diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 103a4626..244e5a4c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 # Docker Compose Profiles Strategy:
+# - No profile: All services start by default when running 'docker compose up'
 # - "backend": Starts only backend services (server, mcp, agents) for hybrid development
 # - "frontend": Starts only the frontend UI service  
-# - "full": Starts all services for complete Docker deployment (same as default)
-# - "default": All services start when no profile is specified
+# - "full": Starts all services for complete Docker deployment (same as no profile)
 # Use --profile flag to control which services start:
-#   docker compose up                      # All services (default profile)
+#   docker compose up                      # All services (default behavior)
 #   docker compose --profile backend up    # Backend only for hybrid dev
 #   docker compose --profile full up       # Everything in Docker (same as default)
 
 services:
   # Server Service (FastAPI + Socket.IO + Crawling)
   archon-server:
-    profiles: ["backend", "full", "default"]
     build:
       context: ./python
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.server
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ services:
 
   # Lightweight MCP Server Service (HTTP-based)
   archon-mcp:
-    profiles: ["backend", "full", "default"]
     build:
       context: ./python
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.mcp
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@ services:
 
   # AI Agents Service (ML/Reranking)
   archon-agents:
-    profiles: ["backend", "full", "default"]
     build:
       context: ./python
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.agents
@@ -146,7 +143,6 @@ services:
 
   # Frontend
   archon-frontend:
-    profiles: ["frontend", "full", "default"]
     build: ./archon-ui-main
     container_name: archon-ui
     ports: