diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a53aa05b2..042ca6223 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ serenity = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["client", "
 
 [features]
 # Default: core only (Discord + Slack). Gateway ships as separate binary.
-default = ["discord", "slack", "secrets-aws", "agentcore", "config-s3"]
+default = ["discord", "slack", "secrets-aws", "agentcore", "config-s3", "pre-seed"]
 
 # Opt-in: compile all gateway adapters into a single unified binary
 unified = ["telegram", "line", "feishu", "googlechat", "wecom", "teams"]