diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5184c6d2..d1c766c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -246,8 +246,12 @@ elseif(YAZE_PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
         message(STATUS "         Recommend keeping JSON enabled (it's header-only)")
     endif()
     
-    # Note about httplib configuration
-    message(STATUS "httplib: Using header-only mode (zlib/brotli/zstd disabled)")
+    # Note about httplib and AI features
+    message(STATUS "httplib: Header-only mode (compression libs disabled)")
+    if(Z3ED_AI)
+        message(STATUS "         For Gemini API: curl.exe must be in PATH")
+        message(STATUS "         (Usually included with Windows 10/11 or Git)")
+    endif()
     
     # Windows-specific architecture detection and configuration
     if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "ARM64|aarch64")
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index e7a5f189..4a8127b7 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
       "platform": "!uwp",
       "features": ["vulkan"]
     },
-    "yaml-cpp"
+    "yaml-cpp",
+    "zlib"
   ],
   "builtin-baseline": "4bee3f5aae7aefbc129ca81c33d6a062b02fcf3b",
   "overrides": [],