diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
index 67bfc0499..1d8ccab14 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Function deleted successfully'));
 
 			functions.set(await getFunctions(localStorage.token));
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -147,7 +152,12 @@
 			}
 
 			functions.set(await getFunctions(localStorage.token));
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -360,7 +370,11 @@
 							on:change={async (e) => {
 								toggleFunctionById(localStorage.token, func.id);
 								models.set(
-									await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+									await getModels(
+										localStorage.token,
+										$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions &&
+											($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+									)
 								);
 							}}
 						/>
@@ -498,7 +512,12 @@
 	id={selectedFunction?.id ?? null}
 	on:save={async () => {
 		await tick();
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	}}
 />
 
@@ -519,7 +538,12 @@
 
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Functions imported successfully'));
 			functions.set(await getFunctions(localStorage.token));
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		};
 
 		reader.readAsText(importFiles[0]);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Audio.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Audio.svelte
index ca4401029..5d1248141 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Audio.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Audio.svelte
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@
 		if (TTS_ENGINE === '') {
 			models = [];
 		} else {
-			const res = await _getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null).catch(
-				(e) => {
-					toast.error(`${e}`);
-				}
-			);
+			const res = await _getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			).catch((e) => {
+				toast.error(`${e}`);
+			});
 
 			if (res) {
 				console.log(res);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
index a4254ae4c..7b2f04531 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	import { getModels as _getModels } from '$lib/apis';
 	import { getDirectConnectionsConfig, setDirectConnectionsConfig } from '$lib/apis/configs';
 
-	import { models, settings, user } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, models, settings, user } from '$lib/stores';
 
 	import Switch from '$lib/components/common/Switch.svelte';
 	import Spinner from '$lib/components/common/Spinner.svelte';
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 	const i18n = getContext('i18n');
 
 	const getModels = async () => {
-		const models = await _getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null);
+		const models = await _getModels(
+			localStorage.token,
+			$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+		);
 		return models;
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Evaluations.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Evaluations.svelte
index 41c76d94a..abc3d7fb8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Evaluations.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Evaluations.svelte
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 
 		if (config) {
 			toast.success('Settings saved successfully');
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -36,7 +41,12 @@
 		config.EVALUATION_ARENA_MODELS = [...config.EVALUATION_ARENA_MODELS];
 
 		await submitHandler();
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	const editModelHandler = async (model, modelIdx) => {
@@ -44,7 +54,12 @@
 		config.EVALUATION_ARENA_MODELS = [...config.EVALUATION_ARENA_MODELS];
 
 		await submitHandler();
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	const deleteModelHandler = async (modelIdx) => {
@@ -53,7 +68,12 @@
 		);
 
 		await submitHandler();
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	onMount(async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models.svelte
index 1087b5563..8e3385d5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models.svelte
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		_models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		_models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 		await init();
 	};
 
@@ -133,7 +138,12 @@
 		}
 
 		// await init();
-		_models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		_models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	onMount(async () => {
@@ -331,7 +341,11 @@
 								}
 
 								await _models.set(
-									await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+									await getModels(
+										localStorage.token,
+										$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions &&
+											($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+									)
 								);
 								init();
 							};
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models/Manage/ManageOllama.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models/Manage/ManageOllama.svelte
index 13744b408..8f16df06e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models/Manage/ManageOllama.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Models/Manage/ManageOllama.svelte
@@ -235,7 +235,12 @@
 					})
 				);
 
-				models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 			} else {
 				toast.error($i18n.t('Download canceled'));
 			}
@@ -394,7 +399,12 @@
 		modelTransferring = false;
 		uploadProgress = null;
 
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	const deleteModelHandler = async () => {
@@ -407,7 +417,12 @@
 		}
 
 		deleteModelTag = '';
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 	};
 
 	const cancelModelPullHandler = async (model: string) => {
@@ -506,7 +521,12 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 
 		createModelLoading = false;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Pipelines.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Pipelines.svelte
index d0979f02c..c94a16f0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Pipelines.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Pipelines.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
-	import { models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { getContext, onMount, tick } from 'svelte';
 	import type { Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 	import type { i18n as i18nType } from 'i18next';
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@
 			if (res) {
 				toast.success($i18n.t('Valves updated successfully'));
 				setPipelines();
-				models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 				saveHandler();
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -125,7 +130,12 @@
 		if (res) {
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Pipeline downloaded successfully'));
 			setPipelines();
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 
 		downloading = false;
@@ -150,7 +160,12 @@
 			if (res) {
 				toast.success($i18n.t('Pipeline downloaded successfully'));
 				setPipelines();
-				models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 			}
 		} else {
 			toast.error($i18n.t('No file selected'));
@@ -179,7 +194,12 @@
 		if (res) {
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Pipeline deleted successfully'));
 			setPipelines();
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
index 977f7e517..8a55c4537 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 		models,
 		mobile,
 		temporaryChatEnabled,
-		settings
+		settings,
+		config
 	} from '$lib/stores';
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 	import { capitalizeFirstLetter, sanitizeResponseContent, splitStream } from '$lib/utils';
@@ -193,7 +194,12 @@
 					})
 				);
 
-				models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 			} else {
 				toast.error($i18n.t('Download canceled'));
 			}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
index e02eaecc4..227ac0bb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@
 	};
 
 	const getModels = async () => {
-		return await _getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null);
+		return await _getModels(
+			localStorage.token,
+			$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+		);
 	};
 
 	let selectedTab = 'general';
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
index eff97503b..60130da8a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@
 			toast.success($i18n.t(`Deleted {{name}}`, { name: model.id }));
 		}
 
-		await _models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		await _models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 		models = await getWorkspaceModels(localStorage.token);
 	};
 
@@ -134,7 +139,12 @@
 			);
 		}
 
-		await _models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		await _models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 		models = await getWorkspaceModels(localStorage.token);
 	};
 
@@ -372,7 +382,11 @@
 										on:change={async (e) => {
 											toggleModelById(localStorage.token, model.id);
 											_models.set(
-												await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+												await getModels(
+													localStorage.token,
+													$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions &&
+														($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+												)
 											);
 										}}
 									/>
@@ -420,7 +434,11 @@
 							}
 
 							await _models.set(
-								await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+								await getModels(
+									localStorage.token,
+									$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions &&
+										($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+								)
 							);
 							models = await getWorkspaceModels(localStorage.token);
 						};
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index 9623b6c58..703d32a3f 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@
 				settings.set(localStorageSettings);
 			}
 
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 			banners.set(await getBanners(localStorage.token));
 			tools.set(await getTools(localStorage.token));
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
index e993e4117..a8e9b5a42 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	import { onMount, getContext } from 'svelte';
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 
-	import { functions, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, functions, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { createNewFunction, getFunctions } from '$lib/apis/functions';
 	import FunctionEditor from '$lib/components/admin/Functions/FunctionEditor.svelte';
 	import { getModels } from '$lib/apis';
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@
 		if (res) {
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Function created successfully'));
 			functions.set(await getFunctions(localStorage.token));
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 
 			await goto('/admin/functions');
 		}
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
index 306f42c32..8d7866cff 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { page } from '$app/stores';
-	import { functions, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, functions, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { updateFunctionById, getFunctions, getFunctionById } from '$lib/apis/functions';
 
 	import FunctionEditor from '$lib/components/admin/Functions/FunctionEditor.svelte';
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@
 		if (res) {
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Function updated successfully'));
 			functions.set(await getFunctions(localStorage.token));
-			models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/+page.svelte
index 2eb12a415..21632624c 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/+page.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 <script>
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import { models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, models, settings } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { getModels } from '$lib/apis';
 	import Models from '$lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte';
 
 	onMount(async () => {
 		await Promise.all([
 			(async () => {
-				models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 			})()
 		]);
 	});
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/create/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/create/+page.svelte
index 7fa8ffbaf..1b3cac4fa 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/create/+page.svelte
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@
 			});
 
 			if (res) {
-				await models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+				await models.set(
+					await getModels(
+						localStorage.token,
+						$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					)
+				);
 				toast.success($i18n.t('Model created successfully!'));
 				await goto('/workspace/models');
 			}
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/edit/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/edit/+page.svelte
index 6408920f0..a843ec5c0 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/edit/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/workspace/models/edit/+page.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	const i18n = getContext('i18n');
 
 	import { page } from '$app/stores';
-	import { models } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { config, models } from '$lib/stores';
 
 	import { getModelById, updateModelById } from '$lib/apis/models';
 
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
 		const res = await updateModelById(localStorage.token, modelInfo.id, modelInfo);
 
 		if (res) {
-			await models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+			await models.set(
+				await getModels(
+					localStorage.token,
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				)
+			);
 			toast.success($i18n.t('Model updated successfully'));
 			await goto('/workspace/models');
 		}
diff --git a/src/routes/s/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/s/[id]/+page.svelte
index eb72eff7f..81ea3787f 100644
--- a/src/routes/s/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/s/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 
-	import { settings, chatId, WEBUI_NAME, models } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { settings, chatId, WEBUI_NAME, models, config } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { convertMessagesToHistory, createMessagesList } from '$lib/utils';
 
 	import { getChatByShareId, cloneSharedChatById } from '$lib/apis/chats';
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@
 	//////////////////////////
 
 	const loadSharedChat = async () => {
-		await models.set(await getModels(localStorage.token, $settings?.directConnections ?? null));
+		await models.set(
+			await getModels(
+				localStorage.token,
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connetions && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+			)
+		);
 		await chatId.set($page.params.id);
 		chat = await getChatByShareId(localStorage.token, $chatId).catch(async (error) => {
 			await goto('/');