diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
index cf83a77..fae651c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install -y clang libclang-dev protobuf-compiler
       - name: Clippy
         run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+      # `--workspace` unions every member's features, so `lance-context` is
+      # always built with `remote` enabled by lance-context-server/-client.
+      # The release job checks the crate on its own (`default = []`), a
+      # combination the line above never exercises. Check it explicitly so
+      # cfg-gated breakage is caught here instead of at release time.
+      - name: Clippy (lance-context, default features)
+        run: cargo clippy --manifest-path crates/lance-context/Cargo.toml --all-targets -- -D warnings
 
   typos:
     name: Spell Check
diff --git a/crates/lance-context/src/unified_generic.rs b/crates/lance-context/src/unified_generic.rs
index 86119d8..7a090a7 100644
--- a/crates/lance-context/src/unified_generic.rs
+++ b/crates/lance-context/src/unified_generic.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use lance_context_api::{
-    AddRowsResponse, ContextError, ContextResult, CreateGenericStoreRequest, GenericStoreApi,
-    SchemaSpec,
+    AddRowsResponse, ContextError, ContextResult, GenericStoreApi, SchemaSpec,
 };
 use lance_context_core::{GenericStore as LocalStore, GenericStoreOptions};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "remote")]
+use lance_context_api::CreateGenericStoreRequest;
 #[cfg(feature = "remote")]
 use lance_context_client::RemoteGenericStore;