diff --git a/bootstrap/app.go b/bootstrap/app.go
index c911360..0c7380b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.go
+++ b/bootstrap/app.go
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ import (
 	"goravel/routes"
 )
 
+// BootstrapRunners returns user-defined runners. Tests populate this slice to
+// verify the disabled_runners config properly controls which runners start.
+var BootstrapRunnerList []contractsfoundation.Runner
+
+var BootstrapRunners = func() []contractsfoundation.Runner {
+	return BootstrapRunnerList
+}
+
 func Boot() contractsfoundation.Application {
 	return foundation.Setup().
 		WithMigrations(Migrations).
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ func Boot() contractsfoundation.Application {
 			paths.App("app")
 		}).
 		WithProviders(Providers).
+		WithRunners(BootstrapRunners).
 		WithSchedule(func() []schedule.Event {
 			return []schedule.Event{
 				facades.Schedule().Call(func() {
diff --git a/config/app.go b/config/app.go
index 7ed07f3..be1f525 100644
--- a/config/app.go
+++ b/config/app.go
@@ -73,5 +73,24 @@ func init() {
 			"driver": config.Env("APP_MAINTENANCE_DRIVER", "file"),
 			"store":  config.Env("APP_MAINTENANCE_STORE", ""),
 		},
+
+		// Disabled Runners
+		//
+		// Here you may specify which auto-run runners should be skipped when
+		// app.Start() is called. Patterns use path.Match glob matching.
+		//
+		// Framework runner signatures:
+		//   goravel:http      – HTTP server
+		//   goravel:grpc      – gRPC server
+		//   goravel:queue     – Queue worker
+		//   goravel:schedule  – Scheduler
+		//   goravel:telemetry – Telemetry
+		//
+		// Example: disable scheduler for a web-only container
+		//   "disabled_runners": []string{"goravel:schedule"},
+		//
+		// Example: disable all framework runners
+		//   "disabled_runners": []string{"goravel:*"},
+		"disabled_runners": []string{},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/tests/feature/disabled_runners_test.go b/tests/feature/disabled_runners_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb75c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/feature/disabled_runners_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package feature
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	contractsfoundation "github.com/goravel/framework/contracts/foundation"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+
+	"goravel/bootstrap"
+	"goravel/tests"
+)
+
+type trackerRunner struct {
+	sig     string
+	started chan struct{}
+	done    chan struct{}
+	once    sync.Once
+	didRun  atomic.Bool
+}
+
+func newTrackerRunner(sig string) *trackerRunner {
+	return &trackerRunner{
+		sig:     sig,
+		started: make(chan struct{}),
+		done:    make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *trackerRunner) Signature() string { return r.sig }
+func (r *trackerRunner) ShouldRun() bool   { return true }
+
+func (r *trackerRunner) Run() error {
+	r.didRun.Store(true)
+	close(r.started)
+	<-r.done
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *trackerRunner) Shutdown() error {
+	r.once.Do(func() { close(r.done) })
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *trackerRunner) Started() bool { return r.didRun.Load() }
+
+type DisabledRunnersTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	tests.TestCase
+}
+
+func TestDisabledRunnersTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(DisabledRunnersTestSuite))
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	bootstrap.BootstrapRunnerList = nil
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	bootstrap.BootstrapRunnerList = nil
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) withRunners(runners []contractsfoundation.Runner, disabledPatterns []string) func() {
+	bootstrap.BootstrapRunnerList = runners
+	scope, err := tests.OverrideConfig(map[string]any{
+		"app.disabled_runners": disabledPatterns,
+	})
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	return func() {
+		bootstrap.BootstrapRunnerList = nil
+		s.Require().NoError(scope.Restore())
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) waitForStart(runner *trackerRunner) {
+	s.Require().Eventually(func() bool {
+		return runner.Started()
+	}, 3*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) waitForNotStarted(runner *trackerRunner) {
+	s.Require().Never(func() bool {
+		return runner.Started()
+	}, 2*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_RunnerStartsWhenNotDisabled() {
+	runner := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner}, []string{})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	s.waitForStart(runner)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_RunnerSkippedWhenDisabled() {
+	runner := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner}, []string{"test:demo"})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	s.waitForNotStarted(runner)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_WildcardSkipsAll() {
+	runner := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner}, []string{"*"})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	s.waitForNotStarted(runner)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_NamespaceWildcard() {
+	runner := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner}, []string{"test:*"})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	s.waitForNotStarted(runner)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_SelectiveDisable() {
+	alpha := newTrackerRunner("test:alpha")
+	beta := newTrackerRunner("test:beta")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{alpha, beta}, []string{"test:alpha"})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	s.waitForNotStarted(alpha)
+	s.waitForStart(beta)
+}
+
+func (s *DisabledRunnersTestSuite) TestDisabledRunners_RestoreEnablesRunner() {
+	runner := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup := s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner}, []string{"test:demo"})
+	s.waitForNotStarted(runner)
+	cleanup()
+
+	runner2 := newTrackerRunner("test:demo")
+	cleanup = s.withRunners([]contractsfoundation.Runner{runner2}, []string{})
+	defer cleanup()
+	s.waitForStart(runner2)
+}