diff --git a/crates/dbx-mcp/Cargo.toml b/crates/dbx-mcp/Cargo.toml
index 2f588a0cca..3cc532f887 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-mcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/dbx-mcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 default = ["duckdb-sidecar", "mq-admin", "sqlite-bundled"]
 duckdb-sidecar = ["dbx-core/duckdb-sidecar"]
 mq-admin = ["dbx-core/mq-admin"]
+# `--no-default-features` runs (skip DuckDB) must re-add this via
+# `--features sqlite-bundled`, otherwise tests/bins link the system SQLite.
 sqlite-bundled = ["dbx-core/sqlite-bundled"]
 # Native macOS/Windows builds enable this so CLI/MCP can read the OS
 # keychain key Desktop provisioned during the data security upgrade; the