diff --git a/ATTRIBUTIONS.md b/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
index 3d3cf30..714901b 100644
--- a/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
+++ b/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ```
 
-## aignostics-foundry-core (0.7.1) - MIT License
+## aignostics-foundry-core (0.8.0) - MIT License
 
 🏭 Foundational infrastructure for Foundry components.
 
diff --git a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
index 39cfe73..0a3d186 100644
--- a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
+++ b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ This file provides an overview of all modules in `aignostics_foundry_core`, thei
   - `build_versioned_api_tags(version_name, *, context=None)` — OpenAPI tags for a single versioned sub-app; reads `repository_url` from *context*
   - `build_root_api_tags(base_url, versions)` — OpenAPI tags for the root app linking to each version's docs
   - `get_versioned_api_instances(versions, *, context=None)` — loads project modules (resolved via context), calls `build_api_metadata(context=ctx)` to configure each `FastAPI` instance, routes registered `VersionedAPIRouter` instances to the matching version
-  - `init_api(root_path, lifespan, exception_handler_registrations, versions=None, version_exception_handler_registrations=None, **fastapi_kwargs)` — creates a `FastAPI` with the standard Foundry exception handlers (`ApiException`, `RequestValidationError`, `ValidationError`, `Exception`) pre-registered; when *versions* is supplied, calls `get_versioned_api_instances` internally, optionally applies *version_exception_handler_registrations* to each sub-app, and mounts them at `/{version}` on the root app
+  - `init_api(root_path, lifespan, exception_handler_registrations, versions=None, **fastapi_kwargs)` — creates a `FastAPI` with the standard Foundry exception handlers (`ApiException`, `RequestValidationError`, `ValidationError`, `Exception`) pre-registered; when *versions* is supplied, calls `get_versioned_api_instances` internally and mounts each sub-app at `/{version}` on the root app; all handlers (custom + standard) are registered on **every** app instance (root and each versioned sub-app) so that mounted sub-apps handle exceptions correctly
 - **Location**: `aignostics_foundry_core/api/core.py`
 - **Dependencies**: `fastapi>=0.110,<1` (mandatory); `aignostics_foundry_core.di` (`load_modules`)
 - **Import**: `from aignostics_foundry_core.api.core import VersionedAPIRouter, init_api, build_api_metadata, …` or `from aignostics_foundry_core.api import …`
diff --git a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core.py b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core.py
index 291326e..ff5e4ee 100644
--- a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core.py
+++ b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core.py
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ def init_api(
     lifespan: Any | None = None,  # noqa: ANN401
     exception_handler_registrations: list[tuple[type[Exception], Any]] | None = None,
     versions: list[str] | None = None,
-    version_exception_handler_registrations: list[tuple[type[Exception], Any]] | None = None,
     **fastapi_kwargs: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
 ) -> FastAPI:
     """Initialise a FastAPI application with standard exception handlers.
@@ -398,21 +397,25 @@ def init_api(
     This is a generic factory that creates a ``FastAPI`` instance and registers
     the standard Foundry exception handlers.  When *versions* is supplied the
     function also creates versioned sub-applications via
-    ``get_versioned_api_instances``, optionally applies per-version exception
-    handlers, and mounts each sub-app at ``/{version}`` on the root app.
+    ``get_versioned_api_instances`` and mounts each sub-app at ``/{version}``
+    on the root app.
+
+    All exception handlers — both the custom ``exception_handler_registrations``
+    entries and the 4 standard handlers (``ApiException``,
+    ``RequestValidationError``, ``ValidationError``, ``Exception``) — are
+    registered on the root app **and** on every versioned sub-app.  This is
+    necessary because FastAPI mounted sub-apps handle exceptions independently;
+    the root app's handlers never fire for requests matched inside a sub-app.
 
     Args:
         root_path: ASGI root path (useful for reverse-proxy setups).
         lifespan: Optional async context manager for application lifespan.
         exception_handler_registrations: Additional ``(exc_class, handler)`` pairs
-            to register before the standard handlers.
+            to register on all app instances before the standard handlers.
         versions: Optional list of API version names (e.g. ``["v1", "v2"]``).
             When provided, ``get_versioned_api_instances`` is called internally
             and each resulting sub-app is mounted at ``/{version}`` on the root
             app.
-        version_exception_handler_registrations: ``(exc_class, handler)`` pairs
-            to register on *every* versioned sub-app before mounting.  Only used
-            when *versions* is also provided.
         **fastapi_kwargs: Extra keyword arguments forwarded to ``FastAPI()``.
 
     Returns:
@@ -437,8 +440,19 @@ def init_api(
     if versions:
         versioned_apps = get_versioned_api_instances(versions)
         for version_name, version_app in versioned_apps.items():
-            for exc_class, handler in version_exception_handler_registrations or []:
+            for exc_class, handler in exception_handler_registrations or []:
                 version_app.add_exception_handler(exc_class_or_status_code=exc_class, handler=handler)
+            version_app.add_exception_handler(  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                exc_class_or_status_code=ApiException,
+                handler=api_exception_handler,  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+            )
+            version_app.add_exception_handler(
+                exc_class_or_status_code=RequestValidationError, handler=validation_exception_handler
+            )
+            version_app.add_exception_handler(
+                exc_class_or_status_code=ValidationError, handler=validation_exception_handler
+            )
+            version_app.add_exception_handler(exc_class_or_status_code=Exception, handler=unhandled_exception_handler)
             api.mount(f"/{version_name}", version_app)
 
     return api
diff --git a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core_test.py b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core_test.py
index a90955f..5b187ca 100644
--- a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core_test.py
+++ b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/api/core_test.py
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ def fake_get_versioned(versions: list[str], **_: Any) -> dict[str, FastAPI]:  #
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
-def test_init_api_applies_version_exception_handlers(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-    """init_api applies version_exception_handler_registrations to each versioned sub-app."""
+def test_init_api_propagates_custom_exception_handlers_to_versioned_apps(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """init_api registers exception_handler_registrations on each versioned sub-app."""
     from typing import Any
-    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call
 
     import aignostics_foundry_core.api.core as core_module
     from aignostics_foundry_core.api.core import init_api
@@ -311,10 +311,50 @@ def fake_get_versioned(versions: list[str], **_: Any) -> dict[str, MagicMock]:
 
     def my_handler(request: object, exc: Exception) -> None: ...
 
-    init_api(versions=[VERSION_V1, VERSION_V2], version_exception_handler_registrations=[(ValueError, my_handler)])
+    init_api(versions=[VERSION_V1, VERSION_V2], exception_handler_registrations=[(ValueError, my_handler)])
 
-    stub_v1.add_exception_handler.assert_called_once_with(exc_class_or_status_code=ValueError, handler=my_handler)
-    stub_v2.add_exception_handler.assert_called_once_with(exc_class_or_status_code=ValueError, handler=my_handler)
+    custom_call = call(exc_class_or_status_code=ValueError, handler=my_handler)
+    assert custom_call in stub_v1.add_exception_handler.call_args_list
+    assert custom_call in stub_v2.add_exception_handler.call_args_list
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_init_api_registers_standard_handlers_on_versioned_apps(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """init_api registers the 4 standard handlers on each versioned sub-app."""
+    from typing import Any
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call
+
+    from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
+    from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+    import aignostics_foundry_core.api.core as core_module
+    from aignostics_foundry_core.api.core import (
+        ApiException,
+        api_exception_handler,
+        init_api,
+        unhandled_exception_handler,
+        validation_exception_handler,
+    )
+
+    stub_v1 = MagicMock()
+    stub_v2 = MagicMock()
+
+    def fake_get_versioned(versions: list[str], **_: Any) -> dict[str, MagicMock]:  # noqa: ANN401
+        return {VERSION_V1: stub_v1, VERSION_V2: stub_v2}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(core_module, "get_versioned_api_instances", fake_get_versioned)
+
+    init_api(versions=[VERSION_V1, VERSION_V2])
+
+    expected_calls = [
+        call(exc_class_or_status_code=ApiException, handler=api_exception_handler),
+        call(exc_class_or_status_code=RequestValidationError, handler=validation_exception_handler),
+        call(exc_class_or_status_code=ValidationError, handler=validation_exception_handler),
+        call(exc_class_or_status_code=Exception, handler=unhandled_exception_handler),
+    ]
+    for expected in expected_calls:
+        assert expected in stub_v1.add_exception_handler.call_args_list
+        assert expected in stub_v2.add_exception_handler.call_args_list
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit