diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.mjs b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.mjs
index 777837d3fe..fc67929dea 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.mjs
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.mjs
@@ -11,8 +11,22 @@ import { resolve } from "node:path";
  * `PAPERCLIP_LIVE_CONSOLE_DRIVER=codex` swaps in the real Codex app-server driver
  * behind exactly the same routes.
  */
-async function loadRunner() {
-  return import(new URL("../dist/index.js", import.meta.url).href);
+export async function loadLiveConsoleRunner(loadModule = (url) => import(url)) {
+  // Demo helpers are intentionally absent from the public runtime entrypoint.
+  // Load their owning modules, as the local-runner devtool transport does.
+  const [server, manifests, scripted, codex] = await Promise.all([
+    "../dist/mock-core/live-console-demo-server.js",
+    "../dist/mock-core/live-console-demo-manifests.js",
+    "../dist/mock-core/live-console-scripted-driver.js",
+    "../dist/drivers/codex/codex-app-server-driver.js",
+  ].map((path) => loadModule(new URL(path, import.meta.url).href)));
+  return {
+    assertLiveConsoleLoopbackBindHost: server.assertLiveConsoleLoopbackBindHost,
+    LiveConsoleDemoServer: server.LiveConsoleDemoServer,
+    liveConsoleDemoManifestCatalogue: manifests.liveConsoleDemoManifestCatalogue,
+    LiveConsoleScriptedDriver: scripted.LiveConsoleScriptedDriver,
+    CodexAppServerDriver: codex.CodexAppServerDriver,
+  };
 }
 
 async function createWorkingDirectory() {
@@ -22,7 +36,7 @@ async function createWorkingDirectory() {
 }
 
 export function createLiveConsoleBrowserMiddleware(options = {}) {
-  const load = options.loadRunner ?? loadRunner;
+  const load = options.loadRunner ?? loadLiveConsoleRunner;
   const driverMode = options.driverMode ?? process.env.PAPERCLIP_LIVE_CONSOLE_DRIVER ?? "demo";
   const chunkDelayMs = Number.parseInt(
     options.chunkDelayMs ?? process.env.PAPERCLIP_LIVE_CONSOLE_CHUNK_DELAY_MS ?? "45",
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.test.mjs b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.test.mjs
index cde0b7b97c..3eefda1889 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/live-console-browser-server.test.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { createLiveConsoleBrowserMiddleware } from "./live-console-browser-server.mjs";
+import { createLiveConsoleBrowserMiddleware, loadLiveConsoleRunner } from "./live-console-browser-server.mjs";
 
 describe("Live console Vite transport bootstrap", () => {
+  it("loads the demo helpers from their owning modules instead of the public barrel", async () => {
+    const paths = [];
+    const runner = await loadLiveConsoleRunner(async (url) => {
+      const path = new URL(url).pathname;
+      paths.push(path.slice(path.lastIndexOf("/dist/") + 6));
+      // Exercise real exports without requiring generated dist in unit tests.
+      return import(url.replace("/dist/", "/src/").replace(/\.js$/, ".ts"));
+    });
+    expect(paths).toEqual([
+      "mock-core/live-console-demo-server.js",
+      "mock-core/live-console-demo-manifests.js",
+      "mock-core/live-console-scripted-driver.js",
+      "drivers/codex/codex-app-server-driver.js",
+    ]);
+    expect(runner.assertLiveConsoleLoopbackBindHost).toBeTypeOf("function");
+    expect(runner.LiveConsoleDemoServer).toBeTypeOf("function");
+    expect(runner.LiveConsoleScriptedDriver).toBeTypeOf("function");
+    expect(runner.CodexAppServerDriver).toBeTypeOf("function");
+    expect(runner.liveConsoleDemoManifestCatalogue().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(() => runner.assertLiveConsoleLoopbackBindHost("0.0.0.0")).toThrow();
+    const middleware = createLiveConsoleBrowserMiddleware({
+      workingDirectory: "/server-owned-workspace",
+      loadRunner: async () => runner,
+    });
+    await middleware.prepare("127.0.0.1");
+    await middleware.close();
+  });
+
   it("uses the runner's shared bind guard before constructing middleware", async () => {
     const calls = [];
     const middleware = createLiveConsoleBrowserMiddleware({