diff --git a/packages/web5-agent/src/web5-agent.ts b/packages/web5-agent/src/web5-agent.ts
index 3f55b1f03..b1d1f8f6b 100644
--- a/packages/web5-agent/src/web5-agent.ts
+++ b/packages/web5-agent/src/web5-agent.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import type { Readable } from 'readable-stream';
 
 import {
-  MessageReply,
-  RecordsQueryMessage,
-  ProtocolsQueryMessage,
-  ProtocolsConfigureMessage,
   EventsGetMessage,
+  UnionMessageReply,
   MessagesGetMessage,
+  RecordsQueryMessage,
   RecordsWriteMessage,
-  RecordsDeleteMessage
+  RecordsDeleteMessage,
+  ProtocolsQueryMessage,
+  ProtocolsConfigureMessage,
 } from '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js';
 
 export interface Web5Agent {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export type SendDwnRequest = DwnRequest & (ProcessDwnRequest | { messageCid: str
 export type DwnResponse = {
   message?: unknown;
   messageCid?: string;
-  reply: MessageReply;
+  reply: UnionMessageReply;
 };
 
 
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ export type DwnRpcRequest = {
 /**
  * TODO: add jsdoc
  */
-export type DwnRpcResponse = MessageReply;
\ No newline at end of file
+export type DwnRpcResponse = UnionMessageReply;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/web5-user-agent/src/web5-user-agent.ts b/packages/web5-user-agent/src/web5-user-agent.ts
index 8bc4c5fd9..2b7698762 100644
--- a/packages/web5-user-agent/src/web5-user-agent.ts
+++ b/packages/web5-user-agent/src/web5-user-agent.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 import type { DwnServiceEndpoint } from '@tbd54566975/dids';
 import {
+  DataStream,
   SignatureInput,
-  RecordsWriteOptions,
-  RecordsWriteMessage,
-  PrivateJwk as DwnPrivateKeyJwk,
   MessagesGetReply,
-  DataStream,
   RecordsReadReply,
-  MessageReply,
+  UnionMessageReply,
+  RecordsWriteMessage,
+  RecordsWriteOptions,
+  PrivateJwk as DwnPrivateKeyJwk,
 } from '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js';
 
 import { Readable } from 'readable-stream';
 import {
   DwnRpc,
   Web5Agent,
-  DwnRpcRequest,
-  ProcessDwnRequest,
   DwnResponse,
+  DwnRpcRequest,
   SendDwnRequest,
+  ProcessDwnRequest,
 } from '@tbd54566975/web5-agent';
 
 import {
   Cid,
   Encoder,
-  Message
+  Message,
 } from '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js';
 
 import type { SyncManager } from './sync-manager.js';
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class Web5UserAgent implements Web5Agent {
   async processDwnRequest(request: ProcessDwnRequest): Promise<DwnResponse> {
     const { message, dataStream }= await this.#constructDwnMessage(request);
 
-    let reply: MessageReply;
+    let reply: UnionMessageReply;
     if (request.store !== false) {
       reply = await this.dwn.processMessage(request.target, message, dataStream as any);
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/web5/src/dwn-api.ts b/packages/web5/src/dwn-api.ts
index 5781c87db..66228e05a 100644
--- a/packages/web5/src/dwn-api.ts
+++ b/packages/web5/src/dwn-api.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import type { Web5Agent } from '@tbd54566975/web5-agent';
 import type {
-  MessageReply,
-  ProtocolsConfigureDescriptor,
-  ProtocolsConfigureOptions,
-  ProtocolsQueryOptions,
-  RecordsDeleteOptions,
-  RecordsQueryOptions,
-  RecordsQueryReplyEntry,
+  UnionMessageReply,
   RecordsReadOptions,
+  RecordsQueryOptions,
   RecordsWriteMessage,
   RecordsWriteOptions,
-  ProtocolsConfigureMessage
+  RecordsDeleteOptions,
+  ProtocolsQueryOptions,
+  RecordsQueryReplyEntry,
+  ProtocolsConfigureMessage,
+  ProtocolsConfigureOptions,
+  ProtocolsConfigureDescriptor,
 } from '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js';
 
 import { DwnInterfaceName, DwnMethodName } from '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export type ProtocolsConfigureRequest = {
 }
 
 export type ProtocolsConfigureResponse = {
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
   protocol?: Protocol;
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export type ProtocolsQueryRequest = {
 
 export type ProtocolsQueryResponse = {
   protocols: Protocol[];
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
 }
 
 export type RecordsCreateRequest = RecordsWriteRequest;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export type RecordsDeleteRequest = {
 }
 
 export type RecordsDeleteResponse = {
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
 };
 
 export type RecordsQueryRequest = {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export type RecordsQueryRequest = {
 }
 
 export type RecordsQueryResponse = {
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
   records?: Record[]
 };
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export type RecordsReadRequest = {
 }
 
 export type RecordsReadResponse = {
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
   record: Record;
 };
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export type RecordsWriteRequest = {
 }
 
 export type RecordsWriteResponse = {
-  status: MessageReply['status'];
+  status: UnionMessageReply['status'];
   record?: Record
 };