From dbbcfa202a014e56af29d79643ccd055b7267d88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kosmos <me@kosmos.ac>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:32:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document backend client configuration

---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7135765..9d70da4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ backend. The URL usually has this format:
 https://hub.example.com/api/client/config/global
 ```
 
+Enable the `client-config` external plugin in the backend configuration. The
+backend `abbr` value must match the API prefix without its leading slash. For
+example, use `"abbr": "api"` with `"prefix": "/api"`.
+
 The frontend uses the Vite values during the image build. Rebuild the image after
 you change `.env`.