diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/main.rs b/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
index 8ece3e7..2dc579a 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
 use trx_core::audio::AudioStreamInfo;
 
 use trx_app::normalize_name;
-use trx_backend::{is_backend_registered, register_builtin_backends, registered_backends, RigAccess};
+use trx_backend::{
+    is_backend_registered, register_builtin_backends, register_builtin_backends_on,
+    registered_backends, RegistrationContext, RigAccess,
+};
 use trx_core::rig::controller::{AdaptivePolling, ExponentialBackoff};
 use trx_core::rig::request::RigRequest;
 use trx_core::rig::state::RigState;
@@ -209,6 +212,14 @@ fn build_rig_task_config(
 async fn main() -> DynResult<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt().with_target(false).init();
 
+    // Phase 3B: Create bootstrap context for explicit initialization.
+    // This replaces reliance on global mutable state, though currently
+    // built-in backends still register on globals for plugin compatibility.
+    // Full de-globalization would require threading context through rig_task and listener.
+    let mut bootstrap_ctx = RegistrationContext::new();
+    register_builtin_backends_on(&mut bootstrap_ctx);
+    info!("Bootstrap context initialized with {} backends", bootstrap_ctx.registered_backends().len());
+
     register_builtin_backends();
     let _plugin_libs = plugins::load_plugins();
 
diff --git a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/src/lib.rs b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/src/lib.rs
index 5cb52a7..90508ce 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,16 @@ pub fn register_backend(name: &str, factory: BackendFactory) {
     reg.factories.insert(key, factory);
 }
 
-/// Register all built-in backends enabled by features.
+/// Register all built-in backends enabled by features on a context.
+pub fn register_builtin_backends_on(context: &mut RegistrationContext) {
+    context.register_backend("dummy", dummy_factory);
+    #[cfg(feature = "ft817")]
+    context.register_backend("ft817", ft817_factory);
+    #[cfg(feature = "ft450d")]
+    context.register_backend("ft450d", ft450d_factory);
+}
+
+/// Register all built-in backends enabled by features (global, for plugin compatibility).
 pub fn register_builtin_backends() {
     register_backend("dummy", dummy_factory);
     #[cfg(feature = "ft817")]