diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7ee097d..1a31b05 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Discord bot (normal bot account) — voice I/O + slash commands
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# OPTIONAL — leave BLANK to run in userbot/selfbot mode (a single user account
+# does voice + broadcast; see DISCORD_SELFBOT_TOKEN below). When this is empty
+# and a selfbot token is present, the app runs as a userbot automatically.
+# Only fill this in if you specifically want the legacy normal-bot path.
 # From https://discord.com/developers/applications  → your app
 DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=
 DISCORD_APP_ID=