diff --git a/cmd/listener.go b/cmd/listener.go
index 5e02b36..9f61091 100644
--- a/cmd/listener.go
+++ b/cmd/listener.go
@@ -86,12 +86,21 @@ var listenCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to create client from config")
 		}
 
+		// Build shared components to maximize reuse across modes
+		ioHandler, err := workspacefile.NewIOHandler(appCfg.OpenApiDefinitionsPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("unable to create IO handler")
+		}
+		schemaResolver := apischema.NewResolver(log)
+
 		reconcilerOpts := reconciler.ReconcilerOpts{
 			Scheme:                 scheme,
 			Client:                 clt,
 			Config:                 restCfg,
 			ManagerOpts:            mgrOpts,
 			OpenAPIDefinitionsPath: appCfg.OpenApiDefinitionsPath,
+			IOHandler:              ioHandler,
+			SchemaResolver:         schemaResolver,
 		}
 
 		// Create the appropriate reconciler based on configuration
@@ -114,12 +123,8 @@ var listenCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 			reconcilerInstance = kcpReconciler
 		} else {
-			ioHandler, err := workspacefile.NewIOHandler(appCfg.OpenApiDefinitionsPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("unable to create IO handler")
-			}
-
-			reconcilerInstance, err = clusteraccess.NewClusterAccessReconciler(ctx, appCfg, reconcilerOpts, ioHandler, apischema.NewResolver(log), log)
+			// Reuse shared IO handler and schema resolver via opts (pass nils to use opts)
+			reconcilerInstance, err = clusteraccess.NewClusterAccessReconciler(ctx, appCfg, reconcilerOpts, nil, nil, log)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("unable to create cluster access reconciler")
 			}
diff --git a/listener/reconciler/clusteraccess/reconciler.go b/listener/reconciler/clusteraccess/reconciler.go
index 093d797..f686b74 100644
--- a/listener/reconciler/clusteraccess/reconciler.go
+++ b/listener/reconciler/clusteraccess/reconciler.go
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ func NewClusterAccessReconciler(
 	schemaResolver apischema.Resolver,
 	log *logger.Logger,
 ) (reconciler.CustomReconciler, error) {
+	// Allow dependencies to be supplied via opts when not provided explicitly for reuse
+	if ioHandler == nil {
+		ioHandler = opts.IOHandler
+	}
+	if schemaResolver == nil {
+		schemaResolver = opts.SchemaResolver
+	}
+
 	// Validate required dependencies
 	if ioHandler == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ioHandler is required")
diff --git a/listener/reconciler/kcp/reconciler.go b/listener/reconciler/kcp/reconciler.go
index 598240a..77eedaa 100644
--- a/listener/reconciler/kcp/reconciler.go
+++ b/listener/reconciler/kcp/reconciler.go
@@ -37,15 +37,25 @@ func NewKCPReconciler(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Create IO handler for schema files
-	ioHandler, err := workspacefile.NewIOHandler(appCfg.OpenApiDefinitionsPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create IO handler")
-		return nil, err
+	// Create or reuse IO handler for schema files
+	var ioHandler *workspacefile.FileHandler
+	if opts.IOHandler != nil {
+		ioHandler = opts.IOHandler
+	} else {
+		ioHandler, err = workspacefile.NewIOHandler(appCfg.OpenApiDefinitionsPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create IO handler")
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Create schema resolver
-	schemaResolver := apischema.NewResolver(log)
+	// Create or reuse schema resolver
+	var schemaResolver apischema.Resolver
+	if opts.SchemaResolver != nil {
+		schemaResolver = opts.SchemaResolver
+	} else {
+		schemaResolver = apischema.NewResolver(log)
+	}
 
 	// Create cluster path resolver
 	clusterPathResolver, err := NewClusterPathResolver(opts.Config, opts.Scheme)
diff --git a/listener/reconciler/types.go b/listener/reconciler/types.go
index a7632f4..077c381 100644
--- a/listener/reconciler/types.go
+++ b/listener/reconciler/types.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package reconciler
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/platform-mesh/kubernetes-graphql-gateway/listener/pkg/apischema"
+	"github.com/platform-mesh/kubernetes-graphql-gateway/listener/pkg/workspacefile"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -23,4 +26,8 @@ type ReconcilerOpts struct {
 	client.Client
 	ManagerOpts            ctrl.Options
 	OpenAPIDefinitionsPath string
+	// Optional shared dependencies to maximize reuse across modes. If nil,
+	// each reconciler may construct its own defaults.
+	IOHandler      *workspacefile.FileHandler
+	SchemaResolver apischema.Resolver
 }