diff --git a/common/src/resilience/circuit_breaker.rs b/common/src/resilience/circuit_breaker.rs
index a9b3465ed..785d8de39 100644
--- a/common/src/resilience/circuit_breaker.rs
+++ b/common/src/resilience/circuit_breaker.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
+/// Core circuit breaker trait for the state machine pattern.
+///
+/// Implementors manage the Closed -> Open -> HalfOpen state transitions.
+/// This trait provides a common interface so different circuit breaker
+/// implementations (e.g., tokio-based, parking_lot-based) can be used
+/// polymorphically.
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+pub trait CircuitBreakerTrait: Send + Sync {
+    /// Check if a request is allowed through.
+    async fn can_execute(&self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Record a successful operation.
+    async fn record_success(&self);
+
+    /// Record a failed operation.
+    async fn record_failure(&self);
+
+    /// Get current state.
+    async fn state(&self) -> CircuitBreakerState;
+
+    /// Reset to closed state.
+    async fn reset(&self);
+}
+
 /// Circuit breaker states
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum CircuitBreakerState {
@@ -397,3 +421,26 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for CircuitBreaker {
             .finish()
     }
 }
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl CircuitBreakerTrait for CircuitBreaker {
+    async fn can_execute(&self) -> bool {
+        CircuitBreaker::can_execute(self).await
+    }
+
+    async fn record_success(&self) {
+        CircuitBreaker::record_success(self).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn record_failure(&self) {
+        CircuitBreaker::record_failure(self).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn state(&self) -> CircuitBreakerState {
+        CircuitBreaker::state(self).await
+    }
+
+    async fn reset(&self) {
+        CircuitBreaker::reset(self).await;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/resilience/mod.rs b/common/src/resilience/mod.rs
index 7654d5a85..a9be6c062 100644
--- a/common/src/resilience/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/resilience/mod.rs
@@ -61,5 +61,7 @@ mod tests;
 
 // Re-export commonly used types
 pub use bounded_concurrency::{BoundedExecutor, BoundedExecutorError};
-pub use circuit_breaker::{CircuitBreaker, CircuitBreakerConfig, CircuitBreakerState};
+pub use circuit_breaker::{
+    CircuitBreaker, CircuitBreakerConfig, CircuitBreakerState, CircuitBreakerTrait,
+};
 pub use retry::{retry_with_backoff, RetryConfig, RetryContext, RetryError};