diff --git a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/_vendored.py b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/_vendored.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..653bd79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/_vendored.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"""Vendored symbols from ``context_intelligence`` for standalone installability.
+
+The hook module's runtime needs four symbols from the parent bundle's
+``context_intelligence`` package. Copying them here lets the hook install
+and mount standalone — without requiring the parent bundle on PYTHONPATH
+or in the install tree.
+
+Provenance (last synced from upstream):
+  - AMPLIFIER_DIR, SETTINGS_PATH, _parse_settings_yaml
+      → context_intelligence/config.py
+  - workspace_slug
+      → context_intelligence/reconstruct/discover.py
+
+If you change behaviour in either of those upstream files, mirror the change
+here. The two copies are aligned by convention, not by shared import — the
+hook MUST NOT import from ``context_intelligence`` at runtime, or it stops
+being standalone-installable in environments that strip ``[tool.uv.sources]``
+(notably amplifier-agent's ``--no-sources`` activator policy).
+
+This module is internal to the hook package. External callers should not
+import from here; if you need the same logic in your own code, copy it.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+log = logging.getLogger("amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence._vendored")
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# From context_intelligence/config.py
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AMPLIFIER_DIR = Path.home() / ".amplifier"
+SETTINGS_PATH = AMPLIFIER_DIR / "settings.yaml"
+
+
+def _parse_settings_yaml(path: Path) -> dict:
+    """Minimal YAML parser for settings.yaml -- good enough for the flat keys
+    we need without requiring PyYAML.
+
+    Returns a dict with CI server config keys (``server_url``, ``api_key``) if found.
+    """
+    result: dict[str, str] = {}
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return result
+
+    try:
+        # Try PyYAML first
+        import yaml
+
+        with open(path) as f:
+            data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            ci_cfg = (
+                data.get("overrides", {}).get("hook-context-intelligence", {}).get("config", {})
+            )
+            if isinstance(ci_cfg, dict):
+                if "context_intelligence_server_url" in ci_cfg:
+                    result["server_url"] = ci_cfg["context_intelligence_server_url"]
+                if "context_intelligence_api_key" in ci_cfg:
+                    result["api_key"] = ci_cfg["context_intelligence_api_key"]
+    except ImportError:
+        # Fallback: crude line-based extraction
+        try:
+            text = path.read_text()
+            in_ci_section = False
+            for line in text.splitlines():
+                stripped = line.strip()
+                if "hook-context-intelligence" in stripped:
+                    in_ci_section = True
+                    continue
+                if in_ci_section:
+                    if stripped.startswith("context_intelligence_server_url:"):
+                        val = stripped.split(":", 1)[1].strip().strip("'\"")
+                        result["server_url"] = val
+                    elif stripped.startswith("context_intelligence_api_key:"):
+                        val = stripped.split(":", 1)[1].strip().strip("'\"")
+                        result["api_key"] = val
+                    # If we hit a non-indented line, we've left the section
+                    if not line.startswith(" ") and not line.startswith("\t") and stripped:
+                        if "context_intelligence" not in stripped:
+                            in_ci_section = False
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.debug("Could not parse %s: %s", path, exc)
+    return result
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# From context_intelligence/reconstruct/discover.py
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def workspace_slug(project_dir: str) -> str:
+    """Derive the workspace slug from an absolute project directory path.
+
+    Converts the absolute path to a slug by replacing every ``/`` with ``-``.
+
+    Examples::
+
+        workspace_slug("/home/bkrabach/dev/attractor-dev-machine")
+        # -> "-home-bkrabach-dev-attractor-dev-machine"
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    project_dir:
+        Absolute path to the project directory.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        Slug derived from the absolute path.
+    """
+    import os
+
+    return os.path.abspath(project_dir).replace("/", "-")
diff --git a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/config_resolver.py b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/config_resolver.py
index aa2b6f2a..3ff76488 100644
--- a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/config_resolver.py
+++ b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence/config_resolver.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-from context_intelligence.config import SETTINGS_PATH, _parse_settings_yaml
-from context_intelligence.reconstruct.discover import workspace_slug
+from ._vendored import SETTINGS_PATH
+from ._vendored import _parse_settings_yaml
+from ._vendored import workspace_slug
 
 _DEFAULT_BASE_PATH = "~/.amplifier/projects"
 _DEFAULT_PROJECT_SLUG = "default"
diff --git a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/pyproject.toml b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/pyproject.toml
index 375e53be..970d78b1 100644
--- a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/pyproject.toml
+++ b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ license = "MIT"
 dependencies = [
     "httpx>=0.28.1",
     "idna>=3.15",
-    "amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence",
 ]
 
 [project.entry-points."amplifier.modules"]
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ dev = [
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
 amplifier-core = { git = "https://github.com/microsoft/amplifier-core", rev = "v1.4.1" }
-amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence = { path = "../.." }
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
diff --git a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_config_resolver.py b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_config_resolver.py
index ee9c47cf..90645fdd 100644
--- a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_config_resolver.py
+++ b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_config_resolver.py
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ def test_unix_path_produces_expected_slug(self) -> None:
         assert _slugify_path("/home/user/project") == "-home-user-project"
 
     def test_unix_path_matches_workspace_slug(self) -> None:
-        from context_intelligence.reconstruct.discover import workspace_slug
+        from amplifier_module_hook_context_intelligence._vendored import workspace_slug
 
         path = "/home/user/project"
         assert _slugify_path(path) == workspace_slug(path)
diff --git a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_hook_dependencies.py b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_hook_dependencies.py
index 3a945690..b7586e84 100644
--- a/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_hook_dependencies.py
+++ b/modules/hook-context-intelligence/tests/test_hook_dependencies.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-"""Test that the hook module pyproject.toml declares the context_intelligence dependency.
+"""Test that the hook module pyproject.toml does NOT depend on its parent bundle.
 
-TDD: This test is written FIRST and will FAIL until pyproject.toml is updated.
+Design: The hook module should be installable independently of its parent bundle
+so it can be used in environments that compose modules individually.
+
+TDD: These tests are written to enforce decoupling from the parent bundle.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -17,36 +20,41 @@ def _load_pyproject() -> dict:
 
 
 class TestHookDependencies:
-    """Verify hook module's pyproject.toml declares amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence."""
-
-    def test_amplifier_bundle_context_intelligence_in_dependencies(self) -> None:
-        """amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence must appear in the dependencies list."""
+    """Verify hook module's pyproject.toml does NOT depend on its parent bundle.
+    
+    Per the design proposal: the hook module should be installable independently
+    of its parent bundle so it can be used in environments that compose modules
+    individually (e.g. amplifier-agent's --no-sources install policy).
+    """
+
+    def test_amplifier_bundle_context_intelligence_not_in_dependencies(self) -> None:
+        """amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence must NOT appear in dependencies."""
         data = _load_pyproject()
         deps: list[str] = data["project"]["dependencies"]
         dep_names = [d.split(">=")[0].split("==")[0].strip() for d in deps]
-        assert "amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" in dep_names, (
-            f"Expected 'amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence' in dependencies, got: {deps}"
+        assert "amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" not in dep_names, (
+            "The hook module must not declare its parent bundle as a runtime "
+            "dependency. Doing so makes the module uninstallable in environments "
+            "that strip [tool.uv.sources] at install time."
         )
 
-    def test_uv_sources_has_path_entry_for_bundle(self) -> None:
-        """[tool.uv.sources] must have path = '../..' for amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence."""
+    def test_uv_sources_does_not_reference_bundle(self) -> None:
+        """[tool.uv.sources] must NOT have a path entry for the parent bundle."""
         data = _load_pyproject()
         sources: dict = data.get("tool", {}).get("uv", {}).get("sources", {})
-        assert "amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" in sources, (
-            f"Expected 'amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence' in [tool.uv.sources], got: {sources}"
+        assert "amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" not in sources, (
+            "The hook module must not pin its parent bundle via [tool.uv.sources]. "
+            "This entry is invisible under --no-sources install and produces an "
+            "unresolvable dependency."
         )
-        entry = sources["amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence"]
-        assert entry.get("path") == "../..", f"Expected path = '../..', got: {entry}"
 
-    def test_dependencies_list_has_httpx_and_bundle(self) -> None:
-        """The production dependencies must include httpx and amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence.
-        amplifier-core is NOT a production dep — it is runtime-provided by the Amplifier CLI.
-        """
+    def test_dependencies_list_has_httpx_only(self) -> None:
+        """Production dependencies must be httpx (and nothing else from this project)."""
         data = _load_pyproject()
         deps: list[str] = data["project"]["dependencies"]
-        assert any("httpx" in d for d in deps), f"httpx not found in {deps}"
-        assert any("amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" in d for d in deps), (
-            f"amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence not found in {deps}"
+        assert any("httpx" in d for d in deps), "httpx is required for HTTP dispatch"
+        assert not any("amplifier-bundle-context-intelligence" in d for d in deps), (
+            "Parent bundle must not be a runtime dependency of the hook."
         )
         assert not any("amplifier-core" in d for d in deps), (
             f"amplifier-core must not be a production dep (runtime-provided): {deps}"