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@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ Relay on `ws://localhost:3000`. Desktop app pops up. You're in.
 
 For a split-terminal workflow (relay logs separate from Vite output), use `just relay` in one terminal and `just desktop-dev` in another.
 
+Want a single-node / VPS relay instead of the local-dev stack? Use the production Compose bundle in [`deploy/compose/`](deploy/compose/README.md) (`docker compose` + Postgres, Redis, MinIO, optional Caddy/TLS). The root [`docker-compose.yml`](docker-compose.yml) is for day-to-day development only.
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 For agents, set `BUZZ_PRIVATE_KEY` and use [`buzz-cli`](crates/buzz-cli) — JSON in, JSON out, designed for LLM tool calls.
 
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