diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 82c1a1aa..3623e9ee 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ services:
       WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED: ${WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED:-true}
       MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED: ${MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED:-true}
       SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED: ${SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED:-false}
+      # FAV U7: keep degraded read + in-process publisher off until separate approval
+      FAV_DEGRADED_READ: ${FAV_DEGRADED_READ:-false}
+      FAV_PUBLISHER_ENABLED: ${FAV_PUBLISHER_ENABLED:-false}
     ports:
       - "${APP_PUBLISH_HOST:-127.0.0.1}:${HTTP_PORT:-8080}:${HTTP_PORT:-8080}"
     healthcheck:
diff --git a/docker-compose.main.yml b/docker-compose.main.yml
index 0a7cd2b1..7a9dd74d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.main.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.main.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ services:
       WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED: ${WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED:-true}
       MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED: ${MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED:-true}
       SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED: ${SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED:-false}
+      FAV_DEGRADED_READ: "false"
+      FAV_PUBLISHER_ENABLED: "false"
     ports:
       - "${APP_PUBLISH_HOST:-0.0.0.0}:${HTTP_PORT:-8000}:${HTTP_PORT:-8000}"
     healthcheck:
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index fb0b8a30..7ab5d8c9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ services:
       WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED: ${WORKFLOW_INTENTS_ENABLED:-true}
       MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED: ${MULTI_INTENT_ENABLED:-true}
       SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED: ${SEMANTIC_FALLBACK_ENABLED:-false}
+      FAV_DEGRADED_READ: ${FAV_DEGRADED_READ:-false}
+      FAV_PUBLISHER_ENABLED: ${FAV_PUBLISHER_ENABLED:-false}
     ports:
       - "${APP_PUBLISH_HOST:-0.0.0.0}:${HTTP_PORT:-8081}:${HTTP_PORT:-8081}"
     healthcheck: