diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/feature-flags.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
index 84374d8d..002b9d7b 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/feature-flags.ts
@@ -9,18 +9,21 @@ import { config } from './config.js';
 
 const registry = createFlagRegistry({
   defaults: {
+    // ── Product-specific flags (seed.ts clawcowork entry) ──
     sandbox_enabled: true,
     plugins_enabled: true,
-    computer_use_enabled: false,
-    browser_extension_enabled: false,
-    connectors_enabled: true,
+    mcp_connectors_enabled: true,
     scheduling_enabled: true,
+    computer_use_enabled: false,
     parallel_agents_enabled: true,
+    marketplace_enabled: true,
     wasm_plugins_enabled: false,
-    dispatch_api_enabled: false,
-    marketplace_enabled: false,
-    institutional_knowledge_enabled: false,
+    llm_multi_model_enabled: false,
     audit_logging_enabled: true,
+    platform_auth_required: false,
+    dispatch_api_enabled: true,
+    // ── Common flag (from COMMON_FLAGS in seed.ts) ──
+    telemetry_enabled: false,
   },
   enabled: config.FEATURE_FLAGS_ENABLED,
 });
diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
index 5da4e317..0badaeeb 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/lib/ipc-bridge.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class IpcBridge {
 
   /** Send a JSON-RPC call and await the response. */
   async call(method: string, params: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<IpcResponse> {
-    if (!this.child?.stdin?.writable && method !== 'initialize') {
+    if (!this.child?.stdin?.writable) {
       throw new Error('IPC bridge not started');
     }
 
diff --git a/services/cowork-service/src/modules/health/routes.ts b/services/cowork-service/src/modules/health/routes.ts
index 8630e0b0..99b331ca 100644
--- a/services/cowork-service/src/modules/health/routes.ts
+++ b/services/cowork-service/src/modules/health/routes.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ export async function healthRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
       };
     }
 
-    const allOk = Object.values(checks).every(c => c.status === 'ok');
+    const ipcConnected = getIpcBridge().isRunning;
+    const depsOk = Object.values(checks).every(c => c.status === 'ok');
+    const allOk = depsOk && ipcConnected;
     reply.code(allOk ? 200 : 503);
     return {
       status: allOk ? 'ok' : 'degraded',
       service: config.SERVICE_NAME,
       productId: PRODUCT_ID,
-      ipcBridge: getIpcBridge().isRunning ? 'connected' : 'disconnected',
+      ipcBridge: ipcConnected ? 'connected' : 'disconnected',
       checks,
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     };