diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.ts
index 7826ff117..5c9da13fb 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import type { GetReplyOptions } from "../types.js";
 import type { DispatchFromConfigResult } from "./dispatch-from-config.js";
 import { dispatchReplyFromConfig } from "./dispatch-from-config.js";
 import {
+  createReplyDispatcher,
   createReplyDispatcherWithTyping,
+  type ReplyDispatcherOptions,
   type ReplyDispatcherWithTypingOptions,
 } from "./reply-dispatcher.js";
 
@@ -32,3 +34,24 @@ export async function dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher(params: {
   markDispatchIdle();
   return result;
 }
+
+export async function dispatchReplyWithDispatcher(params: {
+  ctx: MsgContext;
+  cfg: ClawdbotConfig;
+  dispatcherOptions: ReplyDispatcherOptions;
+  replyOptions?: Omit<GetReplyOptions, "onToolResult" | "onBlockReply">;
+  replyResolver?: typeof import("../reply.js").getReplyFromConfig;
+}): Promise<DispatchFromConfigResult> {
+  const dispatcher = createReplyDispatcher(params.dispatcherOptions);
+
+  const result = await dispatchReplyFromConfig({
+    ctx: params.ctx,
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    dispatcher,
+    replyResolver: params.replyResolver,
+    replyOptions: params.replyOptions,
+  });
+
+  await dispatcher.waitForIdle();
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor.ts b/src/discord/monitor.ts
index 2a4e2b821..638095f16 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ import {
   buildMentionRegexes,
   matchesMentionPatterns,
 } from "../auto-reply/reply/mentions.js";
-import {
-  createReplyDispatcher,
-  createReplyDispatcherWithTyping,
-} from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-dispatcher.js";
+import { dispatchReplyWithDispatcher } from "../auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.js";
+import { createReplyDispatcherWithTyping } from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-dispatcher.js";
 import { createReplyReferencePlanner } from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-reference.js";
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "../auto-reply/types.js";
 import {
@@ -1832,31 +1830,29 @@ export function createDiscordNativeCommand(params: {
       };
 
       let didReply = false;
-      const dispatcher = createReplyDispatcher({
-        responsePrefix: resolveEffectiveMessagesConfig(cfg, route.agentId)
-          .responsePrefix,
-        humanDelay: resolveHumanDelayConfig(cfg, route.agentId),
-        deliver: async (payload) => {
-          await deliverDiscordInteractionReply({
-            interaction,
-            payload,
-            textLimit: resolveTextChunkLimit(cfg, "discord", accountId, {
-              fallbackLimit: 2000,
-            }),
-            maxLinesPerMessage: discordConfig?.maxLinesPerMessage,
-            preferFollowUp: didReply,
-          });
-          didReply = true;
-        },
-        onError: (err, info) => {
-          console.error(`discord slash ${info.kind} reply failed`, err);
-        },
-      });
-
-      await dispatchReplyFromConfig({
+      await dispatchReplyWithDispatcher({
         ctx: ctxPayload,
         cfg,
-        dispatcher,
+        dispatcherOptions: {
+          responsePrefix: resolveEffectiveMessagesConfig(cfg, route.agentId)
+            .responsePrefix,
+          humanDelay: resolveHumanDelayConfig(cfg, route.agentId),
+          deliver: async (payload) => {
+            await deliverDiscordInteractionReply({
+              interaction,
+              payload,
+              textLimit: resolveTextChunkLimit(cfg, "discord", accountId, {
+                fallbackLimit: 2000,
+              }),
+              maxLinesPerMessage: discordConfig?.maxLinesPerMessage,
+              preferFollowUp: didReply,
+            });
+            didReply = true;
+          },
+          onError: (err, info) => {
+            console.error(`discord slash ${info.kind} reply failed`, err);
+          },
+        },
         replyOptions: {
           skillFilter: channelConfig?.skills,
           disableBlockStreaming:
@@ -1865,7 +1861,6 @@ export function createDiscordNativeCommand(params: {
               : undefined,
         },
       });
-      await dispatcher.waitForIdle();
     }
   })();
 }
diff --git a/src/slack/monitor.ts b/src/slack/monitor.ts
index e4e5c4834..e5f4a3c7f 100644
--- a/src/slack/monitor.ts
+++ b/src/slack/monitor.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ import {
   buildMentionRegexes,
   matchesMentionPatterns,
 } from "../auto-reply/reply/mentions.js";
-import {
-  createReplyDispatcher,
-  createReplyDispatcherWithTyping,
-} from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-dispatcher.js";
+import { dispatchReplyWithDispatcher } from "../auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.js";
+import { createReplyDispatcherWithTyping } from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-dispatcher.js";
 import { createReplyReferencePlanner } from "../auto-reply/reply/reply-reference.js";
 import { isSilentReplyText, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN } from "../auto-reply/tokens.js";
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "../auto-reply/types.js";
@@ -1923,31 +1921,28 @@ export async function monitorSlackProvider(opts: MonitorSlackOpts = {}) {
         OriginatingTo: `user:${command.user_id}`,
       };
 
-      const dispatcher = createReplyDispatcher({
-        responsePrefix: resolveEffectiveMessagesConfig(cfg, route.agentId)
-          .responsePrefix,
-        deliver: async (payload) => {
-          await deliverSlackSlashReplies({
-            replies: [payload],
-            respond,
-            ephemeral: slashCommand.ephemeral,
-            textLimit,
-          });
-        },
-        onError: (err, info) => {
-          runtime.error?.(
-            danger(`slack slash ${info.kind} reply failed: ${String(err)}`),
-          );
-        },
-      });
-
-      const { counts } = await dispatchReplyFromConfig({
+      const { counts } = await dispatchReplyWithDispatcher({
         ctx: ctxPayload,
         cfg,
-        dispatcher,
+        dispatcherOptions: {
+          responsePrefix: resolveEffectiveMessagesConfig(cfg, route.agentId)
+            .responsePrefix,
+          deliver: async (payload) => {
+            await deliverSlackSlashReplies({
+              replies: [payload],
+              respond,
+              ephemeral: slashCommand.ephemeral,
+              textLimit,
+            });
+          },
+          onError: (err, info) => {
+            runtime.error?.(
+              danger(`slack slash ${info.kind} reply failed: ${String(err)}`),
+            );
+          },
+        },
         replyOptions: { skillFilter: channelConfig?.skills },
       });
-      await dispatcher.waitForIdle();
       if (counts.final + counts.tool + counts.block === 0) {
         await deliverSlackSlashReplies({
           replies: [],