diff --git a/ecosystem.mac.light.config.cjs b/ecosystem.mac.light.config.cjs
index 8a6c3dfe..3ef55653 100644
--- a/ecosystem.mac.light.config.cjs
+++ b/ecosystem.mac.light.config.cjs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ module.exports = defineProfile({
     // The terminal. Runs under node rather than bun — node-pty binds a native addon built against
     // node's ABI. That detail lives in ecosystem.config.cjs, not here.
     'officer-pty',
+    // Included even though a laptop hosts no Gitea: this sidecar fronts a REMOTE instance. The URL and
+    // its token live in `service_connections`, set from /gitea, so it points at gitea.pastilhas.dev
+    // over the network and needs nothing installed here. That is what separates it from the sidecars
+    // below that supervise a local daemon or container.
+    'officer-gitea',
   ],
 
   excluded: {