diff --git a/crates/codegraph-core/src/extractors/javascript.rs b/crates/codegraph-core/src/extractors/javascript.rs
index 09d55e78..255cfafb 100644
--- a/crates/codegraph-core/src/extractors/javascript.rs
+++ b/crates/codegraph-core/src/extractors/javascript.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ fn match_js_type_map(node: &Node, source: &[u8], symbols: &mut FileSymbols, _dep
                         if value_n.kind() == "call_expression" {
                             seed_object_create_entries(var_name, &value_n, source, symbols);
                         }
+                        // Phase 8.3f parity: seed composite typeMap keys for ALL object-literal
+                        // declarations (`const`, `let`, `var`) when at non-function scope.
+                        // Mirrors WASM handleVarDeclaratorTypeMap (no isConst guard there).
+                        // For `const`, extract_object_literal_functions already seeds these entries;
+                        // dedup_type_map collapses any duplicates at equal confidence.
+                        if value_n.kind() == "object" && find_parent_of_types(node, &[
+                            "function_declaration", "arrow_function", "function_expression",
+                            "method_definition", "generator_function_declaration", "generator_function",
+                        ]).is_none() {
+                            seed_objlit_type_map_entries(var_name, &value_n, source, symbols);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -555,9 +566,86 @@ fn extract_object_literal_functions(
     }
 }
 
+/// Seed composite typeMap keys from an object literal for ALL declaration kinds
+/// (`const`, `let`, `var`) at non-function scope.
+///
+/// Mirrors WASM `handleVarDeclaratorTypeMap`'s object-literal branch (no `isConst` guard).
+/// Called from `match_js_type_map` so that `let obj = { f() {} }` and
+/// `var routes = { get: handler }` resolve correctly just like `const` variants.
+///
+/// For `const` declarations this produces the same entries as `extract_object_literal_functions`,
+/// but `dedup_type_map` collapses duplicates at equal confidence.
+fn seed_objlit_type_map_entries(var_name: &str, obj_node: &Node, source: &[u8], symbols: &mut FileSymbols) {
+    for i in 0..obj_node.child_count() {
+        let Some(child) = obj_node.child(i) else { continue };
+        match child.kind() {
+            "shorthand_property_identifier" => {
+                let prop_name = node_text(&child, source);
+                symbols.type_map.push(TypeMapEntry {
+                    name: format!("{}.{}", var_name, prop_name),
+                    type_name: prop_name.to_string(),
+                    confidence: 0.85,
+                });
+            }
+            "pair" => {
+                let Some(key_n) = child.child_by_field_name("key") else { continue };
+                let Some(val_n) = child.child_by_field_name("value") else { continue };
+                let key = if key_n.kind() == "string" {
+                    extract_string_fragment(&key_n, source).map(|s| s.to_string())
+                } else {
+                    Some(node_text(&key_n, source).to_string())
+                };
+                let Some(key) = key else { continue };
+                let qualified = format!("{}.{}", var_name, key);
+                match val_n.kind() {
+                    "arrow_function" | "function_expression" | "function" => {
+                        // Store qualified name as value so the resolver finds the qualified def.
+                        // Mirrors WASM: setTypeMapEntry(typeMap, qualifiedKey, qualifiedKey, 0.85).
+                        // For `const`, `extract_object_literal_functions` creates the matching definition.
+                        // For `let`/`var`, `match_js_objlit_qualified_method_defs` creates it in its
+                        // deferred second pass (now covers all declaration kinds, not just `const`).
+                        symbols.type_map.push(TypeMapEntry {
+                            name: qualified.clone(),
+                            type_name: qualified,
+                            confidence: 0.85,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    "identifier" => {
+                        let target = node_text(&val_n, source);
+                        symbols.type_map.push(TypeMapEntry {
+                            name: qualified,
+                            type_name: target.to_string(),
+                            confidence: 0.85,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+            "method_definition" => {
+                // Method shorthand: `let obj = { baz() {} }` → typeMap['obj.baz'] = 'baz'
+                // Points to the bare-name definition so the two-step accessor dispatch resolves
+                // via the bare node. `handle_method_def` always creates a bare definition for
+                // method_definition nodes; `match_js_objlit_qualified_method_defs` (which now
+                // covers all declaration kinds) adds the qualified definition in its deferred
+                // second pass. Using the bare name here keeps resolution consistent across all
+                // declaration kinds (const/let/var).
+                let Some(method_name) = resolve_method_def_name(&child, source) else { continue };
+                let qualified = format!("{}.{}", var_name, method_name);
+                symbols.type_map.push(TypeMapEntry {
+                    name: qualified,
+                    type_name: method_name.to_string(),
+                    confidence: 0.85,
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Second-pass walker: emit qualified `obj.method(function)` definitions for
-/// `method_definition` children of object literals.
+/// `method_definition` and (for `let`/`var`) `pair+arrow/function` children of object literals.
 ///
+/// **method_definition** (all declaration kinds — `const`, `let`, `var`):
 /// This must run AFTER the main `match_js_node` walk so that the bare `f(method)` node
 /// created by `handle_method_def` appears BEFORE the qualified `obj.f(function)` node
 /// in `symbols.definitions`. `findCaller` picks the narrowest-span enclosing definition;
@@ -565,6 +653,13 @@ fn extract_object_literal_functions(
 /// and call-edge attribution matches WASM (which runs `handleMethodCapture` via the query
 /// path before `extractObjectLiteralFunctions` via `runCollectorWalk`).
 ///
+/// **pair + arrow_function / function_expression / function** (`let`/`var` only):
+/// For `const`, `extract_object_literal_functions` already creates the qualified definition;
+/// repeating it here would produce a duplicate. For `let`/`var`, no other pass emits the
+/// qualified definition, so we must emit it here. Without the definition, the typeMap entry
+/// seeded by `seed_objlit_type_map_entries` (`"api.save" → "api.save"`) dead-ends: the
+/// resolver finds the typeMap entry but then fails to locate a node named `"api.save"`.
+///
 /// WASM produces both nodes — the qualified one via `extractObjectLiteralFunctions` and the
 /// bare one via `handleMethodCapture`. This pass mirrors that by adding only the qualified
 /// definitions, deferred so ordering is correct.
@@ -583,7 +678,6 @@ fn match_js_objlit_qualified_method_defs(
         return;
     }
     let is_const = node.child(0).map(|c| node_text(&c, source) == "const").unwrap_or(false);
-    if !is_const { return; }
     for i in 0..node.child_count() {
         let Some(declarator) = node.child(i) else { continue };
         if declarator.kind() != "variable_declarator" { continue; }
@@ -593,22 +687,54 @@ fn match_js_objlit_qualified_method_defs(
         let var_name = node_text(&name_n, source);
         for j in 0..value_n.child_count() {
             let Some(child) = value_n.child(j) else { continue };
-            if child.kind() != "method_definition" { continue; }
-            // Use resolve_method_def_name to strip brackets from computed string keys
-            // (e.g. ['foo'] → "foo") and skip non-string computed keys ([Symbol.iterator]).
-            let Some(method_name) = resolve_method_def_name(&child, source) else { continue };
-            let qualified = format!("{}.{}", var_name, method_name);
-            let body = child.child_by_field_name("body");
-            symbols.definitions.push(Definition {
-                name: qualified,
-                kind: "function".to_string(),
-                line: start_line(&child),
-                end_line: Some(end_line(&child)),
-                decorators: None,
-                complexity: body.and_then(|b| compute_all_metrics(&b, source, "javascript")),
-                cfg: body.and_then(|b| build_function_cfg(&b, "javascript", source)),
-                children: None,
-            });
+            match child.kind() {
+                "method_definition" => {
+                    // Emit qualified definition for ALL declaration kinds.
+                    // Use resolve_method_def_name to strip brackets from computed string keys
+                    // (e.g. ['foo'] → "foo") and skip non-string computed keys ([Symbol.iterator]).
+                    let Some(method_name) = resolve_method_def_name(&child, source) else { continue };
+                    let qualified = format!("{}.{}", var_name, method_name);
+                    let body = child.child_by_field_name("body");
+                    symbols.definitions.push(Definition {
+                        name: qualified,
+                        kind: "function".to_string(),
+                        line: start_line(&child),
+                        end_line: Some(end_line(&child)),
+                        decorators: None,
+                        complexity: body.and_then(|b| compute_all_metrics(&b, source, "javascript")),
+                        cfg: body.and_then(|b| build_function_cfg(&b, "javascript", source)),
+                        children: None,
+                    });
+                }
+                "pair" if !is_const => {
+                    // Emit qualified definition for `let`/`var` pair+arrow/function values only.
+                    // For `const`, `extract_object_literal_functions` already creates this definition;
+                    // creating it again here would be a duplicate.
+                    let Some(key_n) = child.child_by_field_name("key") else { continue };
+                    let Some(val_n) = child.child_by_field_name("value") else { continue };
+                    if !matches!(val_n.kind(), "arrow_function" | "function_expression" | "function") {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let key = if key_n.kind() == "string" {
+                        extract_string_fragment(&key_n, source).map(|s| s.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Some(node_text(&key_n, source).to_string())
+                    };
+                    let Some(key) = key else { continue };
+                    let qualified = format!("{}.{}", var_name, key);
+                    symbols.definitions.push(Definition {
+                        name: qualified,
+                        kind: "function".to_string(),
+                        line: start_line(&child),
+                        end_line: Some(end_line(&val_n)),
+                        decorators: None,
+                        complexity: compute_all_metrics(&val_n, source, "javascript"),
+                        cfg: build_function_cfg(&val_n, "javascript", source),
+                        children: None,
+                    });
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4108,6 +4234,82 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(tm_f.unwrap().type_name, "f");
     }
 
+    /// Issue #1551: `let` and `var` object-literal declarations must seed composite typeMap keys
+    /// just like `const` declarations. Regression test for the parity gap where native bailed
+    /// early for non-`const` declarations in the object-literal typeMap walk.
+    #[test]
+    fn let_var_objlit_seeds_type_map_entries() {
+        // Method shorthand: `let obj = { f() {} }` → typeMap['obj.f'] present
+        let s_let_method = parse_js(
+            "let obj = { f() { return 1; } };\n\
+             obj.f();",
+        );
+        let tm = s_let_method.type_map.iter().find(|e| e.name == "obj.f");
+        assert!(tm.is_some(), "let obj method: typeMap 'obj.f' missing; got: {:?}",
+            s_let_method.type_map.iter().map(|e| &e.name).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        assert_eq!(tm.unwrap().type_name, "f",
+            "typeMap 'obj.f' must point at bare name 'f', not the qualified key");
+        let call = s_let_method.calls.iter().find(|c| c.name == "f" && c.receiver.as_deref() == Some("obj"));
+        assert!(call.is_some(),
+            "calls must contain obj.f() with receiver='obj'; got: {:?}",
+            s_let_method.calls.iter().map(|c| (&c.name, &c.receiver)).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+
+        // Shorthand property: `var obj = { e4 }` → typeMap['obj.e4'] = 'e4'
+        let s_var_shorthand = parse_js(
+            "function e4() {}\n\
+             var obj = { e4 };",
+        );
+        let tm2 = s_var_shorthand.type_map.iter().find(|e| e.name == "obj.e4");
+        assert!(tm2.is_some(), "var obj shorthand: typeMap 'obj.e4' missing; got: {:?}",
+            s_var_shorthand.type_map.iter().map(|e| &e.name).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        assert_eq!(tm2.unwrap().type_name, "e4");
+
+        // Pair with identifier value: `var routes = { get: handler }` → typeMap['routes.get'] = 'handler'
+        let s_var_pair = parse_js(
+            "function handler() {}\n\
+             var routes = { get: handler };",
+        );
+        let tm3 = s_var_pair.type_map.iter().find(|e| e.name == "routes.get");
+        assert!(tm3.is_some(), "var routes pair: typeMap 'routes.get' missing; got: {:?}",
+            s_var_pair.type_map.iter().map(|e| &e.name).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        assert_eq!(tm3.unwrap().type_name, "handler");
+
+        // Pair with arrow value: `let api = { save: () => {} }` → typeMap['api.save'] = 'api.save'
+        // and a qualified definition 'api.save' must exist (emitted by the deferred
+        // match_js_objlit_qualified_method_defs pass for non-const pair+arrow/function).
+        let s_let_arrow = parse_js(
+            "let api = { save: () => {} };\n\
+             api.save();",
+        );
+        let tm4 = s_let_arrow.type_map.iter().find(|e| e.name == "api.save");
+        assert!(tm4.is_some(), "let api arrow: typeMap 'api.save' missing; got: {:?}",
+            s_let_arrow.type_map.iter().map(|e| &e.name).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        assert_eq!(tm4.unwrap().type_name, "api.save",
+            "typeMap 'api.save' must point at the qualified name 'api.save' (qualified definition exists)");
+        assert!(
+            s_let_arrow.definitions.iter().any(|d| d.name == "api.save"),
+            "let api arrow: qualified definition 'api.save' missing; got: {:?}",
+            s_let_arrow.definitions.iter().map(|d| &d.name).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        );
+        let call4 = s_let_arrow.calls.iter().find(|c| c.name == "save" && c.receiver.as_deref() == Some("api"));
+        assert!(call4.is_some(),
+            "calls must contain api.save() with receiver='api'; got: {:?}",
+            s_let_arrow.calls.iter().map(|c| (&c.name, &c.receiver)).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+
+        // Scope guard: object literal inside a function body must NOT seed module-level typeMap.
+        let s_scoped = parse_js(
+            "function init() {\n\
+               let local = { run() {} };\n\
+               local.run();\n\
+             }",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            s_scoped.type_map.iter().all(|e| e.name != "local.run"),
+            "function-scoped let obj must not pollute typeMap; got: {:?}",
+            s_scoped.type_map.iter().map(|e| &e.name).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Phase 8.3e: call receiver is correctly recorded for obj.f() inside defProp body.
     #[test]
     fn call_receiver_for_define_property() {
diff --git a/tests/parsers/javascript.test.ts b/tests/parsers/javascript.test.ts
index c903d5c5..5ba523fa 100644
--- a/tests/parsers/javascript.test.ts
+++ b/tests/parsers/javascript.test.ts
@@ -1007,6 +1007,15 @@ describe('JavaScript parser', () => {
       expect(symbols.typeMap.get('routes.get')).toEqual({ type: 'handler', confidence: 0.85 });
     });
 
+    // Issue #1551: let/var object-literal method definitions must seed typeMap entries
+    it('seeds composite typeMap keys for let-declared object-literal method shorthand', () => {
+      const symbols = parseJS(`
+        let obj = { f() { return 1; } };
+        obj.f();
+      `);
+      expect(symbols.typeMap.get('obj.f')).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
     it('extracts rest binding from a class method', () => {
       const symbols = parseJS(`
         class Service {