diff --git a/gateway/config.py b/gateway/config.py
index e45eede7c..1e7150690 100644
--- a/gateway/config.py
+++ b/gateway/config.py
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ class GatewayConfig:
     # Delivery settings
     always_log_local: bool = True  # Always save cron outputs to local files
     
+    # User-defined quick commands (bypass agent loop, no LLM call)
+    # Config example: quick_commands: {limits: {type: exec, command: "./limits.sh"}}
+    quick_commands: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    
     def get_connected_platforms(self) -> List[Platform]:
         """Return list of platforms that are enabled and configured."""
         connected = []
@@ -312,6 +316,11 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
                     os.environ["DISCORD_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS"] = str(frc)
                 if "auto_thread" in discord_cfg and not os.getenv("DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD"):
                     os.environ["DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD"] = str(discord_cfg["auto_thread"]).lower()
+
+            # Load quick_commands from config.yaml
+            qc = yaml_cfg.get("quick_commands")
+            if qc and isinstance(qc, dict):
+                config.quick_commands = qc
     except Exception:
         pass
 
diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 1b7a2ed6e..ad3e08cae 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ async def _handle_message(self, event: MessageEvent) -> Optional[str]:
         
         # User-defined quick commands (bypass agent loop, no LLM call)
         if command:
-            quick_commands = self.config.get("quick_commands", {})
+            quick_commands = getattr(self.config, "quick_commands", {})
             if command in quick_commands:
                 qcmd = quick_commands[command]
                 if qcmd.get("type") == "exec":