diff --git a/packages/core-testing/package.json b/packages/core-testing/package.json
index 25a76b7..c41b55d 100644
--- a/packages/core-testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/core-testing/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@repo/core-events": "workspace:*",
-    "@repo/core-shared": "workspace:*",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.5.0",
     "zod": "^3.23.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.test.ts b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.test.ts
index 2325032..c330822 100644
--- a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { defineEvent } from "@repo/core-events";
 import { RecordingEventBus } from "@/instrumentation/recording-event-bus";
 
-const evt = defineEvent("test.evt", z.object({ id: z.string() }).strict());
+// Inline a descriptor literal so the test doesn't need to import from
+// @repo/core-events (boundary-rule isolation, mirrors recording-tracer test).
+const evt = {
+  name: "test.evt" as const,
+  schema: z.object({ id: z.string() }).strict(),
+};
 
 describe("RecordingEventBus", () => {
   it("records every publish call after schema validation", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.ts b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.ts
index c4ab87f..2bcde70 100644
--- a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.ts
+++ b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-event-bus.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
+// Local type aliases matching the contracts in @repo/core-events.
+// Kept inline to avoid a build-graph cycle between core-testing and core-events
+// (mirrors the recording-tracer / recording-logger pattern).
 import type { z } from "zod";
-import type { EventDescriptor, EventHandler, IEventBus } from "@repo/core-events";
+
+type EventDescriptor<TName extends string, TSchema extends z.ZodType> = {
+  readonly name: TName;
+  readonly schema: TSchema;
+};
+
+type EventHandler<T> = (event: T) => Promise<void>;
+
+interface IEventBus {
+  publish<T>(
+    descriptor: EventDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    payload: T,
+  ): Promise<void>;
+  subscribe<T>(
+    descriptor: EventDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    consumerFeature: string,
+    handler: EventHandler<T>,
+  ): void;
+}
 
 export class RecordingEventBus implements IEventBus {
   readonly published: { name: string; payload: unknown }[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-job-queue.ts b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-job-queue.ts
index 6a59a23..4703de5 100644
--- a/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-job-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/core-testing/src/instrumentation/recording-job-queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-import type { IJobQueue } from "@repo/core-shared/jobs";
+// Local type alias matching the contract in @repo/core-shared/jobs.
+// Kept inline to avoid a build-graph cycle between core-testing and core-shared
+// (mirrors the recording-tracer / recording-logger pattern).
+interface IJobQueue {
+  enqueue<T>(
+    taskSlug: string,
+    input: T,
+    options?: { runAt?: Date },
+  ): Promise<{ jobId: string }>;
+}
 
 export class RecordingJobQueue implements IJobQueue {
   readonly enqueued: { taskSlug: string; input: unknown; options?: { runAt?: Date } }[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/marketing-pages/src/integrations/cms/jobs/send-welcome-email.task.ts b/packages/marketing-pages/src/integrations/cms/jobs/send-welcome-email.task.ts
index bba405d..f583915 100644
--- a/packages/marketing-pages/src/integrations/cms/jobs/send-welcome-email.task.ts
+++ b/packages/marketing-pages/src/integrations/cms/jobs/send-welcome-email.task.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ import type { TaskConfig } from "payload";
 import { marketingPagesContainer } from "../../../di/container";
 import { MARKETING_PAGES_SYMBOLS } from "../../../di/symbols";
 import type { ISendWelcomeEmailJob } from "../../../jobs/send-welcome-email.job";
+import type { SendWelcomeEmailInput } from "../../../jobs/send-welcome-email.job";
 
-export const sendWelcomeEmailTask: TaskConfig<"marketing-pages.send-welcome-email"> = {
+export const sendWelcomeEmailTask: TaskConfig<{
+  input: SendWelcomeEmailInput;
+  output: object;
+}> = {
   slug: "marketing-pages.send-welcome-email",
   inputSchema: [],
   retries: { attempts: 3, backoff: { type: "exponential", delay: 1000 } },
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ export const sendWelcomeEmailTask: TaskConfig<"marketing-pages.send-welcome-emai
     const job = marketingPagesContainer.get<ISendWelcomeEmailJob>(
       MARKETING_PAGES_SYMBOLS.ISendWelcomeEmailJob,
     );
-    await job(input as never);
+    await job(input);
     return { output: {} };
   },
 };
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4df1f24..0e1d031 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -604,12 +604,6 @@ importers:
 
   packages/core-testing:
     dependencies:
-      '@repo/core-events':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../core-events
-      '@repo/core-shared':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../core-shared
       '@tanstack/react-query':
         specifier: ^5.59.0
         version: 5.96.2(react@19.2.4)
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index bd39ab3..f210ad6 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       },
       "feature": {
         "dependencies": {
-          "allow": ["core", "tooling"]
+          "allow": ["core", "feature", "tooling"]
         }
       },
       "core": {
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
       "dependsOn": ["^lint"]
     },
     "test": {
-      "dependsOn": ["^build"]
+      "dependsOn": []
     },
     "test:e2e": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
       "cache": false
     },
     "typecheck": {
-      "dependsOn": ["^typecheck"]
+      "dependsOn": []
     },
     "build-storybook": {
       "outputs": ["storybook-static/**"]
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/job/task.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/job/task.ts.hbs
index b204e61..32a530d 100644
--- a/turbo/generators/templates/job/task.ts.hbs
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/job/task.ts.hbs
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 import type { TaskConfig } from "payload";
 import { {{camelCase feature}}Container } from "../../../di/container";
 import { {{constantCase feature}}_SYMBOLS } from "../../../di/symbols";
-import type { I{{pascalCase job}}Job } from "../../../jobs/{{kebabCase job}}.job";
+import type {
+  I{{pascalCase job}}Job,
+  {{pascalCase job}}Input,
+} from "../../../jobs/{{kebabCase job}}.job";
 
-export const {{camelCase job}}Task: TaskConfig<"{{kebabCase feature}}.{{kebabCase job}}"> = {
+export const {{camelCase job}}Task: TaskConfig<{
+  input: {{pascalCase job}}Input;
+  output: object;
+}> = {
   slug: "{{kebabCase feature}}.{{kebabCase job}}",
   inputSchema: [],
   retries: { attempts: 3, backoff: { type: "exponential", delay: 1000 } },
@@ -12,7 +18,7 @@ export const {{camelCase job}}Task: TaskConfig<"{{kebabCase feature}}.{{kebabCas
     const job = {{camelCase feature}}Container.get<I{{pascalCase job}}Job>(
       {{constantCase feature}}_SYMBOLS.I{{pascalCase job}}Job,
     );
-    await job(input as never);
+    await job(input);
     return { output: {} };
   },
 };