diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e625bbe..6af7823 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import os from "os";
 import path from "path";
 import * as acorn from "acorn";
 import * as acornWalk from "acorn-walk";
-import { MatrixBotClient } from "./matrix-client.js";
-import { SessionManager } from "./session-manager.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "./config-loader.js";
 import { setAppLog, log, logError } from "./logger.js";
 // =============================================================================
@@ -64,6 +62,10 @@ function releaseLock() {
 // Plugin Setup
 // =============================================================================
 async function runPlugin(ctx, options, dataDir) {
+    // Dynamic imports — loaded AFTER ensureNativeBinary() completes
+    // (static imports would be hoisted and evaluated before ensureNativeBinary())
+    const { MatrixBotClient } = await import("./matrix-client.js");
+    const { SessionManager } = await import("./session-manager.js");
     ensureDataDir(dataDir);
     LOCK_FILE = `${dataDir}/lock`;
     const directory = ctx?.location?.directory || process.cwd();
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index ad9093b..baf51db 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import { ensureNativeBinary } from "./bootstrap-native.js"
+
+// Type-only import — doesn't execute any code at runtime
+import type { MatrixEventContext } from "./matrix-client.js"
+
 // Ensure native binary is available before loading matrix-bot-sdk
 // (opencode's npm doesn't run postinstall scripts)
 ensureNativeBinary()
@@ -8,8 +12,6 @@ import os from "os"
 import path from "path"
 import * as acorn from "acorn"
 import * as acornWalk from "acorn-walk"
-import { MatrixBotClient, type MatrixEventContext } from "./matrix-client.js"
-import { SessionManager } from "./session-manager.js"
 import { loadConfig } from "./config-loader.js"
 import { setAppLog, log, logError } from "./logger.js"
 
@@ -68,6 +70,11 @@ function releaseLock(): void {
 // =============================================================================
 
 async function runPlugin(ctx: any, options: any, dataDir: string) {
+  // Dynamic imports — loaded AFTER ensureNativeBinary() completes
+  // (static imports would be hoisted and evaluated before ensureNativeBinary())
+  const { MatrixBotClient } = await import("./matrix-client.js")
+  const { SessionManager } = await import("./session-manager.js")
+
   ensureDataDir(dataDir)
   LOCK_FILE = `${dataDir}/lock`