From 8beb20775dec1ea22e732484f5fc1ab6438da22d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Loris Leiva <loris.leiva@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:07:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make `ws` a direct dependency

---
 .changeset/yummy-ghosts-push.md                       |  5 +++++
 .../rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket/package.json  | 11 +++--------
 packages/ws-impl/package.json                         | 11 +++--------
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/yummy-ghosts-push.md

diff --git a/.changeset/yummy-ghosts-push.md b/.changeset/yummy-ghosts-push.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..251485d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yummy-ghosts-push.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@solana/rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket': patch
+---
+
+Node users no longer need to manually install `ws`. Browser builds remain unaffected as conditional exports ensure `ws` is never bundled for browser environments.
diff --git a/packages/rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket/package.json b/packages/rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket/package.json
index cac1082b6..879f027fe 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-subscriptions-channel-websocket/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
         "@solana/errors": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/functional": "workspace:*",
         "@solana/rpc-subscriptions-spec": "workspace:*",
-        "@solana/subscribable": "workspace:*"
+        "@solana/subscribable": "workspace:*",
+        "ws": "^8.18.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@solana/event-target-impl": "workspace:*",
@@ -84,13 +85,7 @@
         "jest-websocket-mock": "^2.5.0"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
-        "typescript": ">=5.9.3",
-        "ws": "^8.18.0"
-    },
-    "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "ws": {
-            "optional": true
-        }
+        "typescript": ">=5.9.3"
     },
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.18.0"
diff --git a/packages/ws-impl/package.json b/packages/ws-impl/package.json
index b0b070b63..de9ee6b8d 100644
--- a/packages/ws-impl/package.json
+++ b/packages/ws-impl/package.json
@@ -51,16 +51,11 @@
         "supports bigint and not dead",
         "maintained node versions"
     ],
-    "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/ws": "^8.18.1"
-    },
-    "peerDependencies": {
+    "dependencies": {
         "ws": "^8.18.0"
     },
-    "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "ws": {
-            "optional": true
-        }
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/ws": "^8.18.1"
     },
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.18.0"