diff --git a/.changeset/ferric-napi-feature-check.md b/.changeset/ferric-napi-feature-check.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cad88430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ferric-napi-feature-check.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"ferric-cli": minor
+---
+
+Check the crate's resolved `napi-sys` features before building and fail if `dyn-symbols` is enabled (it prevents linking against `weak-node-api`) or a `napiN` feature above the supported Node-API version 10. Pass `--skip-feature-check` to bypass.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5caf4ae8..92b1136d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "publint": "node scripts/run-in-published.ts pnpm exec publint --strict",
     "prettier:check": "prettier --experimental-cli --check .",
     "prettier:write": "prettier --experimental-cli --write .",
-    "test": "pnpm --filter react-native-node-api --filter cmake-rn --filter gyp-to-cmake run test",
+    "test": "pnpm --filter react-native-node-api --filter cmake-rn --filter gyp-to-cmake --filter ferric-cli run test",
     "bootstrap": "node --run build && pnpm --recursive run bootstrap",
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "release": "node --run prerelease && changeset publish",
diff --git a/packages/ferric/README.md b/packages/ferric/README.md
index 0568eb37..5e9e0ad1 100644
--- a/packages/ferric/README.md
+++ b/packages/ferric/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
 # `ferric`
 
 A wrapper around Cargo making it easier to produce prebuilt binaries targeting iOS and Android matching [the prebuilt binary specification](https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-node-api/blob/main/docs/PREBUILDS.md) as well as [napi.rs](https://napi.rs/) to generate bindings from annotated Rust code.
+
+## Feature check
+
+Before building, `ferric build` asks Cargo for the crate's resolved features for each target and fails if `napi-sys` has either of these enabled:
+
+- `dyn-symbols`, which makes napi-rs look up Node-API functions in the host process at runtime instead of linking them against `weak-node-api`. That doesn't work in React Native ([#331](https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-node-api/issues/331)).
+- A `napiN` feature above Node-API version 10, the highest version the host supports.
+
+`napi` enables `dyn-symbols` through its default features, so disable those and pick the Node-API version explicitly:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies.napi]
+version = "3"
+default-features = false
+features = ["napi3"]
+```
+
+Pass `--skip-feature-check` to bypass the check.
diff --git a/packages/ferric/package.json b/packages/ferric/package.json
index b8950ba9..ec83168a 100644
--- a/packages/ferric/package.json
+++ b/packages/ferric/package.json
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
     "ferric": "./bin/ferric.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsx src/run.ts"
+    "start": "tsx src/run.ts",
+    "test": "tsx --test --test-reporter=@reporters/github --test-reporter-destination=stdout --test-reporter=spec --test-reporter-destination=stdout"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@napi-rs/cli": "~3.10.8",
     "@react-native-node-api/cli-utils": "workspace:*",
     "react-native-node-api": "workspace:*",
-    "weak-node-api": "workspace:*"
+    "weak-node-api": "workspace:*",
+    "zod": "^4.1.11"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ferric/src/build.ts b/packages/ferric/src/build.ts
index 5a72ec03..5cd83bee 100644
--- a/packages/ferric/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/ferric/src/build.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 } from "./targets.js";
 import { generateTypeScriptDeclarations } from "./napi-rs.js";
 import { getBlockComment } from "./banner.js";
+import { assertNapiFeatures } from "./features.js";
 
 type EntrypointOptions = {
   outputPath: string;
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ const xcframeworkExtensionOption = new Option(
   "--xcframework-extension",
   "Don't rename the xcframework to .apple.node",
 ).default(false);
+const skipFeatureCheckOption = new Option(
+  "--skip-feature-check",
+  "Don't check the crate's resolved napi-sys features before building",
+).default(false);
 const dtsOnlyOption = new Option(
   "--dts-only",
   "Only generate the TypeScript declarations and entrypoint, skipping Android/Apple cross-compilation. Still runs a real `cargo build` for the host target (napi-rs has no lighter typegen-only mode), so this is not a no-op — it's meant for regenerating a checked-in declarations fixture, not for toolchain-free environments.",
@@ -158,6 +163,7 @@ export const buildCommand = new Command("build")
   .addOption(concurrencyOption)
   .addOption(verboseOption)
   .addOption(dtsOnlyOption)
+  .addOption(skipFeatureCheckOption)
   .action(
     wrapAction(
       async ({
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ export const buildCommand = new Command("build")
         concurrency,
         verbose,
         dtsOnly,
+        skipFeatureCheck,
       }) => {
         if (dtsOnly) {
           assertFixable(
@@ -271,6 +278,9 @@ export const buildCommand = new Command("build")
         }
         ensureCargo();
         ensureAvailableTargets(targets);
+        if (!skipFeatureCheck) {
+          assertNapiFeatures(process.cwd(), targets);
+        }
 
         const appleTargets = filterTargetsByPlatform(targets, "apple");
         const androidTargets = filterTargetsByPlatform(targets, "android");
diff --git a/packages/ferric/src/features.test.ts b/packages/ferric/src/features.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa71da29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ferric/src/features.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+
+import {
+  getNodeApiVersion,
+  getResolvedFeatures,
+  type CargoResolvedMetadata,
+} from "./features.js";
+
+const NAPI_SYS_ID =
+  "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index#napi-sys@3.4.0";
+const NAPI_ID =
+  "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index#napi@3.14.2";
+
+function createMetadata(napiSysFeatures: string[]): CargoResolvedMetadata {
+  return {
+    packages: [
+      { id: NAPI_SYS_ID, name: "napi-sys" },
+      { id: NAPI_ID, name: "napi" },
+    ],
+    resolve: {
+      nodes: [
+        { id: NAPI_SYS_ID, features: napiSysFeatures },
+        { id: NAPI_ID, features: ["default", "dyn-symbols"] },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("getResolvedFeatures", () => {
+  it("returns the features resolved for the package", () => {
+    const features = getResolvedFeatures(
+      createMetadata(["dyn-symbols", "napi1"]),
+      "napi-sys",
+    );
+    assert.deepEqual([...features], ["dyn-symbols", "napi1"]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores features of other packages", () => {
+    const features = getResolvedFeatures(createMetadata(["napi1"]), "napi-sys");
+    assert.deepEqual([...features], ["napi1"]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns no features when the package isn't a dependency", () => {
+    const metadata = createMetadata(["napi1"]);
+    assert.equal(getResolvedFeatures(metadata, "missing").size, 0);
+    assert.equal(
+      getResolvedFeatures({ ...metadata, resolve: null }, "napi-sys").size,
+      0,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getNodeApiVersion", () => {
+  it("returns the highest enabled napiN feature", () => {
+    assert.equal(
+      getNodeApiVersion(["napi1", "napi10", "napi3", "dyn-symbols"]),
+      10,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns 0 when no napiN feature is enabled", () => {
+    assert.equal(getNodeApiVersion(["dyn-symbols", "napi"]), 0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/ferric/src/features.ts b/packages/ferric/src/features.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8efcf1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ferric/src/features.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import cp from "node:child_process";
+
+import { assertFixable, chalk } from "@react-native-node-api/cli-utils";
+import * as z from "zod";
+
+import type { TargetName } from "./targets.js";
+
+const CargoResolvedMetadata = z.object({
+  packages: z.array(z.object({ id: z.string(), name: z.string() })),
+  resolve: z
+    .object({
+      nodes: z.array(
+        z.object({ id: z.string(), features: z.array(z.string()).optional() }),
+      ),
+    })
+    .nullable(),
+});
+
+export type CargoResolvedMetadata = z.infer<typeof CargoResolvedMetadata>;
+
+export function getResolvedFeatures(
+  metadata: CargoResolvedMetadata,
+  packageName: string,
+): Set<string> {
+  const ids = new Set(
+    metadata.packages
+      .filter((pkg) => pkg.name === packageName)
+      .map((pkg) => pkg.id),
+  );
+  const nodes = metadata.resolve?.nodes ?? [];
+  return new Set(
+    nodes
+      .filter((node) => ids.has(node.id))
+      .flatMap((node) => node.features ?? []),
+  );
+}
+
+function readResolvedMetadata(
+  cwd: string,
+  target: TargetName,
+): CargoResolvedMetadata {
+  const output = cp.execFileSync(
+    "cargo",
+    ["metadata", "--format-version", "1", "--filter-platform", target],
+    { cwd, encoding: "utf-8" },
+  );
+  return CargoResolvedMetadata.parse(JSON.parse(output));
+}
+
+/**
+ * The highest Node-API version implemented by the host.
+ */
+export const MAX_NODE_API_VERSION = 10;
+
+export function getNodeApiVersion(features: Iterable<string>): number {
+  let result = 0;
+  for (const feature of features) {
+    const match = /^napi(\d+)$/.exec(feature);
+    if (match) {
+      result = Math.max(result, parseInt(match[1], 10));
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+export function assertNapiFeatures(cwd: string, targets: Iterable<TargetName>) {
+  for (const target of targets) {
+    const features = getResolvedFeatures(
+      readResolvedMetadata(cwd, target),
+      "napi-sys",
+    );
+    const treeCommand = chalk.blue(
+      `cargo tree -e features -i napi-sys --target ${target}`,
+    );
+    const skipFlag = chalk.blue("--skip-feature-check");
+    assertFixable(
+      !features.has("dyn-symbols"),
+      `The "dyn-symbols" feature of napi-sys is enabled when building for ${target}, which loads Node-API functions at runtime instead of linking them against weak-node-api`,
+      {
+        instructions: [
+          `Set ${chalk.blue("default-features = false")} on the napi dependency in Cargo.toml and enable the "napiN" features you need explicitly.`,
+          `Run ${treeCommand} to see which dependency enables it, or pass ${skipFlag} to build anyway.`,
+        ].join("\n"),
+      },
+    );
+    const version = getNodeApiVersion(features);
+    assertFixable(
+      version <= MAX_NODE_API_VERSION,
+      `The "napi${version}" feature of napi-sys is enabled when building for ${target}, but React Native Node-API supports Node-API versions up to ${MAX_NODE_API_VERSION}`,
+      {
+        instructions: [
+          `Enable at most the "napi${MAX_NODE_API_VERSION}" feature on the napi dependency in Cargo.toml.`,
+          `Run ${treeCommand} to see which dependency enables it, or pass ${skipFlag} to build anyway.`,
+        ].join("\n"),
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ferric/tsconfig.json b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.json
index a678ba53..95abca17 100644
--- a/packages/ferric/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "extends": "@tsconfig/node22/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "declarationMap": true,
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "types": ["node"]
+    "composite": true
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
-  "exclude": ["**.test.ts"]
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" },
+    { "path": "./tsconfig.node-tests.json" }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/ferric/tsconfig.tests.json b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.node-tests.json
similarity index 85%
rename from packages/ferric/tsconfig.tests.json
rename to packages/ferric/tsconfig.node-tests.json
index 17ee7c84..cabcdca7 100644
--- a/packages/ferric/tsconfig.tests.json
+++ b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.node-tests.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "exclude": [],
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "./tsconfig.json"
+      "path": "./tsconfig.node.json"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/ferric/tsconfig.node.json b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.node.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6472ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ferric/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@tsconfig/node22/tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["**/*.test.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2fab0626..ca51f945 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ importers:
       weak-node-api:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../weak-node-api
+      zod:
+        specifier: ^4.1.11
+        version: 4.4.3
 
   packages/ferric-example:
     dependencies: