diff --git a/extensions/llm-task/src/llm-task-tool.ts b/extensions/llm-task/src/llm-task-tool.ts
index cf0c0250d0a..869e9f8351e 100644
--- a/extensions/llm-task/src/llm-task-tool.ts
+++ b/extensions/llm-task/src/llm-task-tool.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ async function loadRunEmbeddedPiAgent(): Promise<RunEmbeddedPiAgentFn> {
   }
 
   // Bundled install (built)
-  const mod = await import("../../../src/agents/pi-embedded-runner.js");
-  if (typeof mod.runEmbeddedPiAgent !== "function") {
+  // NOTE: there is no src/ tree in a packaged install. Prefer a stable internal entrypoint.
+  const mod = await import("../../../dist/extensionAPI.js");
+  // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
+  const fn = (mod as any).runEmbeddedPiAgent;
+  if (typeof fn !== "function") {
     throw new Error("Internal error: runEmbeddedPiAgent not available");
   }
-  return mod.runEmbeddedPiAgent as RunEmbeddedPiAgentFn;
+  return fn as RunEmbeddedPiAgentFn;
 }
 
 function stripCodeFences(s: string): string {