diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/build_execution/run_context.py b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/build_execution/run_context.py
index 77a4f2975c..e9912e3533 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/build_execution/run_context.py
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/build_execution/run_context.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     C1_CONTROL_CODE_LIMIT,
     C1_CONTROL_CODE_START,
 )
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import BuildRunContext, ResolvedWarehouse
+from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import BuildRunContext
+from sqlbuild.cli.entry.models import ResolvedWarehouse
 from sqlbuild.presentation.classes.cli_document import CliDocument
 from sqlbuild.presentation.classes.cli_style import CliStyle
 
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/debug/checks.py b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/debug/checks.py
index fe78f4c85e..36e6e294d0 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/debug/checks.py
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/debug/checks.py
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
     resolve_command_warehouse,
 )
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.exceptions import CliUserError
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import (
+from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import DebugLine, DebugResult
+from sqlbuild.cli.commands.types import DebugCheckStatus
+from sqlbuild.cli.entry.models import (
     AuthoredTargetWarehouse,
     CommandWarehouseScope,
-    DebugLine,
-    DebugResult,
     ResolvedWarehouse,
 )
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.types import DebugCheckStatus
 from sqlbuild.compiler.compile.exceptions import CompileInputError
 from sqlbuild.compiler.compile.main.effective_target_namespace import (
     build_effective_target_namespace,
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/warehouses.py b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/warehouses.py
index 174f146c58..f2d21c241c 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/warehouses.py
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/warehouses.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     CONNECTION_WAREHOUSE_SOURCE,
 )
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.exceptions import CliUserError
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import (
+from sqlbuild.cli.commands.types import CliCommand
+from sqlbuild.cli.entry.models import (
     AuthoredTargetWarehouse,
     CommandWarehouseScope,
     ResolvedWarehouse,
 )
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.types import CliCommand
 from sqlbuild.compiler.compile.exceptions import CompileInputError
 from sqlbuild.compiler.compile.main.effective_runtime import build_effective_runtime_config
 from sqlbuild.compiler.compile.main.expand_template_data import expand_template_data
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/models.py b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/models.py
index 7d222bcb26..906928cc66 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/models.py
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/models.py
@@ -89,38 +89,6 @@
     SnapshotsConfig,
     SourceEntry,
 )
-from sqlbuild.spec.contracts.types import WarehouseGroup
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class CommandWarehouseScope:
-    """The warehouse group and CLI override active for one command invocation."""
-
-    group: WarehouseGroup | None
-    cli_warehouse: str | None = None
-    cli_vars: dict[str, object] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class AuthoredTargetWarehouse:
-    """One target's authored, unexpanded warehouse for a command group and its file."""
-
-    warehouse: str
-    target_name: str
-    group: WarehouseGroup
-    file_name: str
-
-    @property
-    def source(self) -> str:
-        return f"{self.file_name} [targets.{self.target_name}.warehouses] {self.group.value}"
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class ResolvedWarehouse:
-    """The warehouse one command connects with and where that value came from."""
-
-    warehouse: str | None
-    source: str
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/src/sqlbuild/cli/entry/models.py b/src/sqlbuild/cli/entry/models.py
index 371fafc465..dbd83d921d 100644
--- a/src/sqlbuild/cli/entry/models.py
+++ b/src/sqlbuild/cli/entry/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.classes.cli_namespace import CliNamespace
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     SkillsUpdateCommandHandler,
 )
 from sqlbuild.cli.compile.models import CompileCommandRequest
+from sqlbuild.spec.contracts.types import WarehouseGroup
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -79,3 +80,34 @@ class CliEntrypointHandlers:
     run_scope: ScopeCommandHandler
     run_contract: Callable[..., int] | None = None
     run_refactor: Callable[..., int] | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class CommandWarehouseScope:
+    """The warehouse group and CLI override active for one command invocation."""
+
+    group: WarehouseGroup | None
+    cli_warehouse: str | None = None
+    cli_vars: dict[str, object] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class AuthoredTargetWarehouse:
+    """One target's authored, unexpanded warehouse for a command group and its file."""
+
+    warehouse: str
+    target_name: str
+    group: WarehouseGroup
+    file_name: str
+
+    @property
+    def source(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.file_name} [targets.{self.target_name}.warehouses] {self.group.value}"
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ResolvedWarehouse:
+    """The warehouse one command connects with and where that value came from."""
+
+    warehouse: str | None
+    source: str
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/test_warehouses.py b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/test_warehouses.py
index 6bcddd2371..945ccd3bff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/test_warehouses.py
+++ b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/_helpers/runtime/test_warehouses.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 )
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.constants import COMMAND_WAREHOUSE_GROUPS
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.exceptions import CliUserError
-from sqlbuild.cli.commands.models import ResolvedWarehouse
 from sqlbuild.cli.commands.types import CliCommand
+from sqlbuild.cli.entry.models import ResolvedWarehouse
 from sqlbuild.compiler.discovery.models import DiscoveredProjectInputs
 from sqlbuild.spec.contracts.models import LocalTargetConfig, TargetWarehousesConfig
 from sqlbuild.spec.contracts.types import WarehouseGroup
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/_test_types.py b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/_test_types.py
index 2dc1abf35d..2512e7ec3c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/_test_types.py
+++ b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/_test_types.py
@@ -197,3 +197,11 @@ class CompileCyclicCollectionTestCase:
     collection_enabled_before: bool
     expected_enabled_during: bool
     expected_enabled_after: bool
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class CompileImportFootprintTestCase:
+    description: str
+    checked_modules: tuple[str, ...]
+    expected_exit_code: int
+    expected_loaded_modules: tuple[str, ...]
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/test_compile_import_footprint.py b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/test_compile_import_footprint.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23406d5953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/src/sqlbuild/cli/commands/main/compile/test_compile_import_footprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""Compile command import footprint in a fresh interpreter."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import cast
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.unit.src.sqlbuild.cli.commands.main.compile._test_types import (
+    CompileImportFootprintTestCase,
+)
+from tests.unit.src.sqlbuild.cli.commands.main.compile.helpers import (
+    prepare_static_compile_project,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "test_case",
+    [
+        CompileImportFootprintTestCase(
+            description="compile skips build and execution command models",
+            checked_modules=(
+                "sqlbuild.cli.commands.models",
+                "sqlbuild.executor.build.models",
+                "sqlbuild.executor.run.models",
+            ),
+            expected_exit_code=0,
+            expected_loaded_modules=(),
+        )
+    ],
+    ids=lambda case: case.description,
+)
+def test_given_local_project_when_compiling_in_fresh_process_then_command_models_stay_unloaded(
+    test_case: CompileImportFootprintTestCase, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    project_dir: Path = prepare_static_compile_project(tmp_path)
+    script: str = (
+        "import contextlib, io, json, sys\n"
+        "from sqlbuild.cli.entry.main.entry import main\n"
+        "with contextlib.redirect_stdout(io.StringIO()):\n"
+        f"    code = main(['--project-dir', {str(project_dir)!r}, 'compile', '--json'])\n"
+        f"names = {test_case.checked_modules!r}\n"
+        "print(json.dumps({'code': code, "
+        "'loaded': [name for name in names if name in sys.modules]}))\n"
+    )
+
+    result: subprocess.CompletedProcess[str] = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    outcome: dict[str, object] = json.loads(result.stdout.strip().splitlines()[-1])
+
+    assert outcome["code"] == test_case.expected_exit_code
+    assert tuple(cast(list[str], outcome["loaded"])) == test_case.expected_loaded_modules