diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 8f4e69db1..8c3af6ca2 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -169,8 +169,12 @@ OLLAMA_URL=http://localhost:11434
 
 # mana-llm (OpenAI-compatible gateway, port 3025 locally / llm.mana.how prod)
 # Used by server-side voice quick-add proxies (parse-task, parse-habit).
-# API key is required when pointing at the GPU LLM proxy (gpu-llm.mana.how).
-MANA_LLM_URL=http://localhost:3025
+# Defaults to the shared dev gateway because nobody runs mana-llm in
+# local Docker — same convention as STT_URL above. If you want a fully
+# offline local stack, override this to http://localhost:3025 and run
+# `docker compose up mana-llm`. API key is required when pointing at
+# the GPU LLM proxy (gpu-llm.mana.how).
+MANA_LLM_URL=https://llm.mana.how
 MANA_LLM_API_KEY=
 
 # ============================================