diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 79f2273..963a091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
-      - name: Test downstream macro dependencies
-        run: python3 test-macro-dependencies.py
+      - name: Test standalone consumers
+        run: python3 test-downstream.py
+
+      - name: Test without default features
+        run: cargo test -p gotcha --no-default-features
 
       - name: Run tests (gotcha_macro)
         run: |
diff --git a/MIGRATION.md b/MIGRATION.md
index 9378d22..0161dee 100644
--- a/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/MIGRATION.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Migration Guide
 
+- [Unreleased: HTTP/1 is always enabled](#unreleased-http1-is-always-enabled)
 - [Unreleased: derive dependency paths](#unreleased-derive-dependency-paths)
 - [Unreleased: explicit OpenAPI endpoints](#unreleased-explicit-openapi-endpoints)
 - [Unreleased: message task handles](#unreleased-message-task-handles)
@@ -19,6 +20,16 @@
 
 ---
 
+# Unreleased: HTTP/1 is always enabled
+
+The `http1` feature has been removed. It existed to support Cloudflare Worker integration,
+which is no longer supported. HTTP/1 and Tokio support are now required Axum dependency
+features, so server startup remains available even with `default-features = false`.
+
+Remove `"http1"` from any explicit gotcha feature lists. Default application behavior is
+unchanged; `openapi`, `prometheus`, `cors`, `static_files`, and `task` remain optional.
+Libraries that only implement `Schematic` can continue to depend on `gotcha_core` directly.
+
 # Unreleased: derive dependency paths
 
 **`Schematic` stays in `gotcha_core`.** Libraries can continue to depend only on core and either
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fbe5be..a120eeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 
 ### Optional Features
 
+HTTP/1 serving is always enabled, including with `default-features = false`.
+The builder's `run`/`listen`/`listen_on` and `GotchaApp::run` are always available.
+
 Enable additional features as needed:
 
 ```toml
diff --git a/examples/configuration/Cargo.toml b/examples/configuration/Cargo.toml
index efc0baf..60c9d07 100644
--- a/examples/configuration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/configuration/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha", features = ["http1"]}
+gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha"}
 serde = {version="1", features=["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = {version = "1", features = ["macros", 'rt-multi-thread', 'fs']}
diff --git a/examples/openapi/Cargo.toml b/examples/openapi/Cargo.toml
index e842f9d..d92392e 100644
--- a/examples/openapi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/openapi/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha", features = ["openapi", "http1"]}
+gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha", features = ["openapi"]}
 # Required because `#[derive(Schematic)]` expands to `::gotcha_core::` paths.
 gotcha_core = { path = "../../gotcha_core" }
 tokio = {version = "1", features = ["macros", 'rt-multi-thread']}
 serde = {version="1", features=["derive"]}
-serde_json = "1"
\ No newline at end of file
+serde_json = "1"
diff --git a/examples/task/Cargo.toml b/examples/task/Cargo.toml
index 559ef9a..76dd513 100644
--- a/examples/task/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/task/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha", features = ["task", "http1"]}
+gotcha = {version="0.4", path = "../../gotcha", features = ["task"]}
 tokio = {version = "1", features = ["macros", 'rt-multi-thread']}
-serde = {version="1", features=["derive"]}
\ No newline at end of file
+serde = {version="1", features=["derive"]}
diff --git a/gotcha/Cargo.toml b/gotcha/Cargo.toml
index d3eda80..dbeb02c 100644
--- a/gotcha/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gotcha/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ doctest = true
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 [features]
-default = ["http1"]
-http1 = ["axum/http1", "axum/tokio"]
+default = []
 prometheus = ["dep:axum-prometheus"]
 openapi = ["dep:oas", "dep:gotcha_core", "gotcha_core/axum"]
 # These enable only their own half of `tower-http`. That matters: `tower-http/cors` has no
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ cron = {version = "0.12.0", optional = true}
 chrono = "0.4.23"
 oas = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 mofa = "0.2"
-axum = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["form", "json", "query", "multipart", "ws", "matched-path", "original-uri"] }
+# HTTP/1 serving is a required capability, including with default features disabled.
+axum = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["http1", "tokio", "form", "json", "query", "multipart", "ws", "matched-path", "original-uri"] }
 # For `TypedHeader<T>`: axum 0.7 moved it out of axum proper. Only the `typed-header` feature is
 # enabled, which brings in the `headers` crate and nothing else.
 axum-extra = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = ["typed-header"] }
diff --git a/test-macro-dependencies.py b/test-downstream.py
similarity index 71%
rename from test-macro-dependencies.py
rename to test-downstream.py
index 94a43a7..f983bbe 100644
--- a/test-macro-dependencies.py
+++ b/test-downstream.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Test derives in standalone Cargo projects without workspace dev-dependencies."""
+"""Test standalone consumers without workspace dependency feature unification."""
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ def main():
             if unexpected:
                 raise RuntimeError(f"{name} pulled in web dependencies: {sorted(unexpected)}")
 
+    manifest = str(root / "tests" / "fixtures" / "no-default-features" / "Cargo.toml")
+    subprocess.run(["cargo", "fmt", "--manifest-path", manifest, "--", "--check"], check=True, env=env)
+    for features in ([], ["--features", "openapi"]):
+        print(f"Checking startup without default features: {features}", flush=True)
+        subprocess.run(["cargo", "check", "--manifest-path", manifest, *features], check=True, env=env)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/test-feature-matrix.py b/test-feature-matrix.py
index 6ba5353..7bebea9 100755
--- a/test-feature-matrix.py
+++ b/test-feature-matrix.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def load_features():
                 in_features = False
             elif in_features and "=" in stripped and not stripped.startswith("#"):
                 feature = stripped.split("=")[0].strip()
-                # `default` is implied, and `http1` is part of it rather than something to toggle.
-                if feature not in ("default", "http1"):
+                # Cargo enables the default group automatically; test the optional features.
+                if feature != "default":
                     features.append(feature)
     return features
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/Cargo.toml b/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59c4c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "no-default-features"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[workspace]
+
+[features]
+openapi = ["gotcha/openapi"]
+
+[dependencies]
+gotcha = { path = "../../../gotcha", default-features = false }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/src/main.rs b/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65ebd61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/no-default-features/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use gotcha::{ConfigWrapper, EmptyConfig, Gotcha, GotchaApp, GotchaContext, GotchaResult, GotchaRouter};
+
+struct App;
+
+impl GotchaApp for App {
+    type State = ();
+    type Config = EmptyConfig;
+
+    async fn state(&self, _: &ConfigWrapper<EmptyConfig>) -> GotchaResult<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn routes(&self, router: GotchaRouter<GotchaContext<(), EmptyConfig>>) -> GotchaRouter<GotchaContext<(), EmptyConfig>> {
+        router
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // All startup entry points must compile without relying on workspace feature unification.
+    drop(Gotcha::new().run());
+    drop(Gotcha::new().listen("127.0.0.1:0"));
+    drop(Gotcha::new().listen_on("127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap()));
+    drop(App.run());
+}