diff --git a/app/web/api/v1/strategies.rb b/app/web/api/v1/strategies.rb
index 12582b08..992211b7 100644
--- a/app/web/api/v1/strategies.rb
+++ b/app/web/api/v1/strategies.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def index(_request)
 
             def display_name_for(name)
               case name.to_s
-              when 'ssrf_filter' then 'Standard (recommended)'
-              when 'browserless' then 'JavaScript pages'
+              when 'faraday' then 'Standard rendering'
+              when 'browserless' then 'JavaScript pages (recommended)'
               else name.to_s.split('_').map(&:capitalize).join(' ')
               end
             end
diff --git a/app/web/boot/setup.rb b/app/web/boot/setup.rb
index 2c22f364..fd69faa8 100644
--- a/app/web/boot/setup.rb
+++ b/app/web/boot/setup.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ def validate_environment!
 
           # @return [void]
           def configure_request_service!
-            Html2rss::RequestService.register_strategy(:ssrf_filter, SsrfFilterStrategy)
-            Html2rss::RequestService.default_strategy_name = :ssrf_filter
-            Html2rss::RequestService.unregister_strategy(:faraday)
+            nil
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/web/domain/auto_source.rb b/app/web/domain/auto_source.rb
index 4b1d09c7..becd389e 100644
--- a/app/web/domain/auto_source.rb
+++ b/app/web/domain/auto_source.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def enabled?
         # @param token_data [Hash{Symbol=>Object}] authenticated account data.
         # @param strategy [String]
         # @return [Html2rss::Web::Api::V1::FeedMetadata::Metadata, nil]
-        def create_stable_feed(name, url, token_data, strategy = 'ssrf_filter')
+        def create_stable_feed(name, url, token_data, strategy = 'faraday')
           return nil unless token_data && FeedAccess.url_allowed_for_username?(token_data[:username], url)
 
           feed_token = Auth.generate_feed_token(token_data[:username], url, strategy: strategy)
diff --git a/app/web/feeds/source_resolver.rb b/app/web/feeds/source_resolver.rb
index 0bb33a6e..75e1abf4 100644
--- a/app/web/feeds/source_resolver.rb
+++ b/app/web/feeds/source_resolver.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def static_cache_identity(feed_name, params)
           def static_generator_input(config, params)
             generator_input = config.dup
             generator_input[:params] = merged_static_params(config, params)
-            generator_input[:strategy] ||= Html2rss::RequestService.default_strategy_name
+            generator_input[:strategy] ||= :faraday
             generator_input
           end
 
diff --git a/app/web/security/ssrf_filter_strategy.rb b/app/web/security/ssrf_filter_strategy.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ad3f76f..00000000
--- a/app/web/security/ssrf_filter_strategy.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'ssrf_filter'
-require 'html2rss'
-module Html2rss
-  module Web
-    ##
-    # Strategy to fetch a URL using the SSRF filter.
-    class SsrfFilterStrategy < Html2rss::RequestService::Strategy
-      # Executes a URL fetch through `ssrf_filter` and adapts response shape.
-      #
-      # @return [Html2rss::RequestService::Response]
-      def execute
-        headers = LocalConfig.global.fetch(:headers, {}).merge(
-          ctx.headers.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
-        )
-        response = SsrfFilter.get(ctx.url, headers:)
-
-        Html2rss::RequestService::Response.new(body: response.body,
-                                               url: ctx.url,
-                                               headers: response.to_hash.transform_values(&:first))
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1/feed_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1/feed_metadata_spec.rb
index dc8780b4..fb9e55fa 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1/feed_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1/feed_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       name: 'Example Feed',
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
       username: 'alice',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+      strategy: 'faraday',
       feed_token: 'generated-token',
       identity_token: 'account-token'
     }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       name: 'Example Feed',
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
       username: 'alice',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+      strategy: 'faraday',
       feed_token: 'generated-token',
       public_url: '/api/v1/feeds/generated-token',
       json_public_url: '/api/v1/feeds/generated-token.json'
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1_spec.rb
index f7137b9f..17d52278 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/api/v1_spec.rb
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ def ghost_feed_token
       .create_with_validation(
         username: 'ghost',
         url: feed_url,
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+        strategy: 'faraday',
         secret_key: ENV.fetch('HTML2RSS_SECRET_KEY')
       )
       .encode
   end
 
   def valid_feed_token
-    Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+    Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'faraday')
   end
 
   def json_feed_response_for(token)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
     end
 
     it 'renders feed for a valid token', :aggregate_failures do
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::Service).to receive(:call).and_return(feed_result)
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::RssRenderer).to receive(:call).and_return('<rss version="2.0"></rss>')
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
     end
 
     it 'prefers xml when Accept quality outranks json', :aggregate_failures do
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::Service).to receive(:call).and_return(feed_result)
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::RssRenderer).to receive(:call).and_return('<rss version="2.0"></rss>')
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
     end
 
     it 'ignores query param strategy overrides', :aggregate_failures, openapi: false do
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', feed_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::Service).to receive(:call).and_return(feed_result)
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::RssRenderer).to receive(:call).and_return('<rss version="2.0"></rss>')
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
 
     it 'returns forbidden when auto source is disabled', :aggregate_failures do
       unique_url = "#{feed_url}/disabled"
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       ClimateControl.modify(AUTO_SOURCE_ENABLED: 'false') do
         get "/api/v1/feeds/#{token}", {}, { 'HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'application/xml' }
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
 
     it 'returns JSON Feed-shaped forbidden errors when requested through Accept', :aggregate_failures do
       unique_url = "#{feed_url}/disabled-json"
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       ClimateControl.modify(AUTO_SOURCE_ENABLED: 'false') do
         get "/api/v1/feeds/#{token}", {}, { 'HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'application/feed+json' }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
 
     it 'returns non-cacheable xml feed errors when service generation fails', :aggregate_failures do
       unique_url = "#{feed_url}/service-error-xml"
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Feeds::Service).to receive(:call).and_return(service_error_result)
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
 
     it 'returns non-cacheable json feed errors when service generation fails', :aggregate_failures do
       unique_url = "#{feed_url}/service-error-json"
-      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'ssrf_filter')
+      token = Html2rss::Web::Auth.generate_feed_token('admin', unique_url, strategy: 'faraday')
 
       status, content_type, cache_control, title = json_feed_service_error_tuple(token)
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def json_feed_headers_tuple
     let(:request_params) do
       {
         url: feed_url,
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+        strategy: 'faraday'
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/app_integration_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/app_integration_spec.rb
index e84b8b20..8cb2a230 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/app_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/app_integration_spec.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       Html2rss::Web::FeedToken,
       url: feed_url,
       username: account[:username],
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     )
     allow(Html2rss::Web::FeedToken).to receive_messages(
       decode: token_payload,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def stub_escaped_feed_token(raw_token:, encoded_token:)
         Html2rss::Web::FeedToken,
         url: feed_url,
         username: account[:username],
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+        strategy: 'faraday'
       )
 
       allow(Html2rss::Web::FeedToken).to receive(:decode).with(raw_token).and_return(escaped_token_payload)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def stub_escaped_feed_token(raw_token:, encoded_token:)
     let(:request_payload) do
       {
         url: feed_url,
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+        strategy: 'faraday'
       }
     end
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def stub_escaped_feed_token(raw_token:, encoded_token:)
         id: 'feed-123',
         name: 'Example Feed',
         url: feed_url,
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+        strategy: 'faraday',
         feed_token: feed_token,
         public_url: "/api/v1/feeds/#{feed_token}",
         json_public_url: "/api/v1/feeds/#{feed_token}.json",
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/boot/setup_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/boot/setup_spec.rb
index 32fbde0f..8682dbce 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/boot/setup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/boot/setup_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-require_relative '../../../../app/web/boot/setup'
+require_relative '../../../../app'
 
 RSpec.describe Html2rss::Web::Boot::Setup do
   describe '.call!' do
@@ -10,21 +10,14 @@
       allow(Html2rss::Web::EnvironmentValidator).to receive(:validate_environment!)
       allow(Html2rss::Web::EnvironmentValidator).to receive(:validate_production_security!)
       allow(Html2rss::Web::Flags).to receive(:validate!)
-      allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:register_strategy)
-      allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:default_strategy_name=)
-      allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:unregister_strategy)
     end
 
-    it 'validates environment state and configures the request service', :aggregate_failures do
+    it 'validates environment state', :aggregate_failures do
       described_class.call!
 
       expect(Html2rss::Web::EnvironmentValidator).to have_received(:validate_environment!).once
       expect(Html2rss::Web::EnvironmentValidator).to have_received(:validate_production_security!).once
       expect(Html2rss::Web::Flags).to have_received(:validate!).once
-      expect(Html2rss::RequestService).to have_received(:register_strategy)
-        .with(:ssrf_filter, Html2rss::Web::SsrfFilterStrategy).once
-      expect(Html2rss::RequestService).to have_received(:default_strategy_name=).with(:ssrf_filter).once
-      expect(Html2rss::RequestService).to have_received(:unregister_strategy).with(:faraday).once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/cache_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/cache_spec.rb
index eb2bacf5..0bcb2b36 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/cache_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         feed: Object.new,
         site_title: 'Example',
         url: 'https://example.com',
-        strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+        strategy: 'faraday'
       ),
       message: nil,
       ttl_seconds: 60,
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/json_renderer_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/json_renderer_spec.rb
index a3a59e3a..d14fef9c 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/json_renderer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/json_renderer_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       feed: Object.new,
       site_title: 'https://example.com/articles',
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     )
   end
   let(:empty_result) do
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   def expected_builder_args
     {
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+      strategy: 'faraday',
       site_title: 'https://example.com/articles'
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/responder_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/responder_spec.rb
index 2dd1d2e9..d2e51307 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/responder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/responder_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def resolved_source
     Html2rss::Web::Feeds::Contracts::ResolvedSource.new(
       source_kind: :token,
       cache_identity: 'token:abc',
-      generator_input: { strategy: :ssrf_filter, channel: { url: 'https://example.com' } },
+      generator_input: { strategy: :faraday, channel: { url: 'https://example.com' } },
       ttl_seconds: 600
     )
   end
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def resolved_source
       expect(Html2rss::Web::Observability).to have_received(:emit).with(
         event_name: 'feed.render',
         outcome: 'success',
-        details: include(strategy: :ssrf_filter, url: 'https://example.com'),
+        details: include(strategy: :faraday, url: 'https://example.com'),
         level: :info
       )
     end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/rss_renderer_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/rss_renderer_spec.rb
index a4e7f2f9..ca07c26a 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/rss_renderer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/rss_renderer_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       feed: Object.new,
       site_title: 'https://example.com/articles',
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     )
   end
   let(:empty_result) do
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   def expected_builder_args
     {
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter',
+      strategy: 'faraday',
       site_title: 'https://example.com/articles'
     }
   end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/service_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/service_spec.rb
index 834f3cc6..4f085ca4 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/service_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       source_kind: :static,
       cache_identity: 'example-feed:abc123',
       generator_input: {
-        strategy: :ssrf_filter,
+        strategy: :faraday,
         channel: { url: 'https://example.com/articles' },
         auto_source: {}
       },
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def expected_payload
       feed: feed,
       site_title: 'Example Feed',
       url: 'https://example.com/articles',
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/source_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/source_resolver_spec.rb
index 42e431a2..838ad5b0 100644
--- a/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/source_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html2rss/web/feeds/source_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
 
       before do
         allow(Html2rss::Web::LocalConfig).to receive(:find).with('legacy').and_return(config)
-        allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:default_strategy_name).and_return(:ssrf_filter)
       end
 
       it 'normalizes the static source into shared generator input', :aggregate_failures do
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
             :static,
             start_with('static:legacy:'),
             900,
-            include(params: { 'existing' => '1', 'page' => '3' }, strategy: :ssrf_filter)
+            include(params: { 'existing' => '1', 'page' => '3' }, strategy: :faraday)
           ]
         )
       end
@@ -53,6 +52,14 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
           params: { 'existing' => '1' }
         )
       end
+
+      it 'preserves an explicit static strategy when configured' do
+        config[:strategy] = :browserless
+
+        resolved = described_class.call(feed_request)
+
+        expect(resolved.generator_input[:strategy]).to eq(:browserless)
+      end
     end
 
     context 'with a token request' do
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
           Html2rss::Web::FeedToken,
           username: 'admin',
           url: 'https://example.com/private',
-          strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+          strategy: 'faraday'
         )
       end
 
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
         allow(Html2rss::Web::UrlValidator).to receive(:url_allowed?)
           .with({ username: 'admin' }, 'https://example.com/private').and_return(true)
         allow(Html2rss::Web::AutoSource).to receive(:enabled?).and_return(true)
-        allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:strategy_names).and_return([:ssrf_filter])
+        allow(Html2rss::RequestService).to receive(:strategy_names).and_return([:faraday])
         allow(Html2rss::Web::LocalConfig).to receive(:global)
           .and_return({ headers: { 'User-Agent' => 'html2rss-web' } })
       end
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ def resolved_tuple(resolved)
 
         expect(resolved_tuple(resolved)).to match(
           [:token, start_with('token:'), 300,
-           include(strategy: :ssrf_filter, channel: { url: 'https://example.com/private' }, auto_source: {})]
+           include(strategy: :faraday, channel: { url: 'https://example.com/private' }, auto_source: {})]
         )
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/smoke/docker_spec.rb b/spec/smoke/docker_spec.rb
index a4ba31cd..115d2b76 100644
--- a/spec/smoke/docker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/smoke/docker_spec.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def expect_json_feed_response(path)
   it 'creates a feed when provided with valid credentials', :aggregate_failures do
     payload = {
       url: feed_url,
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     }
 
     response, body = post_json('/api/v1/feeds', body: payload)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def expect_json_feed_response(path)
 
     payload = {
       url: feed_url,
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     }
 
     response, body = post_json('/api/v1/feeds',
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def expect_json_feed_response(path)
 
     payload = {
       url: feed_url,
-      strategy: 'ssrf_filter'
+      strategy: 'faraday'
     }
 
     response, body = post_json('/api/v1/feeds',