diff --git a/crates/kebab-app/src/app.rs b/crates/kebab-app/src/app.rs
index 792016c..ff075f5 100644
--- a/crates/kebab-app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/kebab-app/src/app.rs
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ impl App {
             });
         }
 
+        // backfill_code_lang + backfill_repo are applied inside `search`
+        // via `search_uncached` — no explicit call needed here. Trace
+        // branch above calls them directly because it bypasses `search`.
         let mut all_hits = self.search(fetch_query)?;
 
         // Skip offset.