diff --git a/lib/ns-pattern.js b/lib/ns-pattern.js
index 79a8d48..be86ef9 100644
--- a/lib/ns-pattern.js
+++ b/lib/ns-pattern.js
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ export const JS_CLASS_DECLARATION_RESERVED_WORDS = new Set([
   "yield",
 ]);
 
-/** @param {unknown} value */
+/**
+ * @param {unknown} value
+ * @returns {value is string}
+ */
 export function isValidJsClassDeclarationName(value) {
   return isValidJsIdentifier(value) && !JS_CLASS_DECLARATION_RESERVED_WORDS.has(value);
 }
@@ -115,12 +118,18 @@ export const WDL_RESERVED_ENTRYPOINT_RE = /^__Wdl[A-Za-z0-9_]*__$/;
 
 const NS_RE = new RegExp(`^${NS_PATTERN}$`);
 
-/** @param {unknown} ns */
+/**
+ * @param {unknown} ns
+ * @returns {ns is string}
+ */
 export function isReservedNs(ns) {
   return typeof ns === "string" && RESERVED_NS_SECTION_RE.test(ns);
 }
 
-/** @param {unknown} ns */
+/**
+ * @param {unknown} ns
+ * @returns {ns is string}
+ */
 export function isAdminAcceptableNs(ns) {
   if (typeof ns !== "string") return false;
   if (RESERVED_TENANT_NS.has(ns)) return false;
diff --git a/lib/wrangler-pack.js b/lib/wrangler-pack.js
index a715379..f1548db 100644
--- a/lib/wrangler-pack.js
+++ b/lib/wrangler-pack.js
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ import {
 } from "./ns-pattern.js";
 import { collectAssets, resolveAssetsDir } from "./wrangler/assets.js";
 import {
-  assertNotRuntimeReservedBinding,
-  assertValidBindingName,
   parseD1DatabasesFromCfg,
   parseDurableObjectsFromCfg,
   parseExportsFromCfg,
+  parseKvNamespacesFromCfg,
   parsePlatformBindingsFromCfg,
   parseQueues,
   parseR2BucketsFromCfg,
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ export {
   parseD1DatabasesFromCfg,
   parseDurableObjectsFromCfg,
   parseExportsFromCfg,
+  parseKvNamespacesFromCfg,
   parsePlatformBindingsFromCfg,
   parseQueues,
   parseR2BucketsFromCfg,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const WRANGLER_OUTPUT_MAX_BUFFER = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
  * @property {string[]} [routes]
  * @property {Array<{ cron: string, timezone: string }>} [crons]
  * @property {import("./wrangler/bindings.js").QueueConsumer[]} [queueConsumers]
- * @property {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: unknown }>} [workflows]
+ * @property {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: string }>} [workflows]
  * @property {import("./wrangler/bindings.js").ExportEntry[]} [exports]
  * @property {Array<{ binding: string, platform: string }>} [platformBindings]
  * @property {Record<string, unknown>} [assets]
@@ -171,11 +171,8 @@ export async function packWranglerProject({
     claimedBindings.add(name);
   };
 
-  const kvList = /** @type {Array<{binding?: string, id?: string}>} */ (cfg.kv_namespaces || []);
+  const kvList = wrapCli(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg(cfg, configRel));
   for (const kv of kvList) {
-    if (!kv.binding || !kv.id) throw new CliError("[[kv_namespaces]] entry needs both 'binding' and 'id'");
-    wrapCli(() => assertValidBindingName(configRel, "[[kv_namespaces]]", kv.binding));
-    assertNotRuntimeReservedBinding(configRel, "[[kv_namespaces]]", kv.binding);
     claimBinding(kv.binding);
     bindings[kv.binding] = { type: "kv", id: kv.id };
   }
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ export async function packWranglerProject({
   const svcList = wrapCli(() => parseServicesFromCfg(cfg, configRel));
   for (const svc of svcList) {
     claimBinding(svc.binding);
-    /** @type {{ type: string, service: unknown, entrypoint?: unknown, ns?: unknown }} */
+    /** @type {{ type: string, service: string, entrypoint?: string, ns?: string }} */
     const entry = { type: "service", service: svc.service };
     if (svc.entrypoint && svc.entrypoint !== "default") entry.entrypoint = svc.entrypoint;
     if (svc.ns) entry.ns = svc.ns;
@@ -236,6 +233,12 @@ export async function packWranglerProject({
   }
 
   const vars = normalizeVars(cfg.vars);
+  // A present-but-non-table [assets] is a config error, not "no assets": reject
+  // it before bundling instead of letting asRecord() null it out and silently
+  // skip assets.
+  if (cfg.assets != null && asRecord(cfg.assets) == null) {
+    throw new CliError(`${configRel}: [assets] must be a table`);
+  }
   const outDir = path.join(absProject, ".deploy-dist");
   rmSync(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
 
diff --git a/lib/wrangler/bindings.js b/lib/wrangler/bindings.js
index 5742c37..bde94d6 100644
--- a/lib/wrangler/bindings.js
+++ b/lib/wrangler/bindings.js
@@ -201,6 +201,48 @@ export function parseQueues(queues, configRel = "wrangler config") {
   return { producers, consumers };
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {WranglerConfig} cfg
+ * @param {string} [configRel]
+ * @returns {Array<{ binding: string, id: string }>}
+ */
+export function parseKvNamespacesFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
+  if (cfg.kv_namespaces == null) return [];
+  if (!Array.isArray(cfg.kv_namespaces)) {
+    throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[kv_namespaces]] must be an array of tables`);
+  }
+  // preview_id and remote are Wrangler `wrangler dev` (local-dev) concepts WDL
+  // doesn't use; allow them (ignored — only binding/id are forwarded) but reject
+  // other unknown keys, matching the d1/r2 parsers.
+  const allowedKeys = new Set(["binding", "id", "preview_id", "remote"]);
+  /** @type {Array<{ binding: string, id: string }>} */
+  const out = [];
+  for (const rawEntry of cfg.kv_namespaces) {
+    const entry = asRecord(rawEntry);
+    if (!entry) {
+      throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[kv_namespaces]] entry must be a table`);
+    }
+    const unknownKeys = Object.keys(entry).filter((key) => !allowedKeys.has(key));
+    if (unknownKeys.length > 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `${configRel}: [[kv_namespaces]] contains unknown field(s): ${unknownKeys.join(", ")}`
+      );
+    }
+    if (typeof entry.binding !== "string" || !entry.binding.trim()) {
+      throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[kv_namespaces]] entry needs a non-empty string 'binding'`);
+    }
+    assertNotRuntimeReservedBinding(configRel, "[[kv_namespaces]]", entry.binding);
+    assertValidBindingName(configRel, "[[kv_namespaces]]", entry.binding);
+    if (typeof entry.id !== "string" || !entry.id.trim()) {
+      throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[kv_namespaces]] ${entry.binding}: 'id' must be a non-empty string`);
+    }
+    // Store trimmed values like the d1/r2 parsers, so a stray "abc " id isn't
+    // forwarded with whitespace.
+    out.push({ binding: entry.binding.trim(), id: entry.id.trim() });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {WranglerConfig} cfg
  * @param {string} [configRel]
@@ -305,14 +347,13 @@ export function parseR2BucketsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
 
 /**
  * `binding` and `service` are validated as non-empty strings; `entrypoint` and
- * `ns`, when present, are checked as a JS identifier / admin-acceptable namespace
- * (both strings at that point) but stay `unknown` here since the validators are
- * not TS type predicates.
+ * `ns`, when present, are validated as a JS identifier / admin-acceptable
+ * namespace (both narrowed to string by their type-predicate validators).
  * @typedef {object} ServiceBinding
  * @property {string} binding
  * @property {string} service
- * @property {unknown} [entrypoint]
- * @property {unknown} [ns]
+ * @property {string} [entrypoint]
+ * @property {string} [ns]
  */
 
 /**
@@ -348,6 +389,10 @@ export function parseServicesFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
     }
     assertNotRuntimeReservedBinding(configRel, "[[services]]", entry.binding);
     assertValidBindingName(configRel, "[[services]]", entry.binding);
+    // Validate and capture in the same block so the predicate narrowing flows
+    // into the typed entrypoint/ns fields below.
+    /** @type {string | undefined} */
+    let entrypoint;
     if (entry.entrypoint != null) {
       if (!isValidJsIdentifier(entry.entrypoint)) {
         throw new Error(
@@ -359,21 +404,25 @@ export function parseServicesFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
           `${configRel}: [[services]] ${entry.binding}: entrypoint ${JSON.stringify(entry.entrypoint)} is reserved for runtime-injected entrypoints`
         );
       }
+      entrypoint = entry.entrypoint;
     }
+    /** @type {string | undefined} */
+    let ns;
     if (entry.ns != null) {
       if (!isAdminAcceptableNs(entry.ns)) {
         throw new Error(
           `${configRel}: [[services]] ${entry.binding}: ns must match ${NS_PATTERN} or an operator-reserved namespace, got ${JSON.stringify(entry.ns)}`
         );
       }
+      ns = entry.ns;
     }
     /** @type {ServiceBinding} */
     const normalized = {
       binding: entry.binding,
       service: entry.service,
     };
-    if (entry.entrypoint != null) normalized.entrypoint = entry.entrypoint;
-    if (entry.ns != null) normalized.ns = entry.ns;
+    if (entrypoint != null) normalized.entrypoint = entrypoint;
+    if (ns != null) normalized.ns = ns;
     out.push(normalized);
   }
   return out;
@@ -382,7 +431,7 @@ export function parseServicesFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
 /**
  * @param {WranglerConfig} cfg
  * @param {string} [configRel]
- * @returns {Array<{ binding: string, className: unknown }>}
+ * @returns {Array<{ binding: string, className: string }>}
  */
 export function parseDurableObjectsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
   if (cfg.durable_objects == null) return [];
@@ -395,7 +444,7 @@ export function parseDurableObjectsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
   if (!Array.isArray(bindingList)) {
     throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[durable_objects.bindings]] must be an array of tables`);
   }
-  /** @type {Set<unknown>} */
+  /** @type {Set<string>} */
   const newClasses = new Set();
   const migrations = cfg.migrations == null ? [] : cfg.migrations;
   if (!Array.isArray(migrations)) {
@@ -433,7 +482,7 @@ export function parseDurableObjectsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
     }
   }
 
-  /** @type {Array<{ binding: string, className: unknown }>} */
+  /** @type {Array<{ binding: string, className: string }>} */
   const out = [];
   for (const rawEntry of bindingList) {
     const entry = asRecord(rawEntry);
@@ -471,14 +520,14 @@ export function parseDurableObjectsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
 /**
  * @param {WranglerConfig} cfg
  * @param {string} [configRel]
- * @returns {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: unknown }>}
+ * @returns {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: string }>}
  */
 export function parseWorkflowsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
   if (cfg.workflows == null) return [];
   if (!Array.isArray(cfg.workflows)) {
     throw new Error(`${configRel}: [[workflows]] must be an array of tables`);
   }
-  /** @type {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: unknown }>} */
+  /** @type {Array<{ name: string, binding: string, className: string }>} */
   const out = [];
   /** @type {Set<string>} */
   const seenNames = new Set();
@@ -538,7 +587,7 @@ export function parseWorkflowsFromCfg(cfg, configRel = "wrangler config") {
 
 /**
  * @typedef {object} ExportEntry
- * @property {unknown} entrypoint  Either "default" or a validated JS class name.
+ * @property {string} entrypoint  Either "default" or a validated JS class name.
  * @property {string[]} allowedCallers
  * @property {string} [as]
  * @property {string[]} [requiredCallerSecrets]
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli-deploy.test.js b/tests/unit/cli-deploy.test.js
index 396581d..dc38ced 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli-deploy.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/cli-deploy.test.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   parseDurableObjectsFromCfg,
   parseExportsFromCfg,
   parseJsonc,
+  parseKvNamespacesFromCfg,
   parsePlatformBindingsFromCfg,
   parseQueues,
   parseR2BucketsFromCfg,
@@ -472,6 +473,42 @@ test("collectRoutes: accepts strings and { pattern } tables, rejects non-arrays"
   );
 });
 
+test("parseKvNamespacesFromCfg: validates shape and non-empty string binding/id", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({}), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [] }), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: "abc" }] }),
+    [{ binding: "KV", id: "abc" }]
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: "abc " }] }),
+    [{ binding: "KV", id: "abc" }]
+  );
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: {} }), /must be an array/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [null] }), /entry must be a table/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ id: "x" }] }), /needs a non-empty string 'binding'/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "", id: "x" }] }), /needs a non-empty string 'binding'/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: ["KV"], id: "x" }] }), /needs a non-empty string 'binding'/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV" }] }), /'id' must be a non-empty string/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: 123 }] }), /'id' must be a non-empty string/);
+  // binding name grammar still enforced
+  assert.throws(() => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "bad-kv", id: "x" }] }), /binding must match/);
+  // unknown keys (typos) are rejected, like the d1/r2 parsers
+  assert.throws(
+    () => parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: "x", bindng: "typo" }] }),
+    /unknown field\(s\): bindng/
+  );
+  // Wrangler's local-dev keys (preview_id, remote) are allowed but ignored
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: "x", preview_id: "p" }] }),
+    [{ binding: "KV", id: "x" }]
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    parseKvNamespacesFromCfg({ kv_namespaces: [{ binding: "KV", id: "x", remote: true }] }),
+    [{ binding: "KV", id: "x" }]
+  );
+});
+
 test("parseServicesFromCfg: parses wrangler [[services]] entries", () => {
   assert.deepEqual(parseServicesFromCfg({}), []);
   assert.deepEqual(parseServicesFromCfg({ services: [] }), []);
@@ -1750,6 +1787,34 @@ test("runDeployCommand preserves prototype-shaped binding keys for control valid
   }
 });
 
+test("runDeployCommand rejects a non-table [assets] before bundling", async () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "wdl-run-deploy-assets-"));
+  try {
+    mkdirSync(path.join(dir, "src"), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "src", "index.js"), "export default {}");
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "wrangler.json"), JSON.stringify({
+      name: "api",
+      main: "src/index.js",
+      assets: "public",
+    }));
+
+    let execCalled = false;
+    await assert.rejects(
+      () => runDeployCommand([dir, "--ns", "demo", "--control-url", "http://ctl.test"], {
+        env: { ADMIN_TOKEN: "tok" },
+        execFile: () => {
+          execCalled = true;
+          throw new Error("execFile should not be called");
+        },
+      }),
+      { message: "wrangler.json: [assets] must be a table" }
+    );
+    assert.equal(execCalled, false);
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 test("runDeployCommand rejects non-object vars before bundling", async () => {
   const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "wdl-run-deploy-vars-"));
   try {