diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/agent-components.ts b/src/discord/monitor/agent-components.ts
index f0aa62647..deeb9b352 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/agent-components.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/agent-components.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ import {
   resolveDiscordGuildEntry,
   resolveDiscordMemberAccessState,
   resolveDiscordOwnerAccess,
-  resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom,
 } from "./allow-list.js";
 import { formatDiscordUserTag } from "./format.js";
+import {
+  buildDiscordInboundAccessContext,
+  buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt,
+} from "./inbound-context.js";
 import { buildDirectLabel, buildGuildLabel } from "./reply-context.js";
 import { deliverDiscordReply } from "./reply-delivery.js";
 import { sendTyping } from "./typing.js";
@@ -865,13 +868,14 @@ async function dispatchDiscordComponentEvent(params: {
     scope: channelCtx.isThread ? "thread" : "channel",
   });
   const allowNameMatching = isDangerousNameMatchingEnabled(ctx.discordConfig);
-  const groupSystemPrompt = channelConfig?.systemPrompt?.trim() || undefined;
-  const ownerAllowFrom = resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom({
+  const { ownerAllowFrom } = buildDiscordInboundAccessContext({
     channelConfig,
     guildInfo,
     sender: { id: interactionCtx.user.id, name: interactionCtx.user.username, tag: senderTag },
     allowNameMatching,
+    isGuild: !interactionCtx.isDirectMessage,
   });
+  const groupSystemPrompt = buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt(channelConfig);
   const pinnedMainDmOwner = interactionCtx.isDirectMessage
     ? resolvePinnedMainDmOwnerFromAllowlist({
         dmScope: ctx.cfg.session?.dmScope,
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.test.ts b/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39e68bf87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt,
+  buildDiscordInboundAccessContext,
+  buildDiscordUntrustedContext,
+} from "./inbound-context.js";
+
+describe("Discord inbound context helpers", () => {
+  it("builds guild access context from channel config and topic", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildDiscordInboundAccessContext({
+        channelConfig: {
+          allowed: true,
+          users: ["discord:user-1"],
+          systemPrompt: "Use the runbook.",
+        },
+        guildInfo: { id: "guild-1" },
+        sender: {
+          id: "user-1",
+          name: "tester",
+          tag: "tester#0001",
+        },
+        isGuild: true,
+        channelTopic: "Production alerts only",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      groupSystemPrompt: "Use the runbook.",
+      untrustedContext: [expect.stringContaining("Production alerts only")],
+      ownerAllowFrom: ["user-1"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("omits guild-only metadata for direct messages", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildDiscordInboundAccessContext({
+        sender: {
+          id: "user-1",
+        },
+        isGuild: false,
+        channelTopic: "ignored",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      groupSystemPrompt: undefined,
+      untrustedContext: undefined,
+      ownerAllowFrom: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps direct helper behavior consistent", () => {
+    expect(buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt({ allowed: true, systemPrompt: "  hi  " })).toBe("hi");
+    expect(buildDiscordUntrustedContext({ isGuild: true, channelTopic: "topic" })).toEqual([
+      expect.stringContaining("topic"),
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.ts b/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516746583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/inbound-context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { buildUntrustedChannelMetadata } from "../../security/channel-metadata.js";
+import {
+  resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom,
+  type DiscordChannelConfigResolved,
+  type DiscordGuildEntryResolved,
+} from "./allow-list.js";
+
+export function buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt(
+  channelConfig?: DiscordChannelConfigResolved | null,
+): string | undefined {
+  const systemPromptParts = [channelConfig?.systemPrompt?.trim() || null].filter(
+    (entry): entry is string => Boolean(entry),
+  );
+  return systemPromptParts.length > 0 ? systemPromptParts.join("\n\n") : undefined;
+}
+
+export function buildDiscordUntrustedContext(params: {
+  isGuild: boolean;
+  channelTopic?: string;
+}): string[] | undefined {
+  if (!params.isGuild) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const untrustedChannelMetadata = buildUntrustedChannelMetadata({
+    source: "discord",
+    label: "Discord channel topic",
+    entries: [params.channelTopic],
+  });
+  return untrustedChannelMetadata ? [untrustedChannelMetadata] : undefined;
+}
+
+export function buildDiscordInboundAccessContext(params: {
+  channelConfig?: DiscordChannelConfigResolved | null;
+  guildInfo?: DiscordGuildEntryResolved | null;
+  sender: {
+    id: string;
+    name?: string;
+    tag?: string;
+  };
+  allowNameMatching?: boolean;
+  isGuild: boolean;
+  channelTopic?: string;
+}) {
+  return {
+    groupSystemPrompt: params.isGuild
+      ? buildDiscordGroupSystemPrompt(params.channelConfig)
+      : undefined,
+    untrustedContext: buildDiscordUntrustedContext({
+      isGuild: params.isGuild,
+      channelTopic: params.channelTopic,
+    }),
+    ownerAllowFrom: resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom({
+      channelConfig: params.channelConfig,
+      guildInfo: params.guildInfo,
+      sender: params.sender,
+      allowNameMatching: params.allowNameMatching,
+    }),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.process.ts b/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
index 1fb0e8590..85bbccd59 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import { convertMarkdownTables } from "../../markdown/tables.js";
 import { getAgentScopedMediaLocalRoots } from "../../media/local-roots.js";
 import { buildAgentSessionKey } from "../../routing/resolve-route.js";
 import { resolveThreadSessionKeys } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
-import { buildUntrustedChannelMetadata } from "../../security/channel-metadata.js";
 import { stripReasoningTagsFromText } from "../../shared/text/reasoning-tags.js";
 import { truncateUtf16Safe } from "../../utils.js";
 import { chunkDiscordTextWithMode } from "../chunk.js";
@@ -38,8 +37,9 @@ import { resolveDiscordDraftStreamingChunking } from "../draft-chunking.js";
 import { createDiscordDraftStream } from "../draft-stream.js";
 import { reactMessageDiscord, removeReactionDiscord } from "../send.js";
 import { editMessageDiscord } from "../send.messages.js";
-import { normalizeDiscordSlug, resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom } from "./allow-list.js";
+import { normalizeDiscordSlug } from "./allow-list.js";
 import { resolveTimestampMs } from "./format.js";
+import { buildDiscordInboundAccessContext } from "./inbound-context.js";
 import type { DiscordMessagePreflightContext } from "./message-handler.preflight.js";
 import {
   buildDiscordMediaPayload,
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(ctx: DiscordMessagePreflightContext)
   const forumContextLine = isForumStarter ? `[Forum parent: #${forumParentSlug}]` : null;
   const groupChannel = isGuildMessage && displayChannelSlug ? `#${displayChannelSlug}` : undefined;
   const groupSubject = isDirectMessage ? undefined : groupChannel;
-  const untrustedChannelMetadata = isGuildMessage
-    ? buildUntrustedChannelMetadata({
-        source: "discord",
-        label: "Discord channel topic",
-        entries: [channelInfo?.topic],
-      })
-    : undefined;
   const senderName = sender.isPluralKit
     ? (sender.name ?? author.username)
     : (data.member?.nickname ?? author.globalName ?? author.username);
@@ -226,16 +219,13 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(ctx: DiscordMessagePreflightContext)
     ? (sender.tag ?? sender.name ?? author.username)
     : author.username;
   const senderTag = sender.tag;
-  const systemPromptParts = [channelConfig?.systemPrompt?.trim() || null].filter(
-    (entry): entry is string => Boolean(entry),
-  );
-  const groupSystemPrompt =
-    systemPromptParts.length > 0 ? systemPromptParts.join("\n\n") : undefined;
-  const ownerAllowFrom = resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom({
+  const { groupSystemPrompt, ownerAllowFrom, untrustedContext } = buildDiscordInboundAccessContext({
     channelConfig,
     guildInfo,
     sender: { id: sender.id, name: sender.name, tag: sender.tag },
     allowNameMatching: isDangerousNameMatchingEnabled(discordConfig),
+    isGuild: isGuildMessage,
+    channelTopic: channelInfo?.topic,
   });
   const storePath = resolveStorePath(cfg.session?.store, {
     agentId: route.agentId,
@@ -374,7 +364,7 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(ctx: DiscordMessagePreflightContext)
     SenderTag: senderTag,
     GroupSubject: groupSubject,
     GroupChannel: groupChannel,
-    UntrustedContext: untrustedChannelMetadata ? [untrustedChannelMetadata] : undefined,
+    UntrustedContext: untrustedContext,
     GroupSystemPrompt: isGuildMessage ? groupSystemPrompt : undefined,
     GroupSpace: isGuildMessage ? (guildInfo?.id ?? guildSlug) || undefined : undefined,
     OwnerAllowFrom: ownerAllowFrom,
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/native-command-context.ts b/src/discord/monitor/native-command-context.ts
index 938e7b3e1..1d7989065 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/native-command-context.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/native-command-context.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import type { CommandArgs } from "../../auto-reply/commands-registry.js";
 import { finalizeInboundContext } from "../../auto-reply/reply/inbound-context.js";
-import { buildUntrustedChannelMetadata } from "../../security/channel-metadata.js";
-import {
-  resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom,
-  type DiscordChannelConfigResolved,
-  type DiscordGuildEntryResolved,
-} from "./allow-list.js";
+import { type DiscordChannelConfigResolved, type DiscordGuildEntryResolved } from "./allow-list.js";
+import { buildDiscordInboundAccessContext } from "./inbound-context.js";
 
 export type BuildDiscordNativeCommandContextParams = {
   prompt: string;
@@ -39,39 +35,17 @@ export type BuildDiscordNativeCommandContextParams = {
   timestampMs?: number;
 };
 
-function buildDiscordNativeCommandSystemPrompt(
-  channelConfig?: DiscordChannelConfigResolved | null,
-): string | undefined {
-  const systemPromptParts = [channelConfig?.systemPrompt?.trim() || null].filter(
-    (entry): entry is string => Boolean(entry),
-  );
-  return systemPromptParts.length > 0 ? systemPromptParts.join("\n\n") : undefined;
-}
-
-function buildDiscordNativeCommandUntrustedContext(params: {
-  isGuild: boolean;
-  channelTopic?: string;
-}): string[] | undefined {
-  if (!params.isGuild) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const untrustedChannelMetadata = buildUntrustedChannelMetadata({
-    source: "discord",
-    label: "Discord channel topic",
-    entries: [params.channelTopic],
-  });
-  return untrustedChannelMetadata ? [untrustedChannelMetadata] : undefined;
-}
-
 export function buildDiscordNativeCommandContext(params: BuildDiscordNativeCommandContextParams) {
   const conversationLabel = params.isDirectMessage
     ? (params.user.globalName ?? params.user.username)
     : params.channelId;
-  const ownerAllowFrom = resolveDiscordOwnerAllowFrom({
+  const { groupSystemPrompt, ownerAllowFrom, untrustedContext } = buildDiscordInboundAccessContext({
     channelConfig: params.channelConfig,
     guildInfo: params.guildInfo,
     sender: params.sender,
     allowNameMatching: params.allowNameMatching,
+    isGuild: params.isGuild,
+    channelTopic: params.channelTopic,
   });
 
   return finalizeInboundContext({
@@ -92,13 +66,8 @@ export function buildDiscordNativeCommandContext(params: BuildDiscordNativeComma
     ChatType: params.isDirectMessage ? "direct" : params.isGroupDm ? "group" : "channel",
     ConversationLabel: conversationLabel,
     GroupSubject: params.isGuild ? params.guildName : undefined,
-    GroupSystemPrompt: params.isGuild
-      ? buildDiscordNativeCommandSystemPrompt(params.channelConfig)
-      : undefined,
-    UntrustedContext: buildDiscordNativeCommandUntrustedContext({
-      isGuild: params.isGuild,
-      channelTopic: params.channelTopic,
-    }),
+    GroupSystemPrompt: groupSystemPrompt,
+    UntrustedContext: untrustedContext,
     OwnerAllowFrom: ownerAllowFrom,
     SenderName: params.user.globalName ?? params.user.username,
     SenderId: params.user.id,