diff --git a/scripts/ensure-workspace-package-links.ts b/scripts/ensure-workspace-package-links.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2494545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ensure-workspace-package-links.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S node --import tsx
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { repoRoot } from "./dev-service-profile.ts";
+
+type WorkspaceLinkMismatch = {
+  packageName: string;
+  expectedPath: string;
+  actualPath: string | null;
+};
+
+function readJsonFile(filePath: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return JSON.parse(readFileSync(filePath, "utf8")) as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+function resolveWorkspacePackagePath(packageName: string): string | null {
+  if (packageName === "@paperclipai/adapter-utils") {
+    return path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "adapter-utils");
+  }
+  if (packageName === "@paperclipai/db") {
+    return path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "db");
+  }
+  if (packageName === "@paperclipai/shared") {
+    return path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "shared");
+  }
+  if (packageName === "@paperclipai/plugin-sdk") {
+    return path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "plugins", "sdk");
+  }
+  if (packageName.startsWith("@paperclipai/adapter-")) {
+    return path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "adapters", packageName.slice("@paperclipai/adapter-".length));
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function findServerWorkspaceLinkMismatches(): WorkspaceLinkMismatch[] {
+  const serverPackageJson = readJsonFile(path.join(repoRoot, "server", "package.json"));
+  const dependencies = {
+    ...(serverPackageJson.dependencies as Record<string, unknown> | undefined),
+    ...(serverPackageJson.devDependencies as Record<string, unknown> | undefined),
+  };
+  const mismatches: WorkspaceLinkMismatch[] = [];
+
+  for (const [packageName, version] of Object.entries(dependencies)) {
+    if (typeof version !== "string" || !version.startsWith("workspace:")) continue;
+
+    const expectedPath = resolveWorkspacePackagePath(packageName);
+    if (!expectedPath) continue;
+
+    const linkPath = path.join(repoRoot, "server", "node_modules", ...packageName.split("/"));
+    const actualPath = existsSync(linkPath) ? path.resolve(realpathSync(linkPath)) : null;
+    if (actualPath === path.resolve(expectedPath)) continue;
+
+    mismatches.push({
+      packageName,
+      expectedPath: path.resolve(expectedPath),
+      actualPath,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return mismatches;
+}
+
+function runCommand(command: string, args: string[], cwd: string) {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn(command, args, {
+      cwd,
+      env: process.env,
+      stdio: "inherit",
+    });
+
+    child.on("error", reject);
+    child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+      if (code === 0) {
+        resolve();
+        return;
+      }
+      reject(
+        new Error(
+          `${command} ${args.join(" ")} failed with ${signal ? `signal ${signal}` : `exit code ${code ?? "unknown"}`}`,
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function ensureServerWorkspaceLinksCurrent() {
+  const mismatches = findServerWorkspaceLinkMismatches();
+  if (mismatches.length === 0) return;
+
+  console.log("[paperclip] detected stale workspace package links for server; relinking dependencies...");
+  for (const mismatch of mismatches) {
+    console.log(
+      `[paperclip]   ${mismatch.packageName}: ${mismatch.actualPath ?? "missing"} -> ${mismatch.expectedPath}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const pnpmBin = process.platform === "win32" ? "pnpm.cmd" : "pnpm";
+  await runCommand(
+    pnpmBin,
+    ["install", "--force", "--config.confirmModulesPurge=false"],
+    repoRoot,
+  );
+
+  const remainingMismatches = findServerWorkspaceLinkMismatches();
+  if (remainingMismatches.length === 0) return;
+
+  throw new Error(
+    `Workspace relink did not repair all server package links: ${remainingMismatches.map((item) => item.packageName).join(", ")}`,
+  );
+}
+
+await ensureServerWorkspaceLinksCurrent();
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 0f7efa44..b2d17ad3 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@
     "skills"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
-    "dev:watch": "cross-env PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT=never PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_AUTO_APPLY=true tsx ./scripts/dev-watch.ts",
+    "preflight:workspace-links": "tsx ../scripts/ensure-workspace-package-links.ts",
+    "dev": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && tsx src/index.ts",
+    "dev:watch": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && cross-env PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT=never PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_AUTO_APPLY=true tsx ./scripts/dev-watch.ts",
     "prepare:ui-dist": "bash ../scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh",
-    "build": "tsc && mkdir -p dist/onboarding-assets && cp -R src/onboarding-assets/. dist/onboarding-assets/",
+    "build": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && tsc && mkdir -p dist/onboarding-assets && cp -R src/onboarding-assets/. dist/onboarding-assets/",
     "prepack": "pnpm run prepare:ui-dist",
     "postpack": "rm -rf ui-dist",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
-    "typecheck": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk build && tsc --noEmit"
+    "typecheck": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk build && tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.888.0",
diff --git a/server/src/adapters/utils.ts b/server/src/adapters/utils.ts
index 3c85852b..d9201bb6 100644
--- a/server/src/adapters/utils.ts
+++ b/server/src/adapters/utils.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,77 @@
 // Re-export everything from the shared adapter-utils/server-utils package.
 // This file is kept as a convenience shim so existing in-tree
 // imports (process/, http/, heartbeat.ts) don't need rewriting.
+import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { logger } from "../middleware/logger.js";
-export {
-  type RunProcessResult,
-  runningProcesses,
-  MAX_CAPTURE_BYTES,
-  MAX_EXCERPT_BYTES,
-  parseObject,
-  asString,
-  asNumber,
-  asBoolean,
-  asStringArray,
-  parseJson,
-  appendWithCap,
-  resolvePathValue,
-  renderTemplate,
-  redactEnvForLogs,
-  buildInvocationEnvForLogs,
-  buildPaperclipEnv,
-  defaultPathForPlatform,
-  ensurePathInEnv,
-  ensureAbsoluteDirectory,
-  ensureCommandResolvable,
-  resolveCommandForLogs,
-} from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+import * as serverUtils from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+export type { RunProcessResult } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+
+type BuildInvocationEnvForLogsOptions = {
+  runtimeEnv?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv | Record<string, string>;
+  includeRuntimeKeys?: string[];
+  resolvedCommand?: string | null;
+  resolvedCommandEnvKey?: string;
+};
+
+export const runningProcesses: Map<string, { child: ChildProcess; graceSec: number }> =
+  serverUtils.runningProcesses;
+export const MAX_CAPTURE_BYTES = serverUtils.MAX_CAPTURE_BYTES;
+export const MAX_EXCERPT_BYTES = serverUtils.MAX_EXCERPT_BYTES;
+export const parseObject = serverUtils.parseObject;
+export const asString = serverUtils.asString;
+export const asNumber = serverUtils.asNumber;
+export const asBoolean = serverUtils.asBoolean;
+export const asStringArray = serverUtils.asStringArray;
+export const parseJson = serverUtils.parseJson;
+export const appendWithCap = serverUtils.appendWithCap;
+export const resolvePathValue = serverUtils.resolvePathValue;
+export const renderTemplate = serverUtils.renderTemplate;
+export const redactEnvForLogs = serverUtils.redactEnvForLogs;
+export const buildPaperclipEnv = serverUtils.buildPaperclipEnv;
+export const defaultPathForPlatform = serverUtils.defaultPathForPlatform;
+export const ensurePathInEnv = serverUtils.ensurePathInEnv;
+export const ensureAbsoluteDirectory = serverUtils.ensureAbsoluteDirectory;
+export const ensureCommandResolvable = serverUtils.ensureCommandResolvable;
+export const resolveCommandForLogs = serverUtils.resolveCommandForLogs;
+
+export function buildInvocationEnvForLogs(
+  env: Record<string, string>,
+  options: BuildInvocationEnvForLogsOptions = {},
+): Record<string, string> {
+  const maybeBuildInvocationEnvForLogs = (
+    serverUtils as typeof serverUtils & {
+      buildInvocationEnvForLogs?: (
+        env: Record<string, string>,
+        options?: BuildInvocationEnvForLogsOptions,
+      ) => Record<string, string>;
+    }
+  ).buildInvocationEnvForLogs;
+
+  if (typeof maybeBuildInvocationEnvForLogs === "function") {
+    return maybeBuildInvocationEnvForLogs(env, options);
+  }
+
+  const merged: Record<string, string> = { ...env };
+  const runtimeEnv = options.runtimeEnv ?? {};
+
+  for (const key of options.includeRuntimeKeys ?? []) {
+    if (key in merged) continue;
+    const value = runtimeEnv[key];
+    if (typeof value !== "string" || value.length === 0) continue;
+    merged[key] = value;
+  }
+
+  const resolvedCommand = options.resolvedCommand?.trim();
+  if (resolvedCommand) {
+    merged[options.resolvedCommandEnvKey ?? "PAPERCLIP_RESOLVED_COMMAND"] = resolvedCommand;
+  }
+
+  return redactEnvForLogs(merged);
+}
 
 // Re-export runChildProcess with the server's pino logger wired in.
-import { runChildProcess as _runChildProcess } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
 import type { RunProcessResult } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+const _runChildProcess = serverUtils.runChildProcess;
 
 export async function runChildProcess(
   runId: string,