diff --git a/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/local/discover_metadata.rs b/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/local/discover_metadata.rs
index c330d295b..635cd309d 100644
--- a/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/local/discover_metadata.rs
+++ b/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/local/discover_metadata.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ pub struct ServerInfo {
     pub model_id: Option<String>,
     pub model_path: Option<String>,
     pub served_model_name: Option<String>,
+    pub tp_size: Option<usize>,
     pub dp_size: Option<usize>,
+    pub load_balance_method: Option<String>,
+    pub disaggregation_mode: Option<String>,
     pub version: Option<String>,
     pub max_batch_size: Option<usize>,
     pub max_total_tokens: Option<usize>,
@@ -242,6 +245,18 @@ impl StepExecutor for DiscoverMetadataStep {
                     {
                         labels.insert("served_model_name".to_string(), served_model_name);
                     }
+                    if let Some(tp_size) = server_info.tp_size {
+                        labels.insert("tp_size".to_string(), tp_size.to_string());
+                    }
+                    if let Some(dp_size) = server_info.dp_size {
+                        labels.insert("dp_size".to_string(), dp_size.to_string());
+                    }
+                    if let Some(load_balance_method) = server_info.load_balance_method {
+                        labels.insert("load_balance_method".to_string(), load_balance_method);
+                    }
+                    if let Some(disaggregation_mode) = server_info.disaggregation_mode {
+                        labels.insert("disaggregation_mode".to_string(), disaggregation_mode);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Fetch from /model_info for model-related metadata
diff --git a/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/shared/update_policies.rs b/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/shared/update_policies.rs
index e2733066f..62ae9cbd5 100644
--- a/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/shared/update_policies.rs
+++ b/sgl-model-gateway/src/core/steps/worker/shared/update_policies.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, warn};
 
 use crate::{
     app_context::AppContext,
@@ -17,6 +17,70 @@ use crate::{
 /// external workers (different models per worker).
 pub struct UpdatePoliciesStep;
 
+impl UpdatePoliciesStep {
+    /// Check for conflicts between prefill and decode worker configurations for a model.
+    fn check_worker_conflicts(&self, model_id: &str, workers: &[Arc<dyn Worker>]) {
+        let prefill_workers: Vec<_> = workers
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|w| {
+                w.metadata()
+                    .labels
+                    .get("disaggregation_mode")
+                    .map(|s| s.as_str())
+                    == Some("prefill")
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let decode_workers: Vec<_> = workers
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|w| {
+                w.metadata()
+                    .labels
+                    .get("disaggregation_mode")
+                    .map(|s| s.as_str())
+                    == Some("decode")
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        if prefill_workers.is_empty() || decode_workers.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Compare configurations of prefill vs decode workers
+        if let (Some(pw), Some(dw)) = (prefill_workers.first(), decode_workers.first()) {
+            let pl = &pw.metadata().labels;
+            let dl = &dw.metadata().labels;
+
+            // Define keys to check for equality
+            let keys_to_check = ["tp_size", "dp_size", "load_balance_method"];
+
+            for key in keys_to_check {
+                let p_val = pl.get(key);
+                let d_val = dl.get(key);
+                if p_val != d_val {
+                    warn!(
+                        "Model {} has conflicting {}: prefill={:?}, decode={:?}",
+                        model_id, key, p_val, d_val
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Specific check for Data-Parallel consistency
+            if let Some(dp_size) = pl.get("dp_size").and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok()) {
+                if dp_size > 1 {
+                    let plb = pl.get("load_balance_method").map(|s| s.as_str());
+                    if plb != Some("follow_bootstrap_room") {
+                        warn!(
+                            "Model {} has dp_size > 1 but load_balance_method is not 'follow_bootstrap_room' on prefill workers. This may cause rank mismatch in disaggregated mode.",
+                            model_id
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl StepExecutor for UpdatePoliciesStep {
     async fn execute(&self, context: &mut WorkflowContext) -> WorkflowResult<StepResult> {
@@ -39,6 +103,9 @@ impl StepExecutor for UpdatePoliciesStep {
 
             // Initialize cache-aware policy if configured
             let all_workers = app_context.worker_registry.get_by_model(&model_id);
+
+            // Check for configuration conflicts between prefill and decode
+            self.check_worker_conflicts(&model_id, &all_workers);
             if let Some(policy) = app_context.policy_registry.get_policy(&model_id) {
                 if policy.name() == "cache_aware" {
                     app_context