diff --git a/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/README.md b/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/README.md
index 1524cee1e..087cdb681 100644
--- a/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/README.md
+++ b/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This example uses [Encrypted Secrets](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/referen
 This example uses environment variables to configure the workflow:
 * `ONEFUZZ_PROJECT`:The name of your project.  As an example, "Browser".
 * `ONEFUZZ_NAME`: The name of your target application.  As an example, "jpg-parser".
-* `ONEFUZZ_POOL`:The name of the fuzzing [Pool](../../docs/terminology.md#pool) to use.  As an example, `linux`.
+* `ONEFUZZ_POOL`: The name of the fuzzing [Pool](../../docs/terminology.md#pool) to use.  As an example, `my-linux-pool`.
 
 ### GitHub Issues Configuration
 In the [notification configuration](github-issues.json), there are a few items that are hard-coded that you should update for your instance:
diff --git a/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/github-pipeline.yml b/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/github-pipeline.yml
index 68bf832b7..44e08e4eb 100644
--- a/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/github-pipeline.yml
+++ b/contrib/onefuzz-job-github-actions/github-pipeline.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 name: Onefuzz Sample Pipeline
 
 on:
@@ -8,6 +6,15 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    # The OS that a OneFuzz job is _scheduled_ to is determined by the pool. The pool is
+    # a OneFuzz resource that the user manages outside of CI. The pool for a given job is
+    # specified when submitting the job (in the `runs` script below).
+    #
+    # The `runs-on` key here specifies the GitHub Actions environment used to _submit_ the job.
+    # This can differ from the job's execution environment.
+    #
+    # To deploy a job from e.g. `windows-latest`, the script in the "submit onefuzz job" task
+    # would just need to be ported to run on Windows.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7 
+          python-version: 3.7
       - name: submit onefuzz job
         env:
           ONEFUZZ_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.onefuzz_endpoint }}
@@ -27,10 +34,20 @@ jobs:
           ONEFUZZ_PAT: ${{ secrets.onefuzz_pat }}
           ONEFUZZ_PROJECT: sample
           ONEFUZZ_NAME: sample
-          ONEFUZZ_POOL: linux
+          # Assumes the existence of a pool named `my-linux-pool`, with an OS type of `linux`.
+          # Not created in this script; this would be a long-lived resource managed outside of CI.
+          # See `README.md`.
+          ONEFUZZ_POOL: my-linux-pool
         run: |
+          # Set `bash` error and logging behavior.
           set -ex
+
           pip install onefuzz
+
+          # On Windows, this text replacement could instead be implemented via PowerShell.
           sed -i s/INSERT_YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE/${ONEFUZZ_PAT}/ github-issues.json
+
           onefuzz config --endpoint $ONEFUZZ_ENDPOINT --client_id $ONEFUZZ_CLIENT_ID --client_secret $ONEFUZZ_CLIENT_SECRET
-          onefuzz template libfuzzer basic $ONEFUZZ_PROJECT $ONEFUZZ_NAME $GITHUB_SHA $ONEFUZZ_POOL --target_exe fuzz.exe --colocate_all_tasks --duration 1 --vm_count 1 --notification_config @./github-issues.json
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+          onefuzz template libfuzzer basic $ONEFUZZ_PROJECT $ONEFUZZ_NAME $GITHUB_SHA $ONEFUZZ_POOL --target_exe fuzz.exe --colocate_all_tasks --duration 1 --vm_count 1 --notification_config @./github-issues.json
+        # Default for Linux. Would only need to be specified if `runs-on` == `windows-latest`.
+        shell: bash
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