diff --git a/components/chat-example-panel.tsx b/components/chat-example-panel.tsx
index 4e721292..17e95a76 100644
--- a/components/chat-example-panel.tsx
+++ b/components/chat-example-panel.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export default function ExamplePanel({
     minimal?: boolean
 }) {
     const dict = useDictionary()
+    const isSelfHosted = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SELFHOSTED === "true"
 
     const handleReplicateFlowchart = async () => {
         setInput("Replicate this flowchart.")
@@ -125,29 +126,31 @@ export default function ExamplePanel({
         <div className={minimal ? "" : "py-6 px-2 animate-fade-in"}>
             {!minimal && (
                 <>
-                    {/* MCP Server Notice */}
-                    <a
-                        href="https://github.com/DayuanJiang/next-ai-draw-io/tree/main/packages/mcp-server"
-                        target="_blank"
-                        rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                        className="block mb-4 p-3 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-500/10 to-blue-500/10 border border-purple-500/20 hover:border-purple-500/40 transition-colors group"
-                    >
-                        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                            <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-purple-500/20 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0">
-                                <Terminal className="w-4 h-4 text-purple-500" />
-                            </div>
-                            <div className="min-w-0">
-                                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                                    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground group-hover:text-purple-500 transition-colors">
-                                        {dict.examples.mcpServer}
-                                    </span>
+                    {/* MCP Server Notice, hidden on self-hosted deployments */}
+                    {!isSelfHosted && (
+                        <a
+                            href="https://github.com/DayuanJiang/next-ai-draw-io/tree/main/packages/mcp-server"
+                            target="_blank"
+                            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                            className="block mb-4 p-3 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-500/10 to-blue-500/10 border border-purple-500/20 hover:border-purple-500/40 transition-colors group"
+                        >
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                                <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-purple-500/20 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0">
+                                    <Terminal className="w-4 h-4 text-purple-500" />
+                                </div>
+                                <div className="min-w-0">
+                                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                        <span className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground group-hover:text-purple-500 transition-colors">
+                                            {dict.examples.mcpServer}
+                                        </span>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                                        {dict.examples.mcpDescription}
+                                    </p>
                                 </div>
-                                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                                    {dict.examples.mcpDescription}
-                                </p>
                             </div>
-                        </div>
-                    </a>
+                        </a>
+                    )}
 
                     {/* Welcome section */}
                     <div className="text-center mb-6">
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index c30cf78b..3ababdad 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ AI_MODEL=global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0
 # which triggers the client UI to display messages suggesting self-hosting or sponsorship.
 # This switch allows self-hosted users to provide custom messages in response to a 429 code,
 # in messageTokenSelfHosted, messageApiSelfHosted, and tipSelfHosted translation strings.
+# It also turns off the MCP server advertisement in the chat examples.
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_SELFHOSTED=true
 
 # Minimax Configuration (Optional)