From 71bf58e0e15382ed20f526fbde684a42bb57ffca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wadah Adlan <wadahadlan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:56:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gateway): allow zero-channel sandbox startup

- Let gateway startup continue when no channels are configured
- Preserve sandbox health and background services without forcing channel setup
- Documentation updated in Obsidian vault for docker sandbox runtime findings
- Docker verification completed with rebuilt local gateway image
---
 pkg/channels/manager.go | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/channels/manager.go b/pkg/channels/manager.go
index 72164e32e..7367dfe2d 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/manager.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package channels
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ func (m *Manager) StartAll(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	if len(m.channels) == 0 {
 		logger.WarnC("channels", "No channels enabled")
-		return errors.New("no channels enabled")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	logger.InfoC("channels", "Starting all channels")