diff --git a/ts/packages/agentServer/server/test/conversationNameIndex.spec.ts b/ts/packages/agentServer/server/test/conversationNameIndex.spec.ts
index ab6e1855b4..3039d412db 100644
--- a/ts/packages/agentServer/server/test/conversationNameIndex.spec.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/agentServer/server/test/conversationNameIndex.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-import type { TextEmbeddingModel } from "@typeagent/aiclient";
+import {
+    initRuntimeConfigFromProcessEnv,
+    type TextEmbeddingModel,
+} from "@typeagent/aiclient";
 import { createConversationNameIndex } from "../src/conversationNameIndex.js";
 
 // A tiny deterministic embedding space so tests can assert semantic matches
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ describe("conversationNameIndex", () => {
         try {
             process.env.TYPEAGENT_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER = "local";
             delete process.env.AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_EMBEDDING;
+            initRuntimeConfigFromProcessEnv();
             expect(() => createConversationNameIndex()).not.toThrow();
         } finally {
             if (previousProvider === undefined) {
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ describe("conversationNameIndex", () => {
                 process.env.AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_EMBEDDING =
                     previousAzureEndpoint;
             }
+            initRuntimeConfigFromProcessEnv();
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/README.AUTOGEN.md b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/README.AUTOGEN.md
index 1edf8608f7..e07d56b43f 100644
--- a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/README.AUTOGEN.md
+++ b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/README.AUTOGEN.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <!-- AUTOGEN:DOCS:START -->
 
-<!-- AUTOGEN:DOCS:HASH:sha256=16206da41d7fb9120a0340f35b053cb0bd664f2017074e41242800035994d747 -->
+<!-- AUTOGEN:DOCS:HASH:sha256=931445d5bb8e21a014965c87542bddb682615c65c0fb260c42bf0a9bc2307550 -->
 <!-- AUTOGEN:DOCS:SOURCE: ./README.md (hand-written documentation; this file is the AI-generated companion) -->
 
 # @typeagent/copilot-memory-plugin — AI-generated documentation
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ _No public exports declared in `package.json`._
 
 Workspace:
 
+- [@typeagent/aiclient](../../packages/aiclient/README.md)
 - [@typeagent/config](../../packages/config/README.md)
 - [@typeagent/conversation-memory](../../packages/memory/conversation/README.md)
 
@@ -45,6 +46,6 @@ _3 environment variables referenced from `./src/` (set in `ts/.env` or your shel
 
 ---
 
-_Auto-generated against commit `e6466ea5a66a5b1e3dc1ee6ee99b7068ab8b547c` on `2026-09-24T04:21:03.480Z` by `docs-generate.yml`. Links validated at that commit; the working tree may have drifted by up to 24h. Re-run `pnpm --filter @typeagent/copilot-memory-plugin docs:verify-links` to spot-check._
+_Auto-generated against commit `42ec617867087da54f54276a8fb9268125235b3e` on `2026-09-29T23:56:44.528Z` by `docs-generate.yml`. Links validated at that commit; the working tree may have drifted by up to 24h. Re-run `pnpm --filter @typeagent/copilot-memory-plugin docs:verify-links` to spot-check._
 
 <!-- AUTOGEN:DOCS:END -->
diff --git a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/package.json b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/package.json
index 443eea7aa3..689d072556 100644
--- a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/package.json
+++ b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.26.0",
+    "@typeagent/aiclient": "workspace:*",
     "@typeagent/config": "workspace:*",
     "@typeagent/conversation-memory": "workspace:*",
     "proper-lockfile": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/src/shared/memory-client.ts b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/src/shared/memory-client.ts
index 9965e05647..30d8bb39c2 100644
--- a/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/src/shared/memory-client.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/copilot-memory-plugin/src/shared/memory-client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+import { initRuntimeConfigFromProcessEnv } from "@typeagent/aiclient";
 import { loadConfigSync } from "@typeagent/config";
 import {
     ConversationMemory,
@@ -229,6 +230,8 @@ function ensureModelConfig(): void {
             delete process.env[key];
         }
     }
+    // Rebuild the cached runtime config so the removed providers take effect.
+    initRuntimeConfigFromProcessEnv();
 }
 
 async function openStore(paths: MemoryPaths): Promise<ConversationMemory> {
diff --git a/ts/pnpm-lock.yaml b/ts/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a05e8d2519..cefa70efa0 100644
--- a/ts/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/ts/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -4699,6 +4699,9 @@ importers:
       '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk':
         specifier: 1.26.0
         version: 1.26.0(zod@3.25.76)
+      '@typeagent/aiclient':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../aiclient
       '@typeagent/config':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../config