diff --git a/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f2010c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/**
+ * Registry regression tests — ensure the CATEGORIES list in adapter-registry.ts
+ * stays aligned with the packages/<category>/ filesystem layout.
+ *
+ * Closes #219.
+ *
+ * Run: pnpm exec vitest run packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.test.ts
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { readdirSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { CATEGORIES } from './adapter-registry.js';
+
+// Resolve monorepo root relative to this file (packages/cli/src → ../../..)
+const MONOREPO_ROOT = resolve(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname, '../../..');
+
+/**
+ * Read the immediate sub-directories of packages/<category>/
+ * Returns an empty array if the directory doesn't exist (graceful for CI
+ * environments where a category may not have been populated yet).
+ */
+function listPackageDirs(categoryId: string): string[] {
+  const dir = join(MONOREPO_ROOT, 'packages', categoryId);
+  try {
+    return readdirSync(dir).filter((name) => {
+      try {
+        return statSync(join(dir, name)).isDirectory();
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+describe('adapter-registry CATEGORIES', () => {
+  it('has no duplicate adapter names within any category', () => {
+    for (const cat of CATEGORIES) {
+      const seen = new Set<string>();
+      const dupes: string[] = [];
+      for (const a of cat.adapters) {
+        if (seen.has(a)) dupes.push(a);
+        seen.add(a);
+      }
+      expect(dupes, `category "${cat.id}" has duplicate adapters: ${dupes.join(', ')}`).toHaveLength(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('has no duplicate category ids', () => {
+    const ids = CATEGORIES.map((c) => c.id);
+    const unique = new Set(ids);
+    expect(ids.length).toBe(unique.size);
+  });
+
+  it('targets registry contains all directories under packages/targets/', () => {
+    const targetsCat = CATEGORIES.find((c) => c.id === 'targets');
+    expect(targetsCat, 'targets category must exist in CATEGORIES').toBeDefined();
+
+    const fsDirs = listPackageDirs('targets');
+    if (fsDirs.length === 0) {
+      // Running in a shallow CI checkout — skip FS check but still pass.
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const registeredSet = new Set(targetsCat!.adapters);
+    const missing = fsDirs.filter((d) => !registeredSet.has(d));
+
+    expect(
+      missing,
+      `packages/targets/ has directories not in CATEGORIES.targets.adapters: ${missing.join(', ')}\n` +
+      'Update adapter-registry.ts to add them.',
+    ).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('targets registry has no adapters that no longer exist on disk', () => {
+    const targetsCat = CATEGORIES.find((c) => c.id === 'targets');
+    expect(targetsCat).toBeDefined();
+
+    const fsDirs = new Set(listPackageDirs('targets'));
+    if (fsDirs.size === 0) return; // shallow clone — skip
+
+    const phantom = targetsCat!.adapters.filter((a) => !fsDirs.has(a));
+    expect(
+      phantom,
+      `CATEGORIES.targets.adapters references packages that do not exist on disk: ${phantom.join(', ')}\n` +
+      'Remove them from adapter-registry.ts or add the missing packages.',
+    ).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('every category has a non-empty pkgPrefix and description', () => {
+    for (const cat of CATEGORIES) {
+      expect(cat.pkgPrefix, `category "${cat.id}" must have pkgPrefix`).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(cat.description, `category "${cat.id}" must have description`).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('every category has at least one adapter', () => {
+    for (const cat of CATEGORIES) {
+      expect(cat.adapters.length, `category "${cat.id}" must list at least one adapter`).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.ts b/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.ts
index 8fd480a6..5d208f26 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/adapter-registry.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,43 @@ export const CATEGORIES: readonly AdapterCategory[] = [
     id: 'targets',
     pkgPrefix: '@profullstack/sh1pt-target',
     description: 'Distribution targets — stores, registries, CDNs, deploy platforms',
-    adapters: ['browser-chrome', 'chat-discord', 'chat-signal', 'chat-slack', 'chat-telegram', 'chat-whatsapp', 'console-steam', 'deploy-denodeploy', 'deploy-firebase', 'deploy-fly', 'deploy-netlify', 'deploy-railway', 'deploy-render', 'deploy-vercel', 'deploy-workers', 'desktop-linux', 'desktop-mac', 'desktop-steamos', 'desktop-win', 'mobile-expo', 'mobile-ios', 'pkg-aube', 'pkg-cdn', 'pkg-deno', 'pkg-docker', 'pkg-fdroid', 'pkg-ghpackages', 'pkg-homebrew', 'pkg-jsr', 'pkg-npm', 'tv-androidtv', 'tv-firetv', 'tv-roku', 'tv-tvos', 'tv-webos', 'web-static', 'xr-meta-quest', 'xr-pico', 'xr-sidequest', 'xr-steamvr', 'xr-visionos', 'xr-webxr'],
+    // Synced with packages/targets/* directories. Run `ls packages/targets/` to regenerate.
+    adapters: [
+      // Browsers
+      'browser-chrome', 'browser-edge', 'browser-firefox', 'browser-safari',
+      // Chat / messaging platforms
+      'chat-discord', 'chat-signal', 'chat-slack', 'chat-telegram', 'chat-whatsapp',
+      // Consoles
+      'console-steam',
+      // Deploy / hosting
+      'deploy-coolify', 'deploy-denodeploy', 'deploy-firebase', 'deploy-fly',
+      'deploy-lambda', 'deploy-netlify', 'deploy-railway', 'deploy-render',
+      'deploy-vercel', 'deploy-workers',
+      // Desktop
+      'desktop-linux', 'desktop-mac', 'desktop-steamos', 'desktop-win',
+      // Specialty runtimes
+      'exe-dev',
+      // Mobile
+      'mobile-android', 'mobile-expo', 'mobile-ios',
+      // Payment targets
+      'payment-adyen', 'payment-coinpay', 'payment-paypal', 'payment-square', 'payment-stripe',
+      // Packages & registries
+      'pkg-apt', 'pkg-aube', 'pkg-aur', 'pkg-cdn', 'pkg-deno', 'pkg-docker',
+      'pkg-fdroid', 'pkg-flatpak', 'pkg-ghpackages', 'pkg-homebrew', 'pkg-jsr',
+      'pkg-nix', 'pkg-npm', 'pkg-perry', 'pkg-scoop', 'pkg-snap', 'pkg-winget',
+      // Editor / IDE plugins
+      'plugin-jetbrains', 'plugin-vscode',
+      // QA targets
+      'qa-geisterhand',
+      // SDK registries
+      'sdk-pypi',
+      // Smart TV
+      'tv-androidtv', 'tv-firetv', 'tv-roku', 'tv-tvos', 'tv-webos',
+      // Web
+      'web-static',
+      // XR / VR / AR
+      'xr-meta-quest', 'xr-pico', 'xr-sidequest', 'xr-steamvr', 'xr-visionos', 'xr-webxr',
+    ],
   },
   {
     id: 'vcs',