diff --git a/pkg/cypher/bug_schema_async_routing_test.go b/pkg/cypher/bug_schema_async_routing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0e94c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cypher/bug_schema_async_routing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package cypher
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/orneryd/nornicdb/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestBug_SchemaCommandsWithAsyncEngine reproduces the bug where CREATE CONSTRAINT
+// and CREATE INDEX queries fail with "invalid label name: Node)" when an AsyncEngine
+// is active (i.e. production deployments).
+//
+// Root cause: tryAsyncCreateNodeBatch intercepts all queries starting with CREATE
+// before the schema handler runs. Without an async engine (unit tests / MemoryEngine)
+// the early-return at "if engines.asyncEngine != nil" skips tryAsyncCreateNodeBatch,
+// masking the bug. In production the async engine is always active, causing schema
+// commands to be parsed as node CREATE patterns.
+//
+// Reported via: Mimir (https://github.com/orneryd/Mimir) integration — schema
+// initialization failed on every startup when NornicDB was backed by an AsyncEngine.
+//
+// Environment: macOS 15 (Apple Silicon M1), NornicDB arm64-metal-bge-heimdall image,
+// Mimir MCP server v4.1, Docker with Colima (aarch64, VZ).
+func TestBug_SchemaCommandsWithAsyncEngine(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup full production-equivalent stack: BadgerEngine -> WALEngine -> AsyncEngine.
+	// This is the critical difference from MemoryEngine-based tests — the AsyncEngine
+	// being present is what triggers tryAsyncCreateNodeBatch and exposes the bug.
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "schema_async_routing_test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	badger, err := storage.NewBadgerEngine(tmpDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer badger.Close()
+
+	wal, err := storage.NewWAL(tmpDir+"/wal", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer wal.Close()
+
+	walEngine := storage.NewWALEngine(badger, wal)
+	asyncEngine := storage.NewAsyncEngine(walEngine, nil)
+	defer asyncEngine.Close()
+
+	store := storage.NewNamespacedEngine(asyncEngine, "test")
+	exec := NewStorageExecutor(store)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// These are the exact schema queries Mimir v4.1 sends during GraphManager
+	// initialization (pkg/managers/GraphManager.ts). Before the fix each query
+	// returned: invalid label name: "Node)" (must be alphanumeric starting with
+	// letter or underscore) because tryAsyncCreateNodeBatch parsed FOR (n:Node)
+	// as a node CREATE pattern and captured "Node)" as the label.
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		query string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "CREATE CONSTRAINT node_id_unique",
+			query: `
+				CREATE CONSTRAINT node_id_unique IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (n:Node) REQUIRE n.id IS UNIQUE
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX node_search",
+			query: `
+				CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX node_search IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (n:Node) ON EACH [n.properties]
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE INDEX node_type",
+			query: `
+				CREATE INDEX node_type IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (n:Node) ON (n.type)
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE CONSTRAINT watch_config_id_unique",
+			query: `
+				CREATE CONSTRAINT watch_config_id_unique IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (w:WatchConfig) REQUIRE w.id IS UNIQUE
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE INDEX watch_config_path",
+			query: `
+				CREATE INDEX watch_config_path IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (w:WatchConfig) ON (w.path)
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE INDEX file_path",
+			query: `
+				CREATE INDEX file_path IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (f:File) ON (f.path)
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX file_metadata_search",
+			query: `
+				CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX file_metadata_search IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (f:File) ON EACH [f.path, f.name, f.language]
+			`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CREATE VECTOR INDEX node_embedding_index",
+			query: `
+				CREATE VECTOR INDEX node_embedding_index IF NOT EXISTS
+				FOR (n:Node) ON (n.embedding)
+				OPTIONS {indexConfig: {vector.dimensions: 1024}}
+			`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := exec.Execute(ctx, tt.query, nil)
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "schema command should succeed with async engine active")
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cypher/executor.go b/pkg/cypher/executor.go
index 1f6874c..65fd094 100644
--- a/pkg/cypher/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/cypher/executor.go
@@ -790,10 +790,15 @@ func (e *StorageExecutor) tryAsyncCreateNodeBatch(ctx context.Context, cypher st
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(upper, "CREATE") {
 		return nil, nil, false
 	}
-	// System commands (CREATE DATABASE / COMPOSITE DATABASE / ALIAS) must not be handled here
+	// System commands and schema commands must not be handled here — route to executeSchemaCommand instead
 	if findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "DATABASE") == 0 ||
 		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "COMPOSITE DATABASE") == 0 ||
-		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "ALIAS") == 0 {
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "ALIAS") == 0 ||
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "CONSTRAINT") == 0 ||
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "INDEX") == 0 ||
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "FULLTEXT") == 0 ||
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "VECTOR") == 0 ||
+		findMultiWordKeywordIndex(cypher, "CREATE", "RANGE") == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, false
 	}
 	for _, keyword := range []string{