diff --git a/src/core.ts b/src/core.ts
index 55f1554..62b8f2c 100644
--- a/src/core.ts
+++ b/src/core.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,39 @@
 import type { SorokitClient, SorokitClientConfig } from "./client/createSorokitClient";
+import { toSorokitResult } from "./shared/response";
 import type { SorokitResult } from "./shared/response";
 
 /**
- * Load the full Sorokit client asynchronously from the lightweight core entry.
- * Soroban and anchor integration operations remain split and load on demand.
+ * Lightweight entry point for the Sorokit SDK.
+ *
+ * ## Required opt-in configuration
+ *
+ * Creating a client does not implicitly enable optional subsystems:
+ *
+ * - Telemetry is inactive until `initTelemetry({ serviceName: "..." })` is
+ *   called. Telemetry helpers intentionally no-op before initialization.
+ * - Wallet operations require an adapter supplied to the wallet operation (or
+ *   an explicit adapter registration through the wallet module); the client
+ *   factory does not silently discover a wallet.
+ * - Network-dependent operations require the corresponding Horizon/RPC URL
+ *   and network passphrase in `network`.
+ *
+ * Every client factory and operation uses the same `SorokitResult<T>` envelope:
+ * inspect `result.status === "ok"` before reading `result.data`; errors are
+ * returned in `result.error` rather than thrown. For third-party callbacks or
+ * legacy throwing helpers, use `toSorokitResult(() => operation())` at the
+ * boundary to preserve that contract.
  */
 export async function createSorokitClient(
   config: SorokitClientConfig,
 ): Promise<SorokitResult<SorokitClient>> {
-  const clientModule = await import("./client/createSorokitClient");
-  return clientModule.createSorokitClient(config);
+  try {
+    const clientModule = await import("./client/createSorokitClient");
+    return clientModule.createSorokitClient(config);
+  } catch (cause) {
+    return toSorokitResult(() => {
+      throw cause;
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export type { SorokitClient, SorokitClientConfig };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7d24f04..b2239d9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ export {
   isErrorCode,
   isOk,
   ok,
+  toSorokitResult,
 } from "./shared/response";
 export type {
   RecoveryAttempt,
diff --git a/src/integration/didSupport.ts b/src/integration/didSupport.ts
index 77e7736..a51cb1c 100644
--- a/src/integration/didSupport.ts
+++ b/src/integration/didSupport.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,69 @@ function parseDID(did: string): SorokitResult<string> {
   return err(SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG, `Invalid DID format: ${did}`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validate the minimum DID Core shape required by Sorokit's Stellar DID
+ * integration. Resolver implementations return untrusted JSON at runtime, so
+ * the TypeScript interface alone is not sufficient protection.
+ */
+function validateResolvedDocument(
+  document: unknown,
+  did: string,
+  publicKey: string,
+): SorokitResult<StellarDIDDocument> {
+  if (!document || typeof document !== "object") {
+    return err(SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG, "Resolved DID document must be an object");
+  }
+  const candidate = document as Partial<StellarDIDDocument>;
+  if (candidate.id !== did) {
+    return err(
+      SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG,
+      `Resolved DID document id must match the requested DID: ${did}`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (
+    !Array.isArray(candidate["@context"]) ||
+    !candidate["@context"].includes("https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1")
+  ) {
+    return err(
+      SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG,
+      "Resolved DID document must include the W3C DID Core context",
+    );
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(candidate.verificationMethod) || candidate.verificationMethod.length === 0) {
+    return err(
+      SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG,
+      "Resolved DID document must contain at least one verification method",
+    );
+  }
+  for (const method of candidate.verificationMethod) {
+    if (
+      !method ||
+      typeof method !== "object" ||
+      typeof method.id !== "string" ||
+      method.type !== "StellarVerificationKey2024" ||
+      method.controller !== did ||
+      method.publicKeyMultibase !== publicKey
+    ) {
+      return err(
+        SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG,
+        "Resolved DID document contains an invalid Stellar verification method",
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  if (
+    !Array.isArray(candidate.authentication) ||
+    candidate.authentication.length === 0 ||
+    candidate.authentication.some((id) => typeof id !== "string")
+  ) {
+    return err(
+      SorokitErrorCode.INVALID_CONFIG,
+      "Resolved DID document must contain a non-empty authentication array",
+    );
+  }
+  return ok(document as StellarDIDDocument);
+}
+
 function documentFor(
   did: string,
   publicKey: string,
@@ -182,6 +245,8 @@ export async function resolveDID(
           "Custom resolver returned no document",
         );
       }
+      const documentResult = validateResolvedDocument(resolvedDoc, did, parsed.data);
+      if (documentResult.status === "error") return documentResult;
       // Check for expiry
       if (resolvedDoc.expires) {
         const expiresAt = new Date(resolvedDoc.expires);
diff --git a/src/shared/response.ts b/src/shared/response.ts
index e282679..d1d89b5 100644
--- a/src/shared/response.ts
+++ b/src/shared/response.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,27 @@ export function err<T>(
   }) as SorokitResult<T>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize a synchronous or asynchronous operation to the SDK result
+ * contract. Use this at integration boundaries where a third-party callback
+ * or legacy helper may throw; public SDK operations should return the
+ * resulting `SorokitResult` instead of leaking the exception to callers.
+ */
+export async function toSorokitResult<T>(
+  operation: () => T | Promise<T>,
+  code: SorokitErrorCode = SorokitErrorCode.INTERNAL,
+): Promise<SorokitResult<T>> {
+  try {
+    return ok(await operation());
+  } catch (cause) {
+    return err(
+      code,
+      cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause),
+      cause,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export function attachTraceId<T>(
   result: SorokitResult<T>,
   traceId: string,
diff --git a/src/tests/didSupport.test.ts b/src/tests/didSupport.test.ts
index 2b3db60..dd52e63 100644
--- a/src/tests/didSupport.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/didSupport.test.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,42 @@ describe("resolveDID", () => {
     expect(result.error.code).toBe("INVALID_CONFIG");
     expect(result.error.message).toContain("expired");
   });
+
+  it("rejects a custom resolver document with a mismatched id", async () => {
+    const result = await resolveDID(TEST_DID, {
+      resolver: resolverReturning({ ...PREBUILT_DOCUMENT, id: OTHER_DID }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("error");
+    if (result.status !== "error") return;
+    expect(result.error.code).toBe("INVALID_CONFIG");
+    expect(result.error.message).toContain("id must match");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a custom resolver document without a verification method", async () => {
+    const result = await resolveDID(TEST_DID, {
+      resolver: resolverReturning({ ...PREBUILT_DOCUMENT, verificationMethod: [] }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("error");
+    if (result.status !== "error") return;
+    expect(result.error.code).toBe("INVALID_CONFIG");
+    expect(result.error.message).toContain("verification method");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a custom resolver document with an invalid DID context", async () => {
+    const result = await resolveDID(TEST_DID, {
+      resolver: resolverReturning({
+        ...PREBUILT_DOCUMENT,
+        "@context": ["https://example.com/not-a-did-context"],
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe("error");
+    if (result.status !== "error") return;
+    expect(result.error.code).toBe("INVALID_CONFIG");
+    expect(result.error.message).toContain("DID Core context");
+  });
 });
 
 // ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/src/tests/result.test.ts b/src/tests/result.test.ts
index 468b167..6d0d462 100644
--- a/src/tests/result.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/result.test.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,43 @@ import {
   defaultRecoveryGuidance,
   sanitizeErrorContext,
   attachTraceId,
+  toSorokitResult,
   SorokitErrorCategory,
 } from "../shared/response";
 
 describe("shared/response", () => {
+  describe("toSorokitResult()", () => {
+    it("wraps successful synchronous values", async () => {
+      await expect(toSorokitResult(() => 42)).resolves.toMatchObject({
+        status: "ok",
+        data: 42,
+        error: null,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("converts synchronous throws into structured errors", async () => {
+      const result = await toSorokitResult(() => {
+        throw new Error("legacy helper failed");
+      });
+      expect(result.status).toBe("error");
+      if (result.status !== "error") return;
+      expect(result.error.code).toBe(SorokitErrorCode.INTERNAL);
+      expect(result.error.message).toBe("legacy helper failed");
+    });
+
+    it("converts rejected promises using the caller's error code", async () => {
+      const result = await toSorokitResult(
+        async () => {
+          throw new Error("adapter rejected");
+        },
+        SorokitErrorCode.WALLET_CONNECT_FAILED,
+      );
+      expect(result.status).toBe("error");
+      if (result.status !== "error") return;
+      expect(result.error.code).toBe(SorokitErrorCode.WALLET_CONNECT_FAILED);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("ok()", () => {
     it("returns status ok with data", () => {
       const result = ok({ value: 42 });