diff --git a/ai/compose.yml b/ai/compose.yml
index 0b918dd..00162a8 100755
--- a/ai/compose.yml
+++ b/ai/compose.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ services:
       - API_SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - API_SERVER_KEY=hermes_local_key
       - GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true
+      # Manual kanban dispatch — no auto-sweep from triage
+      - HERMES_KANBAN_DISPATCH_IN_GATEWAY=false
       - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
       # ROCm for GPU-accelerated faster-whisper STT
       - HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=9.0.6