diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
index e979712b3c43..be59e2415606 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ target_link_libraries(react_renderer_scheduler
         folly_runtime
         glog
         jsi
+        react_cxxstableapi
         react_debug
         react_featureflags
         react_performance_cdpmetrics
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/InspectorData.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/InspectorData.h
index d420c0329ebb..c008d9ef62a2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/InspectorData.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/InspectorData.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index b5fa421a35ae..5d21a961dae3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <cxxreact/TraceSection.h>
 #include <react/debug/react_native_assert.h>
 #include <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
+#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpMetricsReporter.h>
+#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpPerfIssuesReporter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h>
 #include <react/renderer/componentregistry/ComponentDescriptorRegistry.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventQueueProcessor.h>
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/LayoutEventEmitter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.h>
+#include <react/renderer/viewtransition/ViewTransitionModule.h>
 #include <mutex>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
@@ -44,13 +47,15 @@ Scheduler::Scheduler(
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableBridgelessArchitecture() &&
       ReactNativeFeatureFlags::cdpInteractionMetricsEnabled()) {
-    cdpMetricsReporter_.emplace(CdpMetricsReporter{runtimeExecutor_});
-    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(&*cdpMetricsReporter_);
+    cdpMetricsReporter_ =
+        std::make_unique<CdpMetricsReporter>(runtimeExecutor_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(cdpMetricsReporter_.get());
   }
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::perfIssuesEnabled()) {
-    cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.emplace(CdpPerfIssuesReporter{runtimeExecutor_});
-    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(&*cdpPerfIssuesReporter_);
+    cdpPerfIssuesReporter_ =
+        std::make_unique<CdpPerfIssuesReporter>(runtimeExecutor_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.get());
   }
 
   eventPerformanceLogger_ =
@@ -216,10 +221,11 @@ Scheduler::~Scheduler() {
   uiManager_->setViewTransitionDelegate(nullptr);
 
   if (cdpMetricsReporter_) {
-    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(&*cdpMetricsReporter_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(cdpMetricsReporter_.get());
   }
   if (cdpPerfIssuesReporter_) {
-    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(&*cdpPerfIssuesReporter_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(
+        cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.get());
   }
 
   // Then, let's verify that the requirement was satisfied.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
index bc0b7b17d802..db58597aa1a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <ReactCommon/RuntimeExecutor.h>
-#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpMetricsReporter.h>
-#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpPerfIssuesReporter.h>
 #include <react/performance/timeline/PerformanceEntryReporter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/componentregistry/ComponentDescriptorFactory.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/ComponentDescriptor.h>
@@ -29,11 +31,14 @@
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerAnimationDelegate.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerDelegate.h>
-#include <react/renderer/viewtransition/ViewTransitionModule.h>
 #include <react/utils/ContextContainer.h>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+class CdpMetricsReporter;
+class CdpPerfIssuesReporter;
+class ViewTransitionModule;
+
 /*
  * Scheduler coordinates Shadow Tree updates and event flows.
  */
@@ -145,8 +150,8 @@ class Scheduler final : public UIManagerDelegate {
   std::shared_ptr<std::optional<const EventDispatcher>> eventDispatcher_;
 
   std::shared_ptr<PerformanceEntryReporter> performanceEntryReporter_;
-  std::optional<CdpMetricsReporter> cdpMetricsReporter_;
-  std::optional<CdpPerfIssuesReporter> cdpPerfIssuesReporter_;
+  std::unique_ptr<CdpMetricsReporter> cdpMetricsReporter_;
+  std::unique_ptr<CdpPerfIssuesReporter> cdpPerfIssuesReporter_;
   std::shared_ptr<EventPerformanceLogger> eventPerformanceLogger_;
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerDelegate.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerDelegate.h
index 06d9773e4ba5..10f45018d94a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerDelegate.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerDelegate.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <react/renderer/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
index d38e85303ede..7d78c1ed5240 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <ReactCommon/RuntimeExecutor.h>
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
index 93cfb22fef84..40a1ee28f79c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <memory>
 #include <shared_mutex>
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
index 75ef5692b2a1..ed76f11d4c11 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #include <mutex>
 #include <optional>
 #include <shared_mutex>