diff --git a/src/discord/monitor.test.ts b/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
index d6030d165a..bd0b04b73f 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor.test.ts
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ describe("discord DM reaction handling", () => {
 
     expect(resolveAgentRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     const routeArgs = resolveAgentRouteMock.mock.calls[0][0];
-    expect(routeArgs.peer).toEqual({ kind: "dm", id: "user-42" });
+    expect(routeArgs.peer).toEqual({ kind: "direct", id: "user-42" });
   });
 
   it("routes group DM reactions with peer kind 'group'", async () => {
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/listeners.ts b/src/discord/monitor/listeners.ts
index 4a039b8824..f888954295 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/listeners.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/listeners.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ async function handleDiscordReactionEvent(params: {
       accountId: params.accountId,
       guildId: data.guild_id ?? undefined,
       peer: {
-        kind: isDirectMessage ? "dm" : isGroupDm ? "group" : "channel",
+        kind: isDirectMessage ? "direct" : isGroupDm ? "group" : "channel",
         id: isDirectMessage ? user.id : data.channel_id,
       },
       parentPeer: parentId ? { kind: "channel", id: parentId } : undefined,