diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e48765f8a56d..067a4b2fa368 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ env/
 # Local tooling/editor config (kept out of the public repo)
 .claude/
 
-# Note: data/_staging/ (raw collected candidate pool) is intentionally tracked —
-# comprehensive data collection is a purpose of this repo.
-
 # Build-only: regenerated on every Pages deploy (site/scripts/build-*.mjs)
 site/public/v1/history.json
 site/public/v1/verification.json
diff --git a/app/validate.py b/app/validate.py
index b86983ea196e..d8266942a9d8 100644
--- a/app/validate.py
+++ b/app/validate.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Validate seed JSON against the schema and conventions (§9.3, §15.3).
 
 Checks: required fields, slug convention (§14.1), value ranges/units (§14.3),
-and foreign-key integrity by slug. Run with ``python -m scripts.validate``;
+and foreign-key integrity by slug. Run with ``python -m app.validate``;
 exits non-zero on the first failure set (used by CI ``validate-data.yml``).
 """