diff --git a/config/team.yaml b/config/team.yaml
index ba12e05..77d4eb9 100644
--- a/config/team.yaml
+++ b/config/team.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ adapters:
   llm: anthropic
   vcs: github
   notify: openclaw
-  runtime: openclaw
 
 models:
   default_max_tokens: 4096
diff --git a/core/team_runner.py b/core/team_runner.py
index fdded84..1f3ee67 100644
--- a/core/team_runner.py
+++ b/core/team_runner.py
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Top-level orchestration entry point for the-agency pipeline.
 The TeamRunner loads team.yaml, builds the adapter registry, and drives the
 full T1 → T2 → T3 → T4 → T5 dispatch loop with escalation handling.
 
+Runtime adapters are config-driven: every string-valued key in the top-level
+``runtime:`` section of team.yaml is instantiated as a RuntimeAdapter and
+stored in ``self._runtimes[name]``.  Non-string values (e.g. ``native_teams:
+false``) are silently skipped.  Dispatch routing uses
+``brief.preferred_runtime`` to look up the right adapter at call time.
+
 CLI usage::
 
     python -m core.team_runner --config config/team.yaml [--dry-run] [--verbose]
@@ -151,6 +157,12 @@ class TeamRunner:
         config_path : Path to team.yaml.
         dry_run     : When True, skip LLM calls, VCS commits, and notifications.
                       All planned actions are logged at INFO level.
+
+        Runtime adapters are built from the top-level ``runtime:`` section of
+        team.yaml.  Each string-valued key becomes an entry in
+        ``self._runtimes``; non-string values (e.g. ``native_teams: false``)
+        are ignored.  Adding a new runtime type requires only a new key in
+        team.yaml — no changes to TeamRunner are needed.
         """
         self._dry_run = dry_run
 
@@ -172,12 +184,9 @@ class TeamRunner:
         self._notify: Optional[NotifyAdapter] = self._build_optional(  # type: ignore[assignment]
             _NOTIFY_ADAPTERS, adapter_cfg.get("notify"), "notify"
         )
-        self._default_runtime: RuntimeAdapter = self._build_runtime(
-            runtime_cfg.get("default", "openclaw")
-        )
-        self._coding_runtime: RuntimeAdapter = self._build_runtime(
-            runtime_cfg.get("coding_agent", "claude_code")
-        )
+        # Runtime adapters are fully config-driven — one entry per string-valued
+        # key in the top-level ``runtime:`` section of team.yaml.
+        self._runtimes: dict[str, RuntimeAdapter] = self._build_runtimes(runtime_cfg)
 
         logger.info(
             "TeamRunner initialised: run_id=%s dry_run=%s", run_id, dry_run
@@ -229,6 +238,22 @@ class TeamRunner:
         cls = _load_adapter_class(key, _RUNTIME_ADAPTERS, "runtime")
         return cls(self._config)
 
+    def _build_runtimes(self, runtime_cfg: dict) -> dict[str, RuntimeAdapter]:
+        """
+        Build a name → RuntimeAdapter mapping from the ``runtime:`` config block.
+
+        Every key whose value is a string is treated as a runtime adapter name
+        and instantiated via ``_build_runtime``.  Non-string values (e.g.
+        ``native_teams: false``) are skipped so that boolean/numeric control
+        flags can coexist in the same config section.
+        """
+        runtimes: dict[str, RuntimeAdapter] = {}
+        for name, value in runtime_cfg.items():
+            if not isinstance(value, str):
+                continue
+            runtimes[name] = self._build_runtime(value)
+        return runtimes
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Role registry
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -298,8 +323,9 @@ class TeamRunner:
 
         Routing
         -------
-        preferred_runtime == "coding_agent"  → coding runtime adapter
-        preferred_runtime == "standard"      → LLM adapter directly
+        preferred_runtime == "standard" or empty/None → LLM adapter directly
+        Otherwise → look up self._runtimes[preferred_runtime]; falls back to
+        self._runtimes["default"] and then to LLM if no runtime is found.
 
         Blackboard events emitted: spawned → completed | failed.
         """
@@ -320,10 +346,21 @@ class TeamRunner:
         )
 
         try:
-            if brief.preferred_runtime == "coding_agent":
-                result = self._dispatch_via_runtime(brief)
-            else:
+            pref = brief.preferred_runtime
+            if not pref or pref == "standard":
                 result = self._dispatch_via_llm(brief)
+            else:
+                runtime = self._runtimes.get(pref) or self._runtimes.get("default")
+                if runtime is None:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "No runtime adapter found for %r (and no 'default') — "
+                        "falling back to LLM for brief %s",
+                        pref,
+                        brief.brief_id,
+                    )
+                    result = self._dispatch_via_llm(brief)
+                else:
+                    result = self._dispatch_via_runtime(brief, runtime)
 
             self._bb.update_brief_result(brief.brief_id, result)
             self._bb.log_event(
@@ -359,22 +396,22 @@ class TeamRunner:
         )
         return self._extract_json(raw)
 
-    def _dispatch_via_runtime(self, brief: TaskBrief) -> dict:
-        """Spawn a coding agent via the runtime adapter and collect its result."""
+    def _dispatch_via_runtime(self, brief: TaskBrief, runtime: RuntimeAdapter) -> dict:
+        """Spawn an agent via *runtime* and collect its result."""
         task_str = json.dumps(brief.to_dict(), indent=2)
         capability = _TIER_CAPABILITIES.get(brief.tier, "capable")
         timeout_s: int = brief.context.get("timeout_s", 300)
 
-        agent_id = self._coding_runtime.spawn(
+        agent_id = runtime.spawn(
             task=task_str,
             capability=capability,
             context=brief.context,
         )
         logger.info(
-            "Spawned coding agent %s for brief %s", agent_id, brief.brief_id
+            "Spawned runtime agent %s for brief %s", agent_id, brief.brief_id
         )
 
-        result = self._coding_runtime.get_result(agent_id, timeout_s=timeout_s)
+        result = runtime.get_result(agent_id, timeout_s=timeout_s)
 
         # Attempt to parse JSON from the agent's text output.
         if isinstance(result.get("output"), str) and result["output"].strip():