diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.runtime.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc22b64706a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { discordSetupWizard } from "./setup-surface.js";
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
index 0123553fcb7..0af60e096bc 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/discord";
 import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "../../../src/infra/outbound/send-deps.js";
 import { getDiscordRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
-import { discordSetupAdapter, discordSetupWizard } from "./setup-surface.js";
+import { createDiscordSetupWizardProxy, discordSetupAdapter } from "./setup-core.js";
 
 type DiscordSendFn = ReturnType<
   typeof getDiscordRuntime
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ type DiscordSendFn = ReturnType<
 
 const meta = getChatChannelMeta("discord");
 
+async function loadDiscordChannelRuntime() {
+  return await import("./channel.runtime.js");
+}
+
 const discordMessageActions: ChannelMessageActionAdapter = {
   listActions: (ctx) =>
     getDiscordRuntime().channel.discord.messageActions?.listActions?.(ctx) ?? [],
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ const discordConfigBase = createScopedChannelConfigBase({
   clearBaseFields: ["token", "name"],
 });
 
+const discordSetupWizard = createDiscordSetupWizardProxy(async () => ({
+  discordSetupWizard: (await loadDiscordChannelRuntime()).discordSetupWizard,
+}));
+
 export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
   id: "discord",
   meta: {
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/setup-core.ts b/extensions/discord/src/setup-core.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cec63dd01ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/setup-core.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+import type { ChannelOnboardingDmPolicy } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/onboarding-types.js";
+import {
+  noteChannelLookupFailure,
+  noteChannelLookupSummary,
+  parseMentionOrPrefixedId,
+  patchChannelConfigForAccount,
+  setLegacyChannelDmPolicyWithAllowFrom,
+  setOnboardingChannelEnabled,
+} from "../../../src/channels/plugins/onboarding/helpers.js";
+import {
+  applyAccountNameToChannelSection,
+  migrateBaseNameToDefaultAccount,
+} from "../../../src/channels/plugins/setup-helpers.js";
+import type { ChannelSetupWizard } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/setup-wizard.js";
+import type { ChannelSetupAdapter } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../src/config/config.js";
+import type { DiscordGuildEntry } from "../../../src/config/types.discord.js";
+import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../../../src/routing/session-key.js";
+import { formatDocsLink } from "../../../src/terminal/links.js";
+import { inspectDiscordAccount } from "./account-inspect.js";
+import { listDiscordAccountIds, resolveDiscordAccount } from "./accounts.js";
+
+const channel = "discord" as const;
+
+export const DISCORD_TOKEN_HELP_LINES = [
+  "1) Discord Developer Portal -> Applications -> New Application",
+  "2) Bot -> Add Bot -> Reset Token -> copy token",
+  "3) OAuth2 -> URL Generator -> scope 'bot' -> invite to your server",
+  "Tip: enable Message Content Intent if you need message text. (Bot -> Privileged Gateway Intents -> Message Content Intent)",
+  `Docs: ${formatDocsLink("/discord", "discord")}`,
+];
+
+export function setDiscordGuildChannelAllowlist(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+  accountId: string,
+  entries: Array<{
+    guildKey: string;
+    channelKey?: string;
+  }>,
+): OpenClawConfig {
+  const baseGuilds =
+    accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
+      ? (cfg.channels?.discord?.guilds ?? {})
+      : (cfg.channels?.discord?.accounts?.[accountId]?.guilds ?? {});
+  const guilds: Record<string, DiscordGuildEntry> = { ...baseGuilds };
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const guildKey = entry.guildKey || "*";
+    const existing = guilds[guildKey] ?? {};
+    if (entry.channelKey) {
+      const channels = { ...existing.channels };
+      channels[entry.channelKey] = { allow: true };
+      guilds[guildKey] = { ...existing, channels };
+    } else {
+      guilds[guildKey] = existing;
+    }
+  }
+  return patchChannelConfigForAccount({
+    cfg,
+    channel,
+    accountId,
+    patch: { guilds },
+  });
+}
+
+export function parseDiscordAllowFromId(value: string): string | null {
+  return parseMentionOrPrefixedId({
+    value,
+    mentionPattern: /^<@!?(\d+)>$/,
+    prefixPattern: /^(user:|discord:)/i,
+    idPattern: /^\d+$/,
+  });
+}
+
+export const discordSetupAdapter: ChannelSetupAdapter = {
+  resolveAccountId: ({ accountId }) => normalizeAccountId(accountId),
+  applyAccountName: ({ cfg, accountId, name }) =>
+    applyAccountNameToChannelSection({
+      cfg,
+      channelKey: channel,
+      accountId,
+      name,
+    }),
+  validateInput: ({ accountId, input }) => {
+    if (input.useEnv && accountId !== DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID) {
+      return "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN can only be used for the default account.";
+    }
+    if (!input.useEnv && !input.token) {
+      return "Discord requires token (or --use-env).";
+    }
+    return null;
+  },
+  applyAccountConfig: ({ cfg, accountId, input }) => {
+    const namedConfig = applyAccountNameToChannelSection({
+      cfg,
+      channelKey: channel,
+      accountId,
+      name: input.name,
+    });
+    const next =
+      accountId !== DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
+        ? migrateBaseNameToDefaultAccount({
+            cfg: namedConfig,
+            channelKey: channel,
+          })
+        : namedConfig;
+    if (accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID) {
+      return {
+        ...next,
+        channels: {
+          ...next.channels,
+          discord: {
+            ...next.channels?.discord,
+            enabled: true,
+            ...(input.useEnv ? {} : input.token ? { token: input.token } : {}),
+          },
+        },
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      ...next,
+      channels: {
+        ...next.channels,
+        discord: {
+          ...next.channels?.discord,
+          enabled: true,
+          accounts: {
+            ...next.channels?.discord?.accounts,
+            [accountId]: {
+              ...next.channels?.discord?.accounts?.[accountId],
+              enabled: true,
+              ...(input.token ? { token: input.token } : {}),
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  },
+};
+
+export function createDiscordSetupWizardProxy(
+  loadWizard: () => Promise<{ discordSetupWizard: ChannelSetupWizard }>,
+) {
+  const discordDmPolicy: ChannelOnboardingDmPolicy = {
+    label: "Discord",
+    channel,
+    policyKey: "channels.discord.dmPolicy",
+    allowFromKey: "channels.discord.allowFrom",
+    getCurrent: (cfg: OpenClawConfig) =>
+      cfg.channels?.discord?.dmPolicy ?? cfg.channels?.discord?.dm?.policy ?? "pairing",
+    setPolicy: (cfg: OpenClawConfig, policy) =>
+      setLegacyChannelDmPolicyWithAllowFrom({
+        cfg,
+        channel,
+        dmPolicy: policy,
+      }),
+    promptAllowFrom: async ({ cfg, prompter, accountId }) => {
+      const wizard = (await loadWizard()).discordSetupWizard;
+      if (!wizard.dmPolicy?.promptAllowFrom) {
+        return cfg;
+      }
+      return await wizard.dmPolicy.promptAllowFrom({ cfg, prompter, accountId });
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    channel,
+    status: {
+      configuredLabel: "configured",
+      unconfiguredLabel: "needs token",
+      configuredHint: "configured",
+      unconfiguredHint: "needs token",
+      configuredScore: 2,
+      unconfiguredScore: 1,
+      resolveConfigured: ({ cfg }) =>
+        listDiscordAccountIds(cfg).some((accountId) => {
+          const account = inspectDiscordAccount({ cfg, accountId });
+          return account.configured;
+        }),
+    },
+    credentials: [
+      {
+        inputKey: "token",
+        providerHint: channel,
+        credentialLabel: "Discord bot token",
+        preferredEnvVar: "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN",
+        helpTitle: "Discord bot token",
+        helpLines: DISCORD_TOKEN_HELP_LINES,
+        envPrompt: "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN detected. Use env var?",
+        keepPrompt: "Discord token already configured. Keep it?",
+        inputPrompt: "Enter Discord bot token",
+        allowEnv: ({ accountId }: { accountId: string }) => accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID,
+        inspect: ({ cfg, accountId }: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; accountId: string }) => {
+          const account = inspectDiscordAccount({ cfg, accountId });
+          return {
+            accountConfigured: account.configured,
+            hasConfiguredValue: account.tokenStatus !== "missing",
+            resolvedValue: account.token?.trim() || undefined,
+            envValue:
+              accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
+                ? process.env.DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN?.trim() || undefined
+                : undefined,
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    groupAccess: {
+      label: "Discord channels",
+      placeholder: "My Server/#general, guildId/channelId, #support",
+      currentPolicy: ({ cfg, accountId }: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; accountId: string }) =>
+        resolveDiscordAccount({ cfg, accountId }).config.groupPolicy ?? "allowlist",
+      currentEntries: ({ cfg, accountId }: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; accountId: string }) =>
+        Object.entries(resolveDiscordAccount({ cfg, accountId }).config.guilds ?? {}).flatMap(
+          ([guildKey, value]) => {
+            const channels = value?.channels ?? {};
+            const channelKeys = Object.keys(channels);
+            if (channelKeys.length === 0) {
+              const input = /^\d+$/.test(guildKey) ? `guild:${guildKey}` : guildKey;
+              return [input];
+            }
+            return channelKeys.map((channelKey) => `${guildKey}/${channelKey}`);
+          },
+        ),
+      updatePrompt: ({ cfg, accountId }: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; accountId: string }) =>
+        Boolean(resolveDiscordAccount({ cfg, accountId }).config.guilds),
+      setPolicy: ({
+        cfg,
+        accountId,
+        policy,
+      }: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        accountId: string;
+        policy: "open" | "allowlist" | "disabled";
+      }) =>
+        patchChannelConfigForAccount({
+          cfg,
+          channel,
+          accountId,
+          patch: { groupPolicy: policy },
+        }),
+      resolveAllowlist: async ({
+        cfg,
+        accountId,
+        credentialValues,
+        entries,
+        prompter,
+      }: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        accountId: string;
+        credentialValues: { token?: string };
+        entries: string[];
+        prompter: { note: (message: string, title?: string) => Promise<void> };
+      }) => {
+        const wizard = (await loadWizard()).discordSetupWizard;
+        if (!wizard.groupAccess) {
+          return entries.map((input) => ({ input, resolved: false }));
+        }
+        try {
+          return await wizard.groupAccess.resolveAllowlist({
+            cfg,
+            accountId,
+            credentialValues,
+            entries,
+            prompter,
+          });
+        } catch (error) {
+          await noteChannelLookupFailure({
+            prompter,
+            label: "Discord channels",
+            error,
+          });
+          await noteChannelLookupSummary({
+            prompter,
+            label: "Discord channels",
+            resolvedSections: [],
+            unresolved: entries,
+          });
+          return entries.map((input) => ({ input, resolved: false }));
+        }
+      },
+      applyAllowlist: ({
+        cfg,
+        accountId,
+        resolved,
+      }: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        accountId: string;
+        resolved: unknown;
+      }) => setDiscordGuildChannelAllowlist(cfg, accountId, resolved as never),
+    },
+    allowFrom: {
+      credentialInputKey: "token",
+      helpTitle: "Discord allowlist",
+      helpLines: [
+        "Allowlist Discord DMs by username (we resolve to user ids).",
+        "Examples:",
+        "- 123456789012345678",
+        "- @alice",
+        "- alice#1234",
+        "Multiple entries: comma-separated.",
+        `Docs: ${formatDocsLink("/discord", "discord")}`,
+      ],
+      message: "Discord allowFrom (usernames or ids)",
+      placeholder: "@alice, 123456789012345678",
+      invalidWithoutCredentialNote:
+        "Bot token missing; use numeric user ids (or mention form) only.",
+      parseId: parseDiscordAllowFromId,
+      resolveEntries: async ({
+        cfg,
+        accountId,
+        credentialValues,
+        entries,
+      }: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        accountId: string;
+        credentialValues: { token?: string };
+        entries: string[];
+      }) => {
+        const wizard = (await loadWizard()).discordSetupWizard;
+        if (!wizard.allowFrom) {
+          return entries.map((input) => ({ input, resolved: false, id: null }));
+        }
+        return await wizard.allowFrom.resolveEntries({
+          cfg,
+          accountId,
+          credentialValues,
+          entries,
+        });
+      },
+      apply: async ({
+        cfg,
+        accountId,
+        allowFrom,
+      }: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        accountId: string;
+        allowFrom: string[];
+      }) =>
+        patchChannelConfigForAccount({
+          cfg,
+          channel,
+          accountId,
+          patch: { dmPolicy: "allowlist", allowFrom },
+        }),
+    },
+    dmPolicy: discordDmPolicy,
+    disable: (cfg: OpenClawConfig) => setOnboardingChannelEnabled(cfg, channel, false),
+  } satisfies ChannelSetupWizard;
+}
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.ts b/extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.ts
index e03c7ef1e16..610b79a5efa 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,9 @@ import {
   setLegacyChannelDmPolicyWithAllowFrom,
   setOnboardingChannelEnabled,
 } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/onboarding/helpers.js";
-import {
-  applyAccountNameToChannelSection,
-  migrateBaseNameToDefaultAccount,
-} from "../../../src/channels/plugins/setup-helpers.js";
 import type { ChannelSetupWizard } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/setup-wizard.js";
-import type { ChannelSetupAdapter } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../src/config/config.js";
-import type { DiscordGuildEntry } from "../../../src/config/types.discord.js";
-import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../../../src/routing/session-key.js";
+import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID } from "../../../src/routing/session-key.js";
 import { formatDocsLink } from "../../../src/terminal/links.js";
 import type { WizardPrompter } from "../../../src/wizard/prompts.js";
 import { inspectDiscordAccount } from "./account-inspect.js";
@@ -32,58 +26,15 @@ import {
   type DiscordChannelResolution,
 } from "./resolve-channels.js";
 import { resolveDiscordUserAllowlist } from "./resolve-users.js";
+import {
+  discordSetupAdapter,
+  DISCORD_TOKEN_HELP_LINES,
+  parseDiscordAllowFromId,
+  setDiscordGuildChannelAllowlist,
+} from "./setup-core.js";
 
 const channel = "discord" as const;
 
-const DISCORD_TOKEN_HELP_LINES = [
-  "1) Discord Developer Portal -> Applications -> New Application",
-  "2) Bot -> Add Bot -> Reset Token -> copy token",
-  "3) OAuth2 -> URL Generator -> scope 'bot' -> invite to your server",
-  "Tip: enable Message Content Intent if you need message text. (Bot -> Privileged Gateway Intents -> Message Content Intent)",
-  `Docs: ${formatDocsLink("/discord", "discord")}`,
-];
-
-function setDiscordGuildChannelAllowlist(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  accountId: string,
-  entries: Array<{
-    guildKey: string;
-    channelKey?: string;
-  }>,
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  const baseGuilds =
-    accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
-      ? (cfg.channels?.discord?.guilds ?? {})
-      : (cfg.channels?.discord?.accounts?.[accountId]?.guilds ?? {});
-  const guilds: Record<string, DiscordGuildEntry> = { ...baseGuilds };
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    const guildKey = entry.guildKey || "*";
-    const existing = guilds[guildKey] ?? {};
-    if (entry.channelKey) {
-      const channels = { ...existing.channels };
-      channels[entry.channelKey] = { allow: true };
-      guilds[guildKey] = { ...existing, channels };
-    } else {
-      guilds[guildKey] = existing;
-    }
-  }
-  return patchChannelConfigForAccount({
-    cfg,
-    channel,
-    accountId,
-    patch: { guilds },
-  });
-}
-
-function parseDiscordAllowFromId(value: string): string | null {
-  return parseMentionOrPrefixedId({
-    value,
-    mentionPattern: /^<@!?(\d+)>$/,
-    prefixPattern: /^(user:|discord:)/i,
-    idPattern: /^\d+$/,
-  });
-}
-
 async function resolveDiscordAllowFromEntries(params: { token?: string; entries: string[] }) {
   if (!params.token?.trim()) {
     return params.entries.map((input) => ({
@@ -157,72 +108,6 @@ const discordDmPolicy: ChannelOnboardingDmPolicy = {
   promptAllowFrom: promptDiscordAllowFrom,
 };
 
-export const discordSetupAdapter: ChannelSetupAdapter = {
-  resolveAccountId: ({ accountId }) => normalizeAccountId(accountId),
-  applyAccountName: ({ cfg, accountId, name }) =>
-    applyAccountNameToChannelSection({
-      cfg,
-      channelKey: channel,
-      accountId,
-      name,
-    }),
-  validateInput: ({ accountId, input }) => {
-    if (input.useEnv && accountId !== DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID) {
-      return "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN can only be used for the default account.";
-    }
-    if (!input.useEnv && !input.token) {
-      return "Discord requires token (or --use-env).";
-    }
-    return null;
-  },
-  applyAccountConfig: ({ cfg, accountId, input }) => {
-    const namedConfig = applyAccountNameToChannelSection({
-      cfg,
-      channelKey: channel,
-      accountId,
-      name: input.name,
-    });
-    const next =
-      accountId !== DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
-        ? migrateBaseNameToDefaultAccount({
-            cfg: namedConfig,
-            channelKey: channel,
-          })
-        : namedConfig;
-    if (accountId === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID) {
-      return {
-        ...next,
-        channels: {
-          ...next.channels,
-          discord: {
-            ...next.channels?.discord,
-            enabled: true,
-            ...(input.useEnv ? {} : input.token ? { token: input.token } : {}),
-          },
-        },
-      };
-    }
-    return {
-      ...next,
-      channels: {
-        ...next.channels,
-        discord: {
-          ...next.channels?.discord,
-          enabled: true,
-          accounts: {
-            ...next.channels?.discord?.accounts,
-            [accountId]: {
-              ...next.channels?.discord?.accounts?.[accountId],
-              enabled: true,
-              ...(input.token ? { token: input.token } : {}),
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
-  },
-};
-
 export const discordSetupWizard: ChannelSetupWizard = {
   channel,
   status: {
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
index f4ffe6ef809..27f6c17bdff 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ export {
   resolveDiscordGroupRequireMention,
   resolveDiscordGroupToolPolicy,
 } from "../channels/plugins/group-mentions.js";
-export {
-  discordSetupAdapter,
-  discordSetupWizard,
-} from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.js";
+export { discordSetupWizard } from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.js";
+export { discordSetupAdapter } from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-core.js";
 export { DiscordConfigSchema } from "../config/zod-schema.providers-core.js";
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
index 90292907149..a6044a0da84 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
@@ -690,10 +690,8 @@ export {
 export { inspectDiscordAccount } from "../../extensions/discord/src/account-inspect.js";
 export type { InspectedDiscordAccount } from "../../extensions/discord/src/account-inspect.js";
 export { collectDiscordAuditChannelIds } from "../../extensions/discord/src/audit.js";
-export {
-  discordSetupAdapter,
-  discordSetupWizard,
-} from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.js";
+export { discordSetupWizard } from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-surface.js";
+export { discordSetupAdapter } from "../../extensions/discord/src/setup-core.js";
 export {
   looksLikeDiscordTargetId,
   normalizeDiscordMessagingTarget,