diff --git a/notif-test/README.md b/notif-test/README.md
index 9de5898..b7a264b 100644
--- a/notif-test/README.md
+++ b/notif-test/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Scratch directory owned by @llvm/reviewers-test to test how
 "Only notify requested team members" behaves with a code-owner team.
 Each experiment PR edits the line below.
 
-counter: 0
+counter: 2  # cell 2: "only notify requested" ON, auto-assign OFF