diff --git a/.claude/rules/code-layout.md b/.claude/rules/code-layout.md
index 61a4dd609..fb69b230d 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/code-layout.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/code-layout.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ paths:
 - **src/provisioning/register-providers.ts** - Shared provider registration (called from deploy.ts and destroy.ts)
 - **src/provisioning/data-delete-intent.ts** - Shared destroy data-guard intent helpers (issue #1340): `hasCdkAutoDeleteTag(properties, tagKey)` / `isTruthyCfnBoolean(value)` plus the CDK tag-key constants `S3_AUTO_DELETE_OBJECTS_TAG` (`aws-cdk:auto-delete-objects`, stamped by `autoDeleteObjects: true`) and `ECR_AUTO_DELETE_IMAGES_TAG` (`aws-cdk:auto-delete-images`). Consumed by `S3BucketProvider.delete` (auto-empty of a non-empty bucket only with the tag / `DeleteContext.forceDataDelete`), `S3DirectoryBucketProvider.delete` (issue #1344 — same gate; no CDK opt-in sugar exists for directory buckets, so plain destroy of a non-empty one fails with a manual-empty remediation), and `ECRProvider.delete` (`force: true` only with `EmptyOnDelete: true`, the tag, or `forceDataDelete`) — without an opt-in the AWS not-empty error surfaces like CloudFormation DELETE_FAILED. `DeleteContext.forceDataDelete` (src/provisioning/region-check.ts) is set ONLY by the deploy engine's replacement/recreate delete sites under `--force-stateful-recreation`. See the "Destroy data guards" section in docs/cli-reference.md and the DeleteContext contract note in .claude/rules/providers.md.
 - **src/provisioning/final-snapshot.ts** - `DeletionPolicy` / `UpdateReplacePolicy: Snapshot` support (issues #1352 / #1353 / #1354): `ATOMIC_FINAL_SNAPSHOT_TYPES` (RDS DBInstance / DBCluster, Neptune / DocDB clusters, ElastiCache CacheCluster — the delete call sites generate `buildFinalSnapshotIdentifier(physicalId, resourceType)` and thread it via `DeleteContext.finalSnapshotIdentifier`; each provider flips its delete from `SkipFinalSnapshot: true` to the API's atomic final-snapshot form; ONLY on the SDK route — a cc-api-routed atomic type is refused and `CloudControlProvider.delete` fail-closes on the field), `PRE_DELETE_SNAPSHOT_TYPES` + `createPreDeleteFinalSnapshot` dispatcher (all CC-routed: `AWS::EC2::Volume` via EC2 `CreateSnapshot` tagged `cdkd:final-snapshot-of`; `AWS::Redshift::Cluster` via `CreateClusterSnapshot`; `AWS::ElastiCache::ReplicationGroup` via ElastiCache `CreateSnapshot` — each waited to ready, idempotent reuse via the tag / the `finalSnapshotNamePrefix` name prefix across delete re-runs), `unsupportedFinalSnapshotError` / `ccRoutedFinalSnapshotError` refusals, and (issue #1366) `finalSnapshotMechanism(type, route)` / `refusesFinalSnapshot(type, route)` — the mechanism matrix as a PURE function, so the executor that ACTS on it and the `cdkd rollback` plan preview that DESCRIBES it read one source (issue #1368 extends that to the preview's STATE effect: a refused Snapshot delete no longer unwinds the record, since the next-older segment is classified against it). The two type sets are DISJOINT by construction — `finalSnapshotMechanism` tests the atomic set first, so a type in both would silently take the atomic arm and never reach the pre-delete snapshot; pinned in `final-snapshot.test.ts` alongside the union-equals-the-CFn-documented-list fence (re-homed there from the deleted `supportsFinalSnapshot` predicate, #1368). Consumed by the deploy engine (`prepareFinalSnapshotForDelete` — the shared gate for the DELETE branch AND the four replacement / recreate delete sites), `destroy-runner.ts`, and `rollback-executor.ts` — the latter twice: `rollbackFinalSnapshotId` for the delete-of-the-NEW-resource under `UpdateReplacePolicy` (honors only the atomic SDK-routed shape, plain-deletes otherwise — scope decision on #1354), and `prepareCreateRollbackFinalSnapshot` for a rolled-back CREATE under `DeletionPolicy` (the FULL matrix, refusing what it cannot snapshot — issue #1358). The engine's clients come from `DeployEngineOptions.finalSnapshotClients` (stack-region-pinned `AwsClients`, structurally a `PreDeleteSnapshotClients`), threaded on to `RollbackExecutorContext.finalSnapshotClients`; `--skip-final-snapshot` (deploy / destroy / state destroy / rollback, `skipFinalSnapshotOption` in `src/cli/options.ts` — deliberately NOT in the shared `destroyOptions` array `cdkd orphan` consumes) is the explicit data-loss opt-out.
+- **src/provisioning/emr-configuration.ts** - Shared CFn -> SDK shape converters for the `AWS::EMR::*` nested config blobs whose CFn key spelling diverges from `@aws-sdk/client-emr` (issue #1383): `toSdkConfigurations` (renames `Configuration.ConfigurationProperties` -> the SDK's `Properties` at EVERY `Configurations` nesting level), `toSdkStepConfigs` (`HadoopJarStepConfig.StepProperties` -> `Properties`), and `toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs` (per-instance-type nested `Configurations`). Both are pure key renames — the VALUE shapes already match (`Record<string,string>` / `KeyValue[]`, verified against the live CFn registry schema) — but the AWS SDK v3 serializer drops unknown members, so before the conversion every EMR application configuration (spark-defaults / hive-site / yarn-site ...) silently vanished while cdkd reported success. Consumed by `EMRClusterProvider` (top-level `Configurations` / `Steps`, per-group `Configurations`, per-fleet `InstanceTypeConfigs`), `EMRInstanceGroupConfigProvider` (create), and `EMRInstanceFleetConfigProvider` (create + the `ModifyInstanceFleet` update). No inverse is needed: `Configurations` / `Steps` / `InstanceTypeConfigs` are all declared in `EMRClusterProvider.getDriftUnknownPaths` and neither instance provider implements `readCurrentState`. Non-object / non-array inputs (an unresolved intrinsic) pass through untouched so AWS surfaces the real validation error. The `AWS::EMR::*` types are NOT yet in `NESTED_KEY_TARGETS` (`scripts/gen-nested-key-coverage.ts`) — critic target expansion is tracked in issue #1393.
 - **src/provisioning/ec2-termination-protection.ts** - Shared `--remove-protection` helper for `AWS::EC2::Instance`: `disableInstanceApiTermination()` (flip `DisableApiTermination` off, idempotent, errors swallowed at debug), `isTerminationProtectionPropagationError()` (matches the "may not be terminated. Modify its disableApiTermination" 400 from both `TerminateInstances` and the Cloud Control `DeleteResource` wrapper), and `TERMINATION_PROTECTION_MAX_ATTEMPTS`. Used by `EC2Provider.deleteInstance` (SDK path) and `CloudControlProvider.delete` (CC-API path — an instance routes through Cloud Control whenever its template trips the #614 silent-drop routing) so `--remove-protection` works regardless of which delete path the instance takes; the modify WRITE lags the delete READ, so both callers flip-off + retry the delete to close the propagation window. ALSO used by `ASGProvider.delete` (issue #796): an `AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup` whose launch template sets `DisableApiTermination: true` launches instances that survive the group's `DeleteAutoScalingGroup(ForceDelete: true)` (ASG-level DeletionProtection + ForceDelete governs only the group + scale-in protection, not EC2-level termination protection), so under `--remove-protection` the provider enumerates the group's current instances and flips each one's `DisableApiTermination` off before the force delete — the ASG's own async terminate loop then absorbs the modify-WRITE propagation lag, so no per-instance delete retry is needed there. An ASG can ALSO route via Cloud Control when its template sets a silent-drop property such as `AvailabilityZoneIds` (#614 routing) — Cloud Control's `DeleteResource` cannot `ForceDelete` a protected ASG or clear its protection, so `CloudControlProvider.delete` detects `removeProtection === true && resourceType === 'AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup'` and delegates to `new ASGProvider().delete(...)` (the single source of truth for protected-ASG deletion), keeping the SDK and CC routing paths behaviourally identical (issue #798; CDK's L2 emits `availabilityZones` names not `AvailabilityZoneIds`, so this CC path only fires for hand-written L1 / imported templates).
 - **src/provisioning/unsupported-types.ts** + **unsupported-types.generated.ts** - Pre-flight unsupported-type rejection. The `.generated.ts` ships the provider-coverage Tier 3 set (`ProvisioningType: NON_PROVISIONABLE`) into the runtime, codegen'd from `docs/_generated/provider-coverage.json` by `scripts/gen-unsupported-types.ts` (`vp run gen:unsupported-types`; CI fails on drift). The hand-written `.ts` adds `isNonProvisionable()` + `unsupportedTypeIssueUrl()`; both are consulted by `CloudControlProvider.isSupportedResourceType` (rejects Tier 3) and `ProviderRegistry.validateResourceTypes` (per-type error + issue link). The `--allow-unsupported-types` escape hatch routes named types through Cloud Control via `ProviderRegistry.allowUnsupportedTypes()`.
 - **src/provisioning/property-coverage.ts** + **property-coverage.generated.ts** - Pre-flight property-level rejection (parallel to unsupported-types but at top-level CFn property granularity). The `.generated.ts` ships per-Tier-1-type `{ handled, silentDrop }` records, codegen'd from `tests/fixtures/cfn-schemas/*.json` + each SDK provider's `handledProperties` / `unhandledByDesign` declarations by `scripts/gen-property-coverage.ts` (`vp run gen:property-coverage`; CI fails on drift; the codegen parses provider sources via the TypeScript Compiler API so no `dist/` bootstrap is needed). The hand-written `.ts` adds `getPropertyCoverage()` + `findSilentDropProperties()` + `unsupportedPropertyIssueUrl()`; all are consulted by `ProviderRegistry.validateResourceProperties` (per-resource per-property error + 1-click GitHub issue link + dedup'd re-run command). The `--allow-unsupported-properties` escape hatch (deploy only) routes named `<Type>:<Prop>` entries past the reject via `ProviderRegistry.allowUnsupportedProperties()`. Tier 2 (Cloud Control) types are intentionally NOT in the generated map — CC forwards the full property map to AWS, so no write-side silent drop is possible.
diff --git a/docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json b/docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json
index 5a8f33702..51bd7fb72 100644
--- a/docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json
+++ b/docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@
     "--include-non-importable",
     "--include-planned-deletion",
     "--input",
+    "--input-type",
     "--instance-group-id",
     "--instance-id",
     "--instance-ids",
@@ -1360,10 +1361,12 @@
     "--no-audit",
     "--no-buffer",
     "--no-build",
+    "--no-cli-pager",
     "--no-deletion-protection",
     "--no-deletion-protection-enabled",
     "--no-disable-api-termination",
     "--no-fund",
+    "--no-paginate",
     "--no-path-metadata",
     "--no-prefix-user-supplied-names",
     "--no-pull",
diff --git a/docs/_generated/integ-last-run.tsv b/docs/_generated/integ-last-run.tsv
index f9b5d0d0a..dbdfd2f0f 100644
--- a/docs/_generated/integ-last-run.tsv
+++ b/docs/_generated/integ-last-run.tsv
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ efs-immutable-replacement	2026-08-01T09:51:12Z	PASS	63	verify.sh	0801 regression
 efs-lambda	2026-07-26T18:36:31Z	PASS	499	standard	0727b sweep-b4 staleness re-run (rc=0); account clean
 efs-standalone	2026-07-26T18:36:31Z	PASS	148	verify.sh	0727b sweep-b4 staleness re-run (rc=0); account clean
 elasticache-replicationgroup-getatt	2026-07-20T14:51:32Z	PASS	596	verify.sh	CC GetAtt PrimaryEndPoint real hostname, 0 orphans
-emr-cluster	2026-08-02T14:15:43Z	PASS	605	verify.sh	#1339 fix verified: cleanup warning gone on clean run (gone_probe-gated); 12 del/0 err, 0 orphans
-emr-instance-configs	2026-08-02T06:50:46Z	PASS	997	verify.sh	0802 heavy TTL sweep; deploy+resize+destroy ok, 0 orphans
+emr-cluster	2026-08-09T04:01:57Z	PASS	700	verify.sh	#1383 top-level+nested+group Configurations and StepProperties asserted; 12 deleted, 0 errors, 0 orphans
+emr-instance-configs	2026-08-09T04:19:21Z	PASS	1250	verify.sh	#1383 standalone-group ConfigurationProperties asserted; destroy clean, 0 orphans
 event-driven	2026-07-26T18:36:31Z	PASS	42	standard	0727b sweep-b4 staleness re-run (rc=0); account clean
 eventbridge	2026-07-27T11:04:52Z	PASS	87	verify.sh	issue #1267 post-review re-run; 10 del 0 err, 0 orphans
 eventbridge-api-destination	2026-07-21T14:48:06Z	PASS	70	verify.sh	rc ok, orph clean
diff --git a/docs/cli-flag-coverage.md b/docs/cli-flag-coverage.md
index 21bcd5d56..6ed778559 100644
--- a/docs/cli-flag-coverage.md
+++ b/docs/cli-flag-coverage.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Reviewer judgment required per flag — many of these are pure-logic flags adequ
 | `--verbose` | [`cache-streaming`](../tests/integration/cache-streaming/)<br>[`conditions`](../tests/integration/conditions/)<br>[`cross-region-state-bucket`](../tests/integration/cross-region-state-bucket/)<br>[`deletion-ordering-complex`](../tests/integration/deletion-ordering-complex/)<br>[`destroy-interrupt`](../tests/integration/destroy-interrupt/)<br>[`docdb-neptune`](../tests/integration/docdb-neptune/)<br>[`drift-revert`](../tests/integration/drift-revert/)<br>[`drift-revert-arrays`](../tests/integration/drift-revert-arrays/)<br>[`drift-revert-vpc`](../tests/integration/drift-revert-vpc/)<br>[`dynamodb-globaltable`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-globaltable/)<br>[`ec2-instance-fanout`](../tests/integration/ec2-instance-fanout/)<br>[`elasticache-replicationgroup-getatt`](../tests/integration/elasticache-replicationgroup-getatt/)<br>[`export`](../tests/integration/export/)<br>[`export-nested-stack`](../tests/integration/export-nested-stack/)<br>[`iam-managed-policy`](../tests/integration/iam-managed-policy/)<br>[`import-attributes`](../tests/integration/import-attributes/)<br>[`import-auto-mode`](../tests/integration/import-auto-mode/)<br>[`import-nested-stack`](../tests/integration/import-nested-stack/)<br>[`local-invoke-agentcore-from-state`](../tests/integration/local-invoke-agentcore-from-state/)<br>[`local-start-alb-from-state`](../tests/integration/local-start-alb-from-state/)<br>[`macro-expansion`](../tests/integration/macro-expansion/)<br>[`migrate-from-bare-cfn`](../tests/integration/migrate-from-bare-cfn/)<br>[`opensearch-domain-getatt`](../tests/integration/opensearch-domain-getatt/)<br>[`redshift-cluster-getatt`](../tests/integration/redshift-cluster-getatt/)<br>[`remove-protection`](../tests/integration/remove-protection/)<br>[`rollback-sqs-cooldown`](../tests/integration/rollback-sqs-cooldown/)<br>[`stepfunctions`](../tests/integration/stepfunctions/)<br>[`tags-propagation`](../tests/integration/tags-propagation/)<br>[`throttle-wide-dag`](../tests/integration/throttle-wide-dag/) |
 | `--yes` | [`agentcore-tools`](../tests/integration/agentcore-tools/)<br>[`apigateway`](../tests/integration/apigateway/)<br>[`apigatewayv2-update-removal`](../tests/integration/apigatewayv2-update-removal/)<br>[`apigw-gateway-response`](../tests/integration/apigw-gateway-response/)<br>[`apigw-stage-throttling`](../tests/integration/apigw-stage-throttling/)<br>[`apigw-usage-plan-key`](../tests/integration/apigw-usage-plan-key/)<br>[`appconfig`](../tests/integration/appconfig/)<br>[`asset-auto-create`](../tests/integration/asset-auto-create/)<br>[`asset-bootstrap`](../tests/integration/asset-bootstrap/)<br>[`asset-migration`](../tests/integration/asset-migration/)<br>[`aws-custom-resource`](../tests/integration/aws-custom-resource/)<br>[`backup`](../tests/integration/backup/)<br>[`bootstrap-free-region`](../tests/integration/bootstrap-free-region/)<br>[`bucket-deployment`](../tests/integration/bucket-deployment/)<br>[`budgets`](../tests/integration/budgets/)<br>[`cache-streaming`](../tests/integration/cache-streaming/)<br>[`cc-api-fallback`](../tests/integration/cc-api-fallback/)<br>[`cc-api-fallback-transitions`](../tests/integration/cc-api-fallback-transitions/)<br>[`cc-getatt-readback`](../tests/integration/cc-getatt-readback/)<br>[`cc-protection-flip`](../tests/integration/cc-protection-flip/)<br>[`cc-protection-flip-eks`](../tests/integration/cc-protection-flip-eks/)<br>[`ci-cd`](../tests/integration/ci-cd/)<br>[`cloudfront-function-url`](../tests/integration/cloudfront-function-url/)<br>[`cloudwatch-anomaly-detector`](../tests/integration/cloudwatch-anomaly-detector/)<br>[`codecommit`](../tests/integration/codecommit/)<br>[`codedeploy-lambda-deployment-group`](../tests/integration/codedeploy-lambda-deployment-group/)<br>[`cognito`](../tests/integration/cognito/)<br>[`cognito-custom-attribute-add`](../tests/integration/cognito-custom-attribute-add/)<br>[`cognito-identity-pool`](../tests/integration/cognito-identity-pool/)<br>[`cognito-lambda-triggers`](../tests/integration/cognito-lambda-triggers/)<br>[`cognito-resource-server`](../tests/integration/cognito-resource-server/)<br>[`cognito-userpool-user-ref`](../tests/integration/cognito-userpool-user-ref/)<br>[`conditions`](../tests/integration/conditions/)<br>[`conditions-and-if`](../tests/integration/conditions-and-if/)<br>[`conditions-update-2`](../tests/integration/conditions-update-2/)<br>[`custom-resource-getatt-data`](../tests/integration/custom-resource-getatt-data/)<br>[`data-analytics`](../tests/integration/data-analytics/)<br>[`deep-getatt-chains`](../tests/integration/deep-getatt-chains/)<br>[`deletion-ordering-complex`](../tests/integration/deletion-ordering-complex/)<br>[`deletion-policy-snapshot`](../tests/integration/deletion-policy-snapshot/)<br>[`deletion-policy-snapshot-heavy`](../tests/integration/deletion-policy-snapshot-heavy/)<br>[`destroy-data-guard`](../tests/integration/destroy-data-guard/)<br>[`destroy-interrupt`](../tests/integration/destroy-interrupt/)<br>[`diff-intrinsic-target-change`](../tests/integration/diff-intrinsic-target-change/)<br>[`dlm-lifecycle-policy`](../tests/integration/dlm-lifecycle-policy/)<br>[`docker-image-asset`](../tests/integration/docker-image-asset/)<br>[`dsql`](../tests/integration/dsql/)<br>[`dynamodb-autoscaling`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-autoscaling/)<br>[`dynamodb-gsi-update`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-gsi-update/)<br>[`dynamodb-ondemand`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-ondemand/)<br>[`dynamodb-sse`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-sse/)<br>[`dynamodb-stream-filter`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-stream-filter/)<br>[`dynamodb-streams`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-streams/)<br>[`dynamodb-tableclass-switch`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-tableclass-switch/)<br>[`dynamodb-ttl-attr-change`](../tests/integration/dynamodb-ttl-attr-change/)<br>[`ec2-instance`](../tests/integration/ec2-instance/)<br>[`ec2-instance-fanout`](../tests/integration/ec2-instance-fanout/)<br>[`ecr-scanning`](../tests/integration/ecr-scanning/)<br>[`ecs-fargate`](../tests/integration/ecs-fargate/)<br>[`ecs-schedule-targets`](../tests/integration/ecs-schedule-targets/)<br>[`ecs-service-update-props`](../tests/integration/ecs-service-update-props/)<br>[`efs-immutable-replacement`](../tests/integration/efs-immutable-replacement/)<br>[`efs-standalone`](../tests/integration/efs-standalone/)<br>[`elasticache-replicationgroup-getatt`](../tests/integration/elasticache-replicationgroup-getatt/)<br>[`emr-cluster`](../tests/integration/emr-cluster/)<br>[`emr-instance-configs`](../tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/)<br>[`eventbridge`](../tests/integration/eventbridge/)<br>[`eventbridge-api-destination`](../tests/integration/eventbridge-api-destination/)<br>[`eventbridge-archive`](../tests/integration/eventbridge-archive/)<br>[`eventbridge-input-transformer`](../tests/integration/eventbridge-input-transformer/)<br>[`eventbridge-pipes`](../tests/integration/eventbridge-pipes/)<br>[`eventbridge-scheduler`](../tests/integration/eventbridge-scheduler/)<br>[`eventsourcemapping-race`](../tests/integration/eventsourcemapping-race/)<br>[`export`](../tests/integration/export/)<br>[`export-nested-stack`](../tests/integration/export-nested-stack/)<br>[`fifo-sqs-event-source`](../tests/integration/fifo-sqs-event-source/)<br>[`fsx-lustre`](../tests/integration/fsx-lustre/)<br>[`fsx-ontap`](../tests/integration/fsx-ontap/)<br>[`fsx-openzfs`](../tests/integration/fsx-openzfs/)<br>[`fsx-windows`](../tests/integration/fsx-windows/)<br>[`gc-custom-asset-names`](../tests/integration/gc-custom-asset-names/)<br>[`getatt-fallback-guard`](../tests/integration/getatt-fallback-guard/)<br>[`getstackoutput-crossregion`](../tests/integration/getstackoutput-crossregion/)<br>[`glue-securityconfig-replace`](../tests/integration/glue-securityconfig-replace/)<br>[`glue-update-hardening`](../tests/integration/glue-update-hardening/)<br>[`iam-access-key`](../tests/integration/iam-access-key/)<br>[`iam-managed-policy`](../tests/integration/iam-managed-policy/)<br>[`iam-oidc-provider`](../tests/integration/iam-oidc-provider/)<br>[`iam-propagation-stress`](../tests/integration/iam-propagation-stress/)<br>[`iam-role-policies-drift-clean`](../tests/integration/iam-role-policies-drift-clean/)<br>[`iam-role-prefixed-name-update`](../tests/integration/iam-role-prefixed-name-update/)<br>[`import-attributes`](../tests/integration/import-attributes/)<br>[`import-auto-mode`](../tests/integration/import-auto-mode/)<br>[`import-nested-stack`](../tests/integration/import-nested-stack/)<br>[`inplace-attr-propagation`](../tests/integration/inplace-attr-propagation/)<br>[`kinesis-esm-filter`](../tests/integration/kinesis-esm-filter/)<br>[`kinesis-stream-mode-switch`](../tests/integration/kinesis-stream-mode-switch/)<br>[`lambda`](../tests/integration/lambda/)<br>[`lambda-alias-provisioned-concurrency`](../tests/integration/lambda-alias-provisioned-concurrency/)<br>[`lambda-arch-switch`](../tests/integration/lambda-arch-switch/)<br>[`lambda-config-field-removal`](../tests/integration/lambda-config-field-removal/)<br>[`lambda-destinations`](../tests/integration/lambda-destinations/)<br>[`lambda-env-removal`](../tests/integration/lambda-env-removal/)<br>[`lambda-event-invoke-config-update`](../tests/integration/lambda-event-invoke-config-update/)<br>[`lambda-layer-version-update`](../tests/integration/lambda-layer-version-update/)<br>[`lambda-log-retention`](../tests/integration/lambda-log-retention/)<br>[`lambda-microvm-image`](../tests/integration/lambda-microvm-image/)<br>[`lambda-reserved-concurrency`](../tests/integration/lambda-reserved-concurrency/)<br>[`lambda-snapstart`](../tests/integration/lambda-snapstart/)<br>[`launchtemplate-asg-inplace`](../tests/integration/launchtemplate-asg-inplace/)<br>[`loggroup-class-guard`](../tests/integration/loggroup-class-guard/)<br>[`loggroup-kms-associate`](../tests/integration/loggroup-kms-associate/)<br>[`migrate-from-bare-cfn`](../tests/integration/migrate-from-bare-cfn/)<br>[`migrate-from-cfn`](../tests/integration/migrate-from-cfn/)<br>[`multi-asset`](../tests/integration/multi-asset/)<br>[`nested-stack-3level`](../tests/integration/nested-stack-3level/)<br>[`nested-stack-deep`](../tests/integration/nested-stack-deep/)<br>[`nodejs-function`](../tests/integration/nodejs-function/)<br>[`opensearch-domain-getatt`](../tests/integration/opensearch-domain-getatt/)<br>[`propagation-races-2`](../tests/integration/propagation-races-2/)<br>[`raw-cfn-conditions-params`](../tests/integration/raw-cfn-conditions-params/)<br>[`rds-aurora`](../tests/integration/rds-aurora/)<br>[`rds-dbinstance-backfill`](../tests/integration/rds-dbinstance-backfill/)<br>[`rds-full-stack`](../tests/integration/rds-full-stack/)<br>[`recreate-mixed-direction`](../tests/integration/recreate-mixed-direction/)<br>[`recreate-via-cc-api`](../tests/integration/recreate-via-cc-api/)<br>[`recreate-via-sdk-provider`](../tests/integration/recreate-via-sdk-provider/)<br>[`redshift-cluster-getatt`](../tests/integration/redshift-cluster-getatt/)<br>[`rename-refactor`](../tests/integration/rename-refactor/)<br>[`replacement-fanout`](../tests/integration/replacement-fanout/)<br>[`replacement-immutable-name`](../tests/integration/replacement-immutable-name/)<br>[`rollback-deletion-policy-snapshot`](../tests/integration/rollback-deletion-policy-snapshot/)<br>[`route53`](../tests/integration/route53/)<br>[`s3-asset-deploy`](../tests/integration/s3-asset-deploy/)<br>[`s3-cloudfront`](../tests/integration/s3-cloudfront/)<br>[`s3-directory-bucket`](../tests/integration/s3-directory-bucket/)<br>[`s3-event-notification`](../tests/integration/s3-event-notification/)<br>[`s3-lifecycle`](../tests/integration/s3-lifecycle/)<br>[`s3-object-lock`](../tests/integration/s3-object-lock/)<br>[`s3-replication-and-filter`](../tests/integration/s3-replication-and-filter/)<br>[`s3-tables`](../tests/integration/s3-tables/)<br>[`s3-vectors`](../tests/integration/s3-vectors/)<br>[`scheduler-custom-group`](../tests/integration/scheduler-custom-group/)<br>[`schema-v5-to-v6-migration`](../tests/integration/schema-v5-to-v6-migration/)<br>[`schema-v6-to-v7-migration`](../tests/integration/schema-v6-to-v7-migration/)<br>[`schema-v7-to-v8-migration`](../tests/integration/schema-v7-to-v8-migration/)<br>[`sdk-ccapi-crossref`](../tests/integration/sdk-ccapi-crossref/)<br>[`secrets-dynamic-ref`](../tests/integration/secrets-dynamic-ref/)<br>[`secrets-rotation-schedule`](../tests/integration/secrets-rotation-schedule/)<br>[`serverless-api`](../tests/integration/serverless-api/)<br>[`servicediscovery`](../tests/integration/servicediscovery/)<br>[`servicediscovery-namespaces`](../tests/integration/servicediscovery-namespaces/)<br>[`ses-identity`](../tests/integration/ses-identity/)<br>[`sg-circular-dependency`](../tests/integration/sg-circular-dependency/)<br>[`sns-event-source`](../tests/integration/sns-event-source/)<br>[`sns-inline-subscription`](../tests/integration/sns-inline-subscription/)<br>[`sns-pending-subscription`](../tests/integration/sns-pending-subscription/)<br>[`sns-sqs-event`](../tests/integration/sns-sqs-event/)<br>[`sns-subscription-filter`](../tests/integration/sns-subscription-filter/)<br>[`sqs-esm-max-concurrency`](../tests/integration/sqs-esm-max-concurrency/)<br>[`stepfunctions`](../tests/integration/stepfunctions/)<br>[`stepfunctions-logging`](../tests/integration/stepfunctions-logging/)<br>[`stepfunctions-s3-definition`](../tests/integration/stepfunctions-s3-definition/)<br>[`synthetics-canary`](../tests/integration/synthetics-canary/)<br>[`throttle-wide-dag`](../tests/integration/throttle-wide-dag/)<br>[`update-replace`](../tests/integration/update-replace/)<br>[`wait-condition-handle`](../tests/integration/wait-condition-handle/) |
 
-## Long-form flags referenced in integs but NOT declared in src/cli/options.ts (276)
+## Long-form flags referenced in integs but NOT declared in src/cli/options.ts (279)
 
 These are mostly third-party CLI flags (`--query` for `aws` / `--region` for `aws s3 ls` / `--no-paginate` / etc.) OR typos of cdkd flag names. Listed here for visibility — review only if a row matches a cdkd flag with a misspelling.
 
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ These are mostly third-party CLI flags (`--query` for `aws` / `--region` for `aw
 - `--include-non-importable`
 - `--include-planned-deletion`
 - `--input`
+- `--input-type`
 - `--instance-group-id`
 - `--instance-id`
 - `--instance-ids`
@@ -217,10 +218,12 @@ These are mostly third-party CLI flags (`--query` for `aws` / `--region` for `aw
 - `--no-audit`
 - `--no-buffer`
 - `--no-build`
+- `--no-cli-pager`
 - `--no-deletion-protection`
 - `--no-deletion-protection-enabled`
 - `--no-disable-api-termination`
 - `--no-fund`
+- `--no-paginate`
 - `--no-path-metadata`
 - `--no-prefix-user-supplied-names`
 - `--no-pull`
@@ -263,8 +266,5 @@ These are mostly third-party CLI flags (`--query` for `aws` / `--region` for `aw
 - `--recursive`
 - `--replication-group-id`
 - `--repository-description`
-- `--repository-name`
-- `--repository-names`
-- `--require-approval`
 
-_(76 more entries truncated — see `docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json` for the full list.)_
+_(79 more entries truncated — see `docs/_generated/cli-flag-coverage.json` for the full list.)_
diff --git a/src/provisioning/emr-configuration.ts b/src/provisioning/emr-configuration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86bcc52af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/provisioning/emr-configuration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import type { Configuration, InstanceTypeConfig, StepConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-emr';
+
+/**
+ * CFn -> SDK shape converters for the two `AWS::EMR::*` nested blobs whose CFn
+ * key spelling diverges from the `@aws-sdk/client-emr` model (issue #1383).
+ *
+ * | CFn key                                          | SDK member                     |
+ * | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
+ * | `Configuration.ConfigurationProperties`           | `Configuration.Properties`     |
+ * | `HadoopJarStepConfig.StepProperties`              | `HadoopJarStepConfig.Properties` |
+ *
+ * Both are plain renames — the VALUE shapes already match (`Record<string,string>`
+ * for the former, `KeyValue[]` for the latter, verified against the live CFn
+ * registry schema on 2026-08-09). The AWS SDK v3 serializer drops unknown
+ * members, so before this conversion every EMR application configuration
+ * (spark-defaults / hive-site / yarn-site ...) silently vanished while cdkd
+ * reported the deploy as successful.
+ *
+ * `Configurations` nests into itself, so the rename is applied at EVERY level.
+ * Non-object / non-array inputs (an unresolved intrinsic, a malformed template)
+ * pass through untouched so this layer never turns a bad template into a
+ * confusing crash — AWS surfaces the real validation error instead.
+ */
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function toSdkConfiguration(raw: unknown): Configuration {
+  if (!isRecord(raw)) return raw as Configuration;
+
+  const { ConfigurationProperties, Configurations, ...rest } = raw;
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    ...(ConfigurationProperties !== undefined ? { Properties: ConfigurationProperties } : {}),
+    ...(Configurations !== undefined
+      ? { Configurations: toSdkConfigurations(Configurations) }
+      : {}),
+  } as Configuration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * CFn `Configurations` list -> SDK `Configuration[]`, renaming
+ * `ConfigurationProperties` -> `Properties` at every nesting level.
+ */
+export function toSdkConfigurations(value: unknown): Configuration[] | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return value as Configuration[];
+  return value.map(toSdkConfiguration);
+}
+
+/**
+ * CFn `Steps` list -> SDK `StepConfig[]`, renaming
+ * `HadoopJarStep.StepProperties` -> `HadoopJarStep.Properties`.
+ */
+export function toSdkStepConfigs(value: unknown): StepConfig[] | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return value as StepConfig[];
+
+  return value.map((step) => {
+    if (!isRecord(step)) return step as StepConfig;
+    const hadoopJarStep = step['HadoopJarStep'];
+    if (!isRecord(hadoopJarStep) || hadoopJarStep['StepProperties'] === undefined) {
+      return step as unknown as StepConfig;
+    }
+    const { StepProperties, ...restHadoopJarStep } = hadoopJarStep;
+    return {
+      ...step,
+      HadoopJarStep: { ...restHadoopJarStep, Properties: StepProperties },
+    } as unknown as StepConfig;
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * CFn `InstanceTypeConfigs` list -> SDK `InstanceTypeConfig[]`, converting each
+ * element's nested per-instance-type `Configurations`.
+ */
+export function toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(value: unknown): InstanceTypeConfig[] | undefined {
+  if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return value as InstanceTypeConfig[];
+
+  return value.map((instanceTypeConfig) => {
+    if (!isRecord(instanceTypeConfig) || instanceTypeConfig['Configurations'] === undefined) {
+      return instanceTypeConfig as InstanceTypeConfig;
+    }
+    return {
+      ...instanceTypeConfig,
+      Configurations: toSdkConfigurations(instanceTypeConfig['Configurations']),
+    } as InstanceTypeConfig;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.ts b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.ts
index 256595dbb..1c198ef43 100644
--- a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.ts
+++ b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ import { getLogger } from '../../utils/logger.js';
 import { ProvisioningError, ResourceUpdateNotSupportedError } from '../../utils/error-handler.js';
 import { assertRegionMatch, type DeleteContext } from '../region-check.js';
 import { normalizeAwsTagsToCfn, resolveExplicitPhysicalId } from '../import-helpers.js';
+import {
+  toSdkConfigurations,
+  toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs,
+  toSdkStepConfigs,
+} from '../emr-configuration.js';
 import type {
   ResourceProvider,
   ResourceCreateResult,
@@ -258,13 +263,11 @@ export class EMRClusterProvider implements ResourceProvider {
         Applications: properties['Applications'] as
           | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').Application[]
           | undefined,
-        Configurations: properties['Configurations'] as
-          | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').Configuration[]
-          | undefined,
+        Configurations: toSdkConfigurations(properties['Configurations']),
         BootstrapActions: properties['BootstrapActions'] as
           | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').BootstrapActionConfig[]
           | undefined,
-        Steps: properties['Steps'] as import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').StepConfig[] | undefined,
+        Steps: toSdkStepConfigs(properties['Steps']),
         KerberosAttributes: properties['KerberosAttributes'] as
           | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').KerberosAttributes
           | undefined,
@@ -413,9 +416,7 @@ export class EMRClusterProvider implements ResourceProvider {
       Name: raw['Name'] as string | undefined,
       Market: raw['Market'] as import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').MarketType | undefined,
       BidPrice: raw['BidPrice'] as string | undefined,
-      Configurations: raw['Configurations'] as
-        | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').Configuration[]
-        | undefined,
+      Configurations: toSdkConfigurations(raw['Configurations']),
       EbsConfiguration: raw['EbsConfiguration'] as
         | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').EbsConfiguration
         | undefined,
@@ -435,9 +436,7 @@ export class EMRClusterProvider implements ResourceProvider {
       Name: raw['Name'] as string | undefined,
       TargetOnDemandCapacity: toNumber(raw['TargetOnDemandCapacity']),
       TargetSpotCapacity: toNumber(raw['TargetSpotCapacity']),
-      InstanceTypeConfigs: raw['InstanceTypeConfigs'] as
-        | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceTypeConfig[]
-        | undefined,
+      InstanceTypeConfigs: toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(raw['InstanceTypeConfigs']),
       LaunchSpecifications: raw['LaunchSpecifications'] as
         | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceFleetProvisioningSpecifications
         | undefined,
diff --git a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.ts b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.ts
index 53469a288..3832b1232 100644
--- a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.ts
+++ b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { getLogger } from '../../utils/logger.js';
 import { ProvisioningError, ResourceUpdateNotSupportedError } from '../../utils/error-handler.js';
 import { assertRegionMatch, type DeleteContext } from '../region-check.js';
+import { toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs } from '../emr-configuration.js';
 import type {
   ResourceProvider,
   ResourceCreateResult,
@@ -218,9 +219,7 @@ export class EMRInstanceFleetConfigProvider implements ResourceProvider {
       Name: properties['Name'] as string | undefined,
       TargetOnDemandCapacity: toNumber(properties['TargetOnDemandCapacity']),
       TargetSpotCapacity: toNumber(properties['TargetSpotCapacity']),
-      InstanceTypeConfigs: properties['InstanceTypeConfigs'] as
-        | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceTypeConfig[]
-        | undefined,
+      InstanceTypeConfigs: toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(properties['InstanceTypeConfigs']),
       LaunchSpecifications: properties['LaunchSpecifications'] as
         | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceFleetProvisioningSpecifications
         | undefined,
@@ -288,9 +287,7 @@ export class EMRInstanceFleetConfigProvider implements ResourceProvider {
         ResizeSpecifications: properties['ResizeSpecifications'] as
           | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceFleetResizingSpecifications
           | undefined,
-        InstanceTypeConfigs: properties['InstanceTypeConfigs'] as
-          | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').InstanceTypeConfig[]
-          | undefined,
+        InstanceTypeConfigs: toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(properties['InstanceTypeConfigs']),
       };
       await this.getClient().send(
         new ModifyInstanceFleetCommand({ ClusterId: clusterId, InstanceFleet: modify })
diff --git a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.ts b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.ts
index 29646c0df..2beb8a894 100644
--- a/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.ts
+++ b/src/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { getLogger } from '../../utils/logger.js';
 import { ProvisioningError, ResourceUpdateNotSupportedError } from '../../utils/error-handler.js';
 import { assertRegionMatch, type DeleteContext } from '../region-check.js';
+import { toSdkConfigurations } from '../emr-configuration.js';
 import type {
   ResourceProvider,
   ResourceCreateResult,
@@ -220,9 +221,7 @@ export class EMRInstanceGroupConfigProvider implements ResourceProvider {
       Name: properties['Name'] as string | undefined,
       Market: properties['Market'] as import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').MarketType | undefined,
       BidPrice: properties['BidPrice'] as string | undefined,
-      Configurations: properties['Configurations'] as
-        | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').Configuration[]
-        | undefined,
+      Configurations: toSdkConfigurations(properties['Configurations']),
       EbsConfiguration: properties['EbsConfiguration'] as
         | import('@aws-sdk/client-emr').EbsConfiguration
         | undefined,
diff --git a/tests/integration/emr-cluster/lib/emr-cluster-stack.ts b/tests/integration/emr-cluster/lib/emr-cluster-stack.ts
index 421937c84..be21b2571 100644
--- a/tests/integration/emr-cluster/lib/emr-cluster-stack.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/emr-cluster/lib/emr-cluster-stack.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,45 @@ export class EmrClusterStack extends cdk.Stack {
       // the normal deploy+verify+destroy window, so it never races the test.
       // The UPDATE phase bumps it to exercise PutAutoTerminationPolicy.
       autoTerminationPolicy: { idleTimeout: isUpdate ? 7200 : 3600 },
+      // Issue #1383: CFn spells the property bag `ConfigurationProperties`
+      // while the SDK member is `Properties`, so the AWS SDK v3 serializer
+      // silently dropped EVERY application configuration and the cluster came
+      // up unconfigured while cdkd reported success. Two levels are used on
+      // purpose: the rename must apply at every `Configurations` depth.
+      // `core-site` / `hadoop-env`+`export` are the canonical benign
+      // classifications — an unknown key is just an extra Hadoop config entry,
+      // so the cluster still bootstraps.
+      configurations: [
+        {
+          classification: 'core-site',
+          configurationProperties: { 'cdkd.integ.marker': 'top-level' },
+        },
+        {
+          classification: 'hadoop-env',
+          configurations: [
+            {
+              classification: 'export',
+              configurationProperties: { CDKD_INTEG_NESTED: 'yes' },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      // Issue #1383, second key: CFn `HadoopJarStep.StepProperties` -> SDK
+      // `Properties`. `command-runner.jar` with a trivial echo keeps the step
+      // fast and CONTINUE-on-failure keeps a step error from killing the
+      // cluster. Steps are create-only, so this block is identical in the
+      // UPDATE phase.
+      steps: [
+        {
+          name: 'cdkd-integ-step',
+          actionOnFailure: 'CONTINUE',
+          hadoopJarStep: {
+            jar: 'command-runner.jar',
+            args: ['echo', 'cdkd-integ'],
+            stepProperties: [{ key: 'cdkd.integ.step', value: 'yes' }],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
       instances: {
         ec2SubnetId: vpc.publicSubnets[0].subnetId,
         // Provide the managed SG for both roles (see EmrSg comment above).
@@ -109,6 +148,15 @@ export class EmrClusterStack extends cdk.Stack {
           instanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
           market: 'ON_DEMAND',
           name: 'Master',
+          // Issue #1383: the per-instance-group `Configurations` blob goes
+          // through the SAME rename inside `Cluster.Instances` — a separate
+          // conversion site from the top-level one above.
+          configurations: [
+            {
+              classification: 'core-site',
+              configurationProperties: { 'cdkd.integ.marker': 'master-group' },
+            },
+          ],
         },
       },
       tags: [
diff --git a/tests/integration/emr-cluster/verify.sh b/tests/integration/emr-cluster/verify.sh
index ab86fa976..8c064bd1f 100755
--- a/tests/integration/emr-cluster/verify.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/emr-cluster/verify.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,32 @@ CLEANUP_TAG_VALUE="emr-cluster"
 
 LOCAL_DIST="${PWD}/../../../dist/cli.js"
 
+# `aws emr list-instance-groups` is an AWS-CLI-CUSTOMIZED command: in a
+# non-interactive shell it prints `Warning: Input is not a terminal (fd=0).`
+# and then dies with `aws: [ERROR]: [Errno 22] Invalid argument` (verified
+# 2026-08-09; `--no-paginate --no-cli-pager </dev/null` does not help). Read the
+# per-group `Configurations` through the SDK instead — the repo root already
+# depends on @aws-sdk/client-emr, so no extra install is needed.
+REPO_ROOT="${PWD}/../../.."
+list_instance_groups_json() { # $1 = cluster id -> JSON array of InstanceGroups
+  ( cd "${REPO_ROOT}" && REGION="${REGION}" node --input-type=module -e "
+import { EMRClient, ListInstanceGroupsCommand } from '@aws-sdk/client-emr';
+const client = new EMRClient({ region: process.env.REGION });
+const groups = [];
+let marker;
+// Follow Marker for parity with the provider's own paginated listInstanceGroups
+// — a partial first page would silently satisfy the assertions below.
+do {
+  const res = await client.send(
+    new ListInstanceGroupsCommand({ ClusterId: process.argv[1], Marker: marker })
+  );
+  groups.push(...(res.InstanceGroups ?? []));
+  marker = res.Marker;
+} while (marker);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(groups));
+" "$1" ) || return 1
+}
+
 # Ids of ACTIVE (not terminated) clusters named like the fixture and carrying
 # the fixture's constant tag.
 # Ids of ACTIVE clusters named like the fixture and carrying its constant tag.
@@ -430,6 +456,52 @@ if [ "${PROVISIONED_BY}" != "sdk" ]; then
 fi
 echo "    cluster routed via SDK provider (provisionedBy=sdk)"
 
+# --- Assertions: issue #1383 nested-key renames reached AWS ------------
+# CFn spells the property bag `ConfigurationProperties` and the step bag
+# `StepProperties`, while the SDK members are both `Properties`. The AWS SDK v3
+# serializer drops unknown members, so before the fix EVERY application
+# configuration silently vanished and the cluster came up unconfigured while
+# cdkd reported success. Read the values back from AWS, not from cdkd state.
+TOP_CFG="$(aws emr describe-cluster --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" \
+  --query "Cluster.Configurations[?Classification=='core-site'].Properties.\"cdkd.integ.marker\" | [0]" \
+  --output text)"
+if [ "${TOP_CFG}" != "top-level" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: top-level Configurations core-site 'cdkd.integ.marker' is '${TOP_CFG}', expected 'top-level' (issue #1383 NOT closed)" >&2
+  aws emr describe-cluster --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" --query 'Cluster.Configurations' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+NESTED_CFG="$(aws emr describe-cluster --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" \
+  --query "Cluster.Configurations[?Classification=='hadoop-env'].Configurations[0].Properties.CDKD_INTEG_NESTED | [0]" \
+  --output text)"
+if [ "${NESTED_CFG}" != "yes" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: NESTED Configurations hadoop-env/export CDKD_INTEG_NESTED is '${NESTED_CFG}', expected 'yes' (recursive rename NOT applied)" >&2
+  aws emr describe-cluster --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" --query 'Cluster.Configurations' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "    top-level + NESTED ConfigurationProperties reached AWS (issue #1383 closed)"
+
+GROUPS_JSON="$(list_instance_groups_json "${CID_P1}")"
+GROUP_CFG="$(printf '%s' "${GROUPS_JSON}" | jq -r '
+  [ .[] | select(.InstanceGroupType == "MASTER")
+        | .Configurations[]? | select(.Classification == "core-site")
+        | .Properties["cdkd.integ.marker"] ] | first // empty')"
+if [ "${GROUP_CFG}" != "master-group" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: master instance-group Configurations 'cdkd.integ.marker' is '${GROUP_CFG}', expected 'master-group' (per-group rename NOT applied)" >&2
+  echo "      raw groups: ${GROUPS_JSON}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "    per-instance-group ConfigurationProperties reached AWS"
+
+STEP_PROP="$(aws emr list-steps --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" \
+  --query "Steps[?Name=='cdkd-integ-step'].Config.Properties.\"cdkd.integ.step\" | [0]" \
+  --output text)"
+if [ "${STEP_PROP}" != "yes" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: step Properties 'cdkd.integ.step' is '${STEP_PROP}', expected 'yes' (StepProperties rename NOT applied)" >&2
+  aws emr list-steps --cluster-id "${CID_P1}" --region "${REGION}" --query 'Steps[].Config' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "    HadoopJarStep StepProperties reached AWS"
+
 # --- Phase 2: in-place update ------------------------------------------
 echo "==> Phase 2: re-deploy with CDKD_TEST_UPDATE=true (step concurrency, auto-termination, tags)"
 CDKD_TEST_UPDATE=true node "${LOCAL_DIST}" deploy "${STACK}" \
diff --git a/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/lib/emr-instance-configs-stack.ts b/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/lib/emr-instance-configs-stack.ts
index e9459b585..433748a7c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/lib/emr-instance-configs-stack.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/lib/emr-instance-configs-stack.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ export class EmrInstanceConfigsStack extends cdk.Stack {
       instanceCount: isUpdate ? 2 : 1,
       market: 'ON_DEMAND',
       name: 'cdkd-integ-task-group',
+      // Issue #1383: the standalone InstanceGroupConfig provider forwards this
+      // blob to AddInstanceGroups, where CFn `ConfigurationProperties` must be
+      // renamed to the SDK's `Properties` — a conversion site distinct from the
+      // inline `Cluster.Instances` one the emr-cluster fixture covers.
+      // `Configurations` is create-only, so it is identical in the UPDATE phase
+      // (which resizes InstanceCount only).
+      configurations: [
+        {
+          classification: 'core-site',
+          configurationProperties: { 'cdkd.integ.marker': 'task-group' },
+        },
+      ],
     });
     // AddInstanceGroups requires the cluster to be WAITING/RUNNING first; the
     // JobFlowId Ref already induces this ordering, but make it explicit.
diff --git a/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/verify.sh b/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/verify.sh
index ab59b7f4e..20d41e14a 100755
--- a/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/verify.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/emr-instance-configs/verify.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,32 @@ CLEANUP_TAG_VALUE="emr-instance-configs"
 
 LOCAL_DIST="${PWD}/../../../dist/cli.js"
 
+# `aws emr list-instance-groups` is an AWS-CLI-CUSTOMIZED command: in a
+# non-interactive shell it prints `Warning: Input is not a terminal (fd=0).`
+# and then dies with `aws: [ERROR]: [Errno 22] Invalid argument` (verified
+# 2026-08-09; `--no-paginate --no-cli-pager </dev/null` does not help). Read the
+# per-group `Configurations` through the SDK instead — the repo root already
+# depends on @aws-sdk/client-emr, so no extra install is needed.
+REPO_ROOT="${PWD}/../../.."
+list_instance_groups_json() { # $1 = cluster id -> JSON array of InstanceGroups
+  ( cd "${REPO_ROOT}" && REGION="${REGION}" node --input-type=module -e "
+import { EMRClient, ListInstanceGroupsCommand } from '@aws-sdk/client-emr';
+const client = new EMRClient({ region: process.env.REGION });
+const groups = [];
+let marker;
+// Follow Marker for parity with the provider's own paginated listInstanceGroups
+// — a partial first page would silently satisfy the assertions below.
+do {
+  const res = await client.send(
+    new ListInstanceGroupsCommand({ ClusterId: process.argv[1], Marker: marker })
+  );
+  groups.push(...(res.InstanceGroups ?? []));
+  marker = res.Marker;
+} while (marker);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(groups));
+" "$1" ) || return 1
+}
+
 # Ids of ACTIVE (not terminated) clusters named like the fixture and carrying
 # the fixture's constant tag.
 active_tagged_cluster_ids() {
@@ -280,6 +306,23 @@ if [ "${PROVISIONED_BY}" != "sdk" ]; then
 fi
 echo "    group routed via SDK provider (provisionedBy=sdk)"
 
+# --- Assertion: issue #1383 per-group ConfigurationProperties ----------
+# CFn spells the property bag `ConfigurationProperties`; the SDK member is
+# `Properties`, and the AWS SDK v3 serializer drops unknown members — so before
+# the fix AddInstanceGroups silently created the group WITHOUT its application
+# configuration while cdkd reported success. Read it back from AWS.
+GROUPS_JSON="$(list_instance_groups_json "${CID_P1}")"
+GROUP_CFG="$(printf '%s' "${GROUPS_JSON}" | jq -r --arg gid "${GID_P1}" '
+  [ .[] | select(.Id == $gid)
+        | .Configurations[]? | select(.Classification == "core-site")
+        | .Properties["cdkd.integ.marker"] ] | first // empty')"
+if [ "${GROUP_CFG}" != "task-group" ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: TASK group Configurations 'cdkd.integ.marker' is '${GROUP_CFG}', expected 'task-group' (issue #1383 NOT closed)" >&2
+  echo "      raw groups: ${GROUPS_JSON}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "    standalone-group ConfigurationProperties reached AWS (issue #1383 closed)"
+
 # --- Phase 2: in-place resize ------------------------------------------
 echo "==> Phase 2: re-deploy with CDKD_TEST_UPDATE=true (resize TASK group 1 -> 2)"
 CDKD_TEST_UPDATE=true node "${LOCAL_DIST}" deploy "${STACK}" \
diff --git a/tests/unit/provisioning/emr-configuration.test.ts b/tests/unit/provisioning/emr-configuration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00f29745d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/provisioning/emr-configuration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vite-plus/test';
+import {
+  toSdkConfigurations,
+  toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs,
+  toSdkStepConfigs,
+} from '../../../src/provisioning/emr-configuration.js';
+
+describe('toSdkConfigurations (issue #1383)', () => {
+  it('renames ConfigurationProperties to the SDK Properties member', () => {
+    expect(
+      toSdkConfigurations([
+        {
+          Classification: 'spark-defaults',
+          ConfigurationProperties: { 'spark.executor.memory': '4g' },
+        },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      { Classification: 'spark-defaults', Properties: { 'spark.executor.memory': '4g' } },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('renames at EVERY nesting level of Configurations', () => {
+    expect(
+      toSdkConfigurations([
+        {
+          Classification: 'hadoop-env',
+          ConfigurationProperties: { TOP: '1' },
+          Configurations: [
+            {
+              Classification: 'export',
+              ConfigurationProperties: { JAVA_HOME: '/usr/lib/jvm' },
+              Configurations: [
+                { Classification: 'deep', ConfigurationProperties: { DEEP: 'yes' } },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        Classification: 'hadoop-env',
+        Properties: { TOP: '1' },
+        Configurations: [
+          {
+            Classification: 'export',
+            Properties: { JAVA_HOME: '/usr/lib/jvm' },
+            Configurations: [{ Classification: 'deep', Properties: { DEEP: 'yes' } }],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('leaves a configuration without ConfigurationProperties untouched', () => {
+    expect(toSdkConfigurations([{ Classification: 'core-site' }])).toEqual([
+      { Classification: 'core-site' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('passes undefined and non-array inputs through unchanged', () => {
+    expect(toSdkConfigurations(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+    // An unresolved intrinsic must not become a confusing local crash — AWS
+    // surfaces the real validation error instead.
+    const intrinsic = { Ref: 'SomeParam' };
+    expect(toSdkConfigurations(intrinsic)).toBe(intrinsic);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('toSdkStepConfigs (issue #1383)', () => {
+  it('renames HadoopJarStep.StepProperties to the SDK Properties member', () => {
+    expect(
+      toSdkStepConfigs([
+        {
+          Name: 'my-step',
+          ActionOnFailure: 'CONTINUE',
+          HadoopJarStep: {
+            Jar: 's3://bucket/job.jar',
+            MainClass: 'com.example.Main',
+            Args: ['--input', 's3://in'],
+            StepProperties: [{ Key: 'k', Value: 'v' }],
+          },
+        },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        Name: 'my-step',
+        ActionOnFailure: 'CONTINUE',
+        HadoopJarStep: {
+          Jar: 's3://bucket/job.jar',
+          MainClass: 'com.example.Main',
+          Args: ['--input', 's3://in'],
+          Properties: [{ Key: 'k', Value: 'v' }],
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('leaves a step without StepProperties untouched', () => {
+    const steps = [{ Name: 's', HadoopJarStep: { Jar: 's3://bucket/job.jar' } }];
+    expect(toSdkStepConfigs(steps)).toEqual(steps);
+  });
+
+  it('passes undefined and non-array inputs through unchanged', () => {
+    expect(toSdkStepConfigs(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+    const intrinsic = { Ref: 'SomeParam' };
+    expect(toSdkStepConfigs(intrinsic)).toBe(intrinsic);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs (issue #1383)', () => {
+  it('converts each element nested Configurations', () => {
+    expect(
+      toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs([
+        {
+          InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+          Configurations: [
+            { Classification: 'yarn-site', ConfigurationProperties: { 'yarn.a': 'b' } },
+          ],
+        },
+        { InstanceType: 'm5.2xlarge' },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+        Configurations: [{ Classification: 'yarn-site', Properties: { 'yarn.a': 'b' } }],
+      },
+      { InstanceType: 'm5.2xlarge' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('passes undefined and non-array inputs through unchanged', () => {
+    expect(toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+    const intrinsic = { Ref: 'SomeParam' };
+    expect(toSdkInstanceTypeConfigs(intrinsic)).toBe(intrinsic);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.test.ts b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.test.ts
index a670a8d74..1d82c818e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-cluster-provider.test.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,98 @@ describe('EMRClusterProvider create', () => {
     expect(fleets[1]!['TargetSpotCapacity']).toBe(2);
   });
 
+  it('renames ConfigurationProperties / StepProperties to the SDK Properties member on RunJobFlow (issue #1383)', async () => {
+    routeSend({
+      RunJobFlowCommand: { JobFlowId: CLUSTER_ID },
+      DescribeClusterCommand: [clusterOf('WAITING')],
+    });
+
+    await newProvider().create('MyCluster', RESOURCE_TYPE, {
+      ...BASE_PROPS,
+      Configurations: [
+        {
+          Classification: 'spark-defaults',
+          ConfigurationProperties: { 'spark.executor.memory': '4g' },
+        },
+      ],
+      Steps: [
+        {
+          Name: 'my-step',
+          ActionOnFailure: 'CONTINUE',
+          HadoopJarStep: {
+            Jar: 's3://bucket/job.jar',
+            StepProperties: [{ Key: 'k', Value: 'v' }],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      Instances: {
+        Ec2SubnetId: 'subnet-abc',
+        MasterInstanceGroup: {
+          InstanceCount: 1,
+          InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+          Configurations: [
+            { Classification: 'yarn-site', ConfigurationProperties: { 'yarn.a': 'b' } },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const input = callsOf(RunJobFlowCommand)[0]!.input;
+    expect(input['Configurations']).toEqual([
+      { Classification: 'spark-defaults', Properties: { 'spark.executor.memory': '4g' } },
+    ]);
+    expect(input['Steps']).toEqual([
+      {
+        Name: 'my-step',
+        ActionOnFailure: 'CONTINUE',
+        HadoopJarStep: {
+          Jar: 's3://bucket/job.jar',
+          Properties: [{ Key: 'k', Value: 'v' }],
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    const groups = (input['Instances'] as { InstanceGroups: Array<Record<string, unknown>> })
+      .InstanceGroups;
+    expect(groups[0]!['Configurations']).toEqual([
+      { Classification: 'yarn-site', Properties: { 'yarn.a': 'b' } },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('renames per-instance-type-config Configurations inside an instance fleet (issue #1383)', async () => {
+    routeSend({
+      RunJobFlowCommand: { JobFlowId: CLUSTER_ID },
+      DescribeClusterCommand: [clusterOf('WAITING')],
+    });
+
+    await newProvider().create('MyCluster', RESOURCE_TYPE, {
+      ...BASE_PROPS,
+      Instances: {
+        Ec2SubnetIds: ['subnet-abc'],
+        MasterInstanceFleet: {
+          TargetOnDemandCapacity: 1,
+          InstanceTypeConfigs: [
+            {
+              InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+              Configurations: [
+                { Classification: 'hive-site', ConfigurationProperties: { 'hive.a': 'b' } },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const input = callsOf(RunJobFlowCommand)[0]!.input;
+    const fleets = (input['Instances'] as { InstanceFleets: Array<Record<string, unknown>> })
+      .InstanceFleets;
+    expect(fleets[0]!['InstanceTypeConfigs']).toEqual([
+      {
+        InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+        Configurations: [{ Classification: 'hive-site', Properties: { 'hive.a': 'b' } }],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('errors and best-effort terminates when the cluster reaches a terminal state during create', async () => {
     routeSend({
       RunJobFlowCommand: { JobFlowId: CLUSTER_ID },
diff --git a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.test.ts b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.test.ts
index 555a9ff8b..3a8864ff5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-fleet-config-provider.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,54 @@ describe('EMRInstanceFleetConfigProvider create', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renames InstanceTypeConfigs[].Configurations[].ConfigurationProperties on create AND update (issue #1383)', async () => {
+    const cfnInstanceTypeConfigs = [
+      {
+        InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+        WeightedCapacity: 1,
+        Configurations: [
+          { Classification: 'spark-defaults', ConfigurationProperties: { 'spark.a': 'b' } },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+    const sdkInstanceTypeConfigs = [
+      {
+        InstanceType: 'm5.xlarge',
+        WeightedCapacity: 1,
+        Configurations: [{ Classification: 'spark-defaults', Properties: { 'spark.a': 'b' } }],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    routeSend({
+      AddInstanceFleetCommand: { ClusterId: CLUSTER_ID, InstanceFleetId: FLEET_ID },
+      ListInstanceFleetsCommand: fleetOf('RUNNING'),
+      ModifyInstanceFleetCommand: {},
+    });
+
+    await newProvider().create('Fleet', RESOURCE_TYPE, {
+      ...BASE_PROPS,
+      InstanceTypeConfigs: cfnInstanceTypeConfigs,
+    });
+    expect(
+      (callsOf(AddInstanceFleetCommand)[0]!.input.InstanceFleet as Record<string, unknown>)[
+        'InstanceTypeConfigs'
+      ]
+    ).toEqual(sdkInstanceTypeConfigs);
+
+    await newProvider().update(
+      'Fleet',
+      FLEET_ID,
+      RESOURCE_TYPE,
+      { ...BASE_PROPS, InstanceTypeConfigs: cfnInstanceTypeConfigs },
+      { ...BASE_PROPS }
+    );
+    expect(
+      (callsOf(ModifyInstanceFleetCommand)[0]!.input.InstanceFleet as Record<string, unknown>)[
+        'InstanceTypeConfigs'
+      ]
+    ).toEqual(sdkInstanceTypeConfigs);
+  });
+
   it('rejects when ClusterId is absent', async () => {
     routeSend({});
     const { ClusterId: _drop, ...noParent } = BASE_PROPS;
diff --git a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.test.ts b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.test.ts
index ee9fa2866..6f8332d87 100644
--- a/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/provisioning/providers/emr-instance-group-config-provider.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,27 @@ describe('EMRInstanceGroupConfigProvider create', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renames Configurations[].ConfigurationProperties to the SDK Properties member (issue #1383)', async () => {
+    routeSend({
+      AddInstanceGroupsCommand: { JobFlowId: CLUSTER_ID, InstanceGroupIds: [GROUP_ID] },
+      ListInstanceGroupsCommand: groupOf('RUNNING'),
+    });
+
+    await newProvider().create('Grp', RESOURCE_TYPE, {
+      ...BASE_PROPS,
+      Configurations: [
+        { Classification: 'yarn-site', ConfigurationProperties: { 'yarn.nodemanager.a': 'b' } },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const groups = callsOf(AddInstanceGroupsCommand)[0]!.input.InstanceGroups as Array<
+      Record<string, unknown>
+    >;
+    expect(groups[0]!['Configurations']).toEqual([
+      { Classification: 'yarn-site', Properties: { 'yarn.nodemanager.a': 'b' } },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('rejects when JobFlowId is absent', async () => {
     routeSend({});
     const { JobFlowId: _drop, ...noParent } = BASE_PROPS;