\setupregister[index][n=1]generates the following log entry.
\starttext
\index{A}\index{A+A}AA\seeindex{AA}{A+A}.
\placeindex
\stoptext
structure > registers > invalid see entry in register 'index', reference 'AA'No similar entry is produced for a non-+ target. This does not appear to cause a problem in the output, but the log message