diff --git a/pkg/remote/git.go b/pkg/remote/git.go
index 689f08dd9..299cb79ec 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/git.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/git.go
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose/v5/pkg/api"
 )
 
+// GIT_REMOTE_ENABLED is the environment variable controlling support for
+// git remote compose resources. Despite the EXPERIMENTAL name (kept for
+// backward compatibility), the feature is enabled by default: the variable
+// is effectively an opt-out, to be set to a falsy value to disable it.
 const GIT_REMOTE_ENABLED = "COMPOSE_EXPERIMENTAL_GIT_REMOTE"
 
+// gitRemoteLoaderEnabled reports whether git remote resources are enabled.
+// Defaults to true when GIT_REMOTE_ENABLED is unset — see the constant doc.
 func gitRemoteLoaderEnabled() (bool, error) {
 	if v := os.Getenv(GIT_REMOTE_ENABLED); v != "" {
 		enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(v)
diff --git a/pkg/remote/oci.go b/pkg/remote/oci.go
index cbc43eddd..efee65dda 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/oci.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// OCI_REMOTE_ENABLED is the environment variable controlling support for
+	// OCI remote compose resources. Despite the EXPERIMENTAL name (kept for
+	// backward compatibility), the feature is enabled by default: the variable
+	// is effectively an opt-out, to be set to a falsy value to disable it.
 	OCI_REMOTE_ENABLED = "COMPOSE_EXPERIMENTAL_OCI_REMOTE"
 	OciPrefix          = "oci://"
 )
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ func validatePathInBase(base, unsafePath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ociRemoteLoaderEnabled reports whether OCI remote resources are enabled.
+// Defaults to true when OCI_REMOTE_ENABLED is unset — see the constant doc.
 func ociRemoteLoaderEnabled() (bool, error) {
 	if v := os.Getenv(OCI_REMOTE_ENABLED); v != "" {
 		enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(v)