1 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/makima/src/server/state.rs b/makima/src/server/state.rs
index 6bd9e2b..e267da1 100644
--- a/makima/src/server/state.rs
+++ b/makima/src/server/state.rs
@@ -691,21 +691,37 @@ pub struct AppState {
 }
 
 impl AppState {
+    /// Create AppState WITHOUT ML model configuration. Listen and Speak
+    /// endpoints will return "not configured" errors if used; everything
+    /// else (mesh, directives, files, contracts-free CRUD) works normally.
+    /// This is the constructor used by the slim Dockerfile.
+    pub fn new_slim() -> Self {
+        Self::new_inner(None)
+    }
+
     /// Create AppState with ML model configuration for lazy loading.
+    /// Pass None to disable a specific model family — Listen needs all
+    /// three of parakeet/parakeet_eou/sortformer; Speak needs chatterbox.
+    /// If `parakeet_model_dir` is None we skip the whole ModelConfig and
+    /// behave like `new_slim()`.
     ///
-    /// Models are NOT loaded at startup - they will be loaded on first Listen connection.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `parakeet_model_dir` - Path to the Parakeet TDT model directory
-    /// * `parakeet_eou_dir` - Path to the Parakeet EOU model directory
-    /// * `sortformer_model_path` - Path to the Sortformer diarization model file
-    /// * `chatterbox_model_dir` - Path to the Chatterbox TTS model directory
+    /// Models are NOT loaded at startup — they're loaded on first use.
     pub fn new(
         parakeet_model_dir: &str,
         parakeet_eou_dir: &str,
         sortformer_model_path: &str,
         chatterbox_model_dir: &str,
     ) -> Self {
+        Self::new_inner(Some(ModelConfig {
+            parakeet_model_dir: parakeet_model_dir.to_string(),
+            parakeet_eou_dir: parakeet_eou_dir.to_string(),
+            sortformer_model_path: sortformer_model_path.to_string(),
+            chatterbox_model_dir: chatterbox_model_dir.to_string(),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /// Internal constructor — model_config can be None for the slim build.
+    fn new_inner(model_config: Option<ModelConfig>) -> Self {
         // Create broadcast channels with buffer for 256 messages
         let (file_updates, _) = broadcast::channel(256);
         let (task_updates, _) = broadcast::channel(256);
@@ -744,12 +760,7 @@ impl AppState {
         };
 
         Self {
-            model_config: Some(ModelConfig {
-                parakeet_model_dir: parakeet_model_dir.to_string(),
-                parakeet_eou_dir: parakeet_eou_dir.to_string(),
-                sortformer_model_path: sortformer_model_path.to_string(),
-                chatterbox_model_dir: chatterbox_model_dir.to_string(),
-            }),
+            model_config,
             ml_models: OnceCell::new(),
             db_pool: None,
             file_updates,