diff --git a/cmd/frontend/graphqlbackend/codeintel.codenav.graphql b/cmd/frontend/graphqlbackend/codeintel.codenav.graphql
index 901ef8f0335..4ced607a00a 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/graphqlbackend/codeintel.codenav.graphql
+++ b/cmd/frontend/graphqlbackend/codeintel.codenav.graphql
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ extend type Query {
         When specified, indicates that this request should be paginated and
         the first N results (relative to the cursor) should be returned. i.e.
         how many results to return per page.
+        Will return _at least_ the number of results specified, but may return
+        more to only return completed files.
         """
         first: Int