diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 38643a2..009c23c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ CF_APP_NAME=kiwi
 # Unset = auto-detect: true if CLOUD_MODE or circuitforge_orch is installed (paid+ local).
 # Set false to force LocalScheduler even when cf-orch is present.
 # USE_ORCH_SCHEDULER=false
+# CF_ORCH_URL: coordinator endpoint. Required for recipe scan (cf-docuvision) and
+# LLM features when CF_ORCH_URL is the only backend. Local rack: http://10.1.10.71:7700
+# CF_ORCH_URL=http://10.1.10.71:7700
 
 # Cloud mode (set in compose.cloud.yml; also set here for reference)
 # CLOUD_DATA_ROOT=/devl/kiwi-cloud-data