diff --git a/include/engine/concepts.hpp b/include/engine/concepts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6da33360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/engine/concepts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#ifndef OSRM_ENGINE_CONCEPTS_HPP
+#define OSRM_ENGINE_CONCEPTS_HPP
+
+#include "engine/algorithm.hpp"
+#include <concepts>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace osrm::engine::routing_algorithms
+{
+
+/*
+ * RoutingAlgorithm concept
+ * ------------------------
+ * This concept documents and checks the compile-time interface expected
+ * from the routing algorithm marker types used throughout the engine
+ * (e.g., routing_algorithms::ch::Algorithm and routing_algorithms::mld::Algorithm).
+ *
+ * Required compile-time/public interface (checked by this concept):
+ *  - routing_algorithms::name<Algorithm>() -> const char*
+ *  - routing_algorithms::identifier<Algorithm>() -> const char*
+ *  - trait templates (instantiable):
+ *      HasAlternativePathSearch<Algorithm>
+ *      HasShortestPathSearch<Algorithm>
+ *      HasDirectShortestPathSearch<Algorithm>
+ *      HasMapMatching<Algorithm>
+ *      HasManyToManySearch<Algorithm>
+ *      SupportsDistanceAnnotationType<Algorithm>
+ *      HasGetTileTurns<Algorithm>
+ *      HasExcludeFlags<Algorithm>
+ *  - the above trait specializations must expose a compile-time ::value convertible to bool
+ */
+template <typename T>
+concept RoutingAlgorithm = requires {
+    /* name() and identifier() are callable and return C strings */
+    { name<T>() } -> std::convertible_to<const char *>;
+    { identifier<T>() } -> std::convertible_to<const char *>;
+
+    /* trait templates are instantiable */
+    typename HasAlternativePathSearch<T>;
+    typename HasShortestPathSearch<T>;
+    typename HasDirectShortestPathSearch<T>;
+    typename HasMapMatching<T>;
+    typename HasManyToManySearch<T>;
+    typename SupportsDistanceAnnotationType<T>;
+    typename HasGetTileTurns<T>;
+    typename HasExcludeFlags<T>;
+
+    /* trait values are usable as compile-time booleans */
+    { HasAlternativePathSearch<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasShortestPathSearch<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasDirectShortestPathSearch<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasMapMatching<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasManyToManySearch<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { SupportsDistanceAnnotationType<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasGetTileTurns<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+    { HasExcludeFlags<T>::value } -> std::convertible_to<bool>;
+};
+
+} // namespace osrm::engine::routing_algorithms
+
+#endif // OSRM_ENGINE_CONCEPTS_HPP
diff --git a/include/engine/engine.hpp b/include/engine/engine.hpp
index 9c21aa04d3..5c73c51484 100644
--- a/include/engine/engine.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/engine.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class EngineInterface
     virtual Status Tile(const api::TileParameters &parameters, api::ResultT &result) const = 0;
 };
 
-template <typename Algorithm> class Engine final : public EngineInterface
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
+class Engine final : public EngineInterface
 {
   public:
     explicit Engine(const EngineConfig &config)
diff --git a/include/engine/routing_algorithms.hpp b/include/engine/routing_algorithms.hpp
index 9699f5d7a2..1c33caf1f8 100644
--- a/include/engine/routing_algorithms.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/routing_algorithms.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define OSRM_ENGINE_ROUTING_ALGORITHM_HPP
 
 #include "engine/algorithm.hpp"
+#include "engine/concepts.hpp"
 #include "engine/internal_route_result.hpp"
 #include "engine/phantom_node.hpp"
 #include "engine/routing_algorithms/alternative_path.hpp"
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ class RoutingAlgorithmsInterface
 };
 
 // Short-lived object passed to each plugin in request to wrap routing algorithms
-template <typename Algorithm> class RoutingAlgorithms final : public RoutingAlgorithmsInterface
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
+class RoutingAlgorithms final : public RoutingAlgorithmsInterface
 {
   public:
     RoutingAlgorithms(SearchEngineData<Algorithm> &heaps,
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ template <typename Algorithm> class RoutingAlgorithms final : public RoutingAlgo
     std::shared_ptr<const DataFacade<Algorithm>> facade;
 };
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 InternalManyRoutesResult RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::AlternativePathSearch(
     const PhantomEndpointCandidates &endpoint_candidates, unsigned number_of_alternatives) const
 {
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ InternalManyRoutesResult RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::AlternativePathSearch(
         heaps, *facade, endpoint_candidates, number_of_alternatives);
 }
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 InternalRouteResult RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::ShortestPathSearch(
     const std::vector<PhantomNodeCandidates> &waypoint_candidates,
     const std::optional<bool> continue_straight_at_waypoint) const
@@ -166,14 +168,14 @@ InternalRouteResult RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::ShortestPathSearch(
         heaps, *facade, waypoint_candidates, continue_straight_at_waypoint);
 }
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 InternalRouteResult RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::DirectShortestPathSearch(
     const PhantomEndpointCandidates &endpoint_candidates) const
 {
     return routing_algorithms::directShortestPathSearch(heaps, *facade, endpoint_candidates);
 }
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 inline routing_algorithms::SubMatchingList RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::MapMatching(
     const routing_algorithms::CandidateLists &candidates_list,
     const std::vector<util::Coordinate> &trace_coordinates,
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ inline routing_algorithms::SubMatchingList RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::MapMatc
                                            allow_splitting);
 }
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 std::pair<std::vector<EdgeDuration>, std::vector<EdgeDistance>>
 RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::ManyToManySearch(
     const std::vector<PhantomNodeCandidates> &candidates_list,
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::ManyToManySearch(
                                                 calculate_distance);
 }
 
-template <typename Algorithm>
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm>
 inline std::vector<routing_algorithms::TurnData> RoutingAlgorithms<Algorithm>::GetTileTurns(
     const std::vector<datafacade::BaseDataFacade::RTreeLeaf> &edges,
     const std::vector<std::size_t> &sorted_edge_indexes) const
diff --git a/include/engine/search_engine_data.hpp b/include/engine/search_engine_data.hpp
index 253b9f98d7..f9057d183a 100644
--- a/include/engine/search_engine_data.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/search_engine_data.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define SEARCH_ENGINE_DATA_HPP
 
 #include "engine/algorithm.hpp"
+#include "engine/concepts.hpp"
 #include "util/query_heap.hpp"
 #include "util/typedefs.hpp"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace osrm::engine
 // - CH algorithms use CH heaps
 // - MLD algorithms use MLD heaps
 
-template <typename Algorithm> struct SearchEngineData
+template <routing_algorithms::RoutingAlgorithm Algorithm> struct SearchEngineData
 {
 };