diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index d679b24b5..b8f34c9bb 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -1713,9 +1713,9 @@ class HermesCLI:
         # Parse and validate toolsets
         self.enabled_toolsets = toolsets
         if toolsets and "all" not in toolsets and "*" not in toolsets:
-            # Validate each toolset — MCP server names are added by
-            # _get_platform_tools() but aren't registered in TOOLSETS yet
-            # (that happens later in _sync_mcp_toolsets), so exclude them.
+            # Validate each toolset — MCP server names are resolved via
+            # live registry aliases (registered during discover_mcp_tools),
+            # but discovery hasn't run yet at this point, so exclude them.
             mcp_names = set((CLI_CONFIG.get("mcp_servers") or {}).keys())
             invalid = [t for t in toolsets if not validate_toolset(t) and t not in mcp_names]
             if invalid: