diff --git a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/QuantEngine.Application.csproj b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/QuantEngine.Application.csproj
index f9926a95..6cd0ba63 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/QuantEngine.Application.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/QuantEngine.Application.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/Services/CollectionBootstrapHostedService.cs b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/Services/CollectionBootstrapHostedService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7578f6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Application/Services/CollectionBootstrapHostedService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace QuantEngine.Application.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Lightweight startup bootstrap for collection scheduling/readiness.
+/// Writes a deterministic artifact so deployment can verify the collection
+/// pipeline entry point without forcing a live collection run.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class CollectionBootstrapHostedService : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<CollectionBootstrapHostedService> _logger;
+    private readonly GatherTradingDataParser _parser;
+
+    public CollectionBootstrapHostedService(
+        ILogger<CollectionBootstrapHostedService> logger,
+        GatherTradingDataParser parser)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _parser = parser;
+    }
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var repoRoot = FindRepoRoot();
+            var outputPath = Path.Combine(repoRoot, "Temp", "collection_bootstrap_v1.json");
+            var tickers = LoadBootstrapTickers();
+
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(outputPath)!);
+            File.WriteAllText(outputPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+            {
+                gate = "PASS",
+                generated_at_utc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                bootstrap = "collection-scheduling-ready",
+                ticker_count = tickers.Count,
+                tickers
+            }, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("Collection bootstrap artifact written to {Path}", outputPath);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Collection bootstrap artifact generation failed");
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    private List<string> LoadBootstrapTickers()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var jsonPath = FindGatherTradingDataJson();
+            if (jsonPath is null)
+            {
+                return ["005930"];
+            }
+
+            var data = _parser.ParseGatherTradingData(jsonPath);
+            return data
+                .Select(row => row.TryGetValue("Ticker", out var value) ? value?.ToString()?.Trim('"') : null)
+                .Where(ticker => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ticker))
+                .Distinct()
+                .Take(10)
+                .ToList()!;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return ["005930"];
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string FindRepoRoot()
+    {
+        var current = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (current != null)
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(current.FullName, ".git")))
+            {
+                return current.FullName;
+            }
+            current = current.Parent;
+        }
+
+        return Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+    }
+
+    private static string? FindGatherTradingDataJson()
+    {
+        var current = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (current != null)
+        {
+            var candidate = Path.Combine(current.FullName, "GatherTradingData.json");
+            if (File.Exists(candidate))
+            {
+                return candidate;
+            }
+
+            current = current.Parent;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Core.Tests/CollectionBootstrapHostedServiceTests.cs b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Core.Tests/CollectionBootstrapHostedServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff4c4182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Core.Tests/CollectionBootstrapHostedServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Moq;
+using QuantEngine.Application.Services;
+
+namespace QuantEngine.Core.Tests;
+
+public class CollectionBootstrapHostedServiceTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WritesBootstrapArtifact()
+    {
+        var root = FindRepoRoot();
+        var artifact = Path.Combine(root, "Temp", "collection_bootstrap_v1.json");
+        if (File.Exists(artifact))
+        {
+            File.Delete(artifact);
+        }
+
+        var service = new CollectionBootstrapHostedService(
+            new Mock<ILogger<CollectionBootstrapHostedService>>().Object,
+            new GatherTradingDataParser());
+
+        await service.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.True(File.Exists(artifact));
+        var text = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(artifact);
+        Assert.Contains("\"gate\": \"PASS\"", text);
+        Assert.Contains("\"bootstrap\": \"collection-scheduling-ready\"", text);
+    }
+
+    private static string FindRepoRoot()
+    {
+        var current = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (current != null)
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(current.FullName, ".git")))
+            {
+                return current.FullName;
+            }
+            current = current.Parent;
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Repository root not found.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Web/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Web/Program.cs
index 02130ba2..894bc6bb 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/QuantEngine.Web/Program.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ try
     builder.Services.AddScoped<ICollectionOrchestrator, KisDataCollectionOrchestrator>();
     builder.Services.AddScoped<IPriceHistoryReader, PriceHistoryReader>();
     builder.Services.AddOptions<SchedulerServiceOptions>();
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<CollectionBootstrapHostedService>();
 
     // Hangfire Background Jobs
     try