diff --git a/scripts/verify-mount.cjs b/scripts/verify-mount.cjs
index 9122e05..6bd8b44 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-mount.cjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-mount.cjs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try {
   check('host entry 加载成功', true)
   check('导出 name (string)', typeof host.name === 'string', 'got ' + typeof host.name)
   check('导出 inject (string[])', Array.isArray(host.inject), 'got ' + typeof host.inject)
-  check('inject === [logger]', JSON.stringify(host.inject) === '["logger"]', JSON.stringify(host.inject))
+  check('inject === [] (无硬依赖 service)', JSON.stringify(host.inject) === '[]', JSON.stringify(host.inject))
   check('导出 apply (function)', typeof host.apply === 'function')
   check('无 default export（namespace 规则）', !('default' in host))
   console.log('    name =', JSON.stringify(host.name))
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0a32560..2fce6f6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,18 @@
  */
 export const name = 'apes-sidebar'
 
-/** The cordis services the host half injects (Phase 0 minimal set). */
-export const inject = ['logger'] as const
+/**
+ * The cordis services the host half injects.
+ *
+ * MUST stay empty: the host half uses `ctx.logger` only via optional-chaining
+ * (`log?.info?.()` inside try/catch) — it is a soft convenience, not a hard
+ * dependency. Declaring it in `inject` would make the entry wait on a
+ * `logger` service that no DSH host provider registers, leaving the entry
+ * `pending` forever and failing the plugin tree load (recovery mode).
+ * Compare dsh-better-sidebar, whose inject list is services the host
+ * actually provides (`webServer`/`sessions`/`webRuntime`/`tools`).
+ */
+export const inject = [] as const
 
 /**
  * The cordis effect entry: runs once per activation on the Node half.
diff --git a/tests/smoke.spec.ts b/tests/smoke.spec.ts
index aefab6c..4fcfa69 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ describe('apes-sidebar host plugin shape', () => {
     expect('default' in host).toBe(false)
     expect(typeof host.apply).toBe('function')
     expect(host.name).toBe('apes-sidebar')
-    expect(host.inject).toEqual(['logger'])
+    // inject MUST be empty: `logger` is used only via optional-chaining in
+    // apply(ctx) — declaring it as an injected service would make the entry
+    // wait on a provider DSH host does not register, blocking activation
+    // (recovery mode). See src/index.ts comment.
+    expect(host.inject).toEqual([])
   })
 
   it('apply mounts a logger line through the effect (Phase 0 minimal)', () => {