diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 956a8e0..1775bcd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@ dependencies = [
     "cryptography>=42.0",
     "PyJWT>=2.8",
     "httpx>=0.27",
-    "circuitforge-orch>=0.1.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
+orchestration = [
+    # Paid+ tier only — not published to PyPI. Install from source or Forgejo Packages.
+    # pip install -e ../circuitforge-orch  (dev)
+    # pip install snipe[orchestration]     (self-hosted Paid+)
+    "circuitforge-orch>=0.1.0",
+]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8.0",
     "pytest-cov>=5.0",