diff --git a/@packages/@infrastructure/queue-infrastructure/package.json b/@packages/@infrastructure/queue-infrastructure/package.json
index 31a92cd65..3b7a60fd0 100644
--- a/@packages/@infrastructure/queue-infrastructure/package.json
+++ b/@packages/@infrastructure/queue-infrastructure/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ".": {
       "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/index.cjs"
+      "require": "./dist/index.js"
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/package.json b/features/image-generator/backend-api/package.json
index d2738ac68..667dc2bab 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/package.json
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@lilith/image-generator-types": "^0.0.3",
-    "@lilith/queue-infrastructure": "workspace:*",
     "@nestjs/bullmq": "^11.0.0",
     "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.0",
     "@nestjs/config": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/app.module.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
index 5278a51c5..3505313bc 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { ThrottlerModule } from '@nestjs/throttler';
 import { BullModule } from '@nestjs/bullmq';
-import { QUEUE_NAMES } from '@lilith/queue-infrastructure';
+import { IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE } from './queue/queue.constants';
 import { HealthModule } from './health/health.module';
 import { StorageModule } from './storage/storage.module';
 import { GenerationModule } from './generation/generation.module';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import { ImageDerivative } from './entities/image-derivative.entity';
       }),
     }),
     BullModule.registerQueue({
-      name: QUEUE_NAMES.IMAGE_GENERATOR,
+      name: IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE,
     }),
 
     // Rate limiting
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/generation/generation.module.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/generation/generation.module.ts
index 1854de57b..c983bd099 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/generation/generation.module.ts
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/generation/generation.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { BullModule } from '@nestjs/bullmq';
+import { IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE } from '../queue/queue.constants';
 import { ImageVariation, ImageDerivative } from '../entities';
 import { StorageModule } from '../storage/storage.module';
 import { GenerationController } from './generation.controller';
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@ import { ImageQueueService, ImageQueueProcessor } from '../queue';
   imports: [
     TypeOrmModule.forFeature([ImageVariation, ImageDerivative]),
     StorageModule,
+    BullModule.registerQueue({
+      name: IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE,
+    }),
   ],
   controllers: [GenerationController],
   providers: [
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.processor.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.processor.ts
index 4362b083c..490c6a2f9 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.processor.ts
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.processor.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import type { Job } from 'bullmq';
 import type { FamilyName } from '@lilith/image-generator-types';
 
-import { QUEUE_NAMES } from '@lilith/queue-infrastructure';
+import { IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE } from './queue.constants';
 
 import { ImageVariation, ImageDerivative, type GenerationParams } from '../entities';
 import { StorageService } from '../storage/storage.service';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   type ImageJobResult,
 } from './image-queue.types';
 
-@Processor(QUEUE_NAMES.IMAGE_GENERATOR)
+@Processor(IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE)
 @Injectable()
 export class ImageQueueProcessor extends WorkerHost {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(ImageQueueProcessor.name);
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.service.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.service.ts
index 027f80785..506587e0a 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.service.ts
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.service.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import type { Queue } from 'bullmq';
 import type { FamilyName } from '@lilith/image-generator-types';
 
 import {
-  QUEUE_NAMES,
+  IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE,
   JobPriority,
   createJobContext,
   resolvePriority,
-} from '@lilith/queue-infrastructure';
+} from './queue.constants';
 
 import {
   ImageJobType,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class ImageQueueService {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(ImageQueueService.name);
 
   constructor(
-    @InjectQueue(QUEUE_NAMES.IMAGE_GENERATOR)
+    @InjectQueue(IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE)
     private readonly imageQueue: Queue,
   ) {}
 
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.types.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.types.ts
index 94d532046..2bb4d1a79 100644
--- a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.types.ts
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/image-queue.types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FamilyName } from '@lilith/image-generator-types';
-import type { JobContext } from '@lilith/queue-infrastructure';
+import type { JobContext } from './queue.constants';
 
 /**
  * Job types for image generation queue
diff --git a/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/queue.constants.ts b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/queue.constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e0108c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/image-generator/backend-api/src/queue/queue.constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Local queue constants and types for image-generator.
+ * Replaces @lilith/queue-infrastructure dependency.
+ */
+
+/** Queue name for image generation jobs */
+export const IMAGE_GENERATOR_QUEUE = 'image-generator';
+
+/** Job priority levels (BullMQ uses lower = higher priority) */
+export enum JobPriority {
+  CRITICAL = 1,
+  HIGH = 2,
+  NORMAL = 3,
+  LOW = 4,
+  BACKGROUND = 5,
+}
+
+/** Job context for tracking and debugging */
+export interface JobContext {
+  /** Unique correlation ID for tracing */
+  correlationId: string;
+  /** Service that created the job */
+  service: string;
+  /** When the job was created */
+  createdAt: string;
+  /** Whether this is a DX (developer experience) job */
+  isDxJob?: boolean;
+  /** Tags for categorization */
+  tags?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+/** Create a job context with defaults */
+export function createJobContext(options: {
+  service: string;
+  isDxJob?: boolean;
+  tags?: Record<string, string>;
+}): JobContext {
+  return {
+    correlationId: `img-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`,
+    service: options.service,
+    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    isDxJob: options.isDxJob,
+    tags: options.tags,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Resolve priority based on base priority and DX mode */
+export function resolvePriority(basePriority: JobPriority, isDxJob?: boolean): number {
+  // DX jobs get elevated priority
+  if (isDxJob) {
+    return JobPriority.HIGH;
+  }
+  return basePriority;
+}