diff --git a/src/renderer/components/filters/FilterSection.tsx b/src/renderer/components/filters/FilterSection.tsx
index fdd0221b7..6b3986b16 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/filters/FilterSection.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/filters/FilterSection.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import type { Icon } from '@primer/octicons-react';
 import { Stack, Text } from '@primer/react';
 
 import { AppContext } from '../../context/App';
-import type { FilterSettingsState, FilterValue } from '../../types';
+import type { FilterSettingsState, FilterSettingsValue } from '../../types';
 import type { Filter } from '../../utils/notifications/filters';
 import { Checkbox } from '../fields/Checkbox';
 import { Title } from '../primitives/Title';
 import { RequiresDetailedNotificationWarning } from './RequiresDetailedNotificationsWarning';
 
-export interface FilterSectionProps<T extends FilterValue> {
+export interface FilterSectionProps<T extends FilterSettingsValue> {
   id: string;
   title: string;
   icon: Icon;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface FilterSectionProps<T extends FilterValue> {
   layout?: 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
 }
 
-export const FilterSection = <T extends FilterValue>({
+export const FilterSection = <T extends FilterSettingsValue>({
   id,
   title,
   icon,
diff --git a/src/renderer/context/App.tsx b/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
index 542644aed..5d88e58fd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import type {
   Account,
   AccountNotifications,
   AuthState,
+  ConfigSettingsState,
+  ConfigSettingsValue,
   FilterSettingsState,
-  FilterValue,
+  FilterSettingsValue,
   GitifyError,
   SettingsState,
   SettingsValue,
@@ -60,7 +62,11 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/theme';
 import { setTrayIconColorAndTitle } from '../utils/tray';
 import { zoomLevelToPercentage, zoomPercentageToLevel } from '../utils/zoom';
-import { defaultAuth, defaultFilters, defaultSettings } from './defaults';
+import {
+  defaultAuth,
+  defaultFilterSettings,
+  defaultSettings,
+} from './defaults';
 
 export interface AppContextState {
   auth: AuthState;
@@ -91,10 +97,13 @@ export interface AppContextState {
   settings: SettingsState;
   clearFilters: () => void;
   resetSettings: () => void;
-  updateSetting: (name: keyof SettingsState, value: SettingsValue) => void;
+  updateSetting: (
+    name: keyof ConfigSettingsState,
+    value: ConfigSettingsValue,
+  ) => void;
   updateFilter: (
     name: keyof FilterSettingsState,
-    value: FilterValue,
+    value: FilterSettingsValue,
     checked: boolean,
   ) => void;
 }
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ export const AppProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
 
   const clearFilters = useCallback(() => {
     setSettings((prevSettings) => {
-      const newSettings = { ...prevSettings, ...defaultFilters };
+      const newSettings = { ...prevSettings, ...defaultFilterSettings };
       saveState({ auth, settings: newSettings });
       return newSettings;
     });
@@ -264,7 +273,11 @@ export const AppProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
   );
 
   const updateFilter = useCallback(
-    (name: keyof FilterSettingsState, value: FilterValue, checked: boolean) => {
+    (
+      name: keyof FilterSettingsState,
+      value: FilterSettingsValue,
+      checked: boolean,
+    ) => {
       const updatedFilters = checked
         ? [...settings[name], value]
         : settings[name].filter((item) => item !== value);
diff --git a/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts b/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts
index 5b831ac78..b37fc260a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Constants } from '../constants';
 import {
   type AppearanceSettingsState,
   type AuthState,
+  type ConfigSettingsState,
   FetchType,
   type FilterSettingsState,
   GroupBy,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ const defaultSystemSettings: SystemSettingsState = {
   openAtStartup: false,
 };
 
-export const defaultFilters: FilterSettingsState = {
+export const defaultFilterSettings: FilterSettingsState = {
   filterUserTypes: [],
   filterIncludeSearchTokens: [],
   filterExcludeSearchTokens: [],
@@ -64,10 +65,14 @@ export const defaultFilters: FilterSettingsState = {
   filterReasons: [],
 };
 
-export const defaultSettings: SettingsState = {
+export const defaultConfigSettings: ConfigSettingsState = {
   ...defaultAppearanceSettings,
   ...defaultNotificationSettings,
   ...defaultTraySettings,
   ...defaultSystemSettings,
-  ...defaultFilters,
+};
+
+export const defaultSettings: SettingsState = {
+  ...defaultConfigSettings,
+  ...defaultFilterSettings,
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/types.ts b/src/renderer/types.ts
index 956bfdb50..3ce20b6ea 100644
--- a/src/renderer/types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/types.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ declare const __brand: unique symbol;
 
 type Brand<B> = { [__brand]: B };
 
-export interface AuthState {
-  accounts: Account[];
-}
-
 export type Branded<T, B> = T & Brand<B>;
 
 export type AuthCode = Branded<string, 'AuthCode'>;
@@ -48,29 +44,49 @@ export interface Account {
   hasRequiredScopes?: boolean;
 }
 
-export type SettingsValue =
+/**
+ * All allowed Config and Filter Settings values to be stored in the application.
+ */
+export type SettingsValue = ConfigSettingsValue | FilterSettingsValue[];
+
+/**
+ * All Config Settings values to be stored in the application.
+ */
+export type ConfigSettingsValue =
   | boolean
   | number
   | FetchType
-  | FilterValue[]
   | GroupBy
   | OpenPreference
   | Percentage
   | Theme;
 
-export type FilterValue =
+/**
+ * All Filter Settings values to be stored in the application.
+ */
+export type FilterSettingsValue =
   | FilterStateType
   | Reason
   | SearchToken
   | SubjectType
   | UserType;
 
-export type SettingsState = AppearanceSettingsState &
+/**
+ * All allowed Config and Filter Settings keys to be stored in the application.
+ */
+export type SettingsState = ConfigSettingsState & FilterSettingsState;
+
+/**
+ * All Config Settings keys to be stored in the application.
+ */
+export type ConfigSettingsState = AppearanceSettingsState &
   NotificationSettingsState &
   TraySettingsState &
-  SystemSettingsState &
-  FilterSettingsState;
+  SystemSettingsState;
 
+/**
+ * Settings related to the appearance of the application.
+ */
 export interface AppearanceSettingsState {
   theme: Theme;
   increaseContrast: boolean;
@@ -79,6 +95,9 @@ export interface AppearanceSettingsState {
   wrapNotificationTitle: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Settings related to the notifications within the application.
+ */
 export interface NotificationSettingsState {
   groupBy: GroupBy;
   fetchType: FetchType;
@@ -93,12 +112,18 @@ export interface NotificationSettingsState {
   delayNotificationState: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Settings related to the tray / menu bar behavior.
+ */
 export interface TraySettingsState {
   showNotificationsCountInTray: boolean;
   useUnreadActiveIcon: boolean;
   useAlternateIdleIcon: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Settings related to the system behavior of the application.
+ */
 export interface SystemSettingsState {
   openLinks: OpenPreference;
   keyboardShortcut: boolean;
@@ -108,6 +133,9 @@ export interface SystemSettingsState {
   openAtStartup: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Settings related to the filtering of notifications within the application.
+ */
 export interface FilterSettingsState {
   filterIncludeSearchTokens: SearchToken[];
   filterExcludeSearchTokens: SearchToken[];
@@ -117,6 +145,10 @@ export interface FilterSettingsState {
   filterReasons: Reason[];
 }
 
+export interface AuthState {
+  accounts: Account[];
+}
+
 export interface GitifyState {
   auth?: AuthState;
   settings?: SettingsState;