diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/__main__.py b/src/auto_commit_service/__main__.py
index 20adcfb..84ef408 100644
--- a/src/auto_commit_service/__main__.py
+++ b/src/auto_commit_service/__main__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Entry point for running as module: python -m auto_commit_service"""
 
+import json
 import logging
 import sys
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import uvicorn
 from .config import AutoCommitSettings
@@ -44,9 +46,39 @@ def setup_logging(settings: AutoCommitSettings) -> None:
     logging.info(f"Logging to {settings.log_file}")
 
 
+def load_daemon_config(cwd: Path) -> dict:
+    """Load daemon-specific config from startup-config.json."""
+    config_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "commits" / "startup-config.json"
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        return {}
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(config_path.read_text())
+        # Find daemon entry matching current directory
+        for daemon in data.get("daemons", []):
+            if daemon.get("directory") == str(cwd):
+                return daemon
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+        pass
+
+    return {}
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     """Run the auto-commit service."""
-    settings = AutoCommitSettings(service_name="auto-commit-service")
+    # Load daemon-specific config from registry
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    daemon_config = load_daemon_config(cwd)
+
+    # Override ignore_repos from config file if present
+    ignore_repos_override = {}
+    if "ignore_repos" in daemon_config and daemon_config["ignore_repos"]:
+        ignore_repos_override["ignore_repos"] = daemon_config["ignore_repos"]
+
+    settings = AutoCommitSettings(
+        service_name="auto-commit-service",
+        **ignore_repos_override
+    )
 
     # Setup file logging
     setup_logging(settings)