diff --git a/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/package.json b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/package.json
index 80b2b8e082..ddc60d7f07 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/package.json
+++ b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fusion/core": "workspace:*",
-    "@fusion/dashboard": "workspace:*",
     "@fusion/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*",
     "lucide-react": "^0.542.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/src/dashboard-interop.d.ts b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/src/dashboard-interop.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51b4163de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/src/dashboard-interop.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Ambient declaration for the dashboard host's plugin-view context, so this
+// bundled plugin can consume the type WITHOUT a runtime dependency on
+// `@fusion/dashboard` (a host package). Depending on the host would create a
+// dashboard -> plugin -> dashboard cycle and violate the workspace-acyclicity /
+// "bundled plugins must not depend on host packages" invariants. The host
+// passes the real object at runtime; this minimal structural shape is enough to
+// type-check the fields this plugin actually reads. Mirrors the interop pattern
+// used by fusion-plugin-dependency-graph.
+declare module "@fusion/dashboard/app/plugins/types" {
+  import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+  import type { Task, TaskDetail, WorkflowStep } from "@fusion/core";
+
+  export type DetailTaskTab =
+    | "definition" | "logs" | "changes" | "comments" | "model" | "workflow" | "pr" | "retries";
+  export type PluginToastType = "success" | "error" | "warning" | "info";
+
+  export interface PluginCustomEvent {
+    event: string;
+    payload: unknown;
+  }
+
+  export interface PluginDashboardViewContext {
+    projectId?: string;
+    tasks: Task[];
+    workflowSteps: WorkflowStep[];
+    openTaskDetail: (task: Task | TaskDetail, initialTab?: DetailTaskTab) => void;
+    renderTaskCard?: (task: Task | TaskDetail) => ReactNode;
+    addToast?: (message: string, type?: PluginToastType) => void;
+    subscribePluginEvents?: (
+      pluginId: string,
+      onEvent: (event: PluginCustomEvent) => void,
+    ) => () => void;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/tsconfig.json b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/tsconfig.json
index 710a839f68..76979dbfb1 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/tsconfig.json
+++ b/plugins/fusion-plugin-compound-engineering/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
     "outDir": "dist",
     "rootDir": "src",
     "jsx": "react-jsx",
-    "types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+    "types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
+    "paths": {
+      "@fusion/dashboard/app/plugins/types": ["./src/dashboard-interop.d.ts"]
+    }
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.tsx"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.tsx", "src/**/*.d.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3ebfc96757..89a5acb369 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -700,9 +700,6 @@ importers:
       '@fusion/core':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/core
-      '@fusion/dashboard':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/dashboard
       '@fusion/plugin-sdk':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/plugin-sdk