diff --git a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-client.ts b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-client.ts
index 1b38f7d7c..fb8af656a 100644
--- a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-client.ts
+++ b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { LookupFn, SsrFPolicy } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk";
-import { ensureUrbitChannelOpen } from "./channel-ops.js";
+import { ensureUrbitChannelOpen, pokeUrbitChannel, scryUrbitPath } from "./channel-ops.js";
 import { getUrbitContext, normalizeUrbitCookie } from "./context.js";
 import { urbitFetch } from "./fetch.js";
 
@@ -70,69 +70,35 @@ export class UrbitChannelClient {
 
   async poke(params: { app: string; mark: string; json: unknown }): Promise<number> {
     await this.open();
-    const pokeId = Date.now();
-    const pokeData = {
-      id: pokeId,
-      action: "poke",
-      ship: this.ship,
-      app: params.app,
-      mark: params.mark,
-      json: params.json,
-    };
-
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.baseUrl,
-      path: this.channelPath,
-      init: {
-        method: "PUT",
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          Cookie: this.cookie,
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify([pokeData]),
-      },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
-      timeoutMs: 30_000,
-      auditContext: "tlon-urbit-poke",
-    });
-
-    try {
-      if (!response.ok && response.status !== 204) {
-        const errorText = await response.text().catch(() => "");
-        throw new Error(`Poke failed: ${response.status}${errorText ? ` - ${errorText}` : ""}`);
-      }
-      return pokeId;
-    } finally {
-      await release();
+    const channelId = this.channelId;
+    if (!channelId) {
+      throw new Error("Channel not opened");
     }
+    return await pokeUrbitChannel(
+      {
+        baseUrl: this.baseUrl,
+        cookie: this.cookie,
+        ship: this.ship,
+        channelId,
+        ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
+        lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
+        fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
+      },
+      { ...params, auditContext: "tlon-urbit-poke" },
+    );
   }
 
   async scry(path: string): Promise<unknown> {
-    const scryPath = `/~/scry${path}`;
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.baseUrl,
-      path: scryPath,
-      init: {
-        method: "GET",
-        headers: { Cookie: this.cookie },
+    return await scryUrbitPath(
+      {
+        baseUrl: this.baseUrl,
+        cookie: this.cookie,
+        ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
+        lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
+        fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
       },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
-      timeoutMs: 30_000,
-      auditContext: "tlon-urbit-scry",
-    });
-
-    try {
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Scry failed: ${response.status} for path ${path}`);
-      }
-      return await response.json();
-    } finally {
-      await release();
-    }
+      { path, auditContext: "tlon-urbit-scry" },
+    );
   }
 
   async getOurName(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-ops.ts b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-ops.ts
index f62d870fc..077e8d018 100644
--- a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-ops.ts
+++ b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/channel-ops.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,78 @@ export type UrbitChannelDeps = {
   fetchImpl?: (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => Promise<Response>;
 };
 
+export async function pokeUrbitChannel(
+  deps: UrbitChannelDeps,
+  params: { app: string; mark: string; json: unknown; auditContext: string },
+): Promise<number> {
+  const pokeId = Date.now();
+  const pokeData = {
+    id: pokeId,
+    action: "poke",
+    ship: deps.ship,
+    app: params.app,
+    mark: params.mark,
+    json: params.json,
+  };
+
+  const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
+    baseUrl: deps.baseUrl,
+    path: `/~/channel/${deps.channelId}`,
+    init: {
+      method: "PUT",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Cookie: deps.cookie,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify([pokeData]),
+    },
+    ssrfPolicy: deps.ssrfPolicy,
+    lookupFn: deps.lookupFn,
+    fetchImpl: deps.fetchImpl,
+    timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    auditContext: params.auditContext,
+  });
+
+  try {
+    if (!response.ok && response.status !== 204) {
+      const errorText = await response.text().catch(() => "");
+      throw new Error(`Poke failed: ${response.status}${errorText ? ` - ${errorText}` : ""}`);
+    }
+    return pokeId;
+  } finally {
+    await release();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function scryUrbitPath(
+  deps: Pick<UrbitChannelDeps, "baseUrl" | "cookie" | "ssrfPolicy" | "lookupFn" | "fetchImpl">,
+  params: { path: string; auditContext: string },
+): Promise<unknown> {
+  const scryPath = `/~/scry${params.path}`;
+  const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
+    baseUrl: deps.baseUrl,
+    path: scryPath,
+    init: {
+      method: "GET",
+      headers: { Cookie: deps.cookie },
+    },
+    ssrfPolicy: deps.ssrfPolicy,
+    lookupFn: deps.lookupFn,
+    fetchImpl: deps.fetchImpl,
+    timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    auditContext: params.auditContext,
+  });
+
+  try {
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Scry failed: ${response.status} for path ${params.path}`);
+    }
+    return await response.json();
+  } finally {
+    await release();
+  }
+}
+
 export async function createUrbitChannel(
   deps: UrbitChannelDeps,
   params: { body: unknown; auditContext: string },
diff --git a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
index f4a1b8fdf..a379d1680 100644
--- a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
+++ b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { LookupFn, SsrFPolicy } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk";
 import { Readable } from "node:stream";
-import { ensureUrbitChannelOpen } from "./channel-ops.js";
+import { ensureUrbitChannelOpen, pokeUrbitChannel, scryUrbitPath } from "./channel-ops.js";
 import { getUrbitContext, normalizeUrbitCookie } from "./context.js";
 import { urbitFetch } from "./fetch.js";
 
@@ -290,71 +290,31 @@ export class UrbitSSEClient {
   }
 
   async poke(params: { app: string; mark: string; json: unknown }) {
-    const pokeId = Date.now();
-    const pokeData = {
-      id: pokeId,
-      action: "poke",
-      ship: this.ship,
-      app: params.app,
-      mark: params.mark,
-      json: params.json,
-    };
-
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.url,
-      path: `/~/channel/${this.channelId}`,
-      init: {
-        method: "PUT",
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          Cookie: this.cookie,
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify([pokeData]),
+    return await pokeUrbitChannel(
+      {
+        baseUrl: this.url,
+        cookie: this.cookie,
+        ship: this.ship,
+        channelId: this.channelId,
+        ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
+        lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
+        fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
       },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
-      timeoutMs: 30_000,
-      auditContext: "tlon-urbit-poke",
-    });
-
-    try {
-      if (!response.ok && response.status !== 204) {
-        const errorText = await response.text().catch(() => "");
-        throw new Error(`Poke failed: ${response.status}${errorText ? ` - ${errorText}` : ""}`);
-      }
-    } finally {
-      await release();
-    }
-
-    return pokeId;
+      { ...params, auditContext: "tlon-urbit-poke" },
+    );
   }
 
   async scry(path: string) {
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.url,
-      path: `/~/scry${path}`,
-      init: {
-        method: "GET",
-        headers: {
-          Cookie: this.cookie,
-        },
+    return await scryUrbitPath(
+      {
+        baseUrl: this.url,
+        cookie: this.cookie,
+        ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
+        lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
+        fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
       },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
-      timeoutMs: 30_000,
-      auditContext: "tlon-urbit-scry",
-    });
-
-    try {
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Scry failed: ${response.status} for path ${path}`);
-      }
-      return await response.json();
-    } finally {
-      await release();
-    }
+      { path, auditContext: "tlon-urbit-scry" },
+    );
   }
 
   async attemptReconnect() {