diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
index 5f1d1903d01..5f4f50ef5be 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import {
   listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
   listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
 } from "./directory-config.js";
-import { listDiscordDirectoryGroupsLive, listDiscordDirectoryPeersLive } from "./directory-live.js";
 import { shouldSuppressLocalDiscordExecApprovalPrompt } from "./exec-approvals.js";
 import {
   resolveDiscordGroupRequireMention,
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ import {
 } from "./runtime-api.js";
 import { getDiscordRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { collectDiscordSecurityAuditFindings } from "./security-audit.js";
-import { fetchChannelPermissionsDiscord, sendMessageDiscord, sendPollDiscord } from "./send.js";
 import { normalizeExplicitDiscordSessionKey } from "./session-key-normalization.js";
 import { discordSetupAdapter } from "./setup-core.js";
 import { createDiscordPluginBase, discordConfigAdapter } from "./shared.js";
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ import { collectDiscordStatusIssues } from "./status-issues.js";
 import { parseDiscordTarget } from "./targets.js";
 import { DiscordUiContainer } from "./ui.js";
 
-type DiscordSendFn = typeof sendMessageDiscord;
+type DiscordSendFn = typeof import("./send.js").sendMessageDiscord;
 type DiscordCarbonModule = typeof import("@buape/carbon");
 type DiscordTextDisplay = InstanceType<DiscordCarbonModule["TextDisplay"]>;
 type DiscordSeparator = InstanceType<DiscordCarbonModule["Separator"]>;
@@ -88,6 +86,8 @@ let discordProviderRuntimePromise:
   | undefined;
 let discordProbeRuntimePromise: Promise<typeof import("./probe.runtime.js")> | undefined;
 let discordAuditModulePromise: Promise<typeof import("./audit.js")> | undefined;
+let discordSendModulePromise: Promise<typeof import("./send.js")> | undefined;
+let discordDirectoryLiveModulePromise: Promise<typeof import("./directory-live.js")> | undefined;
 let discordCarbonModuleCache: DiscordCarbonModule | null = null;
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ async function loadDiscordAuditModule() {
   return await discordAuditModulePromise;
 }
 
+async function loadDiscordSendModule() {
+  discordSendModulePromise ??= import("./send.js");
+  return await discordSendModulePromise;
+}
+
+async function loadDiscordDirectoryLiveModule() {
+  discordDirectoryLiveModulePromise ??= import("./directory-live.js");
+  return await discordDirectoryLiveModulePromise;
+}
+
 function loadDiscordCarbonModule() {
   discordCarbonModuleCache ??= require("@buape/carbon") as DiscordCarbonModule;
   return discordCarbonModuleCache;
@@ -132,11 +142,11 @@ function resolveOptionalDiscordRuntime() {
   }
 }
 
-function resolveDiscordSend(deps?: { [channelId: string]: unknown }): DiscordSendFn {
+async function resolveDiscordSend(deps?: { [channelId: string]: unknown }): Promise<DiscordSendFn> {
   return (
     resolveOutboundSendDep<DiscordSendFn>(deps, "discord") ??
     resolveOptionalDiscordRuntime()?.channel?.discord?.sendMessageDiscord ??
-    sendMessageDiscord
+    (await loadDiscordSendModule()).sendMessageDiscord
   );
 }
 
@@ -447,10 +457,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
         listPeers: async (params) => listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params),
         listGroups: async (params) => listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig(params),
         ...createRuntimeDirectoryLiveAdapter({
-          getRuntime: () => ({
-            listDirectoryGroupsLive: listDiscordDirectoryGroupsLive,
-            listDirectoryPeersLive: listDiscordDirectoryPeersLive,
-          }),
+          getRuntime: loadDiscordDirectoryLiveModule,
           listPeersLive: (runtime) => runtime.listDirectoryPeersLive,
           listGroupsLive: (runtime) => runtime.listDirectoryGroupsLive,
         }),
@@ -609,7 +616,9 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
             };
           }
           try {
-            const perms = await fetchChannelPermissionsDiscord(parsedTarget.id, {
+            const perms = await (
+              await loadDiscordSendModule()
+            ).fetchChannelPermissionsDiscord(parsedTarget.id, {
               token,
               accountId: account.accountId ?? undefined,
             });
@@ -763,7 +772,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
         message: PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE,
         normalizeAllowEntry: createPairingPrefixStripper(/^(discord|user):/i),
         notify: async ({ id, message }) => {
-          await sendMessageDiscord(`user:${id}`, message);
+          await (await loadDiscordSendModule()).sendMessageDiscord(`user:${id}`, message);
         },
       },
     },
@@ -796,7 +805,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
       attachedResults: {
         channel: "discord",
         sendText: async ({ cfg, to, text, accountId, deps, replyToId, silent }) => {
-          const send = resolveDiscordSend(deps);
+          const send = await resolveDiscordSend(deps);
           return await send(to, text, {
             verbose: false,
             cfg,
@@ -816,7 +825,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
           replyToId,
           silent,
         }) => {
-          const send = resolveDiscordSend(deps);
+          const send = await resolveDiscordSend(deps);
           return await send(to, text, {
             verbose: false,
             cfg,
@@ -828,7 +837,9 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount, DiscordProbe>
           });
         },
         sendPoll: async ({ cfg, to, poll, accountId, silent }) =>
-          await sendPollDiscord(to, poll, {
+          await (
+            await loadDiscordSendModule()
+          ).sendPollDiscord(to, poll, {
             cfg,
             accountId: accountId ?? undefined,
             silent: silent ?? undefined,