diff --git a/src/daemon/index.ts b/src/daemon/index.ts
index 6042314..07d26ba 100644
--- a/src/daemon/index.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/index.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const modelManager = new ModelManager(discoveryAdapter, {
     logger: daemonSdkLogger,
     eventStoreDbPath: `${CONFIG_DIR}/events.db`,
+    routstrPubkey: config.routstrPubkey,
+    nostrRelays: config.relays,
   });
   // Create shared ProviderManager for consistent failure tracking across all requests
   const providerManager = new ProviderManager(providerRegistry, store, daemonSdkLogger);
diff --git a/src/utils/config.ts b/src/utils/config.ts
index a148ba5..0b19c75 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export interface RoutstrdConfig {
   nsec?: string;
   /** Nostr hex pubkey for routstr review/model events (kind 38425/38423). */
   routstrPubkey?: string;
+  /** Nostr relay URLs for provider/model discovery (kinds 38421/38423/38425).
+   * When unset, each method uses its own built-in defaults. */
+  relays?: string[];
   /** NWC integration configuration */
   nwc?: NwcConfig;
 }