diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37bf5fb..de20823 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Standardized package development, CI, and release workflows on pnpm 11.
 - Adopted `@okyrychenko-dev/type-utils` as a direct runtime dependency for shared guards.
 - Aligned package exports and validation tooling with the other maintained `@okyrychenko-dev` libraries.
+- Deprecated `createStoreToolkit().getProvider()` in favor of the canonical `provider` property.
+  The compatibility accessor still returns the same Provider bindings without runtime warnings;
+  removal is deferred to the next intentional major release.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb89b2e..93f01ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ Each factory uses the same value/plain/API naming pattern:
 
 The provider factory also exposes `useContextStoreOptional` for integrations that
 need to detect whether a matching provider is present. The toolkit exposes its
-shared provider bindings through `provider`; `getProvider()` returns that same
-object when function-based access is useful.
+shared provider bindings through `provider`. The deprecated `getProvider()`
+compatibility accessor returns that same object and remains available until the
+next intentional major release.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ Returns:
 - `useStorePlain`
 - `useStoreApi`
 - `provider`
-- `getProvider()`
+- `getProvider()` (deprecated; use `provider`)
 - `useResolvedStoreApi()`
 - `useResolvedValue()`
 - `useResolvedStorePlain()`
@@ -319,14 +320,19 @@ It returns the same resolved hook family used by `createStoreToolkit`:
 The deprecated compatibility names have been removed. Replace them with their
 canonical equivalents:
 
-| Removed name                     | Replacement                                   |
-| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
-| `toolkit.createProvider()`       | `toolkit.provider` or `toolkit.getProvider()` |
-| `useContext()`                   | `useContextStoreApi()`                        |
-| `useOptionalContext()`           | `useContextStoreOptional()`                   |
-| `useResolvedStore()`             | `useResolvedStoreApi()`                       |
-| `useResolvedStoreWithSelector()` | `useResolvedValue()`                          |
-| `onStoreCreate`                  | `onStoreReady`                                |
+| Removed name                     | Replacement                 |
+| -------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
+| `toolkit.createProvider()`       | `toolkit.provider`          |
+| `useContext()`                   | `useContextStoreApi()`      |
+| `useOptionalContext()`           | `useContextStoreOptional()` |
+| `useResolvedStore()`             | `useResolvedStoreApi()`     |
+| `useResolvedStoreWithSelector()` | `useResolvedValue()`        |
+| `onStoreCreate`                  | `onStoreReady`              |
+
+`getProvider()` remains available as a deprecated compatibility path. Replace
+`toolkit.getProvider()` with `toolkit.provider`; both currently return the exact
+same Provider bindings object. Its removal is deferred to a separately approved
+major release, and calling it does not emit a runtime warning.
 
 `onStoreReady` runs after the provider commits and at most once for each provider
 store instance. Use `onStoreInit` when state must be initialized synchronously
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/createStoreToolkit.test.tsx b/src/core/__tests__/createStoreToolkit.test.tsx
index f7f01e5..9a67ce5 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/createStoreToolkit.test.tsx
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/createStoreToolkit.test.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ describe("createStoreToolkit", () => {
     expect(toolkit.useStorePlain).toBeDefined();
     expect(toolkit.useStoreApi).toBeDefined();
     expect(toolkit.provider).toBeDefined();
-    expect(toolkit.getProvider).toBeDefined();
     expect(toolkit.useResolvedStoreApi).toBeDefined();
     expect(toolkit.useResolvedValue).toBeDefined();
     expect(toolkit.useResolvedStorePlain).toBeDefined();
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ describe("createStoreToolkit", () => {
       count: 0,
       increment: () => set((state) => ({ count: state.count + 1 })),
     }));
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated -- Verifies the compatibility path.
     expect(toolkit.provider).toBe(toolkit.getProvider());
   });
 
diff --git a/src/types/store-toolkit.types.ts b/src/types/store-toolkit.types.ts
index 897f03f..670c95f 100644
--- a/src/types/store-toolkit.types.ts
+++ b/src/types/store-toolkit.types.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ import type { StoreMutatorTuple } from "./store.types";
 export interface StoreToolkit<TState, TMutators extends Array<StoreMutatorTuple> = []>
   extends ShallowStoreBindings<TState, TMutators>, ResolvedStoreBindings<TState, TMutators> {
   provider: StoreProviderResult<TState, TMutators>;
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use {@link provider} instead. This compatibility accessor will be removed in the
+   * next intentional major release.
+   */
   getProvider: () => StoreProviderResult<TState, TMutators>;
 }