diff --git a/bp/api/routes.py b/bp/api/routes.py
index 14a6ab3..e83824d 100644
--- a/bp/api/routes.py
+++ b/bp/api/routes.py
@@ -292,17 +292,19 @@ async def _create_product_from_payload(session: AsyncSession, payload: Dict[str,
     _replace_children(p, payload)
     await session.flush()
 
-    # Emit federation event for new products
-    from shared.events import emit_event
-    await emit_event(
+    # Publish to federation inline
+    from shared.services.federation_publish import try_publish
+    await try_publish(
         session,
-        event_type="product.listed",
-        aggregate_type="Product",
-        aggregate_id=p.id,
-        payload={
-            "title": p.title or "",
-            "description": getattr(p, "description", "") or "",
+        user_id=getattr(p, "user_id", None),
+        activity_type="Create",
+        object_type="Object",
+        object_data={
+            "name": p.title or "",
+            "summary": getattr(p, "description", "") or "",
         },
+        source_type="Product",
+        source_id=p.id,
     )
 
     return p
diff --git a/shared b/shared
index 18410c4..3bde451 160000
--- a/shared
+++ b/shared
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 18410c4b16bee0ded450d5db00df2766c711e18d
+Subproject commit 3bde451ce9a2e5126187489cc37ab0305d908e0d