diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/typescript/captures.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/typescript/captures.ts
index 93eb4f599..22f48e80d 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/typescript/captures.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/languages/typescript/captures.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ function shouldEmitReadMember(memberNode: SyntaxNode): boolean {
   }
 }
 
+/** Walks the parent chain from `node` (inclusive), returning the first node
+ *  whose type matches, or null. Faster than `findNodeAtRange` when the caller
+ *  already holds the anchor node — avoids re-scanning the tree from the root. */
 function findSelfOrAncestorOfType(node: SyntaxNode | undefined, type: string): SyntaxNode | null {
   if (node === undefined) return null;
   let current: SyntaxNode | null = node;
@@ -134,6 +137,8 @@ function findSelfOrAncestorOfType(node: SyntaxNode | undefined, type: string): S
   return null;
 }
 
+/** Walks the parent chain from `node` (inclusive), returning the first node
+ *  whose type is in the set, or null. Plural form of {@link findSelfOrAncestorOfType}. */
 function findSelfOrAncestorOfTypes(
   node: SyntaxNode | undefined,
   types: readonly string[],
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/parsing-processor.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/parsing-processor.ts
index 7a669504e..73a72aa22 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/parsing-processor.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/parsing-processor.ts
@@ -894,12 +894,12 @@ export const processParsing = async (
           {
             skippedPaths: err.fallbackExcludePaths,
           },
-          'Skipping worker-timeout files in sequential fallback:',
+          'Skipping worker-excluded files in sequential fallback:',
         );
         reportProgress?.(
           lastProgress,
           files.length,
-          `Skipping ${files.length - fallbackFiles.length} worker-timeout file(s) in sequential fallback`,
+          `Skipping ${files.length - fallbackFiles.length} worker-excluded file(s) in sequential fallback`,
         );
       }
       logger.warn({ message }, 'Worker pool parsing stopped; continuing with sequential parser:');
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/unit/parsing-worker-fallback.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/unit/parsing-worker-fallback.test.ts
index 8525e263b..3308cf03f 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/unit/parsing-worker-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/unit/parsing-worker-fallback.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('processParsing worker fallback', () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
-    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-timeout file(s) in sequential fallback');
+    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-excluded file(s) in sequential fallback');
     expect(
       graph.nodes.some((node) => node.label === 'Function' && node.properties.name === 'a'),
     ).toBe(true);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('processParsing worker fallback', () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
-    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-timeout file(s) in sequential fallback');
+    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-excluded file(s) in sequential fallback');
     expect(
       graph.nodes.some((node) => node.label === 'Function' && node.properties.name === 'a'),
     ).toBe(true);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('processParsing worker fallback', () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
-    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-timeout file(s) in sequential fallback');
+    expect(progressDetails).toContain('Skipping 1 worker-excluded file(s) in sequential fallback');
     expect(
       graph.nodes.some((node) => node.label === 'Function' && node.properties.name === 'a'),
     ).toBe(true);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe('processParsing worker fallback', () => {
       'Sequential fallback after worker issue: replacement worker failed',
     );
     expect(
-      progressDetails.some((d) => d.startsWith('Skipping ') && d.includes('worker-timeout file')),
+      progressDetails.some((d) => d.startsWith('Skipping ') && d.includes('worker-excluded file')),
     ).toBe(false);
     expect(
       graph.nodes.some((node) => node.label === 'Function' && node.properties.name === 'a'),