diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
index cc8b5aef6..838d7aeee 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ import {
 import { maybeHandleQueueDirective } from "./directive-handling.queue-validation.js";
 import {
   formatDirectiveAck,
-  formatElevatedEvent,
   formatElevatedRuntimeHint,
   formatElevatedUnavailableText,
-  formatReasoningEvent,
+  enqueueModeSwitchEvents,
   withOptions,
 } from "./directive-handling.shared.js";
 
@@ -363,20 +362,13 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(
       });
     }
   }
-  if (elevatedChanged) {
-    const nextElevated = (sessionEntry.elevatedLevel ?? "off") as ElevatedLevel;
-    enqueueSystemEvent(formatElevatedEvent(nextElevated), {
-      sessionKey,
-      contextKey: "mode:elevated",
-    });
-  }
-  if (reasoningChanged) {
-    const nextReasoning = (sessionEntry.reasoningLevel ?? "off") as ReasoningLevel;
-    enqueueSystemEvent(formatReasoningEvent(nextReasoning), {
-      sessionKey,
-      contextKey: "mode:reasoning",
-    });
-  }
+  enqueueModeSwitchEvents({
+    enqueueSystemEvent,
+    sessionEntry,
+    sessionKey,
+    elevatedChanged,
+    reasoningChanged,
+  });
 
   const parts: string[] = [];
   if (directives.hasThinkDirective && directives.thinkLevel) {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.persist.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.persist.ts
index 225cae081..a7c97ad44 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.persist.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.persist.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { enqueueSystemEvent } from "../../infra/system-events.js";
 import { applyVerboseOverride } from "../../sessions/level-overrides.js";
 import { applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry } from "../../sessions/model-overrides.js";
 import { resolveProfileOverride } from "./directive-handling.auth.js";
-import { formatElevatedEvent, formatReasoningEvent } from "./directive-handling.shared.js";
+import { enqueueModeSwitchEvents } from "./directive-handling.shared.js";
 
 export async function persistInlineDirectives(params: {
   directives: InlineDirectives;
@@ -199,20 +199,13 @@ export async function persistInlineDirectives(params: {
           store[sessionKey] = sessionEntry;
         });
       }
-      if (elevatedChanged) {
-        const nextElevated = (sessionEntry.elevatedLevel ?? "off") as ElevatedLevel;
-        enqueueSystemEvent(formatElevatedEvent(nextElevated), {
-          sessionKey,
-          contextKey: "mode:elevated",
-        });
-      }
-      if (reasoningChanged) {
-        const nextReasoning = (sessionEntry.reasoningLevel ?? "off") as ReasoningLevel;
-        enqueueSystemEvent(formatReasoningEvent(nextReasoning), {
-          sessionKey,
-          contextKey: "mode:reasoning",
-        });
-      }
+      enqueueModeSwitchEvents({
+        enqueueSystemEvent,
+        sessionEntry,
+        sessionKey,
+        elevatedChanged,
+        reasoningChanged,
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.shared.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.shared.ts
index 04d7ad0f6..01a61b773 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.shared.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.shared.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,29 @@ export const formatReasoningEvent = (level: ReasoningLevel) => {
   return "Reasoning OFF — hide <think>.";
 };
 
+export function enqueueModeSwitchEvents(params: {
+  enqueueSystemEvent: (text: string, meta: { sessionKey: string; contextKey: string }) => void;
+  sessionEntry: { elevatedLevel?: string | null; reasoningLevel?: string | null };
+  sessionKey: string;
+  elevatedChanged?: boolean;
+  reasoningChanged?: boolean;
+}): void {
+  if (params.elevatedChanged) {
+    const nextElevated = (params.sessionEntry.elevatedLevel ?? "off") as ElevatedLevel;
+    params.enqueueSystemEvent(formatElevatedEvent(nextElevated), {
+      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+      contextKey: "mode:elevated",
+    });
+  }
+  if (params.reasoningChanged) {
+    const nextReasoning = (params.sessionEntry.reasoningLevel ?? "off") as ReasoningLevel;
+    params.enqueueSystemEvent(formatReasoningEvent(nextReasoning), {
+      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+      contextKey: "mode:reasoning",
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 export function formatElevatedUnavailableText(params: {
   runtimeSandboxed: boolean;
   failures?: Array<{ gate: string; key: string }>;