Disable provider discovery by default

routstr/core/settings.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def parse_env_var(cls, field_name: str, raw_value: str) -> Any:  # type: ignore[
     cors_origins: list[str] = Field(default_factory=lambda: ["*"], env="CORS_ORIGINS")
     tor_proxy_url: str = Field(default="socks5://127.0.0.1:9050", env="TOR_PROXY_URL")
     providers_refresh_interval_seconds: int = Field(
-        default=300, env="PROVIDERS_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
+        default=0, env="PROVIDERS_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
     )
     pricing_refresh_interval_seconds: int = Field(
         default=120, env="PRICING_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS"

routstr/discovery.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import httpx
 import websockets
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 
 from .core.logging import get_logger
 from .core.settings import settings
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ async def get_providers(
     Return cached providers. If include_json, return provider+health; otherwise provider only.
     Optional filter by pubkey.
     """
+    if settings.providers_refresh_interval_seconds == 0:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Provider discovery is disabled")
+
     cache = await get_cache()
     if not cache:
         await refresh_providers_cache(pubkey=pubkey)

tests/integration/test_performance_load.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import statistics
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import psutil
 import pytest
@@ -105,42 +106,46 @@ async def test_endpoint_response_times(
             ("GET", "/v1/wallet/info", authenticated_client, None),
         ]
 
-        # Warm up
-        for _ in range(10):
-            await integration_client.get("/")
+        # Enable provider discovery for this test
+        with patch(
+            "routstr.core.settings.settings.providers_refresh_interval_seconds", 300
+        ):
+            # Warm up
+            for _ in range(10):
+                await integration_client.get("/")
 
-        # Test each endpoint
-        for method, path, client, data in endpoints:
-            response_times = []
+            # Test each endpoint
+            for method, path, client, data in endpoints:
+                response_times = []
 
-            for i in range(100):
-                start = time.time()
+                for i in range(100):
+                    start = time.time()
 
-                if method == "GET":
-                    response = await client.get(path)
-                else:
-                    response = await client.post(path, json=data)
+                    if method == "GET":
+                        response = await client.get(path)
+                    else:
+                        response = await client.post(path, json=data)
 
-                duration = time.time() - start
-                response_times.append(duration * 1000)  # Convert to ms
+                    duration = time.time() - start
+                    response_times.append(duration * 1000)  # Convert to ms
 
-                assert response.status_code in [200, 201]
+                    assert response.status_code in [200, 201]
 
-                if i % 10 == 0:
-                    metrics.record_system_metrics()
+                    if i % 10 == 0:
+                        metrics.record_system_metrics()
 
-            # Verify 95th percentile < 500ms
-            p95 = sorted(response_times)[int(len(response_times) * 0.95)]
-            assert p95 < 500, (
-                f"{method} {path} p95 response time {p95}ms exceeds 500ms limit"
-            )
+                # Verify 95th percentile < 500ms
+                p95 = sorted(response_times)[int(len(response_times) * 0.95)]
+                assert p95 < 500, (
+                    f"{method} {path} p95 response time {p95}ms exceeds 500ms limit"
+                )
 
-            print(f"\n{method} {path}:")
-            print(f"  Mean: {statistics.mean(response_times):.2f}ms")
-            print(f"  P95: {p95:.2f}ms")
-            print(
-                f"  P99: {sorted(response_times)[int(len(response_times) * 0.99)]:.2f}ms"
-            )
+                print(f"\n{method} {path}:")
+                print(f"  Mean: {statistics.mean(response_times):.2f}ms")
+                print(f"  P95: {p95:.2f}ms")
+                print(
+                    f"  P99: {sorted(response_times)[int(len(response_times) * 0.99)]:.2f}ms"
+                )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration

tests/integration/test_provider_management.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Tests GET /v1/providers/ endpoint for listing and managing providers.
 """
 
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Generator
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ def _clear_providers_cache() -> None:
     _PROVIDERS_CACHE.clear()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _enable_provider_discovery() -> Generator[None, Any, Any]:
+    """Enable provider discovery for all tests in this module"""
+    with patch(
+        "routstr.core.settings.settings.providers_refresh_interval_seconds", 300
+    ):
+        yield
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_providers_endpoint_default_response(