diff --git a/src/mvt/android/cli.py b/src/mvt/android/cli.py
index c32a7b2..92b2fe9 100644
--- a/src/mvt/android/cli.py
+++ b/src/mvt/android/cli.py
@@ -49,11 +49,8 @@ from .cmd_check_androidqf import CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF
 from .cmd_check_backup import CmdAndroidCheckBackup
 from .cmd_check_bugreport import CmdAndroidCheckBugreport
 from .cmd_check_intrusion_logs import CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs
-from .modules.intrusion_logs import INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
-from .modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
-from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
+from .command_modules import ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 from .modules.backup.helpers import cli_load_android_backup_password
-from .modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
 
 init_logging()
 log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
@@ -459,9 +456,7 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
         custom_modules=custom_modules,
         platform="android",
     )
-    cmd.modules = (
-        BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
-    )
+    cmd.modules = ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
diff --git a/src/mvt/android/command_modules.py b/src/mvt/android/command_modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b6b56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mvt/android/command_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+"""Module lists an mvt-android command composes from more than one family.
+
+Commands whose modules are one family read that family directly. check-iocs
+re-checks stored results, so it has to know every module that could have
+written one, and both the CLI and any other code needing that answer share
+the list from here rather than each concatenating their own.
+"""
+
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+from .modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
+from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
+from .modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
+from .modules.intrusion_logs import INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+
+ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = (
+    BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+)
diff --git a/src/mvt/ios/cli.py b/src/mvt/ios/cli.py
index 35acec1..8251fd9 100644
--- a/src/mvt/ios/cli.py
+++ b/src/mvt/ios/cli.py
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ from .cmd_check_backup import CmdIOSCheckBackup
 from .cmd_check_fs import CmdIOSCheckFS
 from .cmd_check_sysdiagnose import CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose
 from .decrypt import DecryptBackup
-from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
-from .modules.fs import FS_MODULES
-from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
+from .command_modules import IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 
 init_logging()
 log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
         custom_modules=custom_modules,
         platform="ios",
     )
-    cmd.modules = BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
+    cmd.modules = IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
diff --git a/src/mvt/ios/command_modules.py b/src/mvt/ios/command_modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26fa1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mvt/ios/command_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+"""Module lists an mvt-ios command composes from more than one family.
+
+Commands whose modules are one family read that family directly. check-iocs
+re-checks stored results, so it has to know every module that could have
+written one, and both the CLI and any other code needing that answer share
+the list from here rather than each concatenating their own.
+"""
+
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
+from .modules.fs import FS_MODULES
+from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
+
+IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = (
+    BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
+)
diff --git a/tests/common/test_command_modules.py b/tests/common/test_command_modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f79ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/test_command_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+from mvt.android.command_modules import ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
+from mvt.android.modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
+from mvt.android.modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES as ANDROID_BACKUP_MODULES
+from mvt.android.modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
+from mvt.android.modules.intrusion_logs import INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+from mvt.ios.command_modules import IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
+from mvt.ios.modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES as IOS_BACKUP_MODULES
+from mvt.ios.modules.fs import FS_MODULES
+from mvt.ios.modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
+
+
+def test_the_check_iocs_lists_are_the_families_of_their_platform():
+    # The CLI reads these same lists, so nothing composing one elsewhere can
+    # drift from what the command runs. This pins what the lists are composed
+    # of.
+    assert IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES == IOS_BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
+    assert ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES == (
+        ANDROID_BACKUP_MODULES
+        + BUGREPORT_MODULES
+        + ANDROIDQF_MODULES
+        + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+    )