diff --git a/config.ini.example b/config.ini.example
index 832ffa2..893c6d9 100644
--- a/config.ini.example
+++ b/config.ini.example
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ cooldown_secs = 60
 ; Only runs during a mining session (`!mining on`).
 region =
 poll_secs = 8
-cooldown_secs = 30
+cooldown_secs = 180     ; min seconds between local alerts (raise if too chatty)
+max_pop = 12            ; only alert when Local has <= this many pilots (quiet systems)
+confirm_reads = 3       ; the higher count must persist this many reads (kills OCR jitter)