diff --git a/frontend/js/legacy.js b/frontend/js/legacy.js
index 4760530..901d6f1 100644
--- a/frontend/js/legacy.js
+++ b/frontend/js/legacy.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* ObsiGate — Legacy module: remaining functions for the orchestrator
-import { api } from './auth.js';
    Extracted from the monolithic frontend/app.js IIFE.
    Functions already in other modules are re-exported. */
 
-// --- State imports ---
+import { api } from './auth.js';
 import { state } from './state.js';
-import {  escapeHtml, safeCreateIcons } from './utils.js';
+import { escapeHtml, safeCreateIcons } from './utils.js';
 
 // --- Search imports ---
 import {
diff --git a/frontend/js/sidebar.js b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
index b820cd1..30e749f 100644
--- a/frontend/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { state } from './state.js';
-import {  safeCreateIcons, getFileIcon } from './utils.js';
+import { safeCreateIcons, getFileIcon } from './utils.js';
 import { api } from './auth.js';
+import { populateCustomDropdown } from './ui.js';
+import { el } from './viewer.js';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Vault context switching
diff --git a/frontend/js/ui.js b/frontend/js/ui.js
index da12ff1..1543635 100644
--- a/frontend/js/ui.js
+++ b/frontend/js/ui.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export function initCustomDropdowns() {
 }
 
 // Helper to populate custom dropdown options
-function populateCustomDropdown(dropdownId, optionsList, defaultValue) {
+export function populateCustomDropdown(dropdownId, optionsList, defaultValue) {
   const dropdown = document.getElementById(dropdownId);
   if (!dropdown) return;
 
diff --git a/frontend/js/viewer.js b/frontend/js/viewer.js
index 322237f..24b7d3c 100644
--- a/frontend/js/viewer.js
+++ b/frontend/js/viewer.js
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ function renderFile(data) {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers (escapeHtml imported from utils.js)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function el(tag, attrs, children) {
+export function el(tag, attrs, children) {
   const e = document.createElement(tag);
   if (attrs) {
     Object.entries(attrs).forEach(([k, v]) => {