diff --git a/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.ps1 b/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.ps1
index b5a5c11..a03d5fb 100644
--- a/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.ps1
+++ b/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.ps1
@@ -78,4 +78,8 @@ $settings = [ordered]@{
 
 $settings | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content -Path local.settings.json -Encoding UTF8
 Write-Host "Wrote local.settings.json -- provider=foundry, model=$($envVars['FOUNDRY_MODEL'])"
-Write-Host "Run 'func start' to start the host."
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Next: run these in three separate terminals from the project root:"
+Write-Host "  azurite --silent --skipApiVersionCheck --location .azurite   # terminal A"
+Write-Host "  uv run func start                                            # terminal B"
+Write-Host "  uv run python chat.py                                        # terminal C"
diff --git a/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.sh b/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.sh
index 13a9326..0660e7c 100755
--- a/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.sh
+++ b/infra/scripts/hydrate-local-settings.sh
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ EOF
 
 chmod 600 local.settings.json
 echo "Wrote local.settings.json — provider=foundry, model=${FOUNDRY_MODEL}"
-echo "Run 'func start' to start the host."
+echo ""
+echo "Next: run these in three separate terminals from the project root:"
+echo "  azurite --silent --skipApiVersionCheck --location .azurite   # terminal A"
+echo "  uv run func start                                            # terminal B"
+echo "  uv run python chat.py                                        # terminal C"