diff --git a/service/history/nexus_dispatch_response.go b/common/nexus/dispatch_response.go
similarity index 84%
rename from service/history/nexus_dispatch_response.go
rename to common/nexus/dispatch_response.go
index 63b9b07a99..143525b85d 100644
--- a/service/history/nexus_dispatch_response.go
+++ b/common/nexus/dispatch_response.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package history
+package nexus
 
 import (
 	"github.com/nexus-rpc/sdk-go/nexus"
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"go.temporal.io/server/api/matchingservice/v1"
 )
 
-// dispatchResponseToError converts a DispatchNexusTaskResponse proto into a Go error.
+// DispatchResponseToError converts a DispatchNexusTaskResponse proto into a Go error.
 // Returns nil if the response indicates success.
 //
 // For failure cases (worker explicitly returned an error), the Temporal SDK's failure
 // converter is used to produce standard Go errors (ApplicationError, CanceledError).
 // For transport-level issues (timeout, internal), a nexus.HandlerError is returned
 // so the caller can check Retryable().
-func dispatchResponseToError(resp *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse) error {
+func DispatchResponseToError(resp *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse) error {
 	switch t := resp.GetOutcome().(type) {
 	case *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse_Failure:
 		// Worker received the task and explicitly failed it (via RespondNexusTaskFailed).
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ func dispatchResponseToError(resp *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse) er
 	case *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse_RequestTimeout:
 		return nexus.NewHandlerErrorf(nexus.HandlerErrorTypeUpstreamTimeout, "upstream timeout")
 	case *matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse_Response:
-		return startOperationResponseToError(t.Response.GetStartOperation())
+		return StartOperationResponseToError(t.Response.GetStartOperation())
 	default:
 		return nexus.NewHandlerErrorf(nexus.HandlerErrorTypeInternal, "empty or unknown dispatch outcome")
 	}
 }
 
-// startOperationResponseToError converts a StartOperationResponse proto into a Go error.
+// StartOperationResponseToError converts a StartOperationResponse proto into a Go error.
 // Returns nil for success variants (SyncSuccess, AsyncSuccess).
-func startOperationResponseToError(resp *nexuspb.StartOperationResponse) error {
+func StartOperationResponseToError(resp *nexuspb.StartOperationResponse) error {
 	switch t := resp.GetVariant().(type) {
 	case *nexuspb.StartOperationResponse_SyncSuccess:
 		return nil
diff --git a/service/history/nexus_dispatch_response_test.go b/common/nexus/dispatch_response_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from service/history/nexus_dispatch_response_test.go
rename to common/nexus/dispatch_response_test.go
index 76b1b9568b..b98829fcca 100644
--- a/service/history/nexus_dispatch_response_test.go
+++ b/common/nexus/dispatch_response_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package history
+package nexus
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_SyncSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_AsyncSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_RequestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 			RequestTimeout: &matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse_Timeout{},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var handlerErr *nexus.HandlerError
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_WorkerFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var appErr *temporal.ApplicationError
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_OperationFailure_ApplicationError(t *testing.T)
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var appErr *temporal.ApplicationError
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_OperationFailure_CanceledError(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var cancelErr *temporal.CanceledError
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_OperationFailure_CanceledError(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDispatchResponseToError_EmptyOutcome(t *testing.T) {
 	resp := &matchingservice.DispatchNexusTaskResponse{}
-	err := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	err := DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var handlerErr *nexus.HandlerError
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestDispatchResponseToError_EmptyOutcome(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStartOperationResponseToError_EmptyVariant(t *testing.T) {
 	resp := &nexuspb.StartOperationResponse{}
-	err := startOperationResponseToError(resp)
+	err := StartOperationResponseToError(resp)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	var handlerErr *nexus.HandlerError
diff --git a/service/history/worker_commands_task_dispatcher.go b/service/history/worker_commands_task_dispatcher.go
index 0d9510429c..967f26548a 100644
--- a/service/history/worker_commands_task_dispatcher.go
+++ b/service/history/worker_commands_task_dispatcher.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/log"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/log/tag"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/metrics"
+	commonnexus "go.temporal.io/server/common/nexus"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/resource"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/service/history/configs"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/service/history/tasks"
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func (d *workerCommandsTaskDispatcher) dispatchToWorker(
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to dispatch worker commands to control queue %s: %w", task.Destination, err)
 	}
 
-	nexusErr := dispatchResponseToError(resp)
+	nexusErr := commonnexus.DispatchResponseToError(resp)
 	if nexusErr == nil {
 		metrics.WorkerCommandsSent.With(d.metricsHandler).Record(1, metrics.OutcomeTag("success"))
 		return nil
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func (d *workerCommandsTaskDispatcher) handleError(nexusErr error, task *tasks.W
 	var handlerErr *nexus.HandlerError
 	if errors.As(nexusErr, &handlerErr) {
 		// Handler-level error (transport, timeout, internal). These are constructed by
-		// dispatchResponseToError for non-worker-returned failures.
+		// DispatchResponseToError for non-worker-returned failures.
 		if handlerErr.Type == nexus.HandlerErrorTypeUpstreamTimeout {
 			d.logger.Warn("No worker polling control queue",
 				tag.NewStringTag("control_queue", task.Destination))