diff --git a/api/app/clients/BaseClient.js b/api/app/clients/BaseClient.js
index c1e3a8a57a..9e5b1a8b47 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/BaseClient.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/BaseClient.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const {
   Constants,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getMessages, saveMessage, updateMessage, saveConvo, getConvo } = require('~/models');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { checkBalance } = require('~/models/balanceMethods');
 const { truncateToolCallOutputs } = require('./prompts');
 const { getFiles } = require('~/models/File');
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ class BaseClient {
   }
 
   async sendMessage(message, opts = {}) {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: this.options.req?.user?.role });
     /** @type {Promise<TMessage>} */
     let userMessagePromise;
     const { user, head, isEdited, conversationId, responseMessageId, saveOptions, userMessage } =
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ class BaseClient {
       }
     }
 
-    const balance = this.options.req?.app?.locals?.balance;
+    const balance = appConfig?.balance;
     if (
       balance?.enabled &&
       supportsBalanceCheck[this.options.endpointType ?? this.options.endpoint]
diff --git a/api/app/clients/OpenAIClient.js b/api/app/clients/OpenAIClient.js
index 3553e40dd0..6afb5d8cb3 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/OpenAIClient.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/OpenAIClient.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const {
 const { extractBaseURL, getModelMaxTokens, getModelMaxOutputTokens } = require('~/utils');
 const { encodeAndFormat } = require('~/server/services/Files/images/encode');
 const { addSpaceIfNeeded, sleep } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { spendTokens } = require('~/models/spendTokens');
 const { handleOpenAIErrors } = require('./tools/util');
 const { createLLM, RunManager } = require('./llm');
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ class OpenAIClient extends BaseClient {
    *                            In case of failure, it will return the default title, "New Chat".
    */
   async titleConvo({ text, conversationId, responseText = '' }) {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: this.options.req?.user?.role });
     this.conversationId = conversationId;
 
     if (this.options.attachments) {
@@ -731,7 +733,7 @@ class OpenAIClient extends BaseClient {
     };
 
     /** @type {TAzureConfig | undefined} */
-    const azureConfig = this.options?.req?.app?.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+    const azureConfig = appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
 
     const resetTitleOptions = !!(
       (this.azure && azureConfig) ||
@@ -1120,6 +1122,7 @@ ${convo}
   }
 
   async chatCompletion({ payload, onProgress, abortController = null }) {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: this.options.req?.user?.role });
     let error = null;
     let intermediateReply = [];
     const errorCallback = (err) => (error = err);
@@ -1166,7 +1169,7 @@ ${convo}
       }
 
       /** @type {TAzureConfig | undefined} */
-      const azureConfig = this.options?.req?.app?.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+      const azureConfig = appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
 
       if (
         (this.azure && this.isVisionModel && azureConfig) ||
diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/OpenAIImageTools.js b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/OpenAIImageTools.js
index 920555da30..d68a2e47e4 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/OpenAIImageTools.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/OpenAIImageTools.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const { logAxiosError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { ContentTypes, EImageOutputType } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { extractBaseURL } = require('~/utils');
 const { getFiles } = require('~/models/File');
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ function createAbortHandler() {
  * @param {MongoFile[]} [fields.imageFiles] - The images to be used for editing
  * @returns {Array} - Array of image tools
  */
-function createOpenAIImageTools(fields = {}) {
+async function createOpenAIImageTools(fields = {}) {
   /** @type {boolean} Used to initialize the Tool without necessary variables. */
   const override = fields.override ?? false;
   /** @type {boolean} */
@@ -131,8 +132,9 @@ function createOpenAIImageTools(fields = {}) {
     throw new Error('This tool is only available for agents.');
   }
   const { req } = fields;
-  const imageOutputType = req?.app.locals.imageOutputType || EImageOutputType.PNG;
-  const appFileStrategy = req?.app.locals.fileStrategy;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req?.user?.role });
+  const imageOutputType = appConfig?.imageOutputType || EImageOutputType.PNG;
+  const appFileStrategy = appConfig?.fileStrategy;
 
   const getApiKey = () => {
     const apiKey = process.env.IMAGE_GEN_OAI_API_KEY ?? '';
diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/util/handleTools.js b/api/app/clients/tools/util/handleTools.js
index fc04d0c58a..ff4a4655ba 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/util/handleTools.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/util/handleTools.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const {
 const { primeFiles: primeCodeFiles } = require('~/server/services/Files/Code/process');
 const { createFileSearchTool, primeFiles: primeSearchFiles } = require('./fileSearch');
 const { getUserPluginAuthValue } = require('~/server/services/PluginService');
+const { getCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { loadAuthValues } = require('~/server/services/Tools/credentials');
-const { getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { createMCPTool } = require('~/server/services/MCP');
 
 /**
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ const loadTools = async ({
   functions = true,
   returnMap = false,
 }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: options?.req?.user?.role });
   const toolConstructors = {
     flux: FluxAPI,
     calculator: Calculator,
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ const loadTools = async ({
       };
       continue;
     } else if (tool === Tools.web_search) {
-      const webSearchConfig = options?.req?.app?.locals?.webSearch;
+      const webSearchConfig = appConfig?.webSearch;
       const result = await loadWebSearchAuth({
         userId: user,
         loadAuthValues,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js b/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
index 06b4585a03..730dcacc49 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const {
   filterUniquePlugins,
   convertMCPToolsToPlugins,
 } = require('@librechat/api');
-const { getCustomConfig, getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const { getCustomConfig, getCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { availableTools, toolkits } = require('~/app/clients/tools');
 const { getMCPManager, getFlowStateManager } = require('~/config');
 const { getLogStores } = require('~/cache');
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ const getAvailablePluginsController = async (req, res) => {
       return;
     }
 
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     /** @type {{ filteredTools: string[], includedTools: string[] }} */
-    const { filteredTools = [], includedTools = [] } = req.app.locals;
+    const { filteredTools = [], includedTools = [] } = appConfig;
     const pluginManifest = availableTools;
 
     const uniquePlugins = filterUniquePlugins(pluginManifest);
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/UserController.js b/api/server/controllers/UserController.js
index cd88cb2de9..75e5509b6b 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/UserController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/UserController.js
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ const { needsRefresh, getNewS3URL } = require('~/server/services/Files/S3/crud')
 const { Tools, Constants, FileSources } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { processDeleteRequest } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { Transaction, Balance, User } = require('~/db/models');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { deleteToolCalls } = require('~/models/ToolCall');
 const { deleteAllSharedLinks } = require('~/models');
 const { getMCPManager } = require('~/config');
 
 const getUserController = async (req, res) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   /** @type {MongoUser} */
   const userData = req.user.toObject != null ? req.user.toObject() : { ...req.user };
   /**
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ const getUserController = async (req, res) => {
   delete userData.password;
   delete userData.totpSecret;
   delete userData.backupCodes;
-  if (req.app.locals.fileStrategy === FileSources.s3 && userData.avatar) {
+  if (appConfig.fileStrategy === FileSources.s3 && userData.avatar) {
     const avatarNeedsRefresh = needsRefresh(userData.avatar, 3600);
     if (!avatarNeedsRefresh) {
       return res.status(200).send(userData);
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ const deleteUserFiles = async (req) => {
 };
 
 const updateUserPluginsController = async (req, res) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { user } = req;
   const { pluginKey, action, auth, isEntityTool } = req.body;
   try {
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ const updateUserPluginsController = async (req, res) => {
 
     if (pluginKey === Tools.web_search) {
       /** @type  {TCustomConfig['webSearch']} */
-      const webSearchConfig = req.app.locals?.webSearch;
+      const webSearchConfig = appConfig?.webSearch;
       keys = extractWebSearchEnvVars({
         keys: action === 'install' ? keys : webSearchKeys,
         config: webSearchConfig,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/agents/client.js b/api/server/controllers/agents/client.js
index 14c9c38224..774c22f128 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/agents/client.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/agents/client.js
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ const {
   deleteMemory,
   setMemory,
 } = require('~/models');
-const { getMCPAuthMap, checkCapability, hasCustomUserVars } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const {
+  hasCustomUserVars,
+  checkCapability,
+  getMCPAuthMap,
+  getAppConfig,
+} = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { addCacheControl, createContextHandlers } = require('~/app/clients/prompts');
 const { initializeAgent } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent');
 const { spendTokens, spendStructuredTokens } = require('~/models/spendTokens');
@@ -451,17 +456,15 @@ class AgentClient extends BaseClient {
       );
       return;
     }
-    /** @type {TCustomConfig['memory']} */
-    const memoryConfig = this.options.req?.app?.locals?.memory;
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: user.role });
+    const memoryConfig = appConfig.memory;
     if (!memoryConfig || memoryConfig.disabled === true) {
       return;
     }
 
     /** @type {Agent} */
     let prelimAgent;
-    const allowedProviders = new Set(
-      this.options.req?.app?.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.allowedProviders,
-    );
+    const allowedProviders = new Set(appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.allowedProviders);
     try {
       if (memoryConfig.agent?.id != null && memoryConfig.agent.id !== this.options.agent.id) {
         prelimAgent = await loadAgent({
@@ -582,8 +585,8 @@ class AgentClient extends BaseClient {
       if (this.processMemory == null) {
         return;
       }
-      /** @type {TCustomConfig['memory']} */
-      const memoryConfig = this.options.req?.app?.locals?.memory;
+      const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: this.options.req.user?.role });
+      const memoryConfig = appConfig.memory;
       const messageWindowSize = memoryConfig?.messageWindowSize ?? 5;
 
       let messagesToProcess = [...messages];
@@ -759,8 +762,9 @@ class AgentClient extends BaseClient {
         abortController = new AbortController();
       }
 
+      const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: this.options.req.user?.role });
       /** @type {TCustomConfig['endpoints']['agents']} */
-      const agentsEConfig = this.options.req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.agents];
+      const agentsEConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents];
 
       config = {
         configurable: {
@@ -1081,6 +1085,7 @@ class AgentClient extends BaseClient {
     }
     const { handleLLMEnd, collected: collectedMetadata } = createMetadataAggregator();
     const { req, res, agent } = this.options;
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     let endpoint = agent.endpoint;
 
     /** @type {import('@librechat/agents').ClientOptions} */
@@ -1092,7 +1097,7 @@ class AgentClient extends BaseClient {
 
     /** @type {TEndpoint | undefined} */
     const endpointConfig =
-      req.app.locals.all ?? req.app.locals[endpoint] ?? titleProviderConfig.customEndpointConfig;
+      appConfig.all ?? appConfig[endpoint] ?? titleProviderConfig.customEndpointConfig;
     if (!endpointConfig) {
       logger.warn(
         '[api/server/controllers/agents/client.js #titleConvo] Error getting endpoint config',
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/agents/v1.js b/api/server/controllers/agents/v1.js
index df009c0b0c..bffb07934c 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/agents/v1.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/agents/v1.js
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ const {
   grantPermission,
 } = require('~/server/services/PermissionService');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
+const { getCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { resizeAvatar } = require('~/server/services/Files/images/avatar');
 const { getFileStrategy } = require('~/server/utils/getFileStrategy');
 const { refreshS3Url } = require('~/server/services/Files/S3/crud');
 const { filterFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { updateAction, getActions } = require('~/models/Action');
-const { getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { deleteFileByFilter } = require('~/models/File');
 const { getCategoriesWithCounts } = require('~/models');
 
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ const getListAgentsHandler = async (req, res) => {
  */
 const uploadAgentAvatarHandler = async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     filterFile({ req, file: req.file, image: true, isAvatar: true });
     const { agent_id } = req.params;
     if (!agent_id) {
@@ -510,9 +511,7 @@ const uploadAgentAvatarHandler = async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const buffer = await fs.readFile(req.file.path);
-
-    const fileStrategy = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isAvatar: true });
-
+    const fileStrategy = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isAvatar: true });
     const resizedBuffer = await resizeAvatar({
       userId: req.user.id,
       input: buffer,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
index 09770b56d3..1c9f71da35 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const { createRun, StreamRunManager } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { addTitle } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const { createRunBody } = require('~/server/services/createRunBody');
 const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getTransactions } = require('~/models/Transaction');
 const { checkBalance } = require('~/models/balanceMethods');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const { getOpenAIClient } = require('./helpers');
  * @returns {void}
  */
 const chatV1 = async (req, res) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   logger.debug('[/assistants/chat/] req.body', req.body);
 
   const {
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ const chatV1 = async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const checkBalanceBeforeRun = async () => {
-      const balance = req.app?.locals?.balance;
+      const balance = appConfig?.balance;
       if (!balance?.enabled) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
index c569dc8378..32b8e16780 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const validateAuthor = require('~/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor');
 const { createRun, StreamRunManager } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { addTitle } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const { createRunBody } = require('~/server/services/createRunBody');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getTransactions } = require('~/models/Transaction');
 const { checkBalance } = require('~/models/balanceMethods');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const { getOpenAIClient } = require('./helpers');
  */
 const chatV2 = async (req, res) => {
   logger.debug('[/assistants/chat/] req.body', req.body);
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
 
   /** @type {{files: MongoFile[]}} */
   const {
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ const chatV2 = async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const checkBalanceBeforeRun = async () => {
-      const balance = req.app?.locals?.balance;
+      const balance = appConfig?.balance;
       if (!balance?.enabled) {
         return;
       }
@@ -374,9 +376,9 @@ const chatV2 = async (req, res) => {
       };
 
       /** @type {undefined | TAssistantEndpoint} */
-      const config = req.app.locals[endpoint] ?? {};
+      const config = appConfig[endpoint] ?? {};
       /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-      const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+      const allConfig = appConfig.all;
 
       const streamRunManager = new StreamRunManager({
         req,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/helpers.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/helpers.js
index 1bbc0915b9..306990078b 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/helpers.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/helpers.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const {
 const {
   initializeClient: initAzureClient,
 } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants');
+const { getEndpointsConfig, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { initializeClient } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
-const { getEndpointsConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 /**
  * @param {Express.Request} req
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ async function getOpenAIClient({ req, res, endpointOption, initAppClient, overri
  * @returns {Promise<AssistantListResponse>} 200 - success response - application/json
  */
 const fetchAssistants = async ({ req, res, overrideEndpoint }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const {
     limit = 100,
     order = 'desc',
@@ -230,20 +231,20 @@ const fetchAssistants = async ({ req, res, overrideEndpoint }) => {
   if (endpoint === EModelEndpoint.assistants) {
     ({ body } = await listAllAssistants({ req, res, version, query }));
   } else if (endpoint === EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants) {
-    const azureConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+    const azureConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
     body = await listAssistantsForAzure({ req, res, version, azureConfig, query });
   }
 
   if (req.user.role === SystemRoles.ADMIN) {
     return body;
-  } else if (!req.app.locals[endpoint]) {
+  } else if (!appConfig[endpoint]) {
     return body;
   }
 
   body.data = filterAssistants({
     userId: req.user.id,
     assistants: body.data,
-    assistantsConfig: req.app.locals[endpoint],
+    assistantsConfig: appConfig[endpoint],
   });
   return body;
 };
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/v1.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/v1.js
index 10c59d9138..150c712876 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/v1.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/v1.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ const { uploadImageBuffer, filterFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/proce
 const validateAuthor = require('~/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
 const { deleteAssistantActions } = require('~/server/services/ActionService');
+const { getCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { updateAssistantDoc, getAssistants } = require('~/models/Assistant');
 const { getOpenAIClient, fetchAssistants } = require('./helpers');
-const { getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { manifestToolMap } = require('~/app/clients/tools');
 const { deleteFileByFilter } = require('~/models/File');
 
@@ -258,8 +258,9 @@ function filterAssistantDocs({ documents, userId, assistantsConfig = {} }) {
  */
 const getAssistantDocuments = async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const endpoint = req.query;
-    const assistantsConfig = req.app.locals[endpoint];
+    const assistantsConfig = appConfig[endpoint];
     const documents = await getAssistants(
       {},
       {
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ const getAssistantDocuments = async (req, res) => {
  */
 const uploadAssistantAvatar = async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     filterFile({ req, file: req.file, image: true, isAvatar: true });
     const { assistant_id } = req.params;
     if (!assistant_id) {
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ const uploadAssistantAvatar = async (req, res) => {
     const metadata = {
       ..._metadata,
       avatar: image.filepath,
-      avatar_source: req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+      avatar_source: appConfig.fileStrategy,
     };
 
     const promises = [];
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ const uploadAssistantAvatar = async (req, res) => {
         {
           avatar: {
             filepath: image.filepath,
-            source: req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+            source: appConfig.fileStrategy,
           },
           user: req.user.id,
         },
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/tools.js b/api/server/controllers/tools.js
index 079b4abc85..34a6b67c61 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/tools.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/tools.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const { processFileURL, uploadImageBuffer } = require('~/server/services/Files/p
 const { processCodeOutput } = require('~/server/services/Files/Code/process');
 const { createToolCall, getToolCallsByConvo } = require('~/models/ToolCall');
 const { loadAuthValues } = require('~/server/services/Tools/credentials');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { loadTools } = require('~/app/clients/tools/util');
 const { getRoleByName } = require('~/models/Role');
 const { getMessage } = require('~/models/Message');
@@ -35,9 +36,10 @@ const toolAccessPermType = {
  */
 const verifyWebSearchAuth = async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const userId = req.user.id;
     /** @type {TCustomConfig['webSearch']} */
-    const webSearchConfig = req.app.locals?.webSearch || {};
+    const webSearchConfig = appConfig?.webSearch || {};
     const result = await loadWebSearchAuth({
       userId,
       loadAuthValues,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ const verifyToolAuth = async (req, res) => {
  */
 const callTool = async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const { toolId = '' } = req.params;
     if (!fieldsMap[toolId]) {
       logger.warn(`[${toolId}/call] User ${req.user.id} attempted call to invalid tool`);
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ const callTool = async (req, res) => {
         returnMetadata: true,
         processFileURL,
         uploadImageBuffer,
-        fileStrategy: req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+        fileStrategy: appConfig.fileStrategy,
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index f83fcbb44d..d81a667b6c 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const { jwtLogin, ldapLogin, passportLogin } = require('~/strategies');
 const { checkMigrations } = require('./services/start/migration');
 const initializeMCPs = require('./services/initializeMCPs');
 const configureSocialLogins = require('./socialLogins');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('./services/Config');
 const AppService = require('./services/AppService');
 const staticCache = require('./utils/staticCache');
 const noIndex = require('./middleware/noIndex');
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ const startServer = async () => {
   app.set('trust proxy', trusted_proxy);
 
   await AppService(app);
-
-  const indexPath = path.join(app.locals.paths.dist, 'index.html');
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig();
+  const indexPath = path.join(appConfig.paths.dist, 'index.html');
   const indexHTML = fs.readFileSync(indexPath, 'utf8');
 
   app.get('/health', (_req, res) => res.status(200).send('OK'));
@@ -66,10 +67,9 @@ const startServer = async () => {
     console.warn('Response compression has been disabled via DISABLE_COMPRESSION.');
   }
 
-  // Serve static assets with aggressive caching
-  app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.dist));
-  app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.fonts));
-  app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.assets));
+  app.use(staticCache(appConfig.paths.dist));
+  app.use(staticCache(appConfig.paths.fonts));
+  app.use(staticCache(appConfig.paths.assets));
 
   if (!ALLOW_SOCIAL_LOGIN) {
     console.warn('Social logins are disabled. Set ALLOW_SOCIAL_LOGIN=true to enable them.');
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
       logger.info(`Server listening at http://${host == '0.0.0.0' ? 'localhost' : host}:${port}`);
     }
 
-    initializeMCPs(app).then(() => checkMigrations());
+    initializeMCPs().then(() => checkMigrations());
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/assistants/validate.js b/api/server/middleware/assistants/validate.js
index a98e8e227f..832a3699bf 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/assistants/validate.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/assistants/validate.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { v4 } = require('uuid');
 const { handleAbortError } = require('~/server/middleware/abortMiddleware');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getAppConfig');
 
 /**
  * Checks if the assistant is supported or excluded
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ const { handleAbortError } = require('~/server/middleware/abortMiddleware');
 const validateAssistant = async (req, res, next) => {
   const { endpoint, conversationId, assistant_id, messageId } = req.body;
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   /** @type {Partial<TAssistantEndpoint>} */
-  const assistantsConfig = req.app.locals?.[endpoint];
+  const assistantsConfig = appConfig?.[endpoint];
   if (!assistantsConfig) {
     return next();
   }
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor.js b/api/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor.js
index a17448211e..cf6dfb7a72 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { SystemRoles } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getAppConfig');
 const { getAssistant } = require('~/models/Assistant');
 
 /**
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ const validateAuthor = async ({ req, openai, overrideEndpoint, overrideAssistant
   const assistant_id =
     overrideAssistantId ?? req.params.id ?? req.body.assistant_id ?? req.query.assistant_id;
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   /** @type {Partial<TAssistantEndpoint>} */
-  const assistantsConfig = req.app.locals?.[endpoint];
+  const assistantsConfig = appConfig?.[endpoint];
   if (!assistantsConfig) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
index a44fd4b75d..8a9af7925f 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const {
   parseCompactConvo,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const azureAssistants = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getAppConfig');
 const assistants = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const { processFiles } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const anthropic = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic');
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ async function buildEndpointOption(req, res, next) {
     return handleError(res, { text: 'Error parsing conversation' });
   }
 
-  if (req.app.locals.modelSpecs?.list && req.app.locals.modelSpecs?.enforce) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  if (appConfig.modelSpecs?.list && appConfig.modelSpecs?.enforce) {
     /** @type {{ list: TModelSpec[] }}*/
-    const { list } = req.app.locals.modelSpecs;
+    const { list } = appConfig.modelSpecs;
     const { spec } = parsedBody;
 
     if (!spec) {
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/validateImageRequest.js b/api/server/middleware/validateImageRequest.js
index eb37b9dbb5..d71a294383 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/validateImageRequest.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/validateImageRequest.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const cookies = require('cookie');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getAppConfig');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const OBJECT_ID_LENGTH = 24;
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ function isValidObjectId(id) {
  * Middleware to validate image request.
  * Must be set by `secureImageLinks` via custom config file.
  */
-function validateImageRequest(req, res, next) {
-  if (!req.app.locals.secureImageLinks) {
+async function validateImageRequest(req, res, next) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  if (!appConfig.secureImageLinks) {
     return next();
   }
 
diff --git a/api/server/routes/assistants/actions.js b/api/server/routes/assistants/actions.js
index 3dc3923503..77122a5ecf 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/assistants/actions.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/assistants/actions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { getOpenAIClient } = require('~/server/controllers/assistants/helpers');
 const { updateAction, getActions, deleteAction } = require('~/models/Action');
 const { updateAssistantDoc, getAssistant } = require('~/models/Assistant');
 const { isActionDomainAllowed } = require('~/server/services/domains');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
  * @returns {Object} 200 - success response - application/json
  */
 router.post('/:assistant_id', async (req, res) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   try {
     const { assistant_id } = req.params;
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ router.post('/:assistant_id', async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     /* Map Azure OpenAI model to the assistant as defined by config */
-    if (req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
+    if (appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
       updatedAssistant = {
         ...updatedAssistant,
         model: req.body.model,
diff --git a/api/server/routes/config.js b/api/server/routes/config.js
index 2abc4b5507..466c7dcb68 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/config.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { isEnabled } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { CacheKeys, defaultSocialLogins, Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getCustomConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getAppConfig');
 const { getLdapConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/ldap');
 const { getProjectByName } = require('~/models/Project');
 const { getMCPManager } = require('~/config');
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
   const ldap = getLdapConfig();
 
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+
     const isOpenIdEnabled =
       !!process.env.OPENID_CLIENT_ID &&
       !!process.env.OPENID_CLIENT_SECRET &&
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
     /** @type {TStartupConfig} */
     const payload = {
       appTitle: process.env.APP_TITLE || 'LibreChat',
-      socialLogins: req.app.locals.socialLogins ?? defaultSocialLogins,
+      socialLogins: appConfig.socialLogins ?? defaultSocialLogins,
       discordLoginEnabled: !!process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID && !!process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
       facebookLoginEnabled:
         !!process.env.FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID && !!process.env.FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET,
@@ -91,10 +94,10 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
         isEnabled(process.env.SHOW_BIRTHDAY_ICON) ||
         process.env.SHOW_BIRTHDAY_ICON === '',
       helpAndFaqURL: process.env.HELP_AND_FAQ_URL || 'https://librechat.ai',
-      interface: req.app.locals.interfaceConfig,
-      turnstile: req.app.locals.turnstileConfig,
-      modelSpecs: req.app.locals.modelSpecs,
-      balance: req.app.locals.balance,
+      interface: appConfig.interfaceConfig,
+      turnstile: appConfig.turnstileConfig,
+      modelSpecs: appConfig.modelSpecs,
+      balance: appConfig.balance,
       sharedLinksEnabled,
       publicSharedLinksEnabled,
       analyticsGtmId: process.env.ANALYTICS_GTM_ID,
@@ -128,8 +131,7 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
       }
     }
 
-    /** @type {TCustomConfig['webSearch']} */
-    const webSearchConfig = req.app.locals.webSearch;
+    const webSearchConfig = appConfig.webSearch;
     if (
       webSearchConfig != null &&
       (webSearchConfig.searchProvider ||
diff --git a/api/server/routes/files/avatar.js b/api/server/routes/files/avatar.js
index 23d90a4f3d..d2e6a7bef8 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/files/avatar.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/files/avatar.js
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const express = require('express');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
 const { resizeAvatar } = require('~/server/services/Files/images/avatar');
-const { filterFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { getFileStrategy } = require('~/server/utils/getFileStrategy');
+const { filterFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     filterFile({ req, file: req.file, image: true, isAvatar: true });
     const userId = req.user.id;
     const { manual } = req.body;
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
       throw new Error('User ID is undefined');
     }
 
-    const fileStrategy = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isAvatar: true });
-    const desiredFormat = req.app.locals.imageOutputType;
+    const fileStrategy = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isAvatar: true });
+    const desiredFormat = appConfig.imageOutputType;
     const resizedBuffer = await resizeAvatar({
       userId,
       input,
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
     try {
       await fs.unlink(req.file.path);
       logger.debug('[/files/images/avatar] Temp. image upload file deleted');
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch {
       logger.debug('[/files/images/avatar] Temp. image upload file already deleted');
     }
   }
diff --git a/api/server/routes/files/files.js b/api/server/routes/files/files.js
index 1708d99536..57e6f62050 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/files/files.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/files/files.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const { loadAuthValues } = require('~/server/services/Tools/credentials');
 const { refreshS3FileUrls } = require('~/server/services/Files/S3/crud');
 const { hasAccessToFilesViaAgent } = require('~/server/services/Files');
 const { getFiles, batchUpdateFiles } = require('~/models/File');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { cleanFileName } = require('~/server/utils/files');
 const { getAssistant } = require('~/models/Assistant');
 const { getAgent } = require('~/models/Agent');
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const files = await getFiles({ user: req.user.id });
-    if (req.app.locals.fileStrategy === FileSources.s3) {
+    if (appConfig.fileStrategy === FileSources.s3) {
       try {
         const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.S3_EXPIRY_INTERVAL);
         const alreadyChecked = await cache.get(req.user.id);
@@ -114,7 +116,8 @@ router.get('/agent/:agent_id', async (req, res) => {
 
 router.get('/config', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    res.status(200).json(req.app.locals.fileConfig);
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+    res.status(200).json(appConfig.fileConfig);
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('[/files] Error getting fileConfig', error);
     res.status(400).json({ message: 'Error in request', error: error.message });
diff --git a/api/server/routes/files/images.js b/api/server/routes/files/images.js
index d6d04446f8..44ef670812 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/files/images.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/files/images.js
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ const {
   processImageFile,
   processAgentFileUpload,
 } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const metadata = req.body;
 
   try {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
     logger.error('[/files/images] Error processing file:', error);
     try {
       const filepath = path.join(
-        req.app.locals.paths.imageOutput,
+        appConfig.paths.imageOutput,
         req.user.id,
         path.basename(req.file.filename),
       );
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
     try {
       await fs.unlink(req.file.path);
       logger.debug('[/files/images] Temp. image upload file deleted');
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch {
       logger.debug('[/files/images] Temp. image upload file already deleted');
     }
   }
diff --git a/api/server/routes/files/multer.js b/api/server/routes/files/multer.js
index 257c309fa2..c73bb6f010 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/files/multer.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/files/multer.js
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const multer = require('multer');
 const { sanitizeFilename } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { fileConfig: defaultFileConfig, mergeFileConfig } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { getCustomConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const { getCustomConfig, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 const storage = multer.diskStorage({
-  destination: function (req, file, cb) {
-    const outputPath = path.join(req.app.locals.paths.uploads, 'temp', req.user.id);
+  destination: async function (req, file, cb) {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+    const outputPath = path.join(appConfig.paths.uploads, 'temp', req.user.id);
     if (!fs.existsSync(outputPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(outputPath, { recursive: true });
     }
diff --git a/api/server/routes/memories.js b/api/server/routes/memories.js
index b596c89e8a..c69ff53568 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/memories.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/memories.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const {
   deleteMemory,
   setMemory,
 } = require('~/models');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { requireJwtAuth } = require('~/server/middleware');
 const { getRoleByName } = require('~/models/Role');
 
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ router.get('/', checkMemoryRead, async (req, res) => {
       return sum + (memory.tokenCount || 0);
     }, 0);
 
-    const memoryConfig = req.app.locals?.memory;
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+    const memoryConfig = appConfig?.memory;
     const tokenLimit = memoryConfig?.tokenLimit;
     const charLimit = memoryConfig?.charLimit || 10000;
 
@@ -98,7 +100,8 @@ router.post('/', memoryPayloadLimit, checkMemoryCreate, async (req, res) => {
     return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Value is required and must be a non-empty string.' });
   }
 
-  const memoryConfig = req.app.locals?.memory;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const memoryConfig = appConfig?.memory;
   const charLimit = memoryConfig?.charLimit || 10000;
 
   if (key.length > 1000) {
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ router.post('/', memoryPayloadLimit, checkMemoryCreate, async (req, res) => {
     const tokenCount = Tokenizer.getTokenCount(value, 'o200k_base');
 
     const memories = await getAllUserMemories(req.user.id);
+
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+    const memoryConfig = appConfig?.memory;
     const tokenLimit = memoryConfig?.tokenLimit;
 
     if (tokenLimit) {
@@ -200,8 +206,8 @@ router.patch('/:key', memoryPayloadLimit, checkMemoryUpdate, async (req, res) =>
   }
 
   const newKey = bodyKey || urlKey;
-
-  const memoryConfig = req.app.locals?.memory;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const memoryConfig = appConfig?.memory;
   const charLimit = memoryConfig?.charLimit || 10000;
 
   if (newKey.length > 1000) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/AppService.js b/api/server/services/AppService.js
index 1cb429b69e..8d28ea8928 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AppService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AppService.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const { ensureDefaultCategories, seedDefaultRoles, initializeRoles } = require('
 const { azureAssistantsDefaults, assistantsConfigSetup } = require('./start/assistants');
 const { initializeAzureBlobService } = require('./Files/Azure/initialize');
 const { initializeFirebase } = require('./Files/Firebase/initialize');
+const { initializeAppConfig } = require('./Config/getAppConfig');
 const loadCustomConfig = require('./Config/loadCustomConfig');
 const handleRateLimits = require('./Config/handleRateLimits');
 const { loadDefaultInterface } = require('./start/interface');
@@ -35,9 +36,8 @@ const paths = require('~/config/paths');
 /**
  * Loads custom config and initializes app-wide variables.
  * @function AppService
- * @param {Express.Application} app - The Express application object.
  */
-const AppService = async (app) => {
+const AppService = async () => {
   await initializeRoles();
   await seedDefaultRoles();
   await ensureDefaultCategories();
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ const AppService = async (app) => {
   const agentsDefaults = agentsConfigSetup(config);
 
   if (!Object.keys(config).length) {
-    app.locals = {
+    const appConfig = {
       ...defaultLocals,
       [EModelEndpoint.agents]: agentsDefaults,
     };
+    await initializeAppConfig(appConfig);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -167,13 +168,15 @@ const AppService = async (app) => {
     endpointLocals.all = endpoints.all;
   }
 
-  app.locals = {
+  const appConfig = {
     ...defaultLocals,
     fileConfig: config?.fileConfig,
     secureImageLinks: config?.secureImageLinks,
     modelSpecs: processModelSpecs(endpoints, config.modelSpecs, interfaceConfig),
     ...endpointLocals,
   };
+
+  await initializeAppConfig(appConfig);
 };
 
 module.exports = AppService;
diff --git a/api/server/services/AssistantService.js b/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
index a9ac26e476..849b27c0f0 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const { retrieveAndProcessFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { processRequiredActions } = require('~/server/services/ToolService');
 const { RunManager, waitForRun } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { processMessages } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { createOnProgress } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { TextStream } = require('~/app/clients');
 
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ async function runAssistant({
   accumulatedMessages = [],
   in_progress: inProgress,
 }) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: openai.req.user?.role });
   let steps = accumulatedSteps;
   let messages = accumulatedMessages;
   const in_progress = inProgress ?? createInProgressHandler(openai, thread_id, messages);
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ async function runAssistant({
 
   const { endpoint = EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants } = openai.req.body;
   /** @type {TCustomConfig.endpoints.assistants} */
-  const assistantsEndpointConfig = openai.req.app.locals?.[endpoint] ?? {};
+  const assistantsEndpointConfig = appConfig?.[endpoint] ?? {};
   const { pollIntervalMs, timeoutMs } = assistantsEndpointConfig;
 
   const run = await waitForRun({
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/getAppConfig.js b/api/server/services/Config/getAppConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f927de213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/getAppConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { CacheKeys } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} AppConfig
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig} config - The main custom configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['ocr']} ocr - OCR configuration
+ * @property {Object} paths - File paths configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TMemoryConfig | undefined} memory - Memory configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['webSearch']} webSearch - Web search configuration
+ * @property {string} fileStrategy - File storage strategy ('local', 's3', 'firebase', 'azure_blob')
+ * @property {Array} socialLogins - Social login configurations
+ * @property {string[]} [filteredTools] - Admin-filtered tools
+ * @property {string[]} [includedTools] - Admin-included tools
+ * @property {string} imageOutputType - Image output type configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['interface']} interfaceConfig - Interface configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['registration']} turnstileConfig - Turnstile configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['balance']} balance - Balance configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['mcpServers'] | null} mcpConfig - MCP server configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['fileConfig']} [fileConfig] - File configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['secureImageLinks']} [secureImageLinks] - Secure image links configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TCustomConfig['modelSpecs'] | undefined} [modelSpecs] - Processed model specifications
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [openAI] - OpenAI endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [google] - Google endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [bedrock] - Bedrock endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [anthropic] - Anthropic endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [gptPlugins] - GPT plugins endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [azureOpenAI] - Azure OpenAI endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [assistants] - Assistants endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [azureAssistants] - Azure assistants endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [agents] - Agents endpoint configuration
+ * @property {import('librechat-data-provider').TEndpoint} [all] - Global endpoint configuration
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Get the app configuration based on user context
+ * @param {Object} [options]
+ * @param {string} [options.role] - User role for role-based config
+ * @param {boolean} [options.refresh] - Force refresh the cache
+ * @returns {Promise<AppConfig>}
+ */
+async function getAppConfig(options = {}) {
+  const { role, refresh } = options;
+
+  const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
+  const cacheKey = role ? `${CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG}:${role}` : CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG;
+
+  if (!refresh) {
+    const cached = await cache.get(cacheKey);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const baseConfig = await cache.get(CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG);
+  if (!baseConfig) {
+    throw new Error('App configuration not initialized. Please ensure AppService has been called.');
+  }
+
+  // For now, return the base config
+  // In the future, this is where we'll apply role-based modifications
+  if (role) {
+    // TODO: Apply role-based config modifications
+    // const roleConfig = await applyRoleBasedConfig(baseConfig, role);
+    // await cache.set(cacheKey, roleConfig);
+    // return roleConfig;
+  }
+
+  return baseConfig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cache the app configuration
+ * @param {AppConfig} config - The configuration to cache
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+async function cacheAppConfig(config) {
+  const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
+  await cache.set(CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG, config);
+  logger.debug('[getAppConfig] App configuration cached');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear the app configuration cache
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+ */
+async function clearAppConfigCache() {
+  const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
+  const cacheKey = CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG;
+  return await cache.delete(cacheKey);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the app configuration during startup
+ * @param {AppConfig} config - The initial configuration to store
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+async function initializeAppConfig(config) {
+  const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
+  await cache.set(CacheKeys.APP_CONFIG, config);
+  logger.debug('[getAppConfig] App configuration initialized');
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getAppConfig,
+  cacheAppConfig,
+  clearAppConfigCache,
+  initializeAppConfig,
+};
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/getEndpointsConfig.js b/api/server/services/Config/getEndpointsConfig.js
index 670bc22d11..790cb7806c 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/getEndpointsConfig.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/getEndpointsConfig.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const {
 const loadDefaultEndpointsConfig = require('./loadDefaultEConfig');
 const loadConfigEndpoints = require('./loadConfigEndpoints');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('./getAppConfig');
 
 /**
  *
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@ async function getEndpointsConfig(req) {
 
   const defaultEndpointsConfig = await loadDefaultEndpointsConfig(req);
   const customConfigEndpoints = await loadConfigEndpoints(req);
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
 
   /** @type {TEndpointsConfig} */
   const mergedConfig = { ...defaultEndpointsConfig, ...customConfigEndpoints };
-  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants] && req.app.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.assistants]) {
+  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants] && appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.assistants]) {
     const { disableBuilder, retrievalModels, capabilities, version, ..._rest } =
-      req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.assistants];
+      appConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants];
 
     mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants] = {
       ...mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants],
@@ -38,9 +40,9 @@ async function getEndpointsConfig(req) {
       capabilities,
     };
   }
-  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents] && req.app.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]) {
+  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents] && appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]) {
     const { disableBuilder, capabilities, allowedProviders, ..._rest } =
-      req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.agents];
+      appConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents];
 
     mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents] = {
       ...mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents],
@@ -50,12 +52,9 @@ async function getEndpointsConfig(req) {
     };
   }
 
-  if (
-    mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants] &&
-    req.app.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants]
-  ) {
+  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants] && appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants]) {
     const { disableBuilder, retrievalModels, capabilities, version, ..._rest } =
-      req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants];
+      appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants];
 
     mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants] = {
       ...mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants],
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@ async function getEndpointsConfig(req) {
     };
   }
 
-  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock] && req.app.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.bedrock]) {
-    const { availableRegions } = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.bedrock];
+  if (mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock] && appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.bedrock]) {
+    const { availableRegions } = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock];
     mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock] = {
       ...mergedConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock],
       availableRegions,
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/index.js b/api/server/services/Config/index.js
index ad25e57998..67c071661d 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/index.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const getAppConfig = require('./getAppConfig');
 const { config } = require('./EndpointService');
 const getCachedTools = require('./getCachedTools');
 const getCustomConfig = require('./getCustomConfig');
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
   loadDefaultModels,
   loadOverrideConfig,
   loadAsyncEndpoints,
+  ...getAppConfig,
   ...getCachedTools,
   ...getCustomConfig,
   ...getEndpointsConfig,
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadAsyncEndpoints.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadAsyncEndpoints.js
index b88744e9ad..7e7be83c7e 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadAsyncEndpoints.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadAsyncEndpoints.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { loadServiceKey, isUserProvided } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('./getAppConfig');
 const { config } = require('./EndpointService');
 
 const { openAIApiKey, azureOpenAIApiKey, useAzurePlugins, userProvidedOpenAI, googleKey } = config;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ const { openAIApiKey, azureOpenAIApiKey, useAzurePlugins, userProvidedOpenAI, go
  * @param {Express.Request} req - The request object
  */
 async function loadAsyncEndpoints(req) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   let serviceKey, googleUserProvides;
 
   /** Check if GOOGLE_KEY is provided at all(including 'user_provided') */
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ async function loadAsyncEndpoints(req) {
 
   const google = serviceKey || isGoogleKeyProvided ? { userProvide: googleUserProvides } : false;
 
-  const useAzure = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.plugins;
+  const useAzure = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.plugins;
   const gptPlugins =
     useAzure || openAIApiKey || azureOpenAIApiKey
       ? {
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
index 2e80fb42be..05ea55c161 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { EModelEndpoint, extractEnvVariable } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { isUserProvided, normalizeEndpointName } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { getCustomConfig } = require('./getCustomConfig');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('./getAppConfig');
 
 /**
  * Load config endpoints from the cached configuration object
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ async function loadConfigEndpoints(req) {
     return {};
   }
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+
   const { endpoints = {} } = customConfig ?? {};
   const endpointsConfig = {};
 
@@ -53,14 +56,14 @@ async function loadConfigEndpoints(req) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]) {
+  if (appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]) {
     /** @type {Omit<TConfig, 'order'>} */
     endpointsConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI] = {
       userProvide: false,
     };
   }
 
-  if (req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
+  if (appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
     /** @type {Omit<TConfig, 'order'>} */
     endpointsConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants] = {
       userProvide: false,
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigModels.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigModels.js
index fc255b8c47..f1c9630e9b 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigModels.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigModels.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { EModelEndpoint, extractEnvVariable } = require('librechat-data-provider'
 const { isUserProvided, normalizeEndpointName } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { fetchModels } = require('~/server/services/ModelService');
 const { getCustomConfig } = require('./getCustomConfig');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('./getAppConfig');
 
 /**
  * Load config endpoints from the cached configuration object
@@ -15,10 +16,11 @@ async function loadConfigModels(req) {
     return {};
   }
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { endpoints = {} } = customConfig ?? {};
   const modelsConfig = {};
   const azureEndpoint = endpoints[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
-  const azureConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+  const azureConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
   const { modelNames } = azureConfig ?? {};
 
   if (modelNames && azureEndpoint) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent.js
index a64ce97e78..a6ea4513cc 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const generateArtifactsPrompt = require('~/app/clients/prompts/artifacts');
 const { getProviderConfig } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints');
 const { processFiles } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { getFiles, getToolFilesByIds } = require('~/models/File');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getConvoFiles } = require('~/models/Conversation');
 const { getModelMaxTokens } = require('~/utils');
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const initializeAgent = async ({
   allowedProviders,
   isInitialAgent = false,
 }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   if (
     isAgentsEndpoint(endpointOption?.endpoint) &&
     allowedProviders.size > 0 &&
@@ -84,10 +86,11 @@ const initializeAgent = async ({
   const { attachments, tool_resources } = await primeResources({
     req,
     getFiles,
+    appConfig,
+    agentId: agent.id,
     attachments: currentFiles,
     tool_resources: agent.tool_resources,
     requestFileSet: new Set(requestFiles?.map((file) => file.file_id)),
-    agentId: agent.id,
   });
 
   const provider = agent.provider;
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/initialize.js
index dfe780c414..44002119d6 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/agents/initialize.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ const {
   createToolEndCallback,
   getDefaultHandlers,
 } = require('~/server/controllers/agents/callbacks');
+const { getCustomEndpointConfig, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { initializeAgent } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/agents/agent');
 const { getModelsConfig } = require('~/server/controllers/ModelController');
-const { getCustomEndpointConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { loadAgentTools } = require('~/server/services/ToolService');
 const AgentClient = require('~/server/controllers/agents/client');
 const { getAgent } = require('~/models/Agent');
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption }) => {
   if (!endpointOption) {
     throw new Error('Endpoint option not provided');
   }
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
 
   // TODO: use endpointOption to determine options/modelOptions
   /** @type {Array<UsageMetadata>} */
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption }) => {
 
   const agentConfigs = new Map();
   /** @type {Set<string>} */
-  const allowedProviders = new Set(req?.app?.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.allowedProviders);
+  const allowedProviders = new Set(appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.allowedProviders);
 
   const loadTools = createToolLoader();
   /** @type {Array<MongoFile>} */
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption }) => {
     }
   }
 
-  let endpointConfig = req.app.locals[primaryConfig.endpoint];
+  let endpointConfig = appConfig[primaryConfig.endpoint];
   if (!isAgentsEndpoint(primaryConfig.endpoint) && !endpointConfig) {
     try {
       endpointConfig = await getCustomEndpointConfig(primaryConfig.endpoint);
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic/initialize.js
index 4546fc634c..8986eed34b 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic/initialize.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getUserKey, checkUserKeyExpiry } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
 const { getLLMConfig } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/anthropic/llm');
 const AnthropicClient = require('~/app/clients/AnthropicClient');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, overrideModel, optionsOnly }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_REVERSE_PROXY, PROXY } = process.env;
   const expiresAt = req.body.key;
   const isUserProvided = ANTHROPIC_API_KEY === 'user_provided';
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, overrideModel, optio
   let clientOptions = {};
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const anthropicConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.anthropic];
+  const anthropicConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.anthropic];
 
   if (anthropicConfig) {
     clientOptions.streamRate = anthropicConfig.streamRate;
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, overrideModel, optio
   }
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   if (allConfig) {
     clientOptions.streamRate = allConfig.streamRate;
   }
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants/initialize.js
index e8aaf89e01..200322031b 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants/initialize.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const {
   getUserKeyValues,
   getUserKeyExpiry,
 } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const OAIClient = require('~/app/clients/OpenAIClient');
 
 class Files {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class Files {
 }
 
 const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, version, endpointOption, initAppClient = false }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { PROXY, OPENAI_ORGANIZATION, AZURE_ASSISTANTS_API_KEY, AZURE_ASSISTANTS_BASE_URL } =
     process.env;
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, version, endpointOption, initAppClie
   };
 
   /** @type {TAzureConfig | undefined} */
-  const azureConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+  const azureConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
 
   /** @type {AzureOptions | undefined} */
   let azureOptions;
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/bedrock/options.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/bedrock/options.js
index a31d6e10c4..841854532a 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/bedrock/options.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/bedrock/options.js
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ const {
   removeNullishValues,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getUserKey, checkUserKeyExpiry } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 const getOptions = async ({ req, overrideModel, endpointOption }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const {
     BEDROCK_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
     BEDROCK_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
@@ -50,14 +52,14 @@ const getOptions = async ({ req, overrideModel, endpointOption }) => {
   let streamRate = Constants.DEFAULT_STREAM_RATE;
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const bedrockConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.bedrock];
+  const bedrockConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.bedrock];
 
   if (bedrockConfig && bedrockConfig.streamRate) {
     streamRate = bedrockConfig.streamRate;
   }
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   if (allConfig && allConfig.streamRate) {
     streamRate = allConfig.streamRate;
   }
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/custom/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/custom/initialize.js
index 184cb612d8..a90d3630ad 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/custom/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/custom/initialize.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const {
 const { Providers } = require('@librechat/agents');
 const { getOpenAIConfig, createHandleLLMNewToken, resolveHeaders } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { getUserKeyValues, checkUserKeyExpiry } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
-const { getCustomEndpointConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const { getCustomEndpointConfig, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { fetchModels } = require('~/server/services/ModelService');
 const OpenAIClient = require('~/app/clients/OpenAIClient');
 const { isUserProvided } = require('~/server/utils');
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
 const { PROXY } = process.env;
 
 const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, optionsOnly, overrideEndpoint }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { key: expiresAt } = req.body;
   const endpoint = overrideEndpoint ?? req.body.endpoint;
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, optionsOnly, overrid
   };
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   if (allConfig) {
     customOptions.streamRate = allConfig.streamRate;
   }
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/initialize.js
index 75a31a8c09..dc83ff9880 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/initialize.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { EModelEndpoint, AuthKeys } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getGoogleConfig, isEnabled, loadServiceKey } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { getUserKey, checkUserKeyExpiry } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { GoogleClient } = require('~/app');
 
 const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, overrideModel, optionsOnly }) => {
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ const initializeClient = async ({ req, res, endpointOption, overrideModel, optio
 
   let clientOptions = {};
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const googleConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.google];
+  const googleConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.google];
 
   if (googleConfig) {
     clientOptions.streamRate = googleConfig.streamRate;
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/title.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/title.js
index dd8aa7a220..3451984303 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/title.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/google/title.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const { isEnabled } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EModelEndpoint, CacheKeys, Constants, googleSettings } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
 const initializeClient = require('./initialize');
-const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { saveConvo } = require('~/models');
 
 const addTitle = async (req, { text, response, client }) => {
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ const addTitle = async (req, { text, response, client }) => {
     return;
   }
   const { GOOGLE_TITLE_MODEL } = process.env ?? {};
-  const providerConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.google];
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const providerConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.google];
   let model =
     providerConfig?.titleModel ??
     GOOGLE_TITLE_MODEL ??
diff --git a/api/server/services/Endpoints/openAI/initialize.js b/api/server/services/Endpoints/openAI/initialize.js
index 30673ecb54..6ce9410fa5 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Endpoints/openAI/initialize.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Endpoints/openAI/initialize.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const {
   createHandleLLMNewToken,
 } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { getUserKeyValues, checkUserKeyExpiry } = require('~/server/services/UserService');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const OpenAIClient = require('~/app/clients/OpenAIClient');
 
 const initializeClient = async ({
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({
   overrideEndpoint,
   overrideModel,
 }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const {
     PROXY,
     OPENAI_API_KEY,
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({
 
   const isAzureOpenAI = endpoint === EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI;
   /** @type {false | TAzureConfig} */
-  const azureConfig = isAzureOpenAI && req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+  const azureConfig = isAzureOpenAI && appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
   let serverless = false;
   if (isAzureOpenAI && azureConfig) {
     const { modelGroupMap, groupMap } = azureConfig;
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({
   }
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const openAIConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.openAI];
+  const openAIConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.openAI];
 
   if (!isAzureOpenAI && openAIConfig) {
     clientOptions.streamRate = openAIConfig.streamRate;
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ const initializeClient = async ({
   }
 
   /** @type {undefined | TBaseEndpoint} */
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   if (allConfig) {
     clientOptions.streamRate = allConfig.streamRate;
   }
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Azure/images.js b/api/server/services/Files/Azure/images.js
index 80d5e76290..8321c9e707 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Azure/images.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Azure/images.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('../images/resize');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
 const { saveBufferToAzure } = require('./crud');
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ async function uploadImageToAzure({
   containerName,
 }) {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const inputFilePath = file.path;
     const inputBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(inputFilePath);
     const {
@@ -41,12 +43,12 @@ async function uploadImageToAzure({
     const userId = req.user.id;
     let webPBuffer;
     let fileName = `${file_id}__${path.basename(inputFilePath)}`;
-    const targetExtension = `.${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+    const targetExtension = `.${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
 
     if (extension.toLowerCase() === targetExtension) {
       webPBuffer = resizedBuffer;
     } else {
-      webPBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(req.app.locals.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
+      webPBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(appConfig.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
       const extRegExp = new RegExp(path.extname(fileName) + '$');
       fileName = fileName.replace(extRegExp, targetExtension);
       if (!path.extname(fileName)) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Code/crud.js b/api/server/services/Files/Code/crud.js
index c696eae0c4..4781219fcf 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Code/crud.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Code/crud.js
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ async function getCodeOutputDownloadStream(fileIdentifier, apiKey) {
 /**
  * Uploads a file to the Code Environment server.
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `uploads` path.
+ * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {import('fs').ReadStream | import('stream').Readable} params.stream - The read stream for the file.
  * @param {string} params.filename - The name of the file.
  * @param {string} params.apiKey - The API key for authentication.
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Code/process.js b/api/server/services/Files/Code/process.js
index 420451ab6d..08afd80c07 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Code/process.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Code/process.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const { filterFilesByAgentAccess } = require('~/server/services/Files/permission
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('~/server/services/Files/strategies');
 const { convertImage } = require('~/server/services/Files/images/convert');
 const { createFile, getFiles, updateFile } = require('~/models/File');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 /**
  * Process OpenAI image files, convert to target format, save and return file metadata.
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const processCodeOutput = async ({
   messageId,
   session_id,
 }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const currentDate = new Date();
   const baseURL = getCodeBaseURL();
   const fileExt = path.extname(name);
@@ -77,10 +79,10 @@ const processCodeOutput = async ({
       filename: name,
       conversationId,
       user: req.user.id,
-      type: `image/${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`,
+      type: `image/${appConfig.imageOutputType}`,
       createdAt: formattedDate,
       updatedAt: formattedDate,
-      source: req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+      source: appConfig.fileStrategy,
       context: FileContext.execute_code,
     };
     createFile(file, true);
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Firebase/images.js b/api/server/services/Files/Firebase/images.js
index 8b0866b5d0..e506d35e23 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Firebase/images.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Firebase/images.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('../images/resize');
 const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
 const { saveBufferToFirebase } = require('./crud');
@@ -11,8 +12,7 @@ const { saveBufferToFirebase } = require('./crud');
  * resolution.
  *
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {Express.Request} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `imageOutput` path.
+ * @param {Express.Request} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `path` property that points to the location of the uploaded file.
  * @param {EModelEndpoint} params.endpoint - The params object.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const { saveBufferToFirebase } = require('./crud');
  *            - height: The height of the converted image.
  */
 async function uploadImageToFirebase({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution = 'high' }) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const inputFilePath = file.path;
   const inputBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(inputFilePath);
   const {
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ async function uploadImageToFirebase({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution
 
   let webPBuffer;
   let fileName = `${file_id}__${path.basename(inputFilePath)}`;
-  const targetExtension = `.${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+  const targetExtension = `.${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
   if (extension.toLowerCase() === targetExtension) {
     webPBuffer = resizedBuffer;
   } else {
-    webPBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(req.app.locals.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
+    webPBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(appConfig.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
     // Replace or append the correct extension
     const extRegExp = new RegExp(path.extname(fileName) + '$');
     fileName = fileName.replace(extRegExp, targetExtension);
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Local/crud.js b/api/server/services/Files/Local/crud.js
index 455d4e0c4f..1095269383 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Local/crud.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Local/crud.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { generateShortLivedToken } = require('~/server/services/AuthService');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getBufferMetadata } = require('~/server/utils');
 const paths = require('~/config/paths');
 
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ async function saveLocalFile(file, outputPath, outputFilename) {
  * @throws Will throw an error if the image saving process fails.
  */
 const saveLocalImage = async (req, file, filename) => {
-  const imagePath = req.app.locals.paths.imageOutput;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const imagePath = appConfig.paths.imageOutput;
   const outputPath = path.join(imagePath, req.user.id ?? '');
   await saveLocalFile(file, outputPath, filename);
 };
@@ -191,8 +193,7 @@ const unlinkFile = async (filepath) => {
  * Deletes a file from the filesystem. This function takes a file object, constructs the full path, and
  * verifies the path's validity before deleting the file. If the path is invalid, an error is thrown.
  *
- * @param {Express.Request} req - The request object from Express. It should have an `app.locals.paths` object with
- *                       a `publicPath` property.
+ * @param {Express.Request} req - The request object from Express.
  * @param {MongoFile} file - The file object to be deleted. It should have a `filepath` property that is
  *                           a string representing the path of the file relative to the publicPath.
  *
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ const unlinkFile = async (filepath) => {
  *          file path is invalid or if there is an error in deletion.
  */
 const deleteLocalFile = async (req, file) => {
-  const { publicPath, uploads } = req.app.locals.paths;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const { publicPath, uploads } = appConfig.paths;
 
   /** Filepath stripped of query parameters (e.g., ?manual=true) */
   const cleanFilepath = file.filepath.split('?')[0];
@@ -256,8 +258,7 @@ const deleteLocalFile = async (req, file) => {
  * Uploads a file to the specified upload directory.
  *
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `uploads` path.
+ * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `path` property that points to the location of the uploaded file.
  * @param {string} params.file_id - The file ID.
@@ -268,11 +269,12 @@ const deleteLocalFile = async (req, file) => {
  *            - bytes: The size of the file in bytes.
  */
 async function uploadLocalFile({ req, file, file_id }) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const inputFilePath = file.path;
   const inputBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(inputFilePath);
   const bytes = Buffer.byteLength(inputBuffer);
 
-  const { uploads } = req.app.locals.paths;
+  const { uploads } = appConfig.paths;
   const userPath = path.join(uploads, req.user.id);
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(userPath)) {
@@ -295,8 +297,9 @@ async function uploadLocalFile({ req, file, file_id }) {
  * @param {string} filepath - The filepath.
  * @returns {ReadableStream} A readable stream of the file.
  */
-function getLocalFileStream(req, filepath) {
+async function getLocalFileStream(req, filepath) {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     if (filepath.includes('/uploads/')) {
       const basePath = filepath.split('/uploads/')[1];
 
@@ -305,8 +308,8 @@ function getLocalFileStream(req, filepath) {
         throw new Error(`Invalid file path: ${filepath}`);
       }
 
-      const fullPath = path.join(req.app.locals.paths.uploads, basePath);
-      const uploadsDir = req.app.locals.paths.uploads;
+      const fullPath = path.join(appConfig.paths.uploads, basePath);
+      const uploadsDir = appConfig.paths.uploads;
 
       const rel = path.relative(uploadsDir, fullPath);
       if (rel.startsWith('..') || path.isAbsolute(rel) || rel.includes(`..${path.sep}`)) {
@@ -323,8 +326,8 @@ function getLocalFileStream(req, filepath) {
         throw new Error(`Invalid file path: ${filepath}`);
       }
 
-      const fullPath = path.join(req.app.locals.paths.imageOutput, basePath);
-      const publicDir = req.app.locals.paths.imageOutput;
+      const fullPath = path.join(appConfig.paths.imageOutput, basePath);
+      const publicDir = appConfig.paths.imageOutput;
 
       const rel = path.relative(publicDir, fullPath);
       if (rel.startsWith('..') || path.isAbsolute(rel) || rel.includes(`..${path.sep}`)) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Local/images.js b/api/server/services/Files/Local/images.js
index ea3af87c70..ae8cba5979 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Local/images.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Local/images.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('../images/resize');
 const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
 
@@ -13,8 +14,7 @@ const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
  *
  * The original image is deleted after conversion.
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {Object} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `imageOutput` path.
+ * @param {Object} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `path` property that points to the location of the uploaded file.
  * @param {string} params.file_id - The file ID.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
  *            - height: The height of the converted image.
  */
 async function uploadLocalImage({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution = 'high' }) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const inputFilePath = file.path;
   const inputBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(inputFilePath);
   const {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ async function uploadLocalImage({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution = 'hi
   } = await resizeImageBuffer(inputBuffer, resolution, endpoint);
   const extension = path.extname(inputFilePath);
 
-  const { imageOutput } = req.app.locals.paths;
+  const { imageOutput } = appConfig.paths;
   const userPath = path.join(imageOutput, req.user.id);
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(userPath)) {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ async function uploadLocalImage({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution = 'hi
 
   const fileName = `${file_id}__${path.basename(inputFilePath)}`;
   const newPath = path.join(userPath, fileName);
-  const targetExtension = `.${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+  const targetExtension = `.${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
 
   if (extension.toLowerCase() === targetExtension) {
     const bytes = Buffer.byteLength(resizedBuffer);
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ async function uploadLocalImage({ req, file, file_id, endpoint, resolution = 'hi
   }
 
   const outputFilePath = newPath.replace(extension, targetExtension);
-  const data = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(req.app.locals.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
+  const data = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(appConfig.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
   await fs.promises.writeFile(outputFilePath, data);
   const bytes = Buffer.byteLength(data);
   const filepath = path.posix.join('/', 'images', req.user.id, path.basename(outputFilePath));
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ function encodeImage(imagePath) {
  * @returns {Promise<[MongoFile, string]>} - A promise that resolves to an array of results from updateFile and encodeImage.
  */
 async function prepareImagesLocal(req, file) {
-  const { publicPath, imageOutput } = req.app.locals.paths;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const { publicPath, imageOutput } = appConfig.paths;
   const userPath = path.join(imageOutput, req.user.id);
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(userPath)) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/OpenAI/crud.js b/api/server/services/Files/OpenAI/crud.js
index a55485fe4b..9afe217f60 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/OpenAI/crud.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/OpenAI/crud.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const { logger } = require('~/config');
  * Uploads a file that can be used across various OpenAI services.
  *
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `imageOutput` path.
+ * @param {ServerRequest} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - The file uploaded to the server via multer.
  * @param {OpenAIClient} params.openai - The initialized OpenAI client.
  * @returns {Promise<OpenAIFile>}
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/S3/images.js b/api/server/services/Files/S3/images.js
index 688d5eb68b..31c3a8a797 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/S3/images.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/S3/images.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('../images/resize');
 const { updateUser, updateFile } = require('~/models');
 const { saveBufferToS3 } = require('./crud');
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ const defaultBasePath = 'images';
  * Resizes, converts, and uploads an image file to S3.
  *
  * @param {Object} params
- * @param {import('express').Request} params.req - Express request (expects user and app.locals.imageOutputType).
+ * @param {import('express').Request} params.req - Express request (expects `user` and `appConfig.imageOutputType`).
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - File object from Multer.
  * @param {string} params.file_id - Unique file identifier.
  * @param {any} params.endpoint - Endpoint identifier used in image processing.
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ async function uploadImageToS3({
   basePath = defaultBasePath,
 }) {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     const inputFilePath = file.path;
     const inputBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(inputFilePath);
     const {
@@ -41,14 +43,12 @@ async function uploadImageToS3({
 
     let processedBuffer;
     let fileName = `${file_id}__${path.basename(inputFilePath)}`;
-    const targetExtension = `.${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+    const targetExtension = `.${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
 
     if (extension.toLowerCase() === targetExtension) {
       processedBuffer = resizedBuffer;
     } else {
-      processedBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer)
-        .toFormat(req.app.locals.imageOutputType)
-        .toBuffer();
+      processedBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(appConfig.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
       fileName = fileName.replace(new RegExp(path.extname(fileName) + '$'), targetExtension);
       if (!path.extname(fileName)) {
         fileName += targetExtension;
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/VectorDB/crud.js b/api/server/services/Files/VectorDB/crud.js
index 18327d7df1..5e00e71b51 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/VectorDB/crud.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/VectorDB/crud.js
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ const { generateShortLivedToken } = require('~/server/services/AuthService');
  * Deletes a file from the vector database. This function takes a file object, constructs the full path, and
  * verifies the path's validity before deleting the file. If the path is invalid, an error is thrown.
  *
- * @param {ServerRequest} req - The request object from Express. It should have an `app.locals.paths` object with
- *                       a `publicPath` property.
+ * @param {ServerRequest} req - The request object from Express.
  * @param {MongoFile} file - The file object to be deleted. It should have a `filepath` property that is
  *                           a string representing the path of the file relative to the publicPath.
  *
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ const deleteVectors = async (req, file) => {
  * Uploads a file to the configured Vector database
  *
  * @param {Object} params - The params object.
- * @param {Object} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
- *                       representing the user, and an `app.locals.paths` object with an `uploads` path.
+ * @param {Object} params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id` representing the user
  * @param {Express.Multer.File} params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `path` property that points to the location of the uploaded file.
  * @param {string} params.file_id - The file ID.
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/images/convert.js b/api/server/services/Files/images/convert.js
index 4e7ab75d44..dbd9199b04 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/images/convert.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/images/convert.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
-const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('./resize');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('../strategies');
+const { resizeImageBuffer } = require('./resize');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 /**
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const { logger } = require('~/config');
  */
 async function convertImage(req, file, resolution = 'high', basename = '') {
   try {
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
     let inputBuffer;
     let outputBuffer;
     let extension = path.extname(file.path ?? basename).toLowerCase();
@@ -39,11 +41,11 @@ async function convertImage(req, file, resolution = 'high', basename = '') {
     } = await resizeImageBuffer(inputBuffer, resolution);
 
     // Check if the file is already in target format; if it isn't, convert it:
-    const targetExtension = `.${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+    const targetExtension = `.${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
     if (extension === targetExtension) {
       outputBuffer = resizedBuffer;
     } else {
-      outputBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(req.app.locals.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
+      outputBuffer = await sharp(resizedBuffer).toFormat(appConfig.imageOutputType).toBuffer();
       extension = targetExtension;
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ async function convertImage(req, file, resolution = 'high', basename = '') {
     const newFileName =
       path.basename(file.path ?? basename, path.extname(file.path ?? basename)) + extension;
 
-    const { saveBuffer } = getStrategyFunctions(req.app.locals.fileStrategy);
+    const { saveBuffer } = getStrategyFunctions(appConfig.fileStrategy);
 
     const savedFilePath = await saveBuffer({
       userId: req.user.id,
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/process.js b/api/server/services/Files/process.js
index 819e3b6554..6c17b3f08f 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/process.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/process.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const {
   removeNullishValues,
   isAssistantsEndpoint,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { sanitizeFilename } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EnvVar } = require('@librechat/agents');
+const { sanitizeFilename } = require('@librechat/api');
 const {
   convertImage,
   resizeAndConvert,
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ const { addResourceFileId, deleteResourceFileId } = require('~/server/controller
 const { addAgentResourceFile, removeAgentResourceFiles } = require('~/models/Agent');
 const { getOpenAIClient } = require('~/server/controllers/assistants/helpers');
 const { createFile, updateFileUsage, deleteFiles } = require('~/models/File');
+const { checkCapability, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { loadAuthValues } = require('~/server/services/Tools/credentials');
-const { checkCapability } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const { getFileStrategy } = require('~/server/utils/getFileStrategy');
 const { LB_QueueAsyncCall } = require('~/server/utils/queue');
 const { getStrategyFunctions } = require('./strategies');
-const { getFileStrategy } = require('~/server/utils/getFileStrategy');
 const { determineFileType } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ function enqueueDeleteOperation({ req, file, deleteFile, promises, resolvedFileI
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 const processDeleteRequest = async ({ req, files }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const resolvedFileIds = [];
   const deletionMethods = {};
   const promises = [];
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ const processDeleteRequest = async ({ req, files }) => {
   /** @type {Record<string, OpenAI | undefined>} */
   const client = { [FileSources.openai]: undefined, [FileSources.azure]: undefined };
   const initializeClients = async () => {
-    if (req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.assistants]) {
+    if (appConfig[EModelEndpoint.assistants]) {
       const openAIClient = await getOpenAIClient({
         req,
         overrideEndpoint: EModelEndpoint.assistants,
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ const processDeleteRequest = async ({ req, files }) => {
       client[FileSources.openai] = openAIClient.openai;
     }
 
-    if (!req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
+    if (!appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI]?.assistants) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@ const processFileURL = async ({ fileStrategy, userId, URL, fileName, basePath, c
  */
 const processImageFile = async ({ req, res, metadata, returnFile = false }) => {
   const { file } = req;
-  const source = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isImage: true });
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const source = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isImage: true });
   const { handleImageUpload } = getStrategyFunctions(source);
   const { file_id, temp_file_id, endpoint } = metadata;
 
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ const processImageFile = async ({ req, res, metadata, returnFile = false }) => {
       filename: file.originalname,
       context: FileContext.message_attachment,
       source,
-      type: `image/${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`,
+      type: `image/${appConfig.imageOutputType}`,
       width,
       height,
     },
@@ -366,18 +368,19 @@ const processImageFile = async ({ req, res, metadata, returnFile = false }) => {
  * @returns {Promise<{ filepath: string, filename: string, source: string, type: string}>}
  */
 const uploadImageBuffer = async ({ req, context, metadata = {}, resize = true }) => {
-  const source = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isImage: true });
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const source = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isImage: true });
   const { saveBuffer } = getStrategyFunctions(source);
   let { buffer, width, height, bytes, filename, file_id, type } = metadata;
   if (resize) {
     file_id = v4();
-    type = `image/${req.app.locals.imageOutputType}`;
+    type = `image/${appConfig.imageOutputType}`;
     ({ buffer, width, height, bytes } = await resizeAndConvert({
       inputBuffer: buffer,
-      desiredFormat: req.app.locals.imageOutputType,
+      desiredFormat: appConfig.imageOutputType,
     }));
     filename = `${path.basename(req.file.originalname, path.extname(req.file.originalname))}.${
-      req.app.locals.imageOutputType
+      appConfig.imageOutputType
     }`;
   }
   const fileName = `${file_id}-${filename}`;
@@ -411,11 +414,12 @@ const uploadImageBuffer = async ({ req, context, metadata = {}, resize = true })
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 const processFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const isAssistantUpload = isAssistantsEndpoint(metadata.endpoint);
   const assistantSource =
     metadata.endpoint === EModelEndpoint.azureAssistants ? FileSources.azure : FileSources.openai;
   // Use the configured file strategy for regular file uploads (not vectordb)
-  const source = isAssistantUpload ? assistantSource : req.app.locals.fileStrategy;
+  const source = isAssistantUpload ? assistantSource : appConfig.fileStrategy;
   const { handleFileUpload } = getStrategyFunctions(source);
   const { file_id, temp_file_id = null } = metadata;
 
@@ -501,6 +505,7 @@ const processFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
  */
 const processAgentFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
   const { file } = req;
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const { agent_id, tool_resource, file_id, temp_file_id = null } = metadata;
   if (agent_id && !tool_resource) {
     throw new Error('No tool resource provided for agent file upload');
@@ -553,7 +558,7 @@ const processAgentFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
     }
 
     const { handleFileUpload: uploadOCR } = getStrategyFunctions(
-      req.app.locals?.ocr?.strategy ?? FileSources.mistral_ocr,
+      appConfig?.ocr?.strategy ?? FileSources.mistral_ocr,
     );
     const { file_id, temp_file_id = null } = metadata;
 
@@ -564,7 +569,7 @@ const processAgentFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
       images: _i,
       filename,
       filepath: ocrFileURL,
-    } = await uploadOCR({ req, file, loadAuthValues });
+    } = await uploadOCR({ req, appConfig, file, loadAuthValues });
 
     const fileInfo = removeNullishValues({
       text,
@@ -597,7 +602,7 @@ const processAgentFileUpload = async ({ req, res, metadata }) => {
   // Dual storage pattern for RAG files: Storage + Vector DB
   let storageResult, embeddingResult;
   const isImageFile = file.mimetype.startsWith('image');
-  const source = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isImage: isImageFile });
+  const source = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isImage: isImageFile });
 
   if (tool_resource === EToolResources.file_search) {
     // FIRST: Upload to Storage for permanent backup (S3/local/etc.)
@@ -752,6 +757,7 @@ const processOpenAIFile = async ({
 const processOpenAIImageOutput = async ({ req, buffer, file_id, filename, fileExt }) => {
   const currentDate = new Date();
   const formattedDate = currentDate.toISOString();
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const _file = await convertImage(req, buffer, undefined, `${file_id}${fileExt}`);
 
   // Create only one file record with the correct information
@@ -762,7 +768,7 @@ const processOpenAIImageOutput = async ({ req, buffer, file_id, filename, fileEx
     type: mime.getType(fileExt),
     createdAt: formattedDate,
     updatedAt: formattedDate,
-    source: getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isImage: true }),
+    source: getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isImage: true }),
     context: FileContext.assistants_output,
     file_id,
     filename,
@@ -889,7 +895,7 @@ async function saveBase64Image(
   url,
   { req, file_id: _file_id, filename: _filename, endpoint, context, resolution },
 ) {
-  const effectiveResolution = resolution ?? req.app.locals.fileConfig?.imageGeneration ?? 'high';
+  const effectiveResolution = resolution ?? appConfig.fileConfig?.imageGeneration ?? 'high';
   const file_id = _file_id ?? v4();
   let filename = `${file_id}-${_filename}`;
   const { buffer: inputBuffer, type } = base64ToBuffer(url);
@@ -903,7 +909,8 @@ async function saveBase64Image(
   }
 
   const image = await resizeImageBuffer(inputBuffer, effectiveResolution, endpoint);
-  const source = getFileStrategy(req.app.locals, { isImage: true });
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const source = getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isImage: true });
   const { saveBuffer } = getStrategyFunctions(source);
   const filepath = await saveBuffer({
     userId: req.user.id,
@@ -964,7 +971,8 @@ function filterFile({ req, image, isAvatar }) {
     throw new Error('No endpoint provided');
   }
 
-  const fileConfig = mergeFileConfig(req.app.locals.fileConfig);
+  const appConfig = getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  const fileConfig = mergeFileConfig(appConfig.fileConfig);
 
   const { fileSizeLimit: sizeLimit, supportedMimeTypes } =
     fileConfig.endpoints[endpoint] ?? fileConfig.endpoints.default;
diff --git a/api/server/services/Runs/methods.js b/api/server/services/Runs/methods.js
index 167b9cc2ba..c68ed5656a 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Runs/methods.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Runs/methods.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const axios = require('axios');
 const { logAxiosError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} RetrieveOptions
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
  * @returns {Promise<Object>} The data retrieved from the API.
  */
 async function retrieveRun({ thread_id, run_id, timeout, openai }) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: openai.req.user?.role });
   const { apiKey, baseURL, httpAgent, organization } = openai;
   let url = `${baseURL}/threads/${thread_id}/runs/${run_id}`;
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ async function retrieveRun({ thread_id, run_id, timeout, openai }) {
   }
 
   /** @type {TAzureConfig | undefined} */
-  const azureConfig = openai.req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+  const azureConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
 
   if (azureConfig && azureConfig.assistants) {
     delete headers.Authorization;
diff --git a/api/server/services/ToolService.js b/api/server/services/ToolService.js
index 2f2062e14a..2a797cf47a 100644
--- a/api/server/services/ToolService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/ToolService.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ const {
   manifestToolMap,
   toolkits,
 } = require('~/app/clients/tools');
+const { getEndpointsConfig, getCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { processFileURL, uploadImageBuffer } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
-const { getEndpointsConfig, getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { createOnSearchResults } = require('~/server/services/Tools/search');
 const { isActionDomainAllowed } = require('~/server/services/domains');
 const { recordUsage } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ async function processRequiredActions(client, requiredActions) {
     `[required actions] user: ${client.req.user.id} | thread_id: ${requiredActions[0].thread_id} | run_id: ${requiredActions[0].run_id}`,
     requiredActions,
   );
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: client.req.user?.role });
   const toolDefinitions = await getCachedTools({ userId: client.req.user.id, includeGlobal: true });
   const seenToolkits = new Set();
   const tools = requiredActions
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ async function processRequiredActions(client, requiredActions) {
       req: client.req,
       uploadImageBuffer,
       openAIApiKey: client.apiKey,
-      fileStrategy: client.req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+      fileStrategy: appConfig.fileStrategy,
       returnMetadata: true,
     },
   });
@@ -480,12 +481,13 @@ async function loadAgentTools({ req, res, agent, tool_resources, openAIApiKey })
     return {};
   }
 
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
   const endpointsConfig = await getEndpointsConfig(req);
   let enabledCapabilities = new Set(endpointsConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.capabilities ?? []);
   /** Edge case: use defined/fallback capabilities when the "agents" endpoint is not enabled */
   if (enabledCapabilities.size === 0 && agent.id === Constants.EPHEMERAL_AGENT_ID) {
     enabledCapabilities = new Set(
-      req.app?.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.capabilities ?? defaultAgentCapabilities,
+      appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.capabilities ?? defaultAgentCapabilities,
     );
   }
   const checkCapability = (capability) => {
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ async function loadAgentTools({ req, res, agent, tool_resources, openAIApiKey })
       processFileURL,
       uploadImageBuffer,
       returnMetadata: true,
-      fileStrategy: req.app.locals.fileStrategy,
+      fileStrategy: appConfig.fileStrategy,
       [Tools.web_search]: webSearchCallbacks,
     },
   });
diff --git a/api/server/services/initializeMCPs.js b/api/server/services/initializeMCPs.js
index 0ca402766b..b76599c713 100644
--- a/api/server/services/initializeMCPs.js
+++ b/api/server/services/initializeMCPs.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
-const { getCachedTools, setCachedTools } = require('./Config');
+const { getCachedTools, setCachedTools, getAppConfig } = require('./Config');
 const { CacheKeys } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { createMCPManager } = require('~/config');
 const { getLogStores } = require('~/cache');
 
 /**
  * Initialize MCP servers
- * @param {import('express').Application} app - Express app instance
  */
-async function initializeMCPs(app) {
-  const mcpServers = app.locals.mcpConfig;
+async function initializeMCPs() {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig();
+  const mcpServers = appConfig.mcpConfig;
   if (!mcpServers) {
     return;
   }
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ async function initializeMCPs(app) {
   const mcpManager = await createMCPManager(mcpServers);
 
   try {
-    delete app.locals.mcpConfig;
     const cachedTools = await getCachedTools();
 
     if (!cachedTools) {
diff --git a/api/server/utils/getFileStrategy.js b/api/server/utils/getFileStrategy.js
index 6c408e5102..4e3cf671e0 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/getFileStrategy.js
+++ b/api/server/utils/getFileStrategy.js
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ const { FileContext } = require('librechat-data-provider');
  *   { isAvatar: true }
  * ) // Returns 'local'
  */
-function getFileStrategy(appLocals, { isAvatar = false, isImage = false, context = null } = {}) {
-  // Handle both old (config object) and new (app.locals object) calling patterns
-  const isAppLocals = appLocals.fileStrategy !== undefined;
-  const config = isAppLocals ? appLocals.config : appLocals;
-  const fileStrategy = isAppLocals ? appLocals.fileStrategy : appLocals.fileStrategy;
+function getFileStrategy(appConfig, { isAvatar = false, isImage = false, context = null } = {}) {
+  // Handle both old (config object) and new (`appConfig` object) calling patterns
+  const isAppConfig = appConfig.fileStrategy !== undefined;
+  const config = isAppConfig ? appConfig.config : appConfig;
+  const fileStrategy = isAppConfig ? appConfig.fileStrategy : appConfig.fileStrategy;
 
   // Fallback to legacy single strategy if no granular config
   if (!config?.fileStrategies) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/agents/resources.test.ts b/packages/api/src/agents/resources.test.ts
index 3735726b84..0877ab141e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/agents/resources.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/agents/resources.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { primeResources } from './resources';
 import { logger } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
 import { EModelEndpoint, EToolResources, AgentCapabilities } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import type { TAgentsEndpoint, TFile } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { Request as ServerRequest } from 'express';
-import type { TFile } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { TGetFiles } from './resources';
+import type { AppConfig } from '~/types';
 
 // Mock logger
 jest.mock('@librechat/data-schemas', () => ({
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ jest.mock('@librechat/data-schemas', () => ({
 
 describe('primeResources', () => {
   let mockReq: ServerRequest;
+  let mockAppConfig: AppConfig;
   let mockGetFiles: jest.MockedFunction<TGetFiles>;
   let requestFileSet: Set<string>;
 
@@ -32,6 +34,13 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
       },
     } as unknown as ServerRequest;
 
+    // Setup mock appConfig
+    mockAppConfig = {
+      [EModelEndpoint.agents]: {
+        capabilities: [AgentCapabilities.ocr],
+      } as TAgentsEndpoint,
+    } as AppConfig;
+
     // Setup mock getFiles function
     mockGetFiles = jest.fn();
 
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments: undefined,
@@ -85,6 +95,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
   describe('when OCR is disabled', () => {
     it('should not fetch OCR files even if tool_resources has OCR file_ids', async () => {
       (mockReq.app as ServerRequest['app']).locals[EModelEndpoint.agents].capabilities = [];
+      (mockAppConfig[EModelEndpoint.agents] as TAgentsEndpoint).capabilities = [];
 
       const tool_resources = {
         [EToolResources.ocr]: {
@@ -94,6 +105,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments: undefined,
@@ -129,6 +141,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -158,6 +171,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -189,6 +203,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -220,6 +235,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -250,6 +266,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -291,6 +308,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -342,6 +360,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -399,6 +418,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -450,6 +470,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -492,6 +513,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -560,6 +582,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -618,6 +641,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -671,6 +695,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -724,6 +749,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -764,6 +790,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -838,6 +865,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -888,6 +916,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -906,6 +935,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
       // The function should now handle rejected attachment promises gracefully
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments,
@@ -928,9 +958,11 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
   describe('edge cases', () => {
     it('should handle missing app.locals gracefully', async () => {
       const reqWithoutLocals = {} as ServerRequest;
+      const emptyAppConfig = {} as AppConfig;
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: reqWithoutLocals,
+        appConfig: emptyAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments: undefined,
@@ -950,6 +982,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
     it('should handle undefined tool_resources', async () => {
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet,
         attachments: undefined,
@@ -982,6 +1015,7 @@ describe('primeResources', () => {
 
       const result = await primeResources({
         req: mockReq,
+        appConfig: mockAppConfig,
         getFiles: mockGetFiles,
         requestFileSet: emptyRequestFileSet,
         attachments,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/agents/resources.ts b/packages/api/src/agents/resources.ts
index ac33291d21..c490c51aad 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/agents/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/agents/resources.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { AgentToolResources, TFile, AgentBaseResource } from 'librechat-dat
 import type { FilterQuery, QueryOptions, ProjectionType } from 'mongoose';
 import type { IMongoFile, IUser } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
 import type { Request as ServerRequest } from 'express';
+import type { AppConfig } from '~/types/';
 
 /**
  * Function type for retrieving files from the database
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ const categorizeFileForToolResources = ({
  * 4. Prevents duplicate files across all sources
  *
  * @param params - Parameters object
- * @param params.req - Express request object containing app configuration
+ * @param params.req - Express request object
+ * @param params.appConfig - Application configuration object
  * @param params.getFiles - Function to retrieve files from database
  * @param params.requestFileSet - Set of file IDs from the current request
  * @param params.attachments - Promise resolving to array of attachment files
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ const categorizeFileForToolResources = ({
  */
 export const primeResources = async ({
   req,
+  appConfig,
   getFiles,
   requestFileSet,
   attachments: _attachments,
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ export const primeResources = async ({
   agentId,
 }: {
   req: ServerRequest & { user?: IUser };
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
   requestFileSet: Set<string>;
   attachments: Promise<Array<TFile | null>> | undefined;
   tool_resources: AgentToolResources | undefined;
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ export const primeResources = async ({
       }
     }
 
-    const isOCREnabled = (req.app.locals?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.capabilities ?? []).includes(
+    const isOCREnabled = (appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.capabilities ?? []).includes(
       AgentCapabilities.ocr,
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/endpoints/openai/initialize.ts b/packages/api/src/endpoints/openai/initialize.ts
index babfed0bea..4319234476 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/endpoints/openai/initialize.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/endpoints/openai/initialize.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { ErrorTypes, EModelEndpoint, mapModelToAzureConfig } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type {
-  UserKeyValues,
+  InitializeOpenAIOptionsParams,
   OpenAIOptionsResult,
   OpenAIConfigOptions,
-  InitializeOpenAIOptionsParams,
+  UserKeyValues,
 } from '~/types';
 import { createHandleLLMNewToken } from '~/utils/generators';
 import { getAzureCredentials } from '~/utils/azure';
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { getOpenAIConfig } from './llm';
  */
 export const initializeOpenAI = async ({
   req,
+  appConfig,
   overrideModel,
   endpointOption,
   overrideEndpoint,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export const initializeOpenAI = async ({
   };
 
   const isAzureOpenAI = endpoint === EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI;
-  const azureConfig = isAzureOpenAI && req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
+  const azureConfig = isAzureOpenAI && appConfig[EModelEndpoint.azureOpenAI];
 
   if (isAzureOpenAI && azureConfig) {
     const { modelGroupMap, groupMap } = azureConfig;
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@ export const initializeOpenAI = async ({
 
   const options = getOpenAIConfig(apiKey, finalClientOptions, endpoint);
 
-  const openAIConfig = req.app.locals[EModelEndpoint.openAI];
-  const allConfig = req.app.locals.all;
+  const openAIConfig = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.openAI];
+  const allConfig = appConfig.all;
   const azureRate = modelName?.includes('gpt-4') ? 30 : 17;
 
   let streamRate: number | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.spec.ts
index a7db60180f..e80e18358e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.spec.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import type { Request as ExpressRequest } from 'express';
 import type { Readable } from 'stream';
-import type { MistralFileUploadResponse, MistralSignedUrlResponse, OCRResult } from '~/types';
+import type {
+  MistralFileUploadResponse,
+  MistralSignedUrlResponse,
+  OCRResult,
+  AppConfig,
+} from '~/types';
 import { logger as mockLogger } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
 import {
   uploadDocumentToMistral,
@@ -497,18 +502,17 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              // Use environment variable syntax to ensure loadAuthValues is called
-              apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-              baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-medium',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          // Use environment variable syntax to ensure loadAuthValues is called
+          apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+          baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-medium',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -517,6 +521,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -599,17 +604,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user456' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-              baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-medium',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+          baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-medium',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/image.png',
         originalname: 'image.png',
@@ -618,6 +622,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -698,17 +703,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              apiKey: '${CUSTOM_API_KEY}',
-              baseURL: '${CUSTOM_BASEURL}',
-              mistralModel: '${CUSTOM_MODEL}',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          apiKey: '${CUSTOM_API_KEY}',
+          baseURL: '${CUSTOM_BASEURL}',
+          mistralModel: '${CUSTOM_MODEL}',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       // Set environment variable for model
       process.env.CUSTOM_MODEL = 'mistral-large';
 
@@ -720,6 +724,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -790,18 +795,17 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              // Use environment variable syntax to ensure loadAuthValues is called
-              apiKey: '${INVALID_FORMAT}', // Using valid env var format but with an invalid name
-              baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}', // Using valid env var format
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest', // Plain string value
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          // Use environment variable syntax to ensure loadAuthValues is called
+          apiKey: '${INVALID_FORMAT}', // Using valid env var format but with an invalid name
+          baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}', // Using valid env var format
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest', // Plain string value
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -810,6 +814,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -845,16 +850,15 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              apiKey: 'OCR_API_KEY',
-              baseURL: 'OCR_BASEURL',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          apiKey: 'OCR_API_KEY',
+          baseURL: 'OCR_BASEURL',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -864,6 +868,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
       await expect(
         uploadMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         }),
@@ -931,17 +936,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              apiKey: 'OCR_API_KEY',
-              baseURL: 'OCR_BASEURL',
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          apiKey: 'OCR_API_KEY',
+          baseURL: 'OCR_BASEURL',
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'single-page.pdf',
@@ -950,6 +954,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -1019,18 +1024,17 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              // Direct values that should be used as-is, without variable substitution
-              apiKey: 'actual-api-key-value',
-              baseURL: 'https://direct-api-url.mistral.ai/v1',
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-direct-model',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          // Direct values that should be used as-is, without variable substitution
+          apiKey: 'actual-api-key-value',
+          baseURL: 'https://direct-api-url.mistral.ai/v1',
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-direct-model',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'direct-values.pdf',
@@ -1039,6 +1043,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -1133,18 +1138,17 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              // Empty string values - should fall back to defaults
-              apiKey: '',
-              baseURL: '',
-              mistralModel: '',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          // Empty string values - should fall back to defaults
+          apiKey: '',
+          baseURL: '',
+          mistralModel: '',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
         originalname: 'empty-config.pdf',
@@ -1153,6 +1157,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -1276,17 +1281,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${AZURE_MISTRAL_OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: 'https://endpoint.models.ai.azure.com/v1',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-2503',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${AZURE_MISTRAL_OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: 'https://endpoint.models.ai.azure.com/v1',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-2503',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1295,6 +1299,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         await uploadMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
@@ -1360,17 +1365,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user456' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: 'hardcoded-api-key-12345',
-                baseURL: '${CUSTOM_OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: 'hardcoded-api-key-12345',
+            baseURL: '${CUSTOM_OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1379,6 +1383,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         await uploadMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
@@ -1484,17 +1489,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1503,6 +1507,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         await uploadMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
@@ -1553,17 +1558,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1573,6 +1577,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
         await expect(
           uploadMistralOCR({
             req,
+            appConfig,
             file,
             loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
           }),
@@ -1641,17 +1646,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1661,6 +1665,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
         // Should not throw even if delete fails
         const result = await uploadMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
@@ -1701,17 +1706,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1721,6 +1725,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
         await expect(
           uploadMistralOCR({
             req,
+            appConfig,
             file,
             loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
           }),
@@ -1775,17 +1780,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const req = {
         user: { id: 'user123' },
-        app: {
-          locals: {
-            ocr: {
-              apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
-              baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
-              mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-            },
-          },
-        },
       } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+      const appConfig = {
+        ocr: {
+          apiKey: '${OCR_API_KEY}',
+          baseURL: '${OCR_BASEURL}',
+          mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+        },
+      } as AppConfig;
+
       const file = {
         path: '/tmp/upload/azure-file.pdf',
         originalname: 'azure-document.pdf',
@@ -1794,6 +1798,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
       const result = await uploadAzureMistralOCR({
         req,
+        appConfig,
         file,
         loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
       });
@@ -1851,17 +1856,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user123' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: '${AZURE_MISTRAL_OCR_API_KEY}',
-                baseURL: 'https://endpoint.models.ai.azure.com/v1',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-2503',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: '${AZURE_MISTRAL_OCR_API_KEY}',
+            baseURL: 'https://endpoint.models.ai.azure.com/v1',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-2503',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1870,6 +1874,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         await uploadAzureMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
@@ -1915,17 +1920,16 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         const req = {
           user: { id: 'user456' },
-          app: {
-            locals: {
-              ocr: {
-                apiKey: 'hardcoded-api-key-12345',
-                baseURL: '${CUSTOM_OCR_BASEURL}',
-                mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-              },
-            },
-          },
         } as unknown as ExpressRequest;
 
+        const appConfig = {
+          ocr: {
+            apiKey: 'hardcoded-api-key-12345',
+            baseURL: '${CUSTOM_OCR_BASEURL}',
+            mistralModel: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+          },
+        } as AppConfig;
+
         const file = {
           path: '/tmp/upload/file.pdf',
           originalname: 'document.pdf',
@@ -1934,6 +1938,7 @@ describe('MistralOCR Service', () => {
 
         await uploadAzureMistralOCR({
           req,
+          appConfig,
           file,
           loadAuthValues: mockLoadAuthValues,
         });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.ts b/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.ts
index 077351a7ed..5f93895472 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/files/mistral/crud.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   MistralOCRUploadResult,
   MistralOCRError,
   OCRResultPage,
+  AppConfig,
   OCRResult,
   OCRImage,
 } from '~/types';
@@ -42,14 +43,10 @@ interface GoogleServiceAccount {
 
 /** Helper type for OCR request context */
 interface OCRContext {
-  req: Pick<ServerRequest, 'user' | 'app'> & {
+  req: Pick<ServerRequest, 'user'> & {
     user?: { id: string };
-    app: {
-      locals?: {
-        ocr?: TCustomConfig['ocr'];
-      };
-    };
   };
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
   file: Express.Multer.File;
   loadAuthValues: (params: {
     userId: string;
@@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ async function resolveConfigValue(
  * Loads authentication configuration from OCR config
  */
 async function loadAuthConfig(context: OCRContext): Promise<AuthConfig> {
-  const ocrConfig = context.req.app.locals?.ocr;
+  const ocrConfig = context.appConfig?.ocr;
   const apiKeyConfig = ocrConfig?.apiKey || '';
   const baseURLConfig = ocrConfig?.baseURL || '';
 
@@ -357,6 +354,7 @@ function createOCRError(error: unknown, baseMessage: string): Error {
  * @param params - The params object.
  * @param params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
  *                       representing the user
+ * @param params.appConfig - Application configuration object
  * @param params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `mimetype` property that tells us the file type
  * @param params.loadAuthValues - Function to load authentication values
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ export const uploadMistralOCR = async (context: OCRContext): Promise<MistralOCRU
     const authConfig = await loadAuthConfig(context);
     apiKey = authConfig.apiKey;
     baseURL = authConfig.baseURL;
-    const model = getModelConfig(context.req.app.locals?.ocr);
+    const model = getModelConfig(context.appConfig?.ocr);
 
     const mistralFile = await uploadDocumentToMistral({
       filePath: context.file.path,
@@ -430,6 +428,7 @@ export const uploadMistralOCR = async (context: OCRContext): Promise<MistralOCRU
  * @param params - The params object.
  * @param params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
  *                       representing the user
+ * @param params.appConfig - Application configuration object
  * @param params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `mimetype` property that tells us the file type
  * @param params.loadAuthValues - Function to load authentication values
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ export const uploadAzureMistralOCR = async (
 ): Promise<MistralOCRUploadResult> => {
   try {
     const { apiKey, baseURL } = await loadAuthConfig(context);
-    const model = getModelConfig(context.req.app.locals?.ocr);
+    const model = getModelConfig(context.appConfig?.ocr);
 
     const buffer = fs.readFileSync(context.file.path);
     const base64 = buffer.toString('base64');
@@ -644,6 +643,7 @@ async function performGoogleVertexOCR({
  * @param params - The params object.
  * @param params.req - The request object from Express. It should have a `user` property with an `id`
  *                       representing the user
+ * @param params.appConfig - Application configuration object
  * @param params.file - The file object, which is part of the request. The file object should
  *                                     have a `mimetype` property that tells us the file type
  * @param params.loadAuthValues - Function to load authentication values
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ export const uploadGoogleVertexMistralOCR = async (
 ): Promise<MistralOCRUploadResult> => {
   try {
     const { serviceAccount, accessToken } = await loadGoogleAuthConfig();
-    const model = getModelConfig(context.req.app.locals?.ocr);
+    const model = getModelConfig(context.appConfig?.ocr);
 
     const buffer = fs.readFileSync(context.file.path);
     const base64 = buffer.toString('base64');
diff --git a/packages/api/src/types/config.ts b/packages/api/src/types/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..086732670a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/types/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import type {
+  TEndpoint,
+  FileSources,
+  TAzureConfig,
+  TCustomConfig,
+  TMemoryConfig,
+  EModelEndpoint,
+  TAgentsEndpoint,
+  TAssistantEndpoint,
+} from 'librechat-data-provider';
+
+/**
+ * Application configuration object
+ * Based on the configuration defined in api/server/services/Config/getAppConfig.js
+ */
+export interface AppConfig {
+  /** The main custom configuration */
+  config: TCustomConfig;
+  /** OCR configuration */
+  ocr?: TCustomConfig['ocr'];
+  /** File paths configuration */
+  paths: {
+    uploads: string;
+    imageOutput: string;
+    publicPath: string;
+    [key: string]: string;
+  };
+  /** Memory configuration */
+  memory?: TMemoryConfig;
+  /** Web search configuration */
+  webSearch?: TCustomConfig['webSearch'];
+  /** File storage strategy ('local', 's3', 'firebase', 'azure_blob') */
+  fileStrategy: FileSources.local | FileSources.s3 | FileSources.firebase | FileSources.azure_blob;
+  /** Social login configurations */
+  socialLogins: Array<unknown>;
+  /** Admin-filtered tools */
+  filteredTools?: string[];
+  /** Admin-included tools */
+  includedTools?: string[];
+  /** Image output type configuration */
+  imageOutputType: string;
+  /** Interface configuration */
+  interfaceConfig?: TCustomConfig['interface'];
+  /** Turnstile configuration */
+  turnstileConfig?: TCustomConfig['registration'];
+  /** Balance configuration */
+  balance?: TCustomConfig['balance'];
+  /** MCP server configuration */
+  mcpConfig?: TCustomConfig['mcpServers'] | null;
+  /** File configuration */
+  fileConfig?: TCustomConfig['fileConfig'];
+  /** Secure image links configuration */
+  secureImageLinks?: TCustomConfig['secureImageLinks'];
+  /** Processed model specifications */
+  modelSpecs?: TCustomConfig['modelSpecs'];
+  /** OpenAI endpoint configuration */
+  openAI?: TEndpoint;
+  /** Google endpoint configuration */
+  google?: TEndpoint;
+  /** Bedrock endpoint configuration */
+  bedrock?: TEndpoint;
+  /** Anthropic endpoint configuration */
+  anthropic?: TEndpoint;
+  /** GPT plugins endpoint configuration */
+  gptPlugins?: TEndpoint;
+  /** Azure OpenAI endpoint configuration */
+  azureOpenAI?: TAzureConfig;
+  /** Assistants endpoint configuration */
+  assistants?: TAssistantEndpoint;
+  /** Azure assistants endpoint configuration */
+  azureAssistants?: TAssistantEndpoint;
+  /** Agents endpoint configuration */
+  [EModelEndpoint.agents]?: TAgentsEndpoint;
+  /** Global endpoint configuration */
+  all?: TEndpoint;
+  /** Any additional endpoint configurations */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/types/index.ts b/packages/api/src/types/index.ts
index b38f16e703..11cac41332 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './config';
 export * from './azure';
 export * from './balance';
 export * from './events';
diff --git a/packages/api/src/types/openai.ts b/packages/api/src/types/openai.ts
index df9d4b5cbb..2d30340ee1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/types/openai.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/types/openai.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TEndpointOption, TAzureConfig, TEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-pr
 import type { BindToolsInput } from '@langchain/core/language_models/chat_models';
 import type { OpenAIClientOptions, Providers } from '@librechat/agents';
 import type { AzureOptions } from './azure';
+import type { AppConfig } from './config';
 
 export type OpenAIParameters = z.infer<typeof openAISchema>;
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export type CheckUserKeyExpiryFunction = (expiresAt: string, endpoint: string) =
  */
 export interface InitializeOpenAIOptionsParams {
   req: RequestData;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
   overrideModel?: string;
   overrideEndpoint?: string;
   endpointOption: Partial<TEndpointOption>;
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index bb333d736a..0aa7c93bd4 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -1213,6 +1213,10 @@ export enum CacheKeys {
    * Key for the static config namespace.
    */
   STATIC_CONFIG = 'STATIC_CONFIG',
+  /**
+   * Key for the app config namespace.
+   */
+  APP_CONFIG = 'APP_CONFIG',
   /**
    * Key for accessing Abort Keys
    */