diff --git a/rules/go/complexity.yml b/rules/go/complexity.yml
index bf99931..39c4066 100644
--- a/rules/go/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/go/complexity.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ language: Go
 severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 rule:
-  kind: int_literal
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    kind: binary_expression
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: int_literal
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$" }
+    - inside: { kind: binary_expression }
+    # Skip literals already named via const/var declaration.
+    - not: { inside: { kind: const_spec, stopBy: end } }
+    - not: { inside: { kind: var_spec, stopBy: end } }
diff --git a/rules/java/complexity.yml b/rules/java/complexity.yml
index 70e2c3d..505e9c6 100644
--- a/rules/java/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/java/complexity.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ language: Java
 severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 rule:
-  kind: decimal_integer_literal
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    kind: binary_expression
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: decimal_integer_literal
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$" }
+    - inside: { kind: binary_expression }
+    # Skip literals already named via field/variable declaration.
+    - not: { inside: { kind: variable_declarator, stopBy: end } }
diff --git a/rules/javascript/complexity.yml b/rules/javascript/complexity.yml
index 980d606..402aa16 100644
--- a/rules/javascript/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/javascript/complexity.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ language: JavaScript
 severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 rule:
-  kind: number
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|-1|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    kind: binary_expression
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: number
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|-1|10|100|1000)$" }
+    - inside: { kind: binary_expression }
+    - not: { inside: { kind: variable_declarator, stopBy: end } }
+    - not: { inside: { kind: field_definition, stopBy: end } }
diff --git a/rules/python/complexity.yml b/rules/python/complexity.yml
index 559904d..78e23b4 100644
--- a/rules/python/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/python/complexity.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ language: Python
 severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 rule:
-  kind: integer
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    any:
-      - kind: binary_operator
-      - kind: comparison_operator
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: integer
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$" }
+    - inside: { any: [{ kind: binary_operator }, { kind: comparison_operator }] }
+    # Skip literals already named via assignment (e.g. `RETRIES = 5`).
+    - not: { inside: { kind: assignment, stopBy: end } }
diff --git a/rules/rust/complexity.yml b/rules/rust/complexity.yml
index 8745376..b96c800 100644
--- a/rules/rust/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/rust/complexity.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ language: Rust
 severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 rule:
-  kind: integer_literal
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    kind: binary_expression
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: integer_literal
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|10|100|1000)$" }
+    - inside: { kind: binary_expression }
+    # Skip literals already named via `let`/`const`/`static` declaration.
+    - not: { inside: { kind: let_declaration, stopBy: end } }
+    - not: { inside: { kind: const_item, stopBy: end } }
diff --git a/rules/typescript/complexity.yml b/rules/typescript/complexity.yml
index 0c8cd39..cacd7e2 100644
--- a/rules/typescript/complexity.yml
+++ b/rules/typescript/complexity.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ severity: info
 message: "Magic number in an expression — consider a named constant."
 metadata: { pattern: magic-number, apply_track: llm, difficulty: semantic }
 rule:
-  kind: number
-  not:
-    regex: "^(0|1|2|-1|10|100|1000)$"
-  inside:
-    kind: binary_expression
-    stopBy: end
+  all:
+    - kind: number
+    - not: { regex: "^(0|1|2|-1|10|100|1000)$" }
+    # Must be a DIRECT operand of a comparison/arithmetic expression (e.g. `x > 5000`),
+    # not just buried under one (avoids flagging call args inside a concat, etc.).
+    - inside: { kind: binary_expression }
+    # Skip literals that already have a name: the value of `const X = ...` or a class field.
+    - not: { inside: { kind: variable_declarator, stopBy: end } }
+    - not: { inside: { kind: public_field_definition, stopBy: end } }