diff --git a/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/InvalidBindingTargetException.php b/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/InvalidBindingTargetException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c00bc894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/InvalidBindingTargetException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Exceptions\FormBuilder;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * RFC-WS-6 §4 (V1) — thrown when a binding configuration is structurally
+ * invalid for its target shape. Most common case: `merge_strategy=Append`
+ * on a SCALAR target.
+ */
+final class InvalidBindingTargetException extends RuntimeException
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly string $entity,
+        public readonly string $attribute,
+        public readonly string $reason,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct(
+            "Invalid binding target {$entity}.{$attribute}: {$reason}",
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/UnknownBindingTargetException.php b/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/UnknownBindingTargetException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e56d2ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Exceptions/FormBuilder/UnknownBindingTargetException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Exceptions\FormBuilder;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * RFC-WS-6 §4 (V1) — thrown when `BindingTypeRegistry::resolve()` is
+ * asked about an `(entity, attribute)` pair not in the config.
+ */
+final class UnknownBindingTargetException extends RuntimeException
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly string $entity,
+        public readonly string $attribute,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct(
+            "Unknown binding target: {$entity}.{$attribute}",
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTargetMeta.php b/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTargetMeta.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e36a8be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTargetMeta.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\BindingTargetType;
+
+/**
+ * RFC-WS-6 §4 (V1) — single config row from
+ * config/form_builder/binding_targets.php, materialised by
+ * {@see BindingTypeRegistry::resolve()}.
+ */
+final readonly class BindingTargetMeta
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public BindingTargetType $type,
+        public string $php,
+        public bool $identityKeyEligible,
+    ) {}
+}
diff --git a/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistry.php b/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistry.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98f9cd6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistry.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\BindingTargetType;
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy;
+use App\Exceptions\FormBuilder\InvalidBindingTargetException;
+use App\Exceptions\FormBuilder\UnknownBindingTargetException;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository as ConfigRepository;
+
+/**
+ * RFC-WS-6 §4 (V1) — single source of truth for the storage shape of
+ * binding-target attributes. Consumed by publish guards
+ * (AppendStrategyRequiresCollectionTarget) and (in session 2) by
+ * FormBindingApplicator.
+ *
+ * NOT name-suffix matching (e.g. "ends with _tags"); convention-not-
+ * contract is rejected by design.
+ */
+final class BindingTypeRegistry
+{
+    /**
+     * @var array<string, array<string, BindingTargetMeta>>|null
+     */
+    private ?array $cache = null;
+
+    public function __construct(private readonly ConfigRepository $config) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @throws UnknownBindingTargetException
+     */
+    public function resolve(string $entity, string $attribute): BindingTargetMeta
+    {
+        $entries = $this->resolveTable();
+        if (! isset($entries[$entity][$attribute])) {
+            throw new UnknownBindingTargetException($entity, $attribute);
+        }
+
+        return $entries[$entity][$attribute];
+    }
+
+    public function isKnown(string $entity, string $attribute): bool
+    {
+        $entries = $this->resolveTable();
+
+        return isset($entries[$entity][$attribute]);
+    }
+
+    public function isIdentityKeyEligible(string $entity, string $attribute): bool
+    {
+        return $this->isKnown($entity, $attribute)
+            && $this->resolve($entity, $attribute)->identityKeyEligible;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return list<string>
+     */
+    public function entities(): array
+    {
+        return array_keys($this->resolveTable());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return list<string>
+     */
+    public function attributesFor(string $entity): array
+    {
+        $entries = $this->resolveTable();
+        if (! isset($entries[$entity])) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return array_keys($entries[$entity]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws UnknownBindingTargetException when (entity, attribute) is unknown
+     * @throws InvalidBindingTargetException when Append is paired with a non-COLLECTION target
+     */
+    public function validateAppendStrategy(
+        string $entity,
+        string $attribute,
+        FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy $strategy,
+    ): void {
+        if ($strategy !== FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Append) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $meta = $this->resolve($entity, $attribute);
+
+        if ($meta->type !== BindingTargetType::COLLECTION) {
+            throw new InvalidBindingTargetException(
+                entity: $entity,
+                attribute: $attribute,
+                reason: "merge_strategy=append requires a COLLECTION target; got {$meta->type->value}",
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, array<string, BindingTargetMeta>>
+     */
+    private function resolveTable(): array
+    {
+        if ($this->cache !== null) {
+            return $this->cache;
+        }
+
+        /** @var array<string, array<string, array{type: string, php: string, identity_key_eligible: bool}>> $raw */
+        $raw = $this->config->get('form_builder.binding_targets', []);
+
+        $built = [];
+        foreach ($raw as $entity => $attributes) {
+            foreach ($attributes as $attribute => $row) {
+                $built[$entity][$attribute] = new BindingTargetMeta(
+                    type: BindingTargetType::from($row['type']),
+                    php: $row['php'],
+                    identityKeyEligible: $row['identity_key_eligible'],
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->cache = $built;
+
+        return $built;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index d66eccac..d32df645 100644
--- a/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use App\FormBuilder\Bindings\BindingTypeRegistry;
 use App\FormBuilder\Purposes\PurposeRegistry;
 use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Models\CrowdList;
@@ -82,8 +83,13 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             base_path('config/form_builder/purposes.php'),
             'form_builder.purposes',
         );
+        $this->mergeConfigFrom(
+            base_path('config/form_builder/binding_targets.php'),
+            'form_builder.binding_targets',
+        );
 
         $this->app->singleton(PurposeRegistry::class);
+        $this->app->singleton(BindingTypeRegistry::class);
 
         // Telescope is a dev-only debugging dashboard. Three-layer
         // defense keeps it out of production: composer `dont-discover`
diff --git a/api/config/form_builder/binding_targets.php b/api/config/form_builder/binding_targets.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..886ac151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/config/form_builder/binding_targets.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * RFC-WS-6 §4 (V1) — single source of truth for binding-target storage
+ * shape. Consulted by `BindingTypeRegistry`, `AppendStrategyRequiresCollectionTarget`
+ * publish guard, and (in session 2) by `FormBindingApplicator`.
+ *
+ * `type` values:
+ *   - 'scalar'     — single column (string/int/datetime/email/...)
+ *   - 'collection' — JSON array column or pivot relation with set semantics
+ *   - 'relation'   — FK column resolving to another entity
+ *
+ * `php` values map to native PHP / cast types: 'string', 'int', 'bool',
+ * 'date', 'datetime', 'array'. Validated by
+ * BindingTypeRegistryConsistencyTest.
+ *
+ * `identity_key_eligible` permits a binding to set `is_identity_key=true`
+ * on this attribute. PurposeGuardProvider's RequiresIdentityKeyBinding
+ * may only target attributes that are eligible.
+ */
+return [
+    'person' => [
+        'email' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'first_name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'last_name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'date_of_birth' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'date', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'phone_number' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'dietary_preferences' => ['type' => 'collection', 'php' => 'array', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+    ],
+    'artist' => [
+        'email' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'stage_name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'tech_rider' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'hospitality_rider' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+    ],
+    'company' => [
+        'name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'email' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'kvk_number' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'phone_number' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+    ],
+    'user' => [
+        'email' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => true],
+        'first_name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+        'last_name' => ['type' => 'scalar', 'php' => 'string', 'identity_key_eligible' => false],
+    ],
+];
diff --git a/api/tests/Unit/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistryTest.php b/api/tests/Unit/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38cd772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Unit/FormBuilder/Bindings/BindingTypeRegistryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\BindingTargetType;
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy;
+use App\Exceptions\FormBuilder\InvalidBindingTargetException;
+use App\Exceptions\FormBuilder\UnknownBindingTargetException;
+use App\FormBuilder\Bindings\BindingTypeRegistry;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+final class BindingTypeRegistryTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_resolve_person_email_returns_scalar_string_identity_eligible(): void
+    {
+        $meta = $this->registry()->resolve('person', 'email');
+
+        $this->assertSame(BindingTargetType::SCALAR, $meta->type);
+        $this->assertSame('string', $meta->php);
+        $this->assertTrue($meta->identityKeyEligible);
+    }
+
+    public function test_resolve_person_dietary_preferences_returns_collection_array(): void
+    {
+        $meta = $this->registry()->resolve('person', 'dietary_preferences');
+
+        $this->assertSame(BindingTargetType::COLLECTION, $meta->type);
+        $this->assertSame('array', $meta->php);
+        $this->assertFalse($meta->identityKeyEligible);
+    }
+
+    public function test_resolve_unknown_attribute_throws(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(UnknownBindingTargetException::class);
+        $this->registry()->resolve('person', 'unknown_field');
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_identity_key_eligible_truth_table(): void
+    {
+        $registry = $this->registry();
+        $this->assertTrue($registry->isIdentityKeyEligible('person', 'email'));
+        $this->assertFalse($registry->isIdentityKeyEligible('person', 'first_name'));
+        $this->assertFalse($registry->isIdentityKeyEligible('person', 'unknown_field'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_validate_append_strategy_rejects_scalar_target(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidBindingTargetException::class);
+        $this->registry()->validateAppendStrategy(
+            'person',
+            'email',
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Append,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_validate_append_strategy_accepts_collection_target(): void
+    {
+        $this->registry()->validateAppendStrategy(
+            'person',
+            'dietary_preferences',
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Append,
+        );
+
+        $this->expectNotToPerformAssertions();
+    }
+
+    public function test_validate_append_strategy_skips_other_strategies(): void
+    {
+        $this->registry()->validateAppendStrategy(
+            'person',
+            'email',
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Overwrite,
+        );
+
+        $this->expectNotToPerformAssertions();
+    }
+
+    public function test_entities_returns_known_entities(): void
+    {
+        $entities = $this->registry()->entities();
+        sort($entities);
+        $this->assertSame(['artist', 'company', 'person', 'user'], $entities);
+    }
+
+    public function test_attributes_for_person_includes_email_and_dietary_preferences(): void
+    {
+        $attributes = $this->registry()->attributesFor('person');
+        $this->assertContains('email', $attributes);
+        $this->assertContains('dietary_preferences', $attributes);
+    }
+
+    public function test_attributes_for_unknown_entity_returns_empty_list(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame([], $this->registry()->attributesFor('unknown'));
+    }
+
+    private function registry(): BindingTypeRegistry
+    {
+        return $this->app->make(BindingTypeRegistry::class);
+    }
+}