diff --git a/apps/worldbuilder/worldbuilder.yaml b/apps/worldbuilder/worldbuilder.yaml
index bfea238..5c35f39 100644
--- a/apps/worldbuilder/worldbuilder.yaml
+++ b/apps/worldbuilder/worldbuilder.yaml
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ spec:
             - name: FlowerCore__WorldBuilder__ImageGeneration__ClientMode
               value: "comfyui"
           resources:
+            # Cluster CPU-request budget runs hot (99% on all 3 nodes at deploy
+            # time) while actual CPU usage is well below capacity. Idle Blazor
+            # Server + SignalR + a single ComfyUI poller uses ~5m, so 25m is
+            # generous. Re-evaluate if active rendering/export workers ever
+            # push past the limit.
             requests:
-              cpu: 100m
+              cpu: 25m
               memory: 256Mi
             limits:
               cpu: 1000m