diff --git a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleBehaviorMetadata.cs b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleBehaviorMetadata.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c89d8433a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleBehaviorMetadata.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using ModularPipelines.Modules.Behaviors;
+
+namespace ModularPipelines.Engine;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Cached metadata for module behavior interfaces.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This caches the result of runtime type checks for behavior interfaces
+/// to avoid repeated <c>is</c> checks during module execution.
+///
+/// Behavior interfaces:
+/// - ISkippable: Module can be skipped based on conditions
+/// - IHookable: Module has before/after execution hooks
+/// - ITimeoutable: Module has a timeout configuration
+/// - IRetryable: Module has a retry policy
+/// - IIgnoreFailures: Module failures are non-fatal
+/// - IAlwaysRun: Module runs regardless of pipeline cancellation
+/// </remarks>
+internal sealed record ModuleBehaviorMetadata
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements ISkippable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsSkippable { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements IHookable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsHookable { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements ITimeoutable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsTimeoutable { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements IRetryable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsRetryable { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements IIgnoreFailures.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsIgnoreFailures { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the module implements IAlwaysRun.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsAlwaysRun { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates behavior metadata from a module type by checking implemented interfaces.
+    /// Uses type-safe IsAssignableFrom checks to avoid namespace collision issues.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="moduleType">The module type to analyze.</param>
+    /// <returns>Metadata containing cached behavior flags.</returns>
+    public static ModuleBehaviorMetadata FromType(Type moduleType)
+    {
+        // Use type-safe IsAssignableFrom instead of string-based name matching
+        // to avoid namespace collision issues
+        return new ModuleBehaviorMetadata
+        {
+            IsSkippable = typeof(ISkippable).IsAssignableFrom(moduleType),
+            IsHookable = typeof(IHookable).IsAssignableFrom(moduleType),
+            IsTimeoutable = typeof(ITimeoutable).IsAssignableFrom(moduleType),
+            IsRetryable = moduleType.GetInterfaces().Any(i =>
+                i.IsGenericType && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IRetryable<>)),
+            IsIgnoreFailures = typeof(IIgnoreFailures).IsAssignableFrom(moduleType),
+            IsAlwaysRun = typeof(IAlwaysRun).IsAssignableFrom(moduleType),
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleExecutionPipeline.cs b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleExecutionPipeline.cs
index 8bae5dcf51..60b83dad2a 100644
--- a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleExecutionPipeline.cs
+++ b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleExecutionPipeline.cs
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ private void SetupCancellation(
         CancellationToken engineCancellationToken)
     {
         // AlwaysRun modules don't get cancelled when the engine cancels
-        // Check both the interface (composition) and the property (inheritance) for backwards compatibility
-        var isAlwaysRun = module is IAlwaysRun || module.ModuleRunType == ModuleRunType.AlwaysRun;
+        // ModuleRunType property already checks for IAlwaysRun interface (see IModule.cs)
+        var isAlwaysRun = module.ModuleRunType == ModuleRunType.AlwaysRun;
         if (!isAlwaysRun)
         {
             // Create a linked token source that cancels when:
diff --git a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleMetadataCache.cs b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleMetadataCache.cs
index 94002fb7ba..14af0be11b 100644
--- a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleMetadataCache.cs
+++ b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleMetadataCache.cs
@@ -5,24 +5,42 @@
 namespace ModularPipelines.Engine;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Caches module scheduling metadata to avoid repeated reflection lookups.
+/// Caches module metadata to avoid repeated reflection lookups.
 /// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This cache provides unified access to both:
+/// - Scheduling metadata (attributes like NotInParallel, Priority)
+/// - Behavior metadata (interfaces like ISkippable, IHookable)
+///
+/// Using cached metadata avoids repeated reflection and runtime type checks.
+/// </remarks>
 internal static class ModuleMetadataCache
 {
-    private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ModuleSchedulingMetadata> Cache = new();
+    private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ModuleSchedulingMetadata> SchedulingCache = new();
+    private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ModuleBehaviorMetadata> BehaviorCache = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the cached scheduling metadata for a module type.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="moduleType">The module type to get metadata for.</param>
     /// <returns>The cached metadata containing scheduling attributes.</returns>
-    public static ModuleSchedulingMetadata GetMetadata(Type moduleType)
+    public static ModuleSchedulingMetadata GetSchedulingMetadata(Type moduleType)
     {
-        return Cache.GetOrAdd(moduleType, static t => new ModuleSchedulingMetadata
+        return SchedulingCache.GetOrAdd(moduleType, static t => new ModuleSchedulingMetadata
         {
             NotInParallelAttribute = t.GetCustomAttribute<NotInParallelAttribute>(),
             PriorityAttribute = t.GetCustomAttribute<PriorityAttribute>(),
             ExecutionHintAttribute = t.GetCustomAttribute<ExecutionHintAttribute>(),
         });
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the cached behavior metadata for a module type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="moduleType">The module type to get behavior metadata for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The cached metadata containing behavior interface flags.</returns>
+    public static ModuleBehaviorMetadata GetBehaviorMetadata(Type moduleType)
+    {
+        return BehaviorCache.GetOrAdd(moduleType, ModuleBehaviorMetadata.FromType);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleScheduler.cs b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleScheduler.cs
index efd9dbe220..371f001f3a 100644
--- a/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleScheduler.cs
+++ b/src/ModularPipelines/Engine/ModuleScheduler.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void InitializeModules(IEnumerable<IModule> modules)
             var moduleType = state.ModuleType;
 
             // Use cached metadata to avoid repeated reflection lookups
-            var metadata = ModuleMetadataCache.GetMetadata(moduleType);
+            var metadata = ModuleMetadataCache.GetSchedulingMetadata(moduleType);
 
             if (metadata.NotInParallelAttribute != null)
             {