diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 411f4d121..8e4e8b1c0 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Dockerfile
 docs/*
 README.md
 README_CN.md
-MANAGEMENT_API.md
-MANAGEMENT_API_CN.md
 LICENSE
 
 # Runtime data folders (should be mounted as volumes)
@@ -32,3 +30,4 @@ bin/*
 .agent/*
 .bmad/*
 _bmad/*
+_bmad-output/*
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8abbf7e0..87e3a6427 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ bin/*
 logs/*
 conv/*
 temp/*
+refs/*
+
+# Storage backends
 pgstore/*
 gitstore/*
 objectstore/*
+
+# Static assets
 static/*
-refs/*
 
 # Authentication data
 auths/*
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ GEMINI.md
 .agent/*
 .bmad/*
 _bmad/*
+_bmad-output/*
 .mcp/cache/
 
 # macOS
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index a23ad369e..a8027b2b8 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ func getOrCreateMapValue(mapNode *yaml.Node, key string) *yaml.Node {
 }
 
 // mergeMappingPreserve merges keys from src into dst mapping node while preserving
-// key order and comments of existing keys in dst. Unknown keys from src are appended
-// to dst at the end, copying their node structure from src.
+// key order and comments of existing keys in dst. New keys are only added if their
+// value is non-zero to avoid polluting the config with defaults.
 func mergeMappingPreserve(dst, src *yaml.Node) {
 	if dst == nil || src == nil {
 		return
@@ -891,20 +891,19 @@ func mergeMappingPreserve(dst, src *yaml.Node) {
 		copyNodeShallow(dst, src)
 		return
 	}
-	// Build a lookup of existing keys in dst
 	for i := 0; i+1 < len(src.Content); i += 2 {
 		sk := src.Content[i]
 		sv := src.Content[i+1]
 		idx := findMapKeyIndex(dst, sk.Value)
 		if idx >= 0 {
-			// Merge into existing value node
+			// Merge into existing value node (always update, even to zero values)
 			dv := dst.Content[idx+1]
 			mergeNodePreserve(dv, sv)
 		} else {
-			if shouldSkipEmptyCollectionOnPersist(sk.Value, sv) {
+			// New key: only add if value is non-zero to avoid polluting config with defaults
+			if isZeroValueNode(sv) {
 				continue
 			}
-			// Append new key/value pair by deep-copying from src
 			dst.Content = append(dst.Content, deepCopyNode(sk), deepCopyNode(sv))
 		}
 	}
@@ -987,32 +986,49 @@ func findMapKeyIndex(mapNode *yaml.Node, key string) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
-func shouldSkipEmptyCollectionOnPersist(key string, node *yaml.Node) bool {
-	switch key {
-	case "generative-language-api-key",
-		"gemini-api-key",
-		"vertex-api-key",
-		"claude-api-key",
-		"codex-api-key",
-		"openai-compatibility":
-		return isEmptyCollectionNode(node)
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-func isEmptyCollectionNode(node *yaml.Node) bool {
+// isZeroValueNode returns true if the YAML node represents a zero/default value
+// that should not be written as a new key to preserve config cleanliness.
+// For mappings and sequences, recursively checks if all children are zero values.
+func isZeroValueNode(node *yaml.Node) bool {
 	if node == nil {
 		return true
 	}
 	switch node.Kind {
-	case yaml.SequenceNode:
-		return len(node.Content) == 0
 	case yaml.ScalarNode:
-		return node.Tag == "!!null"
-	default:
-		return false
+		switch node.Tag {
+		case "!!bool":
+			return node.Value == "false"
+		case "!!int", "!!float":
+			return node.Value == "0" || node.Value == "0.0"
+		case "!!str":
+			return node.Value == ""
+		case "!!null":
+			return true
+		}
+	case yaml.SequenceNode:
+		if len(node.Content) == 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		// Check if all elements are zero values
+		for _, child := range node.Content {
+			if !isZeroValueNode(child) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case yaml.MappingNode:
+		if len(node.Content) == 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		// Check if all values are zero values (values are at odd indices)
+		for i := 1; i < len(node.Content); i += 2 {
+			if !isZeroValueNode(node.Content[i]) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
 	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // deepCopyNode creates a deep copy of a yaml.Node graph.
diff --git a/internal/config/sdk_config.go b/internal/config/sdk_config.go
index 7f0195200..596cbb2c8 100644
--- a/internal/config/sdk_config.go
+++ b/internal/config/sdk_config.go
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ type SDKConfig struct {
 // StreamingConfig holds server streaming behavior configuration.
 type StreamingConfig struct {
 	// KeepAliveSeconds controls how often the server emits SSE heartbeats (": keep-alive\n\n").
-	// nil means default (15 seconds). <= 0 disables keep-alives.
-	KeepAliveSeconds *int `yaml:"keepalive-seconds,omitempty" json:"keepalive-seconds,omitempty"`
+	// <= 0 disables keep-alives. Default is 0.
+	KeepAliveSeconds int `yaml:"keepalive-seconds,omitempty" json:"keepalive-seconds,omitempty"`
 
 	// BootstrapRetries controls how many times the server may retry a streaming request before any bytes are sent,
 	// to allow auth rotation / transient recovery.
-	// nil means default (2). 0 disables bootstrap retries.
-	BootstrapRetries *int `yaml:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty" json:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty"`
+	// <= 0 disables bootstrap retries. Default is 0.
+	BootstrapRetries int `yaml:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty" json:"bootstrap-retries,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AccessConfig groups request authentication providers.
diff --git a/internal/translator/antigravity/openai/chat-completions/antigravity_openai_request.go b/internal/translator/antigravity/openai/chat-completions/antigravity_openai_request.go
index ecabce958..d1403d7b5 100644
--- a/internal/translator/antigravity/openai/chat-completions/antigravity_openai_request.go
+++ b/internal/translator/antigravity/openai/chat-completions/antigravity_openai_request.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func ConvertOpenAIRequestToAntigravity(modelName string, inputRawJSON []byte, _
 			} else if role == "assistant" {
 				node := []byte(`{"role":"model","parts":[]}`)
 				p := 0
-				if content.Type == gjson.String {
+				if content.Type == gjson.String && content.String() != "" {
 					node, _ = sjson.SetBytes(node, "parts.-1.text", content.String())
 					p++
 				} else if content.IsArray() {
diff --git a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
index 960e55ace..bd55cc817 100644
--- a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func BuildErrorResponseBody(status int, errText string) []byte {
 // Returning 0 disables keep-alives (default when unset).
 func StreamingKeepAliveInterval(cfg *config.SDKConfig) time.Duration {
 	seconds := defaultStreamingKeepAliveSeconds
-	if cfg != nil && cfg.Streaming.KeepAliveSeconds != nil {
-		seconds = *cfg.Streaming.KeepAliveSeconds
+	if cfg != nil {
+		seconds = cfg.Streaming.KeepAliveSeconds
 	}
 	if seconds <= 0 {
 		return 0
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ func StreamingKeepAliveInterval(cfg *config.SDKConfig) time.Duration {
 // StreamingBootstrapRetries returns how many times a streaming request may be retried before any bytes are sent.
 func StreamingBootstrapRetries(cfg *config.SDKConfig) int {
 	retries := defaultStreamingBootstrapRetries
-	if cfg != nil && cfg.Streaming.BootstrapRetries != nil {
-		retries = *cfg.Streaming.BootstrapRetries
+	if cfg != nil {
+		retries = cfg.Streaming.BootstrapRetries
 	}
 	if retries < 0 {
 		retries = 0
diff --git a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers_stream_bootstrap_test.go b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers_stream_bootstrap_test.go
index 39eefa842..f8ce6aeaf 100644
--- a/sdk/api/handlers/handlers_stream_bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/sdk/api/handlers/handlers_stream_bootstrap_test.go
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ func TestExecuteStreamWithAuthManager_RetriesBeforeFirstByte(t *testing.T) {
 		registry.GetGlobalRegistry().UnregisterClient(auth2.ID)
 	})
 
-	bootstrapRetries := 1
 	handler := NewBaseAPIHandlers(&sdkconfig.SDKConfig{
 		Streaming: sdkconfig.StreamingConfig{
-			BootstrapRetries: &bootstrapRetries,
+			BootstrapRetries: 1,
 		},
 	}, manager)
 	dataChan, errChan := handler.ExecuteStreamWithAuthManager(context.Background(), "openai", "test-model", []byte(`{"model":"test-model"}`), "")