diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index b3bdd171549..9184f95872e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ export type {
   CatalogTeamSourceRef,
   CatalogTeamFile,
   CatalogTeam,
+  CatalogManifest,
   CatalogTeamListQuery,
   CatalogTeamFileDetail,
   CatalogTeamSourcePolicy,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
index f048a1cdf19..db0b68f2439 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export type {
   CatalogTeamSourceRef,
   CatalogTeamFile,
   CatalogTeam,
+  CatalogManifest,
   CatalogTeamListQuery,
   CatalogTeamFileDetail,
   CatalogTeamSourcePolicy,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/teams-catalog.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/teams-catalog.ts
index 76f662ae337..a088b07eb0b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/teams-catalog.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/teams-catalog.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ export interface CatalogTeam {
   packageVersion?: string;
 }
 
+export interface CatalogManifest {
+  schemaVersion: 1;
+  packageName: "@paperclipai/teams-catalog";
+  packageVersion: string;
+  generatedAt: string;
+  teams: CatalogTeam[];
+}
+
 export interface CatalogTeamListQuery {
   kind?: CatalogTeamKind;
   category?: string;
diff --git a/packages/teams-catalog/package.json b/packages/teams-catalog/package.json
index 6a3080df4ca..9ae11c3462a 100644
--- a/packages/teams-catalog/package.json
+++ b/packages/teams-catalog/package.json
@@ -45,8 +45,5 @@
     "test": "pnpm -w exec vitest run --root packages/teams-catalog --config vitest.config.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",
     "validate": "node ../../cli/node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs scripts/validate-catalog.ts"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@paperclipai/skills-catalog": "workspace:*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 94992fa92be..ae78553fe05 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "@paperclipai/db": "workspace:*",
     "@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*",
     "@paperclipai/shared": "workspace:*",
-    "@paperclipai/teams-catalog": "workspace:*",
     "ajv": "^8.20.0",
     "ajv-formats": "^3.0.1",
     "better-auth": "1.4.18",
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/teams-catalog-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/teams-catalog-service.test.ts
index 334d08b78db..389d36089f3 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/teams-catalog-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/teams-catalog-service.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import type { CatalogTeam } from "@paperclipai/teams-catalog";
+import type { CatalogTeam } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 
 const mockAgentService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   getById: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/server/src/services/teams-catalog.ts b/server/src/services/teams-catalog.ts
index 2fa1e69a9a9..3d3042dd0b5 100644
--- a/server/src/services/teams-catalog.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/teams-catalog.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import type {
   CatalogTeamKind,
   CatalogTeamSkillRequirement,
   CatalogTeamSkillRequirementType,
-} from "@paperclipai/teams-catalog";
-import type {
   CompanyPortabilityAdapterOverride,
   CompanyPortabilityAgentSelection,
   CompanyPortabilityCollisionStrategy,