diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b9a7ade..1fe6671 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ DATA_DIR=./data
 # CF-core resource coordinator (VRAM lease management)
 # Set to the coordinator URL when running alongside cf-core orchestration
 # COORDINATOR_URL=http://localhost:7700
+# IP this machine advertises to the coordinator (must be reachable from coordinator host)
+# CF_ORCH_ADVERTISE_HOST=10.1.10.71
 
 # Processing
 USE_GPU=true
diff --git a/app/tasks/scheduler.py b/app/tasks/scheduler.py
index b916852..64bd268 100644
--- a/app/tasks/scheduler.py
+++ b/app/tasks/scheduler.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from circuitforge_core.tasks.scheduler import (
     reset_scheduler,  # re-export for tests
 )
 
+from app.core.config import settings
 from app.tasks.runner import LLM_TASK_TYPES, VRAM_BUDGETS, run_task
 
 
@@ -20,4 +21,6 @@ def get_scheduler(db_path: Path) -> TaskScheduler:
         run_task_fn=run_task,
         task_types=LLM_TASK_TYPES,
         vram_budgets=VRAM_BUDGETS,
+        coordinator_url=settings.COORDINATOR_URL,
+        service_name="kiwi",
     )
diff --git a/compose.override.yml b/compose.override.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c82728d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.override.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# compose.override.yml — local dev additions (auto-merged by docker compose)
+# Not used in cloud or demo stacks (those use compose.cloud.yml / compose.demo.yml directly).
+
+services:
+  # cf-orch agent sidecar: registers kiwi as a GPU node with the coordinator.
+  # The API scheduler uses COORDINATOR_URL to lease VRAM cooperatively; this
+  # agent makes kiwi's VRAM usage visible on the orchestrator dashboard.
+  cf-orch-agent:
+    image: kiwi-api  # reuse local api image — cf-core already installed there
+    network_mode: host
+    env_file: .env
+    environment:
+      # Override coordinator URL here or via .env
+      COORDINATOR_URL: ${COORDINATOR_URL:-http://10.1.10.71:7700}
+    command: >
+      conda run -n kiwi cf-orch agent
+      --coordinator ${COORDINATOR_URL:-http://10.1.10.71:7700}
+      --node-id kiwi
+      --host 0.0.0.0
+      --port 7702
+      --advertise-host ${CF_ORCH_ADVERTISE_HOST:-10.1.10.71}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      - api
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index de0e65b..3dc759b 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
     - numpy>=1.25
     - pyzbar>=0.1.9
     - httpx>=0.27
+    - psutil>=5.9
     - pydantic>=2.5
     - PyJWT>=2.8
     - datasets