diff --git a/apps/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/base/kustomization.yaml
index b494209..a501fbf 100644
--- a/apps/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ resources:
 - musicman
 - ts-mcp
 - argo-mcp
-- forte-drop
-- forte-drop-mcp
diff --git a/apps/overlays/upc-dev/kustomization.yaml b/apps/overlays/upc-dev/kustomization.yaml
index 98e6a19..22bf6ad 100644
--- a/apps/overlays/upc-dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/overlays/upc-dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../base
+- ../../base/forte-drop
+- ../../base/forte-drop-mcp
 - dbunk-demo
 
 # No patches needed — base already has "upc-dev" paths
 # upc-dev is the default/base cluster
+# forte-drop and forte-drop-mcp are scoped to upc-dev only — they have
+# hackathon-domain hardcoded values and must not sync to upc-prod.