diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 0de86a70..b5e77c8e 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/capability"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/config"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/dynamic"
+	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/interfaces"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/module"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/plugin"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/schema"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type WorkflowHandler interface {
 // PipelineAdder is implemented by workflow handlers that can receive named pipelines.
 // This allows the engine to add pipelines without importing the handlers package.
 type PipelineAdder interface {
-	AddPipeline(name string, p *module.Pipeline)
+	AddPipeline(name string, p interfaces.PipelineRunner)
 }
 
 // ModuleFactory is a function that creates a module from a name and configuration
diff --git a/handlers/pipeline.go b/handlers/pipeline.go
index 1309cff4..8cefd252 100644
--- a/handlers/pipeline.go
+++ b/handlers/pipeline.go
@@ -7,42 +7,59 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/CrisisTextLine/modular"
-	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/module"
+	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/interfaces"
 )
 
 // PipelineWorkflowHandler manages and executes pipeline-based workflows.
 type PipelineWorkflowHandler struct {
-	pipelines     map[string]*module.Pipeline
-	stepRegistry  *module.StepRegistry
+	pipelines     map[string]interfaces.PipelineRunner
+	stepRegistry  interfaces.StepRegistryProvider
 	logger        *slog.Logger
-	eventRecorder module.EventRecorder
+	eventRecorder interfaces.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // NewPipelineWorkflowHandler creates a new PipelineWorkflowHandler.
 func NewPipelineWorkflowHandler() *PipelineWorkflowHandler {
 	return &PipelineWorkflowHandler{
-		pipelines: make(map[string]*module.Pipeline),
+		pipelines: make(map[string]interfaces.PipelineRunner),
 	}
 }
 
 // SetStepRegistry sets the step registry used to create pipeline steps.
-func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) SetStepRegistry(registry *module.StepRegistry) {
+func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) SetStepRegistry(registry interfaces.StepRegistryProvider) {
 	h.stepRegistry = registry
 }
 
-// SetLogger sets the logger for pipeline execution.
+// SetLogger sets the logger for pipeline execution and propagates it to
+// all already-registered pipelines. Pipelines added after this call will
+// also have the logger injected in AddPipeline.
 func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) SetLogger(logger *slog.Logger) {
 	h.logger = logger
+	for _, p := range h.pipelines {
+		p.SetLogger(logger)
+	}
 }
 
-// SetEventRecorder sets the event recorder for pipeline execution events.
-// When set, each pipeline execution will record events to this recorder.
-func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) SetEventRecorder(recorder module.EventRecorder) {
+// SetEventRecorder sets the event recorder for pipeline execution events and
+// propagates it to all already-registered pipelines. Pipelines added after
+// this call will also have the recorder injected in AddPipeline.
+func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) SetEventRecorder(recorder interfaces.EventRecorder) {
 	h.eventRecorder = recorder
+	for _, p := range h.pipelines {
+		p.SetEventRecorder(recorder)
+	}
 }
 
 // AddPipeline registers a named pipeline with the handler.
-func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) AddPipeline(name string, p *module.Pipeline) {
+// If a logger or event recorder has already been set on the handler,
+// they are injected into the pipeline immediately at configuration time.
+func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) AddPipeline(name string, p interfaces.PipelineRunner) {
+	if h.logger != nil {
+		p.SetLogger(h.logger)
+	}
+	if h.eventRecorder != nil {
+		p.SetEventRecorder(h.eventRecorder)
+	}
 	h.pipelines[name] = p
 }
 
@@ -87,20 +104,10 @@ func (h *PipelineWorkflowHandler) ExecuteWorkflow(ctx context.Context, workflowT
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pipeline %q not found", name)
 	}
 
-	// Set logger on pipeline if available
-	if h.logger != nil && pipeline.Logger == nil {
-		pipeline.Logger = h.logger
-	}
-
-	// Set event recorder on pipeline if available
-	if h.eventRecorder != nil && pipeline.EventRecorder == nil {
-		pipeline.EventRecorder = h.eventRecorder
-	}
-
-	pc, err := pipeline.Execute(ctx, data)
+	result, err := pipeline.Run(ctx, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pipeline %q execution failed: %w", name, err)
 	}
 
-	return pc.Current, nil
+	return result, nil
 }
diff --git a/handlers/pipeline_test.go b/handlers/pipeline_test.go
index d12b1bd5..a7f7bf9c 100644
--- a/handlers/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/handlers/pipeline_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,36 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/interfaces"
 	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/module"
 )
 
+// mockPipelineRunner is a minimal PipelineRunner mock used to verify that
+// PipelineWorkflowHandler tests do not require concrete module types.
+type mockPipelineRunner struct {
+	runResult map[string]any
+	runErr    error
+	loggerSet bool
+	recSet    bool
+}
+
+func (m *mockPipelineRunner) Run(_ context.Context, _ map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
+	return m.runResult, m.runErr
+}
+func (m *mockPipelineRunner) SetLogger(_ *slog.Logger)                    { m.loggerSet = true }
+func (m *mockPipelineRunner) SetEventRecorder(_ interfaces.EventRecorder) { m.recSet = true }
+
+// mockEventRecorder is a no-op EventRecorder for tests.
+type mockEventRecorder struct{}
+
+func (mockEventRecorder) RecordEvent(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _ map[string]any) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestPipelineHandler_CanHandle_PrefixFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	h := NewPipelineWorkflowHandler()
 
@@ -233,3 +257,65 @@ func TestPipelineHandler_MultiplePipelines(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected CanHandle true for pipeline-b")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestPipelineHandler_MockRunner verifies that PipelineWorkflowHandler works
+// with a mock PipelineRunner without depending on concrete module types.
+func TestPipelineHandler_MockRunner(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewPipelineWorkflowHandler()
+	h.SetLogger(slog.Default())
+
+	mock := &mockPipelineRunner{
+		runResult: map[string]any{"mocked": true},
+	}
+	h.AddPipeline("mock-pipeline", mock)
+
+	if !h.CanHandle("pipeline:mock-pipeline") {
+		t.Fatal("expected CanHandle true for mock-pipeline")
+	}
+
+	result, err := h.ExecuteWorkflow(context.Background(), "pipeline:mock-pipeline", "", map[string]any{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result["mocked"] != true {
+		t.Errorf("expected mocked=true, got %v", result["mocked"])
+	}
+	if !mock.loggerSet {
+		t.Error("expected SetLogger to be called on mock runner at configuration time")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestPipelineHandler_InjectionAtConfigTime verifies that logger and recorder
+// are injected into pipelines at configuration time, not on each execution.
+func TestPipelineHandler_InjectionAtConfigTime(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewPipelineWorkflowHandler()
+
+	// Add pipeline before logger/recorder are set.
+	m1 := &mockPipelineRunner{runResult: map[string]any{}}
+	h.AddPipeline("p1", m1)
+	if m1.loggerSet || m1.recSet {
+		t.Error("expected no injection before logger/recorder are set")
+	}
+
+	// SetLogger should propagate to the already-registered pipeline.
+	h.SetLogger(slog.Default())
+	if !m1.loggerSet {
+		t.Error("expected SetLogger to propagate to existing pipeline p1")
+	}
+
+	// SetEventRecorder should propagate to the already-registered pipeline.
+	h.SetEventRecorder(mockEventRecorder{})
+	if !m1.recSet {
+		t.Error("expected SetEventRecorder to propagate to existing pipeline p1")
+	}
+
+	// Pipeline added after both are set should receive them in AddPipeline.
+	m2 := &mockPipelineRunner{runResult: map[string]any{}}
+	h.AddPipeline("p2", m2)
+	if !m2.loggerSet {
+		t.Error("expected logger injected into p2 via AddPipeline")
+	}
+	if !m2.recSet {
+		t.Error("expected recorder injected into p2 via AddPipeline")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/interfaces/pipeline.go b/interfaces/pipeline.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a236019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces/pipeline.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Package interfaces defines shared interface types used across the workflow
+// engine, handlers, and module packages. Placing these interfaces here breaks
+// the direct handler→module concrete-type dependency and enables each package
+// to be tested in isolation with mocks.
+package interfaces
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+)
+
+// EventRecorder records pipeline execution events for observability.
+// *store.EventRecorderAdapter and any compatible recorder satisfy this interface.
+type EventRecorder interface {
+	RecordEvent(ctx context.Context, executionID string, eventType string, data map[string]any) error
+}
+
+// PipelineRunner is the interface satisfied by *module.Pipeline.
+// It allows workflow handlers to execute pipelines without importing
+// the concrete module types, enabling handler unit tests with mocks.
+type PipelineRunner interface {
+	// Run executes the pipeline with the given trigger data and returns the
+	// merged result map (equivalent to PipelineContext.Current).
+	Run(ctx context.Context, data map[string]any) (map[string]any, error)
+
+	// SetLogger sets the logger used for pipeline execution.
+	// Implementations should be idempotent: if a logger is already set,
+	// a subsequent call should be a no-op.
+	SetLogger(logger *slog.Logger)
+
+	// SetEventRecorder sets the recorder used for pipeline execution events.
+	// Implementations should be idempotent: if a recorder is already set,
+	// a subsequent call should be a no-op.
+	SetEventRecorder(recorder EventRecorder)
+}
+
+// StepRegistryProvider exposes the step types registered in a step registry.
+// *module.StepRegistry satisfies this interface.
+type StepRegistryProvider interface {
+	// Types returns all registered step type names.
+	Types() []string
+}
diff --git a/module/pipeline_executor.go b/module/pipeline_executor.go
index d1256c65..dd8f4c01 100644
--- a/module/pipeline_executor.go
+++ b/module/pipeline_executor.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/GoCodeAlone/workflow/interfaces"
 )
 
 // ErrorStrategy defines how a pipeline handles step errors.
@@ -19,9 +21,9 @@ const (
 // EventRecorder is an optional interface for recording execution events.
 // When set on Pipeline, execution events are appended for observability.
 // The store.EventStore can satisfy this via an adapter at the wiring layer.
-type EventRecorder interface {
-	RecordEvent(ctx context.Context, executionID string, eventType string, data map[string]any) error
-}
+// This is a type alias for interfaces.EventRecorder so callers using
+// module.EventRecorder or interfaces.EventRecorder interchangeably are unaffected.
+type EventRecorder = interfaces.EventRecorder
 
 // Pipeline is an ordered sequence of steps with error handling.
 type Pipeline struct {
@@ -295,3 +297,31 @@ func (p *Pipeline) runCompensation(ctx context.Context, pc *PipelineContext, log
 
 	return firstErr
 }
+
+// SetLogger sets the logger for pipeline execution if one is not already set.
+// This implements part of interfaces.PipelineRunner and allows the handler
+// to inject a logger without directly accessing the Logger field.
+func (p *Pipeline) SetLogger(logger *slog.Logger) {
+	if p.Logger == nil {
+		p.Logger = logger
+	}
+}
+
+// SetEventRecorder sets the event recorder for pipeline execution if one is
+// not already set. This implements part of interfaces.PipelineRunner.
+func (p *Pipeline) SetEventRecorder(recorder interfaces.EventRecorder) {
+	if p.EventRecorder == nil {
+		p.EventRecorder = recorder
+	}
+}
+
+// Run executes the pipeline and returns the merged result data map.
+// It implements interfaces.PipelineRunner by wrapping Execute and
+// returning PipelineContext.Current so callers need not import PipelineContext.
+func (p *Pipeline) Run(ctx context.Context, data map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
+	pc, err := p.Execute(ctx, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return pc.Current, nil
+}