diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/send.outbound.ts b/extensions/discord/src/send.outbound.ts
index ca13d9a5b64..57676d98d67 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/send.outbound.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/send.outbound.ts
@@ -432,18 +432,10 @@ export async function sendStickerDiscord(
   stickerIds: string[],
   opts: DiscordSendOpts & { content?: string } = {},
 ): Promise<DiscordSendResult> {
-  const cfg = opts.cfg ?? loadConfig();
-  const accountInfo = resolveDiscordAccount({
-    cfg,
-    accountId: opts.accountId,
-  });
-  const { rest, request, channelId } = await resolveDiscordSendTarget(to, opts);
-  const content = opts.content?.trim();
-  const rewrittenContent = content
-    ? rewriteDiscordKnownMentions(content, {
-        accountId: accountInfo.accountId,
-      })
-    : undefined;
+  const { rest, request, channelId, rewrittenContent } = await resolveDiscordStructuredSendContext(
+    to,
+    opts,
+  );
   const stickers = normalizeStickerIds(stickerIds);
   const res = (await request(
     () =>
@@ -463,18 +455,10 @@ export async function sendPollDiscord(
   poll: PollInput,
   opts: DiscordSendOpts & { content?: string } = {},
 ): Promise<DiscordSendResult> {
-  const cfg = opts.cfg ?? loadConfig();
-  const accountInfo = resolveDiscordAccount({
-    cfg,
-    accountId: opts.accountId,
-  });
-  const { rest, request, channelId } = await resolveDiscordSendTarget(to, opts);
-  const content = opts.content?.trim();
-  const rewrittenContent = content
-    ? rewriteDiscordKnownMentions(content, {
-        accountId: accountInfo.accountId,
-      })
-    : undefined;
+  const { rest, request, channelId, rewrittenContent } = await resolveDiscordStructuredSendContext(
+    to,
+    opts,
+  );
   if (poll.durationSeconds !== undefined) {
     throw new Error("Discord polls do not support durationSeconds; use durationHours");
   }
@@ -494,6 +478,30 @@ export async function sendPollDiscord(
   return toDiscordSendResult(res, channelId);
 }
 
+async function resolveDiscordStructuredSendContext(
+  to: string,
+  opts: DiscordSendOpts & { content?: string },
+): Promise<{
+  rest: RequestClient;
+  request: DiscordClientRequest;
+  channelId: string;
+  rewrittenContent?: string;
+}> {
+  const cfg = opts.cfg ?? loadConfig();
+  const accountInfo = resolveDiscordAccount({
+    cfg,
+    accountId: opts.accountId,
+  });
+  const { rest, request, channelId } = await resolveDiscordSendTarget(to, opts);
+  const content = opts.content?.trim();
+  const rewrittenContent = content
+    ? rewriteDiscordKnownMentions(content, {
+        accountId: accountInfo.accountId,
+      })
+    : undefined;
+  return { rest, request, channelId, rewrittenContent };
+}
+
 type VoiceMessageOpts = {
   cfg?: OpenClawConfig;
   token?: string;