diff --git a/gitnexus/package-lock.json b/gitnexus/package-lock.json
index 3736d0c46..9abd15b0e 100644
--- a/gitnexus/package-lock.json
+++ b/gitnexus/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         "commander": "^12.0.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
-        "gitnexus-shared": "file:../gitnexus-shared",
         "glob": "^11.0.0",
         "graphology": "^0.25.4",
         "graphology-indices": "^0.17.0",
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Child.java b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Child.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..624f4edbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Child.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package models;
+
+public class Child extends Parent {
+    public void childOnly() {}
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Parent.java b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Parent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd31f52f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/models/Parent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package models;
+
+public class Parent {
+    public String parentMethod() { return "hello"; }
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/services/App.java b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/services/App.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..703a30dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitnexus/test/fixtures/lang-resolution/java-child-extends-parent/src/services/App.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package services;
+
+import models.Child;
+
+public class App {
+    public void run() {
+        Child c = new Child();
+        c.parentMethod();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/java.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/java.test.ts
index 7ce8453bf..a4ea94724 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/java.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/integration/resolvers/java.test.ts
@@ -2098,3 +2098,38 @@ describe('Cross-class method chain resolution (Java) — #575', () => {
     expect(cityAccess.length).toBe(1);
   });
 });
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SM-9: lookupMethodByOwnerWithMRO — class Child extends Parent
+// child.parentMethod() resolves to Parent#parentMethod via MRO parent walk.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('Java Child extends Parent — inherited method resolution (SM-9)', () => {
+  let result: PipelineResult;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await runPipelineFromRepo(
+      path.join(FIXTURES, 'java-child-extends-parent'),
+      () => {},
+    );
+  }, 60000);
+
+  it('detects Parent and Child classes', () => {
+    const classes = getNodesByLabel(result, 'Class');
+    expect(classes).toContain('Parent');
+    expect(classes).toContain('Child');
+  });
+
+  it('emits EXTENDS edge: Child → Parent', () => {
+    const extends_ = getRelationships(result, 'EXTENDS');
+    expect(edgeSet(extends_)).toContain('Child → Parent');
+  });
+
+  it('resolves c.parentMethod() to Parent#parentMethod via MRO walk', () => {
+    const calls = getRelationships(result, 'CALLS');
+    const parentMethodCall = calls.find(
+      (c) => c.target === 'parentMethod' && c.targetFilePath.includes('Parent'),
+    );
+    expect(parentMethodCall).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});