diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e8e9ded74..1661b9937 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt,sharing=locked \
 # 1. Copy manifests to cache dependencies
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 COPY crates/robot-kit/Cargo.toml crates/robot-kit/Cargo.toml
+COPY crates/zeroclaw-types/Cargo.toml crates/zeroclaw-types/Cargo.toml
+COPY crates/zeroclaw-core/Cargo.toml crates/zeroclaw-core/Cargo.toml
 # Create dummy targets declared in Cargo.toml so manifest parsing succeeds.
-RUN mkdir -p src benches crates/robot-kit/src \
+RUN mkdir -p src benches crates/robot-kit/src crates/zeroclaw-types/src crates/zeroclaw-core/src \
     && echo "fn main() {}" > src/main.rs \
     && echo "fn main() {}" > benches/agent_benchmarks.rs \
-    && echo "pub fn placeholder() {}" > crates/robot-kit/src/lib.rs
+    && echo "pub fn placeholder() {}" > crates/robot-kit/src/lib.rs \
+    && echo "pub fn placeholder() {}" > crates/zeroclaw-types/src/lib.rs \
+    && echo "pub fn placeholder() {}" > crates/zeroclaw-core/src/lib.rs
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=zeroclaw-cargo-registry,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry,sharing=locked \
     --mount=type=cache,id=zeroclaw-cargo-git,target=/usr/local/cargo/git,sharing=locked \
     --mount=type=cache,id=zeroclaw-target,target=/app/target,sharing=locked \
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=zeroclaw-cargo-registry,target=/usr/local/cargo/regist
     else \
       cargo build --release --locked; \
     fi
-RUN rm -rf src benches crates/robot-kit/src
+RUN rm -rf src benches crates/robot-kit/src crates/zeroclaw-types/src crates/zeroclaw-core/src
 
 # 2. Copy only build-relevant source paths (avoid cache-busting on docs/tests/scripts)
 COPY src/ src/