diff --git a/plugins/quicker-dsh/cordis.patch.yml b/plugins/quicker-dsh/cordis.patch.yml
index ae54bf7..7b3fe95 100644
--- a/plugins/quicker-dsh/cordis.patch.yml
+++ b/plugins/quicker-dsh/cordis.patch.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Insert the Quicker bundle. index.js resolves the stdio relay path and
-# loads @deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client so the token never enters this file.
+# registers @deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client through ctx.loader.create so the
+# token never enters this file.
 - insert:
     - id: quicker
       name: dsh-plugin-quicker
diff --git a/plugins/quicker-dsh/index.js b/plugins/quicker-dsh/index.js
index 380ec65..a06b190 100644
--- a/plugins/quicker-dsh/index.js
+++ b/plugins/quicker-dsh/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const RELAY_SCRIPT = 'quicker-mcp.ps1'
 const SKILL_FILE = join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'skills', 'write-action', 'SKILL.md')
 
 export const name = 'quicker'
-export const inject = ['tools']
+export const inject = ['tools', 'loader']
 
 export function resolvePackageRoot() {
   return PACKAGE_ROOT
@@ -68,8 +68,26 @@ function injectAuthoringGuide(agent) {
   }
 }
 
-export function apply(ctx) {
-  ctx.plugin('@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client', mcpClientConfig())
+export async function apply(ctx) {
+  // Cordis ctx.plugin() only accepts a function or { apply }. Package names
+  // must go through the DSH loader, which resolves host packages such as
+  // @deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client from the desktop/CLI install.
+  const loader = ctx.loader
+  if (loader == null || typeof loader.create !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error('dsh-plugin-quicker requires the DSH loader to register @deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client')
+  }
+
+  await ctx.effect(async () => {
+    const id = await loader.create({
+      name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client',
+      config: mcpClientConfig(),
+    })
+    return async () => {
+      if (loader.store?.[id] === undefined) return
+      await loader.remove(id)
+    }
+  }, 'dsh-plugin-quicker: mcp-client')
+
   ctx.on('agent/session-start', ({ agent }) => {
     injectAuthoringGuide(agent)
   })
diff --git a/tests/test_install_clients.py b/tests/test_install_clients.py
index 7fa23f8..4c2f88c 100644
--- a/tests/test_install_clients.py
+++ b/tests/test_install_clients.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def test_shared_sources_and_manifests(self):
         self.assertIn("@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client", index)
         self.assertIn("'dsh'", index)
         self.assertIn('agent/session-start', index)
+        self.assertIn('loader.create', index)
+        self.assertIn("'loader'", index)
+        self.assertNotIn("ctx.plugin('@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client'", index)
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(POWERSHELL, 'Windows PowerShell required')