diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/GraphQL/Mutation.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/GraphQL/Mutation.cs
index 7b014f5..15f92a7 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/GraphQL/Mutation.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/GraphQL/Mutation.cs
@@ -12,26 +12,15 @@ namespace FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.GraphQL;
 
 public class Mutation
 {
-    public async Task<NovelUpdateRequestedEvent> ImportNovel(string novelUrl, IEventBus eventBus)
+    public async Task<NovelUpdateRequestedEvent> ImportNovel(string novelUrl, NovelUpdateService service)
     {
-        var importNovelRequestEvent = new NovelUpdateRequestedEvent()
-        {
-            NovelUrl = novelUrl
-        };
-        await eventBus.Publish(importNovelRequestEvent);
-        return importNovelRequestEvent;
+        return await service.QueueNovelImport(novelUrl);
     }
 
     public async Task<ChapterPullRequestedEvent> FetchChapterContents(uint novelId,
         uint chapterNumber,
-        IEventBus eventBus)
+        NovelUpdateService service)
     {
-        var chapterPullEvent = new ChapterPullRequestedEvent()
-        {
-            NovelId = novelId,
-            ChapterNumber = chapterNumber
-        };
-        await eventBus.Publish(chapterPullEvent);
-        return chapterPullEvent;
+        return await service.QueueChapterPull(novelId, chapterNumber);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Program.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Program.cs
index 68fe593..ff9fd26 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Program.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Program.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Services;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Services.EventHandlers;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Services.SourceAdapters;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Services.SourceAdapters.Novelpia;
+using FictionArchive.Service.Shared;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Extensions;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.EventBus.Implementations;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.GraphQL;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ public class Program
 {
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        var isSchemaExport = SchemaExportDetector.IsSchemaExportMode(args);
+
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
         builder.AddLocalAppsettings();
         
@@ -24,15 +27,18 @@ public class Program
         
         #region Event Bus
 
-        builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
-            builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
-        })
-            .Subscribe<TranslationRequestCompletedEvent, TranslationRequestCompletedEventHandler>()
-            .Subscribe<NovelUpdateRequestedEvent, NovelUpdateRequestedEventHandler>()
-            .Subscribe<ChapterPullRequestedEvent, ChapterPullRequestedEventHandler>()
-            .Subscribe<FileUploadRequestStatusUpdateEvent, FileUploadRequestStatusUpdateEventHandler>();
-        
+            builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+            {
+                builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
+            })
+                .Subscribe<TranslationRequestCompletedEvent, TranslationRequestCompletedEventHandler>()
+                .Subscribe<NovelUpdateRequestedEvent, NovelUpdateRequestedEventHandler>()
+                .Subscribe<ChapterPullRequestedEvent, ChapterPullRequestedEventHandler>()
+                .Subscribe<FileUploadRequestStatusUpdateEvent, FileUploadRequestStatusUpdateEventHandler>();
+        }
+
         #endregion
         
         #region GraphQL
@@ -43,7 +49,9 @@ public class Program
         
         #region Database
 
-        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<NovelServiceDbContext>(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
+        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<NovelServiceDbContext>(
+            builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
+            skipInfrastructure: isSchemaExport);
         
         #endregion
         
@@ -69,9 +77,10 @@ public class Program
 
         var app = builder.Build();
         
-        // Update database
-        using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+        // Update database (skip in schema export mode)
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
+            using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
             var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<NovelServiceDbContext>();
             dbContext.UpdateDatabase();
         }
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Services/NovelUpdateService.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Services/NovelUpdateService.cs
index de3438b..862dcbe 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Services/NovelUpdateService.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.NovelService/Services/NovelUpdateService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using FictionArchive.Service.FileService.IntegrationEvents;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.Configuration;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.Enums;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.Images;
+using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.IntegrationEvents;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.Localization;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.Novels;
 using FictionArchive.Service.NovelService.Models.SourceAdapters;
@@ -201,4 +202,25 @@ public class NovelUpdateService
         
         await _dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
     }
+
+    public async Task<NovelUpdateRequestedEvent> QueueNovelImport(string novelUrl)
+    {
+        var importNovelRequestEvent = new NovelUpdateRequestedEvent()
+        {
+            NovelUrl = novelUrl
+        };
+        await _eventBus.Publish(importNovelRequestEvent);
+        return importNovelRequestEvent;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ChapterPullRequestedEvent> QueueChapterPull(uint novelId, uint chapterNumber)
+    {
+        var chapterPullEvent = new ChapterPullRequestedEvent()
+        {
+            NovelId = novelId,
+            ChapterNumber = chapterNumber
+        };
+        await _eventBus.Publish(chapterPullEvent);
+        return chapterPullEvent;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService/Program.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService/Program.cs
index 9d40de1..01e47d9 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService/Program.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService.GraphQL;
 using FictionArchive.Service.SchedulerService.Services;
+using FictionArchive.Service.Shared;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Extensions;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.EventBus.Implementations;
 using Quartz;
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ public class Program
 {
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        var isSchemaExport = SchemaExportDetector.IsSchemaExportMode(args);
+
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
         
         // Services
@@ -20,45 +23,63 @@ public class Program
         
         #region Database
         
-        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<SchedulerServiceDbContext>(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
+        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<SchedulerServiceDbContext>(
+            builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
+            skipInfrastructure: isSchemaExport);
         
         #endregion
         
         #region Event Bus
 
-        builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
-            builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
-        });
-        
+            builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+            {
+                builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
+            });
+        }
+
         #endregion
         
         #region Quartz
 
-        builder.Services.AddQuartz(opt =>
+        if (isSchemaExport)
         {
-            opt.UsePersistentStore(pso =>
+            // Schema export mode: use in-memory store (no DB connection needed)
+            builder.Services.AddQuartz(opt =>
             {
-                pso.UsePostgres(pgsql =>
-                {
-                    pgsql.ConnectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");
-                    pgsql.UseDriverDelegate<PostgreSQLDelegate>();
-                    pgsql.TablePrefix = "quartz.qrtz_"; // Needed for Postgres due to the differing schema used
-                });
-                pso.UseNewtonsoftJsonSerializer();
+                opt.UseInMemoryStore();
             });
-        });
-        builder.Services.AddQuartzHostedService(opt =>
+        }
+        else
         {
-            opt.WaitForJobsToComplete = true;
-        });
-        
+            builder.Services.AddQuartz(opt =>
+            {
+                opt.UsePersistentStore(pso =>
+                {
+                    pso.UsePostgres(pgsql =>
+                    {
+                        pgsql.ConnectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");
+                        pgsql.UseDriverDelegate<PostgreSQLDelegate>();
+                        pgsql.TablePrefix = "quartz.qrtz_"; // Needed for Postgres due to the differing schema used
+                    });
+                    pso.UseNewtonsoftJsonSerializer();
+                });
+            });
+            builder.Services.AddQuartzHostedService(opt =>
+            {
+                opt.WaitForJobsToComplete = true;
+            });
+        }
+
         #endregion
         
         var app = builder.Build();
         
-        using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+        // Update database (skip in schema export mode)
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
+            using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
             var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SchedulerServiceDbContext>();
             dbContext.UpdateDatabase();
         }
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/Extensions/DatabaseExtensions.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/Extensions/DatabaseExtensions.cs
index c373f51..03b2a01 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/Extensions/DatabaseExtensions.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/Extensions/DatabaseExtensions.cs
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@ namespace FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Extensions;
 
 public static class DatabaseExtensions
 {
-    public static IServiceCollection RegisterDbContext<TContext>(this IServiceCollection services,
-        string connectionString) where TContext : FictionArchiveDbContext
+    public static IServiceCollection RegisterDbContext<TContext>(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        string connectionString,
+        bool skipInfrastructure = false) where TContext : FictionArchiveDbContext
     {
-        services.AddDbContext<TContext>(options =>
+        if (skipInfrastructure)
         {
-            options.UseNpgsql(connectionString, o =>
+            // For schema export: use in-memory provider to allow EF Core entity discovery
+            services.AddDbContext<TContext>(options =>
             {
-                o.UseNodaTime();
+                options.UseInMemoryDatabase($"SchemaExport_{typeof(TContext).Name}");
             });
-        });
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            services.AddDbContext<TContext>(options =>
+            {
+                options.UseNpgsql(connectionString, o =>
+                {
+                    o.UseNodaTime();
+                });
+            });
+        }
         return services;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/FictionArchive.Service.Shared.csproj b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/FictionArchive.Service.Shared.csproj
index da7c156..ee7c426 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/FictionArchive.Service.Shared.csproj
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/FictionArchive.Service.Shared.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="9.0.11" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.11" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="9.0.11">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/SchemaExportDetector.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/SchemaExportDetector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..024860d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.Shared/SchemaExportDetector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+namespace FictionArchive.Service.Shared;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Detects if the application is running in schema export mode (for HotChocolate CLI commands).
+/// In this mode, infrastructure like RabbitMQ and databases should not be initialized.
+/// </summary>
+public static class SchemaExportDetector
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if the current run is a schema export command.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="args">Command line arguments passed to Main()</param>
+    /// <returns>True if running schema export, false otherwise</returns>
+    public static bool IsSchemaExportMode(string[] args)
+    {
+        // HotChocolate CLI pattern: "schema export" after "--" delimiter
+        // Handles: dotnet run -- schema export --output schema.graphql
+        var normalizedArgs = args.SkipWhile(a => a == "--").ToArray();
+        return normalizedArgs.Length > 0 &&
+               normalizedArgs[0].Equals("schema", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.TranslationService/Program.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.TranslationService/Program.cs
index 3fb305c..c110f78 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.TranslationService/Program.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.TranslationService/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using DeepL;
 using FictionArchive.Common.Extensions;
+using FictionArchive.Service.Shared;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Extensions;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.EventBus.Implementations;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.GraphQL;
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ public class Program
 {
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        var isSchemaExport = SchemaExportDetector.IsSchemaExportMode(args);
+
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
         builder.AddLocalAppsettings();
 
@@ -25,18 +28,23 @@ public class Program
         
         #region Event Bus
 
-        builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
-            builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
-        })
-        .Subscribe<TranslationRequestCreatedEvent, TranslationRequestCreatedEventHandler>();
-        
+            builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+            {
+                builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
+            })
+            .Subscribe<TranslationRequestCreatedEvent, TranslationRequestCreatedEventHandler>();
+        }
+
         #endregion
         
         
         #region Database
         
-        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<TranslationServiceDbContext>(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
+        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<TranslationServiceDbContext>(
+            builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
+            skipInfrastructure: isSchemaExport);
         
         #endregion
         
@@ -60,9 +68,10 @@ public class Program
 
         var app = builder.Build();
         
-        // Update database
-        using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+        // Update database (skip in schema export mode)
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
+            using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
             var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TranslationServiceDbContext>();
             dbContext.UpdateDatabase();
         }
diff --git a/FictionArchive.Service.UserService/Program.cs b/FictionArchive.Service.UserService/Program.cs
index 13c397d..efc54e9 100644
--- a/FictionArchive.Service.UserService/Program.cs
+++ b/FictionArchive.Service.UserService/Program.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using FictionArchive.Service.Shared;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Extensions;
 using FictionArchive.Service.Shared.Services.EventBus.Implementations;
 using FictionArchive.Service.UserService.GraphQL;
@@ -11,16 +12,21 @@ public class Program
 {
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        var isSchemaExport = SchemaExportDetector.IsSchemaExportMode(args);
+
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
         
         #region Event Bus
 
-        builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
-            builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
-        })
-        .Subscribe<AuthUserAddedEvent, AuthUserAddedEventHandler>();
-        
+            builder.Services.AddRabbitMQ(opt =>
+            {
+                builder.Configuration.GetSection("RabbitMQ").Bind(opt);
+            })
+            .Subscribe<AuthUserAddedEvent, AuthUserAddedEventHandler>();
+        }
+
         #endregion
         
         #region GraphQL
@@ -29,16 +35,19 @@ public class Program
         
         #endregion
         
-        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<UserServiceDbContext>(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
+        builder.Services.RegisterDbContext<UserServiceDbContext>(
+            builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
+            skipInfrastructure: isSchemaExport);
         builder.Services.AddTransient<UserManagementService>();
 
         builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
         
         var app = builder.Build();
         
-        // Update database
-        using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+        // Update database (skip in schema export mode)
+        if (!isSchemaExport)
         {
+            using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
             var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserServiceDbContext>();
             dbContext.UpdateDatabase();
         }