diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a9574847..883ff3e2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@chat-adapter/shared": "^4.24.0",
     "@onecli-sh/sdk": "^0.3.1",
     "better-sqlite3": "11.10.0",
     "chat": "^4.24.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4874dd812..c7cb77038 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
-      '@chat-adapter/shared':
-        specifier: ^4.24.0
-        version: 4.26.0
       '@onecli-sh/sdk':
         specifier: ^0.3.1
         version: 0.3.1
@@ -66,9 +63,6 @@ importers:
 
 packages:
 
-  '@chat-adapter/shared@4.26.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YD0MGktFXrArUqTBsyPfL5vkdD1WBS58PAWO0oVrMQAMmPxpAXfWGjBtZCkf3y8R8Svb0uVuVXiMZSForaEnMQ==}
-
   '@emnapi/core@1.9.2':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UC+ZhH3XtczQYfOlu3lNEkdW/p4dsJ1r/bP7H8+rhao3TTTMO1ATq/4DdIi23XuGoFY+Cz0JmCbdVl0hz9jZcA==}
 
@@ -1516,12 +1510,6 @@ packages:
 
 snapshots:
 
-  '@chat-adapter/shared@4.26.0':
-    dependencies:
-      chat: 4.26.0
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - supports-color
-
   '@emnapi/core@1.9.2':
     dependencies:
       '@emnapi/wasi-threads': 1.2.1
diff --git a/src/channels/channel-registry.ts b/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
index 7778cfdcb..645c64e5a 100644
--- a/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
+++ b/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 /**
- * v2 Channel adapter registry.
+ * Channel adapter registry.
  *
  * Channels self-register on import. The host calls initChannelAdapters() at startup
  * to instantiate and set up all registered adapters.
  */
-import { NetworkError } from '@chat-adapter/shared';
 import type { ChannelAdapter, ChannelRegistration, ChannelSetup } from './adapter.js';
 import { log } from '../log.js';
 
 const SETUP_RETRY_DELAYS_MS = [2000, 5000, 10000];
 
+/** Duck-type check — adapters that throw an Error with `name === 'NetworkError'`
+ * (Chat SDK's `@chat-adapter/shared.NetworkError` and similar) get a retry on
+ * setup. Avoids depending on `@chat-adapter/shared` at trunk level. */
+function isNetworkError(err: unknown): err is Error {
+  return err instanceof Error && err.name === 'NetworkError';
+}
+
 const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 
 const registry = new Map<string, ChannelRegistration>();
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ export async function initChannelAdapters(setupFn: (adapter: ChannelAdapter) =>
           await adapter.setup(setup);
           break;
         } catch (err) {
-          if (err instanceof NetworkError && attempt < SETUP_RETRY_DELAYS_MS.length) {
+          if (isNetworkError(err) && attempt < SETUP_RETRY_DELAYS_MS.length) {
             const delay = SETUP_RETRY_DELAYS_MS[attempt]!;
             log.warn('Channel adapter setup failed with network error, retrying', {
               channel: name,