diff --git a/crates/cognitive-shader-driver/src/bindspace.rs b/crates/cognitive-shader-driver/src/bindspace.rs
index a33a68f5..4362858a 100644
--- a/crates/cognitive-shader-driver/src/bindspace.rs
+++ b/crates/cognitive-shader-driver/src/bindspace.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ pub struct BindSpace {
     pub meta: MetaColumn,
     pub temporal: Box<[u64]>,
     pub expert: Box<[u16]>,
+    /// Column H: per-row entity type binding (Foundry Object Type equivalent).
+    /// 0 = untyped. Non-zero = 1-based index into `Ontology.schemas`.
+    pub entity_type: Box<[u16]>,
 }
 
 impl BindSpace {
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ impl BindSpace {
             meta: MetaColumn::zeros(len),
             temporal: vec![0u64; len].into_boxed_slice(),
             expert: vec![0u16; len].into_boxed_slice(),
+            entity_type: vec![0u16; len].into_boxed_slice(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +173,8 @@ impl BindSpace {
         let meta_bytes = self.len * 4;
         let temporal_bytes = self.len * 8;
         let expert_bytes = self.len * 2;
-        content_topic_angle + cycle_bytes + edge_bytes + qualia_bytes + meta_bytes + temporal_bytes + expert_bytes
+        let entity_type_bytes = self.len * 2;
+        content_topic_angle + cycle_bytes + edge_bytes + qualia_bytes + meta_bytes + temporal_bytes + expert_bytes + entity_type_bytes
     }
 
     /// Apply MetaFilter across a row window. Returns a dense Vec of row
@@ -220,6 +225,20 @@ impl BindSpaceBuilder {
         qualia: &[f32; QUALIA_DIMS],
         temporal: u64,
         expert: u16,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.push_typed(content, meta, edge, qualia, temporal, expert, 0)
+    }
+
+    /// Push a row with explicit entity type (Column H).
+    pub fn push_typed(
+        mut self,
+        content: &[u64],
+        meta: MetaWord,
+        edge: u64,
+        qualia: &[f32; QUALIA_DIMS],
+        temporal: u64,
+        expert: u16,
+        entity_type: u16,
     ) -> Self {
         let row = self.cursor;
         self.bs.fingerprints.set_content(row, content);
@@ -228,6 +247,7 @@ impl BindSpaceBuilder {
         self.bs.qualia.set(row, qualia);
         self.bs.temporal[row] = temporal;
         self.bs.expert[row] = expert;
+        self.bs.entity_type[row] = entity_type;
         self.cursor += 1;
         self
     }
@@ -254,9 +274,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn bindspace_footprint_adds_columns() {
         let bs = BindSpace::zeros(1);
-        // 3 × 2048 (content/topic/angle) + 65536 (cycle f32) + 8 (edge) + 72 (qualia 18×4) + 4 (meta) + 8 (temporal) + 2 (expert)
-        // = 6144 + 65536 + 8 + 72 + 4 + 8 + 2 = 71774
-        assert_eq!(bs.byte_footprint(), 71774);
+        // 3 × 2048 (content/topic/angle) + 65536 (cycle f32) + 8 (edge) + 72 (qualia 18×4) + 4 (meta) + 8 (temporal) + 2 (expert) + 2 (entity_type)
+        // = 6144 + 65536 + 8 + 72 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 2 = 71776
+        assert_eq!(bs.byte_footprint(), 71776);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -298,6 +318,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(bs.fingerprints.cycle_row(0).iter().all(|&v| v == 0.0));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn entity_type_defaults_to_untyped() {
+        let bs = BindSpace::zeros(4);
+        for row in 0..4 {
+            assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[row], 0, "default should be untyped (0)");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn entity_type_set_and_get() {
+        let mut bs = BindSpace::zeros(4);
+        bs.entity_type[1] = 42;
+        bs.entity_type[3] = 7;
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[0], 0);
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[1], 42);
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[2], 0);
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[3], 7);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn builder_push_typed_sets_entity_type() {
+        let qualia = [0.0f32; QUALIA_DIMS];
+        let content = [0u64; WORDS_PER_FP];
+        let bs = BindSpaceBuilder::new(2)
+            .push_typed(&content, MetaWord::new(1, 0, 100, 100, 0), 0, &qualia, 0, 0, 5)
+            .push(&content, MetaWord::new(2, 0, 200, 200, 0), 0, &qualia, 0, 0)
+            .build();
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[0], 5, "push_typed should set entity_type");
+        assert_eq!(bs.entity_type[1], 0, "push should default to 0");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn set_cycle_direct_f32() {
         let mut bs = BindSpace::zeros(2);
diff --git a/crates/lance-graph-contract/src/ontology.rs b/crates/lance-graph-contract/src/ontology.rs
index c6db3083..d76396b1 100644
--- a/crates/lance-graph-contract/src/ontology.rs
+++ b/crates/lance-graph-contract/src/ontology.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,27 @@ use crate::property::{
 };
 use crate::cam::CodecRoute;
 
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// EntityTypeId — Foundry Object Type equivalent (Column H in BindSpace SoA)
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+/// Numeric entity type identifier for per-row BindSpace typing.
+/// 0 = untyped. Non-zero = index into `Ontology.schemas` (1-based).
+///
+/// This is the Palantir Vertex "Object Type" equivalent. Every row in
+/// BindSpace can be typed, enabling Object Explorer scrolling, property
+/// view selection (LF-22 ObjectView), and type-filtered search (LF-40).
+pub type EntityTypeId = u16;
+
+/// Look up the EntityTypeId for a named entity type within an Ontology.
+/// Returns 0 if the name doesn't match any schema.
+pub fn entity_type_id(ontology: &Ontology, name: &str) -> EntityTypeId {
+    ontology.schemas.iter()
+        .position(|s| s.name == name)
+        .map(|idx| (idx + 1) as EntityTypeId)
+        .unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // Ontology — the composed object model
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -371,4 +392,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(PrefetchDepth::Detail < PrefetchDepth::Similar);
         assert!(PrefetchDepth::Similar < PrefetchDepth::Full);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn entity_type_id_returns_1_based_index() {
+        use crate::property::Schema;
+        let ont = Ontology {
+            name: "test",
+            schemas: vec![
+                Schema::builder("Customer").build(),
+                Schema::builder("Invoice").build(),
+                Schema::builder("Product").build(),
+            ],
+            links: Vec::new(),
+            actions: Vec::new(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(entity_type_id(&ont, "Customer"), 1);
+        assert_eq!(entity_type_id(&ont, "Invoice"), 2);
+        assert_eq!(entity_type_id(&ont, "Product"), 3);
+        assert_eq!(entity_type_id(&ont, "Unknown"), 0);
+    }
 }