diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-provider-update.yml b/.github/workflows/on-provider-update.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/publish-provider-update.yml
rename to .github/workflows/on-provider-update.yml
index 618ac4f564..d83faa3d10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-provider-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-provider-update.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ env:
   ESC_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT: github-secrets/pulumi-registry
   ESC_ACTION_EXPORT_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES: GITHUB_TOKEN=PULUMI_BOT_TOKEN
 
-name: provider docs build
+name: Handle Provider Update Events
 on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types:
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ on:
       # Optional inputs are:
       # - PROVIDER_SCHEMA_PATH
       - resource-provider
-      # An update for a provider that is hosted opaquely - where we don't assume a backing
-      # GH repo.
+      # An update for a provider without a GitHub repo (OpenTofu registry providers, anytf).
+      # Schema and docs are hosted at arbitrary URLs instead of GitHub repo structure.
       #
       # Required inputs are:
       # - PROVIDER_SHORT_NAME
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           --publisher Pulumi
       - name: git status
         run: git status && git diff
+      # Duplicate checking unnecessary: we own the repositories dispatching these events
       - name: Create registry PR
         uses: ./.github/actions/new-provider-version-pr
         with:
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           --indexFileURL  "${{ env.PROVIDER_INDEX_URL  }}"
       - name: git status
         run: git status && git diff
+      # Duplicate checking unnecessary: we own the repositories dispatching these events
       - name: Create registry PR
         uses: ./.github/actions/new-provider-version-pr
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-package-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/poll-community-packages.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from .github/workflows/generate-package-metadata.yml
rename to .github/workflows/poll-community-packages.yml
index 97ee1fe060..659013af69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-package-metadata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/poll-community-packages.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 permissions: write-all # Equivalent to default permissions plus id-token: write
-name: Check for Community Package Updates
+name: Poll Community Packages for New Versions
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: null
   schedule: