diff --git a/cot/src/middleware/live_reload.rs b/cot/src/middleware/live_reload.rs
index 9ea31521..ad7f22ad 100644
--- a/cot/src/middleware/live_reload.rs
+++ b/cot/src/middleware/live_reload.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ mod tests {
         test_live_reload_from_context(false).await;
     }
 
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send, reason = "test function using Bootstrapper")]
     async fn test_live_reload_from_context(enabled: bool) {
         struct TestProject;
         impl Project for TestProject {}
diff --git a/cot/src/project.rs b/cot/src/project.rs
index 786c7eaf..8c66bbb9 100644
--- a/cot/src/project.rs
+++ b/cot/src/project.rs
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ async fn default_error_handler(error: RequestOuterError) -> crate::Result<impl I
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Bootstrapper<S: BootstrapPhase = Initialized> {
     #[debug("..")]
-    project: Box<dyn Project>,
+    project: Box<dyn Project + Send>,
     context: ProjectContext<S>,
     handler: S::RequestHandler,
     error_handler: S::ErrorHandler,
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ impl Bootstrapper<Uninitialized> {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn new<P: Project + 'static>(project: P) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<P: Project + Send + 'static>(project: P) -> Self {
         Self {
             project: Box::new(project),
             context: ProjectContext::new(),
@@ -1085,8 +1085,6 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithConfig> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    // Send not needed; Bootstrapper is run async in a single thread
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)]
     pub async fn boot(self) -> cot::Result<Bootstrapper<Initialized>> {
         self.with_apps().boot().await
     }
@@ -1171,8 +1169,6 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithApps> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    // Send not needed; Bootstrapper is run async in a single thread
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)]
     pub async fn boot(self) -> cot::Result<Bootstrapper<Initialized>> {
         self.with_database().await?.boot().await
     }
@@ -1209,8 +1205,6 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithApps> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    // Send not needed; Bootstrapper is run async in a single thread
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)]
     pub async fn with_database(self) -> cot::Result<Bootstrapper<WithDatabase>> {
         #[cfg(feature = "db")]
         let database = Self::init_database(&self.context.config.database).await?;
@@ -1275,8 +1269,6 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithDatabase> {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     // Function marked `async` to be consistent with the other `boot` methods
-    // Send not needed; Bootstrapper is run async in a single thread
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)]
     pub async fn boot(self) -> cot::Result<Bootstrapper<Initialized>> {
         self.with_cache().await?.boot().await
     }
@@ -1314,7 +1306,6 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithDatabase> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)]
     #[allow(
         clippy::unused_async,
         clippy::allow_attributes,
@@ -1379,7 +1370,10 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithCache> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    #[expect(clippy::unused_async, clippy::future_not_send)]
+    #[expect(
+        clippy::unused_async,
+        reason = "for consistency with other Bootstrapper::boot methods"
+    )]
     pub async fn boot(self) -> cot::Result<Bootstrapper<Initialized>> {
         let router_service = RouterService::new(Arc::clone(&self.context.router));
         let handler_builder = RootHandlerBuilder {
@@ -2057,10 +2051,6 @@ impl<S: BootstrapPhase<Database = Option<Database>>> ProjectContext<S> {
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// This function returns an error if the server fails to start.
-#[expect(
-    clippy::future_not_send,
-    reason = "Send not needed; Bootstrapper/CLI is run async in a single thread"
-)]
 pub async fn run(bootstrapper: Bootstrapper<Initialized>, address_str: &str) -> cot::Result<()> {
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(address_str)
         .await
@@ -2082,10 +2072,6 @@ pub async fn run(bootstrapper: Bootstrapper<Initialized>, address_str: &str) ->
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// This function returns an error if the server fails to start.
-#[expect(
-    clippy::future_not_send,
-    reason = "Send not needed; Bootstrapper/CLI is run async in a single thread"
-)]
 pub async fn run_at(
     bootstrapper: Bootstrapper<Initialized>,
     listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
@@ -2106,10 +2092,6 @@ pub async fn run_at(
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// This function returns an error if the server fails to start.
-#[expect(
-    clippy::future_not_send,
-    reason = "Send not needed; Bootstrapper/CLI is run async in a single thread"
-)]
 pub async fn run_at_with_shutdown(
     bootstrapper: Bootstrapper<Initialized>,
     listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
@@ -2326,7 +2308,7 @@ pub(crate) fn prepare_request_for_error_handler(request_head: &mut RequestHead,
 /// # }
 /// ```
 #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)] // Send not needed; CLI is run async in a single thread
-pub async fn run_cli(project: impl Project + 'static) -> cot::Result<()> {
+pub async fn run_cli(project: impl Project + Send + 'static) -> cot::Result<()> {
     Bootstrapper::new(project).run_cli().await
 }
 
diff --git a/cot/src/test.rs b/cot/src/test.rs
index e9448be3..2beee985 100644
--- a/cot/src/test.rs
+++ b/cot/src/test.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ impl Client {
     /// }
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
-    #[expect(clippy::future_not_send)] // used in the test code
     pub async fn new<P>(project: P) -> Self
     where
-        P: Project + 'static,
+        P: Project + Send + 'static,
     {
         let config = project.config("test").expect("Could not get test config");
         let bootstrapper = Bootstrapper::new(project)
@@ -1351,7 +1350,7 @@ pub struct TestServerBuilder<T> {
     project: T,
 }
 
-impl<T: Project + 'static> TestServerBuilder<T> {
+impl<T: Project + Send + 'static> TestServerBuilder<T> {
     /// Create a new test server.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -1444,7 +1443,7 @@ pub struct TestServer<T> {
     project: PhantomData<fn() -> T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Project + 'static> TestServer<T> {
+impl<T: Project + Send + 'static> TestServer<T> {
     async fn start(project: T) -> Self {
         let tcp_listener = TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:0")
             .await