diff --git a/runner-docs/reference/config-example.md b/runner-docs/reference/config-example.md
index be5380dd..137228ef 100644
--- a/runner-docs/reference/config-example.md
+++ b/runner-docs/reference/config-example.md
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ runner:
   #workdir_cleanup_age: 24h
   # Cadence for the idle cleanup pass. Besides the directories above, on runners that use
   # docker it removes the per-job networks and volumes of jobs this runner did not live to
-  # tear down, which would otherwise hold a subnet of the daemon address pool and the job's
-  # workspace contents until the host is rebuilt. On runners with kubernetes labels it
-  # removes such jobs' pods and Secrets.
+  # tear down once unused and 10 minutes old, which would otherwise hold a subnet of the
+  # daemon address pool and the job's workspace contents until the host is rebuilt. On
+  # runners with kubernetes labels it removes such jobs' pods and Secrets.
   #idle_cleanup_interval: 10m
   # The base interval for periodic log flush to the Gitea instance.
   # Logs may be sent earlier if the buffer reaches log_report_batch_size
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ runner:
   # Flush logs immediately when the buffer reaches this many rows.
   # This ensures bursty output (e.g., npm install) is delivered promptly.
   #log_report_batch_size: 100
+  # The lowest severity of the runner's own messages (not step output) that are sent to the
+  # job log between steps: trace, debug, info, warn, error. Default if omitted: follow log.level.
+  #log_report_level: info
   # The interval for reporting task state (step status, timing) to the Gitea instance.
   # State is also reported on step transitions (start/stop) and after each log flush.
   #state_report_interval: 5s
@@ -103,11 +106,12 @@ runner:
   # it replaces https://github.com with the value here, which is useful for some special network environments.
   #github_mirror: ''
   # Extra HTTP headers for runner API requests to Gitea, e.g. reverse proxy authentication.
-  # Not used for action clones, artifacts, job summaries or jobs. Runner headers take precedence.
+  # Not used for action downloads, artifacts, job summaries or jobs. Runner headers take precedence.
   # Dropped on redirects to another hostname, or to HTTP if the instance URL uses HTTPS.
   #extra_headers:
   #  X-Proxy-Token: 'example'
-  # When true (the default), fetch only the requested ref of an action repository (e.g. actions/checkout@v4) at depth 1 instead of cloning every branch's full history.
+  # When true (the default), clone only the requested ref at depth 1 instead of every branch's full history. Actions download as
+  # archives, so this applies to reusable workflows and to actions whose host serves no archive of them.
   # Set to false to clone the full history.
   #action_shallow_clone: true
   # When true (the default), inject the ACT=true environment variable into jobs.