diff --git a/src/core/autostart_linux.go b/src/core/autostart_linux.go
index 856670a..a657b7e 100644
--- a/src/core/autostart_linux.go
+++ b/src/core/autostart_linux.go
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ func SetAutostart(enabled bool, executablePath string, iconPath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// A desktop scheduler with a tray icon belongs to the graphical session, so
+	// Linux autostart is implemented through XDG Autostart instead of a systemd
+	// user service. systemd is tempting because it is explicit and scriptable,
+	// but it is the wrong owner for a windowed app that should inherit the
+	// desktop session environment and appear in the tray predictably.
 	if err := cleanupLegacySystemdAutostart(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -138,6 +143,9 @@ func cleanupLegacyDesktopAutostart() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// The old PySentry desktop file is removed proactively instead of tolerated
+	// alongside the new one. Leaving both files in place would risk duplicate
+	// launches or confusing status diagnostics after the rename.
 	if err := os.Remove(desktopPath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/autostart_windows.go b/src/core/autostart_windows.go
index 7e0b25e..484b084 100644
--- a/src/core/autostart_windows.go
+++ b/src/core/autostart_windows.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ const legacyAutostartName = "PySentry"
 const startupShortcutFile = autostartName + ".lnk"
 
 func SetAutostart(enabled bool, executablePath string, iconPath string) error {
+	// Windows autostart used to write HKCU\Run values, but that approach became
+	// brittle once paths with spaces and the "--start-in-tray" argument entered
+	// the picture. A Startup-folder shortcut stores target path and arguments as
+	// separate structured fields, so it avoids quoting bugs and more closely
+	// matches how a user would configure a GUI app by hand.
 	if err := cleanupLegacyRegistryAutostart(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -87,6 +92,10 @@ func createStartupShortcut(shortcutPath string, executablePath string, iconPath
 	if iconPath == "" {
 		iconPath = executablePath
 	}
+	// WScript.Shell is used here deliberately instead of a third-party Go COM
+	// wrapper. The PowerShell bridge is not glamorous, but it is already present
+	// on supported Windows systems and keeps the dependency surface much smaller
+	// for a project that otherwise aims to stay light.
 	script := `$shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut($env:GOSENTRY_SHORTCUT_PATH); $shortcut.TargetPath = $env:GOSENTRY_TARGET_PATH; $shortcut.Arguments = $env:GOSENTRY_ARGUMENTS; $shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $env:GOSENTRY_WORKING_DIRECTORY; $shortcut.IconLocation = $env:GOSENTRY_ICON_PATH; $shortcut.Save()`
 	command := exec.Command("powershell.exe", "-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-Command", script)
 	command.Env = append(os.Environ(),
diff --git a/src/core/store.go b/src/core/store.go
index 5cfd88b..5ba0e60 100644
--- a/src/core/store.go
+++ b/src/core/store.go
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ func loadOrCreateConfig(paths Paths) (Config, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		legacyPath := filepath.Join(paths.AppDir, LegacyConfigFileName)
 		if _, legacyErr := os.Stat(legacyPath); legacyErr == nil {
+			// The rename from PySentry to GoSentry changed the preferred config
+			// filename. Read the old file once if it is still present so portable
+			// installs continue to start without a manual migration step. The
+			// caller later saves the loaded config back through SaveConfig, which
+			// naturally rewrites it under gosentry.yaml.
 			configPath = legacyPath
 		} else {
 			return config, writeYAML(paths.ConfigPath, config)
diff --git a/src/gui/app.go b/src/gui/app.go
index 3958f57..4e6c50f 100644
--- a/src/gui/app.go
+++ b/src/gui/app.go
@@ -64,10 +64,17 @@ func Run(startInTray bool) {
 	w.SetContent(content)
 	serveSingleInstance(instanceListener, w)
 	if startInTray {
+		// Autostart launches intentionally stay hidden, so "window shown" would be
+		// a misleading metric. Record a separate startup event for the tray path
+		// instead of forcing one timing definition onto two different UX flows.
 		recordStartup(time.Since(started), false)
 		a.Run()
 		return
 	}
+	// Show the window before recording startup time. Measuring earlier, during
+	// widget construction, looked cheaper in History than the user-perceived
+	// startup really was. The current point is less abstract: it ends when the
+	// window has actually been handed to the desktop for display.
 	w.Show()
 	recordStartup(time.Since(started), true)
 	a.Run()
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@ func acquireSingleInstance(showExisting bool) (net.Listener, bool) {
 
 	connection, dialErr := net.DialTimeout("tcp", singleInstanceAddress, time.Second)
 	if dialErr == nil {
+		// The first instance listens only on localhost and understands one tiny
+		// command: "show". That keeps the implementation dependency-free and easy
+		// to inspect, which matters more here than introducing a named-pipe or
+		// platform-specific IPC abstraction just to focus an existing window.
 		if showExisting {
 			_, _ = io.WriteString(connection, singleInstanceShowCommand)
 		}
@@ -183,6 +194,10 @@ func newMainView(w fyne.Window) (fyne.CanvasObject, func(time.Duration, bool)) {
 	commandOutputScroll.SetMinSize(fyne.NewSize(520, 160))
 	history := newHistoryView(&events)
 	recordStartup := func(duration time.Duration, windowShown bool) {
+		// Startup is recorded as an in-memory History event instead of being
+		// persisted into jobs.yaml. It is session diagnostics, not durable job
+		// state, and keeping it ephemeral avoids polluting the human-editable YAML
+		// file with process-lifetime bookkeeping.
 		detail := "Window shown in " + duration.Round(time.Millisecond).String()
 		if !windowShown {
 			detail = "Started in tray in " + duration.Round(time.Millisecond).String()