diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 46aaab7ce..8d67e0c0d 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The root app (`src/`) is the Tauri/Vite desktop editor. App-specific editor, doc
 
 ### Public package exports
 
-Use public package exports across package/app boundaries. Do not import workspace package internals from app code.
+Use public package exports across package/app boundaries. Do not import workspace package internals from app code. Do not create cross-package re-export shim files whose only purpose is forwarding another package's API. Import the owning package directly at call sites; public compatibility barrels may re-export the owner directly when preserving an established package API.
 
 - `@open-pencil/scene-graph` — SceneGraph, node types, primitives, copy/snap/undo, instance helpers, variable helpers, vector-network types.
 - `@open-pencil/core` — broad compatibility barrel for editor/rendering/tooling APIs.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94e87f6fc..f4447c27f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Move complete `.fig` archive parsing and NodeChange-to-SceneGraph conversion policy into `@open-pencil/fig`, keeping `@open-pencil/kiwi` focused on Kiwi schema, message, and raw container mechanics.
+- Move complete `.fig` archive parsing, NodeChange-to-SceneGraph conversion, and component/instance interpretation into `@open-pencil/fig`, keeping `@open-pencil/kiwi` focused on Kiwi schema, message, and raw container mechanics.
+- Remove internal cross-package forwarding modules; import `@open-pencil/fig`, `@open-pencil/pen`, and `@open-pencil/scene-graph` from their owning public exports.
 - Add Figma-style page management in the Pages panel, including rename/delete actions and drag-and-drop page reordering.
 - Add DOM/CSS import and authoring support so HTML, CSS, Tailwind, and JSX can be converted into editable OpenPencil documents from the app, CLI, and SDK.
 - Add Tailwind class serialization for DOM/CSS HTML export in the SDK and CLI.
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index a08b540d2..b287b9acd 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@
       "import": "./dist/io/formats/fig/index.js",
       "default": "./dist/io/formats/fig/index.js"
     },
-    "./io/formats/pen": {
-      "types": "./dist/io/formats/pen/index.d.ts",
-      "import": "./dist/io/formats/pen/index.js",
-      "default": "./dist/io/formats/pen/index.js"
-    },
     "./io/formats/jsx": {
       "types": "./dist/io/formats/jsx/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/io/formats/jsx/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/flatten.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/flatten.ts
index f935ea84a..1412c0e89 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/flatten.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/flatten.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyFills } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
-
-import { parseSVGPath } from '#core/io/formats/svg/parse-path'
+import { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 
 import { makeBooleanSourcePath, makeStrokeOutlinePath, nodePathTransform } from './boolean'
 import type { SkiaRenderer } from './renderer'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/clipboard.ts b/packages/core/src/clipboard.ts
index b246fcfdd..695b58ff8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/clipboard.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/clipboard.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import { inflateSync, deflateSync } from 'fflate'
 
+import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
+import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
+import {
+  nodeChangeToProps,
+  shouldImportTextAsAutoSize,
+  sortChildren
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import { initCodec, getCompiledSchema, getSchemaBytes } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import type { NodeChange as KiwiNodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import { decodeBinarySchema, compileSchema, ByteBuffer } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/schema-runtime'
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
 import { shapeTextForClipboard } from './canvas/text/clipboard'
-import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from './kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import type { InstanceNodeChange } from './kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import {
-  nodeChangeToProps,
-  shouldImportTextAsAutoSize,
-  sortChildren
-} from './kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 import {
   sceneNodeToKiwi,
   buildFigKiwi,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/icons/svg.ts b/packages/core/src/icons/svg.ts
index a6591ca22..572ed4db3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/icons/svg.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/icons/svg.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { iconToSVG } from '@iconify/utils'
 import svgpath from 'svgpath'
 
-import { parseSVGPath } from '#core/io/formats/svg/parse-path'
+import { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 
 import type { IconData, IconifyIconEntry, IconPathInfo } from './types'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 8a796b53d..73c4ba93c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export {
   type SVGExportOptions
 } from './io/formats/svg/export'
 export { svg, renderSVGNode, type SVGNode } from './io/formats/svg/node'
-export { parseSVGPath } from './io/formats/svg/parse-path'
+export { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 export {
   fetchIcon,
   fetchIcons,
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export {
 } from './clipboard'
 export { probeGlyphOutlineCommands, type GlyphOutlineProbe } from './text/opentype'
 
-export { readPenFile, parsePenFile } from './io/formats/pen'
+export { readPenFile, parsePenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'
 
 export {
   readFigFile,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats.ts
index d088e8f04..f16526d09 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/io/formats.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { parsePenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'
+
 import { sceneNodeToJSX, selectionToJSX } from '#core/design-jsx'
 
 import { exportFigFile, parseFigFile } from './formats/fig'
-import { parsePenFile } from './formats/pen'
 import { headlessRenderNodes, renderNodesToImage, type RasterExportFormat } from './formats/raster'
 import { renderNodesToSVG } from './formats/svg'
 import { extractExportGraph, findPageId } from './subgraph'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/compress.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/compress.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b0824a8b2..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/compress.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { compressFigDataSync } from '@open-pencil/fig'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export-worker.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export-worker.ts
index d3178a7de..837cceaa3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export-worker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { compressFigDataSync } from './compress'
+import { compressFigDataSync } from '@open-pencil/fig'
 
 interface CompressMessage {
   schemaDeflated: Uint8Array
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
index d2e001762..254c31497 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { CanvasKit } from 'canvaskit-wasm'
 import { deflateSync, inflateSync } from 'fflate'
 
+import { compressFigDataSync } from '@open-pencil/fig'
+import { stringToGuid } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import { initCodec, getCompiledSchema, getSchemaBytes } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import { decodeBinarySchema, compileSchema, ByteBuffer } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/schema-runtime'
@@ -11,7 +13,6 @@ import type { SkiaRenderer } from '#core/canvas'
 import { CANVAS_BG_COLOR, IS_BROWSER, IS_TAURI } from '#core/constants'
 import { renderThumbnail } from '#core/io/formats/raster'
 import { populateAllLazyFigImportRoots } from '#core/kiwi/fig/lazy-import'
-import { stringToGuid } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 import {
   sceneNodeToKiwi,
   fractionalPosition,
@@ -21,8 +22,6 @@ import {
   makeCanvasNodeChange
 } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize'
 
-import { compressFigDataSync } from './compress'
-
 const THUMBNAIL_1X1 = Uint8Array.from(
   atob(
     'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8/5+hHgAHggJ/PchI7wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='
@@ -521,7 +520,7 @@ export async function exportFigFile(
   return compressFigData(schemaDeflated, kiwiData, thumbnailPng, metaJson, imageEntries, version)
 }
 
-export { compressFigDataSync } from './compress'
+export { compressFigDataSync } from '@open-pencil/fig'
 
 function canUseWorker(): boolean {
   return typeof Worker !== 'undefined' && IS_BROWSER
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/convert.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/convert.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a6da212be..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/convert.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from '@open-pencil/pen'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/index.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a6da212be..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from '@open-pencil/pen'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/read.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/read.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d3c3f5789..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/pen/read.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { parsePenFile, readPenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/svg/parse-path.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/svg/parse-path.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 63f9a2ce1..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/svg/parse-path.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/index.ts b/packages/core/src/io/index.ts
index e9e8a7b49..43a1206c0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/io/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/io/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export {
   jsxFormat
 } from './formats'
 export { exportFigFile, parseFigFile, readFigFile } from './formats/fig'
-export { parsePenFile, readPenFile } from './formats/pen'
+export { parsePenFile, readPenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'
 export { sceneNodeToJSX, selectionToJSX, type JSXFormat } from './formats/jsx'
 export {
   computeContentBounds,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/import.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/import.ts
index 6ce5f2af6..ddad637a8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/import.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/import.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 import { isNotNil } from 'es-toolkit/predicate'
 
-import { applyStyleRefsToFields } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
-import type { NodeChange, VariableDataValuesEntry, Color, GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
-import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
-import type { VariableType, VariableValue } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
-
-import { BLACK } from '#core/constants'
-import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import { setLazyFigImportContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/lazy-import'
+import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
+import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 import {
+  applyStyleRefsToFields,
   guidToString,
   nodeChangeToProps,
   shouldImportTextAsAutoSize,
   sortChildren,
   setVariableColorResolver,
   VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS_INVERSE
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
+import type { NodeChange, VariableDataValuesEntry, Color, GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+import type { VariableType, VariableValue } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+
+import { BLACK } from '#core/constants'
+import { setLazyFigImportContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/lazy-import'
 
 type AssetRef = { key: string; version?: string }
 type AliasRef = { guid?: GUID; assetRef?: AssetRef }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/lazy-import.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/lazy-import.ts
index d9b252a19..0e42fa345 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/lazy-import.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/lazy-import.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
+import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 import type { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { populateAndApplyOverrides } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-
 export interface LazyFigImportContext {
   changeMap: Map<string, InstanceNodeChange>
   guidToNodeId: Map<string, string>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 88cc15b99..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize.ts
index cd64fbffe..1ac8349fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ export { buildFontDigestMap } from './font/digests'
 import {
   applyFontFeaturesToKiwi,
   BOUND_VARIABLES_PLUGIN_KEY,
+  guidToString,
   LAYOUT_DIRECTION_PLUGIN_KEY,
+  stringToGuid,
   TEXT_DIRECTION_PLUGIN_KEY,
-  upsertPluginData
+  upsertPluginData,
+  VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS
 } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange, Paint, VariableConsumptionEntry } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import type { Color, GUID, JsonObject, Matrix } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/primitives'
 
-import { guidToString, stringToGuid, VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS } from './convert'
 import {
   buildAssetRefToVarGuidMap,
   sceneNodeToKiwiWithContext,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-runs.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-runs.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c28c41af..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-runs.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { importStyleRuns } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/parse/transfer.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/parse/transfer.ts
index 054e8f0b6..b8bed5bfb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/parse/transfer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/parse/transfer.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import type {
   SceneNode,
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import type {
   DocumentColorSpace
 } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type { InstanceNodeChange } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
 import { getLazyFigImportContext, setLazyFigImportContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/lazy-import'
 
 export interface SerializedLazyFigImportContext {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/create/svg.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/create/svg.ts
index 9d771b396..baf7f8aee 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/create/svg.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/create/svg.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 import type { Rect } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/primitives'
 
 import { parseColor } from '#core/color'
 import { createPathStroke } from '#core/icons/path-style'
 import { extractPaths } from '#core/icons/svg'
 import type { IconPathInfo } from '#core/icons/types'
-import { parseSVGPath } from '#core/io/formats/svg/parse-path'
 import { defineTool } from '#core/tools/schema'
 
 function parseSvgViewBox(svg: string): Rect | null {
diff --git a/packages/fig/README.md b/packages/fig/README.md
index b35ad9796..9e01d550a 100644
--- a/packages/fig/README.md
+++ b/packages/fig/README.md
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ Current ownership:
 - `readFigContainer()` / `writeFigContainer()` helpers for raw `fig-kiwi` payloads
 - `.fig` source and archive result types
 - NodeChange-to-SceneGraph property conversion, including styles, plugin metadata, text, paint, vector, and font policy, through `@open-pencil/fig/node-change`
-- Package-local archive, conversion, and dist smoke tests
+- Component-property, symbol-override, derived-symbol-data, and instance synchronization policy through `@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides`
+- Package-local archive, conversion, instance, and dist smoke tests
 
 Planned ownership:
 
 - Remaining SceneGraph-to-`NodeChange` export conversion and document orchestration
 - Raw Figma metadata precedence and invalidation policy
-- Component and instance interpretation
 - Oracle-backed `.fig` fixtures
 
 Non-goals:
diff --git a/packages/fig/package.json b/packages/fig/package.json
index 864b8ca4e..0b41c77f2 100644
--- a/packages/fig/package.json
+++ b/packages/fig/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
       "bun": "./src/node-change/index.ts",
       "import": "./dist/node-change.js",
       "default": "./dist/node-change.js"
+    },
+    "./instance-overrides": {
+      "types": "./dist/instance-overrides.d.ts",
+      "bun": "./src/instance-overrides/index.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/instance-overrides.js",
+      "default": "./dist/instance-overrides.js"
     }
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/fig/scripts/smoke-dist.ts b/packages/fig/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
index eb42004f6..afaa78035 100644
--- a/packages/fig/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 export {}
 
 const mod = await import('../dist/index.js')
+const instanceOverrides = await import('../dist/instance-overrides.js')
 const nodeChange = await import('../dist/node-change.js')
 
 if (
   mod.FIG_PACKAGE_STATUS !== 'archive-api' ||
   typeof mod.parseFigBuffer !== 'function' ||
   typeof mod.writeFigArchive !== 'function' ||
+  typeof instanceOverrides.populateAndApplyOverrides !== 'function' ||
   typeof nodeChange.convertLineHeight !== 'function'
 ) {
   throw new Error('Expected @open-pencil/fig archive API exports')
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/clone-index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/clone-index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/clone-index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/clone-index.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts
index 9bfd984e5..ae3048bfb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/apply.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import { copyFills, copyStyleRuns } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 
-import { applyOverridePatch, type OverridePatch } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import { getComponentRoot } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve'
-import type {
-  ComponentPropRef,
-  ComponentPropValue,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
+import { applyOverridePatch, type OverridePatch } from '../patches'
+import { getComponentRoot } from '../resolve'
+import type { ComponentPropRef, ComponentPropValue, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { propTextCharacters } from './values'
 
 function applyPatchAndMark(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts
index 5b59c6858..aca69cac6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/assignments.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { buildCloneIndex, instanceAndClones } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/clone-index'
-import { applyComponentPropRef } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/apply'
-import {
-  fallbackRefsForChild,
-  findPropRefs,
-  valueForRef
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/refs'
-import { assignmentsToValueMap } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/values'
-import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve'
+import { buildCloneIndex, instanceAndClones } from '../clone-index'
+import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '../resolve'
 import type {
   ComponentPropAssignment,
   ComponentPropRef,
   ComponentPropValue,
   OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
+} from '../types'
+import { applyComponentPropRef } from './apply'
+import { fallbackRefsForChild, findPropRefs, valueForRef } from './refs'
+import { assignmentsToValueMap } from './values'
 
 function applyChildPropRefs(
   ctx: OverrideContext,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts
index 038e21f00..88de5c16e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import type { OverrideContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-
+import type { OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { applyInstanceDirectAssignments, applyOverrideAssignments } from './assignments'
 import { collectAssignmentsMap, collectPropRefsMap } from './maps'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts
index fbfdc4b32..bb8d8c993 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/maps.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import type {
-  ComponentPropAssignment,
-  ComponentPropRef,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
+import type { ComponentPropAssignment, ComponentPropRef, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 
 export function collectPropRefsMap(ctx: OverrideContext): Map<string, ComponentPropRef[]> {
   const result = new Map<string, ComponentPropRef[]>()
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts
index 5f527e0c2..279c54c13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/refs.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import type {
-  ComponentPropRef,
-  ComponentPropValue,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 
+import type { ComponentPropRef, ComponentPropValue, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { normalizePropName, stringToGuidParts } from './values'
 
 export function findPropRefs(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts
index 5337679bf..4b64513b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/component-props/values.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
-import type {
-  ComponentPropAssignment,
-  ComponentPropValue,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
+import type { ComponentPropAssignment, ComponentPropValue, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 
 export function normalizePropName(value: string): string {
   return value.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '')
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/constraints.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/constraints.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/constraints.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/constraints.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts
index 6d2d80a6b..f2c68194b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/geometry.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { resolveGeometryPaths } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { GeometryPath, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type { DerivedSymbolOverride } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { resolveGeometryPaths } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
+import type { DerivedSymbolOverride } from '../types'
 
 function scaleGeometryBlobs(geom: GeometryPath[], sx: number, sy: number): GeometryPath[] {
   if (sx === 1 && sy === 1) return geom
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts
index e42a21cb6..ec31e0b70 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import { applyOverridePatch } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve'
-import type {
-  DerivedSymbolOverride,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-
+import { applyOverridePatch } from '../patches'
+import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '../resolve'
+import type { DerivedSymbolOverride, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { buildDsdLayoutUpdates } from './layout'
 import { propagateDsdChanges } from './propagate'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts
index 09f26fbde..fd8339451 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import { convertFigmaDerivedTextGlyphs } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
+import {
+  convertFigmaDerivedTextGlyphs,
+  convertLetterSpacing,
+  convertLineHeight
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type {
-  DerivedSymbolOverride,
-  OverrideContext
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { convertLetterSpacing, convertLineHeight } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
+import type { DerivedSymbolOverride, OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { resolveDsdGeometry } from './geometry'
 
 function getVisibleSiblingCount(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts
index 9dd66836e..48b5af8c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyGeometryPaths } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 
-import { buildClonesMap } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync'
-import type { OverrideContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
+import { buildClonesMap } from '../sync'
+import type { OverrideContext } from '../types'
 
 function buildCloneUpdates(
   ctx: OverrideContext,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/index.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/index.ts
index df3dde039..a41513b96 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+export { buildDsdLayoutUpdates } from './derived-symbol-data/layout'
+export { propagateDsdChanges } from './derived-symbol-data/propagate'
+export { protectField, type ProtectionMap } from './patches'
+export { syncChildrenDeep, syncNodeProps } from './sync'
 export type {
   InstanceNodeChange,
   OverrideContext,
@@ -10,12 +14,11 @@ export type {
   SymbolOverride
 } from './types'
 
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyFills, copyStyleRuns } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 import type { JsonObject } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/primitives'
 
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 import { applyComponentProperties } from './component-props'
 import { applyConstraintScaling } from './constraints'
 import { applyDerivedSymbolData } from './derived-symbol-data'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts
index 16758414d..913badecb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/apply.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { repopulateInstance } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve'
-import type { OverrideContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-
+import { repopulateInstance } from '../resolve'
+import type { OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { protectField, protectPatchProps } from './protection'
 import type { OverridePatch } from './types'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/protection.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/protection.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/protection.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/protection.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/types.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches/types.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/patches/types.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/populate.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/populate.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/populate.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/populate.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/resolve.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/resolve.ts
index f89c36d5f..bdd96aa00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/resolve.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyStrokes } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 import type { InstanceNodeChange, OverrideContext } from './types'
 
 const MAX_CHAIN_DEPTH = 20
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts
index 7d26be784..280aa644b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/overrides.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { applyOverridePatch } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/resolve'
-import type { OverrideContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-
+import { applyOverridePatch } from '../patches'
+import { resolveOverrideTarget } from '../resolve'
+import type { OverrideContext } from '../types'
 import { patchFromSymbolOverride } from './patches'
 
 function isActiveInstance(ctx: OverrideContext, nodeId: string | undefined): nodeId is string {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts
index aa4cd4cce..27d6e4169 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/patches.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-import { applyStyleRefsToFields } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
+import {
+  applyStyleRefsToFields,
+  guidToString,
+  VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS_INVERSE
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
-import type { OverridePatch } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import type {
-  OverrideContext,
-  SymbolOverride,
-  SymbolOverrideFields
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types'
-import { guidToString, VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS_INVERSE } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
+import type { OverridePatch } from '../patches'
+import type { OverrideContext, SymbolOverride, SymbolOverrideFields } from '../types'
 import { convertOverrideToProps } from './props'
 
 interface AliasRef {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts
index 8b700fb52..6a282ac06 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/symbol/props.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-import type { NodeChange, Paint, Effect as KiwiEffect } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
-import type { SceneNode, ArcData, TextAutoResize } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
-import type { Vector } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/primitives'
-
 import {
   convertFills,
   mapStackSizing,
@@ -15,8 +11,11 @@ import {
   importStyleRuns,
   convertStrokes,
   convertEffects
-} from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-import { styleToWeight } from '#core/text/fonts'
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
+import type { NodeChange, Paint, Effect as KiwiEffect } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+import type { SceneNode, ArcData, TextAutoResize } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+import { styleToWeight } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+import type { Vector } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/primitives'
 
 function applyOverridePaints(ov: Record<string, unknown>, updates: Partial<SceneNode>): void {
   if (ov.textData != null) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts
index aff320919..41e4ba22a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/clones.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type { ProtectionMap } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-
+import type { ProtectionMap } from '../patches'
 import { syncNodeProps } from './fields'
 
 export function recloneChildren(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts
index 3b8eb0d03..7bca8673e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/fields.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyFills, copyStrokes, copyEffects, copyStyleRuns } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 
-import type { ProtectionMap, ProtectedField } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import { isFieldProtected } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
+import { isFieldProtected } from '../patches'
+import type { ProtectedField, ProtectionMap } from '../patches'
 
 function canSync(
   protections: ProtectionMap | undefined,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/index.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/index.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts
index e69d5768f..62393fb9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/sync/propagate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type { ProtectionMap } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-
+import type { ProtectionMap } from '../patches'
 import { buildClonesMap, syncChildrenDeep } from './clones'
 import { syncNodeProps } from './fields'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types.ts b/packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/types.ts
rename to packages/fig/src/instance-overrides/types.ts
diff --git a/packages/fig/tests/instance-overrides.test.ts b/packages/fig/tests/instance-overrides.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e83b089d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fig/tests/instance-overrides.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+
+import {
+  populateAndApplyOverrides,
+  protectField,
+  syncNodeProps,
+  type ProtectionMap
+} from '../src/instance-overrides'
+
+describe('@open-pencil/fig instance interpretation', () => {
+  test('populates an empty instance from its component tree', () => {
+    const graph = new SceneGraph()
+    const pageId = graph.getPages()[0].id
+    const component = graph.createNode('COMPONENT', pageId, { name: 'Button' })
+    graph.createNode('TEXT', component.id, { text: 'Label' })
+    const instance = graph.createNode('INSTANCE', pageId, {
+      componentId: component.id,
+      childIds: []
+    })
+
+    populateAndApplyOverrides(graph, new Map(), new Map())
+
+    const populated = graph.getNode(instance.id)
+    expect(populated?.childIds).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(graph.getNode(populated?.childIds[0] ?? '')?.text).toBe('Label')
+  })
+
+  test('preserves protected text while synchronizing other fields', () => {
+    const graph = new SceneGraph()
+    const pageId = graph.getPages()[0].id
+    const source = graph.createNode('TEXT', pageId, { text: 'Source', visible: false })
+    const target = graph.createNode('TEXT', pageId, { text: 'Override', visible: true })
+    const protections: ProtectionMap = new Map()
+    protectField(protections, target.id, 'text')
+
+    syncNodeProps(graph, source, target, protections)
+
+    expect(graph.getNode(target.id)).toMatchObject({ text: 'Override', visible: false })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/fig/tsconfig.json b/packages/fig/tsconfig.json
index 7143ab4be..ca29f4cfb 100644
--- a/packages/fig/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/fig/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "types": ["bun"],
     "paths": {
       "@open-pencil/fig": ["./src/index.ts"],
+      "@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides": ["./src/instance-overrides/index.ts"],
       "@open-pencil/fig/node-change": ["./src/node-change/index.ts"]
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/fig/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/fig/tsdown.config.ts
index 5e935e1a5..23f4ef7dd 100644
--- a/packages/fig/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/fig/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsdown'
 export default defineConfig({
   entry: {
     index: './src/index.ts',
+    'instance-overrides': './src/instance-overrides/index.ts',
     'node-change': './src/node-change/index.ts'
   },
   platform: 'neutral',
diff --git a/packages/pen/src/parse-path.ts b/packages/pen/src/parse-path.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 63f9a2ce1..000000000
--- a/packages/pen/src/parse-path.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
diff --git a/packages/pen/src/read.ts b/packages/pen/src/read.ts
index f77fb005c..814eb38b2 100644
--- a/packages/pen/src/read.ts
+++ b/packages/pen/src/read.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import type { LayoutMode, LayoutSizing, SceneNode, VectorNetwork } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import { copyEffects, copyFills, copyStrokes } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/copy'
 import { populateInstanceChildren } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/instances'
+import { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 
 import {
   applyCornerRadius,
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   type PenNode,
   type VarContext
 } from './convert'
-import { parseSVGPath } from './parse-path'
 
 function scaleVectorNetwork(vn: VectorNetwork, targetW: number, targetH: number): void {
   if (vn.vertices.length === 0) return
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/boolean-operation.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/boolean-operation.test.ts
index a7797cab3..d2df2850e 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/boolean-operation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/boolean-operation.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
 import { importNodeChanges } from '#core/kiwi/fig/import'
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 
 describe('Figma boolean operation import', () => {
   test('preserves boolean operation nodes', () => {
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/derived-symbol-data.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/derived-symbol-data.test.ts
index 6633369ce..eff86f7ac 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/derived-symbol-data.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/derived-symbol-data.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import {
+  buildDsdLayoutUpdates,
+  propagateDsdChanges,
+  type OverrideContext
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import type { OverrideContext } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides'
-import { buildDsdLayoutUpdates } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/layout'
-import { propagateDsdChanges } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/derived-symbol-data/propagate'
-
 function pageId(graph: SceneGraph): string {
   return graph.getPages()[0].id
 }
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/field-protection.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/field-protection.test.ts
index b9de4844c..a4682dd75 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/field-protection.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/field-protection.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import {
+  protectField,
+  syncNodeProps,
+  type ProtectionMap
+} from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 import type { Fill, Stroke } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { protectField, type ProtectionMap } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/patches'
-import { syncNodeProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync'
-
 function pageId(graph: SceneGraph): string {
   return graph.getPages()[0].id
 }
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/font-variations.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/font-variations.test.ts
index fd1c311da..c633f0ff4 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/font-variations.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/font-variations.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps, importStyleRuns } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
-import { nodeChangeToProps, importStyleRuns } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 describe('Figma font variation import', () => {
   test('imports base text variable font axes', () => {
     const props = nodeChangeToProps(
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/group-reclassify.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/group-reclassify.test.ts
index 1ad6f3927..b641eedb6 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/group-reclassify.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/group-reclassify.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
+
 import type { NodeChange } from '#core/kiwi/fig/codec'
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 
 import { parseFixture } from '#tests/helpers/fig-fixtures'
 import { collectAllNodes } from '#tests/helpers/fig-traversal'
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/mask-oracle.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/mask-oracle.test.ts
index 6ee1f7df3..0b7003a65 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/mask-oracle.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/mask-oracle.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import { SceneGraph, type MaskType } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 import { sceneNodeToKiwi } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize'
 
 interface MaskOracleEntry {
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/masks.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/masks.test.ts
index d71e7981a..b3a259714 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/masks.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/masks.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 describe('Figma mask import', () => {
   test('imports schema mask fields', () => {
     const props = nodeChangeToProps(
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/paint-schema-fields.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/paint-schema-fields.test.ts
index 783d58d50..0cee28191 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/paint-schema-fields.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/paint-schema-fields.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 const sourceNodeId = { sessionID: 12, localID: 34 }
 const customEffectId = { guid: { sessionID: 56, localID: 78 } }
 
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/raw-field-coverage.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/raw-field-coverage.test.ts
index a9a75844d..7c2c42a4c 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/raw-field-coverage.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/raw-field-coverage.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
-import { FIGMA_RAW_NODE_FIELD_KEYS } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
+import { FIGMA_RAW_NODE_FIELD_KEYS } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 
 const RAW_FIELD_COVERAGE = {
   rendered: [
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/rich-text-oracle.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/rich-text-oracle.test.ts
index 1715c3f70..77d577766 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/rich-text-oracle.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/rich-text-oracle.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 
+import { nodeChangeToProps } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import type { NodeChange, Paint } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
 
-import { nodeChangeToProps } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 import { sceneNodeToKiwi } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize'
 
 interface OracleColor {
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/schema-coverage.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/schema-coverage.test.ts
index 9b1ffbb87..fbefc34b7 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/import/schema-coverage.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/import/schema-coverage.test.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 
 import ts from 'typescript'
 
+import { FIGMA_RAW_NODE_FIELD_KEYS } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 import { parseSchema } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/schema-runtime'
 
-import { FIGMA_RAW_NODE_FIELD_KEYS } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
-
 interface SchemaField {
   name: string
   type: string | null
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/roundtrip/source-metadata.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/roundtrip/source-metadata.test.ts
index 0456fffd5..b911015a5 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/roundtrip/source-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/roundtrip/source-metadata.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
 import { exportFigFile, initCodec, parseFigFile, SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/core'
-import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/core/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert'
 import { parseFigBuffer } from '@open-pencil/fig'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/fig/node-change'
 
 function decodeExport(bytes: Uint8Array) {
   return parseFigBuffer(bytes.buffer.slice(bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteOffset + bytes.byteLength))
diff --git a/tests/engine/kiwi/instance-overrides/sync-clones.test.ts b/tests/engine/kiwi/instance-overrides/sync-clones.test.ts
index d43bb26d3..f2dbfe677 100644
--- a/tests/engine/kiwi/instance-overrides/sync-clones.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/kiwi/instance-overrides/sync-clones.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/core'
-
-import { syncChildrenDeep } from '#core/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/sync/clones'
+import { syncChildrenDeep } from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'
 
 describe('instance override clone sync', () => {
   test('reclones nested instance children when the source component changes', () => {
diff --git a/tests/engine/pen/var-padding.test.ts b/tests/engine/pen/var-padding.test.ts
index 5495d37f0..df412835c 100644
--- a/tests/engine/pen/var-padding.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/pen/var-padding.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/core'
-import { applyPadding, isVarRef, type VarContext } from '@open-pencil/core/io/formats/pen'
+import { applyPadding, isVarRef, type VarContext } from '@open-pencil/pen'
 
 /**
  * Regression test for open-pencil/open-pencil#201
diff --git a/tests/engine/render/canvas/visual/boolean-matrix.ts b/tests/engine/render/canvas/visual/boolean-matrix.ts
index 7b36c8b51..65ed5ca36 100644
--- a/tests/engine/render/canvas/visual/boolean-matrix.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/render/canvas/visual/boolean-matrix.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 
 import type { SceneNode } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph'
+import { parseSVGPath } from '@open-pencil/scene-graph/parse-path'
 
 import { initCanvasKit } from '#cli/headless'
 import { SkiaRenderer } from '#core/canvas'
-import { parseSVGPath } from '#core/io/formats/svg/parse-path'
 
 import { createAPI } from '#tests/engine/figma/api/helpers'
 import { expectDefined } from '#tests/helpers/assert'
diff --git a/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/cross-package-reexport-shims.ts b/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/cross-package-reexport-shims.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3adc88887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/cross-package-reexport-shims.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import ts from 'typescript'
+
+import { createTextRule, type Rule } from './support.ts'
+
+export function isCrossPackageReexportShim(sourceRel: string, content: string): boolean {
+  if (!/^packages\/[^/]+\/src\/.*\.[cm]?tsx?$/u.test(sourceRel)) return false
+  const source = ts.createSourceFile(sourceRel, content, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, false)
+  if (source.statements.length === 0) return false
+  return source.statements.every(
+    (statement) =>
+      ts.isExportDeclaration(statement) &&
+      ts.isStringLiteral(statement.moduleSpecifier) &&
+      statement.moduleSpecifier.text.startsWith('@open-pencil/')
+  )
+}
+
+export const noCrossPackageReexportShims: Rule = createTextRule(
+  'open-pencil/no-cross-package-reexport-shims',
+  (sourceRel, content) =>
+    isCrossPackageReexportShim(sourceRel, content)
+      ? [
+          {
+            message:
+              'Remove this cross-package re-export shim and import the owning package directly.'
+          }
+        ]
+      : []
+)
diff --git a/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/index.ts b/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/index.ts
index 7e8d5a8e6..956bb0697 100644
--- a/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/index.ts
+++ b/tools/architecture/src/steiger-rules/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import path from 'node:path'
 
 import { parse as parseVueSfc } from 'vue/compiler-sfc'
 
+import { noCrossPackageReexportShims } from './cross-package-reexport-shims.ts'
 import {
   noDynamicTailwindStateClasses,
   noVueTemplateUiHooksOrSvg
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ export const openPencilArchitecturePlugin = {
   meta: { name: 'open-pencil-architecture', version: '0.0.0' },
   ruleDefinitions: [
     preferDomainFoldersOverFilenamePrefixes,
+    noCrossPackageReexportShims,
     scriptsAreEntrypointShims,
     strictToolsLayout,
     strictTestFilePlacement,
diff --git a/tools/architecture/tests/cross-package-reexports.test.ts b/tools/architecture/tests/cross-package-reexports.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..911995de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/architecture/tests/cross-package-reexports.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import { isCrossPackageReexportShim } from '../src/steiger-rules/cross-package-reexport-shims'
+
+describe('cross-package re-export shims', () => {
+  test('rejects star and named forwarding-only modules', () => {
+    expect(
+      isCrossPackageReexportShim(
+        'packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/instance-overrides/index.ts',
+        "export * from '@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'\n"
+      )
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      isCrossPackageReexportShim(
+        'packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/compress.ts',
+        "export { compressFigDataSync } from '@open-pencil/fig'\n"
+      )
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('allows package barrels with owned exports or implementation', () => {
+    expect(
+      isCrossPackageReexportShim(
+        'packages/core/src/index.ts',
+        "export { parsePenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'\nexport { createEditor } from './editor'\n"
+      )
+    ).toBe(false)
+    expect(
+      isCrossPackageReexportShim(
+        'packages/core/src/io/formats.ts',
+        "import { parsePenFile } from '@open-pencil/pen'\nexport const pen = parsePenFile\n"
+      )
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tools/package-quality/src/smoke.ts b/tools/package-quality/src/smoke.ts
index c453e73f8..8998dd9a0 100644
--- a/tools/package-quality/src/smoke.ts
+++ b/tools/package-quality/src/smoke.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ try {
     "const { convertLineHeight } = await import('@open-pencil/fig/node-change'); if (convertLineHeight({ value: 120, units: 'PERCENT' }, 20) !== 24) throw new Error('Fig NodeChange subpath failed')",
     tempDir
   )
+  nodeEval(
+    "const { populateAndApplyOverrides } = await import('@open-pencil/fig/instance-overrides'); if (typeof populateAndApplyOverrides !== 'function') throw new Error('Fig instance override subpath failed')",
+    tempDir
+  )
   nodeEval(
     "const { SceneGraph } = await import('@open-pencil/scene-graph'); const graph = new SceneGraph(); if (graph.getPages().length !== 1) throw new Error('SceneGraph package smoke failed')",
     tempDir