diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac2e62360..e16c962a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Status: beta.
 - **BREAKING:** Gateway auth mode "none" is removed; gateway now requires token/password (Tailscale Serve identity still allowed).
 
 ### Fixes
+- Discord: restore username directory lookup in target resolution. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
+- Agents: align MiniMax base URL test expectation with default provider config. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
 - Agents: prevent retries on oversized image errors and surface size limits. (#2871) Thanks @Suksham-sharma.
 - Agents: inherit provider baseUrl/api for inline models. (#2740) Thanks @lploc94.
 - Memory Search: keep auto provider model defaults and only include remote when configured. (#2576) Thanks @papago2355.
diff --git a/src/agents/models-config.skips-writing-models-json-no-env-token.test.ts b/src/agents/models-config.skips-writing-models-json-no-env-token.test.ts
index 270b5fb02..fef8fa6a4 100644
--- a/src/agents/models-config.skips-writing-models-json-no-env-token.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/models-config.skips-writing-models-json-no-env-token.test.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("models-config", () => {
             }
           >;
         };
-        expect(parsed.providers.minimax?.baseUrl).toBe("https://api.minimax.io/anthropic");
+        expect(parsed.providers.minimax?.baseUrl).toBe("https://api.minimax.chat/v1");
         expect(parsed.providers.minimax?.apiKey).toBe("MINIMAX_API_KEY");
         const ids = parsed.providers.minimax?.models?.map((model) => model.id);
         expect(ids).toContain("MiniMax-M2.1");
diff --git a/src/discord/targets.ts b/src/discord/targets.ts
index 49c46e3ed..c6f56cf53 100644
--- a/src/discord/targets.ts
+++ b/src/discord/targets.ts
@@ -80,13 +80,15 @@ export async function resolveDiscordTarget(
   const trimmed = raw.trim();
   if (!trimmed) return undefined;
 
-  const shouldLookup = isExplicitUserLookup(trimmed, options);
-  const directParse = safeParseDiscordTarget(trimmed, options);
-  if (directParse && directParse.kind !== "channel") {
+  const parseOptions: DiscordTargetParseOptions = {};
+  const likelyUsername = isLikelyUsername(trimmed);
+  const shouldLookup = isExplicitUserLookup(trimmed, parseOptions) || likelyUsername;
+  const directParse = safeParseDiscordTarget(trimmed, parseOptions);
+  if (directParse && directParse.kind !== "channel" && !likelyUsername) {
     return directParse;
   }
   if (!shouldLookup) {
-    return directParse ?? parseDiscordTarget(trimmed, options);
+    return directParse ?? parseDiscordTarget(trimmed, parseOptions);
   }
 
   // Try to resolve as a username via directory lookup
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export async function resolveDiscordTarget(
   }
 
   // Fallback to original parsing (for channels, etc.)
-  return parseDiscordTarget(trimmed, options);
+  return parseDiscordTarget(trimmed, parseOptions);
 }
 
 function safeParseDiscordTarget(
@@ -138,3 +140,16 @@ function isExplicitUserLookup(input: string, options: DiscordTargetParseOptions)
   }
   return false;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if a string looks like a Discord username (not a mention, prefix, or ID).
+ * Usernames typically don't start with special characters except underscore.
+ */
+function isLikelyUsername(input: string): boolean {
+  // Skip if it's already a known format
+  if (/^(user:|channel:|discord:|@|<@!?)|[\d]+$/.test(input)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Likely a username if it doesn't match known patterns
+  return true;
+}