diff --git a/internal/channel/factory.go b/internal/channel/factory.go
index c3e38dd..1703f83 100644
--- a/internal/channel/factory.go
+++ b/internal/channel/factory.go
@@ -12,6 +12,32 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/datatypes"
 )
 
+// channelConstructor defines the function signature for creating a new channel proxy.
+type channelConstructor func(f *Factory, group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error)
+
+var (
+	// channelRegistry holds the mapping from channel type string to its constructor.
+	channelRegistry = make(map[string]channelConstructor)
+)
+
+// Register adds a new channel constructor to the registry.
+// This function is intended to be called from the init() function of each channel implementation.
+func Register(channelType string, constructor channelConstructor) {
+	if _, exists := channelRegistry[channelType]; exists {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("channel type '%s' is already registered", channelType))
+	}
+	channelRegistry[channelType] = constructor
+}
+
+// GetChannels returns a slice of all registered channel type names.
+func GetChannels() []string {
+	supportedTypes := make([]string, 0, len(channelRegistry))
+	for t := range channelRegistry {
+		supportedTypes = append(supportedTypes, t)
+	}
+	return supportedTypes
+}
+
 // Factory is responsible for creating channel proxies.
 type Factory struct {
 	settingsManager *config.SystemSettingsManager
@@ -26,14 +52,11 @@ func NewFactory(settingsManager *config.SystemSettingsManager) *Factory {
 
 // GetChannel returns a channel proxy based on the group's channel type.
 func (f *Factory) GetChannel(group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
-	switch group.ChannelType {
-	case "openai":
-		return f.NewOpenAIChannel(group)
-	case "gemini":
-		return f.NewGeminiChannel(group)
-	default:
+	constructor, ok := channelRegistry[group.ChannelType]
+	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported channel type: %s", group.ChannelType)
 	}
+	return constructor(f, group)
 }
 
 // newBaseChannel is a helper function to create and configure a BaseChannel.
@@ -60,7 +83,7 @@ func (f *Factory) newBaseChannel(name string, upstreamsJSON datatypes.JSON, grou
 		}
 		weight := def.Weight
 		if weight <= 0 {
-			weight = 1 // Default weight to 1 if not specified or invalid
+			weight = 1
 		}
 		upstreamInfos = append(upstreamInfos, UpstreamInfo{URL: u, Weight: weight})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go b/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
index 0353eae..3412e11 100644
--- a/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/gemini_channel.go
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	Register("gemini", newGeminiChannel)
+}
+
 type GeminiChannel struct {
 	*BaseChannel
 }
 
-func (f *Factory) NewGeminiChannel(group *models.Group) (*GeminiChannel, error) {
+func newGeminiChannel(f *Factory, group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
 	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("gemini", group.Upstreams, group.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/channel/openai_channel.go b/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
index d2dfe1d..a7fea5e 100644
--- a/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
+++ b/internal/channel/openai_channel.go
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	Register("openai", newOpenAIChannel)
+}
+
 type OpenAIChannel struct {
 	*BaseChannel
 }
 
-func (f *Factory) NewOpenAIChannel(group *models.Group) (*OpenAIChannel, error) {
+func newOpenAIChannel(f *Factory, group *models.Group) (ChannelProxy, error) {
 	base, err := f.newBaseChannel("openai", group.Upstreams, group.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err