diff --git a/ebox-native-reflow.el b/ebox-native-reflow.el
index 0dcb1cf..34a0e9a 100644
--- a/ebox-native-reflow.el
+++ b/ebox-native-reflow.el
@@ -948,8 +948,7 @@ next Emacs start."
                           (plist-get issue :message))))))
     (display-buffer buffer)))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun ebox-native-build (&optional clean)
+(defun ebox-native-reflow--build (&optional clean)
   "Compile and install the bundled native module asynchronously.
 The command always runs the shared environment checks first and requires a
 Rust/Cargo toolchain native to the current Emacs architecture.  With prefix
@@ -1018,15 +1017,15 @@ Build output and exact errors appear in `*Ebox Native Build*'."
                      (error-message-string err)))))))
 
 (defun ebox-native-reflow--clean-build ()
-  "Run `ebox-native-build' after clearing Ebox's private Cargo cache."
+  "Run a native build after clearing Ebox's private Cargo cache."
   (interactive)
-  (ebox-native-build t))
+  (ebox-native-reflow--build t))
 
 (defvar ebox-native-status-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (set-keymap-parent map special-mode-map)
-    (define-key map (kbd "g") #'ebox-native-status)
-    (define-key map (kbd "b") #'ebox-native-build)
+    (define-key map (kbd "g") #'ebox-native-reflow--status)
+    (define-key map (kbd "b") #'ebox-native-reflow--build)
     (define-key map (kbd "B") #'ebox-native-reflow--clean-build)
     map)
   "Keymap for `ebox-native-status-mode'.")
@@ -1142,8 +1141,7 @@ Build output and exact errors appear in `*Ebox Native Build*'."
     (insert (concat "Keys: g refresh status, b build/rebuild, "
                     "B clean rebuild, q quit.\n"))))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun ebox-native-status ()
+(defun ebox-native-reflow--status ()
   "Display native toolchain, installation, and runtime loading status."
   (interactive)
   (unless ebox-native-reflow--load-attempted-p
diff --git a/ebox.el b/ebox.el
index ce4fbe4..2950d25 100644
--- a/ebox.el
+++ b/ebox.el
@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@
                   "ebox-incremental" (buffer report))
 (declare-function ebox--scroll-rendered-content-lines
                   "ebox-layout" (box lines region-id &optional start-index))
+(declare-function ebox-native-reflow--build
+                  "ebox-native-reflow" (&optional clean))
+(declare-function ebox-native-reflow--status "ebox-native-reflow" ())
 
-(unless (fboundp 'ebox-native-build)
-  (autoload 'ebox-native-build "ebox-native-reflow" nil t))
-(unless (fboundp 'ebox-native-status)
-  (autoload 'ebox-native-status "ebox-native-reflow" nil t))
 (defalias 'ebox-select-all #'ebox-selector-query-buffer)
 (defalias 'ebox-update-selector #'ebox-selector-update-buffer)
 
@@ -78,6 +77,21 @@
   :group 'applications
   :prefix "ebox-")
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ebox-native-build (&optional clean)
+  "Build and install Ebox's optional native module asynchronously.
+With prefix argument CLEAN, clear only Ebox's private Cargo build cache first."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (require 'ebox-native-reflow)
+  (ebox-native-reflow--build clean))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ebox-native-status ()
+  "Display Ebox native toolchain, installation, and runtime status."
+  (interactive)
+  (require 'ebox-native-reflow)
+  (ebox-native-reflow--status))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ebox-byte-compile ()
   "Recompile every active Ebox Lisp source into a neighboring `.elc' file.
diff --git a/tests/ebox-package-tests.el b/tests/ebox-package-tests.el
index 61a01ec..fce1cbe 100644
--- a/tests/ebox-package-tests.el
+++ b/tests/ebox-package-tests.el
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     "ebox-grid.el"
     "ebox-canonical.el"
     "ebox-buffer-backend.el"
-    "ebox-selector.el"
-    "ebox-native-reflow.el")
+    "ebox-selector.el")
   "Source files that currently own public autoload entry points.")
 
 (defun ebox-test--source-text ()
@@ -81,13 +80,42 @@
           "(unless (ebox-text-node-p (ebox-text-create :value \"A\")) "
           "  (error \"Typed Text autoload failed\")))")))))))
 
-(ert-deftest ebox-facade-exposes-native-workflow-without-loading-it ()
-  "The two native commands should be available without native load work."
+(ert-deftest ebox-facade-defines-native-workflow-without-loading-it ()
+  "The facade should define native commands without loading the subsystem."
   (require 'ebox)
-  (should (autoloadp (symbol-function 'ebox-native-build)))
-  (should (autoloadp (symbol-function 'ebox-native-status)))
+  (should (commandp 'ebox-native-build))
+  (should (commandp 'ebox-native-status))
+  (should-not (autoloadp (symbol-function 'ebox-native-build)))
+  (should-not (autoloadp (symbol-function 'ebox-native-status)))
   (should-not (featurep 'ebox-native-reflow)))
 
+(ert-deftest ebox-native-command-autoloads-may-target-the-facade ()
+  "Startup registries may safely autoload native commands from `ebox'."
+  (let* ((emacs (expand-file-name invocation-name invocation-directory))
+         (parent (file-name-directory (directory-file-name ebox-test--root)))
+         (ecss (expand-file-name "ecss" parent))
+         (tp (expand-file-name "tp" parent)))
+    (with-temp-buffer
+      (should
+       (zerop
+        (process-file
+         emacs nil (current-buffer) nil
+         "-Q" "--batch"
+         "-L" ebox-test--root "-L" ecss "-L" tp
+         "--eval" "(setq load-prefer-newer t)"
+         "--eval"
+         (concat
+          "(progn "
+          "(autoload 'ebox-native-status \"ebox\" nil t) "
+          "(autoload 'ebox-native-build \"ebox\" nil t) "
+          "(autoload-do-load (symbol-function 'ebox-native-status) "
+          "                  'ebox-native-status) "
+          "(unless (and (commandp 'ebox-native-status) "
+          "             (commandp 'ebox-native-build)) "
+          "  (error \"Facade did not define native commands\")) "
+          "(when (featurep 'ebox-native-reflow) "
+          "  (error \"Facade autoload eagerly loaded native subsystem\")))")))))))
+
 (ert-deftest ebox-byte-compile-is-an-interactive-public-command ()
   "Users should be able to rebuild all active Ebox bytecode from Emacs."
   (should (commandp 'ebox-byte-compile))