diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.ts
index 295ec03e50f..ca308d6463e 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ let sessionResetModelRuntimePromise: Promise<
 let stageSandboxMediaRuntimePromise: Promise<
   typeof import("./stage-sandbox-media.runtime.js")
 > | null = null;
+let mediaUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise: Promise<
+  typeof import("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js")
+> | null = null;
+let linkUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise: Promise<
+  typeof import("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js")
+> | null = null;
+let commandsCoreRuntimePromise: Promise<typeof import("./commands-core.runtime.js")> | null = null;
 
 function loadSessionResetModelRuntime() {
   sessionResetModelRuntimePromise ??= import("./session-reset-model.runtime.js");
@@ -58,6 +65,21 @@ function loadStageSandboxMediaRuntime() {
   return stageSandboxMediaRuntimePromise;
 }
 
+function loadMediaUnderstandingApplyRuntime() {
+  mediaUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise ??= import("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js");
+  return mediaUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise;
+}
+
+function loadLinkUnderstandingApplyRuntime() {
+  linkUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise ??= import("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js");
+  return linkUnderstandingApplyRuntimePromise;
+}
+
+function loadCommandsCoreRuntime() {
+  commandsCoreRuntimePromise ??= import("./commands-core.runtime.js");
+  return commandsCoreRuntimePromise;
+}
+
 let hookRunnerGlobalPromise: Promise<typeof import("../../plugins/hook-runner-global.js")> | null =
   null;
 let originRoutingPromise: Promise<typeof import("./origin-routing.js")> | null = null;
@@ -126,7 +148,7 @@ async function applyMediaUnderstandingIfNeeded(params: {
   if (!hasInboundMedia(params.ctx)) {
     return false;
   }
-  const { applyMediaUnderstanding } = await import("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js");
+  const { applyMediaUnderstanding } = await loadMediaUnderstandingApplyRuntime();
   await applyMediaUnderstanding(params);
   return true;
 }
@@ -138,7 +160,7 @@ async function applyLinkUnderstandingIfNeeded(params: {
   if (!hasLinkCandidate(params.ctx)) {
     return false;
   }
-  const { applyLinkUnderstanding } = await import("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js");
+  const { applyLinkUnderstanding } = await loadLinkUnderstandingApplyRuntime();
   await applyLinkUnderstanding(params);
   return true;
 }
@@ -488,7 +510,7 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
     if (!resetMatch) {
       return;
     }
-    const { emitResetCommandHooks } = await import("./commands-core.runtime.js");
+    const { emitResetCommandHooks } = await loadCommandsCoreRuntime();
     const action: ResetCommandAction = resetMatch[1] === "reset" ? "reset" : "new";
     await emitResetCommandHooks({
       action,