diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/__init__.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/__init__.py
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+"""Cross-cutting helpers: prompt loading, domain agent factory, connector deps."""
+
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.shared.deps import connector_binding
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.shared.domain_agent_factory import build_domain_agent
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.shared.invoke_output import extract_last_assistant_text
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.shared.prompt_loader import read_prompt_md
+
+__all__ = [
+    "build_domain_agent",
+    "connector_binding",
+    "extract_last_assistant_text",
+    "read_prompt_md",
+]
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/deps.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/deps.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/deps.py
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+"""Shared kwargs for ``new_chat`` connector tool factories."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+
+def connector_binding(
+    *,
+    db_session: AsyncSession,
+    search_space_id: int,
+    user_id: str,
+) -> dict[str, AsyncSession | int | str]:
+    return {
+        "db_session": db_session,
+        "search_space_id": search_space_id,
+        "user_id": user_id,
+    }
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/domain_agent_factory.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/domain_agent_factory.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/domain_agent_factory.py
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+"""Compile a domain agent graph from a co-located prompt + tool list."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from langchain.agents import create_agent
+from langchain_core.language_models import BaseChatModel
+from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
+
+from app.agents.multi_agent_chat.shared.prompt_loader import read_prompt_md
+
+
+def build_domain_agent(
+    llm: BaseChatModel,
+    tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+    *,
+    prompt_package: str,
+    prompt_stem: str = "domain_prompt",
+):
+    """``create_agent`` + ``{prompt_stem}.md`` loaded from ``prompt_package``."""
+    system_prompt = read_prompt_md(prompt_package, prompt_stem)
+    return create_agent(
+        llm,
+        system_prompt=system_prompt,
+        tools=list(tools),
+    )
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/invoke_output.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/invoke_output.py
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/invoke_output.py
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+"""Extract displayable text from a LangGraph agent ``invoke`` / ``ainvoke`` result."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def extract_last_assistant_text(result: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Return the last message's string content, or ``\"\"`` if missing."""
+    messages = result.get("messages") or []
+    if not messages:
+        return ""
+    last = messages[-1]
+    content = getattr(last, "content", None)
+    if isinstance(content, str):
+        return content
+    return str(last)
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/prompt_loader.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/prompt_loader.py
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index 000000000..940647364
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+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/multi_agent_chat/shared/prompt_loader.py
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+"""Load ``*.md`` from any package (vertical slices use co-located prompts)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from importlib import resources
+
+
+def read_prompt_md(package: str, stem: str) -> str:
+    """Read ``{stem}.md`` from the given import package (e.g. ``app.agents.multi_agent_chat.gmail``)."""
+    try:
+        ref = resources.files(package).joinpath(f"{stem}.md")
+        if not ref.is_file():
+            return ""
+        text = ref.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except (FileNotFoundError, ModuleNotFoundError, OSError, TypeError):
+        return ""
+    if text.endswith("\n"):
+        text = text[:-1]
+    return text