diff --git a/.harness.json b/.harness.json
index 8a2893a5..30298095 100644
--- a/.harness.json
+++ b/.harness.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "mode": "enforce",
     "ratchet": {
         "phpstan_level": 5,
-        "phpstan_baseline": 58
+        "phpstan_baseline": 58,
+        "coverage": 53
     }
 }
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 40026a2a..8d9db881 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pollora is a Laravel & WordPress integration framework that creates a "sweet ble
 ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test
 
 # Individual test commands
-ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test:unit          # Run PHPUnit tests with coverage (requires 100% coverage)
+ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test:unit          # Run the Pest tests
 ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test:types         # Run PHPStan static analysis
 ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test:lint          # Test code formatting with Pint
 ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer test:refacto       # Test refactoring rules with Rector (dry-run)
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ ddev exec --dir /var/www/html/vendor/pollora/framework composer refacto
 ```
 
 ### Key Quality Standards
-- **Test Coverage**: 100% test coverage is required (`--min=100`)
+- **Type Coverage**: at least 98% (`composer test:type-coverage`, enforced by the CI)
+- **Line Coverage**: tracked, not a fixed target. The Harness ratchet (`coverage` in `.harness.json`) fails a change that lowers it, so a pull request that adds code adds the tests that keep the figure up
 - **Static Analysis**: PHPStan level 5 with WordPress and Laravel extensions
 - **Code Style**: Laravel Pint for PHP formatting, Prettier for JS/MD/YAML
 - **Refactoring**: Rector with Laravel-specific rules
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c00ef609..6e09579e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ outlines our guidelines and conventions.
   composer test
   ```
   This executes Rector, Pint, PHPStan and the unit tests.
-- Pull requests must pass the CI pipeline. Aim for 100% coverage as enforced by
-  the test configuration.
+- Pull requests must pass the CI pipeline. A pull request must not lower
+  the line coverage recorded in `.harness.json`, and the type coverage stays at 98% or more.
 
 ## Commit Messages
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61db7ba5..75c920cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Learn more:
 
 ```bash
 composer test                # Run all checks (Rector, Pint, PHPStan, Pest, type coverage)
-composer test:unit           # Run Pest tests with 100% coverage requirement
+composer test:unit           # Run the Pest tests
 composer test:types          # Run PHPStan static analysis
 composer test:lint           # Check code style with Pint
 composer test:refacto        # Check refactoring rules with Rector