diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1fe6671..1723c12 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ DATA_DIR=./data
 # IP this machine advertises to the coordinator (must be reachable from coordinator host)
 # CF_ORCH_ADVERTISE_HOST=10.1.10.71
 
+# CF-core hosted coordinator (managed cloud GPU inference — Paid+ tier)
+# Set CF_ORCH_URL to use a hosted cf-orch coordinator instead of self-hosting.
+# CF_LICENSE_KEY is read automatically by CFOrchClient for bearer auth.
+# CF_ORCH_URL=https://orch.circuitforge.tech
+# CF_LICENSE_KEY=CFG-KIWI-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
+
+# LLM backend — env-var auto-config (no llm.yaml needed for bare-metal users)
+# LLMRouter checks these in priority order:
+#   1. Anthropic cloud  — set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
+#   2. OpenAI cloud     — set OPENAI_API_KEY
+#   3. Local Ollama     — set OLLAMA_HOST (+ optionally OLLAMA_MODEL)
+# All three are optional; leave unset to rely on a local llm.yaml instead.
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
+# OLLAMA_HOST=http://localhost:11434
+# OLLAMA_MODEL=llama3.2
+
 # Processing
 USE_GPU=true
 GPU_MEMORY_LIMIT=6144
@@ -53,3 +70,8 @@ DEMO_MODE=false
 
 # Directus JWT (must match cf-directus SECRET env var)
 # DIRECTUS_JWT_SECRET=
+
+# In-app feedback → Forgejo issue creation
+# FORGEJO_API_TOKEN=
+# FORGEJO_REPO=Circuit-Forge/kiwi
+# FORGEJO_API_URL=https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/api/v1
diff --git a/app/core/config.py b/app/core/config.py
index 0b06934..091b574 100644
--- a/app/core/config.py
+++ b/app/core/config.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class Settings:
     # CF-core resource coordinator (VRAM lease management)
     COORDINATOR_URL: str = os.environ.get("COORDINATOR_URL", "http://localhost:7700")
 
+    # Hosted cf-orch coordinator — bearer token for managed cloud GPU inference (Paid+)
+    # CFOrchClient reads CF_LICENSE_KEY automatically; exposed here for startup validation.
+    CF_LICENSE_KEY: str | None = os.environ.get("CF_LICENSE_KEY")
+
     # Feature flags
     ENABLE_OCR: bool = os.environ.get("ENABLE_OCR", "false").lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f0386ce..929ce7a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # HTTP client
     "httpx>=0.27",
     # CircuitForge shared scaffold
-    "circuitforge-core",
+    "circuitforge-core>=0.6.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]