diff --git a/src/config/schema.ts b/src/config/schema.ts
index 31a6fb16a81..22600598b67 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
-import { CHANNEL_IDS } from "../channels/registry.js";
+import { CHANNEL_IDS } from "../channels/ids.js";
 import { GENERATED_BUNDLED_CHANNEL_CONFIG_METADATA } from "./bundled-channel-config-metadata.generated.js";
 import { GENERATED_BASE_CONFIG_SCHEMA } from "./schema.base.generated.js";
 import type { ConfigUiHint, ConfigUiHints } from "./schema.hints.js";
diff --git a/src/config/validation.ts b/src/config/validation.ts
index c9fa024bcea..3f732e6433d 100644
--- a/src/config/validation.ts
+++ b/src/config/validation.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import { resolveAgentWorkspaceDir, resolveDefaultAgentId } from "../agents/agent-scope.js";
-import { CHANNEL_IDS, normalizeChatChannelId } from "../channels/registry.js";
+import { CHANNEL_IDS } from "../channels/ids.js";
+import { normalizeChatChannelId } from "../channels/chat-meta.js";
 import { withBundledPluginAllowlistCompat } from "../plugins/bundled-compat.js";
 import { listBundledWebSearchPluginIds } from "../plugins/bundled-web-search-ids.js";
 import {