diff --git a/fuzz/.gitignore b/fuzz/.gitignore
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+++ b/fuzz/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+target
+corpus
+artifacts
+coverage
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.toml b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
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index 00000000..b279d999
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+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "benchmark-fuzz"
+version = "0.0.0"
+publish = false
+edition = "2021"
+
+[package.metadata]
+cargo-fuzz = true
+
+[dependencies]
+libfuzzer-sys = "0.4"
+jsonschema = { path = "../crates/jsonschema/" }
+serde_json = "1"
+
+[workspace]
+members = ["."]
+
+[profile.release]
+debug = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "compile"
+path = "fuzz_targets/compile.rs"
+test = false
+doc = false
+bench = false
diff --git a/fuzz/dict b/fuzz/dict
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index 00000000..929fd17a
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+++ b/fuzz/dict
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+# JSON Schema keywords
+"$schema"
+"$id"
+"type"
+"properties"
+"required"
+"additionalProperties"
+"items"
+"allOf"
+"anyOf"
+"oneOf"
+"not"
+"definitions"
+"$ref"
+"enum"
+"const"
+"multipleOf"
+"maximum"
+"exclusiveMaximum"
+"minimum"
+"exclusiveMinimum"
+"maxLength"
+"minLength"
+"pattern"
+"maxItems"
+"minItems"
+"uniqueItems"
+"maxProperties"
+"minProperties"
+"dependencies"
+"propertyNames"
+"if"
+"then"
+"else"
+"format"
+
+# Data types
+"object"
+"array"
+"string"
+"number"
+"integer"
+"boolean"
+"null"
+
+# Common patterns
+"^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$"
+"^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$"
+
+# Special characters
+"{"
+"}"
+"["
+"]"
+":"
+","
+
+# Common values
+"true"
+"false"
+"null"
+"0"
+"1"
+"-1"
+"3.14"
+
+# URI references
+"#"
+"#/definitions/"
+"#/properties/"
+
+# Format specifiers
+"date-time"
+"date"
+"time"
+"email"
+"idn-email"
+"hostname"
+"idn-hostname"
+"ipv4"
+"ipv6"
+"uri"
+"uri-reference"
+"iri"
+"iri-reference"
+"uuid"
+
+# Common property names
+"id"
+"name"
+"title"
+"description"
+"default"
+"examples"
+"$comment"
diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/compile.rs b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/compile.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb7685a4
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+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/compile.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#![no_main]
+use libfuzzer_sys::fuzz_target;
+
+fuzz_target!(|data: &[u8]| {
+    let Ok(schema) = serde_json::from_slice(data) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let _ = jsonschema::compile(&schema);
+});
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/array b/fuzz/seeds/compile/array
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6be66b0d
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+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/array
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "array",
+  "items": {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "id": { "type": "integer" },
+      "value": { "type": "string" }
+    },
+    "required": ["id", "value"]
+  },
+  "minItems": 1,
+  "uniqueItems": true
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/combinators b/fuzz/seeds/compile/combinators
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9308615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/combinators
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "allOf": [
+    { "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" } } },
+    { "properties": { "age": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 } } }
+  ],
+  "anyOf": [
+    { "properties": { "email": { "type": "string", "format": "email" } } },
+    { "properties": { "phone": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^\\+?[0-9]{10,14}$" } } }
+  ],
+  "oneOf": [
+    { "properties": { "type": { "const": "user" } } },
+    { "properties": { "type": { "const": "admin" } } }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/enum b/fuzz/seeds/compile/enum
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index 00000000..4e930ca3
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+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/enum
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "color": { "enum": ["red", "green", "blue"] },
+    "version": { "const": "1.0" },
+    "features": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "type": "string" }
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["color", "version"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/nested-object b/fuzz/seeds/compile/nested-object
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdbf31d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/nested-object
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "user": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "id": { "type": "integer" },
+        "username": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]{3,16}$" }
+      },
+      "required": ["id", "username"]
+    }
+  },
+  "patternProperties": {
+    "^data_": { "type": "string" }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/object b/fuzz/seeds/compile/object
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index 00000000..5ce39610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/object
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "name": { "type": "string" },
+    "age": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
+    "email": { "type": "string", "format": "email" }
+  },
+  "required": ["name", "age"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-combo b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-combo
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index 00000000..91ab05e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-combo
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "positiveInteger": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 1
+    },
+    "nonEmptyString": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1
+    }
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "id": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
+    "name": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonEmptyString" },
+    "tags": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonEmptyString" },
+      "uniqueItems": true
+    },
+    "metadata": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "propertyNames": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonEmptyString" },
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "oneOf": [
+          { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
+          { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonEmptyString" }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["id", "name"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-external b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-external
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f0ba795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-external
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "user": { "$ref": "https://example.com/schemas/user.json" },
+    "order": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "id": { "type": "string" },
+        "items": { "$ref": "https://example.com/schemas/order-items.json" }
+      },
+      "required": ["id", "items"]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["user", "order"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-local b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-local
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index 00000000..a941ceb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-local
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "address": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "street": { "type": "string" },
+        "city": { "type": "string" },
+        "country": { "type": "string" }
+      },
+      "required": ["street", "city", "country"]
+    },
+    "person": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": { "type": "string" },
+        "age": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
+        "address": { "$ref": "#/definitions/address" }
+      },
+      "required": ["name", "age", "address"]
+    }
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "user": { "$ref": "#/definitions/person" },
+    "emergencyContact": { "$ref": "#/definitions/person" }
+  },
+  "required": ["user", "emergencyContact"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-nested b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-nested
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a722a37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-nested
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "minimum": 0
+    },
+    "rectangle": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "width": { "$ref": "#/definitions/dimension" },
+        "height": { "$ref": "#/definitions/dimension" }
+      },
+      "required": ["width", "height"]
+    },
+    "circle": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "radius": { "$ref": "#/definitions/dimension" }
+      },
+      "required": ["radius"]
+    }
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "shapes": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "oneOf": [
+          { "$ref": "#/definitions/rectangle" },
+          { "$ref": "#/definitions/circle" }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["shapes"]
+}
diff --git a/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-recursive b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-recursive
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d89073bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzz/seeds/compile/ref-recursive
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "person": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": { "type": "string" },
+        "children": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/person" }
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["name"]
+    }
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "familyTree": { "$ref": "#/definitions/person" }
+  },
+  "required": ["familyTree"]
+}