diff --git a/.squad/decisions.md b/.squad/decisions.md
index 6e575ee..bb6c42b 100644
--- a/.squad/decisions.md
+++ b/.squad/decisions.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Active Decisions
 
+### 2026-06-05T23:40:00Z: Operation reconciliation PATCH strips schema refs
+**By:** ApimExpert + TypeScriptDev  
+**Status:** Implemented  
+**What:** `reconcileOperationsAfterSpecImport` removes `schemaId` and `typeName` from operation `request.representations` and `responses[].representations` before PATCH.
+**Why:** Those IDs are source-instance specific. After target spec import, APIM assigns its own schema IDs; sending stale source IDs causes APIM to drop schema refs.
+
 ### 2026-05-28T23:06:01Z: Team-Wide Evidence Standard
 **By:** User directive (anonymized)  
 **Status:** Active directive  
diff --git a/src/services/api-publisher.ts b/src/services/api-publisher.ts
index e7a23c3..72bb736 100644
--- a/src/services/api-publisher.ts
+++ b/src/services/api-publisher.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ async function reconcileOperationsAfterSpecImport(
       }
     }
 
+    // Strip source schema refs; APIM rebinds on import and drops stale IDs.
+    stripRepresentationSchemaRefs(patchProps);
+
     if (Object.keys(patchProps).length === 0) return;
 
     const patchBody: Record<string, unknown> = { properties: patchProps };
@@ -456,6 +459,39 @@ async function reconcileOperationsAfterSpecImport(
   }
 }
 
+/** Strip source schema refs from request/response representations before PATCH. */
+function stripRepresentationSchemaRefs(patchProps: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+  const SCHEMA_REF_FIELDS = ['schemaId', 'typeName'];
+
+  function stripFromRepresentations(representations: unknown): void {
+    if (!Array.isArray(representations)) return;
+    for (const rep of representations) {
+      if (rep && typeof rep === 'object') {
+        for (const field of SCHEMA_REF_FIELDS) {
+          delete (rep as Record<string, unknown>)[field];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Strip schema refs from request.representations.
+  const request = patchProps.request;
+  if (request && typeof request === 'object') {
+    const req = request as Record<string, unknown>;
+    stripFromRepresentations(req.representations);
+  }
+
+  // Strip schema refs from responses[].representations.
+  const responses = patchProps.responses;
+  if (Array.isArray(responses)) {
+    for (const response of responses) {
+      if (response && typeof response === 'object') {
+        stripFromRepresentations((response as Record<string, unknown>).representations);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract revision number from API name (e.g., "my-api;rev=2" -> 2)
  */