diff --git a/backend/internal/config/config.go b/backend/internal/config/config.go
index a5e4a7b..ed97540 100644
--- a/backend/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/backend/internal/config/config.go
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type DiscoveryConfig struct {
-	Token         string // bearer token for /tick endpoint
-	BatchSize     int    // buckets per tick (default 4)
-	ForwardMonths int    // forward window in months (default 12)
+	Token                         string // bearer token for /tick endpoint
+	BatchSize                     int    // buckets per tick (default 4)
+	ForwardMonths                 int    // forward window in months (default 12)
+	CrawlerUserAgent              string // user-agent for crawler HTTP requests
+	CrawlerManualRateLimitPerHour int    // max manual crawl requests per hour (1-3600, default 1)
 }
 
 type AIConfig struct {
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 		slog.Warn("DISCOVERY_TOKEN is empty; /api/v1/admin/discovery/tick is disabled")
 	}
 
+	crawlerRateLimit, err := envInt("DISCOVERY_CRAWLER_MANUAL_RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR", 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DISCOVERY_CRAWLER_MANUAL_RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	jwtSecret := envStr("JWT_SECRET", "")
 	if jwtSecret == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("JWT_SECRET is required")
@@ -285,9 +292,11 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 			RateLimitRPS:   rpsAI,
 		},
 		Discovery: DiscoveryConfig{
-			Token:         discoveryToken,
-			BatchSize:     batchSize,
-			ForwardMonths: forwardMonths,
+			Token:                         discoveryToken,
+			BatchSize:                     batchSize,
+			ForwardMonths:                 forwardMonths,
+			CrawlerUserAgent:              envStr("DISCOVERY_CRAWLER_USER_AGENT", "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:135.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/135.0"),
+			CrawlerManualRateLimitPerHour: crawlerRateLimit,
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/domain/discovery/service.go b/backend/internal/domain/discovery/service.go
index ed668a9..683adf5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/domain/discovery/service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/domain/discovery/service.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ func NewService(repo Repository, agent *AgentClient, mc marketCreator, batchSize
 	}
 }
 
+// SetCrawler attaches a crawler instance post-construction. For MR 1, this allows
+// wiring both Tick (agent-driven) and Crawl (crawler-driven) paths on the same Service.
+func (s *Service) SetCrawler(cr crawlerRunner) {
+	s.crawler = cr
+}
+
 // NewServiceWithCrawler constructs a Service wired for the crawler-driven
 // Crawl method. The existing Pass 0 Tick path is not wired here (no agent).
 // MR 2 will consolidate this with NewService once the Mistral path is removed.
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/routes.go b/backend/internal/server/routes.go
index 4989fd7..d6f4652 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/routes.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/routes.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/domain/auth"
 	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/domain/discovery"
+	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/domain/discovery/crawler"
 	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/domain/market"
 	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/domain/user"
 	"marktvogt.de/backend/internal/middleware"
@@ -80,7 +81,10 @@ func (s *Server) registerRoutes() {
 		s.cfg.Discovery.BatchSize,
 		s.cfg.Discovery.ForwardMonths,
 	)
-	discoveryHandler := discovery.NewHandler(discoveryService, 1)
+	// Wire the crawler for the Crawl path (MR 1 keeps both Tick and Crawl paths)
+	crawlerInstance := crawler.NewCrawler(s.cfg.Discovery.CrawlerUserAgent, crawler.DefaultSourceConfigs())
+	discoveryService.SetCrawler(crawlerInstance)
+	discoveryHandler := discovery.NewHandler(discoveryService, s.cfg.Discovery.CrawlerManualRateLimitPerHour)
 	requireTickToken := middleware.RequireBearerToken(s.cfg.Discovery.Token)
 	discovery.RegisterRoutes(v1, discoveryHandler, requireAuth, requireAdmin, requireTickToken)
 }