diff --git a/docs/users/configuration.md b/docs/users/configuration.md
index 61e5154ac..51e48cc36 100644
--- a/docs/users/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/users/configuration.md
@@ -31,3 +31,29 @@ rules = [
 ]
 DisableSyntax.noFinalize = true
 ```
+
+## Triggered configuration
+
+When Scalafix is triggered automatically (`scalafixOnCompile := true`), the
+values for keys prefixed with `triggered` takes precedence over the default
+configuration - both for rules and rule-specific configuration. You can think
+of `triggered` as a optional overlay, on top of the default configuration.
+  
+For example, with the following configuration, explicit scalafix invocation
+will run `DisableSyntax` & `RemoveUnused`, while triggered invocations
+will only run `DisableSyntax`. In both cases, the `noFinalize` configuration
+is enabled.
+
+```scala
+// .scalafix.conf
+rules = [
+  DisableSyntax,
+  RemoveUnused
+]
+DisableSyntax.noFinalize = true
+
+// `rules` on compilation
+triggered.rules = [
+  DisableSyntax
+]
+```
diff --git a/docs/users/installation.md b/docs/users/installation.md
index b9f4583a0..b761a1c87 100644
--- a/docs/users/installation.md
+++ b/docs/users/installation.md
@@ -231,19 +231,22 @@ feature with care as it has several shortcomings, for example:
    is the first task executed, without any other concurrently.
 1. Some rules such as `RemoveUnused` can be counter-productive if applied too
    often/early, as the work-in-progress code that was just added might disappear
-   after a simple `test`.
+   after a simple `test`. 
+   To make such invocations less intrusive, you can change the rules and rules
+   configuration used in that case by defining in `.scalafix.conf`
+   [custom values for them](configuration.md#triggered-configuration).
 1. If you run many semantic rules by default, the last one(s) to run might see
    stale information and fail the invocation, which needs to be re-run manually.
    This is [not specific to `scalafixOnCompile`](https://github.com/scalacenter/scalafix/issues/1204),
    but the problem becomes much more visible with it.
-1. To keep the overhad minimal, `scalafixCaching` is automatically enabled when
+1. To keep the overhead minimal, `scalafixCaching` is automatically enabled when
    `scalafixOnCompile` is, which can cause unexpected behaviors if you run into
    false positive cache hits. `scalafixCaching` can explicitly be set to
    `false` in that case.
 1. Non-idempotent rewrite rules might get you in an infinite loop where sources
    never converge - not specific to `scalafixOnCompile` either, but rather
    confusing when triggered automatically.
-1. Bugs in rule implementations can prevent you from getting a successul
+1. Bugs in rule implementations can prevent you from getting a successful
    `compile`, blocking testing or publishing for example
 
 ### Run custom rules