diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/serve.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/serve.ts
index 032b8f7f25..3310c0a443 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/serve.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Server } from "../../server/server"
 import { cmd } from "./cmd"
 import { withNetworkOptions, resolveNetworkOptions } from "../network"
 import { Flag } from "@opencode-ai/core/flag/flag"
+import { bootstrap } from "../bootstrap"
 import { Workspace } from "../../control-plane/workspace"
 import { Project } from "@/project/project"
 import { Installation } from "../../installation"
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export const ServeCommand = cmd({
       }),
   describe: "starts a headless opencode server",
   handler: async (args) => {
-    const opts = await resolveNetworkOptions(args)
+    const opts = await bootstrap(process.cwd(), () => resolveNetworkOptions(args))
     const relayURL = (
       args["relay-url"] ??
       process.env.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_PUSH_RELAY_URL ??
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/thread.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/thread.ts
index 07f9107b61..04aae8fe80 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/thread.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/thread.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { UI } from "@/cli/ui"
 import * as Log from "@opencode-ai/core/util/log"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/util/error"
 import { withTimeout } from "@/util/timeout"
+import { Instance } from "@/project/instance"
 import { withNetworkOptions, resolveNetworkOptionsNoConfig } from "@/cli/network"
 import { Filesystem } from "@/util/filesystem"
 import type { GlobalEvent } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2"
@@ -187,7 +188,11 @@ export const TuiThreadCommand = cmd({
       const prompt = await input(args.prompt)
       const config = await TuiConfig.get()
 
-      const network = resolveNetworkOptionsNoConfig(args)
+      const network = await Instance.provide({
+        directory: cwd,
+        fn: () => resolveNetworkOptionsNoConfig(args),
+      })
+
       const external =
         process.argv.includes("--port") ||
         process.argv.includes("--hostname") ||
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/web.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/web.ts
index 19ee38ff53..0b39975e2a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/web.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/web.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { withNetworkOptions, resolveNetworkOptions } from "../network"
 import { Flag } from "@opencode-ai/core/flag/flag"
 import open from "open"
 import { networkInterfaces } from "os"
+import { bootstrap } from "../bootstrap"
 
 function getNetworkIPs() {
   const nets = networkInterfaces()
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export const WebCommand = cmd({
     if (!Flag.OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD) {
       UI.println(UI.Style.TEXT_WARNING_BOLD + "!  OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD is not set; server is unsecured.")
     }
-    const opts = await resolveNetworkOptions(args)
+    const opts = await bootstrap(process.cwd(), () => resolveNetworkOptions(args))
     const server = await Server.listen(opts)
     UI.empty()
     UI.println(UI.logo("  "))
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/effect/app-runtime.ts b/packages/opencode/src/effect/app-runtime.ts
index fdd3053622..11bd45b450 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/effect/app-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/effect/app-runtime.ts
@@ -46,16 +46,34 @@ import { Pty } from "@/pty"
 import { Installation } from "@/installation"
 import { ShareNext } from "@/share/share-next"
 import { SessionShare } from "@/share/session"
+import * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
 import { Npm } from "@opencode-ai/core/npm"
 import { memoMap } from "@opencode-ai/core/effect/memo-map"
 
+// Adjusts the default Config layer to ensure that plugins are always initialised before
+// any other layers read the current config
+const ConfigWithPluginPriority = Layer.effect(
+  Config.Service,
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const config = yield* Config.Service
+    const plugin = yield* Plugin.Service
+
+    return {
+      ...config,
+      get: () => Effect.andThen(plugin.init(), config.get),
+      getGlobal: () => Effect.andThen(plugin.init(), config.getGlobal),
+      getConsoleState: () => Effect.andThen(plugin.init(), config.getConsoleState),
+    }
+  }),
+).pipe(Layer.provide(Layer.merge(Plugin.defaultLayer, Config.defaultLayer)))
+
 export const AppLayer = Layer.mergeAll(
   Npm.defaultLayer,
   AppFileSystem.defaultLayer,
   Bus.defaultLayer,
   Auth.defaultLayer,
   Account.defaultLayer,
-  Config.defaultLayer,
+  ConfigWithPluginPriority,
   Git.defaultLayer,
   Ripgrep.defaultLayer,
   File.defaultLayer,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/project/bootstrap.ts b/packages/opencode/src/project/bootstrap.ts
index 2ea07bb8de..ce245c7351 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/project/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/project/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Plugin } from "../plugin"
 import { Format } from "../format"
 import { LSP } from "@/lsp/lsp"
 import { File } from "../file"
@@ -16,20 +15,19 @@ import { Config } from "@/config/config"
 
 export const InstanceBootstrap = Effect.gen(function* () {
   Log.Default.info("bootstrapping", { directory: Instance.directory })
-  // everything depends on config so eager load it for nice traces
-  yield* Config.Service.use((svc) => svc.get())
-  // Plugin can mutate config so it has to be initialized before anything else.
-  yield* Plugin.Service.use((svc) => svc.init())
   yield* Effect.all(
     [
-      LSP.Service,
-      ShareNext.Service,
-      Format.Service,
-      File.Service,
-      FileWatcher.Service,
-      Vcs.Service,
-      Snapshot.Service,
-    ].map((s) => Effect.forkDetach(s.use((i) => i.init()))),
+      Config.Service.use((i) => i.get()),
+      ...[
+        LSP.Service,
+        ShareNext.Service,
+        Format.Service,
+        File.Service,
+        FileWatcher.Service,
+        Vcs.Service,
+        Snapshot.Service,
+      ].map((s) => s.use((i) => i.init())),
+    ].map((e) => Effect.forkDetach(e)),
   ).pipe(Effect.withSpan("InstanceBootstrap.init"))
 
   yield* Bus.Service.use((svc) =>