diff --git a/cli/python/base_github_projects/engine.py b/cli/python/base_github_projects/engine.py
index d7ea274..5964ef8 100644
--- a/cli/python/base_github_projects/engine.py
+++ b/cli/python/base_github_projects/engine.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from .project_model import ConfigureAction, FieldUpdate, Finding, OwnerInfo
 from .project_model import ProjectArguments, ProjectField, ProjectInfo, ProjectSchema, ProjectView
 from .project_model import SelectFieldSpec, SelectOption
+from .project_operations import ProjectOperations
 from .project_schema import ISSUE_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ORDER  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from .project_schema import compare_schema
 from .project_schema import configuration_plan
@@ -113,22 +114,57 @@ def run_command(args: ProjectArguments) -> int:
     raise ProjectUsageError(f"Unknown project command '{args.command}'.")
 
 
+def project_operations() -> ProjectOperations:
+    return ProjectOperations(
+        ProjectError=ProjectError,
+        ProjectUsageError=ProjectUsageError,
+        add_project_item=add_project_item,
+        apply_missing_project_item_defaults=apply_missing_project_item_defaults,
+        backfill_repository_issues=backfill_repository_issues,
+        compare_schema=compare_schema,
+        configuration_plan=configuration_plan,
+        copy_missing_project_item_fields=copy_missing_project_item_fields,
+        copy_template_project=copy_template_project,
+        create_project=create_project,
+        create_single_select_field=create_single_select_field,
+        fetch_issue_id=fetch_issue_id,
+        fetch_project_fields=fetch_project_fields,
+        fetch_project_views=fetch_project_views,
+        find_owner_and_project=find_owner_and_project,
+        find_project_item_id=find_project_item_id,
+        issue_field_values_for_args=issue_field_values_for_args,
+        link_project_to_repository=link_project_to_repository,
+        missing_option_names=missing_option_names,
+        project_config_for_args=project_config_for_args,
+        project_field_defaults_for_config=project_field_defaults_for_config,
+        require_owner=require_owner,
+        require_repo=require_repo,
+        resolve_issue_field_updates=resolve_issue_field_updates,
+        schema_for_args=schema_for_args,
+        split_repo=split_repo,
+        update_item_field=update_item_field,
+        update_project=update_project,
+        update_single_select_field=update_single_select_field,
+        verify_standard_template_views=verify_standard_template_views,
+    )
+
+
 def doctor_command(args: ProjectArguments) -> int:
     from .project_doctor_command import doctor_command as command
 
-    return command(args, ops=sys.modules[__name__])
+    return command(args, ops=project_operations())
 
 
 def configure_command(args: ProjectArguments) -> int:
     from .project_configure_command import configure_command as command
 
-    return command(args, ops=sys.modules[__name__])
+    return command(args, ops=project_operations())
 
 
 def issue_set_fields_command(args: ProjectArguments) -> int:
     from .project_issue_fields_command import issue_set_fields_command as command
 
-    return command(args, ops=sys.modules[__name__])
+    return command(args, ops=project_operations())
 
 
 def find_owner_and_project(owner: str, title: str) -> OwnerInfo:
diff --git a/cli/python/base_github_projects/project_operations.py b/cli/python/base_github_projects/project_operations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..291d442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/python/base_github_projects/project_operations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+
+class ProjectOperations(SimpleNamespace):
+    """Explicit operations surface passed to GitHub Project command helpers."""
diff --git a/cli/python/base_github_projects/tests/test_engine_structure.py b/cli/python/base_github_projects/tests/test_engine_structure.py
index 1a0d518..d41bcab 100644
--- a/cli/python/base_github_projects/tests/test_engine_structure.py
+++ b/cli/python/base_github_projects/tests/test_engine_structure.py
@@ -39,3 +39,12 @@ def test_project_git_helpers_are_split_from_engine() -> None:
     assert git_path.exists()
     assert "def infer_repo_from_git" in git_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     assert "def infer_repo_from_git" not in engine_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def test_project_operations_are_explicit_instead_of_module_ops() -> None:
+    engine_path = Path(engine.__file__)
+    operations_path = engine_path.with_name("project_operations.py")
+
+    assert operations_path.exists()
+    assert "class ProjectOperations" in operations_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "sys.modules[__name__]" not in engine_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")