diff --git a/apps/pwa/index.html b/apps/pwa/index.html
index dfd1854..9f2d995 100644
--- a/apps/pwa/index.html
+++ b/apps/pwa/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
+    <!-- favicon.ico is hand-maintained (not emitted by pwa:icons); regenerate manually when the brand mark changes — see scripts/copy-pwa-icons.mjs (IN-02). -->
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" sizes="180x180" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#e8915a" />
diff --git a/apps/pwa/scripts/copy-pwa-icons.mjs b/apps/pwa/scripts/copy-pwa-icons.mjs
index 4bd85c1..911e1c2 100644
--- a/apps/pwa/scripts/copy-pwa-icons.mjs
+++ b/apps/pwa/scripts/copy-pwa-icons.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
  * chain so Windows contributors and minimal CI containers can run `pwa:icons`.
  *
  * Keep COPIES in sync with the manifest `icons` array in vite.config.ts.
+ *
+ * NOTE (IN-02): public/favicon.ico is NOT produced by this script — the
+ * minimal2023Preset does not emit a .ico. It is hand-maintained and committed
+ * directly in public/, and referenced by index.html (`<link rel="icon"
+ * href="/favicon.ico">`). When the brand mark changes, regenerate favicon.ico
+ * manually so it does not go stale relative to the SVG/PNG outputs below.
  */
 import { copyFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';