diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/catalog/semantic-action-catalog.test.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/catalog/semantic-action-catalog.test.ts
index d1835af7bd..544735cfef 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/catalog/semantic-action-catalog.test.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/catalog/semantic-action-catalog.test.ts
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ const packageRoot = resolve(
 );
 
 describe("semantic action catalog", () => {
-  it("advertises only icons accepted by the project API on both tool surfaces", async () => {
-    const { PROJECT_ICON_NAMES } = await import("../../../shared/src/constants.js");
-    const ajv = new Ajv2020({ allErrors: true, allowUnionTypes: true, strict: true });
-    for (const schema of [createProjectAction.live.descriptor.inputSchema, paperclipSemanticAction("create_project")!.inputSchema]) {
-      const validate = ajv.compile(schema);
-      const input = { name: "Onboarding", idempotencyKey: "onboarding" };
-      expect(schema).toMatchObject({ properties: { icon: { enum: [...PROJECT_ICON_NAMES, null] } } });
-      for (const icon of [...PROJECT_ICON_NAMES, null]) expect(validate({ ...input, icon }), String(icon)).toBe(true);
-      expect(validate({ ...input, icon: "users" })).toBe(false);
-    }
-  });
-
   it("limits project repository URLs to HTTPS GitHub repository paths on both tool surfaces", () => {
     const ajv = new Ajv2020({ allErrors: true, allowUnionTypes: true, strict: true });
     for (const schema of [createProjectAction.live.descriptor.inputSchema, paperclipSemanticAction("create_project")!.inputSchema]) {
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/runner-project-icon-contract.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/runner-project-icon-contract.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04d7c20b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/runner-project-icon-contract.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Ajv2020 from "ajv/dist/2020.js";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  capabilitySemanticToolDescriptor,
+  paperclipSemanticAction,
+} from "@paperclipai/paperclip-runner";
+import { PROJECT_ICON_NAMES } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+
+// Cross-package parity belongs at the App boundary: the standalone runner
+// must not import the App's shared package, even from its own tests.
+describe("runner project icon contract", () => {
+  it("advertises only icons accepted by the project API on both tool surfaces", () => {
+    const ajv = new Ajv2020({ allErrors: true, allowUnionTypes: true, strict: true });
+    for (const schema of [
+      capabilitySemanticToolDescriptor("create_project")!.inputSchema,
+      paperclipSemanticAction("create_project")!.inputSchema,
+    ]) {
+      const validate = ajv.compile(schema);
+      const input = { name: "Onboarding", idempotencyKey: "onboarding" };
+      expect(schema).toMatchObject({ properties: { icon: { enum: [...PROJECT_ICON_NAMES, null] } } });
+      for (const icon of [...PROJECT_ICON_NAMES, null]) expect(validate({ ...input, icon }), String(icon)).toBe(true);
+      expect(validate({ ...input, icon: "users" })).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+});