diff --git a/extensions/bluebubbles/channel-plugin-api.ts b/extensions/bluebubbles/channel-plugin-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f2aa013bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/bluebubbles/channel-plugin-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Keep bundled channel entry imports narrow so bootstrap/discovery paths do
+// not drag setup-only BlueBubbles surfaces into lightweight channel plugin loads.
+export { bluebubblesPlugin } from "./src/channel.js";
diff --git a/extensions/bluebubbles/index.ts b/extensions/bluebubbles/index.ts
index 058f82c8daa..d3d7aeb6245 100644
--- a/extensions/bluebubbles/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/bluebubbles/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default defineBundledChannelEntry({
   description: "BlueBubbles channel plugin (macOS app)",
   importMetaUrl: import.meta.url,
   plugin: {
-    specifier: "./api.js",
+    specifier: "./channel-plugin-api.js",
     exportName: "bluebubblesPlugin",
   },
   secrets: {
diff --git a/extensions/signal/channel-plugin-api.ts b/extensions/signal/channel-plugin-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ec238ce0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/signal/channel-plugin-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Keep bundled channel entry imports narrow so bootstrap/discovery paths do
+// not drag setup-only Signal surfaces into lightweight channel plugin loads.
+export { signalPlugin } from "./src/channel.js";
diff --git a/extensions/signal/index.ts b/extensions/signal/index.ts
index 38abe83a5bb..5e33cdc15bf 100644
--- a/extensions/signal/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/signal/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default defineBundledChannelEntry({
   description: "Signal channel plugin",
   importMetaUrl: import.meta.url,
   plugin: {
-    specifier: "./api.js",
+    specifier: "./channel-plugin-api.js",
     exportName: "signalPlugin",
   },
   runtime: {