diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 8221967..3c99bca 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ List changed API surfaces and relevant attributes/converters in the “Reference
 ## 7) Domain cheat sheet
 
 * **Property Info:** Use Symfony’s extractor stack (reflection, PHPDoc, type info). Respect the ordering and fallbacks.
-* **Type handlers:** Implement `MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface`; handlers are stateless and must honour the `supports()`/`convert()` contract.
+* **Type handlers:** Implement `MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface`; handlers are stateless and must honour the `supports()`/`convert()` contract. This is the ONE public extension point for value conversion. The `Value\Strategy\*` classes and `ValueConversionStrategyInterface` are `@internal` - the conversion chain's order is an implementation detail, not a contract, and there is no public hook to register a strategy. A handler runs ahead of the built-in deciding strategies but AFTER null handling, so it never sees a null. Their `supports()` carries a `MappingContext` the handler contract does not; the two are not meant to align, since one is internal and one is public.
 * **Attributes:**
     * `ReplaceNullWithDefaultValue` — only applies when a default exists.
     * `ReplaceProperty` — supports multiple alias names. They are collected into a map keyed by
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 3dd944d..7a91e46 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ var_dump($mapper::class);
 
 ### Methods
 
+> The built-in `Value\Strategy\*` classes are `@internal`: they are the conversion chain's
+> implementation, not an extension point, and there is no public way to register one. A
+> `TypeHandlerInterface` added through `addTypeHandler()` is consulted ahead of the built-in
+> *deciding* strategies (after null handling), which is the supported way to change how a type
+> converts.
+
 | Method | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 | `addTypeHandler(TypeHandlerInterface $handler): self` | Registers a reusable conversion strategy for a specific type. |
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper.php b/src/JsonMapper.php
index 5bb33e8..efa91f0 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper.php
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ public function addType(string $type, Closure $closure): JsonMapper
      * $allowedTargets drops the list the earlier registration carried, since a list written for one
      * closure must not outlive it. Registration order therefore decides what is enforced.
      *
-     * @param class-string                                                            $className      Fully qualified class name that should be resolved dynamically.
-     * @param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string $closure        Closure that returns the concrete class to instantiate for the provided value.
-     * @param list<string>|null                                                       $allowedTargets Classes the closure may return; null leaves it unrestricted.
+     * @param class-string                                                                         $className      Fully qualified class name that should be resolved dynamically.
+     * @param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string|class-string $closure        Closure returning the concrete class for the value, or a plain class-string to map to unconditionally.
+     * @param list<string>|null                                                                    $allowedTargets Classes the closure may return; null leaves it unrestricted. Only meaningful for a closure - a static class-string target has no payload-derived choice to constrain.
      *
      * @phpstan-param class-string $className
-     * @phpstan-param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string $closure
+     * @phpstan-param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string|class-string $closure
      *
      * @return JsonMapper Returns the mapper instance for fluent configuration.
      *
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public function addType(string $type, Closure $closure): JsonMapper
      */
     public function addCustomClassMapEntry(
         string $className,
-        Closure $closure,
+        Closure|string $closure,
         ?array $allowedTargets = null,
     ): JsonMapper {
         $this->classResolver->add($className, $closure, $allowedTargets);
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolver.php b/src/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolver.php
index be14103..4d2b6a9 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolver.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolver.php
@@ -65,21 +65,35 @@ public function __construct(array $classMap = [])
     /**
      * Adds a custom resolution rule.
      *
-     * @param class-string                                                            $className      Base class or interface the resolver handles.
-     * @param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string $resolver       Callback returning a concrete class based on the JSON payload and optional mapping context.
-     * @param list<string>|null                                                       $allowedTargets Classes the resolver may return. Null leaves it
-     *                                                                                                unrestricted, which is the default for backwards
-     *                                                                                                compatibility - see the note below.
+     * The target may be a resolver closure or a plain class-string, matching what the constructor
+     * $classMap already accepts - a static mapping (SdkFoo::class => Foo::class) could be given at
+     * construction but not at runtime without wrapping it in a trivial closure. resolve() already
+     * handles both.
+     *
+     * @param class-string                                                                         $className      Base class or interface the resolver handles.
+     * @param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string|class-string $resolver       Resolver closure, or a concrete class-string to map to unconditionally.
+     * @param list<string>|null                                                                    $allowedTargets Classes the resolver may return. Null leaves it
+     *                                                                                                             unrestricted, which is the default for backwards
+     *                                                                                                             compatibility - see the note below. Only
+     *                                                                                                             meaningful for a closure: a static string target
+     *                                                                                                             is returned directly, with no payload choice to
+     *                                                                                                             constrain, so a list beside one is inert.
      *
      * @phpstan-param class-string $className
-     * @phpstan-param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string $resolver
+     * @phpstan-param Closure(mixed):class-string|Closure(mixed, MappingContext):class-string|class-string $resolver
      *
-     * @throws DomainException When the base class or a listed target does not exist.
+     * @throws DomainException When the base class, the target, or a listed target does not exist.
      */
-    public function add(string $className, Closure $resolver, ?array $allowedTargets = null): void
+    public function add(string $className, Closure|string $resolver, ?array $allowedTargets = null): void
     {
         $this->assertClassString($className);
 
+        // A plain class-string target is validated on the way in, like the constructor does, so a
+        // typo fails at registration rather than at the first payload.
+        if (is_string($resolver)) {
+            $this->assertClassString($resolver);
+        }
+
         // Everything is validated BEFORE anything is stored, so a rejected list cannot leave the
         // resolver registered without it. Storing first made this fail OPEN: a typo in the list
         // threw, and the entry it was meant to restrict stayed live and unrestricted - the exact
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/BuiltinValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/BuiltinValueConversionStrategy.php
index 2d7e192..5a876cc 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/BuiltinValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/BuiltinValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts scalar values to the requested builtin type.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class BuiltinValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CollectionValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CollectionValueConversionStrategy.php
index 83fcdb1..c3b779f 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CollectionValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CollectionValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts collection values using the configured factory.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final readonly class CollectionValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CustomTypeValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CustomTypeValueConversionStrategy.php
index 0e1a835..4a67aa1 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CustomTypeValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/CustomTypeValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Handles conversion of registered custom types.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final readonly class CustomTypeValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/DateTimeValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/DateTimeValueConversionStrategy.php
index 7365e8d..7e2e81b 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/DateTimeValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/DateTimeValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts ISO-8601 strings and timestamps into date/time value objects.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class DateTimeValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/EnumValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/EnumValueConversionStrategy.php
index b25456f..2765fb3 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/EnumValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/EnumValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 /**
  * Converts scalar JSON values into enum cases. A backed enum is addressed by case value, a pure
  * enum by case name.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class EnumValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/NullValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/NullValueConversionStrategy.php
index a43269e..6015ae9 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/NullValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/NullValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Decides what a null payload means for the declared type.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class NullValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectTypeConversionGuardTrait.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectTypeConversionGuardTrait.php
index a0a17a6..205a132 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectTypeConversionGuardTrait.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectTypeConversionGuardTrait.php
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Provides reusable guards for strategies operating on object types.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 trait ObjectTypeConversionGuardTrait
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectValueConversionStrategy.php
index cb9a206..c95cc47 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ObjectValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts object values by delegating to the mapper callback.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final readonly class ObjectValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/PassthroughValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/PassthroughValueConversionStrategy.php
index e7b41e0..22abe5b 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/PassthroughValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/PassthroughValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Fallback strategy returning the value unchanged.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class PassthroughValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/UnionValueConversionStrategy.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/UnionValueConversionStrategy.php
index c5b11e1..60cb35e 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/UnionValueConversionStrategy.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/UnionValueConversionStrategy.php
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
  * elements being the case that mattered - matched no strategy for a union element type and handed
  * the raw payload back unconverted, without recording anything. Registering the resolution as a
  * strategy puts it where every consumer of the converter reaches it.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final readonly class UnionValueConversionStrategy implements ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ValueConversionStrategyInterface.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ValueConversionStrategyInterface.php
index 4bd3d47..947704e 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ValueConversionStrategyInterface.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/Strategy/ValueConversionStrategyInterface.php
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Contract for value conversion strategies.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see \MagicSunday\JsonMapper\Value\TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 interface ValueConversionStrategyInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/JsonMapper/Value/ValueConverter.php b/src/JsonMapper/Value/ValueConverter.php
index d4f3324..77a9c05 100644
--- a/src/JsonMapper/Value/ValueConverter.php
+++ b/src/JsonMapper/Value/ValueConverter.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts JSON values according to the registered strategies.
+ *
+ * @internal This is not a public extension point. Register conversions through
+ *           {@see TypeHandlerInterface} via JsonMapper::addTypeHandler().
  */
 final class ValueConverter
 {
diff --git a/tests/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolverAllowlistTest.php b/tests/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolverAllowlistTest.php
index 1ab8f0e..7e84a80 100644
--- a/tests/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolverAllowlistTest.php
+++ b/tests/JsonMapper/Resolver/ClassResolverAllowlistTest.php
@@ -290,4 +290,18 @@ public function itRejectsAnAllowlistNamingAClassThatDoesNotExist(): void
 
         $resolver->add(Person::class, static fn (): string => VipPerson::class, ['NotAClass']);
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function itAcceptsAPlainClassStringTarget(): void
+    {
+        // The constructor $classMap already accepts a static SdkFoo => Foo mapping; add() now does
+        // too, rather than forcing a trivial closure wrapper. resolve() has always handled both.
+        $resolver = new ClassResolver();
+        $resolver->add(Person::class, VipPerson::class);
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            VipPerson::class,
+            $resolver->resolve(Person::class, [], new MappingContext([])),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/JsonMapper/StaticClassMapEntryTest.php b/tests/JsonMapper/StaticClassMapEntryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d2ff65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/JsonMapper/StaticClassMapEntryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the package magicsunday/jsonmapper.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace MagicSunday\Test\JsonMapper;
+
+use MagicSunday\Test\Classes\Person;
+use MagicSunday\Test\Classes\VipPerson;
+use MagicSunday\Test\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+
+/**
+ * The constructor $classMap accepts a static SdkFoo => Foo mapping; addCustomClassMapEntry() now
+ * accepts one too, so a static mapping can be registered at runtime without wrapping it in a
+ * trivial closure. This drives that through the PUBLIC entry point - the widened ClassResolver::add()
+ * would otherwise be reachable only from a unit test.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class StaticClassMapEntryTest extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    public function itMapsThroughAStaticClassStringEntry(): void
+    {
+        $result = $this->getJsonMapper()
+            ->addCustomClassMapEntry(Person::class, VipPerson::class)
+            ->map($this->getJsonAsObject('{"name": "a", "oscars": 3}'), Person::class);
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(VipPerson::class, $result, 'The static target class is instantiated.');
+        self::assertSame('a', $result->name);
+        self::assertSame(3, $result->oscars);
+    }
+}