diff --git a/docs/observability.md b/docs/observability.md
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@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ delta-to-cumulative processor.
 **`hive-metric` counters are the one exception**, reporting delta by default
 (see above) — programmatically set on the exporter, which overrides this
 container-wide env var for that tool specifically. `--type gauge` is
-unaffected either way; gauges have no temporality. The collector pipeline
-here has no `deltatocumulative` processor, so a delta `hive-metric` counter's
-raw values land in VictoriaMetrics as-is — query it with `sum_over_time()` /
-`rate_over_sum()`, not the standard `rate()`/`increase()` (those re-diff an
-already-delta series and produce wrong numbers).
+unaffected either way; gauges have no temporality. The hive-tier collector
+runs a `deltatocumulative` processor ahead of export, so a delta
+`hive-metric` counter still lands in VictoriaMetrics as a cumulative
+series — the standard `rate()`/`increase()` idioms work on it exactly like
+any other counter in this system, no special query needed.