diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.cjs b/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.cjs
index 9e3c2e5d1a8..12d98caf8a8 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.cjs
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.cjs
@@ -108,26 +108,94 @@ const fastExports = {
   resolveControlCommandGate,
 };
 
-const monolithic = tryLoadMonolithicSdk();
-const rootExports =
-  monolithic && typeof monolithic === "object"
-    ? {
-        ...monolithic,
-        ...fastExports,
-      }
-    : { ...fastExports };
+const target = { ...fastExports };
+let rootExports = null;
 
-Object.defineProperty(rootExports, "__esModule", {
+function getMonolithicSdk() {
+  const loaded = tryLoadMonolithicSdk();
+  if (loaded && typeof loaded === "object") {
+    return loaded;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getExportValue(prop) {
+  if (Reflect.has(target, prop)) {
+    return Reflect.get(target, prop);
+  }
+  const monolithic = getMonolithicSdk();
+  if (!monolithic) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return Reflect.get(monolithic, prop);
+}
+
+function getExportDescriptor(prop) {
+  const ownDescriptor = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
+  if (ownDescriptor) {
+    return ownDescriptor;
+  }
+
+  const monolithic = getMonolithicSdk();
+  if (!monolithic) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const descriptor = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(monolithic, prop);
+  if (!descriptor) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  // Proxy invariants require descriptors returned for dynamic properties to be configurable.
+  return {
+    ...descriptor,
+    configurable: true,
+  };
+}
+
+rootExports = new Proxy(target, {
+  get(_target, prop, receiver) {
+    if (Reflect.has(target, prop)) {
+      return Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
+    }
+    return getExportValue(prop);
+  },
+  has(_target, prop) {
+    if (Reflect.has(target, prop)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const monolithic = getMonolithicSdk();
+    return monolithic ? Reflect.has(monolithic, prop) : false;
+  },
+  ownKeys() {
+    const keys = new Set(Reflect.ownKeys(target));
+    const monolithic = getMonolithicSdk();
+    if (monolithic) {
+      for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(monolithic)) {
+        if (!keys.has(key)) {
+          keys.add(key);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return [...keys];
+  },
+  getOwnPropertyDescriptor(_target, prop) {
+    return getExportDescriptor(prop);
+  },
+});
+
+Object.defineProperty(target, "__esModule", {
   configurable: true,
   enumerable: false,
   writable: false,
   value: true,
 });
-Object.defineProperty(rootExports, "default", {
+Object.defineProperty(target, "default", {
   configurable: true,
   enumerable: false,
-  writable: false,
-  value: rootExports,
+  get() {
+    return rootExports;
+  },
 });
 
 module.exports = rootExports;
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.test.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.test.ts
index 8757d3ce34c..4822c247323 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/root-alias.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import vm from "node:vm";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 const rootSdk = require("./root-alias.cjs") as Record<string, unknown>;
+const rootAliasPath = fileURLToPath(new URL("./root-alias.cjs", import.meta.url));
+const rootAliasSource = fs.readFileSync(rootAliasPath, "utf-8");
 
 type EmptySchema = {
   safeParse: (value: unknown) =>
@@ -13,6 +19,64 @@ type EmptySchema = {
       };
 };
 
+function loadRootAliasWithStubs(options?: {
+  distExists?: boolean;
+  monolithicExports?: Record<string | symbol, unknown>;
+}) {
+  let createJitiCalls = 0;
+  let jitiLoadCalls = 0;
+  const loadedSpecifiers: string[] = [];
+  const monolithicExports = options?.monolithicExports ?? {
+    slowHelper: () => "loaded",
+  };
+  const wrapper = vm.runInNewContext(
+    `(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) {${rootAliasSource}\n})`,
+    {},
+    { filename: rootAliasPath },
+  ) as (
+    exports: Record<string, unknown>,
+    require: NodeJS.Require,
+    module: { exports: Record<string, unknown> },
+    __filename: string,
+    __dirname: string,
+  ) => void;
+  const module = { exports: {} as Record<string, unknown> };
+  const localRequire = ((id: string) => {
+    if (id === "node:path") {
+      return path;
+    }
+    if (id === "node:fs") {
+      return {
+        existsSync: () => options?.distExists ?? false,
+      };
+    }
+    if (id === "jiti") {
+      return {
+        createJiti() {
+          createJitiCalls += 1;
+          return (specifier: string) => {
+            jitiLoadCalls += 1;
+            loadedSpecifiers.push(specifier);
+            return monolithicExports;
+          };
+        },
+      };
+    }
+    throw new Error(`unexpected require: ${id}`);
+  }) as NodeJS.Require;
+  wrapper(module.exports, localRequire, module, rootAliasPath, path.dirname(rootAliasPath));
+  return {
+    moduleExports: module.exports,
+    get createJitiCalls() {
+      return createJitiCalls;
+    },
+    get jitiLoadCalls() {
+      return jitiLoadCalls;
+    },
+    loadedSpecifiers,
+  };
+}
+
 describe("plugin-sdk root alias", () => {
   it("exposes the fast empty config schema helper", () => {
     const factory = rootSdk.emptyPluginConfigSchema as (() => EmptySchema) | undefined;
@@ -27,6 +91,36 @@ describe("plugin-sdk root alias", () => {
     expect(parsed.success).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("does not load the monolithic sdk for fast helpers", () => {
+    const lazyModule = loadRootAliasWithStubs();
+    const lazyRootSdk = lazyModule.moduleExports;
+    const factory = lazyRootSdk.emptyPluginConfigSchema as (() => EmptySchema) | undefined;
+
+    expect(lazyModule.createJitiCalls).toBe(0);
+    expect(lazyModule.jitiLoadCalls).toBe(0);
+    expect(typeof factory).toBe("function");
+    expect(factory?.().safeParse({})).toEqual({ success: true, data: {} });
+    expect(lazyModule.createJitiCalls).toBe(0);
+    expect(lazyModule.jitiLoadCalls).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("loads legacy root exports on demand and preserves reflection", () => {
+    const lazyModule = loadRootAliasWithStubs({
+      monolithicExports: {
+        slowHelper: () => "loaded",
+      },
+    });
+    const lazyRootSdk = lazyModule.moduleExports;
+
+    expect(lazyModule.createJitiCalls).toBe(0);
+    expect("slowHelper" in lazyRootSdk).toBe(true);
+    expect(lazyModule.createJitiCalls).toBe(1);
+    expect(lazyModule.jitiLoadCalls).toBe(1);
+    expect((lazyRootSdk.slowHelper as () => string)()).toBe("loaded");
+    expect(Object.keys(lazyRootSdk)).toContain("slowHelper");
+    expect(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(lazyRootSdk, "slowHelper")).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it("loads legacy root exports through the merged root wrapper", { timeout: 240_000 }, () => {
     expect(typeof rootSdk.resolveControlCommandGate).toBe("function");
     expect(typeof rootSdk.default).toBe("object");