diff --git a/includes/admin/class-pr-core-peptide-metaboxes.php b/includes/admin/class-pr-core-peptide-metaboxes.php
index 805eaee..171a16b 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-pr-core-peptide-metaboxes.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-pr-core-peptide-metaboxes.php
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class PR_Core_Peptide_Metaboxes {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$raw   = wp_unslash( $_POST[ $input_key ] );
+			$raw   = wp_unslash( $_POST[ $input_key ] ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized -- sanitized via config['sanitize'] callback on next line
 			$clean = is_callable( $config['sanitize'] )
 				? call_user_func( $config['sanitize'], $raw )
 				: sanitize_text_field( (string) $raw );
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-pr-core-settings.php b/includes/admin/class-pr-core-settings.php
index ea89cea..6a6e2a5 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-pr-core-settings.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-pr-core-settings.php
@@ -19,25 +19,25 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  */
 class PR_Core_Settings {
 
-	/** @var string Option group shared by all PR Core settings. */
+	/** @var string Option group shared by all PR Core settings. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	public const OPTION_GROUP = 'pr_core_settings';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: enable/disable related articles. */
+	/** @var string Option key: enable/disable related articles. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const RELATED_ENABLED = 'pr_core_related_posts_enabled';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: related articles limit (1-6). */
+	/** @var string Option key: related articles limit (1-6). */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const RELATED_LIMIT = 'pr_core_related_posts_limit';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: WP-cron scan cadence. */
+	/** @var string Option key: WP-cron scan cadence. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const SCAN_CADENCE = 'pr_core_scan_cadence';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: default staleness threshold in days. */
+	/** @var string Option key: default staleness threshold in days. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const DEFAULT_THRESHOLD = 'pr_core_default_threshold';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: high-velocity staleness threshold in days. */
+	/** @var string Option key: high-velocity staleness threshold in days. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const HIGH_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 'pr_core_high_velocity_threshold';
 
-	/** @var string Option key: comma-separated notification email list. */
+	/** @var string Option key: comma-separated notification email list. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const VERIFICATION_EMAIL = 'pr_core_verification_email';
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/api/class-pr-core-rest-controller.php b/includes/api/class-pr-core-rest-controller.php
index 9166fcb..c7ad5ef 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-pr-core-rest-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-pr-core-rest-controller.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  */
 class PR_Core_Rest_Controller {
 
-	/** @var string REST namespace. */
+	/** @var string REST namespace. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private const REST_NAMESPACE = 'pr-core/v1';
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/migrations/class-pr-core-migration-0004-backfill-peptide-meta.php b/includes/migrations/class-pr-core-migration-0004-backfill-peptide-meta.php
index 0a76a63..1a4a1df 100644
--- a/includes/migrations/class-pr-core-migration-0004-backfill-peptide-meta.php
+++ b/includes/migrations/class-pr-core-migration-0004-backfill-peptide-meta.php
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  */
 class PR_Core_Migration_0004_Backfill_Peptide_Meta {
 
-	/** @var string Meta key: molecular formula (PR Core namespace). */
+	/** @var string Meta key: molecular formula (PR Core namespace). */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	public const META_FORMULA = '_pr_molecular_formula';
 
-	/** @var string Meta key: molecular weight as float string (PR Core namespace). */
+	/** @var string Meta key: molecular weight as float string (PR Core namespace). */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	public const META_WEIGHT = '_pr_molecular_weight';
 
-	/** @var string Meta key: aliases JSON array (PR Core namespace). */
+	/** @var string Meta key: aliases JSON array (PR Core namespace). */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	public const META_ALIASES = '_pr_aliases';
 
-	/** @var PR_Core_Pubchem_Client HTTP client for PubChem REST API. */
+	/** @var PR_Core_Pubchem_Client HTTP client for PubChem REST API. */ // phpcs:ignore Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort
 	private PR_Core_Pubchem_Client $pubchem;
 
 	/**