diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a53295..bb6af3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- **REQ-110 / REQ-111 — coverage "totals" no longer masquerade as artifact
+  counts.** The dashboard overview rendered `{covered} / {total} artifacts
+  covered` and the `coverage --format json` `overall` object exposed
+  `total`/`covered`, but both aggregate *per-rule* denominators — an artifact
+  satisfying N traceability rules is counted N times — which is a different
+  cardinality from the distinct-artifact `total` the `stats` command reports
+  under the same key. The numbers are unchanged (per the relabel decision);
+  the label is now honest: the HTML reads "coverage checks" and the JSON
+  `overall` exposes `checks_covered` / `checks_total` (the ambiguous
+  `total`/`covered` keys are removed from the `overall` object — a JSON
+  consumer change). Per-rule `entries[]` keep `covered`/`total`, which are
+  correct at rule scope.
 ## [0.14.0] — 2026-05-30
 
 Theme: **agent-actionable validation + self-contained export**. Two
diff --git a/rivet-cli/src/main.rs b/rivet-cli/src/main.rs
index a12c761..e247088 100644
--- a/rivet-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rivet-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -6099,17 +6099,21 @@ fn cmd_coverage(
                 })
             })
             .collect();
-        let total: usize = report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.total).sum();
-        let covered: usize = report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.covered).sum();
+        // REQ-111: these aggregate per-RULE denominators (an artifact satisfying
+        // N rules is counted N times) — NOT the distinct-artifact `total` that
+        // `stats` JSON reports. Emit under `checks_*` keys so the same key name
+        // `total` never carries two different cardinalities across commands.
+        let checks_total: usize = report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.total).sum();
+        let checks_covered: usize = report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.covered).sum();
         let external_boundary: usize = report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.external_boundary).sum();
         let overall_pct = (report.overall_coverage() * 10.0).round() / 10.0;
         let mut output = serde_json::json!({
             "command": "coverage",
             "rules": rules_json,
             "overall": {
-                "covered": covered,
+                "checks_covered": checks_covered,
                 "external_boundary": external_boundary,
-                "total": total,
+                "checks_total": checks_total,
                 "percentage": overall_pct,
             },
         });
diff --git a/rivet-cli/src/render/stats.rs b/rivet-cli/src/render/stats.rs
index 7e85283..7c28026 100644
--- a/rivet-cli/src/render/stats.rs
+++ b/rivet-cli/src/render/stats.rs
@@ -234,8 +234,12 @@ pub(crate) fn render_stats(ctx: &RenderContext) -> String {
         } else {
             "#c62828"
         };
-        let total_covered: usize = cov_report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.covered).sum();
-        let total_items: usize = cov_report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.total).sum();
+        // REQ-110: these are per-RULE check sums (an artifact in N rules counts
+        // N times), NOT distinct artifacts. The store-artifact total lives on the
+        // "Artifacts" stat card. Label them "coverage checks" so the two
+        // different "totals" are not conflated.
+        let checks_covered: usize = cov_report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.covered).sum();
+        let checks_total: usize = cov_report.entries.iter().map(|e| e.total).sum();
         let cov_delta = bl.map_or(String::new(), |s| {
             delta_pct_badge(overall, s.coverage.overall)
         });
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ pub(crate) fn render_stats(ctx: &RenderContext) -> String {
                    <div class=\"status-bar-fill\" style=\"background:{cov_color};width:{overall:.1}%\"></div>\
                  </div>\
                  <div style=\"color:var(--text-secondary);font-size:.8rem;margin-top:.35rem\">\
-                   {total_covered} / {total_items} artifacts covered across {} rules\
+                   {checks_covered} / {checks_total} coverage checks across {} rules\
                  </div>\
                </div>\
              </div>\
diff --git a/rivet-cli/tests/cli_commands.rs b/rivet-cli/tests/cli_commands.rs
index 5f43729..cfde622 100644
--- a/rivet-cli/tests/cli_commands.rs
+++ b/rivet-cli/tests/cli_commands.rs
@@ -1722,6 +1722,35 @@ fn coverage_json() {
         parsed.get("rules").and_then(|v| v.as_array()).is_some(),
         "coverage JSON must contain 'rules' array"
     );
+
+    // REQ-111: the overall aggregate sums per-rule denominators (an artifact in
+    // N rules counts N times), a different cardinality from `stats` JSON's
+    // distinct-artifact `total`. It must be exposed under disambiguated
+    // `checks_*` keys and must NOT reuse the bare `total`/`covered` names that
+    // would collide semantically with the stats command.
+    let overall = &parsed["overall"];
+    assert!(
+        overall
+            .get("checks_total")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
+            .is_some(),
+        "coverage overall must expose 'checks_total'"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        overall
+            .get("checks_covered")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
+            .is_some(),
+        "coverage overall must expose 'checks_covered'"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        overall.get("total").is_none(),
+        "coverage overall must NOT use the ambiguous key 'total' (REQ-111)"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        overall.get("covered").is_none(),
+        "coverage overall must NOT use the ambiguous key 'covered' (REQ-111)"
+    );
 }
 
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