diff --git a/.changeset/fix-emdash-types-schema-export.md b/.changeset/fix-emdash-types-schema-export.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..024f4a41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-emdash-types-schema-export.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"emdash": patch
+---
+
+Fixes `emdash types` crashing with "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'collections')". The client's `schemaExport()` routed through the enveloped `request()` helper, but the `/schema` endpoint returns a bare `{ collections, version }` object — it now reads the raw response directly.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client/index.ts b/packages/core/src/client/index.ts
index 346d224b4..d78f0f89d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client/index.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ export class EmDashClient {
 
 	/** Export full schema as JSON (used by `emdash types`) */
 	async schemaExport(): Promise<SchemaExport> {
-		return this.request<SchemaExport>("GET", "/schema");
+		// The /schema endpoint returns a bare { collections, version } object,
+		// not the standard { data } envelope — parse the raw response directly.
+		const response = await this.requestRaw("GET", "/schema");
+		await this.assertOk(response);
+		return (await response.json()) as SchemaExport;
 	}
 
 	/** Export schema as TypeScript type definitions (used by `emdash types`) */
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/unit/client/client.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/unit/client/client.test.ts
index 7693dddf0..391eb2e1d 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/unit/client/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/unit/client/client.test.ts
@@ -737,4 +737,37 @@ describe("EmDashClient", () => {
 			expect(result[0]!.name).toBe("primary");
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("schemaExport()", () => {
+		it("returns the un-enveloped /schema response body", async () => {
+			// The /schema endpoint returns a bare { collections, version }
+			// object — it is NOT wrapped in the standard { data } envelope.
+			const schemaBody = {
+				collections: [{ slug: "posts", label: "Posts", fields: [] }],
+				version: "abc123",
+			};
+			const backend = createMockBackend([
+				{
+					method: "GET",
+					path: "/schema",
+					handler: () =>
+						new Response(JSON.stringify(schemaBody), {
+							status: 200,
+							headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+						}),
+				},
+			]);
+
+			const client = new EmDashClient({
+				baseUrl: "http://localhost:4321",
+				token: "test",
+				interceptors: [backend],
+			});
+
+			const schema = await client.schemaExport();
+			expect(schema.collections).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(schema.collections[0]!.slug).toBe("posts");
+			expect(schema.version).toBe("abc123");
+		});
+	});
 });