seconds for async import
-
   describe('markdown component', () => {
     it('should be registered in ComponentRegistry', () => {
       const markdownRenderer = ComponentRegistry.get('markdown');