diff --git a/aai_cli/config.py b/aai_cli/config.py
index 782bba60..322e06ca 100644
--- a/aai_cli/config.py
+++ b/aai_cli/config.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ def validate_profile(name: str) -> None:
     tripping over it at keyring-write time.
     """
     if not _PROFILE_RE.match(name):
-        from aai_cli.errors import CLIError
-
         raise CLIError(
             f"Invalid profile name {name!r}.",
             error_type="invalid_profile",
@@ -132,8 +130,6 @@ def _load() -> Config:
         try:
             data = tomllib.load(fh)
         except tomllib.TOMLDecodeError as exc:
-            from aai_cli.errors import CLIError
-
             raise CLIError(
                 f"Config file at {path} is not valid TOML ({exc}). Fix or delete it.",
                 error_type="invalid_config",
@@ -142,8 +138,6 @@ def _load() -> Config:
     try:
         cfg = Config.model_validate(data)
     except ValidationError as exc:
-        from aai_cli.errors import CLIError
-
         raise CLIError(
             f"Config file at {path} has an unexpected shape "
             f"({_validation_summary(exc)}). Fix or delete it.",
@@ -459,8 +453,6 @@ def _resolve_api_key(*, profile: str | None, api_key_flag: str | None) -> str:
     if api_key_flag is not None:
         flag_key = api_key_flag.strip()
         if not flag_key:
-            from aai_cli.errors import CLIError
-
             raise CLIError(
                 "Empty --api-key provided.",
                 error_type="invalid_key",
diff --git a/aai_cli/context.py b/aai_cli/context.py
index c2a3952b..0d848855 100644
--- a/aai_cli/context.py
+++ b/aai_cli/context.py
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ def resolve_session(self) -> tuple[int, str]:
         key. Raises NotAuthenticated when the active profile has no stored session
         (e.g. it was set up with `assembly login --api-key`, or the session expired).
         """
-        from aai_cli.errors import NotAuthenticated
-
         profile = self.resolve_profile()
         session = config.get_session(profile)
         account_id = config.get_account_id(profile)
diff --git a/aai_cli/output.py b/aai_cli/output.py
index e974c72c..2354906e 100644
--- a/aai_cli/output.py
+++ b/aai_cli/output.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ def is_agentic() -> bool:
     env var is set. Used to suppress *interactivity* (the spinner) — never to change the
     output *shape*; `resolve_json` keeps text the default regardless (see its docstring).
     """
-    if not _stdout_is_tty():
-        return True
-    return any(os.environ.get(var) for var in _AGENT_ENV_VARS)
+    return not _stdout_is_tty() or any(os.environ.get(var) for var in _AGENT_ENV_VARS)
 
 
 def set_color_mode(mode: choices.ColorMode) -> None: