src/config/mod.rs

@@ -873,9 +873,7 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     pub fn load_default() -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let path = std::env::var("CONFIG_PATH")
-            .map(std::path::PathBuf::from)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| get_default_config_path());
+        let path = get_default_config_path();
         Self::load_from(&path)
     }
 
@@ -909,8 +907,6 @@ impl Config {
                 mcp_servers = config.mcp_servers.len(),
                 "MCP servers loaded from config"
             );
-        } else {
-            tracing::info!("No mcpServers found in config");
         }
 
         Ok(config)
@@ -927,14 +923,14 @@ impl Config {
             "providers": {
                 "default": {
                     "type": "openai",
-                    "base_url": "https://api.deepseek.com",
+                    "base_url": "https://api.openai.com/v1",
                     "api_key": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
                     "extra_headers": {}
                 }
             },
             "models": {
                 "default": {
-                    "model_id": "deepseek-v4-flash",
+                    "model_id": "gpt-4o",
                     "temperature": 0.7,
                     "context_window_tokens": 128000
                 }

src/gateway/mod.rs

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ pub struct GatewayState {
     pub task_repository: Arc<dyn TaskRepository>,
     pub cancel_manager: CancelManager,
     pub restart_tx: watch::Sender<bool>,
-    pub mcp_manager: Option<Arc<crate::mcp::client::McpClientManager>>,
 }
 
 impl GatewayState {
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ impl GatewayState {
             mcp_servers: config.mcp_servers.clone(),
         };
 
-        let (session_manager, task_repository, mcp_manager) = build_session_manager_with_sender(
+        let (session_manager, task_repository) = build_session_manager_with_sender(
             agent_prompt_reinject_every,
             show_tool_results,
             config.time.timezone.clone(),
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ impl GatewayState {
             task_repository,
             cancel_manager,
             restart_tx,
-            mcp_manager,
         })
     }
 
@@ -243,7 +241,6 @@ pub async fn run(
     let (result_tx, result_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel::<bool>();
     let channel_manager = state.channel_manager.clone();
     let cancel_manager = state.cancel_manager.clone();
-    let mcp_manager = state.mcp_manager.clone();
 
     // Spawn ctrl_c / restart handler
     tokio::spawn(async move {
@@ -252,10 +249,6 @@ pub async fn run(
                 tracing::info!("Shutdown signal received");
                 cancel_manager.cancel_all().await;
                 let _ = scheduler_shutdown_tx.send(true);
-                if let Some(ref mgr) = mcp_manager {
-                    tracing::info!("Disconnecting MCP servers before shutdown");
-                    let _ = mgr.disconnect_all().await;
-                }
                 let _ = channel_manager.stop_all().await;
                 let _ = result_tx.send(false);
                 let _ = shutdown_tx.send(());
@@ -265,10 +258,6 @@ pub async fn run(
                     tracing::info!("Restart signal received");
                     cancel_manager.cancel_all().await;
                     let _ = scheduler_shutdown_tx.send(true);
-                    if let Some(ref mgr) = mcp_manager {
-                        tracing::info!("Disconnecting MCP servers before restart");
-                        let _ = mgr.disconnect_all().await;
-                    }
                     let _ = channel_manager.stop_all().await;
                     let _ = result_tx.send(true);
                     let _ = shutdown_tx.send(());

src/gateway/runtime.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::bus::MessageBus;
 use crate::config::{LLMProviderConfig, MemoryMaintenanceConfig, SubagentsConfig, TaskConfig};
 use crate::gateway::tool_registry_factory::ToolRegistryFactory;
 use crate::mcp::McpInitializer;
-use crate::mcp::client::McpClientManager;
 use crate::skills::SkillRuntime;
 use crate::storage::{
     ConversationRepository, MemoryRepository, PromptInjectionRepository, SchedulerJobRepository,
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) fn build_session_manager(
     session_ttl_hours: Option<u64>,
     mcp_config: crate::mcp::McpConfig,
     bus: Option<Arc<MessageBus>>,
-) -> Result<(SessionManager, Arc<dyn TaskRepository>, Option<Arc<McpClientManager>>), AgentError> {
+) -> Result<(SessionManager, Arc<dyn TaskRepository>), AgentError> {
     build_session_manager_with_sender(
         agent_prompt_reinject_every,
         show_tool_results,
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ pub(crate) fn build_session_manager_with_sender(
     session_ttl_hours: Option<u64>,
     mcp_config: crate::mcp::McpConfig,
     bus: Option<Arc<MessageBus>>,
-) -> Result<(SessionManager, Arc<dyn TaskRepository>, Option<Arc<McpClientManager>>), AgentError> {
+) -> Result<(SessionManager, Arc<dyn TaskRepository>), AgentError> {
     let store = Arc::new(
         SessionStore::new()
             .map_err(|err| AgentError::Other(format!("session store init error: {}", err)))?,
@@ -266,9 +265,6 @@ pub(crate) fn build_session_manager_with_sender(
     let memory_maintenance =
         MemoryMaintenanceCoordinator::new(store.clone(), provider_configs.clone());
 
-    // Extract MCP manager for lifecycle management (e.g., disconnect on restart)
-    let mcp_manager = mcp_initializer.manager();
-
     Ok((SessionManager::from_services(SessionManagerServices {
         tools: tools as Arc<ToolRegistry>,
         skills,
@@ -280,5 +276,5 @@ pub(crate) fn build_session_manager_with_sender(
         scheduled_tasks,
         memory_maintenance,
         task_repository: task_repository.clone(),
-    }), task_repository, mcp_manager))
+    }), task_repository))
 }

src/gateway/session.rs

@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ impl SessionManager {
             mcp_config,
             None,
         )
-        .map(|(session_manager, _, _)| session_manager)
+        .map(|(session_manager, _)| session_manager)
     }
 
     pub fn tools(&self) -> Arc<ToolRegistry> {

src/mcp/client.rs

@@ -77,90 +77,33 @@ impl McpClientManager {
     /// This method is designed to be called asynchronously without
     /// blocking the main gateway startup flow.
     /// Takes a list of (key, config) pairs from the mcpServers map.
-    ///
-    /// Each server connection is retried up to 3 times with exponential backoff
-    /// (1s, 2s, 4s) to handle transient failures during gateway restart.
     pub async fn connect_all(&self, servers: Vec<(String, McpServerConfig)>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let total = servers.iter().filter(|(_, c)| c.is_active).count();
-        if total == 0 {
-            tracing::info!("No active MCP servers to connect");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        tracing::info!(server_count = total, "Connecting to MCP servers");
-
-        let mut connected = 0usize;
-        let mut failed = 0usize;
-        const MAX_RETRIES: u32 = 3;
-
         for (key, config) in servers {
             if !config.is_active {
                 tracing::info!(key = %key, "Skipping inactive MCP server");
                 continue;
             }
 
-            let mut last_error = None;
-            for attempt in 1..=MAX_RETRIES {
-                match self.connect_server(&key, &config).await {
-                    Ok(info) => {
-                        tracing::info!(
-                            key = %key,
-                            name = %info.name,
-                            tools_count = info.tools.len(),
-                            attempt,
-                            "Connected to MCP server"
-                        );
-                        connected += 1;
-                        last_error = None;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        last_error = Some(e);
-                        if attempt < MAX_RETRIES {
-                            let delay_secs = 1u64 << (attempt - 1); // 1s, 2s, 4s
-                            tracing::warn!(
-                                key = %key,
-                                attempt,
-                                max_retries = MAX_RETRIES,
-                                retry_delay_secs = delay_secs,
-                                error = %last_error.as_ref().unwrap(),
-                                "MCP connection failed, retrying"
-                            );
-                            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(delay_secs)).await;
-                        }
-                    }
+            // Each server connection is independent
+            match self.connect_server(&key, &config).await {
+                Ok(info) => {
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        key = %key,
+                        name = %info.name,
+                        tools_count = info.tools.len(),
+                        "Connected to MCP server"
+                    );
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    // Log error but continue with other servers
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        key = %key,
+                        error = %e,
+                        "Failed to connect to MCP server"
+                    );
                 }
             }
-
-            if let Some(e) = last_error {
-                tracing::error!(
-                    key = %key,
-                    error = %e,
-                    attempts = MAX_RETRIES,
-                    "Failed to connect to MCP server after all retries"
-                );
-                failed += 1;
-            }
         }
-
-        tracing::info!(
-            total,
-            connected,
-            failed,
-            "MCP connection summary: {}/{} connected, {} failed",
-            connected,
-            total,
-            failed
-        );
-
-        // Only return error if all connections failed
-        if connected == 0 && failed > 0 {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "All {} MCP server connection(s) failed",
-                failed
-            ));
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -400,31 +343,10 @@ impl McpInitializer {
     /// This spawns a background task to connect to MCP servers,
     /// allowing the gateway to start immediately.
     pub fn with_config(config: crate::mcp::McpConfig) -> Self {
-        let server_count = config.mcp_servers.len();
-        let active_count = config.active_servers().len();
-
         if !config.has_active_servers() {
-            if server_count > 0 {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    server_count,
-                    active_count,
-                    "MCP disabled: {} server(s) configured but none active",
-                    server_count
-                );
-            } else {
-                tracing::info!("MCP disabled: no mcpServers configured in config");
-            }
             return Self::disabled();
         }
 
-        tracing::info!(
-            server_count,
-            active_count,
-            "MCP enabled: {} active server(s) out of {} configured",
-            active_count,
-            server_count
-        );
-
         let manager = Arc::new(McpClientManager::new());
         let servers = config.active_servers();