diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4019840..b17254f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 # Docker Compose automatically reads .env from project root
 
 # AI Model API Configuration
-# OPENAI_API_BASE: Leave empty to use default OpenAI endpoint, or set to custom proxy URL
-OPENAI_API_BASE=
+OPENAI_API_BASE=https://your-openai-proxy.com/v1
 OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key_here # https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
 
 # Data Source Configuration
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1af65dd..8b9a360 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ FROM python:3.10-slim AS base
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends netcat-openbsd && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install Python dependencies
+# Install dependencies
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 7f76d0e..f283cd7 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -53,30 +53,7 @@ MCP_PID=$!
 
 # Step 3: Wait for services to initialize
 echo "⏳ Waiting for MCP services to start..."
-sleep 5
-
-# Verify MCP services are responsive
-echo "🔍 Checking MCP service health..."
-MAX_RETRIES=10
-RETRY_COUNT=0
-SERVICES_READY=false
-
-while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
-    # Check if all ports are listening
-    if nc -z localhost 8000 && nc -z localhost 8001 && nc -z localhost 8002 && nc -z localhost 8003; then
-        SERVICES_READY=true
-        echo "✅ All MCP services are ready"
-        break
-    fi
-    RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
-    echo "⏳ Waiting for services... (attempt $RETRY_COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES)"
-    sleep 1
-done
-
-if [ "$SERVICES_READY" = false ]; then
-    echo "⚠️  Warning: Some MCP services may not be ready"
-    echo "   Check logs in /app/logs/ for details"
-fi
+sleep 3
 
 # Step 4: Run trading agent with config file
 echo "🤖 Starting trading agent..."