diff --git a/interp/builtins/break_continue.go b/interp/builtins/break_continue.go
index a987e2fa..586cdb7d 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/break_continue.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/break_continue.go
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	register("break", builtinBreak)
+	register("continue", builtinContinue)
+}
+
 func builtinBreak(_ context.Context, callCtx *CallContext, args []string) Result {
 	return loopControl(callCtx, "break", args)
 }
diff --git a/interp/builtins/builtins.go b/interp/builtins/builtins.go
index cafd6d00..6daf4897 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/builtins.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/builtins.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type HandlerFunc func(ctx context.Context, callCtx *CallContext, args []string)
 type CallContext struct {
 	Stdout io.Writer
 	Stderr io.Writer
-	Stdin  *os.File
+	Stdin  io.Reader
 
 	// InLoop is true when the builtin runs inside a for loop.
 	InLoop bool
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ type Result struct {
 	ContinueN int
 }
 
-var registry = map[string]HandlerFunc{
-	"true":     builtinTrue,
-	"false":    builtinFalse,
-	"echo":     builtinEcho,
-	"cat":      builtinCat,
-	"exit":     builtinExit,
-	"break":    builtinBreak,
-	"continue": builtinContinue,
+var registry = map[string]HandlerFunc{}
+
+// register adds a builtin command to the registry.
+// It panics if name is already registered, catching duplicate registrations at startup.
+func register(name string, fn HandlerFunc) {
+	if _, exists := registry[name]; exists {
+		panic("builtin already registered: " + name)
+	}
+	registry[name] = fn
 }
 
 // Lookup returns the handler for a builtin command.
diff --git a/interp/builtins/cat.go b/interp/builtins/cat.go
index ceaefbee..9cfe4552 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/cat.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/cat.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	register("cat", builtinCat)
+}
+
 func builtinCat(ctx context.Context, callCtx *CallContext, args []string) Result {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		args = []string{"-"}
diff --git a/interp/builtins/echo.go b/interp/builtins/echo.go
index 26b03e76..7f2211c7 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/echo.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/echo.go
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ package builtins
 
 import "context"
 
+func init() {
+	register("echo", builtinEcho)
+}
+
 func builtinEcho(_ context.Context, callCtx *CallContext, args []string) Result {
 	for i, arg := range args {
 		if i > 0 {
diff --git a/interp/builtins/exit.go b/interp/builtins/exit.go
index a38de127..c36d233b 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/exit.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/exit.go
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	register("exit", builtinExit)
+}
+
 func builtinExit(_ context.Context, callCtx *CallContext, args []string) Result {
 	var r Result
 	if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "--" {
diff --git a/interp/builtins/true_false.go b/interp/builtins/true_false.go
index 4889c7fc..c27ae736 100644
--- a/interp/builtins/true_false.go
+++ b/interp/builtins/true_false.go
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ package builtins
 
 import "context"
 
+func init() {
+	register("true", builtinTrue)
+	register("false", builtinFalse)
+}
+
 func builtinTrue(_ context.Context, _ *CallContext, _ []string) Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
diff --git a/interp/runner_exec.go b/interp/runner_exec.go
index 0854a843..4c3b4870 100644
--- a/interp/runner_exec.go
+++ b/interp/runner_exec.go
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ func (r *Runner) call(ctx context.Context, pos syntax.Pos, args []string) {
 		call := &builtins.CallContext{
 			Stdout:       r.stdout,
 			Stderr:       r.stderr,
-			Stdin:        r.stdin,
 			InLoop:       r.inLoop,
 			LastExitCode: r.lastExit.code,
 			OpenFile: func(ctx context.Context, path string, flags int, mode os.FileMode) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
@@ -211,6 +210,9 @@ func (r *Runner) call(ctx context.Context, pos syntax.Pos, args []string) {
 			},
 			PortableErr: portableErrMsg,
 		}
+		if r.stdin != nil { // do not assign a typed nil into the io.Reader interface
+			call.Stdin = r.stdin
+		}
 		result := fn(ctx, call, args[1:])
 		r.exit.code = result.Code
 		r.exit.exiting = result.Exiting
diff --git a/tests/import_allowlist_test.go b/tests/import_allowlist_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a30785be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/import_allowlist_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+// under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+// This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+// Copyright 2026-present Datadog, Inc.
+
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/parser"
+	"go/token"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// builtinAllowedSymbols lists every "importpath.Symbol" that may be used by
+// command implementation files in interp/builtins/. Each entry must be in
+// "importpath.Symbol" form, where importpath is the full Go import path.
+//
+// To use a new symbol, add a single line here.
+//
+// Permanently banned (cannot be added):
+//   - reflect  — reflection defeats static safety analysis
+//   - unsafe   — bypasses Go's type and memory safety guarantees
+//
+// All packages not listed here are implicitly banned, including all
+// third-party packages and other internal module packages.
+var builtinAllowedSymbols = []string{
+	"context.Context",
+	"io.Copy",
+	"io.NopCloser",
+	"io.ReadCloser",
+	"os.O_RDONLY",
+	"strconv.Atoi",
+}
+
+// permanentlyBanned lists packages that may never be imported by builtin
+// command implementations, regardless of what symbols they export.
+var permanentlyBanned = map[string]string{
+	"reflect": "reflection defeats static safety analysis",
+	"unsafe":  "bypasses Go's type and memory safety guarantees",
+}
+
+// TestBuiltinImportAllowlist enforces symbol-level import restrictions on
+// command implementation files in interp/builtins/. builtins.go is exempt as
+// the package framework. Every other file's imports and pkg.Symbol references
+// must be explicitly listed in builtinAllowedSymbols.
+func TestBuiltinImportAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
+	// Build lookup sets from the allowlist.
+	allowedSymbols := make(map[string]bool, len(builtinAllowedSymbols))
+	allowedPackages := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, entry := range builtinAllowedSymbols {
+		dot := strings.LastIndexByte(entry, '.')
+		if dot <= 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("malformed allowlist entry (no dot): %q", entry)
+		}
+		allowedSymbols[entry] = true
+		allowedPackages[entry[:dot]] = true
+	}
+
+	root := repoRoot(t)
+	builtinsDir := filepath.Join(root, "interp", "builtins")
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(builtinsDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	checked := 0
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		name := entry.Name()
+		// builtins.go is the package framework (CallContext, Result, register,
+		// Lookup) and is exempt. Only command implementation files are checked.
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".go") || strings.HasSuffix(name, "_test.go") || name == "builtins.go" {
+			continue
+		}
+		checked++
+
+		path := filepath.Join(builtinsDir, name)
+		f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, path, nil, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("%s: parse error: %v", name, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Build a map from local package name → import path and validate each import.
+		localToPath := make(map[string]string)
+		for _, imp := range f.Imports {
+			importPath := strings.Trim(imp.Path.Value, `"`)
+
+			if reason, banned := permanentlyBanned[importPath]; banned {
+				t.Errorf("%s: import of %q is permanently banned (%s)", name, importPath, reason)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Determine the local name used to reference this package.
+			var localName string
+			if imp.Name != nil {
+				localName = imp.Name.Name
+			} else {
+				parts := strings.Split(importPath, "/")
+				localName = parts[len(parts)-1]
+			}
+
+			if localName == "_" || localName == "." {
+				t.Errorf("%s: blank/dot import of %q is not allowed", name, importPath)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if !allowedPackages[importPath] {
+				t.Errorf("%s: import of %q is not in the allowlist", name, importPath)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			localToPath[localName] = importPath
+		}
+
+		// Walk all selector expressions and verify each pkg.Symbol is allowed.
+		ast.Inspect(f, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+			sel, ok := n.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			ident, ok := sel.X.(*ast.Ident)
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			importPath, ok := localToPath[ident.Name]
+			if !ok {
+				return true // not a package-level selector
+			}
+			key := importPath + "." + sel.Sel.Name
+			if !allowedSymbols[key] {
+				pos := fset.Position(sel.Pos())
+				t.Errorf("%s:%d: %s is not in the allowlist", name, pos.Line, key)
+			}
+			return true
+		})
+	}
+	if checked == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("no command implementation files found in interp/builtins/ — builtins.go may have been moved or the directory is empty")
+	}
+}