diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx b/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
index 9b882fad..84564d37 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Commons/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Commons.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags.csproj" />
     <Project Path="src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms.csproj b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms.csproj
index 397e8537..86529489 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj"/>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/AlarmPredicateContext.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/AlarmPredicateContext.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms/AlarmPredicateContext.cs
rename to src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/AlarmPredicateContext.cs
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ScriptContext.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ScriptContext.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ScriptContext.cs
rename to src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ScriptContext.cs
index 8b1d0767..8b6993dd 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ScriptContext.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ScriptContext.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting;
 /// <remarks>
 ///     <para>
 ///         Every member on this type MUST be serializable in the narrow sense that
-///         <see cref="DependencyExtractor"/> can recognize tag-access call sites from the
+///         <c>DependencyExtractor</c> can recognize tag-access call sites from the
 ///         script AST. Method names used from scripts are locked — renaming
 ///         <see cref="GetTag"/> or <see cref="SetVirtualTag"/> is a breaking change for every
 ///         authored script and the dependency extractor must update in lockstep.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public abstract class ScriptContext
     /// <remarks>
     ///     <paramref name="path"/> MUST be a string literal in the script source — dynamic
     ///     paths (variables, concatenation, method-returned strings) are rejected at
-    ///     publish by <see cref="DependencyExtractor"/>. This is intentional: the static
+    ///     publish by <c>DependencyExtractor</c>. This is intentional: the static
     ///     dependency set is required for the change-driven scheduler to subscribe to the
     ///     right upstream tags at load time.
     /// </remarks>
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ScriptGlobals.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ScriptGlobals.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ScriptGlobals.cs
rename to src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ScriptGlobals.cs
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/VirtualTagContext.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/VirtualTagContext.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/VirtualTagContext.cs
rename to src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/VirtualTagContext.cs
index 1ca555a2..fafff3fb 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/VirtualTagContext.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/VirtualTagContext.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags;
 /// <summary>
 ///     Per-evaluation <see cref="ScriptContext"/> for a virtual-tag script. Reads come
 ///     out of the engine's last-known-value cache (driver tags updated via the
-///     <see cref="ITagUpstreamSource"/> subscription, virtual tags updated by prior
-///     evaluations). Writes route through <see cref="VirtualTagEngine"/>'s
+///     <c>ITagUpstreamSource</c> subscription, virtual tags updated by prior
+///     evaluations). Writes route through <c>VirtualTagEngine</c>'s
 ///     <c>OnScriptSetVirtualTag</c> callback so cross-tag write side effects still
 ///     participate in change-trigger cascades (via the engine's <c>CascadeAsync</c>).
 /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b51d96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog"/>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj
index 2be3ecff..a99df539 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags.csproj b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags.csproj
index 36b2e4e9..4e3e6f24 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions.csproj"/>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.csproj"/>
     </ItemGroup>