diff --git a/ai/metrics_test.go b/ai/metrics_test.go
index 1e2de54..56d2d5d 100644
--- a/ai/metrics_test.go
+++ b/ai/metrics_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,64 @@ func TestMetrics_ReadEvents_Good_FiltersBySince(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMetrics_Record_Bad_DirectoryAsFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// If the home directory resolution fails, Record must return an error.
+	origHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+	os.Setenv("HOME", "/dev/null/nonexistent")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { os.Setenv("HOME", origHome) })
+
+	event := Event{Type: "bad_test"}
+	err := Record(event)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error when home directory is invalid, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMetrics_ReadEvents_Bad_InvalidHome(t *testing.T) {
+	// ReadEvents must propagate the error when home resolution fails.
+	origHome := os.Getenv("HOME")
+	os.Setenv("HOME", "/dev/null/nonexistent")
+	t.Cleanup(func() { os.Setenv("HOME", origHome) })
+
+	_, err := ReadEvents(time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error when home directory is invalid, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMetrics_Record_Ugly_ConcurrentWrites(t *testing.T) {
+	// Concurrent writes must not corrupt the JSONL file — all events must be readable.
+	withTempHome(t)
+
+	const goroutines = 10
+	const eventsPerGoroutine = 20
+
+	done := make(chan struct{}, goroutines)
+	for range goroutines {
+		go func() {
+			defer func() { done <- struct{}{} }()
+			for range eventsPerGoroutine {
+				if err := Record(Event{Type: "concurrent"}); err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("concurrent Record: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	for range goroutines {
+		<-done
+	}
+
+	events, err := ReadEvents(time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadEvents after concurrent writes: %v", err)
+	}
+	expected := goroutines * eventsPerGoroutine
+	if len(events) != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d events after concurrent writes, got %d", expected, len(events))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMetrics_ReadMetricsFile_Good_MalformedLines(t *testing.T) {
 	withTempHome(t)
 
diff --git a/cmd/embed-bench/main.go b/cmd/embed-bench/main.go
index 9b4f72b..3616e15 100644
--- a/cmd/embed-bench/main.go
+++ b/cmd/embed-bench/main.go
@@ -330,5 +330,7 @@ func truncate(text string, limit int) string {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	os.Stderr.Sync()
+	// Flush stderr before flag parsing so any buffered output is visible if the process is
+	// interrupted during startup (e.g. Ollama not running).
+	os.Stderr.Sync() //nolint:errcheck // sync on startup, error is not actionable
 }
diff --git a/cmd/metrics/cmd.go b/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
index 039709c..b344562 100644
--- a/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics/cmd.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ var metricsCmd = &cli.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+// initMetricsFlags binds the --since and --json flags to the metrics command.
+//
+//	initMetricsFlags()   // called once by AddMetricsCommand
 func initMetricsFlags() {
 	metricsCmd.Flags().StringVar(&metricsSince, "since", "7d", i18n.T("cmd.ai.metrics.flag.since"))
 	metricsCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&metricsJSON, "json", false, i18n.T("common.flag.json"))
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ func AddMetricsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	parent.AddCommand(metricsCmd)
 }
 
+// runMetrics reads and displays AI event metrics for the configured time window.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core ai metrics --since 7d --json
+//	runMetrics()
 func runMetrics() error {
 	sinceDuration, err := parseDuration(metricsSince)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/rag/cmd.go b/cmd/rag/cmd.go
index ad27204..3d043d7 100644
--- a/cmd/rag/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/rag/cmd.go
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ package rag
 import ragcmd "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-rag/cmd/rag"
 
 // AddRAGSubcommands registers RAG commands as subcommands of parent.
+//
+//	rag.AddRAGSubcommands(aiCmd)   // → core ai rag index|query|status
 var AddRAGSubcommands = ragcmd.AddRAGSubcommands
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd.go b/cmd/security/cmd.go
index 3c8a4b4..88ff635 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd.go
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+// Package security implements the security command tree for the Core CLI.
+//
+// Commands registered:
+//
+//	security.AddSecurityCommands(rootCmd)   // → core security alerts|deps|scan|secrets|jobs
 package security
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd_alerts.go b/cmd/security/cmd_alerts.go
index 14f999e..c3e5b7d 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd_alerts.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd_alerts.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/cli/pkg/cli"
 )
 
+// addAlertsCommand registers the alerts subcommand under parent.
+//
+//	addAlertsCommand(securityCmd)   // → core security alerts --repo core-php --severity high
 func addAlertsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	command := &cli.Command{
 		Use:   "alerts",
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ type AlertOutput struct {
 	Message  string `json:"message"`
 }
 
+// runAlerts fetches and displays unified security alerts across all repos or a single target.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core security alerts --repo core-php --severity high
+//	runAlerts()
 func runAlerts() error {
 	if err := checkGH(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd_deps.go b/cmd/security/cmd_deps.go
index ee18d29..37f8911 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd_deps.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd_deps.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/cli/pkg/cli"
 )
 
+// addDepsCommand registers the deps subcommand under parent.
+//
+//	addDepsCommand(securityCmd)   // → core security deps --repo core-php --severity critical
 func addDepsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	command := &cli.Command{
 		Use:   "deps",
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ type DepAlert struct {
 	Summary        string `json:"summary"`
 }
 
+// runDeps fetches and displays Dependabot vulnerability alerts across all repos or a single target.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core security deps --repo core-php --severity critical
+//	runDeps()
 func runDeps() error {
 	if err := checkGH(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd_jobs.go b/cmd/security/cmd_jobs.go
index 22fad9e..c839190 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd_jobs.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd_jobs.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ var (
 	jobsCopies    int
 )
 
+// addJobsCommand registers the jobs subcommand under parent.
+//
+//	addJobsCommand(securityCmd)   // → core security jobs --targets wailsapp/wails --issue-repo host-uk/core
 func addJobsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	command := &cli.Command{
 		Use:   "jobs",
@@ -37,6 +40,10 @@ func addJobsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	parent.AddCommand(command)
 }
 
+// runJobs aggregates security findings for each target and creates GitHub issues.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core security jobs --targets wailsapp/wails,facebook/react --dry-run
+//	runJobs()
 func runJobs() error {
 	if err := checkGH(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd_scan.go b/cmd/security/cmd_scan.go
index d636b75..bc81dd1 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd_scan.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd_scan.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ var (
 	scanTool string
 )
 
+// addScanCommand registers the scan subcommand under parent.
+//
+//	addScanCommand(securityCmd)   // → core security scan --repo core-php --tool gosec
 func addScanCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	command := &cli.Command{
 		Use:   "scan",
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ type ScanAlert struct {
 	Message     string `json:"message"`
 }
 
+// runScan fetches and displays code-scanning alerts across all repos or a single target.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core security scan --repo core-php --tool gosec
+//	runScan()
 func runScan() error {
 	if err := checkGH(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/security/cmd_secrets.go b/cmd/security/cmd_secrets.go
index bd56977..ddac4c5 100644
--- a/cmd/security/cmd_secrets.go
+++ b/cmd/security/cmd_secrets.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"forge.lthn.ai/core/cli/pkg/cli"
 )
 
+// addSecretsCommand registers the secrets subcommand under parent.
+//
+//	addSecretsCommand(securityCmd)   // → core security secrets --repo core-php --json
 func addSecretsCommand(parent *cli.Command) {
 	command := &cli.Command{
 		Use:   "secrets",
@@ -38,6 +41,10 @@ type SecretAlert struct {
 	PushProtection bool   `json:"push_protection_bypassed"`
 }
 
+// runSecrets fetches and displays secret-scanning alerts across all repos or a single target.
+//
+//	// via CLI: core security secrets --repo core-php
+//	runSecrets()
 func runSecrets() error {
 	if err := checkGH(); err != nil {
 		return err