diff --git a/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/External/SdkStubs.cs b/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/External/SdkStubs.cs
index 61ced4e..cc3fba7 100644
--- a/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/External/SdkStubs.cs
+++ b/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/External/SdkStubs.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,38 @@ namespace CodeStage.AntiCheat.ObscuredTypes
 }
 
 // ---- Spine animation ----
-namespace Spine { public class Bone { } internal class _ShimAnchor { } }
-namespace Spine.Unity { public class SkeletonMecanim { } internal class _ShimAnchor { } }
+namespace Spine
+{
+    // Spine runtime — minimal hand shim (cosmetic skeletal animation, off battle path).
+    public class SkeletonData { }
+    public class Skin { }
+    public class Bone
+    {
+        public float WorldX, WorldY, WorldRotationX;
+        public Skeleton Skeleton => null;
+    }
+    public class Skeleton
+    {
+        public SkeletonData Data => null;
+        public Skin Skin => null;
+        public float ScaleX, ScaleY;
+        public Bone FindBone(string boneName) => null;
+        public void SetSkin(string skinName) { }
+        public void SetSkin(Skin newSkin) { }
+        public void SetSlotsToSetupPose() { }
+        public void Update(float delta) { }
+    }
+    internal class _ShimAnchor { }
+}
+namespace Spine.Unity
+{
+    public class SkeletonMecanim : UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        public Spine.Skeleton skeleton => null;
+        public Spine.Skeleton Skeleton => null;
+    }
+    internal class _ShimAnchor { }
+}
 
 // ---- misc third-party namespaces (anchors) ----
 namespace RedShellUnity { internal class _ShimAnchor { } }
diff --git a/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/View/SettingsUiStubs.cs b/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/View/SettingsUiStubs.cs
index 0bc3f96..b3e043a 100644
--- a/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/View/SettingsUiStubs.cs
+++ b/SVSim.BattleEngine/Shim/View/SettingsUiStubs.cs
@@ -106,13 +106,30 @@ namespace Wizard.Story
 
 namespace BestHTTP.SocketIO
 {
+    // BestHTTP SDK types — minimal hand shim (full-surface would pull the whole SocketIO
+    // closure). Node-server real-time socket path is Phase-2; these are off the battle path.
     public sealed class Packet { }
-    public sealed class Socket { }
-    // SocketManager is a BestHTTP SDK type — minimal hand shim (full-surface would pull
-    // the whole SocketIO SDK closure). Members filled on demand as the frontier needs them.
+    public delegate void SocketIOCallback(Socket socket, Packet packet, params object[] args);
+    public sealed class Socket
+    {
+        public string Id => "";
+        public Socket On(string eventName, SocketIOCallback callback) => this;
+        public Socket Off(string eventName) => this;
+        public Socket Off() => this;
+        public Socket Emit(string eventName, params object[] args) => this;
+    }
+    public class SocketOptions { }
     public sealed class SocketManager
     {
-        public enum States { Initial, Opening, Open, Paused, Reconnecting, Closed }
+        public enum States { Initial, Opening, Open, Paused, Pausing, Reconnecting, Closed }
+        public SocketManager(System.Uri uri) { }
+        public SocketManager(System.Uri uri, SocketOptions options) { }
+        public States State => States.Closed;
+        public Socket Socket { get; } = new Socket();
+        public Socket this[string nsp] => Socket;
+        public void Open() { }
+        public void Close() { }
+        public void SettingRealtimeNetworkAgent(object agent) { }
     }
 }