diff --git a/src/channels/official-channels-ids.ts b/src/channels/official-channels-ids.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d99a11b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/official-channels-ids.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Official Channels IDs (leaf module, no runtime dependencies)
+ *
+ * Pure helpers extracted from `official-channels-runtime` so that
+ * config-loader code can use them without transitively pulling in
+ * `claude-detector` / `shell-executor` / `websearch-manager`.
+ *
+ * The full channel definitions (with display names, plugin specs, env keys,
+ * etc.) live in `official-channels-runtime`. This module only owns:
+ * - the canonical ordered list of channel IDs
+ * - the type-narrowing predicate
+ * - the order-preserving normalizer
+ * - the legacy-discord shim
+ */
+
+import type { OfficialChannelId } from '../config/unified-config-types';
+
+/** Canonical, ordered list of official channel IDs. */
+export const OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS: readonly OfficialChannelId[] = [
+  'telegram',
+  'discord',
+  'imessage',
+] as const;
+
+const OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_ID_SET = new Set<string>(OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS);
+
+export function isOfficialChannelId(value: string): value is OfficialChannelId {
+  return OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_ID_SET.has(value);
+}
+
+export function normalizeOfficialChannelIds(values: readonly string[]): OfficialChannelId[] {
+  const seen = new Set<OfficialChannelId>();
+  const normalized: OfficialChannelId[] = [];
+
+  for (const channelId of OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS) {
+    if (!values.includes(channelId) || seen.has(channelId)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(channelId);
+    normalized.push(channelId);
+  }
+
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+export function resolveLegacyDiscordSelection(enabled: boolean | undefined): OfficialChannelId[] {
+  return enabled ? ['discord'] : [];
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/official-channels-runtime.ts b/src/channels/official-channels-runtime.ts
index df5c97b1..7b95e19b 100644
--- a/src/channels/official-channels-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/channels/official-channels-runtime.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,20 @@ export const OFFICIAL_CHANNELS: Record<OfficialChannelId, OfficialChannelDefinit
   },
 };
 
-export const OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS = Object.keys(OFFICIAL_CHANNELS) as OfficialChannelId[];
+// Re-export from leaf module so config-loader can use these without pulling
+// in this file's claude-detector / shell-executor dep chain.
+import {
+  OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS,
+  isOfficialChannelId,
+  normalizeOfficialChannelIds,
+  resolveLegacyDiscordSelection,
+} from './official-channels-ids';
+export {
+  OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS,
+  isOfficialChannelId,
+  normalizeOfficialChannelIds,
+  resolveLegacyDiscordSelection,
+};
 export const MINIMUM_OFFICIAL_CHANNELS_CLAUDE_VERSION = '2.1.80';
 
 export interface OfficialChannelsVersionSummary {
@@ -163,26 +176,6 @@ export function isDiscordChannelsSessionSupported(
   return target === 'claude' && (profileType === 'default' || profileType === 'account');
 }
 
-export function isOfficialChannelId(value: string): value is OfficialChannelId {
-  return value in OFFICIAL_CHANNELS;
-}
-
-export function normalizeOfficialChannelIds(values: readonly string[]): OfficialChannelId[] {
-  const seen = new Set<OfficialChannelId>();
-  const normalized: OfficialChannelId[] = [];
-
-  for (const channelId of OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_IDS) {
-    if (!values.includes(channelId) || seen.has(channelId)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    seen.add(channelId);
-    normalized.push(channelId);
-  }
-
-  return normalized;
-}
-
 export function hasExplicitChannelsFlag(args: string[]): boolean {
   return args.some((arg) => arg === '--channels' || arg.startsWith('--channels='));
 }
@@ -757,10 +750,6 @@ export function isOfficialChannelSelectionValid(selection: string): boolean {
   );
 }
 
-export function resolveLegacyDiscordSelection(enabled: boolean | undefined): OfficialChannelId[] {
-  return enabled ? ['discord'] : [];
-}
-
 export function getOfficialChannelsSupportedProfiles(): string[] {
   return ['default', 'account'];
 }
diff --git a/src/config/loader/config-getters.ts b/src/config/loader/config-getters.ts
index 4d0a21d1..28d87436 100644
--- a/src/config/loader/config-getters.ts
+++ b/src/config/loader/config-getters.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../unified-config-types';
 import { canonicalizeBrowserConfig } from './normalizers';
 import { canonicalizeImageAnalysisConfig } from '../../utils/hooks/image-analysis-backend-resolver';
-import { normalizeOfficialChannelIds } from '../../channels/official-channels-runtime';
+import { normalizeOfficialChannelIds } from '../../channels/official-channels-ids';
 import { normalizeSearxngBaseUrl } from '../../utils/websearch/types';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/config/loader/normalizers.ts b/src/config/loader/normalizers.ts
index d317b9e5..093ae434 100644
--- a/src/config/loader/normalizers.ts
+++ b/src/config/loader/normalizers.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   isOfficialChannelId,
   normalizeOfficialChannelIds,
   resolveLegacyDiscordSelection,
-} from '../../channels/official-channels-runtime';
+} from '../../channels/official-channels-ids';
 import { getRecommendedBrowserUserDataDir } from '../../utils/browser/browser-settings';
 import { GO_DURATION_PATTERN, GO_DURATION_SEGMENT } from './io-locks';
 
diff --git a/src/utils/config-manager.ts b/src/utils/config-manager.ts
index e6d183a0..5bb7d79c 100644
--- a/src/utils/config-manager.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config-manager.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isConfig, isSettings } from '../types';
 import type { Config, Settings, CLIProxyVariantsConfig, CLIProxyVariantConfig } from '../types';
 import { expandPath, error } from './helpers';
 import { info } from './ui';
-import { isUnifiedMode, loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig } from '../config/config-loader-facade';
+import { isUnifiedMode, loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig } from '../config/unified-config-loader';
 
 // TODO: Replace with proper imports after converting these files
 // const { ErrorManager } = require('./error-manager');