diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 0cbc9b3..c85a0ce 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ type TelegramConfig struct {
 
 // ScannerConfig holds scanner engine parameters.
 //
-// Bootleg/Compilation filtering is intentionally unconditional: bootlegs,
-// promotions, and pseudo-releases are always excluded (musicbrainz/api.go),
-// and compilations are always included. These are not user-toggleable, so
-// there are no corresponding config fields.
+// Type filtering is handled in musicbrainz/api.go, not here: only Album/Single/EP
+// primary types (and release groups whose secondary types include Single/EP/Compilation)
+// are included. Bootlegs are not explicitly excluded — a release group whose primary
+// type is an included type but whose secondary types include "Bootleg" will still pass
+// through and may be reported as missing. Compilations are included by default but can
+// be excluded per-artist via artist_settings.ignore_compilations. These behaviours are
+// not user-toggleable at the global config level, so there are no corresponding config fields.
 type ScannerConfig struct {
 	FuzzyThreshold float64 `yaml:"fuzzy_threshold"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/musicbrainz/api.go b/internal/musicbrainz/api.go
index d7f440f..3c877c5 100644
--- a/internal/musicbrainz/api.go
+++ b/internal/musicbrainz/api.go
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ func FilterReleaseGroups(groups []ReleaseGroup, opts FilterOptions) []ReleaseGro
 	return filtered
 }
 
-// hasSecondaryType reports whether any of the release group's secondary types
-// matches one of the provided values.
-func hasSecondaryType(rg ReleaseGroup, wanted ...string) bool {
-	for _, s := range rg.SecondaryTypes {
+// hasSliceType reports whether the slice contains any of the wanted values.
+func hasSliceType(types []string, wanted ...string) bool {
+	for _, s := range types {
 		for _, w := range wanted {
 			if s == w {
 				return true
@@ -107,6 +106,12 @@ func hasSecondaryType(rg ReleaseGroup, wanted ...string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// hasSecondaryType reports whether any of the release group's secondary types
+// matches one of the provided values.
+func hasSecondaryType(rg ReleaseGroup, wanted ...string) bool {
+	return hasSliceType(rg.SecondaryTypes, wanted...)
+}
+
 // IsTypeIncluded returns true if the given primary type is in the base
 // included set (Album/Single/EP).
 func IsTypeIncluded(releaseType string) bool {
diff --git a/internal/musicbrainz/sync.go b/internal/musicbrainz/sync.go
index 33d5b51..dcb7202 100644
--- a/internal/musicbrainz/sync.go
+++ b/internal/musicbrainz/sync.go
@@ -152,18 +152,6 @@ func SyncArtistDiscography(
 	return releases, nil
 }
 
-// hasSliceType reports whether the slice contains the wanted value. It mirrors
-// hasSecondaryType in api.go but operates on the persisted []string form read
-// back from external_releases (cache-hit path).
-func hasSliceType(types []string, wanted string) bool {
-	for _, t := range types {
-		if t == wanted {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // getArtistFilterOptions reads per-artist type filtering preferences.
 // Defaults to no filtering if artist_settings row doesn't exist.
 // artistID is the Navidrome artist ID (artist_settings.id), not the MusicBrainz ID.