diff --git a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/achievement-manager.ts b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/achievement-manager.ts
index 86d47fc3cc7..3628c1ed1c0 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/achievement-manager.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/achievement-manager.ts
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ function active(
         // 🧠 the filters could be lifted into a function argument & delivered
         //    as a `Map<FilterType, (monitor) => bool>
 
-        if (m.trigger === "until-earned") {
+        if (m.active === "until-earned") {
           // monitor disabled if already achieved
           return !earnedByName.has(m.achievement);
         }
 
         // monitor disabled if outside of threshold
-        const progress = (m.metric && progressByName.get(m.metric)) || 0;
-        if (progress > (m.trigger.high ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY)) {
+        const progress = (m.active.metric && progressByName.get(m.active.metric)) || 0;
+        if (progress > (m.active.high ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY)) {
           return false;
-        } else if (progress < (m.trigger.low ?? 0)) {
+        } else if (progress < (m.active.low ?? 0)) {
           return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/examples/example-validators.ts b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/examples/example-validators.ts
index 6c34ff9fb96..86883c997bc 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/examples/example-validators.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/examples/example-validators.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ const TotallyAttachedValidator = {
   achievement: TotallyAttachedAchievement,
   name: "Totally attached <3",
   description: "Attached a file to a send or item",
-  metric: ItemCreatedProgress,
   validator: Type.HasTag,
-  trigger: "until-earned",
+  active: "until-earned",
   hidden: false,
   filter(item) {
     return item.tags?.includes("with-attachment") ?? false;
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ const ItemCreatedTracker = {
   achievement: ItemCreatedMetric,
   name: `[TRACKER] ${ItemCreatedProgress}`,
   description: `Measures ${ItemCreatedProgress}`,
-  metric: ItemCreatedProgress,
   validator: Type.Threshold,
-  trigger: { high: 1 },
+  active: { metric: ItemCreatedProgress, high: 1 },
   hidden: true,
   filter(item) {
     return item.action === "vault-item-added";
@@ -53,10 +51,9 @@ const ItemCreatedTracker = {
 const ItemCreatedValidator = {
   achievement: ItemCreatedAchievement,
   name: "What an item!",
-  metric: ItemCreatedProgress,
   description: "Add an item to your vault",
   validator: Type.Threshold,
-  trigger: { high: 1 },
+  active: { metric: ItemCreatedProgress, high: 1 },
   hidden: false,
   filter(item) {
     return item.action === "vault-item-added";
@@ -73,9 +70,8 @@ const ThreeItemsCreatedValidator = {
   achievement: ThreeItemsCreatedAchievement,
   name: "Three times a charm",
   description: "Add three items to your vault",
-  metric: ItemCreatedProgress,
   validator: Type.Threshold,
-  trigger: { low: 2, high: 3 },
+  active: { metric: ItemCreatedProgress, low: 2, high: 3 },
   hidden: false,
   filter(item) {
     return item.action === "vault-item-added";
@@ -94,9 +90,8 @@ const FiveItemsCreatedValidator = {
   achievement: FiveItemsCreatedAchievement,
   name: "fiiivvve GoOoOoOolllllllD RIIIIIINGS!!!!!!",
   description: "Add five items to your vault",
-  metric: ItemCreatedProgress,
   validator: Type.Threshold,
-  trigger: { low: 4, high: 5 },
+  active: { metric: ItemCreatedProgress, low: 4, high: 5 },
   hidden: false,
   filter(item) {
     return item.action === "vault-item-added";
diff --git a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/types.ts b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/types.ts
index e48707ff9b9..19679d672ad 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/types.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/tools/achievements/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ export type AchievementEarnedEvent = EventFormat &
   UserFormat & { achievement: { type: "earned"; name: AchievementId } };
 export type AchievementEvent = AchievementProgressEvent | AchievementEarnedEvent;
 
+type MetricCriteria = {
+  // the metric observed by low/high triggers
+  metric: MetricId;
+} & RequireAtLeastOne<{
+  // criteria fail when the metric is less than or equal to `low`
+  low: number;
+  // criteria fail when the metric is greater than `high`
+  high: number;
+}>;
+type ActiveCriteria = "until-earned" | MetricCriteria;
+
 // consumed by validator and achievement list (should this include a "toast-alerter"?)
 export type Achievement = {
   // identifies the achievement being monitored
@@ -31,15 +42,13 @@ export type Achievement = {
   // human-readable description of the achievement
   description?: string;
 
-  // the metric observed by low/high triggers
-  metric?: MetricId;
+  // conditions that determine when the achievement validator should be loaded
+  // by the processor
+  active: ActiveCriteria;
 
   // identifies the validator containing filter/measure/earn methods
   validator: ValidatorId;
 
-  // pre-filter that disables the rule if it's met
-  trigger: "until-earned" | RequireAtLeastOne<{ low: number; high: number }>;
-
   // whether or not the achievement is hidden until it is earned
   hidden: boolean;
 };