diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 02a0842..b1b160b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1323,9 +1323,9 @@ checksum = "f87165f0995f63a9fbeea62b64d10b4d9d8e78ec6d7d51fb2125fda7bb36788f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
-version = "0.103.10"
+version = "0.103.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df33b2b81ac578cabaf06b89b0631153a3f416b0a886e8a7a1707fb51abbd1ef"
+checksum = "8279bb85272c9f10811ae6a6c547ff594d6a7f3c6c6b02ee9726d1d0dcfcdd06"
 dependencies = [
  "aws-lc-rs",
  "ring",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5548673..9dfc428 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Standalone Waybar module backends.
 ## Modules
 
 - `modules/agent-usage` — Codex and Claude usage
-- `modules/github` — open GitHub pull requests
+- `modules/github` — GitHub pull requests that request your review
 - `modules/linear` — unread Linear notifications
 - `modules/schedule` — upcoming meetings from Google Calendar
 
diff --git a/modules/github/README.md b/modules/github/README.md
index c895a80..56ef961 100644
--- a/modules/github/README.md
+++ b/modules/github/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ GitHub pull request module.
 
 ## Includes
 
-- Fetch open pull requests for the current user
+- Fetch open pull requests that request your review (excluding your own authored PRs by default)
 - Write Waybar output and a Gtk menu file
 - Open the dashboard or a selected item
 
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ GitHub pull request module.
 | `cargo test -p waybar-github` | Run this package only |
 | `nix run 'path:.#github' -- status` | Run the status command |
 
+## Query behavior
+
+Default search query:
+
+```text
+is:open is:pr review-requested:@me -author:@me archived:false sort:updated-desc
+```
+
+Override with `WAYBAR_GITHUB_PR_QUERY` (or `PR_QUERY`) in `github-pull-requests.env`.
+If your agents use dedicated bot accounts, append additional `-author:<login>` qualifiers.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/modules/github/src/app.rs b/modules/github/src/app.rs
index 9223661..f8f3cf1 100644
--- a/modules/github/src/app.rs
+++ b/modules/github/src/app.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn build_status(config: &Config) -> Result<WaybarOutput> {
         Ok(result) => {
             save_items(&config.items_path, &result.items)?;
             let status_line = if result.count > 0 {
-                "Open pull requests"
+                "Pull requests requiring review"
             } else {
                 "No matching pull requests"
             }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fn build_status(config: &Config) -> Result<WaybarOutput> {
 }
 
 fn build_tooltip(result: &crate::github::FetchResult) -> String {
-    let mut lines = vec![format!("GitHub pull requests: {}", result.count)];
+    let mut lines = vec![format!("GitHub review requests: {}", result.count)];
     for item in &result.items {
         lines.push(format!(
             "{} #{}: {}",
diff --git a/modules/github/src/config.rs b/modules/github/src/config.rs
index d2d52ca..624f960 100644
--- a/modules/github/src/config.rs
+++ b/modules/github/src/config.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use waybar_core::{XdgDirs, env_parse, env_value, load_env_file};
 
 const MAX_ACTION_ITEMS: usize = 12;
+const DEFAULT_PR_QUERY: &str =
+    "is:open is:pr review-requested:@me -author:@me archived:false sort:updated-desc";
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -48,9 +50,7 @@ impl Config {
         )
         .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{}/graphql", api_url.trim_end_matches('/')));
         let pr_query = env_value(&file_env, &["WAYBAR_GITHUB_PR_QUERY", "PR_QUERY"])
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                "is:open is:pr involves:@me archived:false sort:updated-desc".into()
-            });
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_PR_QUERY.into());
         let max_items = env_parse::<usize>(&file_env, &["WAYBAR_GITHUB_MAX_ITEMS", "MAX_ITEMS"])
             .map_or(8, |value| value.clamp(1, MAX_ACTION_ITEMS));
         let timeout = Duration::from_secs(
@@ -84,3 +84,14 @@ impl Config {
         })
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::DEFAULT_PR_QUERY;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_query_targets_external_review_requests() {
+        assert!(DEFAULT_PR_QUERY.contains("review-requested:@me"));
+        assert!(DEFAULT_PR_QUERY.contains("-author:@me"));
+    }
+}