diff --git a/apps/machine/index.html b/apps/machine/index.html
index 7b3a983..81f3e36 100644
--- a/apps/machine/index.html
+++ b/apps/machine/index.html
@@ -33,12 +33,17 @@
         padding: 0;
         background: #000;
       }
-      /* Kiosk-only: lock overflow and hide cursor */
+      /* Kiosk-only: lock overflow. The cursor is NOT hidden here — that is
+         src/style.css's `.kiosk` rule, which main.ts applies at runtime unless
+         VITE_DEMO_TAG is set. This block can't make that distinction (static
+         HTML, and the CSP forbids an inline script to read the env), so a
+         `cursor: none` here would also blank the pointer on the public web
+         demo, where people drive the kiosk with a mouse. One owner for cursor
+         hiding, and it is the one that knows whether this is a real machine. */
       @media (min-width: 1024px) {
         html,
         body {
           overflow: hidden;
-          cursor: none;
         }
       }
     </style>