diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/verify_analyzer.py b/wizard-work/spark/verify_analyzer.py
index 2f8143a..af7609c 100644
--- a/wizard-work/spark/verify_analyzer.py
+++ b/wizard-work/spark/verify_analyzer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Q63 (2026-10-24): no committed gate invokes this file -- `git grep -F -n verify_analyzer.py HEAD
+#   -- '*.py' '*.sh' CHECK` matches nothing outside this file -- so it is a one-off
+#   artifact, run by hand against its subject, not a standing check.
 """Verification script to check number_analyzer.py output is correct."""
 
 import subprocess