diff --git a/framework/db/simple_module_db/migrations.py b/framework/db/simple_module_db/migrations.py
index 951ba9a5..b96b2a99 100644
--- a/framework/db/simple_module_db/migrations.py
+++ b/framework/db/simple_module_db/migrations.py
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ def build_module_metadata(modules: Sequence[ModuleBase] | None = None) -> MetaDa
     return combined
 
 
-def make_include_object(metadata: MetaData) -> IncludeObjectFn:
+def make_include_object(
+    metadata: MetaData,
+    *,
+    ignore_unmodeled_fks: bool = True,
+) -> IncludeObjectFn:
     """Return an Alembic ``include_object`` filter scoped to the module tables.
 
     Call as ``context.configure(..., include_object=make_include_object(meta))``.
@@ -74,6 +78,15 @@ def make_include_object(metadata: MetaData) -> IncludeObjectFn:
     autogenerate from diffing — and potentially dropping — tables that exist
     in the database but aren't owned by any installed module (e.g. a user
     table added by the host developer outside the module system).
+
+    :param ignore_unmodeled_fks: When ``True`` (default), foreign-key
+        constraints that exist in the live DB but are absent from the SQLModel
+        metadata are skipped instead of being emitted as ``op.drop_constraint``
+        in the autogenerated migration. The framework's recommended pattern
+        declares cross-module FKs at the migration level only (no Python-level
+        relationship between modules), so those constraints look "unmodeled" to
+        Alembic on every autogen run and would otherwise be silently dropped.
+        Set to ``False`` to recover the prior, drop-on-sight behaviour.
     """
     allowlist = {t.name for t in metadata.tables.values()}
 
@@ -86,6 +99,8 @@ def include_object(
     ) -> bool:
         if type_ == "table":
             return name in allowlist
+        if ignore_unmodeled_fks and type_ == "foreign_key_constraint" and compare_to is None:
+            return False
         parent_table = getattr(object, "table", None)
         if parent_table is not None:
             return parent_table.name in allowlist
diff --git a/framework/db/tests/test_migrations.py b/framework/db/tests/test_migrations.py
index cfd4e176..1295fdc0 100644
--- a/framework/db/tests/test_migrations.py
+++ b/framework/db/tests/test_migrations.py
@@ -54,3 +54,42 @@ async def test_include_object_allowlist_filters_unknown_tables(self):
             "unrelated_host_table", MetaData(), Column("id", Integer, primary_key=True)
         )
         assert include(stranger, "unrelated_host_table", "table", False, None) is False
+
+    async def test_include_object_skips_unmodeled_cross_module_fks_by_default(self):
+        """Cross-module FKs declared at the migration level only (no SQLModel
+        relationship) appear in the live DB but never in target metadata.
+        Alembic passes ``compare_to=None`` for live-only constraints and would
+        emit ``op.drop_constraint``; the default filter must drop those
+        constraint-level diffs to avoid destroying real FKs on every autogen.
+        """
+        from simple_module_db.migrations import build_module_metadata, make_include_object
+        from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKeyConstraint, Integer, MetaData, Table
+
+        metadata = build_module_metadata()
+        include = make_include_object(metadata)
+        strict = make_include_object(metadata, ignore_unmodeled_fks=False)
+
+        known = next(iter(metadata.tables.values()))
+        scratch = MetaData()
+        local = Table(known.name, scratch, Column("id", Integer, primary_key=True))
+        fk = ForeignKeyConstraint([local.c.id], ["other_module.other.id"], name="fk_xmod")
+        local.append_constraint(fk)
+
+        assert include(fk, "fk_xmod", "foreign_key_constraint", True, None) is False
+        assert strict(fk, "fk_xmod", "foreign_key_constraint", True, None) is True
+
+        stranger_meta = MetaData()
+        stranger = Table(
+            "totally_unknown_table",
+            stranger_meta,
+            Column("id", Integer, primary_key=True),
+            Column("ref", Integer),
+        )
+        stranger_fk = ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            [stranger.c.ref], ["something.else.id"], name="fk_stranger"
+        )
+        stranger.append_constraint(stranger_fk)
+        assert (
+            include(stranger_fk, "fk_stranger", "foreign_key_constraint", False, stranger_fk)
+            is False
+        )
diff --git a/framework/hosting/pyproject.toml b/framework/hosting/pyproject.toml
index bd71d15f..d793cdd4 100644
--- a/framework/hosting/pyproject.toml
+++ b/framework/hosting/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.34",
 ]
 
+[project.scripts]
+sm-host = "simple_module_hosting.host_cli:app"
+
 [project.entry-points."simple_module_cli.cli_plugins"]
 host = "simple_module_hosting.host_cli:app"
 
diff --git a/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/__main__.py b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee048ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"""Module entry point: ``python -m simple_module_hosting`` invokes the host CLI.
+
+Without this, ``python -m simple_module_hosting.host_cli`` would import the
+module without running the Typer app — silently no-op'ing commands like
+``gen-pages``. Provides the same Typer ``app`` callable that the
+``simple_module_cli.cli_plugins`` entry point exposes as ``sm host``.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from simple_module_hosting.host_cli import app
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/host_cli.py b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/host_cli.py
index b15086de..e3f49c72 100644
--- a/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/host_cli.py
+++ b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/host_cli.py
@@ -116,3 +116,7 @@ def sync_js_deps(
         return
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=repo_root, check=False)
     raise typer.Exit(code=result.returncode)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/framework/hosting/tests/test_host_cli.py b/framework/hosting/tests/test_host_cli.py
index f5a8b7ac..984ac25e 100644
--- a/framework/hosting/tests/test_host_cli.py
+++ b/framework/hosting/tests/test_host_cli.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
 import typer
 from simple_module_hosting.host_cli import app
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
@@ -26,3 +29,22 @@ def test_gen_pages_errors_on_missing_client_app(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["gen-pages", "--host-dir", str(tmp_path / "does-not-exist")])
     assert result.exit_code != 0
     assert "not found" in result.output.lower() or "not found" in (result.stderr or "").lower()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "module_target",
+    ["simple_module_hosting", "simple_module_hosting.host_cli"],
+)
+def test_python_dash_m_invocation_runs_cli(module_target: str) -> None:
+    """Both ``python -m simple_module_hosting`` and ``...host_cli`` must invoke
+    the Typer app — without ``__main__.py`` / a ``__name__ == "__main__"`` block
+    these silently no-op'd, breaking the documented ``gen-pages`` workflow.
+    """
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-m", module_target, "--help"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert "gen-pages" in result.stdout