diff --git a/catalog/snippets/configs/codecov.yml b/catalog/snippets/configs/codecov.yml
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--- a/catalog/snippets/configs/codecov.yml
+++ b/catalog/snippets/configs/codecov.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Codecov configuration. Coverage is reported and trended, never gated.
+# Codecov configuration. Codecov's coverage statuses are advisory - they report and trend coverage, never gating a PR.
 # - informational: true makes project and patch statuses advisory (always pass), so a coverage delta never blocks a PR.
 # - Distinct from the upload step's fail_ci_if_error: false, which only guards upload errors.
 # - A repo may override this to enforce a coverage threshold.