diff --git a/custom_components/localthings/coordinator.py b/custom_components/localthings/coordinator.py
index d7591f1..65c728a 100644
--- a/custom_components/localthings/coordinator.py
+++ b/custom_components/localthings/coordinator.py
@@ -366,14 +366,22 @@ class LocalThingsCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[str, Any]]):
         if reg is None:
             reg = for_device_by_resources(resources)
         unbound: list[str] = []
+        hot, warm = set(), set()
+
+        def _tier_log(href: str, tier: str) -> None:
+            if tier == 'hot':
+                hot.add(href)
+            elif tier == 'warm':
+                warm.add(href)
+
         if reg is not None:
             self._log.debug("device type: %s (oneUiVersion=%r)", reg.name, one_ui)
             bound = discover(resources, reg.capabilities, reg.pattern_capabilities,
-                              log=unbound.append)
+                              log=unbound.append, tier_log=_tier_log)
             self.device_type_name = reg.name
         else:
             self._log.warning("unknown device type oneUiVersion=%r; using common caps", one_ui)
-            bound = discover(resources, CAPABILITIES, log=unbound.append)
+            bound = discover(resources, CAPABILITIES, log=unbound.append, tier_log=_tier_log)
             self.device_type_name = None
         self.bound = bound
         self._unbound_hrefs = unbound
@@ -398,13 +406,6 @@ class LocalThingsCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[str, Any]]):
         )
         self._update_coverage_gap_issue(reg is None, unbound, name)
 
-        hot, warm = set(), set()
-        for be in bound:
-            tier = be.capability.poll_tier
-            if tier == 'hot':
-                hot.add(be.href)
-            elif tier == 'warm':
-                warm.add(be.href)
         self._hot_hrefs = sorted(hot)
         self._warm_hrefs = sorted(warm)
 
diff --git a/custom_components/localthings/registry/discovery.py b/custom_components/localthings/registry/discovery.py
index 18cbaf9..2e2cbd1 100644
--- a/custom_components/localthings/registry/discovery.py
+++ b/custom_components/localthings/registry/discovery.py
@@ -73,7 +73,15 @@ def discover(
     registry: dict[str, list[Capability]],
     pattern_caps: Iterable[Capability] = (),
     log: Optional[Callable[[str], None]] = None,
+    tier_log: Optional[Callable[[str, str], None]] = None,
 ) -> list[BoundEntity]:
+    """`tier_log(href, poll_tier)` fires for every href a capability actually
+    matches, even a no-entity "coverage-only" capability (see COVERAGE lists
+    in capabilities/*.py) that `_bind()` turns into zero `BoundEntity` rows.
+    Callers that need a href's poll cadence (the coordinator's hot/warm
+    sub-poll and OBSERVE-attempt lists) must use this, not `bound` -- a
+    coverage-only capability's `poll_tier` would otherwise be silently
+    dropped since it never appears in `bound`."""
     out: list[BoundEntity] = []
 
     for href, rep in resources.items():
@@ -91,6 +99,8 @@ def discover(
             inst = instance_suffix(href)
             out.extend(_bind(cap, href, inst, _instance_name(cap, rep)))
             matched = True
+            if tier_log is not None:
+                tier_log(href, cap.poll_tier)
 
         if matched:
             continue
@@ -109,6 +119,8 @@ def discover(
             segs = [s for s in src.strip('/').split('/') if s and not s.isdigit() and s != 'vs']
             out.extend(_bind(cap, href, inst, _instance_name(cap, rep), '_'.join(segs)))
             matched = True
+            if tier_log is not None:
+                tier_log(href, cap.poll_tier)
             break
 
         if not matched and not caps and log is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_discovery.py b/tests/test_discovery.py
index 59702e2..89591e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_discovery.py
+++ b/tests/test_discovery.py
@@ -209,3 +209,19 @@ def test_discover_rt_filter_gates_binding():
     resources = {'/mode/vs/0': {'rt': ['x.com.samsung.da.mode'], 'x.com.samsung.da.mode': 'Bake'}}
     bound = discover(resources, {'/mode/vs/0': [oven_mode_cap]})
     assert bound == []
+
+
+def test_discover_tier_log_fires_for_no_entity_coverage_cap():
+    """A coverage-only Capability (entities=(), used to mark a href as
+    handled by e.g. a composite climate entity rather than its own HA
+    entity) produces zero BoundEntity rows -- `bound` alone can't tell a
+    caller its poll_tier. tier_log must still report it, or a consumer
+    (the coordinator's hot/warm href lists) silently treats it as 'cold'
+    regardless of what poll_tier the capability actually declares."""
+    coverage_cap = Capability(href='/wind/strength/vs/0', poll_tier='warm')
+    resources = {'/wind/strength/vs/0': {'x.com.samsung.da.modes': '0'}}
+    seen = []
+    bound = discover(resources, {coverage_cap.href: [coverage_cap]},
+                      tier_log=lambda href, tier: seen.append((href, tier)))
+    assert bound == []
+    assert seen == [('/wind/strength/vs/0', 'warm')]